A FORMER football stadium ground is set to be used as a ‘site compound’ during works to update a Basingstoke roundabout. 

However, the owner of the land said he does not know if his company is making any money from the arrangement. 

The Camrose football ground’s car park will be used by Hampshire County Council appointed contractors Milestone Infrastructure Limited from February 11.

READ MORE: Former chairman of the loved Camrose stadium has his say about the future of the ground

The arrangement is part of its £20m improvement scheme to update Brighton Hill Roundabout over the next two years.

You can read the full story in this week’s edition of The Gazette out today.

Also in this week's paper:

  • Councillors have pledged to ensure amenities and open green spaces within housing developments in Basingstoke are maintained by developers. We have all the latest from last weeks full council meeting
  • A murder investigation has been launched after a man was killed in Popley, read this weeks edition for the latest on the investigation
  • A Chineham father died just days before his birthday after he “misjudged” a manoeuvre while overtaking a lorry
  • A Basingstoke retail park which has been in the town for 30 years is set to be knocked down and replaced with ‘commercial accommodation’
  • A-14-year-old Basingstoke girl is embarking on a virtual marathon walk from one end of the country to the other to raise money for the youngest patients in local hospitals
  • Basingstoke’s first-ever vegan café has opened its doors and hopes to provide a ‘friendly environment’ for residents to enjoy. See inside in this week’s paper
  • A councillor is calling for a permanent 20mph speed limit to be introduced outside all schools in Winklebury and across Basingstoke
  • Garden waste collections in Basingstoke resumed this week as staffing levels stabilised following a period of staff absences
  • PLUS: All the latest from Basingstoke Magistrates' Court
  • Two pages of your letters to the editor
  • Pictures: The best reflections across town as we share the best photos from this months Camera Club theme 
  • One page of news from our communities
  • An eight-page puzzle special
  • Two pages of business news
  • Three pages of entertainment news
  • Four pages of sports news. And much more!

SEE MORE: Camrose stadium should be turned into a 'top-class' council-owned football ground protesters say

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