A DRIVER whose car caught fire on the A3 on Sunday could only watch in horror as the flames took hold.

Fire crews, who were called to the incident on the northbound carriageway between Liphook and Grayshott just before 5pm on Sunday, also had to extinguish a big swathe of gorse which caught fire woman's silver Citroen was completely destroyed by the blaze.

The fire caused major hold ups and lengthy delays for two hours for motorist on the stretch of the A3.

For full story, see this week's Liphook Herald.