HAMPSHIRE are without Sam Northeast for the foreseeable future after the new signing suffered a suspected fractured finger in training. The new signing is out of Hampshire’s current match against county champions Essex, which began at The Ageas
A TAKEAWAY is to hold its annual charity fundraiser this Monday. The Gandhi Indian take-away, in Anjou Crescent, Fareham will be giving money raised from all meals sold on the night to charity. The money will go towards the Mayor of Fareham's
ONE lane of a Hampshire was closed after a rush-hour crash. The accident resulted in the outside lane of the M27 being shut between junction 3 at Nursling and junction 2 at Ower. The lane has now re-opened but delays of at least ten minutes
AS cash strapped councils across the country struggle to deliver services such as adult social care, one local authority is taking advantage of modern technology to assist with cutting costs. As part of a £50,000 program put together by the Hampshire
Square Enix, Eidos-Montréal, and Crystal Dynamics today revealed the first full trailer for Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Created by a team of veteran Tomb Raider developers at Eidos-Montréal, in collaboration with Crystal Dynamics, the game will
BOURNEMOUTH boss Eddie Howe says he will take no satisfaction from hammering another nail into the coffin of struggling south coast rivals Southampton. Relegation-threatened Saints are four points adrift of safety ahead of Saturday’s meeting of
A SOCIAL bike ride for those who like to ride together takes place this weekend The event on April 29 is open to all those who would like to join in with the 'slow ride' Starting at 2pm cyclists will meet at the new play area in the Common, before
REVIEW: Present Laughter, Chichester Festival Theatre WHEN Noel Coward’s Present Laughter opened in 1942 amid the on-going horror of the Second World War, the author himself played the lead role of slightly-faded theatre matinee idol Garry Essendine
SOUTHAMPTON researchers have helped develop support for frail hospital patients. The University of Southampton professors took part in a study to devise a "risk score" to identify those who might be more vulnerable. It's a bid to help commissioners
THE number of parking tickets handed to drivers has risen by almost one million in just 12 months, according to a motoring research charity. RAC Foundation analysis of government data shows 5.65 million vehicle keeper records were obtained from
HOUSING developers are increasingly trying to get around building affordable housing within their schemes. Winchester city councillors heard that there had been a 64 per cent increase in the number of projects with under 10 homes. This follows
A WOMAN claimed to be pregnant after she was caught by officers with drugs in a car. Cindy Vokes was in a blue Peugeot 206 with a male driver when they turned into a carpark near Priory Road, Portswood. They were spotted by police going into
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their baby son Louis Arthur Charles. The couple's third child, who was born on Monday April 23 at 11.01am, weighing 8lb 7oz, will be known as Prince Louis, Kensington Palace announced after a four-day
A WEALTHY currency trader from Hampshire has been jailed for two years after defrauding a client out of millions of pounds. Mark Johnson, former head of HSBC Bank's foreign exchange cash trading, was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court after being
DETECTIVES have made a second arrest after a teenager suffered a fractured skull in a Southampton street attack. Police say a second 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. It comes after
A PUBLIC consultation is being held to discuss an upgrade the skate park in Swanmore. The parish council will showcase a draft plan at an event on Wednesday, November 1. Parishioners and skate park users are invited to give their views on the
PARENTS have been put on alert after a man reportedly exposed himself to a girl outside a school. Police are investigating an incident in which the young girl saw a man close to Ringwood School, on Parsonage Barn Lane, at around 9am yesterday morning
A MAN who failed to turn up to court may now be Hampshire, police say. Jaymz Clarke-Tomlinson did not turn up to the Inner London Crown Court this week, where he was facing charges for a number of insurance fraud offences. Police are now on
MUSICIANS can take part in a jamming session in Southampton. Guitarists, of any experience, can come along to join Southampton Music Hub and its house band Groove Merchant to play in an open-access rock guitar jam session. No experience is required
A FESTIVAL helping those living dementia, their friends, family and carers is coming to Southampton. DemFest will give people information about the illness, with over 50 organisations taking part. Thornhill Singing for the Brain Group will be
A DEVELOPERS plans to create a new home in Bassett has been rejected. Officials from Southampton City Council believed the proposal, which would have seen two flats at 466 Winchester converted into the dwelling house, had "an inappropriate" design
The following cases were heard at Southampton Magistrates Court. Justin Wood, 38, of Rownhams Road, North Baddesley. Pleaded guilty to stealing a £1,200 Honda Civic. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Ordered to pay £400 compensation and £100
THE City of Southampton Orchestra is returning to Romsey Abbey next month. The music of Richard Strauss, among others, will be performed throughout a night of Romantic movements. Tickets cost between £10 and £18 for adults, with entrance for
NEW flats are set to be built in Freemantle. Planning permission was granted to developers who will transform 1-3 Bourne Road from a storage unit into two flats. The proposal was approved by Southampton City Council on Monday, April 23.
PLANS to create a new private garden in Coxford have been refused by Southampton City Council. It had been hoped that a verge close to 11 Blackbushe Close would become the new garden. However, city council officials declined the proposal due
BEING a teenager in the ‘80s meant growing up with Wham and George Michael at the start of his solo career. And I was a fan. I had the gold disc boxed edition of Wham: The Final, the Choose Life t-shirt, and a teenage crush on Andrew Ridgeley
KATHRYN Roberts and Sean Lakeman are set to play at Hanger Farm on Friday April 27. Duos come and duos go. And some nurture and fine tune their art and watch it grow into something totally original, captivating and award-winning. Bonded by an
The current 2017 – 18 Season of live satellite broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York direct to the Big Screen at the Regent in Christchurch, continues with one of Massenet’s most appealing operas, Cendrillon, which will be screened live
TALENTED youngsters are celebrating after coming top in the regional final at this year’s Rock Challenge. Pupils at Wellow Primary School were placed first in this year’s ‘be your best’ out of schools across the south Second place went to Calmore
Bongo’s Bingo are very proud to reveal their next show in Southampton will be at Switch on Saturday April 28. The iconic venue will host Bongo’s Bingo’s unique magic and mayhem on the south coast for the first time, with more shows to be announced
Who thinks Shakespeare is boring? This anarchic twist on A Midsummer Night’s Dream will make you think again. Following critically acclaimed London and international festival runs, Lyric Hammersmith and Filter Theatre’s riotous reinterpretation
Postpunk legend Martin Bramah hits the road at The Talking Heads on Sunday with the latest line-up of the Blue Orchids ahead of a nine-track album of new material to be released later this year. Righteous Harmony Fist will be the second album from
SLOW Readers Club is getting stuck into their UK tour with a date at Southampton’s Engine Rooms tonight. The band is made up of Aaron Starkie on vocal, Kurtis Starkie (guitar and vocals), James Ryan on bass and David Whitworth on drums, and has
Ferocious Dog has been described as England’s best folk-punk band, they tour relentlessly and most of their gigs sell out, but this month Southampton fans can catch them, and their food drop, at the 1865 club on April 27. Ferocious Dog is a full-on
On Friday 27th April multi award-winner and Britain’s Got Talent 2017 semi-finalist, Jess Robinson, presents Here Come the Girls at The Berry Theatre. Like a wonderfully malfunctioning jukebox, Jess and her incredible vocals will take you on a dizzying
The suave and ever-so-slightly waspish Tom Allen is presently doing an epic-sized tour of the UK - Absolutely comes to NST City on Saturday. Soaked in Tom’s signature waspish snobbery and self-aggrandising wit, Absolutely addresses the elephant
Aidan O'Rourke will headline the Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham tonight. 365: Volume 1 is a new double album (released by Reveal Records on 25 May 2018) from one of Scotland’s finest musicians, fiddler and composer Aidan O’Rourke. The multiple
On Saturday Turner Sims welcomes Mark Guiliana, who is recognised as one of the world’s leading drummers, admired and in demand across the spectrum from jazz to rock to electronic music for his rhythmic sophistication, creative impulse, and individual
CILLA and the Shades of the '60s performs at Newport Medina Theatre, IOW on Sunday. Cilla and the Shades of the 60s stars the effervescent Victoria Jones as Cilla and Leanne Kyte, Rebecca Lauren, and Jazmin Patey-Ford as the Shades. Together
GET ready to be swept off your feet – An Officer and a Gentleman: The Musical comes to Mayflower Theatre on Tuesday. This brand-new musical is based on the 1982 Oscar-winning film, and one of the highest grossing films of all time, starring Richard
ALT-ROCK troubadours, Arkells, join Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls as lead support on their UK & EIRE tour, stopping at O2 Guildhall on Tuesday. Having toured together previously to sold-out audiences in North America, Arkells are thrilled
“HE’S got an axe in his head and I locked him in there.” This was the alleged confession made by a man accused of killing a man, a court has heard. Carl Scott, who was discovered a number of weeks after he died at his Winchester home, is thought
By Sophie Day A GROUP of illegal immigrants from Iran and Iraq were found in the back of lorry after it stopped at a service station in Stockbridge. The men were discovered on Thursday last week when the lorry pulled up at the Longstock Park
A CHARITY is trying to trace the owner of a pony that had to be put down after being found with "horrific" injuries. World Horse Welfare (WHW) is anxious to hear from anyone who saw a man leading the emaciated animal along a road on the edge of
A WREATH-LAYING ceremony took place in a New Forest village to honour a First World War hero who was awarded the Victoria Cross. Commander Edward Unwin, who was born at Forest Lodge, Hythe, performed outstanding acts of bravery during the ill-fated
“I’ll do everything I can to help save his life.” These are the words of Helen Hayes, the Chandler’s Ford mum who is to take up a major challenge in a bid to help her 15-year-old son Ed win his fight against cancer. The Thornden School student
SOUTHAMPTON? City of culture? Is this a wind-up? Let’s put it in perspective. It should have been if a greedy council hadn’t sold it to the university! Years ago Ocean Village was delightful, with the old houses, etc. Now every piece of land
IT'S BEEN a very successful year for the New Forest Painters, with three of their members having their work exhibited in the Mall galleries, London. Janet Langford had her artwork accepted by the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and
Mark Hughes says it’s time for every Saints player to “step out of the shadows” and deliver the goods to secure the club’s Premier League status. Saints host south coast neighbours Bournemouth at St Mary’s tomorrow desperate for a win to keep alive
