WINCHESTER city centre has been given a spring clean by the council’s Neighbourhood Services and Special Maintenance teams. Abandoned road signs and cones, shopping trolleys, sacks of waste were amongst the items picked from city streets and North
THE family of a man who left £600,000 to support the elderly in Winchester has unveiled a plaque in his memory. Harold Harris’ donation helped fund the Chesil Lodge housing development, which was created through a Winchester City Council and Hampshire
PLANS for the future of Romsey and nearby villages have moved a step forward. Cabinet members at Test Valley Borough Council backed the new corporate plan during a meeting held on March 13. Now the proposal is set to be discussed at the full
As many residents in the North of my constituency will now be aware, Wheelabrator, a waste to energy production company, have started the pre-application process for a new incinerator between Barton Stacey and Longparish. The proposals, with chimney
VILLAGERS are set to revive an old campaign after plans to build 90 homes in Otterbourne were resubmitted. Development company Gladman first sought permission in August 2016, but withdrew the application in May 2017 after a long battle with residents
How fast is fast? How slow is medium? In response to the letter published last week regarding lane swimming at Romsey Rapids (March 8) I wanted to say, I like three lanes, rather than four. A swimming pool is hardly comparable to the lanes on a motorway
THIS week there have been two significant days: International Women’s Day and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the ordination of the first women as priests in the Church of England. International Women’s Day’s tagline #BalanceforBetter, filled social
WHAT do you immediately think when someone mentions the word adder? I asked my kids this question and the answer was “it will bite you”. Many people will simply say “adder can kill you”. And for most people that is about the limit of their knowledge
ST JOHN’S Winchester has announced the appointment of Roger Bright as the new chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr Bright succeeds retiring acting chairman, Martin Lowry, who has filled the role since Richard Steel’s retirement in 2017. He worked
FAMILY support charity Home-Start Winchester is looking for more volunteers to join its events team to help with fundraising. Home-Start Winchester chairman Liz Cooper said: “We are a merry band and have great fun organising events like tennis tournaments
