Linzi Kinghorn

Southampton

Multimedia Reporter and Presenter at BBC

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WW2 veterans ride on D-Day boat for VE Day in Portsmouth

3 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Dave Gilyeat |Linzi Kinghorn

Image caption, Ken Arkell served during the war but never got to board a motor gun boatFour veterans celebrated VE Day with a special trip on a high-speed World War Two vessel. As part of events at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Saturday the special guests were invited to ride on the motor gun boat. Ken Arkell, 98, a former Navy serviceman who trained for the boats but never got to board one, told the BBC it was a "wonderful" opportunity.
'I went in for a tackle and heard my neck snap'

Dec 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sarah Farmer |Linzi Kinghorn |Pete Doherty |Jo Couzens

Luke Orton was playing in a rugby tournament on the Isle of Wight in July 2023 when his life changed forever. "I went in for a tackle and heard my neck snap," he said. "It sounded like eating a cracker or a dry Weetabix – it turned out to be the guy’s knee who I tackled – then I was paralysed on the beach."He is one of several patients receiving specialist rehabilitation treatment at Salisbury Hospital's Spinal Treatment Centre.
The cable thieves who tried to steal Christmas

Nov 27, 2024 | yahoo.com | Linzi Kinghorn

A Christmas lights show is due to go ahead despite the theft of £80,000 worth of copper cabling. Months of planning had gone into the Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens At Christmas event in Romsey, organisers said. But just as their team was gearing up for the show's launch, they discovered the "devastating" theft. Staff at the attraction, who have also been battling the impact of Storm Bert, found thousands of pounds worth of cabling had been taken at the weekend.
Windrush Generation celebrated in 'Enigma of Arrival'

Oct 16, 2024 | yahoo.com | Linzi Kinghorn |Katie Waple

Peter Small left Barbados in 1962 and came to Reading as part of the Windrush generation [BBC]Generate Key TakeawaysA new exhibition has launched to celebrate the Windrush Generation and to mark Black History Month. Enigma of Arrival at the Battle Library in Reading reflects the lives of those who travelled to the UK from the Caribbean. Peter Small, from Reading, is part of the Windrush generation who moved to Berkshire in 1962.
Residents call drone delivery site 'inappropriate'

Jul 30, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Linzi Kinghorn |Curtis Lancaster

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Residents call drone delivery site 'inappropriate'

Jul 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Linzi Kinghorn |Curtis Lancaster

Linzi Kinghorn - BBC News and Curtis Lancaster - BBC NewsJuly 31, 2024 at 3:40 AM·2 min readIslanders have labelled the site of a new drone delivery trial as "inappropriate"Drones delivering goods are set to fly up to six flights a day to and from Mornington Road carpark, on the Isle of Wight. The trial, approved by the Isle of Wight council and carried out by Inteliports, begins on 7 August and ends on 7 February.
Hundreds of skaters gather in Winchester for world record attempt

Apr 15, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Linzi Kinghorn |Curtis LancasterBbc South |Curtis Lancaster

Hundreds of skaters have attempted to set a new Guinness World Record. Geoff Else, a professional skateboarder and coach from Winchester, gathered 360 pupils from the city's Kings' School in an attempt to conduct the largest skateboard lesson. The current record, set in 2012 in California, is 311 people in one lesson - but Mr Else believes that record has now been broken. He will now wait for confirmation from Guinness World Record judges.
Southampton: Broken lift leaves residents stuck over Christmas

Dec 29, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Linzi Kinghorn |Curtis Lancaster |Curtis LancasterBbc South

Some residents of a retirement block were stuck inside over Christmas after the only lift in their building broke down. It meant many of those with mobility problems at Linden Court on Wessex Road, Southampton, had to change their festive plans. Housing association Saxon Weald Homes wrote to residents to say the lift would be prioritised in January. Saxon Weald Homes has been approached by the BBC for comment. Frank Proctor, 101, lives on the first floor of the building.
Angler finds cocaine packages floating near Isle of Wight

Oct 11, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Linzi KinghornBbc South |Linzi Kinghorn

A sea angler has described finding floating packages of cocaine off the Isle of Wight. Ron Rapp was on his fishing boat with his family near The Needles on Sunday when he spotted the three bundles. Aware police were searching - after holdalls filled with drugs were found off Purbeck in Dorset and on an Isle of Wight beach - he called the coastguard. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said although it believed all packages had been recovered, more could pop up.
Eastleigh engineer feared career was dead after taking break

Sep 28, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Andrews |Linzi Kinghorn

A skilled mechanical engineer feared her career was "dead" after struggling to find a job following a career break. Renu Amin, from Eastleigh, took eight years out of work to raise her son, but found it difficult to get a job in the sector when she wanted to return. A Hampshire company found those returning to science and engineering jobs were "losing hope" because of recruitment discrimination. The survey showed 24% of women had personally experienced gender bias.