Danny Ings has made an emotional homecoming after the Saints fan signed for the club he loves in a dramatic deadline day deal. The 26-year-old striker, who grew up playing football on Netley Recreation Ground, was a shock late signing for Saints
A MAN who had been dead in his flat for several days had taken at least 56 times the toxic level of a prescription medication, an inquest heard. Ian Feaver, 51, was discovered by a friend who had become concerned after not being able to get hold
FORMER Eastleigh and AFC Totton striker Tony Lee has left new club Weymouth by mutual consent - on the brink of the new Evo-Stik Southern Premier South campaign. Lee, who can also play in midfield or defensive positions, moved to the Bob Lucas
A £10,000 reward has been offered up for information leading to the arrest and conviction of murdered teenager Lucy McHugh's killer. Charity Crimestoppers has made the offer after the 13-year-old's body was discovered in woodland at Southampton
EASTLEIGH boss Andy Hessenthaler believes his team were badly let down by a refereeing oversight in Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat at Sutton. Hertfordshire official David Rock was perfectly positioned when he awarded the 31st-minute penalty against Spitfires
AFC STONEHAM are 100 years old this season – so what a time to make their first ever appearance in the FA Cup. Having been in the Sydenhams Wessex League for just three seasons, the Purples were delighted to have met the FA’s average points-per-game
"YOU are not being disloyal to Lucy." That is the message police are issuing to friends of teenage murder victim Lucy McHugh two weeks after her death. Detectives have revealed they are sifting through more than 15,000 hours of CCTV footage
I have a tongue in cheek theory why we have such a heatwave this summer. It's all down to brexit. The politicians have spouted so much hot air on the subject, both here and in Brussels that it has caused a localized climate warming spike. Just look
BRITAIN’S Got Talent may be over for another year but a local charity is giving performers in Hampshire a chance to shine. Wessex Heartbeat is launching its very own search for a star as it opens up its Wessex Factor talent competition. The charity
A PENSIONER was taken to other hospital with a broken jaw and other injuries after being attacked by a cow in the New Forest. Della White, 71, and her husband Michael were walking their dogs near their Hythe home when she was knocked into a ditch
THERE was shame and sorrow surrounding her sinking. One survivor appeared before local magistrates charged with theft. Less fortunate families gathered in another seeking compensation. HMS Britannic was the largest of the White Star Line's Olympic
A LEADING Tory peer is visiting Southampton next week to meet victims of pelvic mesh implants. Many women say the plastic implants caused them agony by damaging tissue - and some claim to have been left with life-changing injuries. A review chaired
THEY were newly weds living in a country cottage. Yet one morning, George Lewis inexplicably bludgeoned his wife Beatrice to death, the attack with a claw hammer so savage that its head left a dozen imprints on her head and neck. Then he went
THE countess of Wessex visited Hampshire for a charity sailing day. The countess and her daughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, joined seven teenage girls from across the UK and Ireland who are currently embarking on a six day sailing adventure
Subaru Outback THE RUGGED ESTATE, BETTER WHERE IT MATTERS The Subaru Outback has been thoroughly updated and it now makes more sense than ever. Jonathan Crouch reports. Ten Second Review Subaru's Outback isn't an SUV but offers most of
AUDI A7 SPORTBACK (2014-2017) MODELS COVERED: 5dr Hatch (3.0 TDI diesel / 3.0 TFSI / 4.0 TFSI petrol) [SE, SE Executive, S7, RS 7]) By Jonathan Crouch Introduction Audi’s A7 Sportback offers a smarter, more unique option to Executive
Alfa Romeo Stelvio UNPARALLELED SUV DRIVING EXPERIENCE Alfa Romeo enters the SUV segment with this Stelvio model. Should you want one? Jonathan Crouch decides. Ten Second Review This Stelvio model is, according to its maker, very much an
MUSIC fans are being warned of slow traffic on the A34 at Winchester due to people trying to get into BoomTown Fair. It's being reported that traffic is slow between the A272 at Worthy Down and junction 9 of the M3 at Winnall. At present, motorists
TWO friends are embarking on a gruelling three day bike ride around the Hampshire boarder to raise cash for eye charity, Open Sight Pete Ross and Lee Goosey, have set themselves the challenge of cycling 250 miles around the Hampshire border, to
NEW facilities at a Swaythling playground have opened. A new basketball court and re-levelled football pitch at Octavia park in Swaythling were unveiled to the public on August 8th. They were opened by Bob Painton, 63, who used to be the Swaythling
A TEENAGE boy was robbed and attacked in Basingstoke. Police say that between 12.20am and 12.50am on Saturday, August 4, the 16-year-old victim was walking on a footpath between Abbey Road and Tewkesbury Close when he was assaulted by three masked
9:16pm That's it. We are finally packing up for the day. That was about as late a drama as you are ever likely
A TEENAGER was sexually assaulted in Hampshire woodland as she walked her dog. Police are appealing for witnesses after the girl was attacked in the Queens Inclosure Woods, Waterlooville. The assault took place at around 2.20pm on Monday, August
TWO applications to build a 980-home community in the heart of the Hampshire countryside have been submitted. The proposals, put in by Hampshire County Council, present outline proposals for the new Uplands Farm Estate community, which includes
1 In Southampton... Run the gauntlet of Aqua Warrior at The Quays Swimming & Diving Complex every Friday though the school holidays, between 12.30pm til 2.30pm. Supporters must be able to swim 25m unaided prior to using the inflatable. Buoyancy
A FESTIVAL-GOER has been warned he could end up dead after he was caught smuggling class A drugs into Boomtown Fair. Tom Carter bought 23-and-a-half tablets of MDMA and an amount of LSD into the festival, in the lining of a shampoo bottle.
CALLS have been made to improve a city sewage plant after an electrical fault caused a stench to waft out across parts of Southampton. City councillor Steve Galton as called for investment at Millbrook wastewater treatment plant to improve the impact
The Council’s preferred option to reduce air pollution in Southampton is to charge certain vehicles, including HGV’s, to enter the city. Have they considered the impact of this proposal? Any charge on HGVs is basically a stealth tax on our port – our
Saints are expecting a quiet close to the transfer window, but remain prepared to move quickly if a last minute opportunity presents itself. There has been reserved satisfaction at the club over the way it got so much business done early in the
AN EASTLEIGH supermarket announced its charity of the year. Customers at Sainsbury’s chose the Firefighters’ Charity as the one to support this year. Now staff at the Leigh Road branch have organised a programme of events over the next 12 months
HEARTLESS criminals have vandalised vital equipment at a Hampshire lake, amid an explosion in potentially-deadly algae levels. Illness-inducing blue green algae (BGA) levels have spiked at Testwood Lakes, according to experts. It comes after
IT'S International Cat Day! Love them or hate them, today is a day for celebrating felines across the world. To get in the spirit of things, we'd love to see pictures of your favourite cats. Just click the link below, follow the instructions
