Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho faces a misconduct charge from the Football Association over comments he made following the 3-1 defeat to Saints. The under-pressure Chelsea boss, who was given the backing of the club in an official statement on Monday
FOLLAND Sports bowed out of the FA Vase 4-1 at Salisbury on Saturday – but only after they had given Steve Claridge’s pedigree side some first-half food for thought. Having fallen behind to an early Sam Wilson goal, the Planemakers levelled with
FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze at a fast food restaurant this afternoon. Appliances from St Mary’s, Eastleigh and Redbridge fire stations attended the fire in Burgess Road at around 3.15pm. They used two dry powder extinguishers, two breathing
SHANE Watson will not be making his Hampshire Cricket comeback in 2016. The Australian all-rounder had been offered a contract to play at The Ageas Bowl next summer, over a decade on from his last appearance for the county. Watson recently
Hampshire HeritageIf the ambitious project had, quite literally, taken off then the history of Southampton would have been changed forever.On a fine summer's day in the August of 1952 an aircraft - huge even by today's standards - heaved itself into the
ONE hundred years ago this week the men of the town headed the call of the drums – many drums in fact – as the biggest recruiting rally held in the old port since the beginning of the war assembled on Southampton’s County Ground. Not only was the event
THE full cast for the first revival of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, coming to Mayflower Theatre in March 2016, has been announced. It's a gothic tale for all ages; the traditional tale of good vs. evil and rebirth is turned upside-down, creating
SOUTHAMPTON's Poet laureate Matthew West is helping the city celebrate National Poetry Day on Thursday October 8.Matt will be hosting a poetry and open mic night in conjunction with Southampton Libraries and Artful Scribe This is an opportunity for the
RESEARCHERS from Southampton have developed a new way of determining the mass of pulsars. Pulsars are neutron stars whicih rotate at incredibly high speeds, emitting regular bursts of radiation or light, like a lighthouse. They are formed from
BLACKFIELD & Langley hit six goals for the second weekend running to power through to the FA Vase first round proper. Beating Sydenhams One side Ringwood Town 6-2 wasn’t quite as dramatic as the previous week’s 6-1 mauling of Southern League
TEAM Solent will have their minds set on revenge when they welcome Cadbury Heath to Test Park on October 31 in the FA Vase first round. The Students played the Western Premier outfit last season and, having been held 2-2 on home territory, lost
With Evel Knievel among its famous sufferers, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a very serious and ultimately fatal interstitial lung disease, killing more people in the UK than leukaemia. However, many of us have never even heard of the condition
A 30ft SCAFFOLDING tower came crashing down in a high street, narrowly missing cars. Traders in Winchester High Street scrambled to move their cars from the path of a steel structure which collapsed yards from where they were setting up their stalls
A WEATHER warning has been issued for Hampshire by the Met Office. Experts have put a yellow warning in place across the county and much of the south east until 10pm tonight with heavy rain set to continue falling. A Met Office spokesman said
LATER this month Nuffield’s Director Samuel Hodges makes his directorial debut with a production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. The production will feature design by Ultz (Olivier Award winner, Jerusalem, Royal Court).Under Hodges’ guidance
THE premise for the show: take songs from fourteen very diverse musicals and change them in some way. Gender-changes added a different dimension and the talented cast – more than 30 strong – sang, danced and enjoyed every minute, as did the highly-appreciative
A WOMAN has been banned from keeping animals for five years after her starving lurcher was found to be "grossly underweight, emaciated and skeletal". Elizabeth Lamb appeared at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court last week, where it was heard she had
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho continues to have the ''full support'' of the club, despite his team's 3-1 demolition at the hands of Southampton. The Blues are 16th in the table after Saints inflicted a fourth defeat in eight games, in front of
TRAFFIC delays have been reported on a major Hampshire road after a driver became trapped following a one-vehicle crash. Emergency services were called to the scene at Wallington Shore Road, Fareham, shortly before 12.30pm after a Citroen Picasso
SHOLING, the 2013/14 FA Vase winners, have another home draw against Sydenhams One opposition if they get past tonight’s (Monday’s) second qualifying round replay at US Portsmouth. Victory would see Dave Diaper’s men entertain Laverstock &
A WOMAN suffered scratches to the neck after being assaulted by another woman outside a Tesco store. Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which took place at around 9.15am outside the Tesco Metro store on Andover Road, Ludgershall
TWO houses were burgled in the West End area of Southampton. One man has been arrested following the burglaries which happened at Charmwen Crescent and Brookside Way. Jewellery was stolen from the house in Brookside Way, while in Charmwen Crescent
Former Ventnor star Travis Head made a career-best 202 - then dedicated it to former South Australia teammate Phillip Hughes. The left-hander struck a remarkable 202 from 120 balls in unlikely six-wicket victory against Western Australia on the
STUART Williamson will take his place in FA Vase history after making an amazing three penalty saves in Lymington Town’s 1-0 victory at Oldand Abbotonians on Saturday. In a dramatic tale of spot kicks, John Pyatt’s Sydenhams Premier outfit eventually
POLICE are investigating after a 21-year-old motorcyclist died following a collision with a jeep. The fatal crash happened just before 2.40pm yesterday and the 70-year-old driver of the Jeep Cherokee has been arrested on suspicion of causing death
A MAN was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the leg in a late night attack in Hampshire. The 33-year-old victim was walking in Graze Square, Andover, when he was stabbed in the back of the leg. He was taken to hospital for stitches
SEVEN adorable kittens abandoned by their mother and rescued during England's rugby World Cup clash against Wales have been named after the players. Rugby kittens - in pictures >> The cute kittens, which are believed to have been
NINETIES Britpop band My Life Story is back on the road with a sleek new rock n roll line up and a brand new single.The 24 Hour Deflowerer Tour – which includes Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on Thursday, November 12, will include songs from their 90s back
LIVE music events at the Dudsbury Country Club continue to go from strength to strength, with a live performance from 80’s British R&B band Loose Ends on Thursday, October 15. The band had several urban contemporary hits with tracks such as
A £130,000 sports car crashed into a ditch and burst into flames. Two fire crews spent hours battling a flaming black Audi R8 coupe after the driver lost control and crashed into a ditch last night. The £134,500 vehicle caught fire on the
BIKERS and hikers brought their four-legged friends out to enjoy a day in the Hampshire countryside. Bike and Hike - in pictures >> The fundraising Bike and Hike event at Brockenhurst, in the New Forest, has been held for 15 years
WARREN Bentley has admitted it was “a difficult decision” to turn down Gosport Borough's advances, but said it didn’t feel like the right time to move to Privett Park. The Winchester City hotshot, scorer of 21 goals already this season, was subject
IT CONTAINS hundreds of years of Southampton’s history – and now you could see it with your own eyes.Tours of the office of the first citizen of the city take place next week as the Mayor sets out to raise thousands of pounds for charity.It is one of
An excavation will begin to dig up a Spitfire from the field where it has lain for 75 years since it crashed during the Second World War. Archaeologists hope to recover surviving parts of the plane from the Cambridgeshire peat before the agricultural
COMMUTERS are facing travel chaos this morning as Hampshire’s motorways have come to a halt. There are huge delays on the M27 in both directions near Hedge End between junction 7 and junction 9. and a crash between junction 11 and 12 near Portsmouth
FIREFIGHTERS were last night called back to a Southampton Burger King that had to be evacuated on Friday as smoke billowed from the first floor. Fire at Burger King - in pictures >> One fire appliance rushed to the Burger King
TECHNICAL problems have forced the cancellation of two ferry services in Hampshire this morning. Red Funnel announced that the 8am Southampton to East Cowes ferry and the 9.30am East Cowes to Southampton ferry will not run. A Red Funnel statement
ONE of the faces of UK TV sport Clare Balding will be bringing some Christmas cheer to a Hampshire town.Clare Balding will turn on Stockbridge Christmas Tree lights on Friday December 4. The broadcaster is well known for fronting horse-racing coverage
FRAUDSTERS are blitzing Romsey in a bid to get residents personal details and cash.Tricksters are trying to dupe residents into giving details by using Romsey Town Council’s name when they contact people by phone. Romsey Town Council has been inundated
A SOUTHAMPTON nurse who cared for heart transplant patients and had a new heart herself has backed a campaign to get more people onto the organ donor register.Lesley Burch was leading a fit and healthy lifestyle before she fell ill one day with a virus.She
WORK to repair a Southampton road which was closed due to a collapsed sewer is set to last another month. Wilton Avenue in The Polygon suffered the collapsed sewer in August, but the extent of damage was much worse than previously thought following
THEY are the pride of Hampshire. Scores of police officers and members of the public have been awarded for their service. Chief Constable Awards 2015 - in pictures >> There were tears and laughs as courageous people were given
THREE more Hampshire sailors have completed the first leg of one of the world’s toughest races. Greg Miller, 40 and Jim Prendergast, 40, from Gosport, along with Max Stunell, 34, from Portsmouth, have arrived in Rio to finish stage one of the Clipper
IT WAS a special day for a special youngster who is set to undergo a vital operation to help take his first steps. James Mills had a day out at at Eastleigh’s Silverlake Stadium before their game against Braintree. The trip to the ground was
THIS is the first glimpse of a brand new cancer centre that could help thousands of people in Hampshire. Charity Maggie’s has bid for planning permission for the £5m hub which would be based at Southampton General Hospital, offering a range of
IT'S official - Southampton's cruise terminal is in seventh heaven. The city has cemented its reputation as the cruise capital of Europe after being named Britain's top departure port for the seventh consecutive year. Southampton has scooped
A LONG-SERVING county councillor has resigned sparking a by-election. Colin Davidovitz, who has been a Conservative councillor for Chandler’s Ford for the last 14 years, has stepped down from the post, saying it had been a privilege to serve but
A HAMPSHIRE MP has vowed to confront prosecutors over the case of a woman accused of having sex with a convicted murderer while he was in prison. Eastleigh MP Mims Davies is demanding answers over the way the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) handled
Ronald Koeman has conceded that if Sadio Mane continues the kind of form he showed against Chelsea that Saints may eventually lose to him to a bigger team, but insisted the club should enjoy him while they can. Mane has been on fire for Saints in recent
AN ELATED Dusan Tadic reckons that if Saints can perform like they did at Chelsea they can beat anyone in the Premier League. The 26-year-old Serbian helped torment the top-flight champions as Steven Davis, Sadio Mane and Graziano Pelle scored
SOUTHAMPTON danced to the beat of hundreds of musicians at a multi-venue festival in the city. Music in the City - in pictures >> Thousands of music-lovers wandered the streets of the city, maps in hand, choosing which band to
EYEWITNESSES have told how a glamorous private charity function in a Hampshire village turned into a horror scene after a car ploughed through a marquee injuring 14 people. The terrifying incident at Dene Farm close to Nether Wallop, north of Romsey
Former sprinter Iwan Thomas said going up against the Strictly Come Dancing judges was “more nerve-racking than the Olympics” as he became the first celebrity to leave the show last night. The athlete, 41, barely made it out of the starting blocks
WE are poised to enter a new era of supermarket shopping. From today, shoppers will be hit with a 5p charge for every single-use carrier bag they use for packing. In-depth: What the new rules mean >> The new law is designed
Fourteen people have been hurt when a car ploughed into a marquee during a private party in Hampshire. The scene of the party Emergency services were alerted following the incident at a farm late on Saturday night. Eight of those injured
