Rush hour smash closes road

5:40pm Thursday 24th July 2008

A STRETCH of the A303 is closed after a two-car collision this afternoon.

	Village fair steps back in time
	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.

	Darwin sons speak of their anger and pain
	9:59am Thu 24 Jul 08
	THE past two weeks must have been hell for the sons of John and Anne Darwin.

	Firefighters use blaze at flats to train
	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.

	Conflict over homes
	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.

Darwins each jailed for more than six years

3:11pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

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.

Pensioners to benefit from new scheme

1:23pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

BASINGSTOKE pensioners will receive extra care through a flagship scheme thanks to a £3.1million cash boost.

Man assaulted over fence plea

1:20pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

A MAN was assaulted by two youths in Buckskin on Sunday, after he asked them to stop damaging a fence.

	All eyes will be on the skies at festival
	1:20pm Wed 23 Jul 08
	HOT air balloons of all shapes and colours will fill north Hampshire's skies next month when the 13th annual Balloons over Basingstoke event takes place in War Memorial Park.

Darwin found guilty

1:18pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

THE wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin was this afternoon convicted of a £250,000 fraud by helping him stage his drowning and claim pay-outs from insurance and pension companies.

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