Summary

  • Updates from Monday 8 October

  1. Drowned cenotaph row man 'sought safety'published at 16:45 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Simon Colley was targeted online after avoiding jail for kicking a wreath at a cenotaph.

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  2. Hospital power cut after substation firepublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    The power supply at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth was affected earlier this afternoon after a fire at a nearby substation.

    The incident on Southwick Hill Road was reported to Hampshire fire and rescue shortly after midday.

    The fire service said no-one was injured in the incident.

    Paul Bytheway, chief operating officer at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "Mains power to parts of the Queen Alexandra Hospital site was lost shortly after noon today."

    He added: "We instigated our incident response plan and normal power has been restored in all patient areas in the hospital."

  3. Wrong-way smash car 'crashed days before'published at 16:41 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    The car, which was in a crash that killed three, was reported to police five days earlier, it emerges.

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  4. Man charged over fatal 'hit-and-run'published at 15:47 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    A 48-year-old pedestrian died in hospital after being struck by a motorbike in Andover.

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  5. Isle of Wight lemur on the loosepublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Ruffed lemur - genericImage source, PA
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    Lemurs are on the critically-endangered list

    Isle of Wight zoo was temporarily closed yesterday after a black and white ruffed lemur escaped from its enclosure.

    The zoo confirmed that Lalaina got out at 11:30, sparking its "standard escape procedure".

    The good news is that Lalaina is now back in her enclosure and is "none the worse for her adventure".

    Chief executive Veronina Chrisp said at no time were any visitors, animals or team members in any danger.

    Lemurs are on the critically-endangered list as their population has declined 80% in 21 years. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature now considers them to be at extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  6. Tory Bullingdon Club ban overturnedpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Oxford University's Conservative Association cancels a ban on members of the notorious dining club.

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  7. City's 'upwards' housing plan approvedpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Planning permission is usually not granted to buildings exceeding the height of the Carfax tower.

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  8. Campaigners lose cattle market fightpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Justice for Shaftesbury lodged a legal bid over a council's plan to sell the town's cattle market.

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  9. Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Bentley, Hampshirepublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church, Bentley in Hampshire. The tower contains a peal of six bells. Two were cast by Samuel Knight in 1703 and four lighter bells were cast by Gillet and Johnson of Croydon in 1912. The Tenor weighs twelve and three quarter hundredweight and is tuned to E. We hear them ringing Double Oxford Bob Minor.

  10. Intensive care 'full' after drugs incidentpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Four people are in a serious condition after taking drugs thought to include diazepam and tramadol.

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  11. Obika set to miss rest of Oxford seasonpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Oxford United striker Jon Obika may miss the rest of the season after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament.

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  12. Man comes forward in car thief photo probepublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    The 24-year-old attended a voluntary interview after the owner's snap of a suspect was widely shared.

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  13. Knifepoint robbery in Shaftesburypublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a shop in Shaftesbury was robbed at knifepoint.

    A masked man entered the Co-op on Beaufoy Close at around 06:10 and threatened and assaulted a member of staff and then made off with a quantity of cash.

    The victim sustained minor injuries during the incident, but did not require hospital treatment.

    "This must have been a very distressing incident for the member of staff involved and I can assure members of the public that a full investigation has been launched to identify the man responsible," said Detective Sergeant Tom Hall of Dorset Police.

    Co-op on Beaufoy CloseImage source, Google
  14. Cash-strapped school scraps hot mealspublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Stourfield Junior School's head says she can no longer afford the staffing costs for hot meals.

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  15. 'We've gone without so the kids can eat'published at 11:45 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    The Salvation Army in Reading is providing lunches for children who receive free school meals.

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  16. Chief executive of new council announcedpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Graham FarrantImage source, BCP

    Graham Farrant has been named the first chief executive of the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP).

    Plans to scrap Dorset's nine councils to create two unitary authorities were approved by the then Secretary of State for Local Government Sajid Javid in February.

    The new structure, aimed at saving £108m over six years, would come into effect in April 2019.

    Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch have merged as one council, while East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, Weymouth & Portland and West Dorset form another.

    Mr Farrant has been chief executive at HM Land Registry and Chief Land Registrar since 2015.

  17. Police witness appeal to Eastleigh crashpublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision between a motorbike and car in Eastleigh.

    It happened on 15 October at around 07:55 BST on Leigh Road at the junction of Brookwood Avenue.

    The vehicles involved were a black Vauxhall Corsa, driven by a 58-year-old Eastleigh woman, and a grey Suzuki motorcycle.

    The rider of the motorcycle, a 32-year-old man, from Eastleigh, was taken to hospital with fractures to his upper body and a punctured lung.

    Leigh Road at the junction of Brookwood Avenue.Image source, Google
  18. Mini railway in £350k council takeoverpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    The 69-year-old attraction was suspended by Borough of Poole Council for safety reasons in May.

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  19. School's tribute to M4 crash victimspublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    Staff have carried on working while coming to terms with their grief, the school said.

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  20. Cattle die eating dumped yew cuttingspublished at 10:17 British Summer Time 18 October 2018

    The animals died after eating yew cuttings dumped in their field in Hampshire.

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