A RARE collection of Jane Austen’s family archives have arrived at the Hampshire Record Office in Winchester. It includes several books, a history of family correspondence, a manuscript verse book given to Cassandra Austen in 1837 and a notebook containing
WINCHESTER residents have donated 4,000 meals for people suffering from food poverty. Customers at Sainsbury’s in both Badger Farm and Middle Brook Street donated food to the FareShare One Million Appeal last month, part of a nationwide drive to provide
YOUNG people in Winchester who act as carers will be given the chance by Media Trust and Sainsbury’s to tell their stories on camera. Winchester Young Carers has been selected for the Untold Stories scheme, which matches small charities with top filmmakers
COUNTY chiefs are officially mothballing a solar scheme for Hampshire County Council buildings, blaming cuts in Government subsidy. A total 31,000 square feet of roof space – equal to four UK premiership football pitches – was earmarked for photovoltaic
STAFF at a Romsey-based research and development company have raised nearly £15,000 for a Hampshire children’s hospice since the start of the year. Employees at Roke Manor Research are to hand over £14,771 to Sutton Scotney-based Naomi House next month
A FREE workshop will be held for rural businesses and landowners who are considering applying for planning permission. The workshop is being run by Winchester City Council at Sparsholt College and will take place on Thursday, January 19 from 4 to 6.30pm
A WINCHESTER college has crowned its first ever contemporary musician of the year. Drummer Matt Arnold, 18, won the Contemporary Young Musician competition at Peter Symonds College with a performance of ‘Garden Wall’ by Dave Weckl, beating out runner
