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Brick pillar collapses ‘inches’ from Havant girl’s head

HORRIFIED dad Luke Betteridge has told of the moment a brick pillar collapsed, narrowly missing his six-year-old daughter.

Little Maddison Betteridge had opened the front gate only to have the brick pillar on the garden wall come crashing down, 
narrowly missing her head.

Luke, of

today 07:11
Brick pillar collapses ‘inches’ from Havant girl’s head

HORRIFIED dad Luke Betteridge has told of the moment a brick pillar collapsed, narrowly missing his six-year-old daughter.

Little Maddison Betteridge had opened the front gate only to have the brick pillar on the garden wall come crashing down, 
narrowly missing her head.

Luke, of

today 06:05
Snared: Riders Against Paedophiles catch man ‘meeting girl’ at train station

A PAEDOPHILE hunter group that snared a man in a sting has said his group is stepping in as police have fewer resources due to cuts.

Riders Against Paedophiles has finished its first case, involving a person sentenced for trying to meet a 13-year-old girl – who was instead an online

today 22:15
Battle begins to make Portsmouth the home of navy’s new frigate fleet

‘PORTSMOUTH will not take no for an answer – we want all the navy’s new frigates to be based here.’

That is the audacious message going out to Whitehall today from The News and the head of Portsmouth City Council as we launch our Bring Them Here campaign.

The

yesterday 11:13
Battle begins to make Portsmouth the home of navy’s new frigate fleet

‘PORTSMOUTH will not take no for an answer – we want all the navy’s new frigates to be based here.’

That is the audacious message going out to Whitehall today from The News and the head of Portsmouth City Council as we launch our Bring Them Here campaign.

The

yesterday 06:49
Winners celebrate at The News Retail and Leisure Awards

HORDES of eager nominees flocked to the Guildhall on Saturday night for the third annual Retail and Leisure Awards.

The ceremony. held at the Portsmouth Guildhall on September 16, celebrated excellence in the retail and leisure industries.

Representatives from businesses throughout

2017-09-17 18:29
Bomb disposal experts detonate 12-inch shell on Warsash seafront

A 12-inch ordnance shell was detonated along the Warsash seafront this afternoon.

The detonation is believed to have happened at around 2.30pm after it was discovered by a dog walker this morning.

Hillhead Coastguard were sent to the scene and established a safety cordon before Royal

2017-09-16 21:35
Bomb disposal experts detonate 12-inch shell on Warsash seafront

A 12-inch ordnance shell was detonated along the Warsash seafront this afternoon.

The detonation is believed to have happened at around 2.30pm after it was discovered by a dog walker this morning.

Hillhead Coastguard were sent to the scene and established a safety cordon before Royal

2017-09-16 19:23
Falklands hero Simon Weston hails Portsmouth’s military pride

FALKLANDS legend Simon Weston has praised the people of Portsmouth for their ‘phenomenal support’ of the city’s armed forces community.

The inspirational war hero – who was horrifically disfigured in the 1982 conflict – said Portsmouth was one of the best communities

2017-09-16 09:29
Falklands hero Simon Weston hails Portsmouth’s military pride

FALKLANDS legend Simon Weston has praised the people of Portsmouth for their ‘phenomenal support’ of the city’s armed forces community.

The inspirational war hero – who was horrifically disfigured in the 1982 conflict – said Portsmouth was one of the best communities

2017-09-16 08:23
Strike threat could leave HMS Queen Elizabeth stuck in port, union warns

BRITAIN’S new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth may not be able to leave her home port of Portsmouth if a national pay dispute involving tug boat crew steams ahead.

Unite, the country’s largest union, warned of choppy waters if Serco Marine Services, which employs the 350 tug

2017-09-15 22:29
PICTURES: Smuggler caught with skunk cannabis worth £750,000 at Portsmouth port jailed

A VAN driver claiming he was importing 'vegetables' for restaurants

Camara Menendez, 55, from Spain, claimed he was delivering vegetables to restaurants in Brighton when he was caught at Portsmouth port on July 10.

But when Border Force officers examined the vehicle they found a

2017-09-15 18:05
Boy, 15, left with lacerations after incident outside Southsea school

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after another teenager was left with lacerations following an incident outside a secondary school in Southsea.

Concerned parents have told The News the boy was believed to have been ‘stabbed’ during an altercation near Priory School in Fawcett Road

2017-09-15 14:47
Peter Andre surprises fans with filming visit to Stubbington

A POP star and TV presenter got the hearts racing when he was spotted on a housing estate.

Peter Andre is in the midst of filming for a new season of 60 Minute Makeover and one lucky resident from Marks Road in Stubbington is set for a big surprise.

Carly-Marie Andrews from Gosport

2017-09-15 00:29
Pop star Peter Andre spotted in Stubbington

POP star and TV presenter Peter Andre was seen in Stubbington yesterday.

The Mysterious Girl singer was in Marks Road in Stubbington filming for the latest series of 60-Minute Makeover.

Many residents shared photos on social media and one reported she had seen him in TGI

2017-09-14 13:25
Pop star Peter Andre spotted in Stubbington

POP star and TV presenter Peter Andre was seen in Stubbington yesterday.

The Mysterious Girl singer was in Marks Road in Stubbington filming for the latest series of 60-Minute Makeover.

Many residents shared photos on social media and one reported she had seen him in TGI

2017-09-14 13:25
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Popped in, Souled Out and going strong 30 years on

He’s sold millions of records and played in front of vast crowds as part of pop-soul stars Wet Wet Wet, but bassist/guitarist Graeme Clark doesn’t mind admitting that the prospect of going out solo makes him nervous.

He’s sold millions of records and played in front of vast

today 15:59
Sean Collins is aiming to bring the funny back to Gosport

He’s appeared on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and carved himself a national comedy career.

But Sean Collins is starting a new professional comedy club on his doorstep in Gosport.

The inaugural event takes place a week today. Sean will be compering and he has high

today 15:59
Roberts: Treatment by Pompey boss was massively disrespectful

Gary Roberts said Kenny Jackett showed him a lack of respect in his final weeks as a Pompey player.

But speaking to The Football League Paper, the attacking midfielder admitted that he ‘couldn’t take it personally against Portsmouth’.

The 33-year-old was reunited with former

today 13:47
Decision on where to base new frigates needs to be made ‘urgently’

URGENT decisions need to be taken about where to base the navy’s new fleet of frigates.

That’s the call being made today as The News continues its campaign to secure the Type 26 and Type 31e frigates in the city’s naval base.

It comes after a call from the city council’s

today 13:47
Decision on where to base new frigates needs to be made ‘urgently’

URGENT decisions need to be taken about where to base the navy’s new fleet of frigates.

That’s the call being made today as The News continues its campaign to secure the Type 26 and Type 31e frigates in the city’s naval base.

It comes after a call from the city council’s

today 13:47
WATCH: Gosport college set to sell off land for 130 homes

MORE than 100 homes could be built on land a college hopes to sell of to fund major redevelopment work.

St Vincent College, in Gosport, has announced it hopes to pay for its ambitious scheme, which will include a new hub for start-up firms, by selling land that could take 130

today 13:47
WATCH: Car left embedded in Portsmouth pub after crash

A CAR was left embedded in the wall of a pub in Portsmouth after a crash this morning.

Hampshire Police was called to the scene at 8.59am this morning, after a Vauxhall Corsa hit the outside the wall of a the Travellers Rest in Somers Road.

It has since been removed by

today 13:47
ELISE BREWERTON: When the tide begins to turn

With less than two weeks to go before I swim to the Isle of Wight for Samaritans I squeezed in one of my final big training swims in Southsea.

I was quite excited.

With my great friend and trainer Chris the plan was to swim out to the buoys near the Coffee Cup, at

today 12:41
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today 13:47 Decision on where to base new frigates needs to be made ‘urgently’
today 13:47 Decision on where to base new frigates needs to be made ‘urgently’
today 13:47 WATCH: Gosport college set to sell off land for 130 homes
today 13:47 WATCH: Car left embedded in Portsmouth pub after crash
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today 07:11 Pompey boss remains excited over midfielder’s progress
today 07:11 Brick pillar collapses ‘inches’ from Havant girl’s head
today 06:05 Pompey expect Thursday news on McCrory
today 06:05 Pompey boss remains excited over midfielder’s progress
today 06:05 Brick pillar collapses ‘inches’ from Havant girl’s head
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