Basingstoke, England News

Basingstoke remains under a blanket of white, with the weak hazy sunshine making little impact on snow-covered streets still littered with hundreds of abandoned cars.

ANIMAL lovers can support a Basing-stoke animal charity and give a pet in need reasons to be cheerful this Christmas and in 2010.

STAFF at a major IT company in Basingstoke are staging a series of strikes following a wave of redundancies.

DENSE fog has added to the poor driving conditions for motorists across Basingstoke.

RAF OPERATION Merry Christmas has been a great success - " and brave men and women from RAF Odiham will value the hundreds of messages of support from readers of The Gazette on Christmas Day.

COMMUNITY groups have been left devastated after fire ripped through a Hampshire village hall.

A COMBINATION of bad weather and rush-hour traffic caused complete gridlock on Basingstoke's roads, a top cop has said.

Millions of people face a stressful Christmas Eve getaway as more ice, snow and freezing temperatures cause another day of travel havoc.

HAMPSHIRE firefighters helping motorists in the snow had to help the most unlikely of animals given the circumstances - two reindeer.

THE Governors of Farleigh School have denied that they were in any way responsible for the death of a former teacher.

Snow has turned to ice in many parts of Britain bringing another day of disruption at airports and on the roads and railways.

AN ESTIMATED 20 motorists were still stranded in and around Basingstokea s ring road by 2.30am today.

IT was the decision that the campaigning parents expected, but there were still tears as Hampshire's education chief announced that a Basingstoke school is set to close.

The Christmas travel nightmare was grinding on today with more snow and ice causing havoc on the roads and further disruption for rail and air services.

A BOUT of heavy snowfall has led to traffic misery across Basingstoke as motorists contend with treacherous driving conditions.

TRAVELLERS who said that they wanted to settle on a site so that their autistic daughter could have a stable education have been refused permission.

AN INDEPENDENT review has cleared a councillor accused of having a conflict of interest over a decision to spend thousands of pounds on Basing House.

AN outdoor retailer dedicated the opening of its new Basingstoke superstore to a 30-year-old local adventurer - " and honoured him with a special award.

A SCHEME to renovate The Malls shopping area in Basingstoke town centre has been approved despite criticism.

LOVE them or hate them, they are the stars of The X Factor 2009 - " and now John and Edward are coming to town as a major Basingstoke nightclub relaunches after a A 500,000 refurbishment.