The Local Newspaper

A BURGLAR who stole thousands of pounds in cash and a computer in a break-in is being hunted by police.

A 52-YEAR-OLD woman has admitted trying to bring 5kg of cannabis into the country through Portsmouth’s ferry port.

MOTORIST Martin Ray was caught behind the wheel while more than twice the legal alcohol limit.

MEAT thief Peter Harbert has been fined.

NEW plans have been submitted to build a huge garden centre in the middle of the countryside.

TALENTED schoolgirl Ebony Jackson is a great artist in the making after winning a competition for her depiction of the Titanic.

FIVE-year-old Hannah Badnell has been awarded a St John Ambulance Young First Aider of the Year Award for her quick-thinking when her mum fell down the stairs at home.

MOTORIST Colin Clelland has been fined for driving without insurance or a valid licence.

INFLATABLE bungee runs, an obstacle course and penalty shoot-outs will all make for a great Olympics warm-up at a fun day.

DEMANDS have been made for Portsmouth City Council to fix damage done to Castle Field.

A ROYAL Navy sailor who groped a female colleague during a deployment to the Middle East has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half months in military detention.

A TEENAGER has made an online video about the importance of fostering.

AT the age of just 14, Raymond Culverwell got his first job delivering newspapers for J G Riley, in Locksway Road, Milton.

A HOUSING association tenant has been honoured for giving residents a voice.

COUNCILLORS have agreed to waive thousands of pounds in fees for the organisers of this year’s Gosport Waterfront Festival.

THE first of two new shops which will raise money for a hospice has been officially opened.

A DRINK-DRIVER who was twice the limit has been banned from driving for 18 months.

PARENTS have been reassured that plans for a new school in Whiteley can be submitted provided they get behind the bid.

A Royal Navy warship is involved in a huge search for three men whose fishing boat went missing.

SAILORS, submariners and Royal Marines have been pounding the parade square at Longmoor Camp, near Petersfield, ahead of a huge armed forces parade in front of the Queen tomorrow.