Motorway junction overnight closures for repair works
A major motorway junction will be closed overnight for two weeks while surface repair works are undertaken. The westbound slip roads on the M27 junction 11 at Fareham will be closed overnight between...
View ArticleFormer Titchfield Common actor’s successful performance in Prague
An actor who used to live in Titchfield Common has had a successful performance in the Czech Republic for the second year. Andrew Silverwood Former Brookfield and St Anthony’s School pupil Andrew...
View ArticleTime capsule marks park’s 150 years of military hospital history
A time capsule has been buried to mark the 150th anniversary of Royal Victoria Country Park to reflect on the park’s rich history. Queen Victoria, Maureen Queen from Netley, with Cllr Peter Edgar...
View ArticleDiscover tales behind the landscape in Warsash
A guided tour about the trees and landscape at Warsash Common is taking place this Saturday (June 15). The informative 90-minute walk will highlight 12 trees native to the common with the countryside...
View ArticleSarisbury Green musical show in memory of Penny
A dance school in Sarisbury Green raised almost £500 for a hospice charity that supported a friend of the dance group’s founder. Dance-a-cality performers and Pam Bates, events and community...
View ArticlePompey boss pops in to present awards Locks Heath footballers
A group of young footballers had a surprise end to the season when Pompey manager Guy Whittingham dropped in at a prize-giving. Guy Whittingham (back row, centre) visits Locks Heath Lions Locks Heath...
View ArticleFraudsters targeting Locks Heath and Warsash
Rogue traders are cold calling and leaflet dropping in the Locks Heath and Warsash areas offering to tarmac driveways. Residents have been warned about fraudsters offering to fill in pot holes with...
View ArticleRussell Brand heading to the south
Comedian Russell Brand will be performing in south Hampshire as part of his first ever world stand-up tour. Controversial comic Russell Brand Funny-man Brand has stuck to his controversial style by...
View ArticleBuy designer clothes at Locks Heath church sale
Church members are holding a sale of designer clothes and homeware to raise cash for a kitchen refurbishment. Worshippers need to raise around £20,000 for a complete overhaul of the kitchen in the hall...
View ArticleHampshire traffic police cuts criticised by charity
Road safety charity Brake has criticised a one-third reduction in the numbers of traffic police officers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and said it could leave parts of the force area dangerously...
View ArticleLocks Heath FC appeal against restricted floodlight use
Locks Heath Sports and Social Club has lodged an appeal against the restricted use of the floodlights at their ground in Warsash Road. The appeal is against condition four of the decision from a...
View ArticleThree month delay in M27 bridge repair works
Major roadworks at the M27 junction leading into Park Gate and Whiteley will take three months longer than originally planned – and are now unlikely to finish before the end of the year. The M27...
View ArticleComputer glitch at Swanwick air traffic control centre halts flights
Thousands of air travellers are facing delays after “technical problems” at the Swanwick air traffic control centre this morning (July 9). Air traffic control at Swanwick The problem led to NATS...
View ArticlePark Gate road closed after crash
Police closed a busy road in the centre of Park Gate following a collision between two cars. Station Road – linking Botley Road with the Brook Lane roundabout – was closed for an hour on Monday evening...
View ArticleAnnual Warsash seafarers parade and hymns
The annual Sea Sunday and Shore Hymns of Praise will take place in Warsash this weekend. British Legion members and other uniformed local groups will parade through the streets by the shore on July 14....
View ArticleSuper Sixes football contest and fun day in Locks Heath
Cheer on youngsters in a community football competition in Locks Heath and make the most of the family fun day. The Western Wards Schools Super Sixes Football Tournament and Fun Day on July 14 will see...
View ArticleNew nursery to open in Locks Heath
A new children’s day nursery run by parents will be opening in Locks Heath on July 15. Rachael and Oliver Thomson will be opening the doors of The Mulberry Bush day nursery in Locks Road. The parents...
View ArticleNominate a sporting hero for Locks Heath award
Young sports stars in the Western Wards and the Fareham borough will be celebrated in a contest in Locks Heath. A search has been launched to find a winner for the Young Sporting Hero 2013 at the Locks...
View ArticleNew charity ambassador helps transform Ethiopian families’ lives
A Lower Swanwick mum has been named an ambassador for a children’s sponsorship charity that helps poverty-stricken communities in Ethiopia – and has just returned from visiting the country and meeting...
View ArticleA glittering night at the prom for Brookfield students
Students from Brookfield celebrated the end of their exams and their time at the Sarisbury school with their glittering prom night at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton last night (July 12). Watch our...
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