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The opening of a new primary school in Berkshire will be delayed by a whole year after the contractor went into administration.

Dawnus, which was building Highwood Copse Primary School in the grounds of Newbury College, went bust on 15 March.

The school had been due to open in September this year but West Berkshire Council and Highwood Copse Academy trust said the building would not be completed until Christmas.

Parents and children will be able to visit the completed building before the deadline to apply for a new primary place for September 2020.

Parents of pupils who applied to attend this year will be offered a place in another school for September, the council said.

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A pop-up pub in a living room on the Isle of Wight could become a permanent feature.

Gareth Rider and Zoe Rhind of Chillerton tested the popularity of a pub in the village with a series of community events.

If their plans are approved, the pub - which could accommodate about 20 people - would only be open on Fridays and Saturday from noon until 22:00.

A 28-year-old man from Oxford is wanted in connection with three robberies.

Peter Bradfield died in hospital on Christmas Eve after an incident outside The Cricketers pub.

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Plans to turn the former Ordnance Survey building in Southampton into a 250-home apartment complex are to be discussed by councillors next week.

Permission has already been granted for a change of use of Compass House but the plans to construct a fifth storey for an extra 19 flats are due to be considered by Southampton City City Council on Tuesday, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Bob Higgins denies sexually touching 24 boys, mostly youth players, at professional clubs.

Motorists using the Millbrook Roundabout in Southampton are being warned to find alternative routes because it will be closed tonight for painting.

A young swan has been returned to the River Itchen in Winchester after becoming trapped in flood defences.

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AFC Bournemouth has recorded a £10.9m loss after tax for the 2017/18 season, compared to a profit of £14.6m the year before.

Staff costs rose by £30m in the year to June, in order to "maintain the calibre of playing and team management staff", the club said.

Chief executive Neill Blake said: "The club sees retention of key staff as a key ingredient to success and the directors consider the financial position of the company to be satisfactory."

Weymouth drivers are being warned of delays after a crash which has closed the Chickerell Link Road.

A children's centre in Banbury is being extended after receiving £440,000 in funding.

The Sunshine Centre runs a range of services for families from stay and play activities to antenatal classes, and support for survivors of domestic abuse.

Works to prepare the site are under way ahead of builders starting in early June.

The work is expected to last 24 weeks.

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Security staff at Southampton General Hospital's A&E department will go ahead with strikes in a dispute over safety.

Union Unite said following talks with conciliation service Acas members would strike for 24 hours on 5 April.

Further strike days are expected on 19 April and 24 May. There will also be a 48-hour stoppage starting on 3 May and a further 72-hour strike on 7 June.

Police issued an image of the men standing on the building's roof before the fire in an attempt to trace them.

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of helping an offender in connection with a fatal stabbing in Oxford.

Luciano Dos Santos, 22, from Southampton, was hit by a car and repeatedly stabbed in Southfield Road on 27 February.

Michael Yemane, 20, Welid Solomon, 25, from Oxford, Sasan Khalid, 19, of no fixed address, and Safeen Karimi, 27, from Thame, have been charged with murder.

They are in police custody, along with the 42-year-old man from Oxford arrested on suspicion of helping an offender.

The man, who was from Kidlington in Oxfordshire, died at the scene, Thames Valley Police says.

A broken sewer pipe has been identified as the cause of a sewage leak in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire.

A Thames Water spokesman said: "We’re sorry for any disruption caused by a broken sewer.

"We have a team on site clearing it and traffic lights are in place to allow this work to be carried out safely."

Firefighters took Samantha Redford out of her burning home but she died at the scene.