A HIT and run driver is being hunted by police after a collision near Alresford. Police are appealing for information about a car which failed to stop following a collision on the A32 at West Meon. The crash happened at around 6.20am on Tuesday (February
SITES across Winchester are being assessed for a possible new home for River Park Leisure Centre. Saddled with rising maintenance costs, the city council is deciding whether to modernise the centre. The alternative is to build a new one and council
HE stored food in conditions posing a “significant risk” to public health, a judge said. Paul Gillingham now faces a bill of more than £7,000 after admitting 30 food hygiene offences. He was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on Monday
SCORES of swimmers have helped raised thousands of pounds for charity at the annual swimathon in Winchester. Some 150 people in 32 teams took part in the annual Winchester Rotary's fundraiser, held all day at St Swithun’s School on Saturday. The swimmers
A LONG-running dispute over a motocross site near Winchester could be settled next month. The fate of the Three Maids Hill track will be decided by a city council planning committee on March 21. Applicants, Three Maids Motocross Ltd,
A WINCHESTER pub is set to reopen next month after being closed for several weeks. The Willow Tree in Durngate Terrace closed suddenly just before Christmas but is now set to reopen in March under new tenants. Incoming licensees Jurina and Brian Ahearn
THIS week the spotlight shines on two more sponsors of the Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2012. The closing date for entries is Friday, March 9. For more information, visit www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/wbea Hampshire County
MAYORS open a lot of things: fetes, jumble sales, exhibitions are the staple fare. The Mayor of Winchester Barry Lipscomb has had an unusual one: he just formally ‘opened’... a set of windows. He snipped the ribbon to open the celebration for Hyde Parish
THE head of a charity appeal to transform treatment for blood cancer sufferers is to plunge 10,000ft out of an aeroplane. Red and White Appeal chairman, Richard Brazier, is leading by example with a skydive in a bid to boost the charity’s funding total
EVENING park and ride bus services are set to be cut, but more buses will run in the early morning to better serve commuters at the railway station. The city council says the current timetable sees too many near-empty evening buses, so it wants to end
PLANS for a pioneering new school in Winchester city to tackle a shortage of places have been unveiled by county chiefs. The county council has identified a potential site for a two-form entry primary on the site of Rotherly boarding house at The Westgate
