1+ day, 15+ min ago   (299+ words) Pensioners who do not want the Winter Fuel Payment have just days to opt out, with a key online deadline of September 18. The move could be particularly important for people whose annual income exceeds £35,000, as they will still receive the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (487+ words) University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust chief executive David French. Picture: UHS Hospital bosses were ordered to install a new fence at a maternity hospital after inspectors raised concerns about the risk of babies being abducted. The Care Quality Commission…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (189+ words) A busy Hampshire road has been flagged as a speeding hotspot after community speed watch volunteers caught 20 drivers travelling above the limit. The group carried out its latest monitoring session on Winchester Road, near Thornden School in Chandler's Ford, on…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (159+ words) Motorists are facing closures on the M27 as refurbishment works take place on a bridge near Southampton. The bridge carrying Salisbury Road over the M27 near junction 2 (Ower) will be closed for refurbishment later this month and in October. The closure will…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (401+ words) A disused section of an air ambulance base could be transformed into an indoor golf club, restaurant and wellness centre under newly submitted plans. The proposals have been lodged with Eastleigh Borough Council for Unit H on George Curl Way,…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (229+ words) Here are the latest cases from Southampton Magistrates' Court. MATTHEW BAUGHAN, 36, of Scott Paine Drive, Hythe. Admitted to four shop thefts of Stella Lager from the Waitrose in Hythe in March 2026. Also admitted to assaulting a woman in Southampton on…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (410+ words) A Southampton MP has called for Southern Water to be brought into public ownership, accusing the water industry of an "aggressive pursuit of profit" and failing its customers. Darren Paffey, Southampton Itchen MP, will make the demand at a Clean…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (197+ words) A non-native insect rarely seen in the UK has been spotted in Hampshire, with wildlife experts warning warmer temperatures could help it spread further north. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust staff have spotted European praying mantises in the New…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (362+ words) A saints legend has joined a campaign to dispel fears of using defibrillators and increase their numbers across the country. Iain Dowie, who scored 30 goals for Saints, has joined Roy Keane, Paul Ince, Neil Ruddock and Julian Dicks in a…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (390+ words) Luke Littler marked his return to the European Tour with a title after winning the Czech Darts Open, beating his great rival Luke Humphries in the final. Littler has been managing his schedule this year and has not played a…...