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  • End of the road for Sholing heroes in FA Youth Cup

    SHOLING’S historic FA Youth Cup adventure reached the end of the road tonight. The Boatmen’s under-18s, through to the second round for the first time ever, bowed out 5-0 at Leyton Orient. Sholing were still well in the tie at half-time, trailing

  • BOXING: Hobbs is ready for his biggest fight yet

    Chris Hobbs has a new date and venue for his big fight night – but his ambitions remain the same. The Southampton Army man is taking on Liam Conroy for the English light heavyweight title in the biggest bout of his career. The date has now

  • Niasse banned for Saints visit

    Everton striker Oumar Niasse will serve a two-match ban - starting St Mary's on Sunday - after his appeal against a diving charge was rejected by the Football Association. The Senegalese becomes the first Premier League player to be hit with a

  • Taxi cordoned off after body found inside vehicle

    POLICE have launched an investigation after a body was found inside a taxi parked in a Southampton street. The emergency services were called to Merryoak Road this afternoon and erected a tent beside the vehicle after cordoning off the scene.

  • Winchester villages to get improved bus service

    Travelling by bus in Winchester is about to get a lot easier with the introduction of more services, unveiling six new double decker buses at an event held at the city's Science Centre and Planetarium. Stagecoach South has invested over £1million

  • Southampton 'lagging behind' in Pilgrim Fathers celebrations

    CITY culture chiefs have been criticised for lagging behind other cities with plans to celebrate a key historical event. As previously reported Southampton will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's historic journey with a year long programme

  • Russell Cotes Cup quarter-final draw

    AFC TOTTON – the highest-ranked side remaining in the Russell Cotes Cup – have landed an all-Southern League quarter-final tie. Louis Langdown’s Stags, currently seventh in the Evo-Stik South West, must travel to Fleet Town, who are just about

  • Loanee Salisbury striker returns to parent club

    SALISBURY'S on-loan striker Zack Kotwica has been recalled by his parent club. Gloucester City have taken the 21-year-old back into the fold after a promising month at Old Sarum. The former Cheltenham Town hitman leaves the Ray Mac having scored

  • Lambert set for St Mary's return tonight

    SAINTS legend Rickie Lambert will be returning to St Mary's tonight to join fellow club icons in taking on current first-team players in a quiz night. The 'A Game of Two Halves' event, organised by the Saints Foundation, takes place at St Mary's

  • Delays build as vehicle overturns on the M3

    A VEHICLE has overturned on a motorway blocking its lanes. It is being reported that three lanes on the M3 link road to the M27 eastbound had been blocked due to the incident, but one had since opened. ROMANSE is reporting 20 minutes delays

  • Homes to be built despite dozens of objections

    PLANS have been approved to demolish a Winchester house and replace it with 12 new homes, despite a number of objections.The proposal, for 15 Chilbolton Avenue, will see 10 two-bedroom apartments and two three-bedroom properties built at the site.Members

  • Villagers win first round of battle to save pub

    VILLAGERS have won the first round of the battle to save a Hampshire pub at the heart of the local community.Controversial plans to bulldoze the Silver Hind in Sway and replace it with housing have been thrown out after sparking more than 80 objections.Protest

  • Thief finally turns up in court - 21 months late

    A “TERRIBLE” youngster is back in a detention centre after turning up to court - 21 months late.Joshua Mansbridge was given a nine-month sentence at Southampton Crown Court for breaching two suspended sentences, failing to surrender to custody and theft.But

  • LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: Crazy For You, Mayflower Theatre

    ENJOY glorious Gershwin in technicolour.Toe-tapping spectacular Crazy For You recreates the golden age of Broadway musicals in spellbinding fashion. New Yorker Bobby Child reluctantly works in the family bank and is sent to small town Deadrock to foreclose

  • 'Hero' guard helps woman in labour on train

    HISTORY has been made with the birth of the first ever ‘South Western Railway baby’.  Shortly after 10am on Friday 10 November, between Waterloo and Farnham stations, mother-to-be Noemi Mercurelli experienced labour pains whilst on board Hampshire's

  • LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: Wolf Alice, 02 Guildhall Southampton

    LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: Wolf Alice, 02 Guildhall Southampton SOUTHAMPTON was submersed in musical symphonies as Wolf Alice rocked the O2 Guildhall. Lead singer Ellie Rowsell serenaded the masses with her incredible vocals as the band smashed out all

  • Mayflower date for comic Kevin Bridges on new UK tour

    KEVIN Bridges, is back next year with his hotly anticipated live stand-up tour: Brand New. Embarking on his biggest tour to date, The Brand New Tour will see Kevin perform at some of the finest venues across the UK and Ireland including one night

  • E-FIT: Do you recognise men wanted over street assault?

    A MAN was taken to hospital after being attacked by up to six people in a Hampshire town. The 42-year-old victim suffered facial injuries in the assault, which took place at Southampton Road, Ringwood, near a bridge over the A31. He was attacked

  • Southampton man uncovers his own personal link to tragedy at sea

    THE CEO of a Southampton-based maritime welfare charity has uncovered his own personal link to tragedy at sea – with his grandfather’s death at the hands of a German warship 75 years ago. Stuart Rivers, CEO of Sailors’ Society didn’t realise his own family

  • Aled Jones' show to go on despite sexual harassment claims

    SINGER and broadcaster Alan Jones's show in Eastleigh will go ahead despite clouds hanging over the star following sexual harassment claims. The Songs of Praise presenter has been suspended by the BBC pending an investigation into claims that he

  • PHOTOS: Homes evacuated in Southampton fire

    TWO HOMES were evacuated after a fire in the early hours of this morning in Peartree.  Emergency services rushed to a fire in Athelstan Road, at the junction of Bitterne Way, at around 5.36am. Decking between the two homes had caught fire.

  • PHOTOS: 'Frightening' moment man pulls knife on cashier

    THIS is the moment a cashier may “never forget” as a man pulled a serrated knife on her. Robert Brown brandished the weapon in the hope of robbing McColl’s in Longstock Crescent, Totton. “Shocked” shop assistant Sarah Gong pleaded with him

  • Former teen heartthrob David Cassidy dies

    David Cassidy, who shot to fame in the sitcom The Partridge Family, has died aged 67. The 70s heartthrob had been hospitalised last week and died on Tuesday surrounded by family. His representative said in a statement: "On behalf of the entire

  • Residents find saving energy a big turn-on

    THERE were glow-sticks all round but it wasn't your average party. Members of the Shirley Warren community got together in a bid to save energy and reduce the cost of household bills. Part of a national research project to teach people how to use

  • Park and path to boost sport centre

    OUTDOOR fitness equipment and a new play area are just two of the projects civic chiefs have agreed to fund next year as part of a three year capital investment programme totalling £50m.Test Valley Borough Council has given the go-ahead for outdoor exercise

  • PHOTOS: Tower block painted in Saints' iconic colours

    A TOWER block in Southampton is now coated in the iconic colours of the city's football club as work began to paint it red and white. Albion Towers, in St Mary's, will be spruced up as part of major plans by Southampton City Council to give six

  • REVIEW: New pub staff to put food first

    IT HAS gone from strength to strength since its £210,000 revamp three years ago.Now, a new management team is in place to continue the growth of the Phoenix, which is quickly becoming the place to go in Romsey.The former Tavern Inn is the largest pub