5:40pm Thu 24 Jul 08 A STRETCH of the A303 is closed after a two-car collision this afternoon. 9:12am Thu 24 Jul 08 THE Government's recommendation that Basingstoke and Deane takes nearly 1,000 new homes a year will increase pressure to build on fields. 11:43am Thu 24 Jul 08 BASINGSTOKE Town supporters are being urged to turn out in force as the club pays tribute to legend Steve "Rico" Richardson with a testimonial match at the Camrose on Saturday. 9:59am Thu 24 Jul 08 THE past two weeks must have been hell for the sons of John and Anne Darwin. 11:05am Thu 24 Jul 08 FAMILIES flocked to the stalls and entertainment at the third-ever Overton Sheep Fair in the north Hampshire village. 3:11pm Wed 23 Jul 08 JOHN and Anne Darwin were each jailed for more than six years this afternoon for carrying out a £250,000 scam faking his death in a canoeing accident and cashing in insurance policies. 2:10pm Wed 23 Jul 08 TOP West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be the star attraction when Durham come to Basingstoke next month for a County Championship match with Hampshire. 9:40am Thu 24 Jul 08 BLOCKS of flats once used by nurses at Basingstoke hospital provided the ideal training ground for battling flames this week. 3:59pm Sun 20 Jul 08 JUSTIN Rose ended his 2008 Open with a respectable 18 holes at Royal Birkdale. 10:38am Sun 20 Jul 08 JUSTIN Rose's hopes of winning The Open Championship evaporated on Saturday, the north Hampshire golfer shooting a 12-over-par round of 82 in the third round at Royal Birkdale.
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