Drink driver in Warsash was over three times the limit
A motorist has been given a community order after pleading guilty to drink driving in Warsash – at more than three times the legal limit. Gary Roydon Knight was told he would have to carry out 60...
View ArticlePark Gate motorist caught drink driving in Titchfield Common
A Park Gate motorist has been fined and banned from the roads after drink driving. Stewart Andrew James pleaded guilty to having 57 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath while driving a...
View Article4x4s drive into Locks Heath for event
Huge 4×4 vehicles will be driving into Locks Heath for a charity event on August 17. Wessex Hillrunners 4×4 The Wessex Hillrunners Club will have eight vehicles on show, alongside the coast guard and...
View Article£25,000 reward to catch gang who targeted Park Gate cash point
A reward of up to £25,000 is being offered to anyone with information about a gang targeting cash points in the south, including one in Park Gate. Man wanted in connection to Barclays vandalism...
View ArticleLocks Heath couple sent to crown court on £950,000 fraud charges
A husband and wife from Locks Heath today (August 9) appeared before magistrates charged with fraudulently running PiXies Day Nursery to the tune of £950,000. HM Revenues and Customs Michael Scott, 61,...
View ArticleNew traveller guidelines don’t go far enough – council leader
Conservative Fareham Council leader Sean Woodward today (August 9) said new government guidelines for dealing with traveller encampments did not go far enough. Travellers told to move on from a car...
View ArticleSailor called up for Abu Dhabi glory bid
An Olympian sailor who spent his early years learning his skills in Warsash has been invited to join Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Performance Director in the team’s second bid for Volvo Ocean Race glory...
View ArticleLatest planning applications
A list of the latest planning applications submitted to Fareham Borough Council. There have been no decisions made by the council this week. Applications Locks Heath 5 Danehurst Place, Locks Heath. Two...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed after collision with lorry on M27
A motorcyclist has died this morning (August 14) in a collision on the M27. The motorway was closed by police between the junctions with Hedge End and Eastleigh and that led to gridlocked traffic...
View ArticleTruck driver arrested after M27 fatal crash
A truck driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving following a fatal crash on the M27 this morning (August 14). A motorcyclist, aged in his 40s, died in the collision...
View ArticleSaints striker Rickie’s dream moment for England
Saints striker Rickie Lambert came off the bench for England at Wembley last night (August 14) to snatch a win against Scotland and said it was the moment he had been dreaming about “all my life”....
View ArticleBarton and Fareham college students achieve fantastic A-level results
Thousands of students across the south – including hundreds from the Western Wards – were this morning finding out their A-level results. Barton Peveril College At Barton Peveril College – which is the...
View ArticleMan arrested after M27 fatal crash released on bail
The motorcyclist killed on the M27 yesterday (August 14) morning was a 40-year-old man from the Havant area, Hampshire Police said today. Police said they sere not yet in a position to name the dead...
View ArticleChampagne celebrations for A-level students
Nervous students joined together to find out their A Level results and whether they would be going on to their choices of further education yesterday (August 15). Champagne celebration Many from the...
View ArticleWhiteley motorist was twice the drink drive limit
A 25-year-old man from Whiteley has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined for being more than double the drink drive limit in an Audi A3 car. Police found Jason Waterman of Suffolk Drive had...
View ArticleWin a dance with JLS star in back to school competition
By Amy Williams Pupils in the Western Wards could win a dance class with JLS singer Aston Merrygold in a national school competition. The Tesco Bursledon store is holding a Back to School Competition...
View ArticleAnnual art exhibition in Warsash this week
By Amy Williams Warsash Art Group’s annual art exhibition has been declared open to the public by deputy Mayor of Fareham David Norris. Marwell artist Kim Thompson also joined the celebration....
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in M27 crash identified
Police have today (August 16) confirmed the details of the motorcyclist killed in a collision on the M27 motorway earlier this week. Robert Simmonds pictured at a scooter rally on the Isle of Wight in...
View ArticleLocks Heath drink driver crashed into stop sign in Whiteley
A Locks Heath man who crashed into a street sign while drink driving failed to stop and report the collision, Fareham magistrates heard. Paul John Raymond of Yarrow Way pleaded guilty to driving a...
View ArticleTitchfield Bowling Club to get new home after grants
By Amy Williams Titchfield Bowling Club has been awarded two grants worth more than £66,000 to refurbish the group’s clubhouse. The club, based in Bridge Street, and which celebrated its 90th birthday...
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