THAT WAS OUR WEEK

Karen’s Diner on Tour is being investigated by Trading Standards after “fake events” in Southsea saw queues of people left high and dry at a venue that had its good name “thrown under the bus”.

People were left scorned after the world’s rudest diner experience never materialised last Saturday and Sunday at Drift Bar in Palmerston Road.

LAP OF LUXURY

More and more luxury cruise ships have been sailing into Portsmouth – with Viking Saturn being the latest. Reporter Freddie Webb got a chance to see for himself on a guided tour of the vessel.

Food bank stocks in and around Portsmouth are depleting ‘faster than ever before’ with charities using their own savings to meet demand, The News can reveal.

The Beacon Church in Havant saw a near 40 per cent increase in demand for food parcels in the last 18 months, with between 40 and 50 food parcels being handed out on average each week.

TACKLING FISH THIEVES

Fish thieves are being kept at bay by Royal Navy sailors on a Portsmouth-based ship. Offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar has joined forces with security forces in Fiji and the Royal New Zealand Navy.

A passionate Pompey fan who got the last ticket for last night’s crunch game against Barnsley has flown from Los Angeles to watch his beloved Blues. Jason Wiltshire, pictured below ,was sat at home watching the crucial match against third-placed Bolton Wanderers on Saturday when he decided to make the trip to Fratton Park.

BLUE BADGE FINE

A council employee who works as a driver for disabled children was exposed for falsely using a Blue Badge while she went shopping at supermarket Iceland.

Pompey being crowned champions of League One is set to be honoured at a celebration event. Portsmouth City Council leader Steve Pitt said the local authority and football club are working together to organise the ceremony.

Cllr Pitt said Pompey’s men’s and women’s teams winning their respective divisions is an excellent boost for the city.

DON’T SET HIM FREE!

The foreman of a jury which convicted a Portsmouth murderer for killing a mother-of-three said he would feel “completely let down” if murderer Victor Farrant is freed from jail.

Ticket sales at the new multi-millionpound arts and entertainment venue Fareham Live, pictured below, are off to a great start and it has already been dubbed a “huge success”.

Councillor Sue Walker said she was pleased to announce the “incredible success” of selling 3,600 tickets in six weeks.

GARAGE PLANS

A new garage and MOT centre is set to be built at an eyesore site in Portchester, despite council officers saying the scheme should be thrown out.