For best viewing experience of this website Please enter a place name in the search bar After provisionally the warmest May Day on record in the UK higher than average temperatures will subside over the weekend Environment Agency Updated: 09:38 (UTC+1) on Tue 6 May 2025 it will turn increasingly cloudy from off the North Sea Some bright or sunny spells developing by evening Staying dry with some lengthy clear skies overnight Turning chilly with a touch of grass frost in places Largely dry with variable amounts of cloud and bright or sunny spells on Wednesday with variable amounts of cloud and bright or sunny spells throughout the period Dry across the vast majority of the UK with clear or sunny spells but also some patchy cloud Cloud will likely thicken across the far north and northwest during the weekend with some outbreaks of rain for a time There is also a small risk of some heavy showers in the far south or southwest high pressure will be dominant across the UK This will bring predominantly fine and dry weather for the majority of places Temperatures are likely to be slightly above normal for the time of year although there is a chance of some cold nights Fairly typical weather for the time of year is most likely through this period fine and dry weather is more likely to dominate although this will be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places temperatures will most likely be near to or slightly above average vision and plans for the future and how we deliver our services We do more than tackle fires and rescue people Catch up with all the latest that we have been involved in We’re proud to support and protect the wonderfully diverse community in which we serve We’re committed to keeping our communities safe well and informed and our prevention and protection work plays a large role in this Behind every firefighter there are specialist support teams all playing their part If you need to get in touch or find a form A fire involving two cars on a driveway spread to the roof of a house in Cowplain Southsea and Portchester were called to an address in Milton Road at 20:20 (5 May) one hose reel and the aerial ladder platform were used to extinguish the fire One man was taken to hospital by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) The stop message was received at 22:10 but firefighters returned in the early hours of the morning for a reinspection Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Chris is currently working as priest-in-charge of St Ann’s Church He is part of a team in the Aber Morfa Mission Area He will be licensed in September as the new priest-in-charge of St Wilfrid’s Church just ahead of the church’s centenary celebrations in October And he has promised that mission and outreach will be at the heart of his vision for the area and I hope to be able to carry on the good work that God is already going on there,” he said to inspire others to get to know God better and to build a loving community that blesses those people we meet.” Chris grew up in Leicestershire and became a Christian at the age of 11 He first felt a calling to be a church leader at the age of 12 and he spent time serving in different churches on mission opportunities in the UK and abroad and working with children and young people as he explored his calling He worked in a variety of jobs in local government and landscape gardening before becoming a youth worker with Youth For Christ in Kent The couple married and now have two children Chris studied theology at St John’s College where he was ordained as a deacon and served at St James He then served for five years as a church and community worker in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire Methodist circuit and associate minister of St Anne’s Church Much of his work there involved outreach that took place in the local community including being chaplain of a local heritage railway line at Avon Valley which includes six churches in Bodelwyddan He was ordained as a priest in St Asaph Cathedral in 2020 Chris’s wife Emily is studying for a degree in psychology at the Open University and has worked as a pastoral worker when they lived in Bristol The couple expect to move to Cowplain over the summer ahead of Chris’s licensing on Sunday 3rd September The church celebrates its 100th anniversary on October 15 when worshippers will welcome back previous vicars the Rt Rev Peter Hancock who became Bishop of Bath and Wells; the Ven Paul Moore who became an archdeacon in Winchester diocese; and the Rev Ian Snares who left last year to become vicar of Frome Praise party maestro, songwriter and children’s worker Doug Horley brought his Bubble Party to Emsworth. ... read more Bishop Jonathan has appointed Heather Powney as the new Children, Families and Youth Officer for ... read more Teenagers from St Jude’s Church, Southsea, enjoyed a surfing holiday organised by their youth leaders. ... read more Copyright © 2025 Diocese of Portsmouth, Privacy. Design by DEV EAST Hampshire residents will have to travel further to get their Kentucky Fried Chicken fix as the nearest branch to Petersfield has suddenly closed its doors. The final order was placed last week at the KFC branch in Cowplain with closure notices appearing in the windows of the London Road store earlier this week. Shop fitters have wasted no time picking the bones of the branch with the signs already being removed. The branch closed following a takeover with staff being moved to alternative restaurants, with Bedhampton now being the closest KFC to Horndean, Clanfield and the southern parishes. However, the fast food giant remains keen on opening a branch in Petersfield, with the Buckmore Park site by the A272 McDonald’s services being a suspected future location. 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