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  • Saints in talks with Brighton's Calderon

    SAINTS are in talks with Brighton right back Inigo Calderon, Seagulls boss Gus Poyet has revealed. The 28-year-old Spaniard, who is out of contract at the Withdean this summer, had verbally agreed terms with Brighton. However, Poyet said the former

  • Rumours swirl about Pardew's future

    THERE has been fresh speculation over the future of Alan Pardew as Saints manager raised during this afternoon’s match with Southend. BBC Radio Solent have reported that owner Markus Liebherr has not attended the game because he is “unhappy” with the

  • Football fans in court after violence at Pompey cup game

    A DOZEN football supporters have admitted taking part in post-match clashes between rival Southampton and Portsmouth fans following their FA Cup tie in February. The men, who principally come from Southampton, admitted an allegation of violent

  • Saints v Southend

    Click here to make this page automatically refresh SAINTS are hoping to sign off the 2010 season in style against relegated Southend. The last time Saints played today's opponents at St. Mary's was in 2007, to seal a place in the Championship

  • Local Election result - Winchester

    LESS than 24 hours after winning back the Winchester parliamentary seat, the Conservatives lost control of the city council. The Liberal Democrats led by Cllr Kelsie Learney gained five seats to hold a wafer-thin but priceless majority of one

  • Local Election result - Gosport

    THE Tories tightened their grip on Gosport Borough Council after poaching seats from both of their main party opponents in the local elections. The ruling Conservatives now control 22 of the 34 seats at the authority, which they had previously

  • Local Election result - Eastleigh

    THE Liberal Democrats romped to a record majority at Eastleigh Borough Council as they claimed an election scalp from both Labour and the Conservatives. The ruling party now controls 39 of a possible 44 seats in the council chamber – the largest

  • Local Election result - Southampton

    THE Conservatives strengthened their overall majority on Southampton City Council while Labour enjoyed a slight resurgence at the expense of the Liberal Democrats. Of the 16 seats up for grabs – one in each of the city’s wards – the Tories

  • Local Election result - Fareham

    IT WAS the result most were expecting as the status quo was maintained in Fareham. But any celebrations were tinged with slight disappointment as both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats both failed to snatch a single seat from the

  • Murder victim 'looked at houses' with alleged killer

    JURORS heard how Paula Poolton regularly met up with her lover at a gym and went looking for houses with him in the days before he was accused of murdering her. Winchester Crown Court yesterday heard from estate agents who all told of how Paula

  • Fire destroys home

    A COUPLE watched as their £500,000 Hampshire home was reduced to charred ruin. The roof of the four-bedroom detached house in Barton-on-Sea collapsed after fire ripped through the property yesterday. Owner Alan Stopher was gardening

  • Professor has eye on prize

    A HAMPSHIRE eye expert hopes to raise £500 by swimming, running and cycling his way through a gruelling triathlon on May 16. Money raised by Professor Andrew Lotery, pictured, will go towards The Gift of Sight Appeal which he set up to fund world class

  • Lambert targets top gun status

    RICKIE Lambert needs one more goal this afternoon to become the highest scoring Football League striker of the Millennium. The Saints ace goes into today’s final game of 2009/10 against relegated Southend at St Mary’s having belted 35 goals in all

  • Big break for snooker coach

    AND if you think that’s painful, try typing it left handed. No blog last week as I was in hospital following a road accident. Astonishingly, 62 hours after waiting for the ambulance to arrive, I was propped up by cushions in my favourite