Eastleigh FC supporters maybe in line for cheap car and home insurancefollowing an announcement from the club this morning that an Oxfordshire based insurance company is about to purchase a majority holding in the club. Bridle Insurance already sponsor Oxford United to the tune of £100k and as part of the deal offer players staff…
Although many motorists consider them to be a nuisance, MOT tests – which refer to Ministry of Transport tests – are designed to keep everyone safe on the road. When unfit vehicles are allowed to operate on the road, the chances for auto accidents increases significantly. While driver error is often to blame, faulty equipment…
The European Court of Justice has made a controversial ruling against women drivers. The court decided that examples of women paying lower car insurance premiums than men of a comparable age can be interpreted as sex discrimination. From December 2012, women’s cheaper car insurance quotes are to be raised and be equal to men’s car…
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 local…
With petrol prices hitting record highs and the recession taking its toll on householders’ income, Hampshire County Council is working with both Portsmouth and Southampton City Councils to draw commuters’ attention to the benefits of sharing the drive to work. This week is national ‘Liftshare week’ and people are being encouraged to try and fill…
Fortis Insurance has opened a second office in Tollgate, Chandlers Ford to handle the firm’s increasing growth and expanding workforce. Fortis, which already has more than 1,000 employees in Tollgate, has acquired office space in Turnpike House, opposite its current offices. The new office follows the announcement that the firm is to hire a further…
A small team of officers from the Roads Policing Unit have made a big impact in its first year by taking more than 1,000 unlicensed, uninsured or untaxed vehicles off the road. The RPU’s Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) team based in the West of the county is made up of one sergeant and five…
Aviva staff in Eastleigh helped raise a bumper £100,000 for charity after taking part in a sponsored sleep out. Almost 30 Aviva employees slept rough outside the insurer’s Chilworth House office and were joined by senior management, including chief executive, Aviva UK Life, Toby Strauss. The Sleep Out was part of Aviva’s global Street to…
Staff from insurance giant Aviva, will sleep rough on the streets of Eastleigh this Friday to highlight the issue of street children. The Sleep Out is part of Aviva’s ‘Street to School’ programme which is designed to help vulnerable children get off the streets and back into education. Aviva employees from all over the town…
Drivers who have suffered damage to their vehicles through striking a pothole should seek compensation from their council according to pressure group ‘Potholes.co.uk’. A wet summer followed by a freezing winter has seen a large number of potholes created in Hampshire – including Eastleigh – with the junctions on the Town Centres busy Blenheim Road…
