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  • Rape trial starts in socially distanced courtroom

    A 28-YEAR-old man is accused of raping a woman after they watched TV at her home, in one of the first trials to start following the Covid-19 lockdown. Errol Robinson, of Sutton, Surrey, is accused of rape and assault by penetration at the woman's

  • Firefighters rush to house fire near Romsey

    FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a house fire near Romsey on Monday. Crews from Romsey, St Mary’s, Eastleigh, Redbridge, Ringwood and Totton were alerted at 4.14pm to a roof fire at a detached property in Danes Road, Awbridge. The fire was extinguished

  • Driver caught speeding over 100mph on motorway

    A DISQUALIFIED driver who was caught speeding at almost 120mph on a Hampshire motorway has been slammed by community leaders. The motorist, who had no insurance policy, was clocked doing 117mph on the M27 on Saturday while heading east at Rownhams

  • The ‘hidden’ key workers still at work

    A SMALL army of ‘hidden’ key workers continues to support British customers throughout the Covid-19 crisis. The fleet of tanker drivers working for leading waste management company CSG has completed more than 3,700 sewage collections from homes

  • Quiet revolution recorded by WI

    IT’S A good quiz question: where was the first Women’s Institute? Answer: in Canada at Stoney Creek, Ontario, in 1897. It took some while to come to Britain, but eventually a branch was opened, at Llanfairpwllgwyngyll on the Isle of Anglesey, in 1915

  • List reveals the stars of the digital and creative sector

    KEY figures in Hampshire’s digital and creative sector have figured in a list of the industry’s top 100 talents. The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) publishes the annual BIMA 100 list of influential and pioneering people. This year

  • Hampshire has lost a piece of its aviation history

    A PIECE of Hampshire's aviation history has recently been lost. The redevelopment of the former airfield at Worthy Down continues and within the last month or two, the Officers Mess has been demolished. This was where residing personnel, including

  • PLANNING APPLICATIONS: Who wants to build in your street?

    Bishop's Sutton 20/00715/LIS, Peter Mills, relocation of the kitchen, provision of a ground floor WC and a first floor ensuite, Bassetts Farm House, North Street. Colden Common 20/00855/FUL, Jane Ratcliffe, alterations to 19/01049/HOU to allow