FIRE fighters were called out to a flat fire in Southampton tonight after a cooker caught fire and initial reports of a person trapped inside. Three fire crews from St Mary’s and Redbridge were sent to Cranbury Avenue in Newtown at about 7.10pm
ROCKETS lit up the night sky as a myriad of colour, light and music broke out across Southampton to celebrate Diwali. Thousands of people from across Hampshire headed to Sikh and Hindu temples to see fireworks litter the night sky and enjoy the
Diwali celebrations continued at The Vedic Society Hindu Temple tonight, click below for our photo gallery.
Eastleigh attacking midfielder Jai Reason has helped raise £100,000 for charity. Reason (pictured), who has been in fine form for the Spitfires this term, donated one of his favourite shirts – a strip match-worn by the late Welsh football legend
I CANNOT think of any more important concern than the content of our drinking water. Regrettably, chlorine, a noxious substance, is needed to ‘purify’ water to make it safe for drinking. But this is not the case with the much more toxic fluoride
WHEN is Southampton City Council going to instigate park and ride sites around Southampton? On Saturday the Saints match caused horrendous queues on all entry routes to the city and this combined with Saturday shoppers at WestQuay and Ikea let
SUNDAY, October 12, 2.30pm. Yet again we have had our weekly car accident, but this one was by far the worst with fire engines, police and air ambulance all in attendance. The corner of South East Road and Kathleen Road has become a well known
HOW uplifting to read the letter from Roger Bampton and the joy he experienced at the Salvation Army recently (Letters, October 13). At 82, it shows that it’s not too old or too late to experience the love of God through His worshipping people.
MANY potholes and uneven surfaces are the result of the road being dug up and the surface being replaced badly. Can I suggest that when a company has dug up a road and repaired it, they then have to cycle over it (on a cheap bike without suspension
WITH the publicity surrounding bad care homes, some of which raises the hairs on your neck, I think it’s time to point out that now is the time that your loved ones go out to tender and it’s pot luck whether the place where your relative lives is sold
A DEVELOPER has been forced to deny accusations that plans for a controversial 6,000-home town in Hampshire are unaffordable and undeliverable. A public examination of the Welborne project, which would be built on land near Fareham, had its last
Sadio Mane has lost his goal against Sunderland after the Premier League deemed it an own goal. The Senegal striker thought he had struck the eighth and final goal in the 8-0 victory over Sunderland but the Premier League have instead credited
Gus Poyet insists he has no issues with being Sunderland's head coach rather than manager. The 46-year-old Uruguayan appeared to question the depth of the squad with which he was left after sporting director Lee Congerton completed the Black Cats
SAINTS legend Rickie Lambert still has an “important role” to play at Liverpool. That is the view of Reds boss Brendan Rodgers after only using the 32-year-old sporadically so far this season. Lambert has only made one Premier League start
Ronald Koeman insists Saints won’t take their foot off the gas in the wake of their 8-0 win over Sunderland. The Saints boss saw his side thump the Black Cats this weekend but has been quick to ensure it was straight back to work in preparation
A prominent office block in Southampton city centre has been sold, national property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) announced today. Andrew Hodgkinson, associate director of office agency in LSH’s South Coast office, acted on behalf
STUDENTS across Hampshire have been let down by poor exam marking according to headteachers across the county. “Nothing short of shocking,” is how one head described the standard of marking of this year's GCSE papers after record numbers of appeals
THE launch of the Poppy Appeal 2014 this week reminds us that the victims of war are not just faces in far away nations that we see or read about in the media. Here in Britain, here in Hampshire, there are many who live with the results of conflict
Stoke have been dealt some severe injury news ahead of their double clash with Saints. Midfielder Glenn Whelan has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a fracture of the right leg. Whelan sustained the injury during the Republic of Ireland's
HAMPSHIRE police have arrested a man on suspicion of masterminding a £1.6 million cyber raid on cash machines. The 37-year-old is being quizzed by detectives after the seven-figure haul went missing from a string of dispensers. Detectives believe
Celebrities including TV star Hugh Dennis will be among the 25,000-plus field at the Great South Run. The star of Outnumbered and Mock the Week is a keen runner and has competed in the Bupa Great South Run before. Living in West Sussex, the
SPECIALIST searches to find a Hampshire woman believed to have fallen into the water from a wheelchair have been called off. Police confirmed this afternoon that they have “exhausted” all the specialist searches along the River Test, after concerns
A DRIVER who killed a Winchester woman in a hit-and-run collision on the Isle of Man was today (THURS) jailed for ten years and 72 days. Donovan Kitching, 30, from the Isle of Man, had admitted causing the death by dangerous driving of Gwen Valentine
AN avid Saints fan saw the game of his life when he saw his beloved team for the first time against Sunderland - after flying nearly 10,000 miles from Australia. James Thornell, from Melbourne, saw Saints smash eight past hapless Sunderland
BEN Ainslie’s America’s Cup boat today took to the water for the first time from its temporary base in Southampton. The boat originally raced under BAR colours during the America’s Cup World Series in 2012-13, and has subsequently been modified
WINCHESTER City must begin the hunt for a new manager - just six months after appointing Alresford Town's highly successful duo Tim Cole and Danny Robinson. The pair resigned in the wake of last night's 3-0 defeat at Brockenhurst, which left promotion-hungry
Singer and actor Alvin Stardust died this morning aged 72 after a short illness, his manager said. He had recently been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer and died at home with his wife and family around him. The singer - real name Bernard
PEOPLE across Hampshire who are celebrating the Hindu and Sikh festival of Diwali are urged to be cautious about leaving their jewellery on display. Officers across the county who are taking part in the celebrations are urging people to consider
IT is an event full of spooks and sparkle and one that raises cash for a Hampshire school. Hiltingbury Infant and Junior schools in Chandler’s Ford are once again staging their annual Spooks and Sparks event which combines Hallowe’en and Firework
MOTORISTS travelling on a busy Southampton road could be delayed by work from October 27 to 31. New road markings, cycle lanes and signs will be added along part of Burgess Road. The work will affect the section of road between Glen Eyre Road
WORK to revamp a recreation centre in Alresford has been approved by town councillors. As part of the ongoing refurbishment to the recreation centre, at Alrebury Park, the lower meeting room will be transformed into a cellar for the bar. Councillors
LITTLE ones can enjoy nature at a Hampshire beauty spot on Saturday. Testwood Lakes near Totton is holding a wildlife watch event which will see children have a chance to enjoy outdoor activities. It starts at 2pm and runs through to 4pm. To
CREATIVE children will explore their talents at a crafts class in Shirley, Southampton. The Crafty Saturday group meets from 10am-11.30am on Saturday, November 1. It is held in the Park Life Cafe, St James’ Park, St James’ Road.
PEOPLE are needed to help out at a community garden in Southampton. The Shirley Warren Action Church gardening group meets on Mondays in the church in Warren Crescent. No experience is needed and the session runs from 1.30pm-4pm.
PLANS to extend a Southampton pub will be decided next week. The owners of The Grazing Goat in Highfield Lane have applied to convert a garage at the site into a burger and drinks bar. Council officers have recommended the plans be approved
A MOUNTAIN bike worth nearly £350 was stolen from a city centre block of flats. Police are investigating after a man was captured on CCTV tampering with residents’ bikes in a stairwell in Admiralty House, Platform Road, Southampton. He was
A HAMPSHIRE man will be walking the Bupa Great South Run this Sunday to promote awareness about diabetes and raise more than £500 in the process. Graham Hastie, 46, a planning co-ordinator from Ringwood, who lost his mum to the disease, said: “
CIVIC chiefs have approved controversial plans to build near ancient woodland in Knowle. Winchester planners gave the green light for 19 homes across six sites around the village. Tensions peaked over plans for Park Cottages, where four houses
WHAT do you need to get rid of a huge crane? An even bigger crane, of course. More than 102m high, the enormous structure was put up at Admirals Quay in Southampton yesterday. It was used to dismantle the 92m high crane that has been involved
HOSPITAL bosses have led tributes to the Hampshire father of an Islamic State hostage, who died days after making a desperate plea for his son to be released. Paul Cantlie, 80, from Droxford, died at Southampton General Hospital from complications
A POLICE surgery is taking place in Totton on Wednesday, November 5. Officers will be in McColls in Hammond’s Green from 5pm-5.25pm. It is an opportunity for people to discuss crime and security in their area, or to meet their local PCs and
YOUNGSTERS can enjoy wildlife-themed activities at a Hampshire nature reserve this weekend. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust event will run at Testwood Lakes from 2-4pm on Saturday. Children can enjoy a host of outdoor activities
PLANS to improve a maisonette by installing a dormer window have been thrown out. Connor Molloy lodged an appeal after New Forest District Council rejected an application relating to a property in South Street, Pennington. But a Governmentappointed
POLICE are investigating after cosmetics worth more than £100 were stolen from a high street store. Two men walked into the Boots shop in Shirley High Street, Southampton, and placed products worth about £150 into a bag before leaving the store
A COMMUNITY programme helping violent criminals in Hampshire turn their lives around has been given a cash injection. Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Hayes gave Baseline Training £52,000 from his Community Safety fund to set up the Violent
POLICE are hunting two men who attacked a man for his mobile phone, leaving him with head injuries. The 21-year-old was stood next to his blue VW Passast in Freemantle Common Road, in Merryoak, when he was pounced on from behind by two strangers
A JOINT attack on controversial plans for a new 6,000-home town in Hampshire has been launched by community group representatives. A public inquiry into the Welborne scheme, which would also see nearly 100,000 square metres of shops and four schools
HUNDREDS of Hampshire jobs could be at risk after a major chain announced it was cutting a quarter of its stores. Homebase will close 25 per cent of its shops across the country over the next three years. The chain employs 17,000 people across
DISGRACED ex-Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne's face has been immortalised in a high profile artwork by one of the world's most renowned artists. Grayson Perry CBE, a Turner Prize winning potter whose work regularly sells for hundreds of thousands of pounds
MOTORISTS heading through the New Forest this morning are facing long delays after a crash on a major route. There are long delays on the A338 Spur Road after a collision near Ashley Heath. The incident which has taken place on the northbound
POLICE are today continuing to question two more people that have been arrested in connection with the death of mum-of-five Pennie Davis. Yesterday, police revealed that a 22-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, both from the New Forest, had been
Christian Dailly celebrates his 41st birthday today. The former Scottish international defender - capped 67 times by his country – was signed on loan by George Burley during the first half of the 2007/08 Championship season. He went on to make
1965 Birmingham 0 Saints 1. Martin Chivers scored the only goal of this Second Division encounter with three minutes remaining at St Andrews. 1967 West Ham 0 Saints 1. Terry Paine scored the only goal at Upton Park after just 11 minutes
SAINTS’ impressive defensive record will come under an aerial threat tomorrow. After conceding only five goals in their opening eight Premier League games, Ronald Koeman’s men boast the best defensive record in English football. But ex-Saints
Ronald Koeman has praised Saints’ central midfielders after their phenomenal goalscoring start to the season. Morgan Schneiderlin, Jack Cork and Victor Wanyama have already netted seven goals between them in the first eight games of a remarkable
FORMER Saints skipper Adam Lallana won praise last night despite Liverpool’s Champions League humbling by Real Madrid at Anfield. Lallana was brought on at half-time for the ineffectual Mario Balotelli with the Reds 3-0 down, and that is how the
EMERGENCY services are to decide this morning on their next stage of their search for a missing woman following the discovery of a wheelchair by a Hampshire river. Solent coast guard, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and police spent Wednesday
FORMER Saints Graeme Souness and Jamie Redknapp have questioned why Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers signed controversial striker Mario Balotelli. The Italian joined the Reds from AC Milan for £16million over the summer but has offered little thus
THE firm behind multi-million pound plans to bring hundreds jobs to Southampton at a riverside development has handed in plans to build on another key site in the city. Just a day after city council chiefs inked a deal with Inland Homes to create
Mauricio Pochettino accepts Tottenham are going through a "very tough period" – but believes the club can win silverware in the next two years. The past few seasons have been turbulent at White Hart Lane, thanks in no small part to the club's frantic
SPECTACULAR, sensational, spellbinding... It is easy to run away with the hyperbole and hocuspocus in theatre reviews, but with Wicked you can believe every fantastical thing! If there were a recipe for conjuring up the ultimate stage musical
THE First World War era will be evoked in a preserved Hampshire rail line to mark the conflict’s centenary and the launch of the iconic charity campaign that it inspired. Reinactors from both world wars will join British Legion supporters at Alresford
Solent Kestrels Men’s team continued their winning start to the season with an 86-68 success at Team Solent in their EBL Division 3 fixture. A large and noisy crowd at St Mary’s Leisure Centre saw the Kestrels take a 10-point lead in to half time
GRAZIANO Pelle’s sensational start to life at Saints has seen him rewrite the club’s record books. The 29-year-old’s double strike in the 8-0 hammering of Sunderland last week took his league tally to six Premier League goals in just eight games
Ian Williams’ attempt to bag an historic fifth match racing world title has resumed – despite devastation from hurricane Gonzalo. Bermuda, the venue of the penultimate stage of the World Match Racing Tour, was battered by winds of more than 120mph
Winchester student Chris Amedu is celebrating a call up for England’s basketball team. The 17-year-old – formerly of St George School in Southampton but now at Peter Symonds College – has been chosen for his country’s under-18 squad. “Initially
A group of up and coming young Hampshire sailors have taken the top spot in a national team competition. Team 42-0 – made up of sailors from clubs in Lymington, Warsash and Ringwood – were crowned winners in the RYA Eric Twiname Youth Team Racing
It has never crossed legendary sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s mind to retire. In fact, the Hampshire-based 75-year-old is about to embark on another epic journey by sailing 3,500 miles across the Atlantic on the Route du Rhum. You’d expect
A TOP porn star has caused a stir in Southampton over plans to bring her controversial new show to the city. Model Rebecca More is the star of Sex Tour of England inviting men, women and couples to take part in some X-rated activity in front of
Saints stars Barry Horne gets shirty with Aston Villa's Kevin Richardson as Neil Ruddock watches on. The game would end 1-1 with Alan Shearer on target for Saints.
DOZENS of residents made their views known at the unveiling of proposals for a controversial new development. The decision to grant 250 homes in Bursledon had been met with anger by residents last year and had been the joint subject of a mass protest
