Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A story about the unveiling of a statue commemorating a much-loved railway station cat was among our most-read stories of the week.

We have picked five stories from the week across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to keep you up to date.

New home sought for WW2 plane crash seat

Jack Bartley's plane was shot down on the French-Belgian border in 1940

The daughter of a veteran whose plane was shot down over France during World War Two is hoping to put the pilot's seat in a museum.

Laura Stopforth, from Tilehurst in Berkshire, now owns the Bristol Blenheim seat, which was found by a French farmhand following the crash.

Her father Jack Bartley, the aircraft's gunner and wireless operator, survived the event and was reunited with the item decades later on a trip to the Ardennes.

Ms Stopforth said she wanted the piece of history to be preserved for future generations.

Thousands attend air festival amid doubts over future

Crowds were wowed by the RAF Firebirds, who performed a thrilling series of aerobatics

Thousands of people descended on a seaside town for its annual air show.

The Bournemouth Air Festival, featuring displays from The Red Devils, AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers and Otto the Helicopter, took place between Thursday and Saturday along the town's seafront.

BCP Council previously announced it would no longer fund the free air show after this year.

In an update on Thursday, it said the festival may be paused in 2025 to allow a new operator to "plan and refresh" the event for 2026.

Statue of much-loved station cat is unveiled

The statue of Jess, a black and white cat, sits on a counter in the station's booking hall

A sculpture commemorating a cat who lived at a railway station has been unveiled.

The statue of Jess, who was a resident at Andover station until his death in October 2023, now sits on the counter in its booking hall.

Originally thought to be female, the black and white cat was named Jessica by staff when he first began visiting the area more than 13 years ago, after his owner abandoned him.

The figure was created by Amy Goodman, artist in residence at Winchester University.

Daughter raises awareness after mum trips over e-scooter

Ms Millet said her mother had been "badly shaken" after the accident

A woman said she wanted to "raise awareness" after her mother fell over an inappropriately parked e-scooter and suffered injuries to her face and leg.

Kathleen Millet, 81, and her husband Ken, from Wigan in Greater Manchester, were on a weekend break when she had the accident during a coach stopover in Oxford, Oxfordshire.

She tripped over a Voi e-scooter on Magdalen St East and was given first aid by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service crews travelling in the area.

A Voi spokesperson said they were investigating what had happened.

Visitor 'strangled' country estate's duck

The white runner duck had been living on the estate for 10 years

A visitor to a country estate "strangled" one of the attraction's runner ducks after it was attacked by their pet dog, according the estate's owners.

Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke, said staff at Mapperton in Dorset were "deeply upset" after witnessing the incident at about 13:30 BST on Wednesday.

She said a white runner duck, that had been living at the estate for 10 years, was attacked by a small brown and white dog.

The dog's owner, a woman with her young son, reportedly picked up the injured "flapping" duck and strangled it before throwing the carcass into the long grass.