thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Backing for Southampton hospital Covid Zero campaign

A RESEARCH practitioner helping facilitate COVID-19 medical research trials at University Hospital Southampton is backing a campaign to wipe out transmission of the virus and help protect patients and staff .
David Baker usually works in the emergency , trauma and orthopaedic team but was redeployed at the start of the outbreak to work on multiple research trials .
His job involved taking blood and other samples from scores of patients who were hospitalised .
The 54-year-old also fell ill with the virus himself but is now recovered , back at work and helping the sickest COVID patients in intensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a positive antibodies test .
UHS is one of a handful of hospitals in the UK where people who have recovered from coronavirus can give their plasma , which will then be transfused into patients who are poorly with the virus and struggling to develop their own immune response .
David is also supporting the COVID ZERO campaign launched by UHS , as it strives to bring back services and healthcare support at full strength and clear the backlog of patients needing treatment and operations .
The campaign has already received the backing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the county who signed an open letter urging the community to play their part reduce the risk of spread by walking apart , wearing a mask and regularly washing their hands .
David , a fit and healthy marathon-runner who works in Research and Development , was off sick for three weeks after contracting COVID-19 and spent much of that in bed .
• Coronavirus : All the rules you need to follow He said : “ My main symptoms were a fever , headaches and lethargy like I have never experienced before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bed for a couple of hours a day at the most , I had no energy at all .
“ But I count myself lucky really as I never developed the continuous cough or any respiratory problems .
`` I put that down to being quite fit and healthy – I am not overweight , I don ’ t drink or smoke and I run a few marathons every year and had ran one only a week before I was ill. ” David ’ s wife Alice , 40 , who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stepson , 11 , also caught the virus .
He added : “ We are now just over the 12-week mark and I am just about back to normal .
`` It was hard at first as you would have good days and then there were days were you were exhausted. ''
I have gradually got stronger and been able to get back on my bike and go for a run.
” David , who started working at UHS in 2007 , added : “ It ’ s not been much fun and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sides now – treating patients and being unwell myself .
“ I have seen patients day to day on the wards , many of whom needed to be ventilated .
Some recovered and made it home but there were others who sadly didn ’ t .
“ That ’ s why I am backing the COVID ZERO campaign because it is for the benefit of everyone that we all do our bit to reduce the virus circulating and ensure there is no transmission in our hospital.
” As well as the general public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also being urged to following the three simple steps of walking apart , wearing a mask when you can ’ t and washing your hands often .
Failure to do so could result in a second wave of COVID-19 cases that could overwhelm the NHS in the region , warned Derek Sandeman , picture below , chief medical officer at UHS .
He warned : “ The pandemic is still here , the virus is still in our community .
It remains infectious and dangerous .
It kills the young , the old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those with ill-health and those in their prime .
It takes decades of life from those who die , it can easily and rapidly return , threatening to overwhelm us.
” Mr Sandeman added : “ We are in a good position , a place of relative safety .
We must not confuse this , with a mistaken view , that this is over .
Nothing has changed and a huge risk remains.
” WHAT IS A PLASMA DONOR AND HOW DO I DONATE ?
Convalescent plasma is the antibody-rich plasma of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be transfused into people who are seriously ill COVID-19 and struggling to develop their own immune response .
NHS Blood and Transplant is leading the collection programme on behalf of the Government for a major coronavirus treatment trial .
The trials will investigate whether transfusions may improve a patient ’ s speed of recovery and chances of survival .
If successful , the treatment could be rolled out for use in hospitals .
• City restaurant owner urges other businesses to take part in Eat out to Help Out Donation takes about 45 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plasma you ’ ve donated in 24-48 hours and you can get on with your normal day after donating .
People can donate plasma as often as every two weeks .
Anyone who has had coronavirus or the symptoms can offer to donate at University Hospital Southampton ’ s donor centre by calling 0300 123 23 23 or completing the online form at www.nhsbt.nhs.uk Potential donors are being prioritised so there may be a delay in responding to some people .
People who became more ill with COVID-19 are more likely to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , men , people who needed hospital treatment , people of middle age and over , and people from black and Asian communities , are priority potential donors .

David Baker usually works in the emergency, trauma and orthopaedic team but was redeployed at the start of the outbreak to work on multiple research trials.
His job involved taking blood and other samples from scores of patients who were hospitalised.
The 54-year-old also fell ill with the virus himself but is now recovered, back at work and helping the sickest COVID patients in intensive care, after donating his plasma following a positive antibodies test.
UHS is one of a handful of hospitals in the UK where people who have recovered from coronavirus can give their plasma, which will then be transfused into patients who are poorly with the virus and struggling to develop their own immune response.
David is also supporting the COVID ZERO campaign launched by UHS, as it strives to bring back services and healthcare support at full strength and clear the backlog of patients needing treatment and operations.
The campaign has already received the backing of health leaders and hospital bosses across the county who signed an open letter urging the community to play their part reduce the risk of spread by walking apart, wearing a mask and regularly washing their hands.
David, a fit and healthy marathon-runner who works in Research and Development, was off sick for three weeks after contracting COVID-19 and spent much of that in bed.
He said: “My main symptoms were a fever, headaches and lethargy like I have never experienced before. I would manage to get out of bed for a couple of hours a day at the most, I had no energy at all.
“But I count myself lucky really as I never developed the continuous cough or any respiratory problems.
"I put that down to being quite fit and healthy – I am not overweight, I don’t drink or smoke and I run a few marathons every year and had ran one only a week before I was ill.”
David’s wife Alice, 40, who is a nurse at UHS, and his stepson, 11, also caught the virus.
He added: “We are now just over the 12-week mark and I am just about back to normal.
"It was hard at first as you would have good days and then there were days were you were exhausted.
" I have gradually got stronger and been able to get back on my bike and go for a run.”
David, who started working at UHS in 2007, added: “It’s not been much fun and I have seen this virus from both sides now – treating patients and being unwell myself.
“I have seen patients day to day on the wards, many of whom needed to be ventilated. Some recovered and made it home but there were others who sadly didn’t.
“That’s why I am backing the COVID ZERO campaign because it is for the benefit of everyone that we all do our bit to reduce the virus circulating and ensure there is no transmission in our hospital.”
As well as the general public, the 11,500 staff at UHS are also being urged to following the three simple steps of walking apart, wearing a mask when you can’t and washing your hands often.
Failure to do so could result in a second wave of COVID-19 cases that could overwhelm the NHS in the region, warned Derek Sandeman, picture below, chief medical officer at UHS.
He warned: “The pandemic is still here, the virus is still in our community. It remains infectious and dangerous. It kills the young, the old, the healthy, the fit, those with ill-health and those in their prime. It takes decades of life from those who die, it can easily and rapidly return, threatening to overwhelm us.”
Mr Sandeman added: “We are in a good position, a place of relative safety. We must not confuse this, with a mistaken view, that this is over. Nothing has changed and a huge risk remains.”
WHAT IS A PLASMA DONOR AND HOW DO I DONATE?
Convalescent plasma is the antibody-rich plasma of people who have recovered from coronavirus which can be transfused into people who are seriously ill COVID-19 and struggling to develop their own immune response.
NHS Blood and Transplant is leading the collection programme on behalf of the Government for a major coronavirus treatment trial. The trials will investigate whether transfusions may improve a patient’s speed of recovery and chances of survival. If successful, the treatment could be rolled out for use in hospitals.
Donation takes about 45 minutes. Your body usually replaces the plasma you’ve donated in 24-48 hours and you can get on with your normal day after donating. People can donate plasma as often as every two weeks.
Anyone who has had coronavirus or the symptoms can offer to donate at University Hospital Southampton’s donor centre by calling 0300 123 23 23 or completing the online form at www.nhsbt.nhs.uk
Potential donors are being prioritised so there may be a delay in responding to some people. People who became more ill with COVID-19 are more likely to have high antibody levels. For this reason, men, people who needed hospital treatment, people of middle age and over, and people from black and Asian communities, are priority potential donors.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Mayflower - The Speedwell arrived in Southampton 400 years ago

On this day 400 years ago a small sailing ship called the Speedwell sailed into Southampton Water and anchored off the Westquay close by another ship the Mayflower that had arrived in the port a week earlier .
The Speedwell had left Delft Haven in Holland several days before with a group of about 45 men , women and children aboard .
These people were religious separatists who had originally left England to live in Leiden in Holland to escape religious persecution .
Now they were fleeing again to escape the risk of the Spanish Inquisition and to draw their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They were unable to return to England to live as they would not comply with James I ’ s strict rules on religious worship and so planned to settle in America .
By contrast the people on the Mayflower were ordinary settlers seeking a better life and the two groups planned to sail together across the Atlantic and build a settlement near the estuary of the Hudson River .
The plan was to take on supplies in Southampton and to get under way as quickly as possible but the Speedwell had developed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Southampton who undertook the work may have been familiar with the Speedwell as a ship of the same name and size had been built in the town a few years previously .
The Mayflower and the Speedwell In order to undertake the work it is most probable that the Speedwell was drawn up on the beach near where Queen ’ s Park is today and careened so that new caulking - a sealant made of hemp and tar - could be fitted .
The Speedwell had been purchased in Holland where she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pilot by the name of Reynolds who was also then employed as her master .
He and his crew were to remain in North America with the Speedwell to be used for cod fishing and trading .
The cod was to be salted down and shipped to England to help repay the money put up by investors for the crossing .
While the work on the Speedwell went ahead the two groups of passengers were divided between the two ships and assigned a leader from amongst them for each vessel .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordinated things .
He had been in Southampton buying the supplies before the ships arrived and he was later to be their first Governor in America .
The two masters , Reynolds of the Speedwell and Jones of the Mayflower having met for the first time set about planning their journey using the rudimentary maps and charts of the day .
They were pleased the passengers had agreed a leader for each ship as they could now focus totally on managing their ships and supervising the crews .
The Speedwell needed to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considered seaworthy which delayed their departure and incurred costs that had not been expected .
The people who were funding the sailing were known as Merchant Adventurers and they sent their representative to meet with the Settlers and Separatists in Southampton .
His name was Thomas Weston and he had brought with him extra funds and a new contract for the repayment of the Merchant Adventurer ’ s investment .
The new contract had worse conditions than those previously agreed and not surprisingly no-one would sign it .
He promptly left refusing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no money to spare the only way the repairs could be paid for was by selling some of their sparse supplies .
It was at this time that tension started to mount and people angrily turned on the Separatist Robert Cushman who had been sent ahead to negotiate the agreement .
When things calmed down a letter was drafted and agreed by all explaining why they felt they could not agree to the new contract and suggesting an extension to the repayment period to ensure that the Merchant Adventurers recovered their investment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the supplies purchased in Southampton were stowed on board and the ships prepared for sailing .
The details of their historic departure will be described next week .

On this day 400 years ago a small sailing ship called the Speedwell sailed into Southampton Water and anchored off the Westquay close by another ship the Mayflower that had arrived in the port a week earlier.
The Speedwell had left Delft Haven in Holland several days before with a group of about 45 men, women and children aboard.
These people were religious separatists who had originally left England to live in Leiden in Holland to escape religious persecution. Now they were fleeing again to escape the risk of the Spanish Inquisition and to draw their community together free of Dutch influence.
They were unable to return to England to live as they would not comply with James I’s strict rules on religious worship and so planned to settle in America.
By contrast the people on the Mayflower were ordinary settlers seeking a better life and the two groups planned to sail together across the Atlantic and build a settlement near the estuary of the Hudson River.
The plan was to take on supplies in Southampton and to get under way as quickly as possible but the Speedwell had developed a leak and needed repairing.
The shipwrights in Southampton who undertook the work may have been familiar with the Speedwell as a ship of the same name and size had been built in the town a few years previously.
The Mayflower and the Speedwell
In order to undertake the work it is most probable that the Speedwell was drawn up on the beach near where Queen’s Park is today and careened so that new caulking - a sealant made of hemp and tar - could be fitted.
The Speedwell had been purchased in Holland where she had been refitted under the supervision of a pilot by the name of Reynolds who was also then employed as her master. He and his crew were to remain in North America with the Speedwell to be used for cod fishing and trading.
The cod was to be salted down and shipped to England to help repay the money put up by investors for the crossing.
While the work on the Speedwell went ahead the two groups of passengers were divided between the two ships and assigned a leader from amongst them for each vessel.
One man in particular, John Carver, coordinated things. He had been in Southampton buying the supplies before the ships arrived and he was later to be their first Governor in America.
John Carver
The two masters, Reynolds of the Speedwell and Jones of the Mayflower having met for the first time set about planning their journey using the rudimentary maps and charts of the day. They were pleased the passengers had agreed a leader for each ship as they could now focus totally on managing their ships and supervising the crews.
The Speedwell needed to be repaired twice in Southampton before she was considered seaworthy which delayed their departure and incurred costs that had not been expected.
The people who were funding the sailing were known as Merchant Adventurers and they sent their representative to meet with the Settlers and Separatists in Southampton. His name was Thomas Weston and he had brought with him extra funds and a new contract for the repayment of the Merchant Adventurer’s investment.
The new contract had worse conditions than those previously agreed and not surprisingly no-one would sign it. He promptly left refusing to give them any more money.
The departure from Delft Haven
With no money to spare the only way the repairs could be paid for was by selling some of their sparse supplies. It was at this time that tension started to mount and people angrily turned on the Separatist Robert Cushman who had been sent ahead to negotiate the agreement.
When things calmed down a letter was drafted and agreed by all explaining why they felt they could not agree to the new contract and suggesting an extension to the repayment period to ensure that the Merchant Adventurers recovered their investment.
Once the Speedwell was seaworthy the remainder of the supplies purchased in Southampton were stowed on board and the ships prepared for sailing.
The details of their historic departure will be described next week.
Godfrey Collyer is a tour guide with SeeSouthampton.co.uk .


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Fire leaves Open Reach van in ruin in Holbury

A VAN was left in ruin following a blaze late at night which required a fast response from firefighters .
Neighbours have spoken of their shock after an Openreach vehicle parked outside a former telephone exchange in Long Copse , Holbury , burst into flames .
The intense heat smashed one of the windows at the old exchange and part of the two-storey building began to smoulder .
Posting on social media Hardley firefighters said flames were `` towering '' towards nearby trees and threatening to spread to nearby buildings .
They added that firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control and prevent the blaze spreading .
The fire broke out in the early hours of yesterday but police say it is not being treated as arson .
One Long Copse resident said : `` I heard three loud pops and what sounded like very loud fireworks .
I looked out of my window and saw the van was well alight .
The situation became very serious very quickly so I dialled 999 .
`` The fire brigade arrived within about seven minutes , maybe sooner , and were here a good hour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I never thought there was any danger of the fire spreading to my home but it was close enough . ''
Another neighbour added : `` I heard the sound of something blowing up , which might have been the vehicle 's battery .
The van was on fire and the flames were having a go at a neighbouring tree .
`` The van had probably been parked there since 5.30pm-6pm , so something must have been simmering for quite a while . ''
The window damaged by the intense heat was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rescue Service ( HFRS ) said police had been told about the incident .
A police spokesman added : `` We were called by HFRS at 1.49am following a vehicle fire at Long Copse , Holbury .
This was reported to us for our awareness and there was no requirement for police to attend . ''
An Openreach spokesperson said : “ One vehicle was badly damaged as was a window in our exchange building but fortunately none of our people was hurt . ''

Neighbours have spoken of their shock after an Openreach vehicle parked outside a former telephone exchange in Long Copse, Holbury, burst into flames.
The intense heat smashed one of the windows at the old exchange and part of the two-storey building began to smoulder.
Posting on social media Hardley firefighters said flames were "towering" towards nearby trees and threatening to spread to nearby buildings.
They added that firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hosereel jet to bring the flames under control and prevent the blaze spreading.
The fire broke out in the early hours of yesterday but police say it is not being treated as arson.
One Long Copse resident said: "I heard three loud pops and what sounded like very loud fireworks. I looked out of my window and saw the van was well alight. The situation became very serious very quickly so I dialled 999.
"The fire brigade arrived within about seven minutes, maybe sooner, and were here a good hour. They did a superb job.
"I never thought there was any danger of the fire spreading to my home but it was close enough."
Another neighbour added: "I heard the sound of something blowing up, which might have been the vehicle's battery. The van was on fire and the flames were having a go at a neighbouring tree.
"The van had probably been parked there since 5.30pm-6pm, so something must have been simmering for quite a while."
The window damaged by the intense heat was later boarded up.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) said police had been told about the incident.
A police spokesman added: "We were called by HFRS at 1.49am following a vehicle fire at Long Copse, Holbury. This was reported to us for our awareness and there was no requirement for police to attend."
An Openreach spokesperson said: “One vehicle was badly damaged as was a window in our exchange building but fortunately none of our people was hurt."
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thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Demi McCann assaulted police officers in Southampton

A WOMAN has been ordered to do unpaid work after assaulting three police officers in Southampton .
Demi McCann , @ @ @ @ @ , assaulted the officers while they were on duty , by beating them .
Appearing @ @ @ @ @ , the 28-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting an emergency worker .
She @ @ @ @ @ including 200 hours of unpaid work for the next 12 months .
McCann was also @ @ @ @ @ compensation .

Demi McCann, of Wildham Road, Havant, assaulted the officers while they were on duty, by beating them.
Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, the 28-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting an emergency worker.
She was given a community order including 200 hours of unpaid work for the next 12 months.
McCann was also ordered to pay £1,250 in compensation.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Teenage boy stole DKNY handbag from TK Maxx

The 14-year-old boy , who can not be named for legal reasons , stole a DKNY handbag worth £69.99 .
@ @ @ @ @ and stole fizzy drinks , and used threatening words to a police officer .
Appearing @ @ @ @ @ he pleaded guilty to one count of stealing , one count of stealing while trespassing @ @ @ @ @ using threatening words or behaviour .
The teenager was referred to a youth offender panel @ @ @ @ @ four months , with a total period of 12 months .

The 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stole a DKNY handbag worth £69.99.
He also trespassed a building and stole fizzy drinks, and used threatening words to a police officer.
Appearing at Portsmouth Magistrates Court, he pleaded guilty to one count of stealing, one count of stealing while trespassing, and one count of using threatening words or behaviour.
The teenager was referred to a youth offender panel for an extended period of four months, with a total period of 12 months.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--LETTER - Creating edge of Southampton fume-filled hell.

I have grave reservations with the recent decisions , particularly those most recently made , to introduce cycle lanes on major routes in and out of Southampton .
Whilst one can appreciate and recognise the need for `` green ambitions '' , surely this is too much too soon .
With business in general and the economy too being in a fragile state , is this really the time to deliberately bring transport to a painful crawl ?
Whenever I criss cross the city , or have made my way by car to work in Chandlers Ford , it grates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very few cyclists actually using them .
A different strategy has to be developed to get more people to ride.The current and past proposals have obviously not worked .
I am in my sixties , so nothing is likely to get me and many of my age group back in the saddle .
And therein lies the problem .
You can provide the horse with water , but you ca n't make it drink .
There definitely seems to be a lack of joined up thinking .
For instance , coming in and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ east means overcoming some horrendous steep hills .
Can anyone visualise hundreds of cyclists , all of varying fitness levels , ability and speeds , safely sharing relatively narrow cycle lanes ?
Remember too , it was only a couple of years ago that it was decided to extend and improve the M27 junction 8 at Bursledon in order to encourage more Southampton bound traffic , including HGVs , to divert onto what is to be an upgraded multi million pound scheme to make this road more vehicle user friendly all the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What 's the point in doing all of this expensive work if in reality , the council is intent on keeping vehicles away from the city and or at the very least , make it overly difficult in deference to it 's yet to be found hoards of social warrior bike riders .
I fear that this council , in it 's righteous search for pollution free perfection , will instead find it 's created a gridlocked edge of town fume-filled hell .

Whilst one can appreciate and recognise the need for "green ambitions", surely this is too much too soon.
With business in general and the economy too being in a fragile state, is this really the time to deliberately bring transport to a painful crawl?
Whenever I criss cross the city, or have made my way by car to work in Chandlers Ford, it grates on me to see cycle lanes with very few cyclists actually using them.
A different strategy has to be developed to get more people to ride.The current and past proposals have obviously not worked.
I am in my sixties, so nothing is likely to get me and many of my age group back in the saddle.
And therein lies the problem.
You can provide the horse with water, but you can't make it drink.
There definitely seems to be a lack of joined up thinking.
For instance, coming in and out of town from and to the east means overcoming some horrendous steep hills.
Can anyone visualise hundreds of cyclists, all of varying fitness levels, ability and speeds, safely sharing relatively narrow cycle lanes?
The winter months doesn't bear thinking about!
Remember too, it was only a couple of years ago that it was decided to extend and improve the M27 junction 8 at Bursledon in order to encourage more Southampton bound traffic, including HGVs, to divert onto what is to be an upgraded multi million pound scheme to make this road more vehicle user friendly all the way into the heart of the city.
What's the point in doing all of this expensive work if in reality, the council is intent on keeping vehicles away from the city and or at the very least, make it overly difficult in deference to it's yet to be found hoards of social warrior bike riders.
I fear that this council, in it's righteous search for pollution free perfection, will instead find it's created a gridlocked edge of town fume-filled hell.
More thought required please.
John Martin
Hedge End


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Restaurant donates hand sanitiser stations to Southampton places of worship

A restaurant in Botley has donated hand sanitisers to places of worship in Southampton .
Purbani Botley , a small Indian restaurant , in partnership with Global Supplies Protection , an international supplier of PPE , has donated these hand sanitiser stations to four local places of worship in and around Southampton and Botley .
These two businesses wanted to help the local community by giving something that would last a long time and benefit a lot of people .
With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic , hand sanitisers are in high demand , and by placing these stations in these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awareness about the virus and the importance of hygiene in these difficult times .
Mohammed , the owner of Purbani Botley , partnered up with Lloyd Russel , the director of Global Supplies Protection in order to provide the sanitisers to these locations that are mostly run by volunteers .
Mohammed 's son , Emran Khalique said : `` Within our community , there is a bit of a misunderstanding about what the do and don'ts are during the pandemic .
`` I think the sanitisers will help as they are quite prominent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hygiene , as some communities have been hit harder than others by the virus .
`` These places run on a lot of donations and I think with some communities , the severity of the virus is not fully understood , and we wanted to highlight that through doing this . ''
The stations cost £195 each , with the cost being split equally between Purbani Botley and Global Supplies Protection .

Purbani Botley, a small Indian restaurant, in partnership with Global Supplies Protection, an international supplier of PPE, has donated these hand sanitiser stations to four local places of worship in and around Southampton and Botley.
These two businesses wanted to help the local community by giving something that would last a long time and benefit a lot of people.
With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, hand sanitisers are in high demand, and by placing these stations in these busy locations, they hope to raise awareness about the virus and the importance of hygiene in these difficult times.
Mohammed, the owner of Purbani Botley, partnered up with Lloyd Russel, the director of Global Supplies Protection in order to provide the sanitisers to these locations that are mostly run by volunteers.
Mohammed's son, Emran Khalique said: "Within our community, there is a bit of a misunderstanding about what the do and don'ts are during the pandemic.
"I think the sanitisers will help as they are quite prominent and will make people more aware of hygiene, as some communities have been hit harder than others by the virus.
"These places run on a lot of donations and I think with some communities, the severity of the virus is not fully understood, and we wanted to highlight that through doing this."
The stations cost £195 each, with the cost being split equally between Purbani Botley and Global Supplies Protection.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Group to take on 20-hour walk from Brighton to Bursledon for Alzheimers

A group of eight friends are due to walk from Brighton to Bursledon for charity The men undertaking the challenge will start from Brighton Pier at 11pm on the 4 September , and walk through the night to their favourite pub , The Linden Tree , in Bursledon .
The journey is around 90km long and is expected to take them about 20 hours to complete , all in aid of the Alzheimer 's Society .
Adie Sheath , one of the walkers said : `` A couple of years ago , my brother , who is part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , walked to Bournemouth .
`` It came up on my Facebook memories about three weeks ago and one of us said 'What are we going to do now then ? '
'' `` One of our friends said he would like to do the Alzheimer 's Society .
`` Everyone said they were up for it as I think pretty much all of us in the team have had someone in our families suffer from Dementia or Alzheimers .
The group have raised over £2,500 so far for their charity .
Adie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clothes , socks and shorts as we do n't even know what the weather is going to be like .
`` Most of us are going to have energy gels like marathon runners use , and blister plasters obviously as there will probably be quite a few of those .
`` We have a target of £5,000 , but once we reach that we will obviously carry on and try to raise as much money as possible . ''

The men undertaking the challenge will start from Brighton Pier at 11pm on the 4 September, and walk through the night to their favourite pub, The Linden Tree, in Bursledon.
The journey is around 90km long and is expected to take them about 20 hours to complete, all in aid of the Alzheimer's Society.
Adie Sheath, one of the walkers said: "A couple of years ago, my brother, who is part of the team, and a couple of mates, walked to Bournemouth.
"It came up on my Facebook memories about three weeks ago and one of us said 'What are we going to do now then?'"
"One of our friends said he would like to do the Alzheimer's Society.
"Everyone said they were up for it as I think pretty much all of us in the team have had someone in our families suffer from Dementia or Alzheimers.
The group have raised over £2,500 so far for their charity.
Adie said: "Everyone is taking spare clothes, socks and shorts as we don't even know what the weather is going to be like.
"Most of us are going to have energy gels like marathon runners use, and blister plasters obviously as there will probably be quite a few of those.
"We have a target of £5,000, but once we reach that we will obviously carry on and try to raise as much money as possible."
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thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Drink driver banned after being caught at more than double the limit

A MAN has been given a driving ban after he was caught with more than double the drink drive limit @ @ @ @ @ Hamble Lane , Hamble , drove a Vauxhall Astra on Coxford Road , Lordswood , @ @ @ @ @ 52-year-old was found with 70 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath .
However @ @ @ @ @ limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath .
Appearing at Southampton @ @ @ @ @ pleaded guilty to one count of drink driving .
He was disqualified from driving for @ @ @ @ @ .
Bruce was also ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 in court @ @

Paul Bruce, of Hamble Lane, Hamble, drove a Vauxhall Astra on Coxford Road, Lordswood, after consuming alcohol.
The 52-year-old was found with 70 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
However, the legal drink drive limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, Bruce pleaded guilty to one count of drink driving.
He was disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined £250.
Bruce was also ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--LETTER - Chaos and gridlock all around Southampton

I THOUGHT it was appropriate to write regarding The Avenue cycle lanes .
I suspect you already know the strong feelings people are expressing about this serious issue .
Councillor Leggett is obviously championing this ill conceived policy and hiding behind Covid 19 emergency powers .
In essence cutting the principal road ( The Avenue ) in and out of the city from four lanes to two is a recipe for disaster .
• Itchen toll will be brought in to manage vehicle numbers The Green Party 's wish to cut traffic pollution is now backfiring because whereas previously there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long tailbacks of almost stationary traffic no doubt contributing more fumes .
His wish to promote cycling is pandering to the minority whereas the traffic infrastructure should be for the majority .
Mums with young children can not cycle , nor can the elderly , the disabled or people shopping .
If you live a long way away but need to travel to work in the city you also wo n't be able to cycle .
After lockdown is over imagine Saints at home , several cruise liners in port and Christmas shopping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the roads all around the city .
Businesses in the city desperately need customers to buy their goods and services , this policy is clearly anti-business and could destroy hundreds of jobs and severely affect the economic prosperity of the city .
If I was a business owner I would be hopping mad and be feeling that the council was not helping to re build lost revenue following on from the pandemic .
• LETTER - Vote with your car and o elsewhere Yesterday afternoon traffic was queueing well back up the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a sudden it 's become a problem for southern Hampshire , not just Southampton .
To the best of my knowledge there was no consultation or survey carried out , just an ill conceived policy with no thought about the ramifications .
Just because they thought it was a good idea does n't make it valid or sustainable .
I do n't live in the city but my job ( estate agency ) involves me travelling around the northern parts of the city every day so I continually see and experience the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ property value and their saleabilty , this is becoming serious .
Councillor Leggett and his colleagues who support this policy have wasted huge sums of public money and quite frankly are not fit for office .
The signs say the lanes are temporary ( I suspect not ) and other signs say `` connecting '' Southampton , they obviously missed out the word `` dis '' !
When you quote councillor Leggett in the future please print the counter argument to his policy .
It is totally flawed and all I can hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2021 will see a return to common sense .

I suspect you already know the strong feelings people are expressing about this serious issue.
Councillor Leggett is obviously championing this ill conceived policy and hiding behind Covid 19 emergency powers.
In essence cutting the principal road (The Avenue) in and out of the city from four lanes to two is a recipe for disaster.
The Green Party's wish to cut traffic pollution is now backfiring because whereas previously there was free flowing traffic there are now long tailbacks of almost stationary traffic no doubt contributing more fumes.
His wish to promote cycling is pandering to the minority whereas the traffic infrastructure should be for the majority.
Mums with young children cannot cycle, nor can the elderly, the disabled or people shopping.
If you live a long way away but need to travel to work in the city you also won't be able to cycle.
After lockdown is over imagine Saints at home, several cruise liners in port and Christmas shopping, there will be chaos and gridlock on the roads all around the city.
Businesses in the city desperately need customers to buy their goods and services, this policy is clearly anti-business and could destroy hundreds of jobs and severely affect the economic prosperity of the city.
If I was a business owner I would be hopping mad and be feeling that the council was not helping to re build lost revenue following on from the pandemic.
Yesterday afternoon traffic was queueing well back up the M3 to the Chilworth roundabout so all of a sudden it's become a problem for southern Hampshire, not just Southampton.
To the best of my knowledge there was no consultation or survey carried out, just an ill conceived policy with no thought about the ramifications.
Just because they thought it was a good idea doesn't make it valid or sustainable.
I don't live in the city but my job (estate agency) involves me travelling around the northern parts of the city every day so I continually see and experience the problems.
Numerous clients fear for their property value and their saleabilty, this is becoming serious.
Councillor Leggett and his colleagues who support this policy have wasted huge sums of public money and quite frankly are not fit for office.
The signs say the lanes are temporary (I suspect not) and other signs say "connecting" Southampton, they obviously missed out the word "dis"!
When you quote councillor Leggett in the future please print the counter argument to his policy.
It is totally flawed and all I can hope for is that the local elections in 2021 will see a return to common sense.
Simon Edser
Totton


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Latest New Forest planning applications - is your street affected?

AMONG the recent planning applications received by New Forest District Council and the New Forest National Park Authority : 20/00518 - First floor and two-storey extensions ; alterations to doors and windows ; cladding and painting ; demolition of conservatory - 1 New Road .
20/10540 - Demolish existing conservatory and rear porch ; single-storey rear extension ; side dormer ; increase the height of the chimney and internal alterations - Comptons Cottage , Marsh Lane .
20/10541 - Demolish existing conservatory and rear porch ; single-storey rear extension ; side dormer ; increase the height of the chimney and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Consent ) - Comptons Cottage , Marsh Lane .
20/00480 - Two-storey extension ; single-storey extension ; conversion of garage to facilitate additional habitable accommodation- The Brackens , Vicarage Lane .
20/10770 - Display two monolith boards ; four hanging B & B-style signs ; five adverts on railings ; one Welcome Sign ; one Welcome Centre Entrance sign ; two developer flags ( Application for Advertisement Consent ) - Hubert Lodge , 2 South Street , Hythe .
20/10468 - Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 19/10445 to allow amended plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , A309104 , A309400 to allow front and side dormers to both units ; reduce width of bi-fold doors , add window to both units - 1 Barton Lane , Barton on Sea .
20/10689 - Proposed sub-division of existing A1 shop unit to two units ; printing shop with retail remaining , plus separate launderette - 1 The Parade , Ashley Road , Ashley .
20/10777 - Demolition of existing garage and conservatory ; single-storey extension to side ; new raised pitched roof with dormer windows to the front and to rear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Road .

ASHURST
20/00518 - First floor and two-storey extensions; alterations to doors and windows; cladding and painting; demolition of conservatory - 1 New Road.
BREAMORE
20/10540 - Demolish existing conservatory and rear porch; single-storey rear extension; side dormer; increase the height of the chimney and internal alterations - Comptons Cottage, Marsh Lane.
20/10541 - Demolish existing conservatory and rear porch; single-storey rear extension; side dormer; increase the height of the chimney and internal alterations (Application for Listed Building Consent) - Comptons Cottage, Marsh Lane.
COPYTHORNE
20/00480 - Two-storey extension; single-storey extension; conversion of garage to facilitate additional habitable accommodation- The Brackens, Vicarage Lane.
FAWLEY
20/10754 - Single-storey rear extension for a kitchen diner - 19 Kings Ride, Langley.
HYTHE AND DIBDEN
20/10770 - Display two monolith boards; four hanging B&B-style signs; five adverts on railings; one Welcome Sign; one Welcome Centre Entrance sign; two developer flags (Application for Advertisement Consent) - Hubert Lodge, 2 South Street, Hythe.
LYMINGTON AND PENNINGTON
20/10696 - Block of three terraced houses; demolish existing dwelling - 2 Lower Buckland Road, Lymington.
20/10705 - single-storey extension - 1 Oaklands, Lymington.
NEW MILTON
20/10468 - Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 19/10445 to allow amended plans A309100, A309101, A309102, A309103, A309104, A309400 to allow front and side dormers to both units; reduce width of bi-fold doors, add window to both units - 1 Barton Lane, Barton on Sea.
20/10689 - Proposed sub-division of existing A1 shop unit to two units; printing shop with retail remaining, plus separate launderette - 1 The Parade, Ashley Road, Ashley.
20/10714 - Replacement cafe (shop) frontage - 46 Station Road.
20/10723 - Single-storey rear extension - Pebbles, 52 Seaward Avenue, Barton on Sea.
20/10752 - Single-storey rear extension and garage conversion - 56 Doe Copse.
RINGWOOD
20/10557 - Demolish existing conservatory retaining one existing double skin wall and build single-storey extension - Wren Cottage, Gorley Road.
20/10777 - Demolition of existing garage and conservatory; single-storey extension to side; new raised pitched roof with dormer windows to the front and to rear of extended bungalow - Ballantrae, Gorley Road.
20/10782 - Single-storey rear extension - 65 Addison Square.
TOTTON AND ELING
20/10577 - Single-storey rear extension, replacing existing conservatory; flue - 9 The Retreat.
20/10670 - Double garage - 10 Deerhurst Close, Totton.
20/10709 - Rear extension to single-storey bungalow - 291 Calmore Road, Calmore.
20/10758 - Convert existing conservatory to an extension - 56 Salisbury Road, Totton.
20/10774 - Loft conversion - 198 Calmore Road, Calmore.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Hampshire college offering big bus subsidy to students

Barton Peveril Sixth Form College will subsidise bus travel for all of it 's students .
Annual bus passes on Xelabus and Bluestar services will be reduced from £650 to £350 as a result of this subsidy scheme .
Barton Peveril principal , Jonathan Prest said : `` I am delighted Barton Peveril can announce it is subsidising the cost of bus passes for the coming academic year .
`` We believe this will recognise the less frequent journeys students are making and will help remove one of the many pressures on families at this difficult time . ''
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ongoing pandemic , students will be less likely to require the bus service this academic year .
With a possible blend of online and on campus learning , the amount students will use their bus passes will be significantly less and this will now be reflected in the reduced price .
`` The College is keen from September to get back to students being taught on campus for most of their sessions .
`` However , as one of the measures to keep our students and staff safe , we will change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a day , reducing the number of students in college at any one time .
`` We also need to prepare for having to switch back to online learning , should there be a rise in Covid cases in the UK or in the local population . ''
The scheme is part of a wider effort to begin a safe return to normality with discussions ongoing to determine the blend of online and on campus learning .

Annual bus passes on Xelabus and Bluestar services will be reduced from £650 to £350 as a result of this subsidy scheme.
Barton Peveril principal, Jonathan Prest said: "I am delighted Barton Peveril can announce it is subsidising the cost of bus passes for the coming academic year.
"We believe this will recognise the less frequent journeys students are making and will help remove one of the many pressures on families at this difficult time."
With social distancing measures in place due to the ongoing pandemic, students will be less likely to require the bus service this academic year.
With a possible blend of online and on campus learning, the amount students will use their bus passes will be significantly less and this will now be reflected in the reduced price.
"The College is keen from September to get back to students being taught on campus for most of their sessions.
"However, as one of the measures to keep our students and staff safe, we will change our timetable to two longer lessons in a day, reducing the number of students in college at any one time.
"We also need to prepare for having to switch back to online learning, should there be a rise in Covid cases in the UK or in the local population."
The scheme is part of a wider effort to begin a safe return to normality with discussions ongoing to determine the blend of online and on campus learning.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Appeal to help young people into work launched by Winchester Creatives

A DRIVE has been launched to help Hampshire ’ s next generation get on in the creative industry despite the coronavirus crisis .
New social enterprise Winchester Creatives wants to raise £50,000 to fund apprenticeships and mentoring for jobless creatives aged 20-24 .
It has launched Mind the Gap , a crowdfunding campaign which aims begin by raising £5,000 locally in August .
Richard Coope , who co-founded Winchester Creatives with Dan Benham , said : “ Covid -19 has left a hole in the futures of Hampshire ’ s young creatives .
“ The Resolution Foundation Think Tank predicts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , leaving one million under-25s out of a job for the foreseeable future .
It is clear something has to be done quickly to stop our young people from falling through the gap.
” Winchester Creatives was started by Dan Benham in 2017 as a networking event .
The regular events were paused last summer .
Richard Coope won a Projects That Matter grant from Winchester City Council and Crowdfunder to relaunch the Winchester Creatives community in February .
After lockdown , he and Mr Benham to set up the organisation as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find jobs .
Dan Benham said : “ I left university in 2010 at the height of the last recession and remember what it was like trying to find experience and work at that time , along with the hundreds of other creative graduates in the local area .
If we can help even a few young people find a job or a work placement , it ’ ll be a successful project.
” The Mind the Gap crowdfunding campaign has the initial aim of raising £5,000 to offer paid-for training .
Crowdfunder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coffee mugs , T-shirts and limited edition prints from young local artists .
The rewards were produced by local Winchester designers , Dan Bee , Aryian Petrelle , Matt Hampsey and Ellie Taylor .
One print , called Mind the Gap , Alfred , from recent Winchester University design graduate Ellie Taylor , reimagines Winchester ’ s King Alfred the Great statue holding a skateboard and a cup of coffee .
Ellie said : “ Winchester Creatives has given me the opportunity to give back to the community and to release my creativity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during lockdown.
” A print by Matt Hampsey , another recent MA design graduate from the University of Winchester , explores his experience of lockdown .
He said : “ The print expresses the things I was worrying about during the coronavirus pandemic .
Winchester Creatives has given me a vital creative outlet and the campaign has given me hope for the future.
” Another print , We Shall Not Be Silenced , by graphic designer Aryion Petrelle , is inspired by the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements .
Aryion said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem getting a job after their degree .
I graduated with my masters degree and had to take an unpaid internship role , which I don ’ t believe master degree students should have to do .
Most companies give unpaid internships , which in this climate is absolutely ridiculous.
” Fellow Winchester graphic designer Dan Bee said : “ There is a lot of benefit for going into the industry and making lots of cups of coffee for people , but you can ’ t do that over Skype during Covid -19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now to help support young creatives to get into the industry.
” Other crowdfunder rewards include an outdoor painting and writing masterclasses with local live event artist Lucy McLoughlin and family “ lockdown portraits ” from Adrienne Photography .
After the crowdfunding campaign , the team aim to raise £50,000 to offer five fully-funded apprenticeships .
They are keen to encourage candidates from BAME and diverse backgrounds .
The funded apprenticeships will offer five candidates from five different creative disciplines the chance to work through paid-for apprenticeships at five agencies for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough to land the apprenticeship will be offered free mentoring with 10 local creative leaders over five months .

New social enterprise Winchester Creatives wants to raise £50,000 to fund apprenticeships and mentoring for jobless creatives aged 20-24.
It has launched Mind the Gap, a crowdfunding campaign which aims begin by raising £5,000 locally in August.
Richard Coope, who co-founded Winchester Creatives with Dan Benham, said: “Covid -19 has left a hole in the futures of Hampshire’s young creatives.
“The Resolution Foundation Think Tank predicts the UK level of unemployment will rise, leaving one million under-25s out of a job for the foreseeable future. It is clear something has to be done quickly to stop our young people from falling through the gap.”
Winchester Creatives was started by Dan Benham in 2017 as a networking event. The regular events were paused last summer.
Richard Coope won a Projects That Matter grant from Winchester City Council and Crowdfunder to relaunch the Winchester Creatives community in February.
After lockdown, he and Mr Benham to set up the organisation as a not-for-profit social enterprise to help young creatives find jobs.
Dan Benham said: “I left university in 2010 at the height of the last recession and remember what it was like trying to find experience and work at that time, along with the hundreds of other creative graduates in the local area. If we can help even a few young people find a job or a work placement, it’ll be a successful project.”
The Mind the Gap crowdfunding campaign has the initial aim of raising £5,000 to offer paid-for training.
Crowdfunder rewards include wristbands, face masks, coffee mugs, T-shirts and limited edition prints from young local artists. The rewards were produced by local Winchester designers, Dan Bee, Aryian Petrelle, Matt Hampsey and Ellie Taylor.
One print, called Mind the Gap, Alfred, from recent Winchester University design graduate Ellie Taylor, reimagines Winchester’s King Alfred the Great statue holding a skateboard and a cup of coffee.
Ellie said: “Winchester Creatives has given me the opportunity to give back to the community and to release my creativity that had been pent-up for so long during lockdown.”
A print by Matt Hampsey , another recent MA design graduate from the University of Winchester, explores his experience of lockdown.
He said: “The print expresses the things I was worrying about during the coronavirus pandemic. Winchester Creatives has given me a vital creative outlet and the campaign has given me hope for the future.”
Another print, We Shall Not Be Silenced, by graphic designer Aryion Petrelle, is inspired by the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements.
Aryion said: “Most recent grads have a problem getting a job after their degree. I graduated with my masters degree and had to take an unpaid internship role, which I don’t believe master degree students should have to do. Most companies give unpaid internships, which in this climate is absolutely ridiculous.”
Fellow Winchester graphic designer Dan Bee said: “There is a lot of benefit for going into the industry and making lots of cups of coffee for people, but you can’t do that over Skype during Covid -19. So there is a real need right now to help support young creatives to get into the industry.”
Other crowdfunder rewards include an outdoor painting and writing masterclasses with local live event artist Lucy McLoughlin and family “lockdown portraits” from Adrienne Photography.
After the crowdfunding campaign, the team aim to raise £50,000 to offer five fully-funded apprenticeships. They are keen to encourage candidates from BAME and diverse backgrounds.
The funded apprenticeships will offer five candidates from five different creative disciplines the chance to work through paid-for apprenticeships at five agencies for a five months period.
Those not lucky enough to land the apprenticeship will be offered free mentoring with 10 local creative leaders over five months.
Information is at winchestercreatvies.co.uk


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Residents shocked by late night attack in Eastleigh park

RESIDENTS and councillors have expressed their shock and concern after a woman was attacked in the middle of the night in a town centre park .
As reported , a woman was taken to hospital after being attacked in a serious assault in Eastleigh in the early hours yesterday .
Police are investigating a potential link with another incident that took place earlier in the evening .
The victim was seen being followed by a man along Leigh Road at around 2.15am yesterday .
She was then assaulted in Leigh Road park and rushed to Southampton General Hospital , having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town centre CCTV operator reportedly saw a man acting suspiciously before the attack .
Some nearby residents labelled the incident as “ scary ” .
One person said : “ It is scary , especially as I have a 17-year-old daughter .
I ’ ve always lived in Eastleigh but I never hear anything like this happening.
” A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault .
He remains in police custody at this time .
Officers are investigating if the incident is connected with another attack , which took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Southsea Common .
Police were called to reports of a 40-year-old woman who had been seriously assaulted .
She was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital after suffering a possible fractured cheekbone and bruising to her face , arms , legs and back .
A force spokesperson said the same 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault relating to the Southsea incident .
“ We are in the process of investigating both incidents to ascertain if there are any possible links between the two attacks , ” the spokesperson said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was shocked to hear about the attack .
“ It is a shocking thing to happen , especially with someone being out on their own at that time of the morning , ” said Cllr Irish .
“ It is awful that someone has been attacked .
It is a dreadful and horrible thing to happen .
“ Eastleigh is normally a very safe place to be .
My thoughts are with the woman and her family .
”

As reported, a woman was taken to hospital after being attacked in a serious assault in Eastleigh in the early hours yesterday.
Police are investigating a potential link with another incident that took place earlier in the evening.
The victim was seen being followed by a man along Leigh Road at around 2.15am yesterday.
She was then assaulted in Leigh Road park and rushed to Southampton General Hospital, having suffered soft tissue bruising.
An Eastleigh town centre CCTV operator reportedly saw a man acting suspiciously before the attack. Some nearby residents labelled the incident as “scary”.
One person said: “It is scary, especially as I have a 17-year-old daughter. I’ve always lived in Eastleigh but I never hear anything like this happening.”
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault. He remains in police custody at this time.
Officers are investigating if the incident is connected with another attack, which took place on Monday between 9pm and 11.40pm on Southsea Common.
Police were called to reports of a 40-year-old woman who had been seriously assaulted.
She was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital after suffering a possible fractured cheekbone and bruising to her face, arms, legs and back.
A force spokesperson said the same 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault relating to the Southsea incident.
“We are in the process of investigating both incidents to ascertain if there are any possible links between the two attacks,” the spokesperson said.
Eastleigh central ward councillor Wayne Irish said he was shocked to hear about the attack.
“It is a shocking thing to happen, especially with someone being out on their own at that time of the morning,” said Cllr Irish.
“It is awful that someone has been attacked. It is a dreadful and horrible thing to happen.
“Eastleigh is normally a very safe place to be. My thoughts are with the woman and her family.”


thedailyecho--2020-08-06--'Lockdown anxiety' sees people shop for cannabis-derived CBD prodcuts

A BUSINESS specialising in a legal cannabis-derived supplement says its sales have soared as stressed-out customers look to ease their Covid-19 anxiety .
CBD Shopy , based in Ringwood , says website visits from customers interested in cannabidiol ( CBD ) have almost doubled since March .
It says sales of speciality items such as its ZenBears gummy range have also surged .
It says many users claim CBD helps reduce anxiety and promote better sleep .
Layton Brooks , director and co-founder of CBD Shopy , said : “ The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult period of uncertainty and stress .
“ For a growing number of people , CBD has been an effective way of managing tension and anxiety as a result of the pandemic .
“ Our online shop has never been so busy , with sales across our range of products having roughly doubled since mid-March .
“ One of our most popular ranges has been the ZenBears CBD gummies , a fun twist on the popular sweets which a lot of people prefer to other products such as CBD oil drops or capsules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ describes itself as one of the UK ’ s most trusted CBD shops , with more than 450 positive reviews on the website TrustPilot .
Among its best-selling products are Full Spectrum CBD Oil , Love CBD Entourage Capsules and CBD Life Hemp Oil .
The business was founded by Mr Brooks and his business partner Claudio Santos and began trading last year .
Its vegan-friendly ZenBears gummies come with 20mg of cannabidiol in each bear .
The products are free of the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC ) , which the business says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hemp plant without the main psychoactive compound .
CBD products are legal in the UK providing they contain no THC .
The number of people using CBD oil in the UK has been estimated at around 1.3million .
Its advocates say it can relieve pain , inflammation , depression and insomnia .

CBD Shopy, based in Ringwood, says website visits from customers interested in cannabidiol (CBD) have almost doubled since March.
It says sales of speciality items such as its ZenBears gummy range have also surged.
It says many users claim CBD helps reduce anxiety and promote better sleep.
Layton Brooks, director and co-founder of CBD Shopy, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives in one way or another and created a difficult period of uncertainty and stress.
“For a growing number of people, CBD has been an effective way of managing tension and anxiety as a result of the pandemic.
“Our online shop has never been so busy, with sales across our range of products having roughly doubled since mid-March.
“One of our most popular ranges has been the ZenBears CBD gummies, a fun twist on the popular sweets which a lot of people prefer to other products such as CBD oil drops or capsules,” he added.
CBD Shopy describes itself as one of the UK’s most trusted CBD shops, with more than 450 positive reviews on the website TrustPilot.
Among its best-selling products are Full Spectrum CBD Oil, Love CBD Entourage Capsules and CBD Life Hemp Oil.
The business was founded by Mr Brooks and his business partner Claudio Santos and began trading last year.
Its vegan-friendly ZenBears gummies come with 20mg of cannabidiol in each bear.
The products are free of the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which the business says means they use the goodness of the hemp plant without the main psychoactive compound.
CBD products are legal in the UK providing they contain no THC.
The number of people using CBD oil in the UK has been estimated at around 1.3million. Its advocates say it can relieve pain, inflammation, depression and insomnia.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Three arrested following drugs raids in Shirley, Southampton

THREE men have been arrested following two drugs raids in Southampton .
Officers from Southampton ’ s High Harm Team and Southampton Central ’ s Neighbourhood Policing Team executed the warrants at two addresses in Shirley Road this morning .
Drugs and cash were seized from the addresses .
A 27-year-old man , a 28-year-old man and a 29-year-old man , all from Southampton , were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class A drugs and possession of criminal property .
They remain in police custody at this time .
Acting Inspector Allan Dineley said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under Operation Fortress , Hampshire Constabulary ’ s ongoing campaign to reduce drug related harm .
“ Drug supply can often be linked to a variety of other crimes , like theft , burglary , robbery and serious violence , which is why it is so vital we identify the root of the issue .
“ I ’ d like to reassure residents that we are doing all we can to tackle drugs supply in Southampton and keep our communities safe .
“ If you suspect that an address in your neighbourhood is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activity or associated crime , then please call 101 or the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111 .
“ All information could help us catch and convict those who deal drugs to our communities and even the smallest pieces of information can help us develop a clearer intelligence picture .
”

Officers from Southampton’s High Harm Team and Southampton Central’s Neighbourhood Policing Team executed the warrants at two addresses in Shirley Road this morning.
Drugs and cash were seized from the addresses.
A 27-year-old man, a 28-year-old man and a 29-year-old man, all from Southampton, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class A drugs and possession of criminal property.
They remain in police custody at this time.
Acting Inspector Allan Dineley said: “The warrants were carried out under Operation Fortress, Hampshire Constabulary’s ongoing campaign to reduce drug related harm.
“Drug supply can often be linked to a variety of other crimes, like theft, burglary, robbery and serious violence, which is why it is so vital we identify the root of the issue.
“I’d like to reassure residents that we are doing all we can to tackle drugs supply in Southampton and keep our communities safe.
“If you suspect that an address in your neighbourhood is being used for drug dealing, drug-related activity or associated crime, then please call 101 or the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
“All information could help us catch and convict those who deal drugs to our communities and even the smallest pieces of information can help us develop a clearer intelligence picture.”


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Wandering tortoise rescued from roadside of Southampton street

A TORTOISE has been rescued after it was found wandering around a Southampton street .
The reptile was found rushing around Dunkirk Close in Lordswood on Friday , July 31 , and was rescued by the RSPCA .
A concerned resident of the road spotted the tortoise on the move but despite putting the word out to try to find the owner of the tortoise , the local resident had no luck and contacted the RSPCA for help .
RSPCA Inspector Hannah Nixon said : “ The householder told me that when the tortoise spotted her , he chased after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how fast he was moving .
`` She wondered whether the pink maxi skirt she was wearing may have had something to do with it .
“ When I arrived I could see she was spot on - that tortoise could really run .
`` This ‘ Greek ’ or ‘ Spur Thighed ’ tortoise certainly didn ’ t live up to his species ’ general reputation for slowness .
`` I ’ ve taken him to RSPCA Stubbington Ark Animal Centre where he will be cared for until we are ideally able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return home .
`` At the moment we just don ’ t know if he is an escapee or if he has been abandoned .
`` That is why we would ask if anyone has more information please could they call us on our Appeals Line on 0300 123 8018 . ''
Exotic pets , including tortoises , often end up in the RSPCA ’ s care after people realise they 're not easy to care for or once the novelty wears off .
Others are rescued after they have been abandoned , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It ’ s so sad when pets are just abandoned , and if anyone is struggling to care for them , we urge them to contact an reptile expert for advice rather than abandoning an animal to fend for itself , '' Hannah added .
`` Reptiles such as tortoises have no way of keeping themselves warm so abandoning them is particularly dangerous , as it can seriously compromise their health , possibly even leading to death if they aren ’ t found straight away . ''

The reptile was found rushing around Dunkirk Close in Lordswood on Friday, July 31, and was rescued by the RSPCA.
A concerned resident of the road spotted the tortoise on the move but despite putting the word out to try to find the owner of the tortoise, the local resident had no luck and contacted the RSPCA for help.
RSPCA Inspector Hannah Nixon said: “The householder told me that when the tortoise spotted her, he chased after her and she couldn’t believe how fast he was moving.
"She wondered whether the pink maxi skirt she was wearing may have had something to do with it.
“When I arrived I could see she was spot on - that tortoise could really run.
"This ‘Greek’ or ‘Spur Thighed’ tortoise certainly didn’t live up to his species’ general reputation for slowness.
"I’ve taken him to RSPCA Stubbington Ark Animal Centre where he will be cared for until we are ideally able to find his owner and he can return home.
"At the moment we just don’t know if he is an escapee or if he has been abandoned.
"That is why we would ask if anyone has more information please could they call us on our Appeals Line on 0300 123 8018."
Exotic pets, including tortoises, often end up in the RSPCA’s care after people realise they're not easy to care for or once the novelty wears off.
Others are rescued after they have been abandoned, escaped or been released on purpose.
"It’s so sad when pets are just abandoned, and if anyone is struggling to care for them, we urge them to contact an reptile expert for advice rather than abandoning an animal to fend for itself," Hannah added.
"Reptiles such as tortoises have no way of keeping themselves warm so abandoning them is particularly dangerous, as it can seriously compromise their health, possibly even leading to death if they aren’t found straight away."


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Drivers warned after emergency services called to crash on A27

MOTORISTS are being warned to expect long queues after a crash on the A27 .
Police say the incident happened @ @ @ @ @ junctions for Southsea and Hayling Island .
Fire , ambulance and police are at the @ @ @ @ @ warned to avoid the area .
A police statement said : `` Please avoid the @ @ @ @ @ alternative routes .

Police say the incident happened on the eastbound carriageway between junctions for Southsea and Hayling Island.
Fire, ambulance and police are at the scene and drivers are being warned to avoid the area.
A police statement said: "Please avoid the area if possible and find alternative routes.
"Expect long queues."


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Mayflower Theatre's 2020 panto Cinderella is postponed

YOU shall not go to the ball - this year .
The show , which was due to run this Christmas , has been rescheduled amid continuing uncertainty over when theatres can reopen following their lengthy coronavirus closure .
Cinderella will star Craig Revel Horwood as The Wicked Stepmother and Debbie McGee as The Fairy Godmother , as well as Richard Cadell & Sooty .
All customers with tickets to Cinderella will be contacted soon to move to the new dates in 2021/22 .
Theatre bosses are working on offering some alternative festive magic this Christmas .
Mayflower Theatre Chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` With the current government guidance still unclear on when venues can open without social distancing in place and the latest announcement that no decision will be made until November , we have decided with our pantomime partner Qdos Entertainment to postpone the production of Cinderella until Christmas 2021 .
We will contact customers directly in due course to move their bookings on a year .
`` We do not want Christmas to be cancelled for our customers completely so we are working with our producing partner to hopefully present some alternative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch this space !
” Craig Revel-Horwood is a well-known face on television as a judge on all 17 series of BBC One ’ s Strictly Come Dancing .
He wowed Mayflower audiences in 2017 ’ s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and as Miss Hannigan in Annie .
Debbie McGee impressed the Strictly judges with her performances on the show .
For many years , she worked alongside her late husband Paul Daniels in his award-winning BBC1 TV show The Paul Daniels Magic Show .
Mayflower Theatre is asking customers not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until they are contacted .

Mayflower Theatre pantomime Cinderella is moving to Christmas 2021.
The show, which was due to run this Christmas, has been rescheduled amid continuing uncertainty over when theatres can reopen following their lengthy coronavirus closure.
Cinderella will star Craig Revel Horwood as The Wicked Stepmother and Debbie McGee as The Fairy Godmother, as well as Richard Cadell & Sooty.
All customers with tickets to Cinderella will be contacted soon to move to the new dates in 2021/22.
Theatre bosses are working on offering some alternative festive magic this Christmas.
Mayflower Theatre Chief Executive Michael Ockwell told the Daily Echo: "With the current government guidance still unclear on when venues can open without social distancing in place and the latest announcement that no decision will be made until November, we have decided with our pantomime partner Qdos Entertainment to postpone the production of Cinderella until Christmas 2021. We will contact customers directly in due course to move their bookings on a year.
"We do not want Christmas to be cancelled for our customers completely so we are working with our producing partner to hopefully present some alternative magical entertainment this Christmas if possible – watch this space!”
Craig Revel-Horwood is a well-known face on television as a judge on all 17 series of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing. He wowed Mayflower audiences in 2017’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and as Miss Hannigan in Annie.
Debbie McGee impressed the Strictly judges with her performances on the show. For many years, she worked alongside her late husband Paul Daniels in his award-winning BBC1 TV show The Paul Daniels Magic Show.
Mayflower Theatre is asking customers not to contact the theatre but to wait until they are contacted.


thedailyecho--2020-08-05--Tribute to long-serving Winchester fireman Denny King

Denny King passed away on July 12 and his funeral was last Friday with a tribute from firefighters at the station on Easton Lane .
An appliance accompanied the cortege on Denny ’ s last journey to the funeral service at Richard Steel and Partners ’ Chesil House .
His connection with the fire service stretched from the 1950s to the first decade of this century .
Denny was Darlington-born but moved to the city when he was two years of age , and served the city as a retained fireman at the North Walls station from January 1958 until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ June 1985 .
He also worked at the fire service workshops , as a metalworker , from 1970 to 1995 .
He had two daughters , three stepsons , seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren .
His first wife Wendy died in 1985 and his second , Gladys passed away earlier this year , aged 96 .
In his spare time Denny , a resident of Moss Road , Winnall for nearly 60 years , also worked with the benevolent fund ( better known now as the Fire Fighters Charity ) as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 years , going up to Harcombe House ( fire fighters retreat ) and doing all sorts of maintenance , such as building bridges , painting , any job that needed doing they did it .
He retired from that in the early years of this millennium .
The tribute outside of the fire station holds a close connection to him as this was where the workshops used to be before the fire station moved to Winnall Manor Road .
Paying tribute at the service at Chesil House , the celebrant Janet Powell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I have been told by many people that he was a man of principle and beliefs , he would have his opinion but would respect yours , mostly !
Apparently , with Denny ‘ what you saw is what you got ’ .
Another colleague described him as a caring guy , who would help anyone , he was respected ‘ all over the county ’ .
” “ He recalled attending a fire at a farm where the farmhand accidentally struck him in the knee with a pitchfork , Denny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” Ms Powell recounted that Denny was again lucky to escape with his life at a fire at Marwell House .
“ He had been crawling over a first-floor bedroom in thick smoke and realised that it was too soft under his hands and knees , so was concerned about the stability of the floor .
When he returned outside , he could see that the floor had gone and only the carpet remained intact .
As the ground floor had also disappeared , he would have fallen down into the cellar.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ He was an amazing man , always had an answer for everything .
He was more then just a grandad he was an incredible role model .
A minute didn ’ t stand still that he wouldn ’ t be doing something , rewiring or building shelves .
He was a well respected man and served with pride .
I haven ’ t met anyone to say a bad word about him yet.. Maybe they weren ’ t brave enough .
”

Denny King passed away on July 12 and his funeral was last Friday with a tribute from firefighters at the station on Easton Lane.
An appliance accompanied the cortege on Denny’s last journey to the funeral service at Richard Steel and Partners’ Chesil House.
His connection with the fire service stretched from the 1950s to the first decade of this century.
Denny was Darlington-born but moved to the city when he was two years of age, and served the city as a retained fireman at the North Walls station from January 1958 until he retired as a sub officer in June 1985. He also worked at the fire service workshops, as a metalworker, from 1970 to 1995.
He had two daughters, three stepsons, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
His first wife Wendy died in 1985 and his second, Gladys passed away earlier this year, aged 96.
In his spare time Denny, a resident of Moss Road, Winnall for nearly 60 years, also worked with the benevolent fund (better known now as the Fire Fighters Charity) as the representative for retained sector, for over 30 years, going up to Harcombe House (fire fighters retreat) and doing all sorts of maintenance, such as building bridges, painting, any job that needed doing they did it. He retired from that in the early years of this millennium.
The tribute outside of the fire station holds a close connection to him as this was where the workshops used to be before the fire station moved to Winnall Manor Road.
Paying tribute at the service at Chesil House, the celebrant Janet Powell, who conducted the service, said: “I have been told by many people that he was a man of principle and beliefs, he would have his opinion but would respect yours, mostly! Apparently, with Denny ‘what you saw is what you got’. Another colleague described him as a caring guy, who would help anyone, he was respected ‘all over the county’.”
“He recalled attending a fire at a farm where the farmhand accidentally struck him in the knee with a pitchfork, Denny accidentally got him with the water hose!”
Ms Powell recounted that Denny was again lucky to escape with his life at a fire at Marwell House. “He had been crawling over a first-floor bedroom in thick smoke and realised that it was too soft under his hands and knees, so was concerned about the stability of the floor. When he returned outside, he could see that the floor had gone and only the carpet remained intact. As the ground floor had also disappeared, he would have fallen down into the cellar.”
Granddaughter Georgie White said: “He was an amazing man, always had an answer for everything. He was more then just a grandad he was an incredible role model. A minute didn’t stand still that he wouldn’t be doing something, rewiring or building shelves. He was a well respected man and served with pride. I haven’t met anyone to say a bad word about him yet.. Maybe they weren’t brave enough.”


thedailyecho--2020-08-06--Man 'launched attack on transgender woman' in Southampton

A MAN spat on and punched a transgender woman after hurling verbal abuse at her in Southampton , police say .
The incident happened in Ludlow Road when the man abused the woman , specifically about her gender identity , before spitting in her face and punching her in the head several times .
He then spat in the face of a man who tried to intervene and help the woman .
Police say the attacker is believed to have come from a white BMW estate parked nearby , which was being driven by another man .
The attacker is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curly black hair , and he was carrying a vodka bottle at the time of the incident .
The man who officers believe was with him was seen in the BMW nearby and is described as being Asian and wearing a black vest .
The incident happened at 9pm on Tuesday , July 21 , but details have only now been released by police .
PC Alexa Ward said : “ People should be able to live their lives free of harassment and fear .
“ Targeting someone because of their gender identity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perception is completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated .
“ If you recognise these men , please get in contact with us .
“ We encourage anyone who suffers hate crime , or receives a serious threat against them to report it to the police , either by calling 101 ( 999 in an emergency ) or online through the True Vision website at www.report-it.org.uk.
” Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 , quoting reference number 44200272670 .

The incident happened in Ludlow Road when the man abused the woman, specifically about her gender identity, before spitting in her face and punching her in the head several times.
He then spat in the face of a man who tried to intervene and help the woman.
Police say the attacker is believed to have come from a white BMW estate parked nearby, which was being driven by another man.
The attacker is described as being black, with short curly black hair, and he was carrying a vodka bottle at the time of the incident.
The man who officers believe was with him was seen in the BMW nearby and is described as being Asian and wearing a black vest.
The incident happened at 9pm on Tuesday, July 21, but details have only now been released by police.
PC Alexa Ward said: “People should be able to live their lives free of harassment and fear.
“Targeting someone because of their gender identity or sexual orientation, or a misguided perception is completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated.
“If you recognise these men, please get in contact with us.
“We encourage anyone who suffers hate crime, or receives a serious threat against them to report it to the police, either by calling 101 (999 in an emergency) or online through the True Vision website at www.report-it.org.uk.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting reference number 44200272670.


thedailyecho--2020-08-06--Six killed and more than 100 seriously injured on Southampton's roads

MORE than 100 people were killed or seriously injured on Southampton 's roads last year .
Six people were killed on Southampton 's roads , twice as many as those killed the year prior .
In 2019 , 176 people were killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents in Southampton , Department for Transport figures show .
This was a rise of 22 per cent on the year before , when there were 144 .
The figures have caused a Southampton MP to call for more to be done to make safety safe in the city .
MP for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The rise in road accidents where people are seriously injured or killed does worry me .
`` We need to be doing everything we can to make sure people can travel around the city safely which in particular includes providing safer spaces for cyclists and pedestrians . ''
Royston Smith , MP for Southampton Itchen said that `` every single '' death on the roads is `` one too many '' .
He added : `` The Government ’ s Road Safety Statement sets out how safety will continue to be enhanced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young and elderly .
“ I am confident that with improved road safety initiatives we will see a reduction in the number of casualties on our roads.
” In Hampshire , 798 people were killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents in 2019 .
This was a decrease of eight per cent on the year before , when there were 867 .
Of last year 's total , 35 were fatalities – down from 49 the year before .
Road safety charity Brake has called on the Government to strengthen roads policing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decade of `` appalling stagnation '' in the number of fatalities on Britain 's roads .
Joshua Harris , director of campaigns at Brake , said : “ For nearly a decade now , we have seen an appalling stagnation in the number of deaths on our roads and it ’ s high-time for the Government to take responsibility and act .
`` We need to rid our roads of dangerous drink and drug driving , introduce safe speeds in our towns , cities and rural areas and reinvigorate roads policing , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' In Southampton , the total number of casualties , which includes non-serious injuries , fell from 756 to 589 between 2009 and 2019 .
In Hampshire , the figure fell from 4,033 to 3,062 between 2009 and 2019 .
A spokesperson from Southampton City Council said that the council take road safety `` extremely seriously '' and ensure that this is at the `` forefront of their considerations '' when developing plans for the city ’ s transport infrastructure .
They added : `` We use a range of educational programmes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raise awareness of road safety issues .
These include roadside messaging and vehicle activated speed limit reminder signs to encourage speed awareness .
`` Other opportunities include cycle safety promotion , with previous examples including the usage of bus back advertising to highlight the ‘ Safe Pass ’ message and encourage motorists to ‘ Look Twice ’ at junctions .
`` We work in partnership with Hampshire Constabulary to carry out various road safety events , including for older and young drivers as well as ‘ Safe Pass ’ and child car seat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in people cycling and walking , we are now actively working on the delivery of a new road safety campaign that will encourage all road users to show consideration for each other .
During the recent lockdown period , we also shared information from Road Safety GB advising all road users how to observe social distancing safely while travelling .
`` Finally , we are working with our parks teams to implement ‘ code of conduct ’ signage to encourage considerate cycling in The Common and at other city parks .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review injury accident data as part of a citywide annual road safety programme undertaking mitigating measures where trends are identified .
`` Additional reviews of data and road speed limits are also carried out as and when an issue is highlighted to us .
It goes without saying that any accident is one too many and is a stark reminder of how important it is to continue improving the safety of our roads for all road users .
`` Working alongside key stakeholders , we are already involved in a wide number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to help prevent accidents where possible .
`` Since announcing our cycling strategy in 2017 , we have also invested significantly to make the city a safer and easier place to cycle .
While we have already made a vast amount of progress , we recognise there is further to go and to this end we remain committed to developing our infrastructure to help prevent further tragedies from taking place and make sure that people can get around our city safely , easily and confidently . ''
The Daily Echo contacted Hampshire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures , but they did not respond before the paper went to print .

Six people were killed on Southampton's roads, twice as many as those killed the year prior.
In 2019, 176 people were killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents in Southampton, Department for Transport figures show.
This was a rise of 22 per cent on the year before, when there were 144.
The figures have caused a Southampton MP to call for more to be done to make safety safe in the city.
MP for Southampton Test Alan Whitehead said: "The rise in road accidents where people are seriously injured or killed does worry me.
"We need to be doing everything we can to make sure people can travel around the city safely which in particular includes providing safer spaces for cyclists and pedestrians."
Royston Smith, MP for Southampton Itchen said that "every single" death on the roads is "one too many".
He added: "The Government’s Road Safety Statement sets out how safety will continue to be enhanced to protect all road users, particularly the young and elderly.
“I am confident that with improved road safety initiatives we will see a reduction in the number of casualties on our roads.”
In Hampshire, 798 people were killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents in 2019.
This was a decrease of eight per cent on the year before, when there were 867.
Of last year's total, 35 were fatalities – down from 49 the year before.
Road safety charity Brake has called on the Government to strengthen roads policing, following what it described as a decade of "appalling stagnation" in the number of fatalities on Britain's roads.
Joshua Harris, director of campaigns at Brake, said: “For nearly a decade now, we have seen an appalling stagnation in the number of deaths on our roads and it’s high-time for the Government to take responsibility and act.
"We need to rid our roads of dangerous drink and drug driving, introduce safe speeds in our towns, cities and rural areas and reinvigorate roads policing, which has been decimated by funding cuts."
In Southampton, the total number of casualties, which includes non-serious injuries, fell from 756 to 589 between 2009 and 2019.
In Hampshire, the figure fell from 4,033 to 3,062 between 2009 and 2019.
A spokesperson from Southampton City Council said that the council take road safety "extremely seriously" and ensure that this is at the "forefront of their considerations" when developing plans for the city’s transport infrastructure.
They added: "We use a range of educational programmes and initiatives that target vulnerable road users and raise awareness of road safety issues. These include roadside messaging and vehicle activated speed limit reminder signs to encourage speed awareness.
"Other opportunities include cycle safety promotion, with previous examples including the usage of bus back advertising to highlight the ‘Safe Pass’ message and encourage motorists to ‘Look Twice’ at junctions.
"We work in partnership with Hampshire Constabulary to carry out various road safety events, including for older and young drivers as well as ‘Safe Pass’ and child car seat check events.
"With the recent increase in people cycling and walking, we are now actively working on the delivery of a new road safety campaign that will encourage all road users to show consideration for each other. During the recent lockdown period, we also shared information from Road Safety GB advising all road users how to observe social distancing safely while travelling.
"Finally, we are working with our parks teams to implement ‘code of conduct’ signage to encourage considerate cycling in The Common and at other city parks.
"Working closely with Hampshire Constabulary, we review injury accident data as part of a citywide annual road safety programme undertaking mitigating measures where trends are identified.
"Additional reviews of data and road speed limits are also carried out as and when an issue is highlighted to us. It goes without saying that any accident is one too many and is a stark reminder of how important it is to continue improving the safety of our roads for all road users.
"Working alongside key stakeholders, we are already involved in a wide number of initiatives, including the ones mentioned above, to help prevent accidents where possible.
"Since announcing our cycling strategy in 2017, we have also invested significantly to make the city a safer and easier place to cycle. While we have already made a vast amount of progress, we recognise there is further to go and to this end we remain committed to developing our infrastructure to help prevent further tragedies from taking place and make sure that people can get around our city safely, easily and confidently."
The Daily Echo contacted Hampshire County Council for a comment on the figures, but they did not respond before the paper went to print.


thedailyecho--2020-08-06--Hunt for man who exposed himself in Chandler's Ford

POLICE have launched a search for a man who performed a sex act in front of a woman who was @ @ @ @ @ Officers say that shortly after 9am on Monday , July 27 , the woman was @ @ @ @ @ on Katrine Crescent , Chandler 's Ford , when she headed towards Flexford Road .
@ @ @ @ @ , who she did not know , expose himself and perform an `` indecent act @ @ @ @ @ described as being white , in his 40s , of a slim build , and @ @ @ @ @ time of the incident he was wearing a black tshirt and grey trousers .
Anyone @ @ @ @ @ has information on the incident can call police on 101 , quoting reference number 44200280622 @ @ @ @ @ call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 .

Officers say that shortly after 9am on Monday, July 27, the woman was running down a public footpath on Katrine Crescent, Chandler's Ford, when she headed towards Flexford Road.
She then saw the man, who she did not know, expose himself and perform an "indecent act".
The man is described as being white, in his 40s, of a slim build, and clean shaven.
At the time of the incident he was wearing a black tshirt and grey trousers.
Anyone who knows the man or has information on the incident can call police on 101, quoting reference number 44200280622.
Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.


thedailyecho--2020-08-06--Rush-hour crash blocks A31 near Rufus Stone

An accident has blocked the outside lane of the westbound A31 .
Delays are reportedly building following an incident near @ @ @

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