Eastleigh 2 Maidstone Utd 0. EASTLEIGH won what manager Ben Strevens described as a “horrible” game against Maidstone United this evening – but they all count. Goals by Chris Zebroski and Mark Yeates sent the Spitfires soaring back into the
ANOTHER huge tree fell and blocked a Southampton road as the country gets ready to be battered by Storm Gareth. Weather warnings covering England, Wales, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland are in force for Tuesday and Wednesday as forecasters
By Tom Orde HAMPSHIRE'S MPs have revealed how they will vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal. MPs will vote on the PM's amended deal this evening following last-minute talks in Strasbourg. A debate started at 1pm today and the vote will take
FORMER Hampshire star Nic Pothas will be back at the Ageas Bowl next week - with Middlesex. Hampshire's wicketkeeper-batsman from 2002-2011 has joined Middlesex as an assistant coach, having had coaching experience with Sussex, Guernsey, Sri Lanka
SAINTS U23s boss Radhi Jaidi was left ruing his side's wastefulness in front of goal following the 3-1 defeat to Wolves. The loss means that Wolves leapfrogged them in the Premier League 2 Division Two table with four games to go. And after
IMAGINE if instead of reading a book or turning to the internet to learn about a new subject, you could talk to someone about their own experience instead. That's exactly what you can do at a Human Library, a phenomena which is growing in popularity
A TEENAGER has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being attacked. Police were called to Moneyfield Avenue, Portsmouth, at about 7.45pm on Monday night, after the 14-year-old was attacked. A 14-year-old boy from Portsmouth has
ANGUS Gunn is considering whether to switch allegiances from England to Scotland, according to a report in the Daily Mail. The Saints goalkeeper has played for England at every level from the Under-16s to the Under-21s but is yet to receive a call-up
SOUTHAMPTON student and talented golfer Warren Clark has jetted off to Abu Dhabi to compete at this year’s Special Olympics World Games, which begin on Thursday, as part of Team GB. The Special Olympics focuses on creating a world of inclusion
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has called on the public and politicians to "come together" to end its misuse in a letter to mark the technology's 30th anniversary. The founder of the World Wide Web Foundation said the
A HAMPSHIRE mother is worries about what proposed cuts by Hampshire County Council will mean for her visually-impaired son. She is concerned that they may result in him falling behind, and could even force him out of mainstream education. Oliver
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ALL Sarah Burdock had ever wanted to be was a champion gymnast. She had taken up the sport at the age of seven, training for up to 15 hours a week, competed at national and international competitions and, at last, her dream of competing at the
A MAN who was struck by a motorbike on a busy Southampton road has died, police have confirmed. The 55-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash on the A27, Mansbridge Road, on Thursday, March 7. Police say the crash, which took
ANOTHER tree has blocked a Southampton road and weather warnings have been issued as the country prepares to be hit by strong winds. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for the south as the country gets ready to be battered by Storm Gareth
TRIBUTES have been paid to a "sweet, loving and strong-willed" Southampton man at the centre of a murder investigation. Luciano Dos Santos died on Wednesday, March 6, following an incident in a street in Oxford. Mr Dos Santos was hit by a car
POLICE have named the Hampshire man whose death has triggered a murder inquiry. Pedestrian Sagar Bhatti, 23, of Avon Green, Chandler's Ford, died after being hit by two cars at Woodside Avenue, Eastleigh, shortly before 6am on Sunday. Two Eastleigh
A BANKING firm is to open a new office in Southampton creating 150 jobs in the city. On line bank Starling has chosen the city for its first office outside of London, citing the area's wealth of tech talent as one reason for the move. The bank
POLICE have extended the bail of a man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal incident at a Hampshire takeaway. Officers launched a murder probe last summer after Xiu Bin Wang was found at the China Chef restaurant, in the New Forest
RALPH Hasenhuttl insists there will be little respite for his Saints squad during their three-week break from action as he keeps minds focussed on Premier League survival. Victory over Tottenham meant Saints signed off for their enforced hiatus
IT'S that time of the week when we focus on pictures from the past - this time from March 1979. Am-dram was a big part of Hampshire life, as can be seen in these images. Bitterne Park School acted out Wizard of Oz while Netley Court School performed
A HAMPSHIRE man has been caught with almost 200,000 indecent images of children. David Peter Smith has admitted downloading the images over more than a decade, starting in 2007. The 51-year-old had more than 180,000 category C still images, 7,800
A DRUNK Southampton man wandered into a stranger’s home wearing a bumbag of knives because he was “preparing for the end of the world”. Conrad Hutchinson stumbled into the house and “frightened the life” out of two babysitters, who were looking
A TEN year old Fareham pupil has taken her plastic pollution campaign to Parliament. Evie Haddock visited the Houses of Parliament with her father James Haddock to meet with Fareham MP Suella Braverman to discuss her campaign, which has also involved
A NIGHT of entertainment at one of Southampton’s biggest venues has helped raise £12,000 for charity. Wessex Heartbeat held its annual variety show at Mayflower Theatre, raising thousands for the charity through donations from the audience. The
MAYA Yoshida has told Saints teammate James Ward-Prowse not to take any holidays during the three-week break. Ward-Prowse is widely tipped to be named in England manager Gareth Southgate’s squad tomorrow for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against
BRIAN McFadden has ditched his ice skates and will be picking up his mic and heading to Hampshire next month for a night of soul music with his new band. The former Westlife singer crashed out of TV's Dancing on Ice at the semi final stage after
SOUTHAMPTON residents have shared their concerns on anti-social behaviour. Police held a ‘street meet’ in Mansbridge, where members of the Neighbourhood Policing Team were joined by a Radian Homes neighbourhood officer and councillors for the Swaythling
AMONG the cases heard at Southampton Magistrates' Court were: Mitchell Simon Cornforth, 29, of Bourne Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Fined £690. Victim surcharge £69. Costs £85. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving
A THIEF who stripped lead from church roofs across the home counties and sold it to scrap merchants has been jailed for seven years and six months. Petre Romeo Cazan, of Edmonton, north London, would target isolated churches at night, climbing up
HAMPSHIRE police used Tasers against more children last year than almost any other force in the country. New data published today shows the stun guns were drawn, aimed or fired in 15 incidents involving children, with only four other forces recording
A SOUTHAMPTON school is to close following strike action from the teachers and support staff at the school. Staff at Valentine Primary School are to strike this week over the threat of redundancies and increased workload at the school. Members
