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Heavy rain expected to disrupt journeys on Easter Sunday evening

Heavy rain in the south of England and parts of Wales will likely cause travel disruption and lead to difficult driving conditions on Sunday evening, forecasters have said.
The Met Office said heavy showers expected between 8pm and 11.45pm may affect b…

Easter Monday washout sparks travel warning

Heavy rain could spark travel chaos for an estimated two million Brits making return journeys following the Easter weekend.
The RAC has said that more than 2 million[1] journeys will be made on Easter Monday.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has warned of hea…

Freeport priorities set to be outlined by NFDC

FREEPORT benefits and the reinvestment priorities for the local area are set to be outlined in a report to New Forest District Council.
Solent Freeport, which locally includes areas in Marchwood and Fawley, as well as Southampton, was officially design…

ABP breaks ground on ?25m Solent Freeport development

Associated British Ports (ABP)[1] has commenced work on the first phase of its Solent Gateway development at the Port of Marchwood.
Sir Julian Lewis, MP for New Forest East, officially launched construction on the 21-acre site.
He was accompanied by re…

Alresford woman fined for speeding on Hampshire motorway

Florence Heap, of Pound Hill, was caught by an automatic camera on Friday, March 3 last year driving 75mph between Junction 12 and 11 on the motorway northbound, while a temporary 50mph limit was in place.

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates’ Court o…

M27: Car aquaplanes after heavy rain leaving motorway blocked

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The incident happened around 8am between junction 2 and 3 eastbound. The AA reported the road was left partially blocked causing delays for drivers.
Drivers are a…

Man dies and arrests made after M27 crash involving lorry

Police were called shortly after 12.30pm on Wednesday to reports of a serious multi-vehicle crash[1] at junction five, on the M27 westbound.
Officers, along with other emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash involving a Mercedes lorry, Niss…

M27 crash: Man dies and three arrested after lorry collision

Police were called shortly after 12.30pm on Wednesday to reports of a serious multi-vehicle crash[1] at junction five, on the M27 westbound.
Officers, along with other emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash involving a Mercedes lorry, Niss…