Annual 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....
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Super 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...
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New 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...
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A 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...
View ArticleMotorists warned after sixth fatal motorbike crash
Motorcyclists and car drivers are being urged to be extra vigilant on roads across Hampshire following the sixth fatal collision involving a motorbike during the hot spell. Bikers have been warned not...
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Oil spill exercise in River Hamble starts today
An oil spill response exercise on the River Hamble at Swanwick is due to start today (Monday July 15). Hamble Harbour Master vessel will be on patrol throughout the exercise Oil booms are due to be...
View ArticleLatest planning applications
A list of the latest applications made to, and decisions made by, Fareham Borough Council. Applications Locks Heath 10 Locks Road, Locks Heath. Erection of 4 bedroomed detached dwelling with integral...
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Western Wards school choirs unite for stirring concert
School pupils from across the Western Wards performed together at the annual collaborative concert in front of a sell-out Ferneham Hall crowd of parents, friends and relatives. The different coloured...
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Locks Heath couple charged with £950,000 nursery centre fraud
A man and woman from Locks Heath have been charge with fraudulently running PiXies Day Nursery amounting to £950,000. HM Revenues and Customs Michael Scott, 61, and Marina Scott, 58, both of Grovebury,...
View ArticlePark Gate based magazine goes into administration
A magazine distributed in the Western Wards, Hedge End, Bursledon, West End, Netley and Botley has gone into administration owing more than £100,000 and costing nine people their jobs. All nine...
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Hard shoulder on M27 to be used as an extra traffic lane
Cash has been set aside to make the hard shoulder of the M27 between Fareham and Southampton an extra traffic lane with a variable speed limit in an aim to ease congestion. Extra lane for M27 between...
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Increase in 999 and inappropriate dials to SCAS
An increase in 999 and inappropriate calls have been made to the ambulance service covering the south during the heat wave – including a complaint about the people upstairs and the noise they were...
View ArticleNew weekly markets in Locks Heath
Weekly markets will be held at Locks Heath Shopping Village from next Tuesday (July 23). The market, from 9am until 4pm every Tuesday, will be run by SMT Markets, which also runs eight other successful...
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Men wanted for vandalism attack at Park Gate cash point
Vandals attempted to damage a Park Gate cash point along with a number of other machines in the Southampton area in what police believe are linked offences. Man wanted in connection to Barclays...
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Make-over for Warsash foodstore completed
A food store in Warsash has had a £342,000 make-over that has created three new jobs. Warsash Co-operative foodstore The Co-operative Food store in Warsash Road closed for the refurbishment last week...
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Help chose name for snow leopard at Marwell Zoo
You could help choose the name of one of three endangered snow leopard cubs that have taken their first steps at their new home at Marwell Zoo. The snow leopards at Marwell Zoo (pic by Jason Brown) The...
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Staff return to celebrate Park Gate Primary School’s 40th birthday
Pupils and staff from past and present joined in a celebratory tea party to mark 40 years at Park Gate Primary School. Rebecca Kingsland and guest of honour Hazel Gallagher cut the cake Former teachers...
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Sarisbury Green builder’s work could have led to house falling down
A builder from Sarisbury Green whose work was “potentially one of the worst examples of building practices” a council inspector had witnessed has been fined and ordered to pay compensation. Shane...
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