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.
- 16°C clear, wind W 3 mph
- 14 cases on the board at Portsmouth Crown Court
- 1 funeral today in the Portsmouth area
- 2 ferry departures from the port today
Portsmouth Crown Court listings today
14 cases on the board at Portsmouth Crown Court
What's on in Portsmouth today and this weekend
7 events today, 18 this weekend
| Event | Venue |
|---|---|
| The Shape of a Spell Exhibition | Aspex |
| Castaway Cove presents Oktoberfest Outdoor Event / Activities | Gunwharf Quays |
| 60+ Festival Festivals | Various city venues |
| Castaway Cove Presents Oktoberfest Outdoor Event / Activities | Gunwharf Quays |
| Comedy at the Tower Comedy | Spinnaker Tower |
| Indoor Roller Disco Extreme Sports | Pitt St. Skatepark |
Portsmouth death notices and obituaries
1 funeral today in the Portsmouth area, 10 notices this month
- Carole Jacqueline Tonkin
- Ken Wilson
- Anthony ‘Tony’ Thomas Harry Richardson
Portsmouth FC: Pompey news, fixtures and results
Pompey are 19th in the Championship; next Southampton v Portsmouth, Sun 11 Oct 12:00
SouthamptonvPortsmouth
- DPortsmouth 2 – 2 Blackburn
- DCharlton 0 – 0 Portsmouth
- WPortsmouth 2 – 0 Cardiff
- LPortsmouth 0 – 2 Derby County
19th8 pts · 7 played
Pompey Tickets for Burnley Match Go On Sale Friday
Portsmouth FC announced that tickets for the away game against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday, 31 October, will be available from 10am on Friday, 30 October. Fans can purchase up to five tickets each online or at the Anson Road office, with digital tickets emailed a week before the match.
Pompey Women Held to Goalless Draw by Lewes
Pompey Women dominated early at Fratton Park but could not convert chances, finishing 0-0 against Lewes. Despite several attempts from Sofia Mallon, Alisha Ware and Zoe Barratt, Lewes goalkeeper Emily Moore kept a clean sheet. Both sides shared possession, ending the National League match without goals.
Portsmouth weather today
16°C clear now, wind W 3 mph
16°CClear
13°to20°
- Tue20°13°
- Wed17°11°
- Thu15°8°
M27 traffic, trains, buses and ferries: Portsmouth travel
Disruption on the roads or trains
- 4 closures or restrictions in force on the M27, M275, A27 and A3(M): M27 westbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure
- 11 of the next 55 departures from Portsmouth-area stations are delayed or cancelled. 21:12 to Portsmouth Harbour cancelled: This service has been cancelled because of a safety inspection on a train earlier today
- 2 ferry departures today, next 23:00 Brittany Ferries. to Caen
- No flood alerts in force
Portsmouth crime news and court results
26 Hampshire police releases this week
Search launched for missing 78‑year‑old Pauline Ace
Police are seeking information on Pauline Ace, 78, who was last seen on St Pauls Road in Sarisbury Green at about 12.45pm on Monday 5 October. She is described as a white woman, around 5ft 8ins tall, medium build, with blonde‑grey hair, wearing a red gilet and cream trousers. Anyone with details is asked to call 999 and quote incident number 44260488798.
Basingstoke man jailed for sharing child sexual abuse material
Bradley Fox, 28, of Brahms Road, Basingstoke, was arrested on 21 January 2025 after police found indecent images. He pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing and three counts of making child sexual abuse images. On 2 October Winchester Crown Court sentenced him to two years four months’ imprisonment, a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and notification.
Repeat Southampton shoplifter jailed for 16 months
Daniel Gregory, 34, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Southampton Crown Court to 16 months’ imprisonment after being convicted of 15 counts of shoplifting and 15 breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order. The offences, committed between April and September at Tesco Express on Spring Road and Co‑op Portsmouth Road, involved over £1,100 of goods.
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: £251,220, up 1.3% on a year ago.
