A man has been charged with attempted murder following a serious assault in Southwick.

Michael McDonagh, 32, of Henleaze Road, Bristol, has been charged with attempted murder, possession of an offensive weapon, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.He was arrested on Friday (01/10), subsequently charged and will appear at Salisbury Magistrates Court this morning (04/10).The charges relate to a serious assault at Southwick Sports and Social Club on Wednesday […]

Teen due for trial in Laindon murder

A 16-year-old’s due to go on trial today accused of murdering a dad-on-four in Laindon. 34-year-old James Gibbons was attacked near his home in Iris Mews in May

The smallest of sparks can result in catastrophe

  That the message after a firestarter caused an explosion at his family home when he lit a cigarette while producing drugs with butane gas. Jordan Blakey was this week convicted at court after using the gas to extract oil from his home-grown cannabis plants at the address in Washington. Our firefighters responded to the […]

Magistrates jailed Havant shoplifter Natalie Murphy

A 40-year-old woman from Rowlands Castle has been sentenced to five months in prison after pleading guilty to shoplifting offences in Havant and Fareham. Natalie Murphy, of Whichers Gate Road, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from a shop in relation to two separate incidents. The first of these occurred on December 31 2020 […]