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Pompey host Blackburn at Fratton Park on Saturday Roads running normally, 11 trains delayed or cancelled Missing 35‑year‑old Billy Austin last seen in Portsmouth

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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.

Court listings today Death notices Pompey

Right now
  • 13°C clear, wind WNW 5 mph
  • 18 cases listed at Portsmouth Crown Court today
  • 17 death notices this month
  • 9 ferry departures from the port today

Portsmouth Crown Court listings today

18 cases listed at Portsmouth Crown Court today

What's on in Portsmouth today and this weekend

12 events today, 33 this weekend

EventVenue
Victory Summer: The Trafalgar Sail and Nelson's Silver Tableware Heritage & HistoryPortsmouth Historic Dockyard
Love Southsea Market MarketsPalmerston Road
Heritage Open Days - Staunton Country Park ExhibitionThe Coach House
Heritage Open Days 2026 FestivalsVarious locations
Heritage Open Days - Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum Heritage & HistoryCharles Dickens Birthplace Museum
Heritage Open Days - Connecting The Threads Heritage & HistoryThe D-Day Story

Portsmouth death notices and obituaries

17 death notices this month

  • Sheila JenkinsThu 17 Sep, 1.00pm, Oaks, Havant Crematorium
  • Rita June HamptonFri 18 Sep, 10am, Portchester Crematorium, South Chapel
  • Nigel SizerMon 21 Sep, 3.15pm, Portchester Crematorium

Portsmouth FC: Pompey news, fixtures and results

Pompey are 18th in the Championship; next Portsmouth v Blackburn, Sat 19 Sep 15:00

Next match

PortsmouthvBlackburn

Sat 19 Sep, 15:00 kick-off · Championship

Recent results
  • DCharlton 0 – 0 PortsmouthSat 12 Sep
  • WPortsmouth 2 – 0 CardiffSat 5 Sep
  • LPortsmouth 0 – 2 Derby CountyTue 1 Sep
  • LBristol City 2 – 1 PortsmouthSat 29 Aug
Championship

18th7 pts · 6 played

  1. Yesterday 13:00Club news

    Pompey host Blackburn at Fratton Park on Saturday

    Portsmouth will meet Blackburn in a Championship fixture at Fratton Park on Saturday, with kick-off scheduled for 3pm. Manager John Mousinho aims for a positive result ahead of the season's first international break. The sides last faced each other in December 2025, when Callum Lang levelled Yuki Ohashi's opening goal before Ibane Bowat secured a late winner. Remaining tickets are mainly for seats behind the goal in the Milton End.

  2. Yesterday 13:00Club news

    Jacob Farrell Joins Sydney FC on Loan

    Jacob Farrell, 23, has moved to A-League club Sydney FC on loan for the remainder of the 2026/27 season. The left-back, who joined Portsmouth from Central Coast Mariners in summer 2024 and made three appearances, previously spent a short spell at Western Sydney Wanderers. He is expected to feature for Sydney for the rest of the campaign.

Portsmouth weather today

13°C clear now, wind WNW 5 mph

13°CClear

Feels like 12° · WNW 5 mph, gusts 8

Today

12°to19°

Overcast, rain 4% · sunrise 07:41, sunset 20:16

  • Thu20°14°
  • Fri18°12°
  • Sat19°17°

M27 traffic, trains, buses and ferries: Portsmouth travel

Disruption on the roads or trains

Disruptionas of 08:56
  • 0 closures or restrictions in force on the M27, M275, A27 and A3(M)
  • 11 of the next 58 departures from Portsmouth-area stations are delayed or cancelled. 08:55 to Portsmouth Harbour expected 08:59: This service has been delayed by a problem currently under investigation
  • 9 ferry departures today, next 09:00 Dfds to Jersey
  • No flood alerts in force

Portsmouth crime news and court results

27 Hampshire police releases this week

  1. Yesterday 16:17PortsmouthAppeal

    Missing 35‑year‑old Billy Austin last seen in Portsmouth

    Police are searching for 35‑year‑old Billy Austin of Havant, who was last seen at 10.30 pm on Saturday 12 September outside QA Hospital in Portsmouth. He was wearing a black baseball cap, black hooded top with a waterproof jacket, olive‑green tracksuit bottoms, dark shoes and carrying a large white backpack. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.

  2. Yesterday 15:47WinchesterAppeal

    Police Release CCTV Images in Basingstoke Shoplifting Case

    Hampshire Police have issued CCTV stills of two men in connection with a shoplifting incident at the B&Q store on Winchester Road, Basingstoke, where goods valued at £350 were taken around 7 p.m. on Tuesday 4 August. Anyone who can identify the men is asked to contact the force, quoting reference 44260376499.

    Reference 44260376499

  3. Yesterday 15:45PortsmouthUpdate

    Man Charged with Violent Disorder After Eastney Marina Protest

    Justin Dixon, 50, of Cross Way, Havant, was charged with violent disorder in connection with a protest at Eastney Marina, Portsmouth, on Sunday 6 September. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 15 September.

Portsmouth school term dates, holidays and closures

Next holiday: October half term, 26 to 30 October

Back to school: Monday 2 November 2026.

31 October: Secondary school applications close (for entry September 2027)

Portsmouth planning applications, house prices and council tax

Average house price in Portsmouth: £250,999, up 0.1% on a year ago.

Council tax band D 2026/27: £2,291.71 a year.

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