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  • PHOTOS: TV veteran Sir Bruce Forsyth has died

    TV veteran Sir Bruce Forsyth has died at the age of 89, his manager has said. The statement read: "It is with great sadness that the Forsyth family announce that Sir Bruce passed away this afternoon, peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife

  • VIDEO: Sudden hailstorm batters Southampton

    There appears to be litle sign of summer in Hampshire today as a hailstorm batters the county. Sunseekers have been left disappointed as heavy winds, rain, lightning and hail suddenly battered the county. There is slightly better news

  • The Sherlocks release debut album before Southampton show

    YORKSHIRE indie stars The Sherlocks, who play Southampton’s The 1865 on 21 September, have released their debut album Live For The Moment.It’s now a huge week for musicians Kiaran, Brandon, Josh and Andy who’ll find out their official chart position while

  • REVIEW: DANGEROUS OBSESSIONSHELLEY THEATRE, BOURNEMOUTH

    REVIEW: DANGEROUS OBSESSIONSHELLEY THEATRE, BOURNEMOUTHConcluding the London Repertory Players’ brilliant summer season at the historic and exquisitely atmospheric Shelley Theatre, this entertaining thriller is a wonderful climax, running until next Tuesday.Following

  • Police name man who died in crash on busy Hampshire road

    POLICE have identified the man who died after being hit by a car in a busy Hampshire road. Jordan White, 23, of Hartlands Road, Fareham, died following a collision in Highlands Road in the early hours of August 11. Police and ambulance crews

  • Delight as Southampton students achieve 'fantastic' results

    “FANTASTIC”, “delighted” and “improved” – that was the reaction from head teachers across Southampton as they celebrated results with students, and many of those succeeding will stay in Southampton to study.Pupils at St Anne’s and King Edward VI had 100

  • Eastleigh students 'rise to the challenge' of A-levels

    PUPILS at Eastleigh’s Barton Peveril College celebrated another outstanding year – with some of the best results in its history. With an overall pass rate of 98 per cent and 77 per cent getting A* to C, in total youngsters bagged themselves 764 A*/A –

  • Hammers style could suit Saints

    Mauricio Pellegrino is hoping that West Ham’s attacking nature will suit his team when the sides meet at the weekend. Slaven Bilic’s side come into tomorrow’s game at St Mary’s on the back of a 4-0 hiding at the hands of Manchester United,

  • Saints close in on Hoedt deal

    Saints are closing in on a deal for centre half Wesley Hoedt as Virgil van Dijk’s stand-off continues. Mauricio Pellegrino admitted he is in the market for another central defender during the transfer window with Italian media reporting that

  • Southampton man dies after falling at home

    A SOUTHAMPTON man died after falling and hitting his head while trying to get out of bed. Kenneth John Moore, a retired engineer, died surrounded by his family at Southampton General Hospital. The coroners court heard how Mr Moore, 87, stumbled

  • MP voices concern over £500million energy project

    A SENIOR government minister has said that a major interconnector project that will revolutionise electricity generation in Hampshire can go ahead, despite claims that the correct planning procedures were not followed. Sajid Javid, secretary of state

  • Family devastated after cat shot dead

    A HAMPSHIRE family has been left to mourn the death of their pet cat after it was shot dead. The Stead family, of Sarisbury Green, first noticed that their eight-year-old cat Truffles was acting strangely after coming downstairs for breakfast.

  • Beer festival set to return to Southampton next month

    A TRADITIONAL German beer festival returns to Southampton for the fifth year running next month.Southampton’s German Beer Fest, which takes place on September 16 at the city’s 02 Guildhall, aims to recreate the party atmosphere of the Oktoberfest celebrations

  • Bad weather blamed for bad barbecue sales

    SALES at Hampshire-based DIY giant B&Q tumbled in the second quarter, with the firm blaming wetter than usual summer weather for the slump.Figures posted by the retailer’s parent firm Kingfisher show like-for-like sales fell 4.7 per cent in the three

  • 'Happy and bubbly' woman died in fall from Southampton flat

    A “HAPPY AND BUBBLY” Hampshire woman who fell to her death from her balcony prompting a murder investigation had been drinking, an inquest heard. Christine Langdon from Southampton was found in a car park after falling from her third floor flat

  • Saints fan given football banning order for racial abuse

    A SOUTHAMPTON man has been banned from all football matches for three years and made to pay more than £1,000 after being found guilty of racial abuse during a Saints match. Rhys John Kerry, 24, of The Grove in Southampton, was found guilty of the

  • Hit musical still a Dreamboat a decade on...

    DREAMBOATS and Petticoats the musical returns to celebrate ten years of the multi-million albums that inspired the Olivier Award nominated musical. Written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, the writers behind TV classics Goodnight Sweetheart, Birds

  • Dream role for Jay

    IT will be a childhood dream come true for one Hampshire musician when he spends a week treading the boards at Mayflower Theatre next week. Despite impressive appearances in Madness musical Our House, the Blues Brothers - On A Mission from God and Lipstick

  • Lett Don get your bank holiday weekend started

    BRITISH broadcasting and directing legend Don Letts is set to start the bank holiday weekend off in style when he visits Southampton's Orange Rooms in a weeks time. With a career spanning through the 70s, 80s, 90s and well into the millennium, he’

  • Playing For Kicks...

    SOUTHAMPTON indie rockers Kicks will play their biggest show so far the day before collecting their GCSE results. Taylor Hopper, Jamie Baigent, Paddy McCarthy, Joe McGuinness and Nathan Lyons, all 16 years old, will support punk rock rising stars VANT

  • PREVIEW: Tigers Jaw, Joiners

    INDIE rock duo Tigers Jaw celebrate the launch of their new album today with a Joiners show.Fans will get the first listen of spin ahead of a London show and Reading and Leeds festivals next weekend. The album was recorded with Tigers Jaw’s long-term