CATS, outlaws and even a half-man-half-unicorn hybrid were among the festival-goers as BoomTown entered its third day. Revellers at the festival, near Winchester, continued in the spirit of event's weird and wonderful theme on Saturday - ahead
WINCHESTER’S Carnival had experienced a run of disappointing processions and the future of the event seemed uncertain - until the parade of 1988 drew huge crowds of onlookers into the city centre. Celebrity guest Dickie Davies, TV’s Mr Sport, swapped
CHURCHES Together in Winchester is to promote a series of events aimed at tackling addiction. Nigel Hemming, chairman of the umbrella group for Christians, and leader of the Vineyard Church, said: “Addiction is something which many people have
SENTENCING has been adjourned for a Southampton man who has admitted harassing a Test Valley woman. Ian Clinton Watt, 35, of Boniface Crescent, Lordshill, pleaded guilty to the charge, which took place between April 30 and July 27. Magistrates
WORLD famous alternative rock band Gorillaz are set to take to the stage at BoomTown tonight – in what organisers are calling a "UK exclusive". Winchester’s BoomTown Fair will host Damon Albarn’s virtual band on the all-inspiring Lion's Den stage
A LANE of the A27 in Fareham is blocked due to a crash. The crash is blocking an eastbound lane, after the crash on Quay Street Roundabout. Traffic bosses are warning of delays of approximately 10 minutes on approach. #A27 #Fareham
EASTLEIGH are celebrating their first win of the new Vanarama National League season. A first-half screamer by crowd favourite Michael Green set them on their way to a 2-1 victory at Barnet. Paul McCallum’s second-half header from Josh Hare
FORMER Saints U18 captain Tom Leggett has joined Gosport Borough in time for the new Evo-Stik Premier South season. The 22-year-old Welshman spent three years at Aston Villa after leaving Saints in 2014 and has also played for Borough’s league
SOUTHAMPTON thrill-seeker Ally Law has released another video of him and friends sneaking into a water park - sparking a security review at the facility. The renowned Youtuber this time targeted Splashdown in Poole, sneaking in just after 2am on
AFC TOTTON have welcomed two new faces into their squad ahead of next weekend’s Evo-Stik Division One South opener at Highworth Town. Eastleigh apprentice Tom Bearwish has arrived on a dual signing, while 17-year-old Christos Papakonstantinou is
A HAMPSHIRE sports centre is in line for a £250,000 upgrade. The Hamble Sports Complex will also come under new management from September. In a 15 year contract with Eastleigh and Hampshire councils the centre will be run by Everyone Active
The following cases were among those heard at Southampton Magistrates Court. James George Jordan, 22, Calshot Road, Fawley. Convicted of assault. Jailed for 20 weeks, ordered to pay £1,000 compensation and £600 in costs. Pleaded guilty to drink-driving
CLASSIC cars and collectable vehicles will be on display at Breamore House near Fordingbridge on Sunday, August 12 as the Hampshire Classic Motor Show celebrates its seventh year. Around 400 cars and other vehicles will be available to enjoy in
A MAN who died in an explosion at a factory in Wiltshire was from Southampton, police have confirmed. The man, 29, died after an explosion at Chemring Countermeasures, outside Salisbury, around 5pm yesterday. Another man remains in hospital
A HAMPSHIRE mum’s campaign of taking selfies in the toilet has led to the Mayflower Theatre splashing out for disability facilities as part of its revamp. Sarah Brisdion, from Brockenhurst, first hit the headlines in December last year when the
SHE WAS built to replace a minesweeper that was sunk while helping to evacuate Allied troops from Dunkirk during the Second World War. Now the 72-year-old Waverley - the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer - is returning to Hampshire to stage an
THOUSANDS of children struggling with body image concerns and mental health difficulties are turning to Childline for help and support about eating disorders. In 2017/18, the NSPCC’s Childline service carried out 5,934 counselling sessions about
DISABLED Saints fans face “outrageous” parking conditions as they prepare to watch the opening game of the new season. Southampton City Council has implemented a new stadium tow-away zone, which is designed to ensure no vehicles are parking in
ONE of the oldest people to be banned for drink driving has been disqualified for four years. Peter Malcolm Lawrence Martin, 83, was caught over the limit in an M-reg Nissan Micra on Upper High Street, Winchester, a court was told. Martin, of
A WINCHESTER man has been jailed for 14 days for stealing from women. Carl Philip Coles, 44, of no fixed abode, admitted stealing a sat nav and a pair of polo glasses from Emma Hands on August 4. At Basingstoke Magistrates Court Coles also admitted
IT WAS a regular event on the calendar of Southampton and a much coveted title - Miss Echo. The winner on November 29, 1978, was Karen Robinson who worked at secretarial studies at Southampton Technical College. She was presented with the sash
SAINTS will continue working on getting unwanted goalkeeper Fraser Forster out on loan by the end of this month – but Mark Hughes doesn't mind if he does stay. Forster, who is keen to find regular football elsewhere, is understood to have been
MARK Hughes has faith Saints can provide a platform for Danny Ings to start firing in the goals once more and resurrect his injury-hit career. The club pulled-off a late, late deal for Ings on transfer deadline day, signing the striker on an initial
THE last known sighting of murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh will be screened to tens of thousands of Saints fans during the club’s opening game of the season. Police will show a CCTV sighting of the Southampton teenager on the big screens at St
