Friday 5th November 2010 Coca-Cola takes legal action over Southsea restaurant name
The choice of the name ‘Relentless’ and the use of an Olde English
font has led to a Southsea restaurant receiving a threat of legal
action from Coca-Cola. The Relentless Steak & Lobster House has been
asked by Coca-Cola to rebrand after the global giant claimed the
restaurant's sign breaches its trademark on its Relentless energy
drink. Owner Scott Matthews, 24, said the restaurant was named after
his father's fishing boat and that he merely used a stock font from
his computer. Mr Matthews is determined to fight the action saying:
"There are too many differences in it - I don't see how you could get
the two confused" Hampshire

Tuesday 12th October 2010 Queen Elizabeth prepares for maiden voyage
Southampton, in Hampshire, will say goodbye to Cunard's new Queen
Elizabeth cruise ship as she sets off on her maiden voyage today (12
October, 2010). The latest in a line of Cunard cruise ships, the
Italian-built vessel was officially named by the Queen at its home
port of Southampton on Monday. The 964ft long ship leaves on its
maiden voyage on a heading that will take it to the Canary Islands.
2,092 passengers are on board for the 13-night cruise which was fully
booked within 30 minutes of the tickets going on sale. The new ship
joins the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) and the Queen Victoria in the Cunard
fleet of “queens”. Hampshire

Thursday 5th August 2010 Record-breaking six-foot wasp nest discovered in Southampton pub
A pest controller called to a pub in Southampton found a record-breaking wasp nest in the attic. The 6ft by 5ft nest housed a total of about 500,000 wasps, Oxford University experts have verified the nest is Britain's biggest ever recorded, and possibly the largest found across the world in the past 50 years. Pest controller Mr Whelan exterminated the insects but said the nest had to remain in place because it was too big to remove. The pub which housed the nest did not want to be identified. Hampshire

Tuesday 27th July 2010 Hampshire’s Watercress Line steam railway hit by fire
A fire in the workshop at the Watercress Line steam railway caused the area to be be cordoned off due to the risk of explosion. Firefighters have been at the scene of the fire in a workshop on the ten mile line that runs between Alresford and Alton in the Hampshire countryside. The new workshop was only opened back in February 2010 with the help of £1m of lottery funding. It has been used for restoring carriages and rolling stock. Reports suggest a diesel engine, two carriages and a tender were all inside the building as the fire raged. The line, also known as the Mid-Hants Railway, was once part of British Railways branch line network until it was closed in 1973 and was subsequently reopened in 1985. Hampshire

Monday 28th June 2010 Power back in Pompey
Thousands of residents of Portsmouth were without power for much of
the weekend after a serious fire took out an electricity substation in
the historic dockyard area. Southern Electric said around 47,000 of
its customers were effected by the blaze at the Warblington Street
substation. The fire started at about 01:40 on Saturday and was
brought under control by 06:20. However, the presence of hazardous
chemicals on the site delayed engineers from gaining access to make
repairs. Power was finally restored to all customers by 2120 that
evening. The outage also effected the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard,
the Guildhall Walk area and Gunwharf Quays. Hampshire

Friday 28th May 2010 Kestrel nest halts power station demolition
Kestrels are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 so
finding a nest containing five eggs was all it took to halt a massive
demolition programme at a former power station at Marchwood, near
Southampton. Hampshire County Council said discovery meant that work
was now suspended at the site. A nest found in the main building,
contains five eggs, meaning demolition work will now be suspended for
three months until the chicks have fledged.

Environment councillor Mel Kendal said: "Demolition work must be
suspended until the Kestrel nest is no longer in use which is expected
to be in about three months' time. Some minor work elsewhere on the
site to make it safe may be continued in the meantime, however." Hampshire

Friday 5th March 2010 Bomb closes London Road in Southampton
The discovery by builders of an unexploded World War II 100lb bomb has
brought work at the construction site on Southampton’s London Road to
a halt. Bomb disposal officers were called after the workers reported
their find to the police. Police were called at 10am on Thursday after
construction workers made their surprise discovery.

A 200m cordon was placed around the bomb and workers in nearby shops
and offices were evacuated. They were later allowed back for essential
purposes only, the bomb is due to be moved by the Royal Engineers to
be dealt with away from the site. Hampshire

Tuesday 2nd February 2010 Pompey fan gets the club’s unpaid bills
When Mark Dugan, a businessman and lifelong Portsmouth Football Club
fan, bought the club’s old name he had no idea just how big a headache
he was in for. When the historic club changed their trading name the
old moniker ‘Portsmouth Football Club Limited’ became available.
Pompey now trade as Portsmouth City Football Club, so Dugan purchased
the old name “for a bit of fun” just before his beloved team won the
FA Cup for the second time in their long history.

Since Sulaiman al-Fahim took over the club last summer Mark Dugan’s
bit of fun has become a nightmare. Now, a stream court papers, final
demands and bailiffs arrive constantly as petitioners confuse his
modest family home for the headquarters of the once mighty football
team. The Portsmouth fan and new owner of Portsmouth Football Club has
even had court warrants issued to seize his family home. Hampshire

Wednesday 27th January 2010 Adopt a grave hopes at church
A church in Hampshire is looking for volunteers to adopt a grave in
its churchyard. The move is not part of a new community service to
provide leisure space for Goths. Instead it is a serious attempt to
deal with the problem of untended graves at the Holy Trinity Church on
Colden Common, near Winchester. A newsletter from the church expresses
hopes that volunteers will come forward and each tend a particular
grave.

Writing about his idea in the church newsletter, member of the
congregation Mike Gaskill said: "I have very quickly had a few phone
calls and it's grown from there. We have several hundred graves that
are totally neglected. Maybe the family has moved away or died out.
Everybody I have spoken to here in the village thinks it is an
excellent idea." Hampshire

Wednesday 23rd December 2009 Clamping firm defends swooping on snow-stranded motorists
When motorists in Hampshire abandoned their cars, unable to get home
in the appalling weather conditions of Monday night, they can’t have
expected to have to pay £157.50 to get going again the next day. But
that was the fate that awaited drivers like Warren Kitley from
Winchester when he was forced to leave his vehicle in the car park at
the Roebuck Inn on Monday night, unable to continue his journey home.
When he arrived to collect his car the next day he found it clamped.
Mr Kitley then had to wait four hours out in the freezing conditions
before paying £157.50 to get free.

A statement on the Cobra Security website read: "People who use
private car parks without authorisation are not only extremely
inconsiderate but sticking a proverbial two fingers up at the
landowner. We provide a service that gives people their car parks
back." Hampshire