Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A series of wildfires across Dorset and the launch of an electric drone that is also a two-seater aircraft are amongst our most read stories this week.

We have picked five articles from the past seven days in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to keep you up to date.

First baby born in new £91m maternity unit

Baby Isla with mother Katy, father Erik and older brother James

The first baby was been born in Bournemouth's new £91m maternity unit.

Isla was the first newborn to arrive in the Beach [Births, Emergency, And Critical care, children's health] building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

The building has replaced ageing facilities at St Mary's in Poole and Isla's birth symbolises the "start of an exciting new era", a hospital statement said.

Isla's mother, Katy, said her daughter arrived just after 11:00 BST on Monday with "a smooth birth and no complications".

Large fire breaks out in country park forest

A large fire broke out in a forest at a country park on the Hampshire-Dorset boarder.

Fire crews were called to Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood on Monday.

There were about 80 firefighters on the scene who worked to control a blaze covering 50 acres (20 hectares), Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said.

It was the first of a series of wildfires that hit the region.

Could electric drones you can sit in take off?

The Skyfly Axe can take off vertically like a helicopter or land on a runway

Imagine an electric drone mixed with a fixed wing plane - that is the concept behind a new two-seater aircraft being developed by start-up company, Skyfly.

The Axe promises the flexibility of a helicopter but without the cost, noise pollution or carbon emissions.

It is a vertically capable aircraft, or Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which means it can take off like a helicopter.

It also has two fixed wings that allows it to take off and land from a runway.

Ferry boss defends discount ticketing scheme

Isle of Wight residents can benefit from the Multilink discount scheme for buying tickets

A ferry boss defended its discount scheme for Isle of Wight residents, following criticism about the number of spaces available on board.

Katy Taylor, chief executive of Wightlink, which connects the Isle of Wight with Portsmouth and Lymington, took calls from listeners on BBC Radio Solent's Hot Seat feature.

Callers complained about not being able to use tickets bought through the company's Multilink scheme which allows islanders to buy lower-priced tickets in bulk.

Ms Taylor said at least 15% of spaces were designated for Multilink travellers and the ferry operator did all it could to "allow family and friends to connect".

• Read islanders response here

Gang member helped scam £416k from elderly

Leonnie Charles was jailed at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday

A woman who was part of a gang that scammed people out of cash and jewellery worth £416,000 was jailed for two-and-a-half years.

Leonnie Charles, 23, from Reading in Berkshire, worked as part of the group based in the town that tried to scam at least 42 people, the oldest being 90 years old.

They took money and jewellery from 27 victims, who lived in Hampshire, London, Surrey, Kent and Sussex, and collected £116,000 in cash between February and September 2021.

Charles admitted conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and was jailed at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday.

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