Portsmouth News
Portsmouth Crown Court listings today with live courtroom status and confirmed sentencing results, Portsmouth death notices and obituaries, Pompey news, fixtures and results, the local weather and tides, M27 and M275 traffic, trains and ferries, and the latest crime updates from Hampshire police.
- 15°C partly cloudy, wind WSW 11 mph
- 5 cases on the board at Portsmouth Crown Court
- 2 funerals today in the Portsmouth area
- 6 ferry departures from the port today
Portsmouth Crown Court listings today
5 cases on the board at Portsmouth Crown Court
What's on in Portsmouth today and this weekend
17 events today, 25 this weekend
| Event | Venue |
|---|---|
| The Shape of a Spell Exhibition | Aspex |
| Castaway Cove presents Oktoberfest Outdoor Event / Activities | Gunwharf Quays |
| Masters of Disguise Childrens Events | Blue Reef Aquarium |
| Spooky Fun at Fort Nelson Childrens Events | Fort Nelson |
| Halloween Project Tombstone Laser Tag Outdoor Event / Activities | Queen Elizabeth Country Park |
| Meet the Tudor Crew Childrens Events | Mary Rose Museum |
Portsmouth death notices and obituaries
2 funerals today in the Portsmouth area, 26 notices this month
- Denise Patricia Ann Carpenter
- Denise Carpenter
- Anthony James Shefford
- Patrick Nasralla
- David Todd
Portsmouth FC: Pompey news, fixtures and results
Pompey are 11th in the Championship; next Burnley v Portsmouth, Sat 31 Oct 15:00
BurnleyvPortsmouth
- WPortsmouth 2 – 1 Millwall
- DWolverhampton 1 – 1 Portsmouth
- WNorwich 0 – 1 Portsmouth
- WPortsmouth 3 – 2 Sheffield Utd
11th18 pts · 12 played
Pompey Women Face Bournemouth in Free FA Women’s League Clash
Pompey Women travel to the Bob Lucas Stadium on Wednesday, 28 October, for a 7.45pm FA Women’s National League match against AFC Bournemouth. The fixture is non-ticketed, allowing free entry for spectators. It marks the first league meeting between the sides since Pompey’s promotion to the Southern Premier Division, with Bournemouth currently two points ahead in the table. Pompey enter the game on a ten‑match winning run after a 4-0 Women’s FA Cup win over Cheltenham Town.
Bournemouth Women host Portsmouth in FA Women’s League clash
AFC Bournemouth travel to the Bob Lucas Stadium to face Portsmouth Women on Wednesday at 7.45pm. Bournemouth sit third, two points ahead, after consecutive 5-0 and 4-0 wins, while Portsmouth sit fourth following a 6-3 victory over Cheltenham. Both sides have injury concerns ahead of the match.
Portsmouth weather today
15°C partly cloudy now, wind WSW 11 mph
15°CPartly cloudy
9°to15°
- Thu16°11°
- Fri16°10°
- Sat14°9°
M27 traffic, trains, buses and ferries: Portsmouth travel
Disruption on the roads or trains
- 0 closures or restrictions in force on the M27, M275, A27 and A3(M)
- 7 of the next 25 departures from Portsmouth-area stations are delayed or cancelled. 11:13 to Portsmouth Harbour expected 11:23: This service has been delayed by a fault with the signalling system
- 6 ferry departures today, next 15:00 Brittany Ferries. to Caen
- 3 Environment Agency flood alerts in force
Portsmouth crime news and court results
19 Hampshire police releases this week
Woman Charged with 24 Offences in Aldershot
Charlene Ellacott, 38, of George Road, Birmingham, was arrested on 27 October and charged with 24 offences, including shoplifting and vehicle interference. The thefts involved cleaning products, meat, chocolate, wine and butter worth £649 from Co‑op and One Stop, cash and tampering between 22 and 26 October. She is due at Basingstoke Magistrates Court today.
Man arrested after fatal Southampton collision on The Avenue
Police were called at 6.41pm on 27 October to a collision on The Avenue at Highfield Road. A Citroen C4 driven by a 24‑year‑old man hit a Triumph motorcycle ridden by a man in his 30s, who died at scene. He remains in custody on suspicion of drug driving and causing death by careless driving.
Drug dealer convicted of murder after shooting intruder in Southampton
Marcin Buryta, 32, was found guilty of murder at Winchester Crown Court for shooting Piotr Pruszak, 45, in his Conifer Road home on 11 February. Buryta used a 3D‑printed Glock and possessed additional weapons, including a crossbow and knives. He had earlier admitted firearm and ammunition offences and will be sentenced on 29 October.
Portsmouth school term dates, holidays and closures
Next holiday: October half term, 26 to 30 October
Back to school: Monday 2 November 2026.
Portsmouth planning applications, house prices and council tax
Average house price in Portsmouth: £245,954, up 0.1% on a year ago.




