HAMPSHIRE are on the brink of a second emphatic Specsavers County Championship defeat in four matches after conceding a huge first-innings deficit - then collapsing against England’s James Anderson. Having seen his teammates compile a mammoth 595
A large branch is blocking a Southampton road after falling onto a van. The branch is currently blocking Wakefield Road in Townhill Park, with the road closed off. Hampshire Constabulary say they were alerted to the incident at 2.28pm, and have
Drivers faced delays on a Hampshire motorway after a crash. The inside lane was blocked on the M3 between junction 6 for Basingstoke and junction 5 for Hook (northbound). The incident has now cleared and traffic has eased. More to follow
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling from the roof of a building at an industrial estate. Police were called to the Lok’nStore self-storage unit, in Crockford Lane, Chineham, Basingstoke, at 1.46pm today, after a
A MAN is being treated in hospital for life threatening injuries after an incident at a Hampshire car park. Police say that the incident happened on June 20 at around 6pm at Crabwood Car Park in Sarum Road, near Winchester. A spokesperson from
Fire crews have been called to a “hazardous incident” where a container is reported to be leaking chemicals on a vessel at Southampton docks. Crews from St Mary’s, Winchester, Romsey, Redbridge and Cosham are attending the scene at Southampton
Unless you've been living in blissful, air conditioned, ingornance for the past couple of days, you will have notice that it's been extremely hot, with Hampshire basking in summer sun. This week temperatures have reached highs of 29C and our Camera
OLI Bromby has a hot date in Italy next month. The Southampton AC sprinter is among the first wave selections for the European Junior Athletics Championships in Grosseto from July 20-23. The 19-year-old, Shirley-based 100 metres man has also
RAILWAYS users are facing delays because a fault means operators don't know where trains are. South West Trains announced that the problem is affecting services between Basingstoke and Winchester and is forcing trains to run at a reduced speed.
Police have launched an appeal to track down a missing man thought to be in Hampshire. Derek Jones, 46, from Scarborough, was last seen in the Scarborough area on June 14, but Hampshire Constabulary have appealed for help as officers think he may be
Police are searching for two people after a Southampton store was repeatedly targeted by thieves. Officers say a man and woman with a pram stole various items from the Boots store in Above Bar Street, Southampton. A CCTV image has now been
POLICE have launched an investigation following a serious sexual assault. The 27-year-old female victim reported to police she had been assaulted around the back of The Complete Party shop, Junction Road, Andover. Police say the alleged incident
EASTLEIGH have welcomed back two familiar faces to the Silverlake Stadium. Manager Richard Hill has moved to bring back popular goalkeeper Ross Flitney to the Vanarama National League outfit along with striker Chris Zebroski. A club statement
A HAMPSHIRE school was closed and hundreds of residents left without water on the hottest day of the year after a pipe burst. Hounsdown School in Totton was closed for the day after the water main burst in Jacobs Gutter Lane shortly after 6am on
SALISBURY boss Steve Claridge has welcomed news that there will be double the automatic promotion places available in the Evo-Stik Southern League South West this season. As part of a major re-organisation of non-League football, the league have
SOUTH Africa skipper AB de Villiers says his side has not planned anything special against Mason Crane. De Villiers said: “I’m not sure what we are going to do against him yet, that will happen on the field once we get a feel. “We have analysed
NEXT summer’s major non-League shake-up will result in the Sydenhams Wessex Premier Division being shrunk from 22 to 20 teams for 2018/19. In a bid to encourage more Step 5 (Wessex Premier level) clubs to climb the pyramid, two new divisions are
Twelfth Night, Salisbury PlayhouseOn a sizzling midsummer night in Salisbury, the Playhouse was transformed into a sultry 1920s jazz club, with the band playing Georgia and the lovesick Orsino announcing “If music be the food of love, play on!”And there
A HAMPSHIRE teenager has stolen the hearts of music lovers nationwide after his appearance on a TV talent show.Ryan Granger, 14, from Whiteley, may not have done enough to impress judges will.i.am, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones from McFly on The Voice Kids
Thousands of sun-worshippers witnessed a spectacular dawn as they gathered at Stonehenge for the summer solstice.Approximately 13,000 people descended on the neolithic monument in Wiltshire to watch the sun rise at 4.52am - up from 12,000 last year.Jennifer
A HAMPSHIRE school will shut today due to the "increased heat". Pupils will return home from Andover CoE Primary at 11.30am this morning, according to an announcement on the school's website. Parents were informed by text yesterday evening.
Southampton’s successful barbershop choir Ocean Harmony have been declared the most improved chorus in Britain.The a cappella line-up proved that practice makes perfect when members achieved their highest ever British Association of Barbershop Singers
HAMPSHIRE residents are being warned about air quality in the county today. AirAlert, a system set up to monitor pollution, says that there is currently a high pollution alert in Hampshire. The alert is in place until midnight and includes
WEST End hits and some of the UK’s best touring theatres are among the autumn season highlights at Nuffield Southampton Theatres Campus. Director Sam Hodges has unveiled the line up as work moves closer to completion on the theat’re’s new city centre
A CRASH is causing major delays on a Hampshire commuter route. One lane of the A31 westbound was blocked at Picket Post following the crash, which happened at about 8am. The crash has now been cleared and delays are easing.
The gates to Glastonbury Festival will officially open today with festival-goers set to enjoy record temperatures on Worthy Farm.Temperatures could reach 30C at the 900-acre Somerset site - 10C higher than usual - in the lead-up to the the world-famous
A HAMPSHIRE woman has been caught up in a terror attack in Brussels. Rhona Murphy, who works for air traffic control, was travelling through Brussels Central Station on a work trip when a man was shot by police after reportedly setting off a small
A SOUTHAMPTON school is closed today after a break-in overnight. The incident at Oasis Academy Lordshill has prompted the school to tell pupils to stay away. Phil Humphreys, executive principal of Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, said: "I can confirm
IF Mason Crane thrives on the T20 international stage, he will have no problem adapting to Test cricket. That is the view of Raj Maru, the man who discovered Hampshire’s leg-spinner as a 13 year-old before recommending him to his former county, following
THE HAMPSHIRE fire chief is calling for sprinklers to be installed in all tower blocks across the UK. Chief Fire Officer Dave Curry said the sprinkler systems are now “a must” for all high-rise buildings. It comes a week after a fire at Grenfell
A GREEDY Hampshire dog is lucky to be alive after he swallowed a kebab whole and got the 15in metal skewer stuck in his stomach. X-ray pictures clearly show the giant piece of metal stretching along chocolate Labrador Howie’s tummy and then up into
A SOUTHAMPTON man has pleaded guilty to seriously assaulting a vulnerable woman with a weapon. Jordon Andrew Cox admitted to beating a woman when he appeared at Southampton Magistrates Court. The 21-year-old of Shirley Road, Shirley, caused significant
A SOUTHAMPTON woman was found dead in a cemetery where her grandad was buried hours after she went missing, an inquest heard.Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust have admitted they could have done more to prevent the death of Kay Hillier, who took her
DISABLED users in a Hampshire town are fuming after it was revealed that only three licensed cabs in the borough are wheelchair accessible. Less than one per cent of the 306 Hackney Carriages currently licensed in Fareham are able to carry wheelchair
AN APPEAL hearing into a controversial plan to build 80 homes on a green gap is under way.The proposal to build at Mallards Road, Bursledon was originally put forward by applicant Persimmon Homes and was rejected by the Bursledon, Hamble and Hound Local
The following cases were heard in Southampton Magistrates Court. Miranda Frake, 29, of Chepstow Close, Totton. Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. Fined £95 and ordered to pay £50 compensation, £30 victim services surcharge and £85 costs
JAY Rodriguez looks finally set to depart Saints this summer with West Bromwich Albion keen to resurrect a £12m move for the striker. The 27-year-old has been close to leaving St Mary's in the last two transfer windows and that has been followed
A HAMPSHIRE father who lost his son in a tragic skiing accident in 2013 is now cycling hundreds of miles in his memory.Cameron Bespolka, 16, died and his investment banker father Kevin was seriously injured when they were buried in a wall of snow in the
It's the shopping district that's served a community for decades, helping families, schoolchildren and nearby working professionals get the essentials they need.We take a look back at pictures taken of Lordshill District Centre in the late 1970s
AN AUTOMATION software development company is the first occupier at a Southampton city centre building which has undergone a London-style HQ transformation totalling more than £2m.Cortex, which specialises in intelligent automation software and solutions
A pub chain in Hampshire is showing its support to the armed forces by offering all military personnel a free carvery on Armed Forces Day this Saturday.Toby Carvery, which operates 15 sites in Hampshire, are inviting local armed forces personnel to enjoy
ONE of Hampshire’s most famous historic buildings has unveiled a six-month facelift to its kitchen.In the latest of redevelopment projects to Palace House, the ancestral home of the Montagu family, the newly-restored Victorian kitchen has been opened
A SPECIAL gala dinner in Romsey raised almost £40,000 for Wessex Heartbeat on its 25th birthday.Wessex Heartbeat, the charity that has been saving and transforming lives through their cardiac centre for 25 years, had the event held in its honour last
A TEAM from HMS Collingwood’s Underwater Warfare Training Element (UWTE) cycled from London to Brighton on what was then the hottest day of the year.The “Warspite Warriors”, aka Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Robbie Doyle, CPO Adam Hearn, Petty Officer (PO
MORE than 1,000 people enjoyed the Hursley Village Summer Fete.The event was held on Saturday in the grounds of John Keble Primary School on Saturday and, this year, had a circus theme.The bar was drunk dry and ice pops were sold in record number as people
TALKS about the provision of a new sixth form college for Hampshire are under way between politicians and education bosses. Fareham MP Suella Fernandes and borough council leader Sean Woodward have revealed plans for a new 500-student college that
HEALTH watchdogs have praised the ‘outstanding’ critical care at a Southampton hospital following an inspection.Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission gave the top rating to the critical care unit – which covers the general, neurosciences and cardiac
SOUTHAMPTON Operatic Society returns to Nuffield Southampton Theatres tonight with The Pajama Game, a romantic comedy featuring musical standards such as Steam Heat, Hey There, Hernando’s Hideaway and Once-a-Year Day.The story is set in 1950s America
TRAVELLERS have again set up camp in a park near a Southampton estate. The group are currently set up in a section of Green Park, Millbrook, just weeks after Southampton City Council threatened to take legal action against travellers in the same
The air ambulance was called to the scene of a crash after a cyclist was seriously injured in a crash with a car. Redbridge Road (outbound) was closed from the Millbrook Roundabout to Redbridge Roundabout at around 6pm on Monday, with the Hampshire
Hampshire County Council sent its gritters out on the county's roads last night - but it's not why you might think. The trucks were spreading dust on the roads to soak up any excess bitumen which may have softened in the's searing heat. The
A HAMPSHIRE man who was found dead in woodland was thousands of pounds in debt, an inquest heard. Steven Lockyer was found by a dog walker close to Magnolia Walk, Abbotswood, Romsey, a coroner's court heard. The 59-year-old had been missing
