Shiver me timbers!

As tonnes of timber from the sunken Ice Prince wash up on the south coast you’ve been getting busy with your cameras!

After a dramatic rescue attempt last week the doomed ship sunk in the channel near Portsmouth. Its cargo has now drifted miles down the coast – mostly ending up along the coast of Worthing, Brighton and Hastings.

YourNews was been awash with your pictures and videos of the stricken cargo. Click here to see see and upload your own.

Blue Monday?

Apparently, today is the most depressing day of the year - Christmas is long gone, we've all broken our New Year resolutions, the weather's terrible and those Christmas credit card bills are dropping on the doormat with a heavy thud about now.

Not here at ITV Local! Our citizen correspondents have been out with their cameras checking out the driftwood timber at Worthing and Hove beaches - incredible shots of debris from the sunken Ice Prince cargo ship which was lost in the Channel last week.

And, as ever, we have enough going on close to you in our What's On channel to brighten the grimmest January Monday.

And if things are still bad, you can always ask Russell Grant when your fortunes are due to change....

Season’s greetings

‘Tis the season to party and here at ITV Local we have been celebrating in style. Here’s a picture of us being very well behaved at the newsroom Christmas party.


Don’t fret though we have shaken off the sore heads and will be bringing you the best in news and features over the festive period. So why not stop by to ITV Local and upload your festive fun to YourNews.

Merry Christmas to everyone in the Meridian and Thames Valley region.

YourNews launches

Another week and another new channel launch! ITV Local’s brand new viewer video channel, YourNews, is now up and running. What's happening where you live? Bring your town to the world, or have your say on a news story by uploading your clips to YourNews.

Meridian presenter Sangeeta Bhabra was one of the first to try it out. Click here to see her explain how you could be making the headlines.

Plus to help launch YourNews we’re giving you the chance to win £1000 in our Christmas Lights Competition! ITV Local is looking for the most festive town in Britain. Upload your video clips or photos of Christmas lights near you and be in with a chance of winning. Click here for more information.

Harry Redknapp press conference

Portsmouth football manager Harry Redknapp was forced to defend his title today after being arrested in connection with alleged corruption in football.

Luckily for us this top story is in the Meridian region so we were able to upload his entire, unedited press conference to ITV Local.

Click here to watch Pompey’s manager here.

As its big news in the footballing world we will be bringing you all the latest information. Stay tuned to ITV Local for more.

Lewis Hamilton and The Golden Compass

Once again ITV Local is at the forefront of what’s hot in entertainment this month! With special interviews with Lewis Hamilton and a special behind the scenes look at The Golden Compass you can’t go far wrong.

Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton made a pit-stop at ITV Local to sign copies of his new book. Watch our exclusive interview, in which he talks about his celeb status and how he's put 'that' defeat behind him.

Plus; it's expected to be the Christmas blockbuster. The film, The Golden Compass, is based on the novel by Oxford writer Philip Pullman, and stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Thames Valley reporter, Helen James, has been invited behind the scenes to discover some of the CGI secrets behind the fantasy bought to life.

Click here for an exclusive look behind the scenes of Christmas blockbuster.

Remember to stay tuned to our What’s On channel for all the latest entertainment news.

Monkey business

All those who are cute-a-phobic look away now!!

He may have weighed in at just fourteen ounces, but the birth of a new woolly monkey in Dorset is being celebrated across the world. As an endangered species this new addition to the Monkey World sanctuary is big news.

We couldn’t resist this cuddly story so click here to see the extended package and prepare to say, owwwww!