POLICE are hunting thieves who stole a giant lizard. Officers are appealing for witnesses after thieves broke into a house and snatched a pet iguana. They broke in via a patio door during the incident which took place between 9.30pm on Sunday
THE boss of Wetherspoons has claimed a no-deal Brexit would be preferable to the deal secured by Boris Johnson. Founder and chairman Tim Martin also attacked corporate governance rules and the advisers who queried spending £95,000 on Brexit-related
A number of cars have been targeted in attacks using ball bearings in Hampshire, say police. Officers say there have been a series of incidents in which the pellets have been used to damage windows and vehicles. Police have described the incidents
AN area of Southampton city centre is set to be given a new lease of life as multi-million pound plans to transform it have been given the go-ahead. City bosses backed plans for 110 flats, a 225-bedroom hotel, new shops and 4,368sqm of office space
DRIVERS are facing a 30-minute delay on a busy Eastleigh road. The A335, Southampton Road, northbound is partially blocked due to the crash. The incident is near to the junction Derby Road. Traffic is being affected in both directions.
A SOUTHAMPTON man was caught with a knuckleduster. Jake Dean Wharton had the weapon in Park Gate, Fareham, on September 20. He also had ketamine – a Class B drug. Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, Wharton, 20, of Church Road, Woolston
SOUTHAMPTON NHS Treatment Centre has achieved top marks from its patients in the national Friends and Family Test. The hospital’s Ophthalmology Service, Day Ward, Endoscopy Service, Inpatient Ward and Physiotherapy Department all scored 100% from
Police are investigating a spate of daytime burglaries across the areas of Stubbington and Warsash. On Thursday November 7, it was confirmed that properties on Upper Old Street and Tanny Owl Close in the Stubbington area, as well as Fleet End Road
IT IS the Romsey pub with two new landlords. Chantelle Mason and her partner Charlie Leslie have been running the Bishops Blaize, Winchester Road, for almost two months now. The pair pride themselves on running the pub, which is over 300-years-old
A HAMPSHIRE based culinary champion is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness of a life-changing disease. If left untreated, coeliac disease can lead to a number of serious complications later in life, including osteoporosis, infertility and
SOUTHAMPTON has been confirmed as one of the UK’s top cities for combining quality of life with economic growth. The Good Growth for Cities report aims to measure the factors the public thinks are important for economic wellbeing, rather than just
ONE of the most threatened antelopes in the world has been born at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire. The female scimitar-horned oryx, who was named Belle by keepers, is the third of three calves born at the zoo this year alone. She was born despite the
A COUNCILLOR has welcomed the proposed move for Lidl to come to Romsey, but has confirmed it would not back the scheme if it was 'out of town'. Following the news that Lidl has pinpointed nine locations across the Southampton area, one being in
Victor Isaac's parking ticket as reported last week was a mean spirited act but is symptomatic of a much deeper insidious change that come over the culture and ethos of our council, here supposedly to serve us and facilitate equitable living. My
A FORMER cook at Hythe Primary School has celebrated her 100th birthday. Sally Bersey, born Sarah Daley, was the eldest of five girls and four boys, and married George Bersey in 1939 in London. Ten years later she and George moved to Hythe where
Ralph Hasenhuttl is not trying to concern himself too much with Saints’ wretched home form this season because he is a desperate for a win wherever it comes. The 2-1 defeat to Everton condemned Saints to their worst ever home league start to a
A HAMPSHIRE primary school has been awarded a flagship status for a learning programme. Romsey Abbey C of E Primary School, Church Lane, were awarded the title for the Jigsaw Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) programme. The PSHE programme
TWO members of an organised gang who attempted to smuggle drugs, SIM cards and a mobile phone into Winchester prison using drones have been jailed. The gang tried to transport cannabis and spice worth more than £8,000 into the city jail, but they
A SEX offender who failed to comply with his notification requirements has been jailed. Adam Steven McCrystal Baker failed to register as being of no fixed address by a certain date. Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, the 30-year-old
AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of a man who found in Hampshire woodlands. Jason John Pulman, 42, of Church Lane, Botley, was discovered by a dog walker on October 29 at Manor Farm, Southampton. Yesterday senior coroner Christopher
Among the cases heard at Southampton Magistrates' Court were... IOSIF TOBIAS MINAC, 29, of Kent Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Fined £450, ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a victim
THE cost of dying in Eastleigh is about to shoot up. Town bosses have approved a hike in prices for burials, cremations and memorials in Eastleigh. But the move has come under fire and described as a "stealth tax" on residents when they are at
MORE than £200k has been set aside to revamp an iconic and ancient Hampshire church. St Nicholas Church in North Stoneham has already received £111,339 towards renovations. Work which is yet to begin will include installing modern toilets and
SOUTHAMPTON-BASED fraudsters have been sentenced for their part in a £110k “cash claw” scam. During a raid on a city-centre flat, police officers seized £17,000 in cash, fake plastic bank cards and strips of metal used to force open cash machines
A POLICE hunt has been launched to find two masked thugs who smashed up a police van with a brick in Southampton. It is believed the vandals were riding a stolen moped when a brick was thrown at the van on Monday evening. Police in Shirley released
IT IS the crash which has happened in the same spot more than 20 times in just 15 years. Residents of Romsey have vented their fury as yet another lorry crash caused disruption when it struck a railway bridge in Greatbridge Road, Romsey. The
ONE of the most unusual houses ever seen in Southampton was Westgate House which stood close to Westgate Hall, now a popular wedding venue. The site of the house was originally a shipyard belonging to a George Rowcliffe. His daughter, Mary, married
A FAST food restaurant in Millbrook is set to be refurbished. Planning officers have allowed the KFC in Green Park Road to update the site, which includes widening the delivery bay. The plans also look to remove the entrance portal, add new cladding
A RETIRED GP who died in a New Forest crash had fallen unconscious at the wheel, an inquest heard. Anne Noel Baughan, known as Annie, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which happened on the A337 between Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst
DOZENS of libraries in Hampshire could face axe, it has been claimed. A county councillor has claimed that 37 libraries across the county are under threat of closure as Hampshire County Council aims to save £1.75m from the library sector by 2021
