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Man charged over armed robbery at Hampshire post office

7:16am Monday 17th June 2013

POLICE have charged a man in connection with an armed robbery at a Hampshire post office.

Guinea pig scam warning

4:13pm Friday 14th June 2013

POLICE are warning Hampshire residents to be wary of strangers asking to search gardens for a child's lost guinea pig.

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Overturned lorries cause chaos for drivers

6:27pm Friday 14th June 2013

OVERTURNED lorries brought traffic chaos to two Hampshire roads today.

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Hunt for gunman after robbery at Post Office

10:16am Friday 14th June 2013

THE balaclava-wearing man staged a terrifying armed robbery at a Hampshire post office this morning.

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Robber threatens man with catapult

10:06am Friday 14th June 2013

A MAN armed with a catapult threatened to shoot his victim in the face during an attempted robbery outside a Hampshire supermarket.

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Film critic shares love of cinema with pupils

11:35am Friday 14th June 2013

FILM critic Mark Kermode has revealed that he once stormed out of a movie – because a cat was being illtreated on screen.

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Body found in river named by police

11:24am Friday 14th June 2013

POLICE have named the woman whose body was found in a Hampshire river.

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Cockroach infestation at restaurant

2:34pm Thursday 13th June 2013

AN INFESTATION of cockroaches was found in the kitchen of a Hampshire takeaway, a court heard.

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Man charged after knifepoint robbery at petrol station

2:25pm Thursday 13th June 2013

A MAN has been charged following a knifepoint robbery at a Hampshire petrol station.

Police act after brawl at funfair

2:41pm Thursday 13th June 2013

POLICE are stepping up patrols at a funfair after about 20 teenagers were involved in a mass brawl.

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Driver ploughs into pumps at Hampshire petrol station

7:22am Wednesday 12th June 2013

A driver caused a major emergency when she ploughed into pumps at a Hampshire petrol station this morning.

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Search for woman after cash lost in newsagent's

4:57pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

THIS is the woman police want to talk to about the theft of money at a Hampshire shop.

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Pair arrested after knifepoint robbery

5:02pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

Two people have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery involving a knife at a petrol station in Brockenhurst.

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Bomb disposal teams called after explosives found

12:06pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

BOMB disposal teams have been deployed after developers found wartime devices.

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Fund donation helps church bloom

1:50pm Monday 10th June 2013

FLOWERS, shrubs and trees have been planted in the grounds of Lymington United Reformed Church, which is also sporting a new lawn.

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Pony and cow killed after crashes in New Forest

7:00am Saturday 8th June 2013

A PONY was killed in a hit-and-run accident in the New Forest.

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Row over gran's £2.6m will

10:03am Friday 7th June 2013

A HAMPSHIRE mum has launched High Court action after a row about her stepgran’s £2.6m fortune.

Shameless adults caught on camera taking sweets

2:00pm Friday 7th June 2013

STEALING sweeties from a shop is usually a crime committed by children who should know better.

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Plans for rehabilitation centre withdrawn

11:33am Friday 7th June 2013

Controversial plans to turn a former Hampshire nursing home into a rehabilitation centre for criminals with drink and drug problems have today been withdrawn.

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McDonald's scheme set to get green light

6:00am Friday 7th June 2013

CONTROVERSIAL plans to open a McDonald’s restaurant and drive-thru are set to be approved – despite more than 50 objections to the scheme.

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Town to fight against KFC & Costa scheme

12:48pm Friday 7th June 2013

TOTTON councillors are fighting the latest proposal to build a KFC and a Costa Coffee next to the Rushington roundabout.

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Terena defies doctors' predictions to celebrate her 40th birthday

11:10am Thursday 6th June 2013

A woman who doctors believed would live for just two weeks after she was born will celebrate her 40th birthday tomorrow.

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Singer-songwriter wins Isle of Wight Festival performance slot

3:50pm Thursday 6th June 2013

SHE’S the emerging singing and songwriting sensation from the south.

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Appeal over flats allowed

2:30pm Thursday 6th June 2013

Retirement flats developer McCarthy and Stone has been given the go-ahead to build 33 apartments in Ringwood by a planning inspector.

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Mobility aid at lakes

3:10pm Thursday 6th June 2013

TESTWOOD Lakes nature reserve in Totton has been given a mobility scooter, which has been built to cope with the tough terrain of the reserve.

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Car park to double in size for safety reasons

6:00am Thursday 6th June 2013

A BUSY New Forest car park is set to almost double in size in a £156,000 scheme aimed at protecting students and sports centre users.

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Woman's body found in river

10:43am Wednesday 5th June 2013

A WOMAN'S body has been found in a Hampshire river, prompting a police investigation.

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Orphaned Wallaby is doing well in her makeshift pouch

11:10am Wednesday 5th June 2013

An orphaned wallaby is sleeping in a makeshift pouch at the end of her keeper's bed.

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150 jobs to be created thanks to nine new hotels

10:33am Tuesday 4th June 2013

UP TO 150 new jobs are to be created in Hampshire, as a national chain looks to build more hotels across the county.

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War medals stolen by 90th birthday raiders

6:30pm Monday 3rd June 2013

SECOND World War medals were stolen from a Hampshire bungalow while the occupant was out celebrating his 90th birthday.

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Elderly couple rescued from 4ft deep mud

10:05am Monday 3rd June 2013

AN ELDERLY couple had to be rescued after spending two hours stuck in mud that was four-feet deep.

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AFC Totton fans are urged to save their club

12:00pm Monday 3rd June 2013

FANS of a crisis-hit Hampshire football club have been urged to get behind their club to save it from extinction.

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Taking the plunge over lido's future

10:50am Monday 3rd June 2013

Generations of families have enjoyed the facilities at Lymington’s Sea Water Baths, but now a row has broken out over the future direction of the much-loved pool.

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Wiggle cycle event through the New Forest goes without a hitch

11:29am Monday 3rd June 2013

THE organisers of a major Hampshire cycling event breathed a sigh of relief after the longawaited race went without a hitch.

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Centenarian Cyril enjoys tree planting honour at care home

5:50pm Monday 3rd June 2013

ONE of Hampshire’s oldest residents has put down roots to help his care home mark a littleknown royal birthday.

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Annual open exhibition at Lymington museum

1:30pm Monday 3rd June 2013

A HAMPSHIRE museum is preparing to showcase the talents of artists from across the region.

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Bike workshop

11:34am Monday 3rd June 2013

A BIKE maintenance workshop will be held at the 9th Lymington Scout Hunt, Kings’s Saltern Road, Lymington, from 2pm to 5pm on June 22.

Sailability fete

11:33am Monday 3rd June 2013

LYMINGTON Sailability has organised a summer fete at Bath Road recreation ground on Saturday.

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String quartet music night

11:30am Monday 3rd June 2013

BROCKENHURST Music Society has organised a concert by the Benyounes String Quartet at St Savour’s Church, Brockenhurst, from 7.30pm next Monday.

Have a go sports fair family day

11:01am Monday 3rd June 2013

FAMILIES are invited to a have a go sports fair in Hampshire.

Elderly couple in dramatic mud rescue

7:31am Monday 3rd June 2013

An elderly couple were at the centre of a dramatic mud rescue in Hampshire last night.

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Man injured in dog attack

4:30pm Friday 31st May 2013

POLICE are appealing for a dog walker in Hampshire after a man suffered injuries in a dog attack.

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Police warn vandals ahead of cycling event

10:48am Friday 31st May 2013

POLICE are warning that they will come down hard on anyone trying to disrupt a major cycling event being held this weekend.

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Wrong part of hand operated on and swab left inside patient's leg at Southampton hospital

1:30pm Thursday 30th May 2013

THEY ARE incidents that “should not” happen in a safe hospital – but two have taken place at Southampton General since the beginning of the year.

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Garden marks Jade's 17th birthday

2:50pm Thursday 30th May 2013

A GARDEN planted in memory of tragic teenager Jade Clark will be opened on Sunday – on what would have been her 17th birthday.

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More patients than ever left waiting over two hours in ambulances outside A&E departments in the south

2:10pm Thursday 30th May 2013

PATIENTS waiting in ambulance queues outside accident and emergency departments across the south have increased, according to the Labour Party.

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Couple's Lotto windfall

1:20pm Thursday 30th May 2013

A RETIRED couple from the Isle of Wight are celebrating a national lottery windfall.

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Ex-prisoners commit over 2,000 offences

1:10pm Thursday 30th May 2013

MORE than 2,000 offences were committed in just 12 months by prisoners leaving Hampshire jails after short sentences, new figures have revealed.

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Art and writing contest

4:20pm Wednesday 29th May 2013

BUDDING young artists and writers are being invited to enter a competition organised by the team behind Lymington Arts Festival.

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Globe-trotting OAPs reach Vladivostock

12:50pm Wednesday 29th May 2013

A GROUP of Hampshire pensioners attempting to drive around the world have reached Russia’s largest Pacific Ocean port.

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