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POLICE have now arrested three males in connection with a robbery in Totton. McColl's on Longstock Crescent was robbed at around 6.15am on Monday in which cash and cigarettes were stolen. On Thursday, officers arrested a 17-year-old boy from

A MAN has been found dead at a home in Southampton after an incident involving chemicals. Fire crews and police were called to the scene in Honeysuckle Road on February 14 at around 8:30pm. Crews from St Marys Fire station and specialist vehicles

SOUTHAMPTON students have gone on strike as part of a global campaign calling for action over climate change. Dozens of youngsters flocked to Guildhall Square in Southampton today to take part in the UK-wide Youth Strike 4 Climate action and call

Saints loanee Cedirc Soares is enjoying the different kind of ‘pressure’ that comes with playing for Inter Milan. Cedric joined the Italian giants on loan until the end of the season last month after falling down the pecking order under Ralph Hasenhuttl

INTERVIEW by Hilary Porter HE is a legend of the airwaves and inspired the cult of the radio DJ. Now Tony Blackburn is taking his BBC Radio 2 Sounds Of The 60s show on tour stopping at Eastleigh's Concorde Club on Saturday February 23 and The

Saints had a loan offer turned down by Paris Saint-Germain for defender Colin Dagba, according to French newspaper L’Equipe. The right back is reported to have been pursued by Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl after Cedric Soares joined Inter Milan

MOTORISTS are facing delays of an hour after a crash on the M27. The incident happened on the eastbound carriageway between junction eight for Bursledon and junction nine for Park Gate at about 2.30pm.   #M27 Eastbound - Lanes 2 and

EMERGENCY crews attended a chemical incident in Southampton last night. Fire crews and police were called to the scene in Honeysuckle Road on February 14 at around 8:30pm. Crews from St Marys Fire station and specialist vehicles attended the

RESIDENTS are being warned after scammers have targeted pensioners across Hampshire this week. The warning comes after three incidents of suspected fraud have taken place in Hamble, Warsash and Southampton. According to police in all of the cases

JAMES Vince has missed out on a place in the Big Bash final – but has been given hope of returning to England’s Test side. Vince was out for a 24-ball 28 as the Sydney Sixers lost to the Melbourne Renegades off the penultimate ball of their semi-final

Saints U23’s boss Radhi Jaidi has called on his side to be mentally strong ahead of their Premier League 2 match with Fulham tonight. Jaidi’s youngsters are currently top of the table, but a defeat to Fulham would open the door for Reading and

Detectives investigating a robbery at a Totton newsagents have arrested two more people. Yesterday, officers arrested a 17-year-old boy from Southampton on suspicion of robbery and a 21-year-old man from Southampton on suspicion of assisting an

A NEW three-form Hampshire faith primary school is to be built after plans were given the go-ahead, despite a row over the site’s parking provision, which one councillor claimed will cause “community tension”. Serving up to 630 pupils, the single-storey

POLITICAL opposition members were divided over Hampshire’s new budget, as it was revealed that the authority has “the largest” amount of reserves in the country – despite more cuts being pushed through. But frontbench Conservatives argued that the

SAINTS loanee Wesley Hoedt claims that he was no longer ‘wanted’ at the club after Ralph Hasenhuttl’s arrival in December. Hoedt, who had been a regular fixture in the side under Mark Hughes, didn’t play a single game for Hasenhuttl before making

FOG is causing delays at Southampton Airport this morning. The disruption comes after the Met Office issued a weather warning for fog in Southampton. The yellow warning is in place until 11am today and forecasters warn that it could cause slower

HAMPSHIRE County Council has apologised after wrongly announcing that Prince Philip had died. A notice about the Duke's "death" was published on the county council's website earlier today after what the authority described as an "internal error

“IT WAS like having your heart ripped out.” Those are the words of a Hampshire football stalwart who spent most of yesterday helping to deal with the mess made by vandals who trashed the home of Sholing FC. Sholing won the FA Vase in 2014 and

HUNTING is set to resume in the New Forest following a brief suspension caused by an outbreak of equine flu. The New Forest Hounds (NFH) cancelled two meets after horse racing was halted for almost a week to prevent the disease spreading. But

A THREATENED school bus service used by dozens of pupils has been saved. As previously reported, Xelabus decided to stop its 503 Thornden School morning service after February half-term. The service is used by Valley Park students every day.

A SNOW-themed event will be coming to a Southampton shopping centre next week. The Let It Snow event will be held at Westquay Retail Park from on February 22 and 23. Running from 11.30am to 5.30pm on both days, the free event will include family

HUNDREDS of well-wishers flocked to the funeral of an RAF 'hero' yesterday following an appeal warning that only two mourners were planning to attend. George Peter Osborne, a Bomber Command Signaller during World War Two, passed away last month

POLICE have stepped up the campaign against motorcycle gangs making lives a misery. It comes after hundreds of residents in Calmore told officers that they’d had enough of the bikers blighting their community. During public meeting the residents

A SOUTHAMPTON taxi chiefs are split over calls to hike city cab fares. The news comes after it was decided to increase fares in Fareham for the first time in ten years. The decision was made after taxi drivers from the borough approached the

COUNTY-WIDE plans to reduce support for children with special educational needs and disabilities have been called “completely unacceptable” by a national charity. Hampshire County Council has proposed changes to its Specialist Teacher Advisory Service

I HAVE absolute great respect for Southampton General Hospital. For medical reasons, my wife is a fairly frequent attender and the attention is excellent. However, the Eye Hospital is a totally different proposition: it is, frankly, a shambles.

CITY artists have been offered a helping hand with a tailor-made programme to help boost their careers. The Artist Development Plan has been set up by a space arts especially for visual artists with an SO post code. It comes after artists met

SAINTS legend Rickie Lambert rates former team-mate James Ward-Prowse as one of the best ball-strikers he has played alongside – and is backing him to inspire Premier League survival. Ward-Prowse is one of only two current Saints first-teamers