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POLICE hunting a rapist who struck in Southampton have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace.

HAMPSHIRE gritters are on stand-by tonight, as county road chiefs prepare for a plummet in temperatures.

A TV comedian has been named ambassador of a Hampshire charity. David Baddiel - who made his name as one half of The Mary Whitehouse Experience - will take on the role at Jane Austen's House Museum. The popular actor and writer is a long-standing admirer of Jane Austen’s writing style and wit and has said in the past that the author of Pride and Prejudice "single-handedly created the modern English novel."

A HAMPSHIRE care assistant has scooped a top award.

HAMPSHIRE civic chiefs have agreed to cut support for homeless people with “less critical” needs, as it looks to save £1.8 million a year.

SO THE Met police officer may be prosecuted for ramming a moped?

TWO HAMPSHIRE residents are backing a poignant light campaign.

IT'S the time of year elves are busy making their last preparations for Christmas.

A HAMPSHIRE hotel has won an award for one of the most dog friendly holiday locations in an national competition.

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised in memory of a Hampshire cricketer who died after suffering an epileptic seizure.

TWO people have been injured in a serious crash in Southampton.

A MISSING teenager from Gosport has been found.

THEY have just celebrated hitting the high notes for 120 years.

HARRY Redknapp has been crowned King of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

SOUTH coast-based Hendy Group – which has dealerships in Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester and Eastleigh – has been named Used Car Dealership of the Year.

DOZENS of families packed out a Hampshire village for a Christmas event.

FREE coffee, tea, and cakes will be on offer to Winchester residents on Christmas day.

I THINK Mrs May should have come to the dispatch box and said "I have done my best now get on with it the lot of you" and walked out, and who could blame her if she did?

BUSINESS recovery specialist Portland Business Recovery has overseen the administration of struggling haulage company PMP-Forward.

THE unsung heroes of Hampshire’s care industry descended on Winchester Guildhall for the 2018 Hampshire Care Awards.

A FIRST world war hero has been honoured by city dignitaries in a moving ceremony.

CIVIC chiefs will get a chance to look at Hampshire’s plan for Brexit when it is released to county cabinet members today.

THE country’s immigration minister has promised to bolster port defences, following a visit to city’s docks.

A NEW £6.2 million Hampshire primary school is set to be given the final signing off when plans go to civic chiefs this week.

HEALTH services in the Solent area are set to receive a £84m boost as part of a £1 billion plan to transform the NHS.

PLANS for a new Aldi store and 128 homes in a “deprived” area of Southampton are set to be refused next week, after council officers blasted the scheme.

A EASTLEIGH mum has built her very own Christmas tree winter wonderland using old pallets.

POLICE have again stepped-up patrols at a Southampton park overnight - a week after a teenager was raped.

MILLIONS of motorists do not understand some fundamental rules of the road, a new survey suggests.

CAN you give either of these pets a forever home? These pets are currently residents at the Blue Cross Rehoming Centre near West End, Southampton.

IT was like a scene from three decades earlier – searchlights flashed and an air raid siren sounded.

THREE masked men armed with planks of wood and a knife have raided a Southampton convenience store.

MORE THAN 1,000 Santa sprinters dashed round the 3.5k course in Lymington in aid of a much needed facility.

DRIVERS face delays through the New Forest this afternoon due to a broken down vehicle on the A31.

A VITAL bridge link to Southampton is to be shut later this month as “essential” maintenance is carried out.

IT'S December, and for many parents it means Elf on the Shelf is back.

HAMPSHIRE police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to about a flashing incident.

O2 customers affected by the mobile network's data outage could be in line for compensation over the loss of service.

THE breakdown of traditional family units, with fewer grandparents, aunts and uncles around for children to talk to about their problems, is behind a surge in mental health issues among young people, Dame Esther Rantzen said.

"DANGEROUS" drivers have been spotted ignoring road signs in order to drive through a CLOSED level crossing.

POLICE and firefighters attended a crash on the M3 near Eastleigh this afternoon.

HE'S the gift giving world-traveller who only comes once a year.

A DEVELOPERS’ wishlist of more than 200 potential sites across the Winchester district has been published, with land at Winchester Cathedral included.

HARRY Redknapp has battled to victory in the Celebrity Cyclone on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! - and now he's been tipped to win the show.

A LONG-awaited housing development in a Hampshire market town could be hit by delays.

SOUTHAMPTON is among a list of the worst areas in the country for getting students into Oxford and Cambridge, a new study has revealed.

WORKERS on some of the busiest rail services in the country are to strike on the Saturday before Christmas in the long-running dispute over guards on trains.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a “perfectionist” Hampshire vet who took her own life using an animal anaesthetic after problems at work.

WEST End residents are calling on a housing provider to put a stop to lorries damaging their road.

GIANT dump trucks brought traffic to a halt and stunned passers by as they were transported down Shirley High Street on Thursday .