THE Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been grounded. Its helicopter is one of 22 of a particular model that have been grounded across the country after a defect was discovered on a recent flight. It was also the model of helicopter
WINCHESTER MP, Steve Brine, has declined to discuss whether he would accept the 11 per cent increase for MPs, which will see their pay up from £66,000 a year to £74,000 in 2015. In a statement, he said: “With overwhelming support from the public
ANY lingering hopes that Blockbuster, the DVD and games rental chain, may reopen in Winchester have been dashed. Administrators Moorfields Corporate Recovery said all the remaining 91 UK stores, would have to close. The Winchester branch on
THE BLISSFIELDS Festival is staging a Christmas party at a pub near Winchester next Saturday, December 21. The King Charles in Kings Worthy is hosting the evening of free entertainment from 7.30pm to 1.30am. Festival organisers will be bringing
TICKETS are selling fast for BoomTown Fair in 2014. Nearly a third have gone in just four weeks, including all the discounted tier one and two tickets are now gone. That means only the final tier three tickets, costing £150, remaining for the
IF anything else had been knocking on for over sixty years you’d expect it to be a bit dusty round the edges. But that rule doesn’t seem to apply to a Hampshire panto that’s been going since long before the fifties. Because the people of Easton
THE HEAD of a Hampshire university has been given a £28,000 a year pay rise. Now unions are considering action over the hike given to Professor Joy Carter, the vice chancellor of the University of Winchester, while they say staff have endured years
SERIOUS concerns have been raised over the success of the Winchester Cathedral Christmas market because of overcrowding and traffic. Long queues and coach congestion have sparked unease that the market is becoming too big. Some 37 coaches visited
RESIDENTS in Twyford are in for a treat when a special performance of a children’s classic comes to the village. The Proteus company will perform their rendition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland at Twyford Parish Hall later this week.
