George Ratcliffe
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Tributes to Dame Esther Rantzen who contributed so much to life in New Forest (opens the original)
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The death of broadcaster Esther Rantzen has sparked an outpouring of grief, including from the Southampton charity she championed as patron. Dame Esther, who lived in the New Forest, was best known for helping set up Childline and for the long-running That's Life show. But she was also active across the decades in supporting people in the Forest where she lived and in Southampton. As patron of the Rose Road Association based at the Bradbury Centre in Aldermoor Road, she supported disabled childr
TV presenter and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen has died (opens the original)
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Dame Esther Rantzen, the broadcaster and campaigner who founded Childline and championed assisted dying, has died aged 86. She passed away at her home in the New Forest, surrounded by family on September 30, after living with stage four lung cancer since 2023. Her children, Miriam, Rebecca, and Joshua Wilcox, said: "Our adored mother Dame Esther Rantzen died today. Vape triggers evacuation at Southampton hospital Why firefighters, police and ambulance crews were at Westquay Bid to prosecute King
Council insist safety was considered as playground set to be built without fence (opens the original)
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A councillor has defended the design of a new play area after parents raised safety concerns about the lack of fencing. Fareham Borough Council’s new town centre play space has come under fire from parents worried that children could run into the road or out of sight, prompting calls for secure fencing to be installed. Councillor Gemma Furnivall, who previously launched a petition on the issue, said: "The existing playground had a fence and now they’re planning to regenerate the town centre. Chi
I tried the roast dinner at Portsmouth's Boathouse Kitchen (opens the original)
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What is the best option to go for when having a roast dinner? That is the age-old question I find myself faced with every time I decide to go for a traditional Sunday. However I can now tell you that any decision made at Boathouse Kitchen in Portsmouth’s Historic will be the right one. When I visited, I went for the beef, which I usually avoid as I find it either overcooked and tough or so rare it is basically mooing. Meet the British-Bengali chef, food writer and author coming to Hampshire Meet
Henry Nowak's murderer Vickrum Digwa granted permission to appeal jail sentence (opens the original)
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Henry Nowak's murderer has been given permission to appeal his sentence. Vickrum Digwa was jailed for a minimum of 21 years in June for the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was fatally stabbed in Southampton in December 2025. The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves, referred the sentence to the Court of Appeal as "unduly lenient," but Digwa is also seeking to challenge both his conviction and sentence. Henry Nowak's killer seeking to appeal his conviction and sentence Sikh group calls for publi
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