THE annual duck race on the River Itchen between Shawford and Twyford will be held on Sunday, June 27. Hundreds of yellow toy ducks will be released onto the river at 2pm with prizes for the fastest finishers. Proceeds from the event will go to Twyford
A Winchester school that champions its eco-credentials has asked planners if it can concrete over its pond. But parents say putting a temporary classroom on the pond at St Bede Primary School will deprive youngsters of a key resource, and is
GIVEN the fete’s theme it was amazing organisers had not chosen it before. But while the theme was fresh everything else at Colden Common’s annual extravaganza last Saturday was recycled. Organisers said they chose to focus on recycling because it was
SOME artists suffer for their art. But Jade Davies look like she has been inflicting it on others. The 21-year-old graphics art student has created one of the most striking images of this year’s degree show at Winchester School of Art.
HUNDREDS of residents turned out to see plans for a new supermarket in Bishop’s Waltham put under the spotlight. . Revised proposals for a Sainsbury’s store on the Abbey Mill site divided opinion on Tuesday, after they were displayed in the town’s Jubilee
FILM lovers in Winchester will be able to experience films in 3D after new equipment was installed at the Everyman Cinema in Southgate Street. The new software and lens, installed on Monday (June 21), has been described as a “sizeable investment” by
IT’S as traditional as the strawberries and cream, the barley water and the lack of a British winner. The queues of hundreds of fans in their tents and sleeping bags outside SW19 for those last remaining Wimbledon tickets is an annual sight.
THE annual fete organised by St Andrew’s Church in Owslebury takes place on Saturday, June 26. Running from 2 to 4pm, it will be taking place on the Glebe Field at the centre of the village off Main Road. The attractions include a dog training demonstration
CROWDS bopped, jigged and tapped their feet to the rhythms at Alresford’s first music extravaganza last Saturday. It was a welcome site for organisers — a lack of finances had threatened to scupper the event. But it proved a hit with the townsfolk
ALRESFORD Town Trust has received a pleasant surprise – a grant for £500 from the Alton-based Molson Coors brewery. The money will go for the trust’s community minibus which with increased use is costing more. To offset increased expenditure a voluntary
A PILOT project to provide affordable homes using both private and public land has been completed. Winchester City Council, in partnership with Mapledean Developments and Radian, has now let eight new rented homes at The Gardens, Bishop’s Waltham. It
There are plenty of big questions to ponder as I walk my dog through the Hampshire countryside: Afghanistan, the Budget, global warming and of course, should one play an i-Pod? Depending on my mood it could be Mozart, Joy Division, the Clash, British
AN 11-year-old Romsey boy had a lucky escape when he was hit by debris which fell from a passing lorry. Jack Massey, of Budds Lane, needed stitches to his face following last Thursday afternoon’s incident in Greatbridge Road. He was taken to Southampton
FORMER Saints star, Claus Lundekvam, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman business partner. The 37-year-old former club captain became “irate” with Karen Rogers when she visited his Chilworth home asking for money to pay the rent on a photographic studio
PIRATES, hot-air balloon pilots and a human steam train were just some of the characters who came together for this year’s Netley Marsh carnival. The annual event attracted dozens of families as the procession travelled a mile through the village from
A SCHEME to build 19 homes in a former timber yard at Cheriton has been granted. Councillors debated it for more than two hours, and many said they were torn between giving approval or not. Eventually they backed the application from Desarex Properties
SPARSHOLT College is hosting a summer party and a recording of Gardeners’ Question Time tomorrow (Saturday, June 25). The all ticket event will include plant sales along with gardening demonstrations. The radio shows will be recorded in a marquee and
