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Cycling from France to Locks Heath to inspire youth projects
A retired man from Sarisbury Green hopes to encourage and inspire youths to take up activities with a sponsored bike ride. Jim Dodd will cycle about 300km from Reims Cathedral in France to St John’s...
View ArticleMajor upgrade for Locks Heath post office
Locks Heath post office is to get a major refurbishment and extend its opening hours. The Lockswood Post Office in Centre Way will be closed for nine days next month for its makeover, which will...
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Locks Heath twins scoop festive prizes
A family from Locks Heath was presented with festive prizes as the lucky winner of Locks Heath Shopping Centre’s ‘Win Christmas’ competition. Ian Goodridge, twins Poppy and Theo, and mum Debby Randall...
View ArticleGet prescriptions ahead of bank holiday closures
Patients are being urged to get their prescriptions ahead of the festive season’s bank holidays because pharmacies in the Western Wards will be closed or be open for limited hours during this period....
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Locks Heath pupils’ gifts give smiles to the homeless
Children from Locks Heath have put smiles on the faces of hundreds of homeless people with a surprise donation of Christmas gifts. Year 4 pupils at Locks Heath Junior School sent more than £400 and 100...
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A first Nativity for Jigsaw youngsters
Youngsters in Locks Heath performed their first nativity to a crowd of about 100 proud parents and grandparents. Jigsaw Preschool nativity The two to four-year-olds who attend Jigsaw preschool in Locks...
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Locks Heath surgery to close in March
A GP surgery in Locks Heath is to close at the end of March despite a campaign by patients to keep the facility open. Locks Road Surgery The 7,000 patients registered at the Locks Road surgery will...
View ArticlePark Gate fatal crash driver denies charge
A woman from Park Gate has pleaded not guilty to causing death by careless driving following the fatal collision that claimed the life of Marcus Lowbridge last March. Angela Rawson, 56, of Northmore...
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Locks Heath swimmers rack up medal wins
Swimmers who train in Locks Heath won a haul of medals to finish 2012. Locks Heath Swim Squad achieved a number of podium places at the City of Southampton Christmas meet – including Arabella Suttie...
View ArticlePost Office set for refurbishment works
Post Office staff have issued a reminder that the Lockswood branch will be closed from Monday (January 7) as it undergoes a major refurbishment. Staff apologised that the branch in Locks Heath Centre...
View ArticleRevamped Post Office to open two days early
The Lockswood Post Office, which is undergoing refurbishment, is set to re-open two days ahead of schedule. Originally due to open on January 16, the new-look post office, based in the Locks Heath...
View ArticleBurglars stole jewellery in Locks Heath house raid
Jewellery was stolen in a burglary in Locks Heath. Burglars forced entry into a house in Titchfield Park Road and stole a wooden jewellery box and a white leather musical jewellery box containing...
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Locks Heath pupil’s Christmas gift changes alcoholic’s life
An eight-year-old pupil and her classmates had no idea the impact their Christmas cards and gifts for homeless people and drug addicts would have. But Ellena Sloan and her fellow pupils at Locks Heath...
View ArticleMan charged with impersonating police officer in Locks Heath
A 20-year-old man charged with impersonating a police officer and sexually assaulting a woman in Locks Heath is to return to Fareham magistrates court to be committed to crown court for a trial. Billy...
View ArticleLocks Heath shoppers donate cash for charity collection
Children enjoyed the winter scene display by the Locksheath Rotary club at their Christmas charity collection event. Shoppers at the Locks Heath District Centre contributed a huge £1,100 to the club....
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Fatal Park Gate motorbike crash case withdrawn
The Crown Prosecution Service has discontinued the case against a woman from Park Gate who had been charged with causing the death of 20-year-old Marcus Lowbridge by careless driving. Marcus Lowbridge...
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Singers raise £1,100 for charities
A male group of singers raised £1,100 at a charity concert in Warsash. David Bevis with the Hampshire Male Voice Choir The Hampshire Male Voice Choir musical evening at the Victory Hall in Warsash...
View ArticleBanned Locks Heath motorist spotted behind the wheel outside police station
A Locks Heath woman who had been banned from driving less than three months ago was spotted by police behind the wheel of her car leaving the car park next to Fareham Police Station. And when officers...
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Rocking around the clock for carers charity
Staff at a Locks Heath supermarket donned rock-and-roll gear to mark the announcement of its charity of the year. Locks Heath Co-op staff Rock Around the Clock Wearing fancy dress to a Rock Around the...
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Andy returns to Locks Heath to recount his rollercoaster life
Life as a homeless alcoholic with a drug addiction and living in fear of being attacked by a vicious gang was a dark time for Andy Robinson. But after a Sunday service at Locks Heath Free Church, he...
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