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Sat 19 Sep 18°C overcast
Pompey host Blackburn with FanZone activities 2 road closures in force, 3 trains delayed or cancelled Test Valley sees 17% drop in anti‑social behaviour this summer

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.

Court listings today Death notices Pompey

Right now
  • 18°C overcast, wind WSW 14 mph
  • 0 cases listed at Portsmouth Crown Court today
  • 17 death notices this month
  • 5 ferry departures from the port today

Portsmouth Crown Court listings today

0 cases listed at Portsmouth Crown Court today

What's on in Portsmouth today and this weekend

26 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 2026 FestivalsVarious locations
Heritage Open Days - Staunton Country Park ExhibitionThe Coach House
Heritage Open Days - Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum Heritage & HistoryCharles Dickens Birthplace Museum
Heritage Open Days - WWI Remembrance Centre ExhibitionsBastion 6

Portsmouth death notices and obituaries

17 death notices this month

  • Nigel SizerMon 21 Sep, 3.15pm, Portchester Crematorium
  • Jeffrey NelsonWed 23 Sep, 12.15pm, Portchester Crematorium
  • Wendy JigginsThu 24 Sep, 4pm, Woodpecker Inn
  • Frances ‘Franny’ ToveyFri 25 Sep, 1.45pm, Portchester Crematorium, South Chapel

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 with FanZone activities

    Portsmouth’s Fratton Park will host a Portsmouth versus Blackburn match on Saturday with a 3pm kick‑off. The FanZone opens at 12pm, offering food, drinks and entertainment, while the Victory Suite provides refreshments. Tickets remain available and the ticket exchange stays open until two hours before kick‑off.

  2. Yesterday 13:00Club news

    Pompey+ offers match passes for Blackburn game

    Portsmouth’s Pompey+ service now sells match passes for overseas fans to watch the Championship fixture against Blackburn at Fratton Park on Saturday, 3pm. Live audio and video coverage begins at 2.15pm, with a pre‑match show and fan interaction via WhatsApp.

Portsmouth weather today

18°C overcast now, wind WSW 14 mph

18°COvercast

Feels like 17° · WSW 14 mph, gusts 30

Today

18°to20°

Light drizzle, rain 14% · sunrise 07:45, sunset 20:09

  • Sun20°15°
  • Mon20°11°
  • Tue21°13°

M27 traffic, trains, buses and ferries: Portsmouth travel

Some disruption on the roads or trains

Some disruptionas of 09:01
  • 2 closures or restrictions in force on the M27, M275, A27 and A3(M): A3 northbound Dennis to Stoke carriageway closure
  • 3 of the next 58 departures from Portsmouth-area stations are delayed or cancelled. 09:03 to Portsmouth Harbour expected 09:05
  • 5 ferry departures today, next 15:00 Brittany Ferries. to Caen
  • No flood alerts in force

Portsmouth crime news and court results

23 Hampshire police releases this week

  1. Yesterday 16:04AndoverUpdate

    Test Valley sees 17% drop in anti‑social behaviour this summer

    Police in Test Valley reported a 17.1% fall in anti‑social behaviour between May and August 2026 compared with the same period last year, with Andover achieving a 40% reduction in July. Targeted actions on youth conduct, cannabis‑related incidents, off‑road bikes and derelict buildings were credited for the decline.

  2. Yesterday 16:04PortsmouthCourt result

    64‑year‑old jailed for 17 years over historic child sex offences

    Chris Cotton, 64, of Byfield Road, Hounslow, was convicted at Portsmouth Crown Court of 11 non‑recent child sexual offences committed between 1977 and 1985 involving three victims aged three to 11. The offences occurred in Leigh Park, Havant and Twickenham. He received a 17‑year prison term, a further year on extended licence, lifelong restraining orders and a lifetime sex‑offenders register requirement.

  3. Yesterday 13:41BasingstokeUpdate

    Two arrested in Basingstoke stabbing probe

    Police responded to a stabbing on Normanton Road, Basingstoke, at 9.32pm on 7 September, where a man in his 50s was injured and discharged. On 17 September a 19‑year‑old man and a 16‑year‑old boy were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, joining earlier arrests of several teenagers and adults from Basingstoke and one from Newbury.

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: £251,220, up 1.3% on a year ago.

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

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