MORE than 200 knives have been taken off the streets of Hampshire in just a week. The county constabulary ran Operation Sceptre between November 15 and 21, which resulted in 29 arrests. Overall, the force recovered 206 knives – including machetes
MORE than 200 knives have been taken off the streets of Hampshire in just a week. The county constabulary ran Operation Sceptre between November 15 and 21, which resulted in 29 arrests. Overall, the force recovered 206 knives – including machetes
MOBILE phone signal has deteriorated in Winchester recently after a temporary mast was removed. The mast, which is used by network providers including O2 and Vodafone, was taken down from it's location of the corner of Andover Road and Bereweeke
COMMUTERS are facing delays this morning following an accident on the northbound M3 south of Winchester. One lane is said to be blocked between junctions 12 at Eastleigh and 11 near Compton. The ROMANSE traffic information system says the delays
THE latest daily Covid-19 case reported figures in Winchester show 98 new people tested positive for the virus in the previous 24 hours, an increase on Sunday's figure of 92. The recent decline in cases has fully reversed with Covid on the rise
A CALL for crocheters to take part in a World War Two museum display. The Army Flying Museum is inviting people from across the area to help to create a mass art installation comprising of mini crochet gliders for The Glorious Glider project which
WORK pays off for council’s countryside team. Three Test Valley parks have won a national prize including Romsey’s own Memorial Park. The Green Flag Award comes from the UK charity Keep Britain Tidy and Romsey’s War Memorial Park, Valley Park
A DRIVER has been banned for six months after he was caught speeding on the M3 near Winchester. Philip Trant, 38, of Bartram Road, Eling, Totton, was clocked driving an Audi at 96mph on the M3 at East Stratton north of Winchester on March 16.
SIR: In your coverage of the work on the beech tree on Oram's Arbour (on web November 13, Chronicle, November 18) you quote a city spokesman as saying, "We are also going to continue looking at replacement tree planting across the whole Arbour as and
SIR: We have had the opportunity to enjoy the lidos in two communities, Clifton in Bristol and Brockwell Park, South London. Both sites were in recent years earmarked to be closed down to make way for building development and in both cases there was
PUBLIC notice to reduce the speed limit near the Hoe Lane development site has been given. Hampshire County Council has given notice of a traffic order proposal for the reduction in the speed limit at the eastern end of Hoe Lane, North Baddesley
A MAN has been charged with assault and drug offences following an incident in Chandler’s Ford. This comes after a man was assaulted in the early hours of Saturday November 27 at Asda on Bournemouth Road. Damien John Holland, aged 30, of Gordon
A LONG-running major scheme to improve part of Winchester could provide a nearly £300m boost, if plans come to fruition. On Monday last week attendees of a Central Winchester Regeneration Open Forum were told that over a 15-year period, once the
A Winchester care charity is looking to expand its community wellbeing service with more volunteers. St John’s Winchester is expanding its Hand in Hand community-based wellbeing, signposting and befriending service. This expansion follows three
A CONTROVERSIAL raised terrace built without planning approval in the Meon Valley has been granted retrospective permission. Gerry Gamblin built the feature without approval, sparking criticism of him at a previous committee. Councillors on
A WINCHESTER theatre has chosen its spring production and is holding auditions next month. Chesil Theatre has chosen a bittersweet comedy If I Were You, written in 2006, by Alan Ayckbourn who is the most performed playwright in the country after
POPULAR local butchers picked up an award after loyal customers voted them in. B. Drummond Butchers of Bell Street was selected in the Hampshire Chronicles Retailer of the Year 2021 after customers and supporters were asked to vote for their favourite
