FAMOUS faces will be heading to Hampshire this summer to take part in the Winchester Festival. The annual event received its official launch at the city’s guildhall on Friday (April 13). Civic dignitaries were welcomed by Tony Revell, who plans to stand
THE police will be holding a community meeting for residents of the Highcliffe, Winnall and Abbots Barton areas of Winchester. The first PACT (Partnership and Communities Together) meeting for these areas will be held at Winnall Fire Station on Easton
A WINCHESTER charity is appealing for funding to support a fitness programme for the elderly. Winchester Live at Home Scheme has been running the 'Fit for Life' programme for the past three years, helping elderly people including those recovering from
WINCHESTER police are appealing for help after a woman was robbed last night. The woman, in her 40s, was attacked as she walked in Firmstone Road, Winnall at around 10.50pm. She was approached from behind by the offender who grabbed her handbag. The
A DRIVER is being treated in hospital with serious chest injuries after colliding with a tree. The Straight Mile, on the A3090, in Ampfield near Romsey, is currently closed after the 53-year-old man’s came off the road and crashed his white Ford Mondeo
WINCHESTER Conservatives have elected a new leader to replace George Beckett who is standing down. Keith Wood will lead Tory councillors on Winchester City Council after the elections on May 3. He takes over from George Beckett who is not standing for
A Winchester business is leaving its store behind and branching out on the Internet. Furnishings business People Like Us is vacating its shop in Parchment Street in July to go online offering home visits to customers. Owners Gillie and
Police have named a Southampton murder victim who was found dead in his car which had been set alight after his death. Crane driver Agim Hoxha, 29, from Cranbury Place, was found in the burnt-out Mercedes in Chilworth Drove between 1am and
ANOTHER “extremely rare” gold ring found near Winchester has been declared treasure. The ring, originally from the Bronze Age, was found at Barton House Farm, Alresford, by metal detector enthusiast Ian Laws in November. Mr Laws, from Surrey, had been
WINCHESTER Guitar Festival will take place slightly earlier this year, and will run from Friday, June 15 to Sunday, June 17. The line-up includes Martha Masters from Los Angeles, who received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody
WE have no plans to scrap free parking. That was the message from Test Valley council chiefs as councillors backed a review of car parks across the area. Deputy leader, Cllr Martin Hatley, said there was no proposal to end free parking after 4pm in towns
