History

Gary's market stall

Former stallholder records Charlotte Street Market's lost history

Medals belonging to Flight Officer Leslie Valentine who flew a Boston bomber over the Normandy Beaches during D-Day will be put up for auction. Pictured is the pilot alongside the painting Friendly Smoke, which depicts the feat of bravery.

'Fascinating' £5k medals awarded to D-Day pilot up for auction

The benches honour those who thought in the three Pompey Pals Battalions, and the people of Flers in France.

Pompey Pals memorial benches on display ahead of move to France

Royal Marines Experience

Opening date for £15m Royal Marines Experience is revealed

Plot Lines art installation outside Waterlooville Library

Newly unveiled artwork tells stories of the local area

Prof David Olusoga presents a new series of A House Through Time from Edinburgh (Picture: BBC/Twenty Twenty Productions Ltd/Richard Ranken)

A House Through Time review: History comes alive through ordinary people

BeMySource is a global research marketplace that enables access to physical archives, libraries and collections through trusted local contributors.

Ad Feature Research archive marketplace launches internationally

Editor in Chief, Mark Waldron
Picture: Keith Woodland (270221-0)

We Are Pompey: Mark backs the city of culture bid

The Royal Navy flag which was flown at the Battle of Trafalgar that has been saved for the nation and will be displayed at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle.

'Wonderful' Royal Navy flag flown at Battle of Trafalgar saved

Discover more this summer at The D-Day Story

Discover more this summer at The D-Day Story

Bill Meek will turn 100 on August 10

Portsmouth veteran's 100th birthday to be attended by a special guest

Clive Williams from The Hepatitis C Trust testing a patient for the virus

Hepatitis C eliminated from high-risk group

Painter Tai Shan Schierenberg reinterprets celebrated Greenwich riverscapes to mark Scenic Eclipse II's

Ad Feature World’s most luxurious yacht to dock in London marked with new artwork

Off the fence - Amanda Martin

OFF THE FENCE: Andy Burnham - King of the (Portsmouth) North

The exhibition brought together nearly 300 works by more than 50 artists spanning five decades of Nigerian artistic production

Ad Feature Nigerian Modernism shines at Tate

Terence Carvalho

We Are Pompey: Terence backs the city of culture bid - here's why
Meet the people backing Portsmouth’s City of Culture Bid
Kelly Brown

Sir Marmaduke Rawdon's regiment, The Sealed Knot. Big History Weekend at Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (040726-23)

History brought to life at Fort Nelson's weekend event - in pictures

Bridgemary School gets Heritage Schools award Pictured: Children from the Bridgemary School
Picture:Marcin Jedrysiak

Strong links to local history seeks school achieve a Heritage Award

Big History Weekend is taking place at Fort Nelson on July 4 and 5.

'Fun' and engaging history event to take place this weekend

People enjoying the bank holiday sun in Southsea at the water fountains in front of Southsea Castle . Pictured by Alec Chapman

14 fabulous things to do to keep your family entertained on a budget

The Centenary of the Corps of Military Police (CMP) was celebrated at Southwick Park on June 11. It also honoured the 80th anniversary of the Royal Prefix being bestowed on the corps.

'Wonderful' Royal visit marks 100 years of Corps of Military Police

The Mary Rose Trust's first History Festival will be chaired by Historian and broadcaster Prof Suzannah Lipscomb.

The Mary Rose Trust launches its first ever History Festival

Tremletts in Fratton Road pictured in 1999

‘Go to Tremletts!’ – Celebrating 100 Years of a Portsmouth institution

Portsmouth & Southsea Station

Portsmouth & Southsea Station turns 179 years old

Dad's Army tribute group. Southwick Revival in the rain
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (060626-49)

Spirit of D-Day alive as well as Southwick Revival returns - pictures

The Diving Museum Gosport had a refurbishment with new accessible areas on Friday 5th June 2025
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Delight as the Gosport Diving Museum reopens after a major revamp

Alfie Bridgman, front row far left featuring for Malta under-21s against Moldova.

The Pompey academy graduate now making international history
A new landmark for the Crookhorn lad who came through serious health issues to play for Pompey.
Jordan Cross

Pompey and the non-league football world are mourning the loss of Aaron Cook. Pic: Dave Haines

Pompey mourn loss of ‘wall of noise’ defender and huge local favourite

Victoria Quay, Gosport

Plans for a new marine workshop building recommended for approval

Zach Elkes, 15, (R), at The Overlord Show in Denmead on Saturday, May 23.

Military spectacular goes off with a bang - in pictures

RFC113, a powerboat that played an important role in evacuations throughout the Second World War, has been fully restored after being sold on eBay and found in a field. Pictured: Skipper Guy Riviere, of Michael Dennett's Boatbuilders.

'Fascinating' WWII boat fully restored after being sold on eBay

Pompey boss John Mousinho is being eyed by Bristol City

Why would Bristol City appeal to John Mousinho compared to Pompey?

The model of the what the Royal Navy Coastal Forces Memorial will look like. A fundraising campaign is continuing, with the statue due to be set up at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Fundraiser launched for Royal Navy statue backed by Dickens family

Vespasian Security has celebrated 20 years of keeping people safe at major events

Guildhall Walk to the Queen's funeral: Saluting 20 years of Vespasian

The Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth has opened after refurbishment on Thursday, April 16.

See inside a popular Portsmouth pub after £1m refurbishment

Celebrities including Ross Kemp and historian Dan Snow have given their backing to the project.

Explore what the 'immersive' new Royal Marines Museum looks like now

The new Royal Marines Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is starting to take shape. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, The News, Portsmouth, was invited on a tour of the tourist attraction.

'Hugely important' new Royal Marines Museum starts to shape

A final push is being made to fund the new Royal Marines Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

'Immersive' new Royal Marines Museum nears completion as funds sought

Kings Theatre, Southsea

New stalls seating will be installed at the Kings Theatre in revamp

Ad Feature Exclusive tours: Peek behind the scenes of Portsmouth’s historic ships

In many of the houses in Emsworth, the convulsive motion shook the furniture and appeared to threaten destruction to the premises

Emsworth makes a bid for UK’s first Town of Culture title

Powder Monkey Brewing Co. have revived a historic Portsmouth beer. Pompey Royal was a popular drink in the city from the 70s onwards.

Powder Monkey Brewing Co. revives historic Pompey Royal beer

Blackburn Rovers defender Hayden Carter. Pic Getty.

Relegation rivals Blackburn dealt huge blow to survival hopes

Replica prototype Spitfire K5054 at the Goodwood Revival in 2015

Historic Spitfire flights set to mark 90th anniversary of first flight

Milton Cemetery

Work ongoing to preserve and improve the city’s historic cemeteries

John Mousinho.

Mousinho Pompey Q&A: Dropping Bishop, increased spending & long throws

Wymering Manor

Step inside one of the city's oldest homes Wymering Manor

Ad Feature Book your viewing: New homes now available at St. James Park, Southsea

Pictured: Arundel Church of England Primary School pupils at Budds Farm Education Centre
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Visit a wastewater treatment works at Budds Farm

Ad Feature Kids go free for brilliant family days out on the Isle of Wight!

From left, directors Shannon Mitchison and Nicky Timberlake, Lord Mayor of Portsmouth Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson and Lady Mayoress Helena Cole at the opening of Lottie's Florist.
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (240126-26)

Community comes out in force to celebrate opening of Lottie's Florist

Ad Feature Escape for less this winter to the Isle of Wight

Everyone needs to visit Malta at least once. The Barcelo Fortina Malta hotel.

Why Malta needs to be on your 2026 bucket list

Workers standing in the bottom section of the Queensway Tunnel, Liverpool, in September 1929, beneath an experimental length of reinforced concrete, which would form the roadway.

Britain's biggest construction projects in photos

Work has begun to build the Coastal Forces monument, which is due to be erected and set up at Portsmouth Historic Quarter.

Work starts to build "inspiring" Royal Navy coastal forces statue