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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

Gosport MP backs Police plans

Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage has backed plans for an elected police commissioner in Hampshire. The government wants to scrap police authorities and replace them with elected individuals. Mrs Dinenage voiced her support for the plans during a debate in the House of Commons on Monday. She also attacked police authorities for not putting

Drink driver is banned

A 61 year old drink driver has been banned from getting behind the wheel. Michael Quainton, of St Edwards Road, Gosport, admitted driving a Rover in Chilworth Grove, Gosport, after drinking too much. A test revealed his breath contained 40 mircogrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres.  The legal limit is 35mg. Quainton was

Woman faces jail for starting fight in pub

A drunken woman has been warned she is facing jail for starting a pub brawl.  The incident took off after Maxine Anthony was confronted by the then landlady of the Green Dragon pub in Rowner Road, Gosport, and asked to leave because she was on the Pubwatch list of banned

Lee-on-the-Solent man caught growing cannabis

A man who produced cannabis has been spared jail. Stewart Broughton admitted growing the Class B drug in Lee-on-the-Solent. Broughton, from Elmore Avenue, Lee-on-the-Solent, was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for a year by Fareham magistrates. The 46 year old was given a curfew ordering him not to leave his home between

Drink driver is banned

A 61 year old drink driver has been banned from getting behind the wheel. Michael Quainton, of St Edwards Road, Gosport, admitted driving a Rover in Chilworth Grove, Gosport, after drinking too much. A test revealed his breath contained 40 mircogrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres.  The legal limit is 35mg. Quainton was

Woman faces jail for starting fight in pub

A drunken woman has been warned she is facing jail for starting a pub brawl.  The incident took off after Maxine Anthony was confronted by the then landlady of the Green Dragon pub in Rowner Road, Gosport, and asked to leave because she was on the Pubwatch list of banned