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Police at Eastleigh are seeking information about two men who twice broke windows in a Fair Oak house. Large rocks were thrown through the windows of a house in Strawberry Mead on the late afternoon of Wednesday, February 27. The following night, just before 9pm, the front windows again were hit by large rocks,...
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A 20 year-old Fair Oak man has received life threatening injuries after being in Collision with a coach during the early hours of Sunday morning Officers from the Roads Policing Unit at Totton are appealing for witnesses to the accident on Fair Oak Road at about 00:30 Sunday, December 2. At the time of...
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While many churches are experiencing falling attendances, Fair Oak’s Parish Church of St Thomas is bucking the trend. With 425 members and growing, St Thomas’ clearly has something many churches do not. Associate Minister Jono Harvey, is taking St Thomas’ out to the people to ”Celebrate 2012″ - a campaign inspired by the extraordinary events in Britain...
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A distraught Fair Oak cat lover is offering a £200 reward for the return of her missing pet. Titch, a one year old female Chocolate Burmese, went missing on July 24 from her Harding’s Lane home and an extensive leaflet drop in the area has failed to come up with any information. Owner Chrissy...
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The study into land contamination on the site of old landfilled sandpits at Fair Oak is almost complete with the risk to the vast majority of the 1300 homes falling within acceptable levels in line with government guidelines. An independent review to monitor landfill gas, was commissioned by the Council after research had shown...
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Despite the recession, business looks rosy for Eastleigh based Fair Oak Design & Print Ltd. As part of their expansion into high quality digital printing, they have recently invested in a state of the art Xerox. Printer Charles Prewitt, with his wife Joy as financial manager, started the family business in 2006 using a...
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Two women from Fair Oak have been charged with Burglary after cash was taken from the tanning salon on Leigh Road. On January 9 just prior to 7pm four teenagers, all female, are alleged to have gone into Universal Tanning on Leigh Road next to HSBC. A member of staff became suspicious of their...
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A new chip shop in Fair Oak has been given the go-ahead despite the overwhelming opposition of locals who made their feelings known during a fiery November meeting of Bishopstoke and Fair Oak local area committee which resulted in the Chairman threatening to clear the room. The controversial chippy will now be one of...
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Police in Fair Oak are cracking down on teenage drinking after residents discovered evidence that after hours activities at the Youth Activity Centre on Blackberry Drive appeared to include drinking, smoking, graffiti, causing litter and busting up picnic tables. Last weekend , residents visiting the Youth Centre found that local teens appeared to be...
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Hungry thieves have cut their way through two wire fences to steal food from a popular Fair Oak garden centre over the weekend. The incident happened at the Arturi’s Garden Centre on Allington Lane sometime between 5pm on Friday, February 18 and 8.45am on Saturday, February 19. Two wire fences were cut to gain...
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Rob Byrne, the Fair Oak resident who is on a mission to save Stoke Park Woods from falling into private ownership as a result of the governments proposed sell off of Forestry Commission land has received backing from the Leader of the Council, Keith House. Previously Mr Byrne had heard from MP Chris Huhne...
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Eastleigh’s MP Chris Huhne has declared his support in the fight to keep Stoke park woods in the public domain. Recently it was revealed the well used, much loved local woodland that lies between Bishopstoke and Fair Oak will put up for sale by the government Writing in response to campaigner Robert Byrne, Mr...
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Fair Oak resident Robert Byrne has written to prime minster David Cameron asking him to intercede in plans which could see Stoke Park wood sold off to a private company. Local walkers and nature lovers throughout the UK have been left reeling by news that the government plans to privatise the Forestry Commission who...
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Detectives in Eastleigh have released an e-fit of the man they are hunting for the vile attack on two workers from Kuti’s restaurant in Fair Oak They had just cashed-up the evening’s takings and left the restaurant at about 1.15am on Sunday, October 17 with a substantial amount of cash and walked towards Eastleigh...
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More vehicles have been damaged in Fair oak over the weekend. Police are appealing for witnesses after another four cars were damaged on Sunday October 3. This follows an incident a few weeks ago when around ten cars along Fair Oak Road and Itchen Avenue had their wing mirrors ripped off. See reports on...
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