South Live: Heavy snow returns to region

Summary

Heavy snow has fallen across the South, with Berkshire and rural Dorset the worst-hit areas
More snow is falling in parts of the region, with a yellow warning for snow and ice in place across southern England
Drivers in the Thames Valley are being advised not to travel unless absolutely essential today
Hundreds of schools have closed
Train operators are running a "mostly normal" service on all lines
Updates from Friday 1 February

Live Reporting

Alex Regan, Marcus White, Jo Couzens, John Hudson and Michael Race

Hampshire gritters salting 'priority' routespublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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Big delays on the M3 north of Basingstokepublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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'Awful conditions' on the A34 near west Berkshirepublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
BBC reporter Patrick O'Hagan has been out reporting in the snow on the A34.
He says: "I have driven a lot of times across this part of the country and the A34 is as bad as I've ever seen it.
"I was heading up the A34 to Newbury, I have had to abandon that. The traffic in both ways is absolutely horrendous."
Poor visibility at Southampton Airportpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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A339 in Hampshire 'going to be impassable' if snow continues.published at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
BBC Radio Berkshire's Chris Browning has been battling the snowfall in north Hampshire.
He says the picture is looking bleak on the A339 between Basingstoke and Kingsclere.
A lorry is jack-knifed at the bottom of a hill near Kingsclere and there are several broken-down cars.
He said: "If you stop moving on a hill you’re in trouble. A fallen tree in Kingsclere is blocking two thirds of the road.
"I’d be very surprised if people didn’t get stranded on the hills - going to be impassable if it keeps snowing."
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Chris managed to get home, just. He abandoned his car on his driveway
Weather warning stretches into Saturdaypublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
As the weather warning for ice in Berkshire is extended for the rest of today and into tomorrow morning, Ascot already has a three-inch coating of snow.
The Met Office says roads and pavements across the whole of Berkshire and Hampshire will become hazardous as temperatures fall and the snow freezes.
The warning is in effect until 11:00 (GMT) on Saturday.
Several buses suspended in Basingstokepublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
Details of the buses in Basingstoke which have been pulled off the roads.
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Tree blocking line on GWR servicepublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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Snow coming down in West Berkshire and North Hampshirepublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
A weather warning for ice in Berkshire has been extended for the rest of today and into tomorrow morning.
The Met Office says roads and pavements will become hazardous as temperatures fall and the snow freezes.
The warning covers the whole of Berkshire and Hampshire, and is in effect until 23:00 GMT on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Stagecoach has suspended its services in Basingstoke and the Reading services on the M4 has no fuel.
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Hospital appealing for people with 4x4 to help transport staffpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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West Berkshire Community Hospital is asking for 4x4 drivers to help transport staff to and from work.
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Making the most of it...published at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
Opposite Holt School in Wokingham, which is closed today, is a hill covered in snow and an abundance of cheerful people armed with sledges... rude not to really!
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Sledgers making the most of the snow day.
Dorset snow round-up: Airfield closed and bemused apespublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
Monkey World's apes seem to be trying to look after the snow...
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While Sunday's point-to-point at Milborne St Andrew has been cancelled.
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Compton Abbas airfield has been closed with hopes to reopen tomorrow at 10:00.
There are also 120 schools closed in the Dorset County Council area and Thomas Hardye School's production of The Wizard of Oz has been postponed.
Finally, at disability charity Livability's Holton Lee site in Poole, frames protecting part of their Flourish Garden have collapsed under the weight of the snow...
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Oxfordshire's Big Snow Picturepublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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Snowdrops garden closed at stately homepublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
The gardens at Minterne House in Dorset were due to open today for (ironically) the start of the snowdrop season.
They remain closed due to the weather, but the white landscape is a spectacular setting for the historic property.
Hundreds of schools shut after snowpublished at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
Road, rail and air travel are also affected after snow fell across parts of England, Wales and Scotland.
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No job too small: Reading CEO helps clear training groundpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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May the force be with youpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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Snow day = snow dachshundpublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
And the winner of the best snow dog goes to Sam Clothier from Stoke Row in Oxfordshire.
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What a catch!published at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
Willow, a rescue dog, having a great time in Palmer Park, Reading.
Smiles and sledgingpublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2019
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A little boy enjoys sledging in the snow in Reading
With school cancelled, many families have been sledging on the slopes in Palmer Park, Reading.
Two-year-old Joshua Workman has been enjoying the snow with his mum Emily, dad Steve and dog Gizmo.
Mrs Workman said: "There's loads of snow and it's lot of fun.
"We had quite a lot last year, but Joshua didn't really get it and we didn't have a sledge, so this year he has got it."