SAINTS pair Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw were overlooked when the main PFA awards were handed out tonight. Lallana had been included on the six-man shortlist for the Player of the Year award, while Shaw was among the nominees for the Young Player
Five British servicemen killed when the Lynx helicopter they were travelling in crashed in southern Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence. Four of those killed were based in Hampshire. Captain Thomas Clarke, Warrant Officer
SAINTS pair Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw have tonight been named in the PFA Premier League team of the season. On a night when the league's leading scorer Luis Suarez was hotly tipped to land the player of the year award, he and Sturridge were joined
PART of one of Hampshire's busiest motorways was closed tonight after a road smash. The M27 eastbound carriageway was blocked between junction 11 Fareham and 12 Portsmouth when a Jaguar and Kia Carens were in collision at 7.05pm. It followed
Mauricio Pochettino hailed Saints’ win over Everton as “an amazing achievement.” Saints defeated the Champions League hopefuls 2-0 at St Mary’s with a dominant display. The victory was thoroughly deserved and takes Saints even closer to a guaranteed
Roy Hodgson’s left back dilemma has not got any easier following Saints’ 2-0 win over Everton. The England manager watched the game from the St Mary’s director’s box just over two weeks before he names his squad for the World Cup in Brazil.
Jimmy Adams hit his second half-century in as many innings on a rain-affected opening day of Hampshire’s LV County Championship match against Surrey at The Ageas Bowl. Hampshire reached 153-2, after losing the toss, from the 43 overs that were
HUNDREDS of youngsters have been taking to the streets of Hampshire today for the annual St George’s Day Parade. Scouts, cubs and beavers from across the county gathered for five separate parades marking what is one of the biggest days in the scouting
Eastleigh ended the best season in the 68-year history with successive defeats after Boreham Wood played the role of party poopers. The Spitfires, having lost 1-0 at home to Havant & Waterlooville on Easter Monday, following their Skrill South
HAVANT & Waterlooville’s Conference South promotion dream was cruelly shattered five minutes from the end of the season yesterday. The Hawks only needed two points from their final two games to join Sutton, Bromley and Ebbsfleet in the play-offs
FORMER Saints and Cherries strikers helped condemn Chester FC to relegation from the Conference National yesterday. Charlie Sheringham and Jamie White scored for Salisbury in a 2-2 draw at Chester which saw the hosts relegated back to Conference
FORMER Saints loanee Nicholas Bignall plundered a hat-trick as Basingstoke Town ended the Conference South season by winning a goal-fest at Staines yesterday. Bignall, who played three League 1 games under Nigel Adkins in 2010/11 while on loan
SAINTS midfielder Lloyd Isgrove scored his first ever professional goal yesterday. The 21-year-old netted on his second League 1 start for play-off chasing Peterborough in a 4-2 success at relegated Shrewsbury. The Welsh under-21 international
Jose Fonte believes there is a "very good thing" happening at Saints right now and is determined to help them into the record books. This has been a fine second season back in the Barclays Premier League for Saints, whose possession football and
WORK has started on a £300,000 community centre in church grounds. The building is on the side of the Church of the Holy Ascension in Hyde and has been funded by volunteers and grants. Vicar Rev Jenny Alidina and her husband Naj have spearheaded
ELDERLY people can meet for a hot meal in Southampton. The luncheon club runs from noon on Thursdays in Spurgeon Hall, Shirley Baptist Church, Church Street. Entrance costs £5 and all are welcome. Contact 023 8039 9949.
WHITEPARISH Music Festival, which raises funds for the upkeep of All Saints Church, runs from May 3-11 at the church. Jazz in the Church, on May 3, features the Adam’s Apple Jazz Trio, at 7.30pm and tickets are £10. Further information is available
ROMSEY-BASED charity Carers Together is celebrating its 20th birthday with a charity concert at Romsey Abbey. The concert, which starts at 7.30pm on May 2, will feature the Mescolanza choir and the Cherville Trio. Tickets are £10 per person
A WINCHESTER priest has celebrated 50 years of his ordainment with parishioners. A service to mark the occasion was held for the Rev Reg Sweet, the master of St Cross, attended by the former master, Michael Harley, now the Archdeacon of Winchester
CHURCHWARDENS gathered at Winchester’s Great Hall to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hampshire and the Islands Historic Churches Trust (HIHCT). Around 150 people were welcomed by the trust chairman Lady Appleyard to enjoy performances from
A VILLAGE will celebrate the joys of spring on Sunday, May 4. Pennington is holding a St Mark’s Festival with an open garden event from noon to 5pm, with more than a dozen on show to members of the public. There will also be second-hand stalls
A former Saints player footballer is facing questioning by police in connection with an alleged assault on a woman and criminal damage at a block of flats. Ex-Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger has been reported to police by both a national newspaper
A GRANDMOTHER died of a brain haemorrhage after falling at the home she had lived in for more than 60 years. Pauline Wort, 80, was admitted to Southampton General Hospital last November after she was found on the floor by her son. Southampton
THE Moscow State Circus returns with its latest production, set in the mystical centre of Moscow’s cultural and artistic quarter Gorky Park. Superstar Clown Val Defun invites the audience to this wondrous and mysterious place, a place of romance
HAMPSHIRE dancing star Kai Widdrington wowed the judges with a performance on hit TV show Britain's Got Talent. The 18-year-old appeared as part of new act Kings and Queens as they auditioned on the ITV show last night. It is the second
BEHAVE or else! That’s the message to people taking part in mass cycling events in the New Forest after 18 riders were banned for a variety of acts– including urinating by the side of the road. Organisers of the Wiggle New Forest Spring Sportive
A BUSINESSMAN is pleading for help in finding the thieves who stole thousands of pounds worth of kit from his store. Police are asking for any information that may help catch the criminals who raided Holeshot Motocross, Romsey. Using five three-metre
SOUTHAMPTON Airport was spruced up thanks to this dedicated group. Workers at the airport tidied up roadsides, bushes, pavements and car parks ahead of the summer season. They discovered old traffic cones, an eight foot piece of wood and metal
Five hundred Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Cubs and Beavers will follow a new route for the annual parade around the city later today. Southampton Scouts will gather at the Cenotaph in Watts Park at 1.30pm before setting off at 2pm for the 20-minute
HAMPSHIRE naturalist Chris Packham was questioned by police officers after an angry confrontation with armed hunters. Mr Packham has spent the past week on the Mediterranean island of Malta, highlighting the plight of migrant birds which are shot
The last letter known to be written on the ill-fated Titanic sold for a world record £119,000 at auction. The letter was penned by second class passenger Esther Hart just hours before the liner struck an iceberg on Sunday April 14, 1912. The
An investigation is under way to determine why a Lynx helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing five service personnel. Investigators from the Military Aviation Authority have cordoned off the crash site near Kandahar and will inspect
A MAIN road will be closed overnight in Southampton. Civic Centre Road will be shut between its junctions with Havelock Road and West Marlands Road for emergency repair work. The closure will be in place from 10pm on May 6 to 1am the following
AN EMPTY warehouse near Southampton’s docks will soon be home to the world’s first boutique shipping container shopping centre. As part of the ambitious plans, the derelict site in Millbrook will be transformed into an indoor market featuring boutique
WHEN Rachel Chard had her long hair shaved off during cancer treatment her husband knew exactly how to show his support. Luke, 32, turned up at the Tesco store in New Milton where he is the bakery manager and Rachel is a customer assistant, totally
DONATE blood at Hedge End village hall on Monday from 1pm-3.25pm and 4.30pm-7.30pm. Call 0300 1232323 to book an appointment or turn up on the day.
