A BODY has been found during the search for a missing teenage girl. Officers searching for missing 16-year-old Louise Smith have found a body in the Havant area. Police say that formal identification has not yet taken place. However, Louise
A FURTHER 15 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Hampshire in two days. Figures released by the NHS today have revealed that a further 15 death in Hampshire have been recorded bringing the total up to 568. The figures cover
FOOTBALL fans have been given encouragement that some Premier League matches will be televised free-to-air after "productive discussions" between the Government and English football authorities. Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital
VICTOR Wanyama has made the surprise claim that Sadio Mane felt his Saints teammates didn’t want to pass him the ball. Mane, who left St Mary’s for Liverpool in 2016, initially joined the club when Ronald Koeman took charge in 2014 and scored 21
TWO men have been charged with attempted murder after a Hampshire man suffered a number of wounds during an attack. Police investigating an incident in Petersfield charged two men with attempted murder following the incident during the early hours
CELTIC boss Neil Lennon has said he'll do everything within his powers to keep hold of Fraser Forster and Moi Elyounoussi for next season. The Saints duo spent the campaign on loan with the Scottish giants and helped guide them to a League Cup
Ford KA+ (2018-2020) Models Covered: 5dr Citycar (1.2 Ti-VCT petrol / 1.5 TDCI diesel] By Jonathan Crouch * Introduction Having launched the KA+ in 2016, Ford improved it in 2018 with a significant package of changes and it was in this
TORQUE OF THE TOWN Audi S7 Sportback Audi's S7 Sportback switches to diesel power. Jonathan Crouch takes a look. Ten Second Review The second generation Audi S7 Sportback packs a massive 700Nm punch from its 350PS TDI diesel engine: yes
Honda's tenth generation Civic gets a mild visual update and remains a competitive proposition. Jonathan Crouch takes a look at what's on offer. Ten Second Review The Honda Civic has always been a more interesting choice for buyers in the Focus-sized
Audi S7 Sportback Audi's S7 Sportback switches to diesel power. Jonathan Crouch takes a look. Ten Second Review The second generation Audi S7 Sportback packs a massive 700Nm punch from its 350PS TDI diesel engine: yes, for the first time in
Ford KA+ (2018-2020) Models Covered: 5dr Citycar (1.2 Ti-VCT petrol / 1.5 TDCI diesel] By Jonathan Crouch * Introduction Having launched the KA+ in 2016, Ford improved it in 2018 with a significant package of changes and it was in this
Honda's tenth generation Civic gets a mild visual update and remains a competitive proposition. Jonathan Crouch takes a look at what's on offer. Ten Second Review The Honda Civic has always been a more interesting choice for buyers in the Focus-sized
HAMPSHIRE Highway teams have brought forward the annual maintenance programmes for verge and grass cutting this year to help protect wildlife. County transport chief Councillor Rob Humby said: “We are committed to the careful management of Hampshire
AFTER years of forlornly rusting away in a scrapyard in Wales, the old Eastleigh-built steam locomotive number 30828 was on the move again back in March, 1981. This photograph shows the locomotive making its way ever so slowly along the A33 en
A YOUNG Southampton boy has been making and selling animal drawings to raise money for his local community farm. After reading Southampton City Farm's urgent appeal for funds to help stay open because of the coronavirus crisis, George Heslop, 9,
RESIDENTS can look forward to the return of bus services across Southampton and the surrounding areas. It comes as Xelabus plans to resume some of its services from next month. According to Gareth Blair, the managing director of the Eastleigh-based
ONE of the New Forest's biggest summer events - the Ellingham Show - has been cancelled because of Covid-19. The show was not due to take place until August 8 and its supporters had hoped it would go ahead as planned. But the Ellingham and Ringwood
AMONG the most recent planning applications submitted to New Forest District Council and the New Forest National Park Authority: BROCKENHURST 20/00231 - Single-storey extension; alterations to fenestration; removal of existing single storey extension
A SOUTHAMPTON date has been added to the UK tour of smash hit West End and Broadway musical comedy Waitress. It will visit Mayflower Theatre from May 25 to 29 2021. Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her
A SOUTHAMPTON man died after choking on food, an inquest opening heard. The daughter of 78-year-old Ronald George Gordon Ward called 999 after hearing him struggle whilst eating. Paramedics attended the house in Pine Drive East and attempted
IT WAS the moment a town came together to help a terminally-ill boy celebrate the birthday his parents feared he would never see. Jon Tarrant-Heckford watched as around 130 vehicles took part in a carnival-style procession went past his home in
A 21-YEAR-old man has been banned from visiting a Southampton residential road. Robert Cornel Dana, of an unknown address, was given a domestic violence protection order for 28 days. This means Dana is banned from having any form of contact
AN ORCHID grower which rapidly set up an online shop after demand from the supermarkets plummeted has saved 50,000 plants from the compost heap. New Forest-based Double H Nurseries – the UK’s largest grower of orchids for supermarkets – took barely
A PROPERTY has been searched by police after two men were arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs. Police from Shirley carried out the raid at an address on Beech Road on Tuesday. They were assisted with the help of the force’s sniffer
FRASER Forster’s and Moi Elyounoussi’s season is effectively over - unless the Premier League allows clubs to increase their squad numbers. The pair have spent the campaign on loan in Scotland with Celtic, but the decision was made earlier this
THE Dibden family was cursed. In 1820, William Dibden appeared at Hampshire Assizes over the death of a publican and baker, following a tragic misunderstanding that led to an altercation outside his premises in South Front, Southampton, the previous
As I was travelling along Winn Road, Southampton, today I saw a sight that really pleased me. A father was cycling with two children aged approximately nine and ten and they were all cycling on the road. He appeared to be helping them to cycle
I AM writing to you on behalf of a charity that is close to my heart – The Stroke Association. These are incredibly testing times for all of us and I do hope your readers are staying safe and well. As most of us have a little more time on our
AS THIS disastrous government tries to convince us that they are leading us out of the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, planning must begin now for the second wave. In the absence of a vaccine this has to be regarded as inevitable. We dare
I AM APPALLED at the "powers that be" not protecting our children and teaching profession's from the covid 19 virus. What do the politicians not understand? We are facing a major health crisis. I know the idea is the children are less likely
I am writing to express, how I have come to see vetinary practices in a different light, following the last nine years that Unicorn vets at Ashurst have cared for our dog. As someone who has had animals in the past, and been to several different
A MAN has been jailed for three years after being found with over four million indecent images and videos of children. Thomas Powell has been jailed for three years and put on the Sex Offenders Register for life. Police officers who raided the
ARMED police were on the streets and a helicpoter used in a manhunt on a day violence and chaos across Southampton and Eastleigh. In one incident a male driver fled after four cars were severely damaged when a white Jaguar ploughed into them.
ARMED POLICE have raided a Southampton address as part of a major firearms operation. Residents say around 20 police officers, some armed and wearing riot gear, swooped on an address in Landguard Road. Emergency services had received reports
WILDLIFE chiefs in Hampshire are aiming to return beavers to the countryside after an absence of hundreds of years. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is looking at reintroducing the animals on the Isle of Wight. It is backing a national
NHS 111 services in Southampton have logged almost 15,000 users reporting coronavirus symptoms since March, new figures show. Total calls to the NHS 111 service in Hampshire and Surrey Heath dropped last month, however, as health think tank the
A TEST Valley tourist attraction owner is celebrating after a pear tree was crowned the "widest" in Britain. Houghton Lodge owner, Sophie Busk, revealed the gardens' pear tree was awarded Champion Tree status, which are "exceptional examples of
TWO paintings that praise the work of the NHS have appeared in the New Forest - and residents are questioning if the art could be Banksy creations. One of them that states ‘Thank You Care Workers’ was first discovered two days ago on Church Lane
THE merger of two Southampton colleges is to be delayed due to the pandemic. Southampton City College and Itchen Sixth Form College, in Middle Road, Bitterne are now set to merge in summer 2021, it has been revealed. The move would affect more
A HAMPSHIRE fire station has been forced to close following a coronavirus outbreak among its staff. Due to a number of firefighters testing positive for Covid-19, Romsey Fire Station was temporarily closed. But firefighters who have not been
I TOO enjoyed the article on urban foxes like C Vaughan in Saturday's letter. The only thing that disappointed me was the gamekeeper said the fox was fit and healthy - then went on to kill it in a cull Sandie Walker Southampton
PLANS to turn a former Romsey hotel into flats and a kitchen showroom have come under fire. A planning application was submitted to Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) to create two flats and a maisonette spanning across the first and second floor
