Hampshire & Isle of Wight weekly round-up: 3 February - 9 February 2024

A football fanatic who has been to 1,923 matches, in 14 countries and at 703 different stadiums, was among our most read stories this week in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.

A variety of local issues featured on the BBC News website, BBC Radio Solent and South Today.

We have picked five stories to keep you up to date.

Dramatic drone footage shows a bus passing along an island road, just metres from the edge of the clifftop.

The footage comes as Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely said he was looking into getting money from central government to fix Military Road, which runs along the island's south-west coast.

The cliff is subject to coastal erosion as well as the effects of water coming off the downs.

Leader of Isle of Wight Council Phil Jordan said it was looking into the possibility of rerouting the road further inland.

Vets have issued a warning to dog owners after seeing a spike in cases of the dog disease Alabama Rot.

Anderson Moores Vets in Winchester has been investigating the deadly disease in the UK for more than a decade.

The disease, which can cause kidney failure, has led to the deaths of 318 dogs in the UK since 2012 - with 10 dying so far this year.

Owners are being urged to check for skin lesions and wash pets after muddy walks, to curb the risk of the disease.

Iron Age and Roman discoveries will go on display after five decades of archaeological digging.

A new exhibition will show the life of settlers in Hampshire 2,000 years ago, and how things changed for them under Roman rule.

Becoming Roman - Silchester, a Town of Change is the result of excavations led by the University of Reading.

It will be shown at the Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery in Basingstoke until 28 April.

Two brothers-in-law, who spent a month walking dressed in inflatable dinosaur costumes, say they are "in total shock" at raising more than £10k for charity.

Graeme Lloyd and Tommy Russell, from Lee-on-the-Solent, walked in the 8ft (2.4m) tall costumes through January.

The pair raised the money for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association in memory of Mr Lloyd's mother, Gaynor.

They covered more than 250 miles (402km) in 31 days in the Gosport, Stubbington and Lee-on-the-Solent area.

Robert Conway gets to the ground early, he buys a scarf, finds his spot in the terrace, and for the next 90 minutes he passionately cheers for a team he has never seen before.

The football fanatic, from Eastleigh, has been to 1,923 matches in 14 countries and at 703 different stadiums.

This includes watching a match at all 92 English Football League clubs and the 56 German Football League grounds.

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