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Community Payback goes full time

Offenders will be made to do a full five-day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences outlined by Minister for Prisons and Probation, Crispin. The work will include four days hard manual labour, improving public areas by clearing up litter, cleaning graffiti and maintaining parks and

Drink-driver handed ban

A drink-driver who was almost three times the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the roads. Simon Davies, 42, of Lindbergh Close, Rowner admitted driving a Citroen Dispatch van in Fareham Road, Gosport, after drinking too much on August 8. A test revealed his breath contained 104 microgrammes of alcohol per

Dad spared prison after attack at a party

A dad who attacked two men – knocking one out in seperate incidents at the same party – has been spared jail. Lawrence Scott set upon his first victim at a prize-giving evening, believing the man had spilt beer on his shirt.  A second man spotted Scott throwing punches at Thorngate

Fine for teenager after assault

Magistrates have fined a teenager for committing an assault. David Hardy had denied attacking Benjamin Smith in Gosport on June 27, but the 18 year old was found guilty of assault by beating at Fareham Magistrates’ Court. Hardy, of Turner Avenue, was fined £150 and told to pay £50 compensation to his

Sex attack in copse leads to Police appeal

Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was picking blackberries in a copse. The 40 year old victim was in Cawter’s Copse in Rowner, Gosport at 7pm on Wednesday. A man came up from behind and grabbed the collar of her shirt before pulling her to

Anger over rottweiler’s dog attack in Gosport

A woman has told of the moment she fought off a rottweiler which attacked her dog. Tonia Evans was walking her dog, Betty, at Fork Gilkicker in Gosport when she says a rottweiler came tearing along the path and pounced on the border collie. When the 58 year old tried to pull

Dad spared prison after attack at a party

A dad who attacked two men – knocking one out in seperate incidents at the same party – has been spared jail. Lawrence Scott set upon his first victim at a prize-giving evening, believing the man had spilt beer on his shirt.  A second man spotted Scott throwing punches at Thorngate

Fine for teenager after assault

Magistrates have fined a teenager for committing an assault. David Hardy had denied attacking Benjamin Smith in Gosport on June 27, but the 18 year old was found guilty of assault by beating at Fareham Magistrates’ Court. Hardy, of Turner Avenue, was fined £150 and told to pay £50 compensation to his

Sex attack in copse leads to Police appeal

Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was picking blackberries in a copse. The 40 year old victim was in Cawter’s Copse in Rowner, Gosport at 7pm on Wednesday. A man came up from behind and grabbed the collar of her shirt before pulling her to