GARDEN machinery and tools are amongst the prime targets of criminals working the rural Winchester district, police have warned. It comes after several burglaries in recent weeks, including a ram raid where thieves made off with a batch of
Marvin B Naylor is a musician, aged 48, and lives in Greenhill Road, Winchester. For 30 years he made a living playing in rock groups, but had to give up last August when he developed problems with his hearing, and could no longer play in loud
THE Winchester Business Excellence Awards promise to be a lively affair this year with entries flooding in for the competition which is organised by Winchester Business Improvement District, Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and the Hampshire Chronicle.
A DOZEN charities are likely to need a new home after plans to shut The Winchester Centre were revealed. Groups facing the door include the Citizens Advice Bureau, Relate and Winchester Area Community Action (Waca). The idea to close it has come from
TWO major public inquires will be held in Winchester next week with the return of housing at Barton Farm and motocross at Three Maids Hill. The motocross scheme beside the A34 north of the city has attracted hundreds of objections. The separate plan
IT has split opinion in one of Hampshire’s most scenic villages, but social housing will be built in West Meon. Most residents accepted that there was a need for it, Winchester City Council’s planning committee heard last Thursday (January 27). But
NAOMI House is holding a fashion show with LK Bennett Winchester to showcase their spring range. The show starts at 7pm at the De Vere Grand Harbour hotel on Friday, March 18 and includes a three-course meal. Tickets for the event cost £45 which includes
A WINCHESTER family is celebrating a very special birth completing a five-generation family. Newborn baby Miley Grace Tams was born to 17-year old Chelsey Tams just two weeks ago. They live with new grandma Amanda Tams, 40, in Upton Grey Close in Harestock
THEY could have been millions of pounds in the red, but Winchester health chiefs have received a lifeline. The NHS trust that runs the city’s Royal Hampshire County Hospital now hopes to break even for this financial year. Bosses set
THE Itchen Way footpath between Twyford and the M3 near Winchester is now open following major repairs. The works, which included a temporary monorail to carry heavy material, will safeguard the future of the river. It is part of the five-year project
