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Locks Heath mum gets the Surprise Surprise of her life

Locks Heath mum gets the Surprise Surprise of her life

A Locks Heath mum was given the Surprise Surprise of her life when her singing hero performed for her on a television show. Sam Prior, of Elder Close,…

Locks Heath insurance broker wins Mastermind-style contest

Locks Heath insurance broker wins Mastermind-style contest

An insurance broker from Locks Heath stayed cool under the pressure and the spotlight to win a national Mastermind-style competition. After finishing third last year, Tony Knight, who…

News

Man dies in motorway crash

One man died and another was seriously injured in a lorry crash which forced the…

Christmas raid on power cut hit Hampshire home

Christmas raid on power cut hit Hampshire home

Burglars stole a large amount of valuable jewellery from a house in the Western Wards on…

Flood warning for residents in Western Wards

Residents across the Western Wards are being warned to be prepared for severe weather today…

Bus timetable changes announced

Bus timetable changes announced

Bus timetables affecting the Solent area – including the routes through the Western Wards –…

Witness appeal after motorbike rider killed in crash

Police have appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash yesterday (January…

Schools

Minimal disruption at Warsash during Higher Education strike

Minimal disruption at Warsash during Higher Education strike

Warsash Maritime Academy was unaffected in the national Higher Education strike today (October 31). The academy, which is part of Southampton Solent University and based in Newtown Road…

Singing to celebrate official opening of new Whiteley school

Singing to celebrate official opening of new Whiteley school

Scores of Whiteley parents and pupils sang and clapped together at a ceremony to welcome the Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth. The Rt Rev Christopher Foster prayed for the…

Bishop to officially open new Whiteley school

Bishop to officially open new Whiteley school

Pupils and teachers at Cornerstone Primary School will meet the Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth when he formally opens the Whiteley school. The Rt Rev Christopher Foster will officially…

Crime

Christmas raid on power cut hit Hampshire home

Burglars stole a large amount of valuable jewellery from a house in the Western Wards on Christmas night that had been left by its owners after a power…

Events

Fireworks, Elvis and family fun evening in Locks Heath

Families will have a banger of a night when fireworks shoot into the sky at an event in Locks Heath. An Elvis tribute will be performing to…

Business

Waitrose to take over Locks Heath Co-operative store

High-class food retailer Waitrose has taken over the Co-operative store in the Locks Heath Centre. Waitrose, which is  the food shop of  John Lewis, has agreed with…

Community

Sarisbury Beaver Scouts raise funds with Fingerspellathon

Young beaver scouts took part in a Fingerspellathon to raise money for deaf children. The Sarisbury Beaver Scouts learned basic sign language to raise funds for the…

Pompey

Pompey and Saints get their new season fixture lists

Pompey and Saints have been handed their fixtures for the coming season – with Saints travelling to West Brom and Pompey at home to Oxford on the…

Saints

Saints smash transfer record for Osvaldo

Saints have smashed their transfer record and signed Italy striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo from Roma for a fee of around £15m. The 27-year-old forward is understood to…

Civic News

Planning applications

A list of all the planning applications submitted to, and decisions made by, Fareham Borough Council. Locks Heath 53 St Johns Road – Erection Of Two Storey…

Culture

Discover ‘Voices from the First World War’

Hampshire families will have the chance to discover first person accounts from the First World War and find out how archives are collected and preserved thanks to…

Park Gate house burning exercise for fire fighters

Messy Boomerang 2013