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  • Parker believes Fulham can still stay up

    Caretaker boss Scott Parker believes Fulham can defy Premier League history and retain their place in the top flight. No club has ever recovered from being 13 points adrift of safety at this stage of a Premier League campaign. A Carlos Tevez-inspired

  • Man arrested over attempted robbery

    A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery. The incident took place on March 12 when a man in his 70's, with impaired vision, was grabbed and punched to the ground by a man in Howards Grove, Shirley. The pensioner had withdrawn

  • Pensioner attacked in attempted robbery

    POLICE are appealing for information after a man punched a pensioner in an attempted robbery in a Southampton street. This is the moment a man in his 70's, with impaired vision, was grabbed and punched to the ground by a man in Howards Grove.

  • Police appeal after moped stolen from Southampton

    POLICE are appealing for information after a moped was stolen in Southampton. The Peugeot Tweet 125 was taken from outside a home on Pound Street in Bitterne last night. A spokesperson from Hampshire Constabulary said: "We received regarding

  • Saints semi-final date confirmed

    Saints’ under-23s will play their Premier League International Cup semi-final against Dinamo Zagreb next month. Radhi Jaidi’s men were drawn at home to the Croatian side in the last four, and the club have now confirmed the tie will take place

  • Thousands turn out for Coxford by-election vote

    LABOUR’S Matthew Renyard was last night voted in to the vacant Coxford seat, increasing his party’s majority in the authority to seven. Left vacant by the shock resignation of stalwart Keith Morrell, Cllr Renyard took the seat with 668 of the 2,543

  • Overturned lorry blocks road near M3

    A LORRY has overturned and blocked a Hampshire road this morning. Police have closed the A303 eastbound at Popham airfield following the incident, which happened at about 7.30am today. A picture from the scene shows the stricken vehicle on its

  • Hunt for on-the-run Southampton man

    A HUNT has been launched for an on-the-run Southampton man who failed to turn up to court. Xhelil Poga, 24, failed to attend Worthing Magistrates' Court two months ago after being charged with drug driving. He also goes by te aliases of Marek

  • Man jailed over sexual assault

    A HAMPSHIRE man who sexually assaulted a woman is behind bars. Dale Redgwell, pictured, was jailed for 32 months at Southampton Crown Court for the offence. The 39-year-old admitted to sexually assaulting a woman, over the age of 16, in Southampton

  • Hundreds get ready to clean up the New Forest

    HUNDREDS of volunteers are preparing to give the New Forest a spring clean by removing huge amounts of rubbish. Litter-picks will be staged across the Forest as part of a clean-up campaign staged by the district council and other organisations in

  • PHOTOS: Hairdressing competition in 1969

    Hairdressing students of Southampton Technical College swept to victory in an organised competition. The contest - an informal, friendly one - was held at Southampton's Central Hall and attracted a large audience. Each team created women's hairstyles

  • Fly-tippers dump rubbish at cemetery

    CIVIC chiefs are being urged to install a gate or CCTV cameras at a Romsey cemetery after rubbish was dumped at the site. Plastic bags, a hula hoop and what appears to be a gas canister were among the items dumped at Woodley Cemetery. Romsey

  • New Southampton venue set to open this weekend

    THE team behind Southampton's popular live music venue Heartbreakers are set to launch a second city venue this weekend. They hope XOXO, in Bedford Place, will become a top brunch spot. The venue will also act as a late night bar and serve

  • IN THE COURTS: Round-up of Southampton court cases

    AMONG the cases heard at Southampton Magistrates’ Court were: Tyler Stephen Powell, 21, of Sedbergh Road, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to smashing a mobile phone with intent to destroy or damage it. Discharged conditionally for six months. Victim

  • England's top Gunn?

    The pressure on Angus Gunn to turn down a Scotland call-up ahs increased after he was named in the England under-21. Gunn has been selected by Aidy Boothroyd for the upcoming games against Poland in Bristol and Germany in Bournemouth as the under

  • Knife-carrying teenager 'chases group of children in park'

    KNIFE-CARRYING teenager allegedly chased a group of children in a Hampshire park. A mum, who does not want to be named, said her children and two of their friends were at a park off Moore Close in Abbotswood, Romsey, when they saw a teenager with

  • This man is not a councillor

    “HE ISN’T a councillor” This was the message from Wellow Parish Council, after a former member was still portraying himself as a councillor six months after resigning from the role. In the unprecedented move, the authority claims it had “no

  • 'Shocking' rape case could change taxi rules in Hampshire

    CIVIC chiefs are looking at a raft of changes to the way taxi services are regulated in Winchester after a woman was attacked and orally raped by a driver operating in the city. Cllr Jan Warwick, portfolio holder for environment and chairman of