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Knifeman tried to rob fish and chip shop

Police are hunting a man who tried to rob a fish and chip shop in Gosport.  The thief walked up to the counter at Sandy’s in San Diego Road brandishing what appeared to be a kitchen knife.  He then demanded that the 50-year-old worker behind the counter give him some cash from

Man admits to stealing meat

Meat thief Richard Featherstone has been given a conditional discharge. Featherstone, 21, of Wavell Road, Bridgemary, Gosport, admitted stealing six gammon steaks, cheese and two packs of sausages from the Co-op in Wych Lane, Gosport, on July 24. He was told to pay £30 compensation to the store and given a 12-month conditional

Appeal to help find bike stolen from house

This bike was stolen from a house in Gosport.   The mountain bike was taken from the communal hallway of a house in Privett Road between 7pm and 11pm on November 9. The 18-year-old owner of the bike put it in the hallway of the house and later that day noticed it had been

Drink driver is caught out

Drink driver John Newton has been banned from getting behind the wheel. Newton, 55, of Gorselands Way, Gosport, admitted driving a Peugeot Expert in Richmond Road, Lee-on-the-Solent, after drinking too much on October 29. A test revealed his breath contained 65 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The legal limit is 35mcg. Newton

Police hunting thugs who attacked friends in street

Police are hunting thugs who attacked two friends on a night out.  A 28-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were followed by three men along Gordon Road in Gosport at around 1.30am on November 5.  At the junction with Bury Road, they made homophobic comments to the man before two of them

Man admits to stealing meat

Meat thief Richard Featherstone has been given a conditional discharge. Featherstone, 21, of Wavell Road, Bridgemary, Gosport, admitted stealing six gammon steaks, cheese and two packs of sausages from the Co-op in Wych Lane, Gosport, on July 24. He was told to pay £30 compensation to the store and given a 12-month conditional

Appeal to help find bike stolen from house

This bike was stolen from a house in Gosport.   The mountain bike was taken from the communal hallway of a house in Privett Road between 7pm and 11pm on November 9. The 18-year-old owner of the bike put it in the hallway of the house and later that day noticed it had been

Drink driver is caught out

Drink driver John Newton has been banned from getting behind the wheel. Newton, 55, of Gorselands Way, Gosport, admitted driving a Peugeot Expert in Richmond Road, Lee-on-the-Solent, after drinking too much on October 29. A test revealed his breath contained 65 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The legal limit is 35mcg. Newton

Police hunting thugs who attacked friends in street

Police are hunting thugs who attacked two friends on a night out.  A 28-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were followed by three men along Gordon Road in Gosport at around 1.30am on November 5.  At the junction with Bury Road, they made homophobic comments to the man before two of them