Southampton footballer jailed for two-and-a-half years for stalking his ex-partner

Southampton footballer who played alongside Michael Owen for England Schoolboys is jailed for two-and-a-half years for stalking his ex-partner Shayne Bradley, 41, made his victim’s life ‘hell’ for four months, the court heard Between September and January the ex-striker was seen hiding in the bushes  He pleaded guilty to stalking and was also handed a … Read more

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of smuggling two TONNES of cocaine worth £21m into the United States from his native Colombia Ex-Premier League footballer Jhon Viafara has been handed an 11-year sentence The former Pompey and Saints midfielder was found guilty of drug trafficking  Viafara, … Read more

Football’s darkest secret brought into the light… new BBC documentary reveals shocking failures

It is Dean Radford’s description of what happened in court which makes you wonder where he found the resolve to keep up the fight against the Southampton football coach who abused so many young players like him. Radford’s February 1989 evidence against Bob Higgins, offered at a time when very few felt able to speak … Read more

Covid England: Surge testing in Norfolk, Woking and Southampton

Surge testing will be brought in to three new areas in south England to track down cases of the South African coronavirus variant.   Testing regimes will be set up in Norfolk, Southampton, and Woking, Surrey, where positive cases of South African variant have been discovered, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) revealed.  The … Read more

FA CUP DRAW: Premier League leaders Manchester City face trip to top-flight rivals Everton

FA CUP DRAW: Premier League leaders Manchester City face trip to top-flight rivals Everton as Leicester draw Manchester United in mouthwatering tie for quarter-finals By Pa Reporter Published: 12:06 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 February 2021 Premier League leaders Manchester City will travel to Everton in the FA Cup quarter-finals. The … Read more

Southampton condemn ‘abhorrent’ racist abuse suffered by Alex Jankewitz after 79-second red card

Southampton condemn ‘abhorrent and archaic’ racist abuse suffered by Alex Jankewitz online after 19-year-old was sent off just 79 seconds into 9-0 mauling by Manchester United Southampton’s Alex Jankewitz was sent-off after 82 seconds at Man United The  Saints never recovered and went on to concede nine goals without reply  The teenager then received a … Read more

Gym in Southampton which ‘defied orders to close in second lockdown is STILL open in Tier 4’

A Southampton gym which was taken to court for failing to close during the second lockdown still appears to be open days after the region entered Tier 4. Spartans Gym was hauled before court in November charged with two counts of failing to comply with reasonable instruction given by a relevant person.  But on Monday, … Read more

Girl, 15, is raped after being attacked as she walked across Southampton Common

Girl, 15, is raped after being attacked as she walked across Southampton Common as police hunt for suspect 15-year-old girl was targeted on Southampton Common between 1am to 5am Police are appealing for information about shocking incident on December 12  Officers said that officers had been carrying out inquiries in the local area By Rory … Read more

Inside time-warp 160-year old Southampton house with links to D-Day that’s ‘like a museum’

A quirky narrow house lived in by the same 83-year-old man for nearly all his life which is ‘like a museum’ and filled with retro fittings has gone up for sale.     The narrow house, on Millbrook Road East, in Southampton, Hampshire, somehow crams in three bedrooms, and four reception rooms across three floors and is … Read more

‘Heading cost him everything’: Southampton star Kevin Moore died from dementia on his 55th birthday

Few who ever saw Kevin Moore play football will forget his aerial majesty.  Supporters of Southampton will recall his headed goal in a Wembley final. Those at Grimsby, his dominance in the air over a decade of service in central defence. ‘Kev had great spring and he absolutely loved heading footballs,’ recalled his brother Dave. … Read more