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  • Bulldozers moving in on blaze horror home

    FRIENDS and relatives of Hampshire murder victim Davina Harris have praised the decision to bulldoze her fire-ravaged home. Contractors are demolishing the house at Ash Close, Hythe, where Miss Harris died in a blaze started by her violent boyfriend in

  • I fell for groom's brother but now I'm back with my husband

    A HAMPSHIRE woman who jilted her bridegroom for his brother just two days after their wedding has now gone back to her husband. Jane Torrance today confirmed she had rekindled her relationship with husband Stuart following the death of her lover, Stuart's

  • Rat's the way to save Gareth's trapped pets

    FIREFIGHTERS saved the lives of two rats by giving them oxygen after they were trapped in a house fire. The pets had to be rescued when smoke from a chip pan fire spread from the kitchen upstairs to their cage in a bedroom. The rats - named Harrison Ford

  • I'm too frightened to go out

    A PENSIONER has been left too scared to go out shopping after becoming the latest victim of cruel purse-pinchers plaguing Hampshire supermarkets. Today, the 85-year-old told how she had been targeted as she looked at packs of pies on the shelves at Sainsbury's

  • Lecturers plan new term strikes

    COLLEGE lecturers in Southampton have backed plans to stage two 24-hour strikes at the start of the next school term in September. Southampton City College members of the lecturing union, NAFTHE, met recently to consider how far they should go in their

  • Pig's innards left in bag sparks health fears

    POLICE and trading standards have launched an inquiry after the grisly discovery of a pig's head and innards dumped near to homes in a Hampshire town. A black bin bag containing the remains was found in Broadly Close, Pennington, near Lymington, by a

  • Report names and shames councils

    EASTLEIGH is named as the best in Britain and Southampton as one of the worst in Hampshire when it comes to recycling rubbish, says a national report. But while Eastleigh council knows the competition is getting tougher, bosses at Southampton City Council

  • Cricketers duck as bees invade the pitch

    EVERYONE has heard of rain stopping play - but this was ridiculous. A Hampshire League cricket match became an unexpected hive of activity when a swarm of bees sent batsmen, fielders and umpires fleeing for cover. Fareham & Crofton were 45 minutes

  • Sentence was too harsh, says driver

    A LORRY driver whose vehicle's hydraulic arm scythed down and killed a boy is to appeal against his conviction and sentence. Michael Marsh, 47, was jailed for two years last month at Winchester Crown Court after he was found guilty by a jury of causing

  • Explosive stuff at military showcase

    THE annual HMS Collingwood Open Day in Fareham went off with a bang as usual this year with the Brickwood Field Gun competition the main feature event. The popular race was won in a show of strength by the hosts, HMS Collingwood A crew, who proved too

  • TEENAGER RAPED IN TRAIN WC

    A TEENAGER has been traumatised after being raped in the toilet of a Fareham-bound train. The attacker, thought to be aged about 20, is then believed to have got off the train from Cardiff at Southampton. CCTV footage from Southampton Central station

  • Pool set to close for tests on tanks

    FAREHAM Leisure Centre swimming pool needs to be closed for at least four months to test the condition of the baths' tanks. The 23-year-old council-owned centre is wearing out and needs extensive work costing £92,000 within six months and £2.7m in the

  • Road victim critical

    AN ELDERLY woman is still critically ill in hospital after she was knocked down by a goods delivery vehicle at a hardware store in Hampshire. Police are still searching for witnesses to the accident, which happened at 3pm last Friday. The 83-year-old

  • Students get shipshape aboard P&O's Aurora

    HISTORY came to life for 33 students of Park Gate County Primary School when they strolled the decks of the P&O luxury liner Aurora to chart the company's passage through time. Teacher Sheena Briscoe said: "It's really been highlighting P&O's

  • Residents slam speed reduction roundabout

    TENS of thousands of pounds being spent on installing a mini roundabout to reduce the speed of traffic on a notoriously busy Hampshire road is not enough, say campaigners. The £70,000 scheme for Warsash Road in Locks Heath has not eased concerns about

  • Parents' delight at road safety move

    A HI-TECH speed system could be used to slow down drivers after a campaign to protect children at a dangerous school crossing. Campaigners in Locks Heath are delighted the new variable speed limit could be applied to the section of Warsash Road outside

  • Mobile phone stolen

    THIEVES broke into a van delivering to a window blind shop and stole a mobile phone. The break-in happened outside the Blind Shop, Station Road, Park Gate, near Fareham.

  • Vehicle ban proposed

    AN order banning vehicles from part of a Park Gate road is being proposed by Fareham Borough Council. The council is seeking to prevent vehicles using a length of Lower Duncan Road which runs eastwards from Collingworth Rise alongside 33, Lower Duncan

  • Go-ahead given for new homes scheme

    AN amended scheme for 75 new homes at Park Gate has been given the green light by Fareham councillors. Planning committee members agreed to a changed development after protests against the original plan. Main changes to the original proposals by Thamesway

  • Lottery windfall draws all

    STAFF at Lyndhurst Community Centre were celebrating on Saturday after receiving a major Awards For All National Lottery grant to help widen its appeal to youngsters. A cheque for £4,320 was handed over by Roland Davies of Awards For All to enable the

  • Hopes for carnival

    Carnival organisers are hoping there will be a last-minute surge of floats for this year's event. A spokesman said that response had been good so far but they were looking for more floats to make the carnival procession on Saturday, June 23, even bigger

  • Sneak thief ruins woman's dream holiday plans

    A HAMPSHIRE woman had her hard-earned holiday cash stolen by a sneak thief as she shopped in her lunch-hour. Clare Lewry had popped to the shops in West End High Street when her purse containing £170 savings was pinched. The 48-year-old had been due to

  • Fun at half-term

    EASTLEIGH Countryside Service has lined up some half-term fun for youngsters aged 6 to 11. Itchen Valley Country Park at West End will host an activity day with a colour and camouflage theme on Wednesday from 9.30am to 3.15pm, featuring games, outdoor

  • Telegraph Woods to be given makeover

    COUNTRYSIDE guardians in Eastleigh have vowed to breathe new life into two of Hampshire's most important green havens. Heathland areas at Hamble Common and West End's Telegraph Woods have been earmarked for a four-year makeover worth thousands of pounds

  • Everything I do, I do it for you, Dave

    AN AWARD-winning charity worker is hoping to raise another £20,000 from organising her second Dave Wellman Summer Ball. Tina Wellman, from West End, was awarded the charity support of the year award last October for her fundraising efforts. She raised

  • Treasure trove

    A 1,000-YEAR-OLD piece of silver jewellery, discovered on Hampshire farmland was declared treasure trove by an inquest yesterday. The Anglo-Saxon strap was found on farmland near Bishop's Waltham by metal detector user Michael Gilham from West End. The

  • Sentence was too harsh, says driver

    A LORRY driver whose vehicle's hydraulic arm scythed down and killed a boy is to appeal against his conviction and sentence. Michael Marsh, 47, was jailed for two years last month at Winchester Crown Court after he was found guilty by a jury of causing

  • Byers to have final say on bay plan

    NEW Transport and Environment Secretary Stephen Byers will be the man with the final say on Hampshire's most controversial planning application. The Labour minister holds the key to whether the huge Dibden Bay container terminal development goes ahead

  • Scouts float to parade victory

    THE carefree theme of many of the floats at Totton Carnival on Saturday belied the hours of work that had gone on before. Judges picked the 7th New Forest North Scouts' Seven Seas float as their winner this year. Scout Leader Stuart Philps said: "We are

  • Greenfield sites plea fails to halt housing

    CAMPAIGNERS have suffered a further blow in their battle to prevent housing estates engulfing greenfield sites in a fast-growing New Forest town. Three of the south's biggest builders have submitted a joint application to build 235 homes on rural land

  • Sky's no limit to aerial ambitions

    KITE lovers were flying high in Southampton for a weekend of airborne fun. The annual event, now in its seventh year, attracted thousands of people to Lordshill Sports Ground. Highlights included demonstrations of buggying, where small carts were dragged

  • Bereaved dad's truth quest

    A FATHER is to go to Bosnia in an effort to find out the truth about his son's death in an army lorry. Private Stuart Wilson died two days before his 21st birthday when the United Nations Army tanker he was driving plunged down a ravine. An inquest recorded

  • Whale rescue yacht draws the experts

    A WHALE of a task has been taken on by two New Forest firms - to design and build a boat to help save the world's endangered sea mammals. Lymington-based yacht designer Simon Rogers and fibreglass specialists at Blondecell are working together on a £2m

  • Wheelie good show, Paul

    TESTOSTERONE was running high at Beaulieu over the weekend, with thousands of leather clad bikers converging for the huge Motorcycle World event. The event featured stunt riders, superbike racers, arena events, trade stands, club stands, a bike mart and

  • UNDELIVERED

    POST across Fareham will remain undelivered today as workers walk out in protest over a raft of disputes with postal bosses including the timing of meal breaks. In the first of two 24-hour strikes workers at the Newgate Lane sorting office began picketing

  • Ban outdoor drinking call

    DRINKING in Fareham town centre could be banned if a by-law is backed by councillors. The move follows a failed previous attempt to ban drinking in the town centre. Despite a police clampdown on drink-related incidents in the town centre, Fareham borough

  • CURTAIN UP ON CINEMA

    A MULTI-screen cinema has been added to redevelopment plans that are set to change the face of a Hampshire town centre. Fareham's flagship Market Quay shopping and leisure centre will include a five-screen picture house and an LA Fitness complex, developers

  • POSTAL STRIKE IS LOOMING

    MAIL managers could have to help deliver post when workers go on strike on Friday. Postal staff at Fareham voted overwhelmingly to strike following claims that managers were breaking agreements over working conditions and failing to recruit enough staff

  • Residents vow to take away McDonald's plan

    RESIDENTS in a Hampshire village have vowed to fight plans by burger giant McDonald's to open a fast-food restaurant on their doorstep. Problems of litter, loutish behaviour and traffic congestion are all being cited as reasons to turn down the application

  • An inspector to call

    A dispute over five new homes at Lock's Heath will be sorted out by a Department of the Environ-ment inspector. This follows an appeal by Mr and Mrs J Nowak against the refusal by Fareham Borough Council to allow five homes with garages and parking at

  • Tune in to TV past with portable pensioner

    ONE of the first portable televisions is still in good working order and tuned in at a Hampshire workshop. The Sixties TV was known as the T-Vette and its maker Philips was proud of it because it could be taken in the car or caravan and be worked off

  • Petition highlights pupils' safety fears

    A MOTHER campaigning to improve road safety outside two schools will hand a petition to councillors from concerned parents calling for action. Amanda Strand, 38, of Daisy Lane, Locks Heath is spearheading the campaign for a second light-controlled crossing

  • Entente carnival!

    CARNIVAL queens from as far afield as France and as old as 76 descended on West End to prove that village life still flourishes in Hampshire. The annual parade of colourful costumes, wacky floats and marching bands proved to be one of the best ever. Among

  • Football future after lottery dream ends

    A HAMPSHIRE school is a step closer to providing a top division home for grass roots football, despite dropping a £1.5m lottery bid. Hedge End's Wildern School has been earmarked for a £182,000 multi-use games area with state-of-the-art surfacing. The

  • Child porn man fined £2,500

    COMPUTER programmer Stuart Stanfield's wife blew the whistle on him after she discovered child pornography on his computer. Armed with a search warrant, vice squad officers carried out a dawn raid on his West End flat and he immediately admitted to having

  • Lollipop lady stands firm in safety move

    AFTER 13 years helping children safely across a busy West End road, lollipop lady Susan Puddick knows the area better than most. That's why she was amazed when council chiefs introducing safety improvements on the junction of Moorgreen Road and Monarch