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The Sunday Times has confirmed it has now handed the Police a secret tape recording of a telephone conversation between Eastleigh’s MP Chris Huhne and his estranged wife Vicky Pryce in which he can be heard discussing claims concerning his driving record. The Sunday Times had been ordered to hand over the tape to...
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Two Hampshire police officers have been nominated for a national bravery award after the saving the life of a suicidal man who had doused himself in fuel. PCs Steven Males and Michael Nol who are both based at Cosham Police Station were two of several officers dispatched to search for a male who was...
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Thieves raided a container in Velmore on Tuesday night and made off with a haul including chocolate sweets and disposable nappies. A container sited on Kent at the rear of the Falkland Court branch of the Co-op had its door prised open with a long metal pole – the container was being used by...
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Around 30 cage birds have been stolen from an aviary in central Eastleigh. Thieves struck at an aviary belonging to a 63 year-old-man on Derby Road last Monday night June 20 and made off with a mixture of finches and canaries. Last October bird thieves raided an aviary in Horton heath and stole 50...
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Publishers of pro- conservative newspaper The Daily Mail - which has been investigating alleged election overspending on leaflets by Chris Huhne – are now printing his leaflets for him. Conservatives in Botley had been up in arms over the latest mail shot from Eastleigh Lib Dems, claiming that the four page full colour ‘newspaper’...
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Police investigating allegations that Eastleigh’s MP Chris Huhne pressurised his former wife into taking driving penalty points on his behalf in 2003 have won a court order to obtain a secret tape recording and signed statement from The Sunday Times which is said to implicate the Energy Secretary. The Sunday Times has reported that...
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The Spitfires managed to put six past the Falkland Islands on a successful day for Eastleigh.The team was mixture of hopeful trialists and reserves. Eastleigh reserve Ben Chambers opened the scoring after 21 minutes for the hosts after a cool finish,six minutes later reserve Sam Wilson netted for Eastleigh to make it two. After...
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Today is Armed Forces Day and communities all over the country will be staging events to show support for the nations service men and women. While some Councils will be staging parades with marching bands, noisy aircraft fly-pasts and parachutists, Eastleigh Borough Council instead opted for a quiet, private flag raising ceremony which took...
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Eastleigh taxpayers could find themselves landed with a giant bill for a takeaway after a local area committee voted to stop Fair Oak village centre being coming a Mecca for curry lovers. The Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath local area committee ignored the advice of their own planning officer and refused an application...
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Over 100 police officers raided a Traveller camp in Hamble this morning after allegations swept the community that people were being held there against their will. Police officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Force Support Unit were joined by local officers and CID teams, Dog Units and Scientific Services at 5.30am this morning, Friday, June 24,...
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A youth exposed himself to an elderly woman and then followed her. The incident happened on the June 16 at around 7.15 while a 70 –year-old woman was out walking her dogs in Royal Victoria Country Park. A male in his late teens appeared from the trees and exposed himself. He then tracked her...
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A Bishopstoke man who was caught cycling along Mansbridge Rd with two knives and a sharpened screwdriver down his sock has been jailed for 40 weeks. Southampton Crown Court heard that Luke Acourt, 20, was being searched by police for drugs after being stopped for cycling erratically when he pulled out an eight-inch screwdriver...
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Sharon Rees-Williams, 45, from Eastleigh, has just completed a Centenary challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support. The intrepid runner wanted to take on a personal challenge after 2 close friends and a member of her family were all diagnosed with cancer in recent years. Sharon already works as a Volunteering Adviser for the charity, but...
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Eastleigh confirmed today that they will face The Falkland Islands this Friday after a postponement of Wednesday’s International Friendly. A press release was published on the official website today. “The match between Eastleigh Football Club and the Falkland Islands will now take place on Friday 24th June at 3pm. The Falkland Island team has...
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At least 17 road drain covers have been stolen from the streets of Eastleigh and Chandlers Ford over the past week. Most happened sometime between last Monday, June 13 and Tuesday 14 in the Broadland and Desborough Road area of Eastleigh. Two more have also since been reported as having been taken from Porteous...
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