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SUPPORTIVE Councillor Ken Thornber

Broadcasting Hampshire County Council meetings are a ‘waste of money’

PLANS to broadcast council meetings live on the internet have been branded a waste of money.

NOT HAPPY Mum Kasi Brewer with her four-year-old daughter Erin.  Picture: Malcolm Wells (120597-1909)

Fareham mum’s fury as she’s turned away from bus for being 20p short

A BUS company has apologised to a mum and her young daughter after they were kicked off a bus – for being 20p short on the fare.

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ON THE MOVE Francesca Strand during the pancake racing at Redlands Primary School in Fareham. Picture: Allan Hutchings (120611-139)

‘If I can just catch this pancake, maybe I’ll win the race!’

IT WAS a flipping fantastic time for the children of Redlands Primary School on pancake day.

Missing Portchester letter is to be looked into

THE county council is looking into the matter of the missing letter T in a new road sign.

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Fareham man on cannabis charge

A 21-YEAR-OLD man who was found with cannabis has been made to pay £350.

Free CV printing

A PRINTER cartridge company is offering job seekers the chance to have their CVs printed for free.

Work under way at Wickham tennis club

WORK has begun to renovate a tennis club.

YEE-HA Tim Lowe as a cowboy

Hear about Fort Nelson’s hidden history in aid of Fareham charities

HISTORY will be brought to life at a fundraising lunch for the mayor of Fareham’s charities.

Pensioner taken to hospital after Portchester crash

AN elderly woman was taken to hospital after being injured in a car accident.

GOOD CALL Staff at Taylor Made help customers

Firm went from spare room to global success

WHEN Nigel Taylor came back from a holiday to find that he’d been made redundant, he refused to be beaten.

LIFT OFF PSP transporting a commercial vessel

Boat company makes life easier

WORLDWIDE boat transportation firm PSP is to make life easier for fellow exhibitors as it attends Seawork International 2012.

MISSING 'T' One of the signs installed on the A27 Eastern Way at Fareham as part of the Quay Street roundabout remodelling has managed to misspell Portchester by omitting the first T.

Portchester road sign needs to be replaced after T goes missing

THE new £2m revamp of the Quay Street roundabout in Fareham may be up and running now, but it would appear that somebody needs a spelling test.

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Your chance to have a say at Locks Heath forum

PEOPLE can raise subjects that are affecting them at a community meeting.

Popular Holly Hill Easter egg hunt is back with water theme

THE water world will be the theme for an Easter egg hunt in Holly Hill woodland park this year.

Improve your fitness in Fareham town centre

PEOPLE IN Fareham will be encouraged to get fit and healthy.

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HELP From left, Elizabeth Buck, Marion Warner and Julia Hamlin

Fears for the future of Fareham Parkinson’s help group

A GROUP which helps those suffering from Parkinson’s disease could be forced to close unless a new chairman is found.

Fight the flab and help the animals at Stubbington Ark

AS PART of the celebrations to mark its 25th anniversary year, a local animal shelter is encouraging people to take part in a sponsored slim.

Two car accident near West Meon

A TWO-vehicle crash has caused slow traffic this morning near West Meon in Hampshire.

Titchfield Abbey WI to discuss plants

BRIAN Kidd, gardening expert for The News, will be speaking at the next meeting of the Titchfield Abbey WI.

Pub raises cash for charity

QUIZ fans were tested on their knowledge of music at a charity night in Fareham over the weekend.

Apprentices are shown off by navy during visit

NAVAL training base HMS Collingwood played host to career advisers as part of National Apprenticeship Week, to show what the navy has to offer.

Teacher admits having extreme pornography

A TEACHER at a children’s home was caught in possession of more than 170 extreme pornographic images on his work computer.

Man, 59, spared jail over images of child abuse

A MAN who admitted downloading thousands of pictures and movies of child abuse has been spared jail.

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Fareham Borough Council ceremony in the Council Chamber for the Investiture of Honorary Aldermen. Pictured is Sean Woodward speaking

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We’ll keep on praying, says council leader

PRAYERS will still take place at the start of a council meeting next week, despite a recent High Court ruling that they could not be part of formal proceedings.

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Motorcyclist is hurt in crash

A MOTORCYCLIST was seriously hurt in a crash.

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Crew called to gas leak

FIREFIGHTERS were called out after people could smell gas outside a house.

Taxi fare dodger

A MAN has admitted fleeing a taxi without paying the fare.

Drink-driver is given ban

DRINK-DRIVER Steven Smith has been banned from the roads.

Drink-driver, 77, is caught out

DRINK-DRIVER Barry Martin has been banned from the roads.

Driver banned

MOTORIST Alan Treweek was caught driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit.

First Bus

Bus lanes plan for Fareham will ‘lead to traffic jams’

PLANS to create three bus lanes in Fareham will lead to even more traffic congestion in the town, a council leader has warned.

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Thousands sign petition against Portchester parking charges

THOUSANDS of people have signed a petition against introducing parking charges in Portchester, fearing it could destroy the area.

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New county councillor elected for south Hampshire

THE newly-elected councillor for the southern parishes division of Hampshire has pledged to act on what the people say.

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Sunday lunch for Fareham mayor’s charities

THE mayor of Fareham will be holding a lunch in aid of his chosen charities.

Pucker up to win Valentine’s prizes at Fareham Shopping Centre

SHOPPERS are being invited to pucker up at Fareham Shopping Centre to win a special gift package for Valentine’s Day.

Woman, 37, assaulted PC

A WOMAN pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer.

Georgia Potter (7) and Dylan Richardson (7) do some press ups  Picture: Sarah Standing (120483-236)

Cold? Not if you keep warm doing some exercises! video

IT MIGHT be freezing temperatures outside, but that didn’t stop nearly 200 children taking part in a mass exercise class to raise money for their school.

Deadline for by-election candidates

CANDIDATES must get their nomination forms for the Portchester East by-election into Fareham Borough Council by next Friday.

Sailors and staff at HMS Collingwood say goodbye to Commodore Tim Lowe, the Commanding Officer of the establishment and Commodore of the Maritime Warfare School (MWS)

Commodore rides high as he leaves base

THE commanding officer of the navy’s training base got to leave his posting by an unusual means of transport – a giant red tractor.

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Opposition grows to 300 homes on Fareham fields

PLANS to build 300 new homes on countryside in the south of Fareham have been criticised.

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Gritters out on county’s roads

THE county council is salting roads across Hampshire this evening.

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Soberton driver was over limit

MOTORIST Gemma Stevens was caught driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit.

Gosport driver had no insurance

MOTORIST Nicola Chambers admitted driving without insurance.

Blood donor sessions

BECOME a lifesaver by being a blood donor this month.

Stubbington man caught with cannabis

MAGISTRATES have fined a teenager for possessing cannabis.

DIGGING IN Fareham council leader Cllr Sean Woodward, centre, cuts the turf of the community centre with Joshua Fletcher, three, and friends from Andy Pandy pre-school, and Cllr Ray Ellis, right, from the county council.  Picture: Steve Reid (120459-858)

Building work begins on new £2m Portchester Community Centre

THE ground has been broken at the site of a long-awaited new £2m community centre.

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Steve Adamson (left) and Martin O'Rouke from the Segensworth Business Forum, present awards to pupils from Wallisdean Infant School for designing posters which will be displayed around segensworth. Children left to right. Kieran Jones (5), Keira Prince (5), Adam Hayne (5) , Sopia Slack (5) and Chloe Hill-Wilkie (5).

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Fareham children get creative for competition

INFANT schoolchildren came up with winning recycling poster designs for a competition open to schools across Fareham.

Business leaders to meet with Fareham students

FAREHAM students rubbed shoulders with business professionals at an event designed to give them an insight into the world of work.

Tickets to go on sale for Portchester beer festival

TICKETS will go on sale later this month for a popular annual beer festival.

Stubbington salon raises charity funds

HAIRDRESSERS Headmasters have been crowned top regional fundraisers for a cancer charity.

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