Today's local news and information update from the volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio.
Catalytic converter thefts prompt a police appeal to be vigilant
The Petersfield School celebrates a milestone       
Rowlands Castle residents open their gardens
and Amy has details of What’s On in the Petersphere

Jo has all those Petersfield stories. Plus we bring you your local weather and travel news with Ann and Kirsty.

To share your news email team@shineradio.uk or call 01730 555 500. You make it shine.

Today's local news and information update from the volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio.
<ul>
<li>Catalytic converter thefts prompt a police appeal to be vigilant</li>
<li>The Petersfield School celebrates a milestone       </li>
<li>Rowlands Castle residents open their gardens</li>
<li>and Amy has details of What’s On in the Petersphere</li>
</ul>
Jo has all those Petersfield stories. Plus we bring you your local weather and travel news with Ann and Kirsty.
To share your news email <a href="mailto:team@shineradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a> or call 01730 555 500. You make it shine.

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We cover local news, culture, nature, history, events and entertainment in the South Downs market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, UK.

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You can share your stories or become a volunteer with our community project.

Find out more at https://shineradio.uk, email team@shineradio.uk or call Petersfield 01730 555 500.

You make it shine.

Voices and stories from Petersfield.
We cover local news, culture, nature, history, events and entertainment in the South Downs market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, UK.
This feed includes all our on-demand audio. Find our more specific feeds by searching "Petersfield" on your podcast app.
You can share your stories or become a volunteer with our community project.
Find out more at <a href="https://shineradio.uk">https://shineradio.uk</a>, email <a href="mailto:team@shineradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a> or call Petersfield 01730 555 500.
You make it shine.

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Petersfield's local news is updated every weekday by the volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio.

The daily bulletin includes local stories and local voices, Petersfield weather and travel information and an update of the national and world news from our partners at Radio News Hub.

You can share your news with the team by email team@shineradio.uk or call or WhatsApp Petersfield 01730 555 500.

Petersfield's local news is updated every weekday by the volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio.
The daily bulletin includes local stories and local voices, Petersfield weather and travel information and an update of the national and world news from our partners at Radio News Hub.
You can share your news with the team by email <a href="mailto:team@shineradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a> or call or WhatsApp Petersfield 01730 555 500.

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Local news for Thursday 22 June, 2023

Emergency services are attending a major fire at Huntley's metal scrapyard in Buriton.

You may have seen the big plume of smoke rising from the site. It's been visible across Petersfield since lunchtime.

Just imagine what it means to live close by. We hear from a near neighbour on a day of drama in Buriton.

Clare Tidd told Shine Radio's Stephen Martin that the fire started small but grew into a major incident.

Emergency services are attending a major fire at Huntley's metal scrapyard in Buriton.
You may have seen the big plume of smoke rising from the site. It's been visible across Petersfield since lunchtime.
Just imagine what it means to live close by. We hear from a near neighbour on a day of drama in Buriton.
Clare Tidd told Shine Radio's Stephen Martin that the fire started small but grew into a major incident.

Huntley's fire - neighbour Clare Tidd tells of a day of drama

Today's local news and information update from the volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio.

Gareth has these stories:
Petersfield enters election week with candidates continuing to campaign locally
The Petersfield Climate Action Network Eco Fair returns later this month 
A popular music festival near Cheriton wants to expand
…and we’ve got this week’s results for the East Hants Community Lottery. 

Plus Sacha's at the weather desk (his final one) and Vicki has your roundup of local roadworks.

To share your news email team@shineradio.uk or call 01730 555 500. You make it shine.

Today's local news and information update from the volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio.
Gareth has these stories:
<ul>
<li>Petersfield enters election week with candidates continuing to campaign locally</li>
<li>The Petersfield Climate Action Network Eco Fair returns later this month </li>
<li>A popular music festival near Cheriton wants to expand</li>
<li>…and we’ve got this week’s results for the East Hants Community Lottery. </li>
</ul>
Plus Sacha's at the weather desk (his final one) and Vicki has your roundup of local roadworks.
To share your news email <a href="mailto:team@shineradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a> or call 01730 555 500. You make it shine.

Local news for Monday 1 July, 2024

Meet Skye, an English springer spaniel who is one of a ten strong stoat detection dog team working on the Orkney Native Wildlife Project.

That may sound like a lot of dogs, but since 2010, when the first stoat was spotted on Orkney, this INCREDIBLY successful predator has bred in its thousands, posing a huge problem to the island’s wildlife:  
Its super high metabolism means it eats 25% of its own body weight every day;
It’s not fussy - eggs, chicks, voles, mice, rabbits, hedgehogs, fish, insects and even roadkill are all acceptable;
It tends to kill more than it needs to eat and stores the rest to eat later;
It’s an amazing hunter -  fast, agile, can climb well and has great eyesight, hearing and sense of smell;
It’s a great swimmer too, and can swim 3 km or more (eg to another island);
When the baby stoats, called kits, leave home, they can travel over 40 miles in search of their own territory.

Handler and conservationist Chantel Carr explains to Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather that just two years ago, stoats were running around all over Orkney. Since then, over 6,000 stoats have been trapped. Now the numbers are coming down, the dogs’ work is even more important, as they actively find stoat scat (poo) and can alert the team to “stoat hot spots”.  

The Orkney team swaps information and best practice with counterparts in New Zealand, where stoats were introduced to keep rabbits down, but have caused the extinction of a number of native birds.  
Find out more information on the Orkney Native Wildlife Project;
Find out more about the work of the RSPB in Scotland and NatureScot, which support the Orkney Native Wildlife Project. 

Other dogs working in conservation
Reid, the bio-security dog, who patrols the Scottish isles 
Five detection dogs survey the Isle of May for storm petrels
Barley the conservation dog and his international projects
Nica, Nettle and Phoenix, the Japanese knotweed detection dogs

Do you work your dog or dogs?  

Kate would love to hear from you.  Get in touch via team@shineradio.uk or katefairweather5@gmail.com, and follow Dogs with Jobs on your podcast app.

© & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2024

Meet Skye, an English springer spaniel who is one of a ten strong stoat detection dog team working on the Orkney Native Wildlife Project.
That may sound like a lot of dogs, but since 2010, when the first stoat was spotted on Orkney, this INCREDIBLY successful predator has bred in its thousands, posing a huge problem to the island’s wildlife:  
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Its super high metabolism means it eats 25% of its own body weight every day;</li>
<li aria-level="1">It’s not fussy - eggs, chicks, voles, mice, rabbits, hedgehogs, fish, insects and even roadkill are all acceptable;</li>
<li aria-level="1">It tends to kill more than it needs to eat and stores the rest to eat later;</li>
<li aria-level="1">It’s an amazing hunter -  fast, agile, can climb well and has great eyesight, hearing and sense of smell;</li>
<li aria-level="1">It’s a great swimmer too, and can swim 3 km or more (eg to another island);</li>
<li aria-level="1">When the baby stoats, called kits, leave home, they can travel over 40 miles in search of their own territory.</li>
</ul>
Handler and conservationist Chantel Carr explains to Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather that just two years ago, stoats were running around all over Orkney. Since then, over 6,000 stoats have been trapped. Now the numbers are coming down, the dogs’ work is even more important, as they actively find stoat scat (poo) and can alert the team to “stoat hot spots”.  
The Orkney team swaps information and best practice with counterparts in New Zealand, where stoats were introduced to keep rabbits down, but have caused the extinction of a number of native birds.  
<ul>
<li>Find out more information on the <a href="https://www.orkneynativewildlife.org.uk/">Orkney Native Wildlife Project;</a></li>
<li>Find out more about the work of the <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/">RSPB in Scotland</a> and <a href="https://www.nature.scot/scotlands-biodiversity">NatureScot</a>, which support the Orkney Native Wildlife Project. </li>
</ul>
Other dogs working in conservation
<ul>
<li>Reid, the bio-security dog, <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/reid-the-biosecurity-detection-dog-who-patrols-the?in_playlist=dogs-with-jobs">who patrols the Scottish isles </a></li>
<li>Five detection dogs <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/five-detection-dogs-survey-the-isle-of-may-a-seabi?in_playlist=dogs-with-jobs">survey the Isle of May for storm petrels</a></li>
<li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/barley-the-conservationist-and-his-work-in-the-u-s?in_playlist=dogs-with-jobs">Barley the conservation dog</a> and his international projects</li>
<li>Nica, Nettle and Phoenix, the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/nica-nettle-and-phoenix-the-japanese-knotweed-dete">Japanese knotweed detection dogs</a></li>
</ul>
Do you work your dog or dogs?  
Kate would love to hear from you.  Get in touch via <a href="mailto:team@shineradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:katefairweather5@gmail.com">katefairweather5@gmail.com</a>, and follow Dogs with Jobs on your podcast app.
© &amp; ℗ Kate Fairweather 2024

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