HAMPSHIRE is facing a summer of drought after one of the driest winters on record. The lack of rain has stopped the usual replenishment of the underground chalk aquifers that lie beneath much of the county. But Southern Water this week said it did not
A WINCHESTER school raised £400 for athletes with learning disabilities after a visit from a football legend. Former Saints manager Lawrie McMenemy visited St Swithun’s School to give a talk to pupils, parents and staff about Special Olympics Great Britain
A WINCHESTER pest control company has secured exclusive use of a new pesticide. Exosect, based in Colden Common, have obtained the licence for use of an isolate of the Beauveria bassiana (Bb) fungi to tackle pests in grain and food stores across Europe
A green group has been given the chance to transform a piece of land owned by the town council, next to The Star pub in Romsey, into a “more interesting and productive space”. Transition Town Romsey has drawn up plans for a landscaped, food-based
Test Valley Borough Council says its new-look website, to be launched shortly, will be more user-friendly. Visitors to the site will find short cuts to check services such as bin collection days, pay bills, apply for permits and licences and report any
IT was not a sight for the faint-hearted... Students at Barton Peveril College, in Eastleigh, got to grips with a special- effects and make-up workshop to learn how the blood and gore we see on screen is made to look so real. Don
A WEEKEND of events is taking place in Winchester to raise awareness about the health of mothers and babies in the developing world. Entitled Dying for Life, they are being organised by the University of Winchester and St Swithun’s School in Alresford
A NEW parents’ group has formed to support the work of an Alresford nursery. The Parents of Patchwork (POP) group has been set up to improve communication between parents and staff at the Patchwork Day Nursery & Pre-School, based at Perins
