Warsash cadet wins national safety award
A Warsash cadet has been awarded a national prize for his safety project Andrew Kingshott, a Foundation Degree Marine Engineering Cadet studying at Warsash Maritime Academy, was presented with the...
View ArticleLocks Heath twins scoop festive prizes
A family from Locks Heath was presented with festive prizes as the lucky winner of Locks Heath Shopping Centre’s ‘Win Christmas’ competition. Ian Goodridge, twins Poppy and Theo, and mum Debby Randall...
View ArticleCheeky performer Buttons topped the Cinderella panto
It was an enchanting tale that all ages enjoyed. Yes the Cinderella pantomime at Ferneham Hall in Fareham told the traditional panto story of poor Cinders, a slave and victim to her ugly sisters’...
View ArticleButchers shop in Park Gate closes suddenly
Mystery surrounds the sudden closure of the village butcher’s shop in Park Gate. Park Gate butchers has suddenly closed Traders in Middle Road said they had no warning that the Traditional Butchers was...
View ArticleLocks Heath Juniors Victorian Bike day
Locks Heath pupils rode on Victorian style bikes – some more than 170 years old – as part of a project on that period of history. Children at Locks Heath Junior School heard about the mechanics of the...
View ArticleA first Nativity for Jigsaw youngsters
Youngsters in Locks Heath performed their first nativity to a crowd of about 100 proud parents and grandparents. Jigsaw Preschool nativity The two to four-year-olds who attend Jigsaw preschool in Locks...
View ArticleLocks Heath surgery to close in March
A GP surgery in Locks Heath is to close at the end of March despite a campaign by patients to keep the facility open. Locks Road Surgery The 7,000 patients registered at the Locks Road surgery will...
View ArticleSurvey on bus link trial due this month
Residents in Whiteley, Burridge, Curbridge, Swanwick and Park Gate will this month be surveyed on running a trial opening of the Yew Tree Drive bus link. The bus route between Yew Tree Drive and Botley...
View ArticleLocks Heath swimmers rack up medal wins
Swimmers who train in Locks Heath won a haul of medals to finish 2012. Locks Heath Swim Squad achieved a number of podium places at the City of Southampton Christmas meet – including Arabella Suttie...
View ArticleLorry sheds load on Segensworth roundabout
Traffic was held up this morning (Saturday January 5) after a lorry shed its load on the Segensworth roundabout. The clear-up begins after the lorry shed its load on the Segensworth roundabout The...
View ArticleRestaurant staff turn chic and stylish for charity
It is a chance to see restaurant and bar staff from a popular Western Wards venue as you may never have seen them before – all glammed up and looking chic. Antonia Osborne starts the 2013 calendar year...
View ArticleSinging out the songs for more than 50 years
Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones may have passed their 50-year milestone – but in the south there is another band of singers who have been hitting the high notes for half a century. Pat Davis and...
View ArticleParalympian is new patron of children’s charity
A Paralympic triple gold medallist visited a Fareham charity that supports children with cerebral palsy days before she was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list. (L-R) Sophie Christiansen,...
View ArticleConsultation on residency policies at Solent Breezes
A four-week consultation on planning policies for holiday home occupants in Warsash is to begin in a few weeks time. Chalets at Solent Breezes holiday park Owners and people who rent chalets and mobile...
View ArticleMarwell’s popular white rhino Hannu dies
One of Marwell’s most popular animals, white rhino Hannu, has been put down after deteriorating arthritis in recent weeks. Hannu at Marwell Zoo Hannu, 29, enjoyed an illustrious life and arrived at...
View ArticleTeenagers star in boy band’s debut video
Four teenagers from the Western Wards glammed up in their prom dresses to star in a music video for their favourite up-and-coming band that has been backed by TV Dragon Duncan Bannatyne. Anna and...
View Article£6m care home to open in Park Gate
A new £6m specialist dementia care home in Park Gate will be opening its doors on February 1. Hamble Heights Hamble Heights, a residential, specialist dementia and nursing care home in Botley Road,...
View ArticleNew top name announced for Whiteley Shopping Centre
A Topshop and Topman store has been announced as the latest retailer at the Whiteley Shopping Centre. Topshop and Topman store at Whiteley Shopping Centre The high street chain has signed a new lease...
View ArticleLocks Heath pupil’s Christmas gift changes alcoholic’s life
An eight-year-old pupil and her classmates had no idea the impact their Christmas cards and gifts for homeless people and drug addicts would have. But Ellena Sloan and her fellow pupils at Locks Heath...
View ArticleMissing sailor family head to Dubai seeking answers
Titchfield Common grandfather Jim Cunningham is to head to Dubai with his son and granddaughter next week to raise questions about the disappearance of Royal Navy sailor Timmy MacColl. Leading Seaman...
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