Police believe that some unclaimed items of jewellery could belong to someone in Hampshire and are appealing for the owner to come forward.

The items, which were recovered from a bin on January 15 in Southampton contain, what police believe to be valuable and sentimental items.

Helen Ward, Burglary Investigation Coordinator, said: “We would really like to be able to reunite these items with their rightful owner. There are obviously some really sentimental pieces here.

“We have no idea...

Police are warning people to remain vigilant when walking in secluded areas after a man was attacked in Winklebury on Friday, August 13.

The attack happened at 5.30am as a 39-year-old man was walking along a footpath by West Ham Leisure Park, Worting Road.

A man was walking towards him and asked him if he had a cigarette. He said he didn’t smoke and carried on walking.

A few seconds later, the victim felt a blow to the back of his head and heard someone demand money. He said he didn’t...

A charity is appealing for help after it had £17,000 of new equipment stolen by thieves.

The Shaw Trust's Basingstoke Horticultural Project is urging businesses and organisations to help provide secure storage for its gardening equipment.

Thieves struck at the charity's Elizabeth Road allotment premises, South Ham on Monday August 16.

The trust's general manager of community services, John Sole, said: “This was not an opportunistic thief.

“Our premises are fenced and the equipment...

Police swept in to shut down two crack houses operating in Basingstoke.

Drug dealing gangs regularly used two rented houses in Blunt Road, Beggarwood, and Dankworth Road, Brighton Hill to deal crack cocaine.

Police Constable David Woods, safer streets field officer from Basingstoke police station told Aldershot magistrates court how when one house was quiet the other house was busy with people stopping by and concerning residents. Every couple of months activity would switch leading police...