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  • Man who admitted sexual activity with girls jailed

    A man has been jailed after admitting to having sexual activity with girls he met via social media. Mitchell Jones, 23, of Nyton Road, Aldingbourne near Chichester, admitted three counts of sexual activity with a child aged 14 and one count of

  • UPDATE AND PHOTO: Crash blocks Hampshire motorway

    A HAMPSHIRE motorway is partly blocked after a crash. The incident happened on the M271 northbound near the junction with the M27 at about 3pm and traffic is building on the road. #M271 Northbound - All lanes remain BLOCKED between J1/

  • Ashes of beloved pet dog stolen from woman with dementia

    A MAN has been arrested after ashes of a beloved pet dog were stolen from a vulnerable pensioner while she slept. Officers say the burglary took place at a residential property in Mylen Road, Andover, sometime between 10pm on Wednesday 19 April and

  • Police helicopter chases stolen van

    A POLICE helicopter was called to track down a ASDA delivery van which was stolen while the driver was making deliveries. The driver left his keys in the vehicle but returned to find it was gone. Officers launched an operation to find the van

  • REVIEW: Stormzy, 02 Academy Bournemouth

    REVIEW: Stormzy, 02 Academy BournemouthBy Hannah CarrollMORE than a thousand people turned out to see UK hip hop artist, Stormzy perform at the O2 Academy in Bournemouth last night.Urban DJ, AJ Tracey, warmed up the crowd by playing a selection of R&B

  • PHOTOS: Cars damaged in early-morning blaze in Southampton

    CARS were seriously damaged in an early-morning blaze in Southampton. A fire crew from St Mary’s fire station was called to Orchard Lane at around 4am after a vehicle caught fire and damaged other two cars parked nearby. The cause of the fire

  • Cinema set to hold bank holiday weekend film festival

    THIS weekend the Harbour Lights Picturehouse in Southampton will be offering film buffs a special experience. On April 30 at 2.30pm the venue will be showing the new British Film Institute release of Miloš Forman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as

  • Emergency services called after car crashes off motorway

    A CAR came off the motorway and crashed into a wooded area. Firefighters were called to the M3 between junction 9 at Winnall and 8, towards Basingstoke, at 1.15am. The vehicle, which had four people inside, went off the motorway but when rescue

  • Shappi Khorsandi is reclaiming patriotism at Nuffield Theatre

    SHAPPI Khorsandi is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her arrival in Britain. She's reclaiming patriotism, sending a love letter to her adopted land.Star of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for You and Q.I., Shappi brings her latest tour to Southampton

  • Dozens of firms sign up for ambitious fundraising year

    TWENTY-SEVEN businesses have signed up to support Wessex Heartbeat in its most ambitious fundraising year yet.Wessex Heartbeat has raised almost £16m for the cardiac unit at Southampton General Hospital since 1992, funding projects include the young adult

  • Festival line-up revealed

    A MAJOR arts festival in Hampshire has announced its 2017 line-up. THE Winchester Festival, running from July 7 to 15, will bring music, talks, drama and visual arts to the city. The programme includes homages to Queen Victoria, Shakespeare

  • Hampshire schools extend hours for extra holiday

    TWO Hampshire schools have decided to extend their school days in the county’s first case of its kind. After controversy surrounded plans from Fawley Infant and Blackfield Primary to lengthen the academic day, the executive head teacher of the

  • Woman who stabbed Hampshire boyfriend cleared of murder

    A young mother broke down in tears as she was cleared of killing her Hampshire boyfriend after telling jurors he turned into Britain's worst prisoner, Charles Bronson, during violent attacks on her. Jeweller Elizabeth Hart-Browne, 27, was hysterical

  • PHOTOS: When Hampshire produced the brains of Britain

    THE show has been running for almost 45 years, so it doesn’t take a mastermind to work out that some of the finalists would probably have come from Hampshire.Since its creation in 1972, Mastermind hasn’t changed it’s basic format, featuring four to six

  • Puel: Just be patient, Boufal can be Saints' Messi or Hazard

    CLAUDE Puel has urged for patience over £16m record signing Sofiane Boufal – and revealed the Moroccan, if nurtured properly, has the potential to be Saints' version of Eden Hazard or Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. The 23-year-old made his first

  • Exhibit proves a rail treat for train fans

    IT WAS full steam ahead as hundreds turned out for a popular railway exhibit in Fareham. The Rotary Club of Fareham, in conjunction with Fareham College, held their fifth annual model railway exhibition Rotarail on Saturday.. Exhibitors showed off more

  • Court round-up: 18 people in the dock

    The following cases were among those heard at Southampton Magistrates Court ASHLEY JAMES McGURK, 30, of Orpen Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to entering a building with intent to steal. and threatening behaviour. Jailed for 24 weeks and ordered

  • Pregnant woman has prison sentence suspended

    A PREGNANT woman jailed for sending abusive and racist text messages has walked free from court after partially winning an appeal against her sentence. Elouise Sullivan, who is due to give birth in June, saw her 16-week jail term suspended for two

  • Fan who threw can at Saints match avoids ban

    A supporter who threw beer towards other fans during a match at St Mary’s has been ordered to pay more than £100 but has escaped a ban. Scott Pedley, from West Sussex, pleaded guilty to throwing a beer can towards other fans during the 3-1 win

  • PHOTOS: When the McCartneys shared a Southampton stage

    LONG before the days that Red Bull supposedly gave you them, The Gaumont Theatre bestowed a gift of Wings to the adoring public.   In December 1979 the rock group Wings came to Southampton to perform classics such as Band on the Run and Live

  • Puel gives Saints big Hull warning

    SAINTS should brace themselves for a tougher challenge than Premier League leaders Chelsea when they face strugglers Hull City at St Mary's tomorrow, according to Claude Puel. With Hull fighting for their lives at the wrong end of the top-flight, Puel

  • The Hampshire cricketer who took a beating of a different kind

    HE was given the supreme accolade by the distinguished cricket writer and commentator John Arlott who lauded him as ‘perhaps the most remarkable all-rounder the game has ever known’.George Brown not only opened the batting and kept wicket for England

  • Former social worker suspended for council cash misuse

    A FORMER Southampton social worker has been suspended for misconduct after using taxpayers’ money to buy petrol for his car. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) took the action after its conduct and competence committee heard that James-Moni

  • Russell Brand is Reborn

    JOIN one of comedy’s fiercest talents as he tries to make sense of life having just made a new one.Russell Brand's new stand up tour Re:Birth visits Mayflower Theatre on Tuesday. The new dad asks what is real? Who are we? Where did this baby come

  • Popular pub set to reopen in time for Bank Holiday weekend

    A POPULAR country pub in the New Forest undergoing a major renovation is set to reopen in time for the Bank Holiday weekend. The Crown in Bransgore, part of the Vintage Inns Group, closed its doors last week so work could begin. At the centre