Saints collected a pretty hopeless point at the King Power Stadium, only deepening their relegation problems. It now looks like they are only heading one way - down to the Championship. Saints never showed the urgency or fight to win
GABI Taylor has credited her new team for her improvement as she prepares to make her Fed Cup debut alongside Great Britain teammates Johanna Konta and Heather Watson. The 20 year-old is preparing to play in this weekend’s World Group II play-off
Brad Wheal admits he is learning fast in Hampshire’s impressive bowling attack. The Hampshire seamer is expected to be in an unchanged team for the Specsavers County Championship match against Surrey, which starts at The Oval today. Wheal took
AFC STONEHAM are doing their bit to encourage girls to take up football. An SSE FA Wildcats Centre is coming to the Purples’ ground in Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, on Monday (April 23), starting at 6pm. This will be a free taster session before
HAMPSHIRE'S CarFest has announced its latest headline acts including Paloma Faith, Razorlight and Clean Bandit. Also newly announced are The X Factor 2018 Winners Rak Su, Burt Bacharach, The Coral and Richard Ashcroft. They will appear alongside
EASTLEIGH are intent on being party-poopers in Saturday's early kick-off (12.30pm) against champions elect Macclesfield Town. BT Sport are sending cameras to the Silverlake Stadium knowing victory will secure the Silkmen the Vanarama National League
AN INFLUENTIAL community figure who became the UK's first Muslim judge has been rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack, his Southampton mosque has confirmed. Judge Khurshid Drabu, who lives in Winchester, was taken to Southampton General
PLANS to bring a budget hotel to Winchester High Street have been approved – despite objections from a major Winchester organisation. The controversial proposals will see a 62-bedroom Travelodge in the heart of the city taking over a number of empty
THIS is the 50th anniversary production from this multi-talented company ... and it’s a fantastic show! Featuring a vivacious cast of more than 60, a superb 12-piece live orchestra, and some wonderful vocals, this is the ever-popular story of Irish
The Queen has lobbied world leaders on behalf of the Prince of Wales suggesting they one day choose Charles to succeed her as head of the Commonwealth. The Queen's public endorsement of her son is an unprecedented move and came as she officially
AFC TOTTON loanee Alfy Whittingham will return to his adopted club as a county champion for Saturday's big Evo-Stik South West visit of Wimborne Town. The Havant & Waterlooville youngster – son of ex-Pompey marksman Guy – played the first half
WINCHESTER City must bounce back from what manager Craig Davis described as “a rather sobering experience” when North Leigh visit in the Evo-Stik South West on Saturday (3pm). On Tuesday the Citizens fell victim to the strutting Peacocks of Taunton
1 In Southampton... This weekend, get ready to cheer on the Saints in the semi-final of the FA Cup by visiting the SeaCity Museum’s We March On exhibition – a celebration of the highs and lows associated with the city’s football club. Myths
A “NAIVE” man was found hiding in a bed by officers with hundreds of bullets in his possession. Shaun Havard, a self-described collector of militaria, had army cartridges that were allegedly stolen in in a burglary of a private home. The 31
Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso has been handed a three-match ban following his challenge on Southampton's Shane Long last weekend, the Football Association has announced. The left wing-back appeared to stand on the back of Long's leg during their
The pilot whose plane crashed during the 2015 Shoreham Airshow killing 11 men has appeared in court to indicate not-guilty pleas over the tragedy. Andrew Hill, 54, of Sandon, Hertfordshire, faces 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence and
Naked Southampton and British Naturism's London South East Region (LASER) have arranged a Skinny Dip at the Oaklands Swimming Pool in Southampton on Saturday, April 21. The session at the Cromarty Road pool runs from 6.30 - 8.00 pm and the flume
ANOTHER appeal has been launched after more rogue bikers were captured on film “dangerously and recklessly” driving around the city. Nuisance riders were caught using motorbikes on the field behind the Coxford Community Centre, Southampton, on
A HAMPSHIRE rescue helicopter was called to help a five-year-old girl who was pulled from the sea at the Durdle Door in Dorset. Coastguard officials were called to reports of a child and a woman in distress in the water at 11.30am on Wednesday.
Temperatures could soar to 28C (82F) in some parts on Thursday, making it the warmest April day in nearly 70 years. The South East will enjoy the best of the weather, while most of England and Wales should see the temperature rise into at least
TV CELEBRITY Esther Rantzen is visiting a Hampshire village to reopen a newly-refurbished hall with links to Neville Chamberlain and Alice in Wonderland. The former That's Life! presenter will cut a celebratory cake at Emery Down Village Hall,
HALIFAX is axing one of its three Southampton branches as part of a national cost-cutting drive that could cost more than 300 jobs. The building in Portswood Road, Portswood, is due to shut in October in a move that will result in customers having
A MOTORIST is due to appear in court after a crash which left a cyclist dead just days before Christmas. Samuel Woolley, 27, of Rockram Close in Bartley, is accused of causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed alcohol limit and
TURNER Sims welcome back Frigg, a leading act on the Nordic scene, on Saturday June 2. Known for their blistering Nordgrass, fiddle-founded sound, audiences can expect a swirling blizzard of jigs, reels, polskas and bluegrass inventions. Calling
SALISBURY Playhouse’s 2017-18 pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk won an award for Best Pantomime at the prestigious Great British Pantomime Awards in London last night. The pantomime entertained more than 23,000 people last Christmas and was the highest
A man has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for stealing vodka and cleaning products. Thomas Nathan Amos, 31, of Portswood Road, Southampton pleaded guilty to stealing nine bottles of vodka worth £162 from Morrisons in Totton on April 10.
HE'S spent a decade of his youth giving up his time to help improve Southampton. But yesterday, the city gave back to Itchen's Ashley Barfoot. The now 20-year-old was rewarded with a signed Saints shirt to mark 10 years of service to Southampton
A GROWING coach operator has acquired another Hampshire transport firm. Lucketts Group has North Hampshire-based Mortons Travel Limited this week, just four months months after adding Solent Coaches to its growing portfolio. The move brings
MARK Hughes is praying former St Mary’s chief Claude Puel has quenched his thirst for revenge ahead of Saints’ trip to Leicester tonight in a huge Premier League showdown. Puel was sacked, perhaps harshly, by Saints last June after one season in
THE future of a city school hangs in the balance. Education chiefs have confirmed that the potential closure of Chamberlayne College for the Arts has been discussed. It comes just months after city education chiefs were accused of “an appalling
OVER the years, instrument of war have improved beyond all recognition. Responding to an assassination in the Balkans in 1914 resulted in the destruction and the deaths of millions across the world. Our response to the plight of the Polish people
A SOUTHAMPTON man has been jailed for six months after stealing tampons and hundreds of pounds of alcohol. Thomas Edmond Bourne, 32, of Denzil Avenue, Southampton, pleaded guilty to eight charges of theft including bottles of champagne from shops
THE air ambulance had to land in Romsey after a crash involving a pedestrian. Hampshire and Isle of Wight air ambulance landed at the town's cricket ground early on Wednesday afternoon after a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Alma
