Crime

THE trial of two men accused of murdering Pennington man Max Maguire is due to start today (Thursday) at Winchester Crown Court.

FLYTIPPING wood shavings and household waste cost a West Wellow man more than £1,800.

AN arsonist who launched an "alcohol-fuelled revenge attack" has been jailed for nearly three years.

A CHRISTCHURCH burglar was ordered by a judge to wear an alcohol monitor for 120 days in an attempt to stop him offending.

POLICE have stepped up patrols around a Highcliffe clifftop café’s car park plagued by “dangerous and highly disruptive” anti-social driving.

DAMAGING a victim’s car twice and sending racist messages resulted in a Christchurch woman being banned from contacting them for a year.

A CHILDREN’S minibus was dumped and torched in the New Forest after being stolen from a Hampshire charity.

A MAN convicted of assault by beating has been banned from entering a Bournemouth nightclub for 12 months.

AN Ashley couple were left shaken after burglars smashed their way into their home and stole a haul of valuable and highly sentimental jewellery.

A MOTORIST visiting the New Forest was banned from the roads for six months after leaving a foal with two broken legs in a crash.

A FORDINGBRIDGE man who attacked a woman on four separate occasions has been jailed for 20 weeks.

THE trial of two men accused of killing Pennington dad Max Maguire is set to begin on Tuesday 3rd May.

TWO teenagers have been arrested after a Totton homeowner was assaulted when he disturbed a burglary.

A HORDLE motorist caught at the wheel while more than four times the alcohol limit was handed a suspended prison sentence by magistrates.

BURGLARS stole a motorcycle and two road bikes when they raided a Sway garage.

A LAST-DITCH effort has been made by a New Forest woman to stop her granddaughter being sent to Ghana in an adoption struggle with social services.

A SPEEDING car with a blue flashing light overtook several other vehicles as it erratically drove along Parley Lane in Hurn.

RIDING a moped while over the alcohol limit landed a Hordle man with a 12-month roads ban when he appeared before magistrates.

ATTACKING a police officer while on a suspended sentence for an identical offence landed a Hythe man with a 12-week prison term.

A NEW Forest banker who was convicted of a £3.5bn currency fraud has been transferred to a UK jail, the A&T can reveal.