Goals from Eden Hazard and Gary Cahill and a brace from Diego Costa took the hosts to within touching distance of the Premier League title. Saints performed well in spells, but some pretty poor defending saw them concede four. Oriol Romeu gave
You might think it odd that my wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary by seeing a play about a marriage breakdown. If you knew us, you'd know that one of the reasons our relationship has lasted over 20 years is that we love theatre. We have
Firefighters have dealt with a blaze in the New Forest where one and a half hectare of trees were alight. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 17.11pm to deal with the incident in Fritham. Two crews from Burley Fire Station and one
A MAN was left with a fractured jaw after being assaulted by two men in a Hampshire town at the weekend. The 36-year-old victim was walking in Wote Street, in Basingstoke, at around 3:20am on Saturday April 22 when he was approached by his would be
A PAEDOPHILE who made indecent images of children has been jailed. Michael George Green was sentenced to a total of two years and three months in prison when he appeared in Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday, April 12, after admitting two counts
SALISBURY midfielder Tom Whelan has been ruled out of tomorrow's (Wednesday, 7.45pm) Southern One South & West play-off semi-final at home to Evesham United. The former Poole Town player, who recently made his 100th appearance for the Whites
By James Robinson A WOMAN set fire to a tree while burning a bonfire in her back garden. Firefighters were called to a property in Enham Alamein, near Andover, on Friday 21 April after flames from a bonfire began to expand onto a nearby tree
The takeover of a major music festival is being investigated by competition watchdogs. The Isle of Wight Festival's agreed takeover by global entertainment group Live Nation is being looked at by Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) amid
Match report originally published on October 4, 2015. Saints secured a stunning victory over Premier League champions Chelsea to claim their first win at Stamford Bridge since 2002. Chelsea 1-3 Southampton - in pictures >>
The Isle of Wight's Kelly Sotherton is hopeful she will get her chance to stand on a podium and receive her belatedly awarded Olympic medals. The 40-year-old former heptathlete is set to be upgraded to third place at the 2008 Beijing Games after
IT’S a landmark for those travelling into Southampton by water and one of the first things they see when coming into the city.Canberra Towers, a 24-story tower block, dwarfs all other tower blocks located on International Way, and on the Weston Estate
A TERMINAL cancer patient from Hampshire has realised a childhood dream and completed the London Marathon.Fiona Roy, along with her brother Nick, took part in Sunday’s event and has raised £23,279 for Wessex Cancer Trust so far.The 46-year-old’s dream
HAMPSHIRE will be able to call on both James Vince and Liam Dawson during this summer's ICC Champions Trophy. The pair were over-looked when England named their 15-man squad for the tournament today. Vince has played ten limited overs games
SOUTHAMPTON''S Olympic gold medallist Dani King is contemplating competing for Wales at next year's Commonwealth Games. The 26-year-old won team pursuit gold at London 2012 and is a three-time world champion in the discipline. But she has focused
SNIFFER dogs will take to the streets of Southampton in a bid to clamp down on illegal tobacco. Southampton City Council says the illicit trade makes it easier for children to start smoking, takes advantage of cash-strapped families, and helps
Police have launched a hunt for two men who tried to rob a Hampshire petrol station. One of the men sprayed the cashier with an unknown substance while also holding what appeared to be a metal bar after the pair entered the store at around 5.30am on
HE is a man on a mission to unite and heal all people in the harmony of universal love. This weekend, Pablo Woodward, better known as the Disco Bunny hit the streets of Southampton encouraging people to dance, smile and express themselves with
AFTER an incredible three decades of touring, the UK’s No.1 Rock & Roll variety production That’ll be the Day returns to Mayflower Theatre on May 14 for one night only. The show is back on the road once again this year entertaining crowds of fans with
A SENIOR government minister has endorsed the opening of a new marine control centre and has pledged for more investment in the marine sector. Minister for International trade Mark Garnier MP, visited Porchester based ASV Global, a world leading
Detectives are hunting a lone robber who threatened terrified shop workers with a knife during a morning heist. The female attacker burst into the Londis store in Brockhurst, Gosport, just before 9am on Sunday, April 23rd demanding workers hand
FIREFIGHTERS are dealing with a shed fire in a Hampshire town. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to a property in Lee Church Lane, Romsey, just before 8am today. One appliance has been sent to the scene.
A NEW defibrillator has been fitted at a Southampton park after cash was raised for its installation. Celebrating its fifth birthday, Netley Abbey Parkrun decided to raise funds to purchase the life-saving device. Now it has been fitted at
A NUMBER of garage and vehicle thefts have prompted police warnings in Fareham. The incidents took place in Winnham Drive between 11.30pm on Wednesday and 7am the next day. Some of the crimes were attempted break-ins and theft from vehicles
A LEAKING roof left a Hampshire council facing a bill of more than £15,000. Members of Lymington and Pennington Town Council were told that repairs had to be carried out to part of a building at the seawater baths in Bath Road. The council
RESIDENTS in Alresford have been urged to be aware of rogue traders in the town. PCSO, Michelle Wilkinson of the Winchester District said: “Please be aware that we have received numerous reports of rogue traders currently in the Alresford area.
Tottonians completed their season with a draw at Brighton RFC and their highest league placing in the club’s history.Totts’ fourth place finish in London 1 South was guaranteed before the kick-off against their south coast rivals and, with the hosts safely
SURELY if there is to be a hard connection between the Isle of Wight and the mainland, I can only repeat that which I have said many times: Build a barrage with turbines incorporated within the structure to generate electricity from the constant tidal
HAVING studied politics since 1987 and lectured for more than eight years in the field, I have to ask, given the lack of Labour party candidates in Southampton Itchen, Romsey and Southampton North, Winchester, Eastleigh, New Forest East, New Forest
Ellingham & Ringwood’s women secured the National Challenge Division 2 South title with victory over Seaford in East Sussex.In a very competitive game there was still no score after 25 minutes, but from an attacking scrum Ellingham’s Number 8 Georgia
New Milton & District RFC will be back playing London League rugby after breezing their way through a promotion play-off match.The New Forest side saw their chances of automatically stepping up from Snows Group Hampshire 1 taken from them following a
IT is not guaranteed that Martin Caceres will get his long-awaited Saints debut before the end of the season, according to Claude Puel. The former Juventus and Barcelona centre-back arrived as a free agent in February, but has been restricted to
A GROUP of Southampton babies who began life on the small screen will be getting in front of the camera one again in a new spin-off series. New programme 'I Was Born on One Born' will catch up with the six children who were born at the city's Princess
Southampton’s job market has continued to strengthen, with the latest data from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, finding that job applications, vacancies and average salaries all saw impressive growth in the first quarter of the
A LEGENDARY yacht has returned to Southampton after almost three decades. Maiden which made history when it was the first yacht to be sailed by an all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race, in 1990, has returned to Hampshire. The boat
CLAUDE Puel is aiming to stem the usual flow of summer departures from Saints. In the last three years, Saints have always lost key players and the early forecasts suggest this closed season will be no different. For some months Virgil van Dijk
SCORES of music lovers headed to a Southampton record store for a special event on Saturday.Bands including Bobby Lovejoy, Minister, The Dead Freights, Fever, Cassava and Palm Honey graced Oxfam Music Store on East Street for Record Store Day.Fans packed
WHILE many youngsters aspire to be pop stars living in the celebrity limelight, Hannah Levitt-Collins had her sights set on being a backing dancer to the stars. And even though the former Romsey school pupil did not start dancing until her teens she
THE first Southampton marathon in 33 years saw more than 30,000 people flock to the city and half a million pounds raised for different charities. Tens of thousands of people lined the city’s streets on Sunday as part of the biggest running event
WHEN Southampton couple Stephen and Mary Rudd decided they wanted to see less of each other, they did not mean breaking up. They decided it was time to ditch their unhealthy lifestyle and start a new relationship with clean eating. Now together
ALMOST 6,000 people flocked to one of the biggest annual events staged at a Hampshire attraction.All roads led to Beaulieu as bargain-hunters from across the south descended on the National Motor Museum for its 40th Boatjumble. Held on a huge site behind
YOU stole from the terminally ill. Those were the words used by a judge when sentencing the former finance manager of a Hampshire hospice who pocketed donations made towards the cost of providing vital services. Simon Plummer was working at
“I WANT to unsubscribe from life like you would from Netflix.” Those were the words a young Hampshire man told doctors a month before he took his life. Henry Bean was found dead at his home in Castle Chambers, at Lansdowne Hill, Southampton
Isobelle Cooper has been crowned Miss Hampshire after the regional heat failed to take place. The 19-year-old, who holds the title for Miss Southampton, snatched the title of Miss Hampshire after organisers failed to hold the event. The Miss
Wintry showers could hit just about anywhere in Britain as the blast of Arctic weather that has brought snow to northern Scotland begins to move south, weather experts say. Met Office forecasters say the northern hills are most likely to see snow
TEN thousand runners took to the streets of Southampton as the marathon returned after 33 years. In an event that saw more than £1 million injected in to the economy, the winner of the main race was triumphant in his first attempt at a 26-mile
A NEW micro brewery with an American influence has opened in Southampton. Tap It Brewery Company started this month and hopes to offer reasonably priced unique ales. It was created by Robert Colmer after he visited the United States and had
FORMER Southampton striker James Beattie has been praised for helping to rescue two children from a yacht which ran into the Sandbanks chain ferry. The ex-Saints player, who is currently first team coach at Championship side Leeds United, rushed
RESIDENTS had to flee from their burning home in the early hours. Emergency services were called to a house on fire in the early morning in Southampton yesterday. Those inside the property had to escape and call the fire service after finding
A police sergeant has been fined £828 for head-butting a woman while wearing a motorcycle helmet in a "road-rage" attack. David Sanderson was off-duty when he confronted two women in the car ahead of him at an Asda supermarket petrol station in
