Stokes Bay

Sunday's Gosport Half Marathon - in which a number of Chichester Runners shone | Picture by Marcin Jedrysiak

Gosport half marathon - all you need to know

Toddler born weighing only 800g to take part in Great South Run

A Voi Bikeshare bay

Bike-share scheme wins council backing despite objections blunder

Quiz winners The Cats Are No Wiser with £100 prize

Hundreds raised for Macmillan and local animal rescue charities

The aftermath of a fire in the Fort Road and Crescent Road area of Gosport, near Fort Gilkicker

Girls aged 12, 13 and 14 spoken to by police after 'large' fire

Damon Vincent made this timelapse of the solar eclipse in Bosham West Sussex

The solar eclipse in and around Portsmouth in pictures

The year of Portsmouth100 celebrations got under way with a free, family-friendly event at Southsea's Castle Field - culminating with a firework spectacular. Picture: Sam Stephenson.

Spectacular fireworks display over the Solent returns tonight

Simon Harmer and Mark Ryan on Ryde beach after swimming the Solent.

'What a brilliant bloke': Double amputee swims the Solent for charity

Ann Beach and her granddaughter (both on the right) with GAFIRS volunteers Andy Thomas, Andy Barber, Mike Allen and Joanne Young

Mum’s abseil in memory of son raises £4,450 for local lifeboat charity

Alcohol and drug paraphernalia left in Gosport

Alcohol and drug paraphernalia found as police crack down on yobs

Patrick's Mum, Ann Beach with GAFIRS volunteer Coxswain Mike Allen who tried to save him

Gosport lifeboat volunteers to support Mum’s abseil in memory of the son they tr...

Dispersal order issued for parts of Lee-on-Solent, the Hardway, and Stokes Bay from 7pm on Friday, July 3 until 7am on Sunday, July 5.

Dispersal order issued as police clamp down on anti-social behaviour

Gary Parker with the Mayors of Fareham and Gosport

Mayors show their support for local rescue service

Hundreds take on the challenge of a fun run while eating doughnuts - in pictures

Gafirs crew members taking part in the search for a missing man from Gosport.

Police share update on body found in Stokes Bay

RNLI lifeboat off Stokes Bay, Gosport, searching for a missing person last weekend.

Body found on seafront a week after search began for missing man
An extensive search operation has been ongoing for the past week.
David George

Coastguards near Browndown, Gosport. Air and sea search in the Solent
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (090526-14)

Update in search for Gosport man feared missing in the Solent

Title: Coastguard missing man Pictured: Coastguard missing man Picture:Marcin Jedrysiak

Coastguard gives update on search for missing Gosport man

Soldiers walk along South Parade Pier to embark for Normandy.

Portsmouth's crucial war role captured in pictures - and how it changed our city

Car rolls into the sea as owner left 'shaken' after rescue op

Aerial view of Fort Gilkicker. Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak

"Fort Gilkicker will be better seen" in plans to bring it back to life

Some of the many water users in Stokes Bay

Help Lee Coastwatch Station to Keep Local Residents Safe In/On the Water

Flooding at the Alverbank West Car Park on Stokes Bay Road, Gosport.

Flooding affecting parts of Hampshire with more rain on the way

David Croft with Taff Crofts and his wife, daughter and granddaughter

Charity quiz at Stokes Bay café raises £1,131 to help fund more community defibr...

Community Matters

Alun Newman: Condensation Warrior

At the Gosport Rotary Michalemas Fayre 2025

Gosport Rotary Michaelmas Fayre fundraising success

Paddleboarder rescued after getting in to difficulty at Stokes Bay
A paddleboarder and a member of the public, who tried to help her when she fell off her board, were rescued by the lifeboat rescue service after getting into difficulty.
Joe Williams

Having helped with the fatal boat crash in Portsmouth on Thursday night, GAFIRS were called to two further incidents on Friday.

Lifeboat rescues "exhausted" swimmer clinging to buoy in Stokes Bay

Gary Parker with donated raffle prizes

Charity quiz at Gosport café raises over £2,000 for local rescue service

Car parking fees going will be going up in Gosport from January 1

Rise in car parking charges for these areas near Portsmouth criticised

D Day Memorial Garden Artist Impression Stokes Bay C) Council Documents

Huge step taken forward in plans for new D-Day memorial garden

Gosport And Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) personnel were deployed to search for a missing person yesterday morning (July 24), with emergency personnel searching across Stokes Bay and Gosport.

Missing person found after lifeboat crew search coastline

Hampshire officer received recognition for their bravery in difficult and distressing incidents.

Courageous officers awarded for saving lives in "traumatic" incidents

Stokes Bay sea wall defences

Work to replace the failing Stokes Bay seawall in Gosport begins

Police have located a Fareham woman that was reported missing on Friday, June 21.

Police locate missing 44-year-old woman following appeal

The procession along the seafront in Stokes Bay, including D-Day veteran George Carpenter

Bishop dedicates D-Day memorial in Gosport

D-Day 80: Fascinating images from the Normandy Landings

Stokes Bay is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Portsmouth area, near the scenic village of Alverstoke and offering some incredible views.Pic Alison Charlton

Gosport named among the UK's best seaside destinations

A transformation under way at Fort GilkickerPicture: Sarah Standing (010424-9875)

Fort Gilkicker undergoes a transformation - in pictures

Stokes Bay Sea Wall Failure after Storm Eunice

Confidence replacement seawall work will start in April

People enjoying the hot weather and a drink on Spice Island. Taken 20th April 2018.
Picture: Habibur Rahman

24 stunning photos of Portsmouth people enjoying scorching weather over the year...

Avengers: Age of Ultron filmed scenes in Hawley Woods, Hampshire

34 films and shows that were filmed in Hampshire

People take part in the Gosport New Year's Day Dip in The Solent at Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire, to raise money for Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service.

37 pictures of people braving icy New Year's Day swim

The 2023 New Year's Day Dip saw over 400 people enter the water for Gosport And Fareham Inshore Rescue Service

New Years Day Dip returns

Solent Sea Swimmers held their annual Boxing Day dip in the Solent at Lee-on-the-Solent on Tuesday, December 26.

Picture: Sarah Standing (261223-3711)

Swimmers take Boxing Day dip for charity

The popular Gafirs New Year's Day Dip, also returns on January 1 in another fundraising dip
Photograph by Sam Stephenson

Boxing Day swimmers to brave the Solent for fundraising dip

Festive runners make their way to the finishing line at the Christmas Pud 5k run at Stokes Bay, Gosport

25 festive photos of the Christmas Pud 5k in Gosport

Stokes Bay sea wall failure

Gosport seawalls can now be rebuilt after successful bid for funding

Gosport war memorial plans

D-Day memorial garden plans unveiled for Stokes Bay

Stokes Bay Sea Wall Failure

New plans for Stokes Bay sea defence

The failed eastern sea wall in Stokes Bay, Gosport

New plans proposed to replace failed eastern sea wall in Stokes Bay

Pictured is: Joan Spencer-Lane takes over as driver.

Picture: Keith Woodland

15 photos of the Stokes Bay Bus Rally

Model boat sailing on Walpole Lakes. Picture: Sam Stephenson

More centenary celebrations for Gosport Model Yacht and Boat Club

Miles van der Lugt has just reached his 1,000 day running streak. Picture: Mike Cooter

Hot streak – Gosport runner Miles celebrates 1,000 successive days of running

Poppy the beagle escaped from her home in Stubbington on Friday afternoon. Picture: Julie Fuge

Owner 'relieved' as missing beagle found safe and well

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