TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Gosport councillor who passed away light night. Peter Langdon, who become a county and borough councillor after spending 38 years as a weapons engineer officer in the Royal Navy died at 11pm yesterday. Mr
WHEN the draw is made for the Southampton Senior Cup later this month, there will be a very special name in the hat. The 2017/18 season is the 100th in the competition’s history and the area’s biggest club, Southampton FC, are ready to add some
JAMES Phillips is eager to find another job in non-League football following a parting of the ways with Totton & Eling. The 25-year-old was keen to stress that it was not his choice to walk away from Millers Park after a year in charge.
EASTLEIGH will need to beware Mikael Ndjoli in tomorrow's pre-season friendly against an AFC Bournemouth XI at the Silverlake Stadium (Tuesday, 7pm). Having weighed in with a hat-trick against Hamworthy Recreation last week, the former Millwall
A BURST water main is causing traffic problems on a busy Hampshire road.There are currently temporary signals in operation on the A337 Lyndhurst Road between Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst following the incident, which was discovered earlier today.Traffic
Charlie Gard's parents have ended their legal fight over treatment for the terminally-ill baby. Chris Gard and Connie Yates announced their decision as a High Court judge was preparing to oversee the latest round of a five-month legal battle.
Manchester City look to have ended their interest in Saints full-back Ryan Bertrand after taking their summer spending past the £200m mark with the signing of Monaco defender Benjamin Mendy. Bertrand was widely reported to be on City’s radar
THE Gregg School’s Serena Vincent finished ninth in the girls’ shot put final at the Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas. At just 15 years of age Vincent was the youngest in a 16-strong field, headed by Canadian Under-18 record-holder Trinity
SOUTHAMPTON AC speed machine Oli Bromby was narrowly denied a second medal at the European Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy. Having pocketed individual 100 metres bronze, the 19-year-old from Shirley had been hoping to make the podium again
AN ARSON investigation has been launched after a blaze broke out in a Hampshire home. Emergency services rushed to Kenwood Road, Portchester, after being called at about 10.30am this morning. Crews from Fareham, Cosham, Portchester and Southsea
DAVE Henson has established himself as the most successful sprinter in the history of Southampton Athletic Club. His bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in London has propelled him to new heights. In the various incarnations
A SOUTHAMPTON singer songwriter has scooped two international songwriting awards. Joe Brooks, who has recently returned to his home in Shirley after nearly a decade living in Los Angeles, has won both The John Lennon Songwriting Award and The International
OLLY Murs has offered fans left disappointed by the cancellation of a planned concert an opportunity to attend one of two other shows. The pop star was set to perform at King's Park, Bournemouth, on Saturday, August 5, as part of a series of open-air
WIMBORNE Town will be hosting Gosport Borough in a friendly for the Andy Culliford Trophy this Saturday (July 29, 3pm). The match, proposed by Gosport’s former Wimborne boss Alex Pike, will be played annually on a home/away basis in tribute to
JEREMY Herrin will direct Lisa Dwyer Hogg as Emma in the much anticipated revival of Duncan Macmillan’s highly acclaimed People, Places & Things, coming to Nuffield Southampton Theatres in November. Irish born Lisa Dwyer Hogg takes over the role from
RUDYARD Kipling was one of Britain’s most famous authors. During his life, Kipling wrote The Jungle Book, the popular Just So stories and arguably one of the nation’s favourite poems – If. The author went to school in Southsea as a young boy, had a successful
The Little MermaidDebut Youth TheatreRose Theatre, Barton Peveril College, EastleighThe Disney adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's story has a great deal of colour, humour and, of course, some captivating tunes.The production very much sought
A NEW bar and venue is to join Southampton’s thriving live music scene from September.Local promoter Tom Dyer is launching Heartbreakers, a bar opening 7 days a week with an additional 100 capacity first floor live music venue, at Hanover Buildings.And
Traffic was queueing for three miles after a crash on the A31 earlier this morning. One lane was closed as a result of the multi-vehicle collision on the westbound carriageway between Stoney Cross and Picket Post. There was congestion back
A REWARD of up to £10,000 is being offered for information which leads investigators to the gun used in the alleged murder of Guy Hedger. Businessman Mr Hedger, 61, was killed in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, April 30, at his home in
Passengers are being advised not to travel to the country's busiest railway station because of a signal failure.South West Trains said services across the whole of its network, including to and from London Waterloo, may be cancelled, delayed by up
RESIDENTS have been given the opportunity to voice their opinions on the proposed improvements to the A31 to councillors. The plans set out by Highways England were released in June and Ringwood Town Council is holding a public forum to discuss
HUNDREDS of spectators braved torrential rain and got into the carnival spirit for an annual event. The Wheelers Travel Procession saw scores of floats pass through Romsey as part of this year’s Romsey Carnival. The wet and windy weather did
A HAMPSHIRE museum has reopened its doors as part of a major facelift project. Fareham’s Westbury Manor museum closed its doors in February to undergo a £665,000 transformation. Now the new museum, which will be managed by the Hampshire Cultural
WINCHESTER civic chief Caroline Horrill has revealed the city council is open to buying more land in the Silver Hill area, but that more compulsory purchase would be a last resort.She was speaking as councillors discussed the public consultation over
A POPULAR event is to return to Eastleigh with a surprise for all Saints fans. The Mela festival will be returning for its twelfth year and will see former Saints’ 1976 FA Cup-winning manager Lawrie McMenemy as a special guest. The town will be transformed
A WELL-USED visitor centre in a Hampshire town has received a vital make-over.Test Valley’s visitors can find everything they need to know about the borough in a fully refurbished Visitor Information Centre in Romsey’s town centre.The centre has re-opened
THE redevelopment of the former police headquarters in Winchester has “stalled” a meeting heard.Work appears to have stopped on the 200-home redevelopment off Romsey Road by developer Berkeley Homes.Cllr Lucille Thompson told the Council meeting that
A MAJOR council scheme for scores of new homes and flats in a Winchester estate will be decided this week.Winchester City Council want to build 76 council homes at The Valley in Stanmore.The scheme which is recommended for approval has had some opposition
A 'FAILED' businessman turned to fraud, conning Co-op bank out of thousands. Clive Coombes, who ran Totton-based electrical firm Lewisons Wholesale, was in charge of an account that fleeced the bank out of £119,700 in 2013. He has been jailed for
Everything you hear about Mauricio Pellegrino suggests he is a very methodical character, but he could be forgiven if his head is spinning a little at the moment. He has been handed a real baptism of fire in his first managerial job in the
THIRTY short films centred on the life of The Watercress Line in Hampshire were created by university students.The railway based in Alresford – through its Heritage Lottery Fund-supported restoration project of their flagship steam locomotive, ‘Canadian
DOZENS of residents gathered at a Southampton park for the opening of a new play area.The rain did not deter residents and city bosses on Saturday at Mayfield Park, Weston, for the official opening by the city council.The play space features a new play
A HAMPSHIRE child who was rushed to hospital after falling from an upstairs window has had a seemingly miraculous escape.The child suffered head injuries, at first believed to be serious, but was discharged from hospital the following day.Emergency services
A GROUP of Romsey schoolchildren helped raise hundreds of pounds to buy food for those less fortunate.Year 2 children from Halterworth School had been raising the cash through sponsorship of their Acts of Kindness both at home and in school over a period
A “THRILL-seeking” Hampshire financier took sexually explicit pictures of himself and his dog, a court heard. Southampton Crown Court heard was told Simon Burgess, who makes £80,000 a year in the finance sector in London, made an image involving
THIS is the vessel that set a world record. Now Southampton residents will have the chance to go on board and see it up close. Known as an ambassador of the seas, the Argentinian sailing ship will be dropping anchor in Southampton next week. On Friday
IF trying to get your kids outside on a rainy summer’s day isn’t your idea of fun then help is at hand with a series of family days at a popular Southampton shopping centre.The countdown to The Marlands Shopping Centre’s Summer Fun Fridays is now on,
A POPULAR event is to return to Eastleigh with a surprise for all Saints fans. The Mela festival will be returning for its twelfth year and will see former Saints’ 1976 FA Cup-winning manager Lawrie McMenemy as a special guest. The town will be transformed
SOUTHAMPTON firms are getting behind one of the city’s newest - and most colourful festivals - as they clamour to sponsor this year’s Pride. As previously reported more than double the numbers expected turned up in rainbow flags to march through
A MAJOR toy store chain has revealed it will be opening a new branch in Hampshire this summer.The Smyths Toys will open its new store at Bradbeers Retail Park in Hedge End on August 19.The chain has already more than 100 stores across the country and
THOUSANDS of Hampshire residents are urged to renew their tax credits to avoid the risk of having their payments stopped.The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging customers in the south to renew their tax credits by Monday July 31. Failure to renew
AN ANNUAL countryside show is calling on supporters to help with this year’s event.People with a passion for the countryside are being asked to join an army of volunteers at The Romsey Show.Celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, the South’s largest
HAMPSHIRE County Council’s five country parks are among the best in the world after being awarded Green Flags. The international award, now into its third decade, is a sign to the public that Lepe, Manor Farm, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Victoria and Staunton
A REPORT which questioned why a prisoner was released on parole three weeks before he caused the death of a Hampshire woman by dangerous driving highlighted a series of failings that have resulted in a raft of recommendations.Gwen Valentine, 62, from
Mauricio Pellegrino has backed Fraser Forster to shine for Saints despite the mistake that cost his team a first pre-season win. Forster, who last week penned a new five-year deal at the club, let a tame cross squirm through his grasp to hand
WORK to survey drainage at a major roundabout will mean lane closures on a Hampshire motorway.Work at the Winnall Roundabout, off junction nine of the M3, will mean the southbound exit slip road will be closed overnight on July 24.In addition, lane closures
VILLAGERS have launched a last-ditch attempt to save a Hampshire pub that is due to close next week. A newly-formed action group led by accountant Peter Simpson aims to persuade civic chiefs to designate the Wheel Inn at Sway Road, Pennington,
A MAN is fighting for his life after a serious assault outside a Southampton pub. The 29-year-old man was rushed to Southampton General Hospital after the attack outside the Encore Pub in Commercial Road, near the Mayflower Theatre. CCTV: Police
A man has been stabbed and a woman injured in an assault in Shirley. Police received reports of three men getting out of a car outside the Pig 'N Whistle pub in Shirley Road between midnight and 2am on Saturday before attacking the man and woman
A HAMPSHIRE father-of-three was found dead in a van parked in lay-by in Southampton, an inquest heard. Paul Borley was found dead in the back of a van parked in the lay-by on Mountbatten Way. Winchester Coroner’s Court heard the 49-year-old
