PUPILS at a Romsey school tested their cooking skills last week by whipping up dishes using vegetables from the school garden. Children from Romsey Abbey C of E Primary School, Church Lane, picked vegetables from the school grounds that would feature
FOOTBALL fans are invited to come and marvel at the FA Cup at a Romsey club this weekend. The trophy will be visiting Romsey Town Football Club, Bypass Road, on Sunday, January 26. Fans will even get a chance to take a picture with the trophy
WINCHESTER developers have been heartened by the response of civic chiefs to the issue of planning permissions being blocked by environmental restrictions. For several months plans have been put on hold by the city council taking the advice of Natural
MORE than a third of pensioners in Hampshire have not taken up their free bus passes, figures reveal. Charity Age UK says bus passes can be a lifeline for older people, helping them retain independence and good health. Elderly and disabled people
BUILDING 750 homes between Basingstoke and Dummer will put a strain on local services, councillors have said. Dummer parishioners raised concerns over the major development at a public meeting on Monday night. Some said the project, by Hounsome
A TEENAGE driver has been banned from the road for refusing to give a specimen of breath to the police. Poppy Wheway, 19, was stopped by officers on December 27, magistrates in Basingstoke were told. Wheway, of Fair Lane, Morn Hill, was present
THE district will truly be alive with the sound of musicals this February. Winchester Musical and Opera Society (WMOS) will be putting on a concert celebrating the best in musical theatre. The award-winning company will be performing The Sound
ROMSEY ABBEY - Parish Church of Romsey Saturday 25th January: 9.15am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion 5.30pm Evening Prayer Sunday 26th January: Third Sunday of Epiphany 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Sung Eucharist 3.30pm Holy Communion
THE Handlebar Cafe, the unique cafe on the former railway embankment, next to Garnier Road, is carving out a name for itself as a place to go. But it is still early days for the venture. So they will have been pleased by the visit of TV presenter Clare
NEARLY 20,000 women in west Hampshire missed their last screening for breast cancer, NHS figures reveal. Women are invited for a breast screening every three years between the ages of 50 and 70, to help catch cancer early. But new statistics
IT was a gamble, the biggest of their lives. Their future was at stake. Chris and Jenny Gordon were ambitious. Though they could have comfortably remained as private trainers to point to point enthusiast Mike Tindall, they yearned to have a yard
