AS Basingstoke and the surrounding area is battles the freezing aftermath of Friday's snow, several schools have decided to close for the day or delay closing.

Many have cited icy conditions as the reason for the closures.

Schools and colleges affected today are:

-Aldworth School is closed

-Ashford Hill Primary School, delayed opening until 10am

-The Ashwood Academy, delayed opening until 12.30pm

-Basingstoke College of Technology, delayed opening until 10.15am

-Bishop Challoner Catholic Voluntary Aided Secondary School is closed

-Brighton Hill Community School is closed

-Castle Hill Pre-School, delayed opening until 10am

-Chalk Ridge Primary School, delayed opening until 10.20am

-The Clere School is closed

-Cliddesden Primary School, delayed opening until 10am

-Coppice Spring School is closed

-Cranbourne, delayed opening until 10.30am

-Dove House School is closed

-Fairfields Primary School delayed opening until noon

-First Friends Nursery School, delayed opening until 10am

-Kingslere CE Primary School, delayed opening until 10.30am

-Maple Ridge School is closed

-Park View Primary School is closed

-Rucstall Primary School is closed

-South View Infant and Nursery School, delayed opening until 10.30am

-South View Junior School, delayed opening until 10.30am

-St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School delayed opening until 10.30am

-The Vyne Community School, delayed opening until 9.30am