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Conservationists create reef which will be home to 30,000 oysters

A reef has been laid in a Hampshire river as the foundation for an oyster bed as part of a project to restore marine habitats. A total of 30,000 oysters are to be transferred from South Wales to seed in the new habitat being created in the Swanwick ...

04 Apr 2023 at 10:43

Bones from wreck of Mary Rose suggest handedness might affect collarbones

Bones discovered in the wreckage of the Mary Rose are providing clues about how someone’s collarbone changes depending on whether they are left- or right-handed. The findings suggest that being right-handed may have put more stress on the right ...

30 Oct 2024 at 18:00

Nearly 15,000 oysters scattered into Hampshire river to create new habitat

Nearly 15,000 oysters have been sprinkled on a newly-created oyster bed as part of a project to reintroduce the native species to the Solent region. The oysters have been transferred from South Wales to seed in the new habitat created in the ...

26 Apr 2023 at 15:54

‘Biggest badass’ warship in the world moors off the South Coast

The “biggest badass” warship in the world has moored off the south coast of England. The 333m-long USS Gerald R Ford, which is the newest and largest aircraft carrier in the US fleet and the biggest in the world, has dropped anchor in the ...

17 Nov 2022 at 14:13

In Pictures: Waves stop play for Solent sandbar cricketers

The wicket was decidedly soggy as cricketers from each side of the Solent met for an annual match on an unusual pitch. Each year, Island Sailing Club members play a team from the Royal Southern Yacht Club, based at Hamble-le-Rice in ...

02 Sept 2023 at 15:03

Swimmers bathing among cigarette stubs, warns MP in call for plastic butts ban

A ban on plastic cigarette filters could prevent swimmers from bathing among “grim” butts, a Conservative former minister has said. Dame Caroline Dinenage proposed the ban as an amendment to the Government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill, ...

26 Mar 2025 at 18:30

Crime

Man with end-stage kidney failure paid builder nearly £120,000 for at-home treatment room but house left ‘in tatters’

A man with end-stage kidney failure hired a builder to create an at-home dialysis treatment room, paying him nearly £120,000 in weekly instalments, but he stopped turning up and left the family home “in tatters”. Martin Linham, 54,...

05 Sept 2023 at 07:00

MP in bid to stop ferry firms leaving islanders high and dry

Ferries which connect island communities to mainland Britain are in decline, an MP has warned in his push to bring boats more in line with buses and trains. Joe Robertson said the Isle of Wight’s 140,400 residents have little say ...

03 Nov 2025 at 12:04

Racing

Reshoun spearheads Williams’ squad seeking Chester Cup honours

Ian Williams is mob-handed as he goes in search of a third success in the Tote+ Chester Cup on Friday. Williams first won the two-mile-two-furlong handicap in 2008 with Bulwark and then repeated the dose 10 years later when ...

05 May 2022 at 17:25

Oysters reintroduced into Solent to boost biodiversity and improve water quality

European flat oysters are being reintroduced to the Solent to boost biodiversity and improve water quality. The joint Ministry of Defence (MOD) and charity conservation project will release 2,000 oysters into the strait ...

29 Aug 2024 at 13:41

Ferry firm hails ‘new era’ of flying electric boats in UK

The boss of a Solent ferry company has hailed a “new era” of flying high-speed electric ferries in the UK. Red Funnel, which runs passenger and vehicle services between Southampton and Cowes, Isle of Wight, has ...

28 May 2025 at 17:23

New mayors can name up to 32 tsars to support policies such as ‘active travel’

New mayors can name up to 32 tsars to help them with their policies and work, Government papers suggest. Local government minister Jim McMahon has launched six surveys to help develop new mayoral authorities ...

17 Feb 2025 at 18:41

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