- Cowell 'puzzled' by BBC's The Voice
- More growing own food to save cash
- Home-working side-effects revealed
- Three held after far-right protest
- Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'
- Figures show fall in railway crimes
- Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'
- Double record for kidney donor
- PM queries single currency survival
- Vauxhall set for investment boost
News
Country’s oldest live kidney donor has surgery at QA
PENSIONER Nicholas Crace has made history by becoming the country’s oldest living kidney donor in an operation that took place in Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth toy library saved thanks to £300,000 lotto grant
A POPULAR children’s charity which runs centres and toy libraries for families has been rescued at the 11th hour thanks to a lottery grant of almost £300,000.
17-year-old has tooth broken in Cosham bus attack
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was left with a broken tooth after being punched in the face in an unprovoked assault on a bus.
Coroner moves Gladys Richards’ inquest ahead by two days
THE inquest into a woman who died in a Gosport hospital has been moved forward.
A new friend arrives at Staunton Country Park
IT JUST goes to show that down on the farm all the animals are friends.
Sport
Awford backs youth changes to ensure bright Pompey future
It’s a youth restructure which will provide crucial assistance in enabling Pompey’s current promising crop to keep on flourishing.
Pompey web chat with Mick Williams
The Pompey Supporters’ Trust’s Mick Williams answered fans’ questions in a 90 minute web chat today.
Katich knock puts Hampshire in control at Headingley
At six for two, it’s fair to suggest that things didn’t look all that clever for Hampshire on day one of their Championship trip to Yorkshire.
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Appy kick-starts his Pompey youth vision
Pompey are to reintroduce a development squad next season as Michael Appleton’s rebuilding gets under way.
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Newton to swap Westleigh Park for Estadio Azteca
Hawks defender Jake Newton will swap Westleigh Park for one of the most historic stadiums in world football next month.
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Lifestyle
Perfect prom night on the menu for pupils
The proms are a long way off for these students – but if the food deliveries go pear-shaped at the 11th hour, they have what it takes to step in and turn around a successful event.
School’s fantastic fundraising
Schoolchildren who went the extra mile for Sport Relief earlier this year have just collected sponsorship totalling a staggering £4,337.
How to tell the good guys from cowboys
If there’s one question I get asked more than any other it’s ‘how do I find a reliable tradesman?’
Bad reflection of company
Each week former trading standards officer Richard Thomson answers your questions.
Shipping information for Thursday, May 17, 2012
The latest movements for the ports of Portsmouth and Southampton.
Community
Summer of celebration as camp marks 75th birthday
Lakeside Holiday Village is holding celebrations this summer to commemorate 75 years of providing seaside holidays and short breaks on Hayling Island.
Victoria Pier
On this day in 1842 Victoria Pier, in what is now Old Portsmouth, was opened and named after the Queen who was crowned five years earlier.
Demolition was the only answer for damp homes
This was the notorious Portsdown Park estate being demolished in early 1988.
School days
Andrew Bell, born in Scotland in 1753, remembered his schooldays like this: ‘I never went to school without trembling. I could not tell whether I should be flogged or not’.
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Centre of attention
The new shopping centre, Cascades, was opened in September 1989 by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor Gladys Howard.
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Thursday 17 May 2012
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