Motorist Alison Humpleby admitted driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit. She was caught while driving a Ford Kuga in Mumby Road, Gosport, on November 5. A test revealed the 45-year-old’s breath contained 89 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The legal limit is 35mg. Humpleby, of Fisgard Road, Gosport, was
A shocked worker says she could have been blinded after someone fired what is thought to be an airgun pellet at her office window. Nicky Patterson was sitting at her desk in the Clipper Ventures office in Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, when she was suddenly showered with glass. The object left
Thief Andrew Bishop has been jailed. Bishop, of Williams Close, Rowner, Gosport, pleaded guilty to stealing chicken worth £37.50 from a Co-op store in Gosport on November 9. The 39-year-old also pleaded guilty to possessing heroin in Portsmouth the following day. He was jailed for four months by Portsmouth magistrates. An order was made for
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
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
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 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 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
Youths were spotted driving a stolen dumper truck along the Bus Rapid Transit route. Police were called to the former Gosport railway line by a member of the public at 6.35pm on Wednesday. The caller said he had seen four youths start the truck and drive it up and down the line
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