TIME was short and there was a babbling sea of French tourists blocking the Whitehall pavement. But they were no match for Steve Brine. The Honourable Member politely, yet deftly, darted through them, ensuring he was safely installed behind
THE Mayor of Winchester has made a poignant visit to the Western Front to pay tribute to her grandfather-in-law. Cllr Eileen Berry visited the Windy Corner cemetery on the Western Front in France where Sgt Fred Berry is buried. Sgt Berry, who
HE lost his sight three years ago, and now Richard Wheeler is campaigning to support the charity that gave him a voice. The former Kings’ School, Peter Symonds College student and Brassiere Blanc barman developed Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
A GROUP of social entrepreneurs have been celebrating the end of their training programme. On Wednesday (July 16) members of the School for Social Entrepreneurs, based in Winchester, gathered to toast the end of their six month training programmes
CHERITON-based Cherry Tree Pre-School has completed of its new garden with the help of Alresford Rotary. The pre-school opened the doors on the Cheriton Recreation Ground in April 2013 and the garden soon became the charity’s next big project.
AFTER six months of careful preparation Micheldever villagers celebrated their summer fete on Saturday (July 19). Held at the Lord Rank Playing Field, the fete was traditional with a dog show, plant sale, tug of war, coconut shy, bouncy castle
CUBS and Scouts from the 1st Winchester group put their creative talents to the test on Saturday, sculpting a two-dimensional image of King Alfred in the High Street. The sketch was laid out on the pavement and shoppers and visitors were invited
ONE of Hampshire’s most important Anglo-Saxon treasures has gone on display in the Netherlands. The Alton Buckle, discovered in the mid 1960s, and usually displayed in the town’s Curtis Museum, is spending the summer in the Dutch National Museum
A Romsey charity will have no money worries for the next year after receiving an unexpected £10,000 windfall. Romsey Family Support Group received the donation from the town’s Southern Co-operative store, via its Community Support Scheme. Chair
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A WINCHESTER city centre office has been sold. The freehold of 4 Charlecote Mews comprises 1,753 sq.ft of office space set over three floors with two parking spaces. Allan Pickering, of agents Goadsby Commercial, said: “We are delighted to
RESIDENTS of Alresford say they are “appalled” with their town council over the way it has handled proposals for nearly 400 new homes. A packed hall at Perins School saw 350 residents slam the town council over alleged “biased” exhibitions and
Romsey teenager Sam Mangoro has kept a very special appointment with medics who helped save his life. Sam, 16, a student at The Mountbatten School, suffered a cardiac arrest during a PE lesson in March. His teacher began CPR on him before other
