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Gosport man admits cannabis possession

Magistrates have fined a man for possessing cannabis. John Young admitted having the class B drug on him at his home on August 11. The 54 year old, from Vadne Gardens, Gosport, was fined £250 and was told to pay £60 costs and £15 to a fund for crime victims by Fareham

Gosport man damages ambulance

A vandal who damaged an ambulance has been given a conditional discharge. Robert Watkins admitted damaging the Volvo belonging to South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust on August 21. Watkins, 25, of Bury Road, Gosport, was given a six month conditional discharge and told to pay £85 costs by Portsmouth magistrates. He also

Five months in jail for Gosport pub fight

A women who started a drunken pub brawl has been jailed for five months. Maxine Anthony, of Trinity Green in Gosport, was jailed during a sentencing hearing at Fareham Magistrates’ Court for starting the fight at the Green Dragon Pub, in Rowner, on April 29. Chairman Edwin Daniels said: ‘We have read

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Man who tried to pass cannabis to prisoners is jailed

A drug addict caught trying to smuggle cannabis into a prison by passing it over a wall has been jailed. Kevin Wilcox, from Gosport, was found with cannabis in his pocket outside Winchester Prison in December last year. Inside, prison guards found two inmates trying to throw a line of dental floss

Man who tried to pass cannabis to prisoners is jailed

A drug addict caught trying to smuggle cannabis into a prison by passing it over a wall has been jailed. Kevin Wilcox, from Gosport, was found with cannabis in his pocket outside Winchester Prison in December last year. Inside, prison guards found two inmates trying to throw a line of dental floss

Broadcasting in court to be allowed for first time

The ban on filming in law courts will be overturned to improve public understanding of the justice system, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has announced. Mr Clarke said broadcasters will be allowed to screen footage of judgements for the first time, as part of unprecedented plans to improve transparency. Mr Clarke said: Broadcasting will

Burglar stole laptop whilst family slept

Thieves broke into a house and stole a wallet and laptop while the homeowners slept upstairs. Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary at a house in Ellachie Mews, Gosport. Someone forced open the front door of the home between 11pm on September 5 and 10am the following day. The family woke

Burglar took TV and DVDs in raid of Gosport house

Thieves stole a television and made off with 36 DVDs after smashing the back window of a house in Gosport. A black 19in Hitachi television was taken in the burglary in Southway, Gosport. It happened between 7pm on September 2 and 11am the following day while the 51 year old owner of

Gosport thief handed 28 day curfew

Make-up thief Stacey Alexander has been given a curfew. Alexander, from Inverness Road, Gosport, admitted stealing cosmetics from the Boots store in Westbury Mall in Fareham on August 17. The 21 year old was ordered to pay £10.99 compensation to Boots by Fareham Magistrates. Alexander was also handed a curfew ordering her not