A driver and passenger escape serious injury after their car crashed and caught fire in Portsmouth. 

Two had narrow escape after car crash in Portsmouth

Swimmers from Southsea gathered on the coast today, to protest against pollution on Eastney and Southsea East beaches.

Southsea Swimmers hold protest against sewage in the sea

Street artist transforms derelict casino

A group of teenagers who vandalised Southsea model village have been made to volunteer at the tourist attraction by their embarrassed parents.

Teenagers who trashed model village marched back there by mothers to apologise

Vandals targeted the Southsea Model Village in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving behind a trail of destruction. 

'As if the past year hasn't been hard enough': vandals smash up model village 

The woman was pulled unconscious from the sea after she was spotted on Saturday evening. She sadly died later in hospital.

Woman rescued from the sea near Southsea dies - Hovercraft not to blame.

Lifeguards across the South are getting ready for what could be a summer that's even busier than last year.

The teams ready to save lives at the seaside this summer

Signatures of 17th century stonemasons have been discovered on historic seawalls in Southsea. 

17th century signatures discovered on seawalls in Southsea 

Some were successful others were not, with the cost of taking down the South’s unsuccessful pop-up cycle lanes has been revealed.

Hundreds of thousands spent on removing South's pop-up cycle lanes

10,000 homes and businesses to be protected in new Southsea Coastal Scheme 

The material is being reused to make a solid platform for vehicles and workers during construction of the long-awaited 5 year scheme.

Edward and Sophie and their children, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, collected rubbish alongside Beachwatch volunteers.

Earl and Countess of Wessex take children litter picking on Southsea beach

An investigation is underway after a woman was raped in Southsea.

An investigation is underway after a woman was raped in Southsea. A 19-year-old reported being attacked in an alleyway off Clarendon Road on Saturday night, at around 10pm. 

Police investigation underway after woman raped in Southsea

The last remaining D-Day landing craft has been moved to the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth.

The last remaining D-Day landing craft, has been moved to the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth.  The journey from the Portsmouth Naval Base was originally supposed to take place in May but was delayed because of the pandemic. 

Last remaining D-Day landing craft makes final journey to Portsmouth

A woman from Portsmouth who tweeted about the loss of a treasured pendant says she's amazed to have received support from around the world. 

A woman from Portsmouth who tweeted about the loss of a treasured pendant says she's amazed to have received support from around the world. Amy O'Keeffe only had 32 followers on Twitter but her post asking for help has been shared and liked 80,000 times.

World helps woman locate her missing treasured pendant containing fathers ashes 

In Southsea large sections of seafront road are closed and will remain closed until September to the delight of cyclists and the dismay of some residents.

Since lockdown began, councils across the south have been under pressure to make walking and cycling easier so people don't have to use public transport.  In Southsea large sections of seafront road are closed and will remain closed until September.

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