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  • Saints fall to rare defeat

    Saints lost their first league game since September as they were beaten 2-0 by Bristol City at Ashton Gate. It was a below par performance from Nigel Adkins’ men, though they will feel themselves unlucky with the goals they conceded which both

  • Saints Match Gallery

    A selection of photos from Saints trip to Bristol City in the npower Championship. Launch the photo gallery

  • Memorial service for children killed in Turkey

    A GRIEVING father whose two children were gassed to death by their mother is making plans to hold a memorial service for them after losing the battle to have their bodies returned to the UK for burial. Justin Mellersh was hoping for last

  • New care homes to create 200 jobs

    NEARLY 200 jobs will be created by two new care homes costing more than £15m. Work has already started on the 56-bed St Catherine’s View in Stanmore Lane, Winchester, and a 60-bed home is due to replace the old Linden House complex in New Street, Lymington

  • Police step up search for missing 23-year-old man

    POLICE are stepping up searches for a missing 23-year-old man. Samuel Daniel Devine has not been seen since Thursday and officers are using the helicopter and dog support unit to carry out searches. Sam, as he is known to his friends and family, was

  • Bristol City 2 Saints 0 - as it happened

    Follow @the_saints Like us on Facebook Live Match Updates The Sports Pink Online The Sports Pink is now available to read online. The latest edition goes live every Saturday night. Click the front page for

  • Woman faces man accused of killing her mother

    A GRIEVING daughter has come face to face for the first time with the man accused of brutally murdering her elderly mum. Doddie Edmonds was giving evidence in the case against Matthew Hamlen, who allegedly tortured the 77-year-old before battering her

  • Robber threatened to stab shop worker

    A ROBBER walked off with a set of car speakers from a shop in Southampton after threatening to stab the sales assistant if he came near him. He showed the assistant a screwdriver he had up his sleeve and threatened to stab him again when he was followed

  • Bogus policeman stole from 91-year-old woman

    A BOGUS policeman stole hundreds of pounds from a vulnerable 91-year-old Hampshire woman during a callous distraction burglary. The theft happened just a day after an elderly man was also targeted, and officers are investigating to see if the

  • Beds-cut plan for mentally ill sparks concern

    A HEALTH watchdog has voiced its concerns over plans to close nearly a third of hospital beds for people suffering from severe mental illness in Hampshire. The health overview and scrutiny committee (HOSC) of the county council called on Southern

  • Baker fined for crushed hand

    A HAMPSHIRE baker has been ordered to pay £800 after a teenage worker’s fingers were crushed in a dough moulding machine. The young worker was able to put his hand in between two powered running rollers on the machine he was operating at Belinda

  • Engineering work will help prevent water leaks

    ENGINEERS are installing a pressure release valve in Romsey’s Hundred in a bid to prevent water leaks. Southern Water is behind the work which is expected to last until early next month. A company spokesman said: “It will enable us to

  • The amazing Mr Staines

    RICHIE Staines is amazing because he does things no one else can do. So says Drew Farminer, skipper of Romsey Comrades Club B pool team. Staines, who plays for defending champions Riverside Club, was unavailable for comment. Farminer’s brand

  • Lambert plays second fiddle to City striker!

    The Championship’s most sought after striker will be on show at Ashton Gate this afternoon – and remarkably it’s NOT Rickie Lambert. Just the 14 goals already this season and an all-round game that has played a massive part in lifting his team