SNOW shovels will be offered to primary schools across the county to help clear paths and playgrounds during the next cold snap. Hampshire County Council is preparing for the worst after two successive years when snow and ice brought much of the county
WOMEN staff hid under the counter in terror as a masked raider wielding a claw hammer tried to smash the glass partition at a post office. Wearing sun glasses, blue washing-up gloves and a scarf over his face, Darren Angoy rushed into the village
MORE than a thousand people welcomed in Christmas by singing carols in Romsey Market Place on Monday evening. The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Romsey, raised around £1,500 for charity and was double the amount collected last year, when it was
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after heartless burglars stole Christmas presents from a home in Durley. The thieves struck between 11.15am and 3.45pm on December 15, using a garden fork to force open the door to a house in Durley Brook Road. Among
The 1st Ampfield Brownies proved to be good all-rounders as they lifted the Rosebud Tropy. The annual competition for packs from the Romsey Division was held at Woodley Village Scout Hall, where the teams of six, representing the full age range of Brownies
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a burglary in Bramdean. Intruders forced entry into a home off the A272 road in the village sometime between 12.45pm and 2pm on December 13. The offenders first attempted to remove a glass panel in the door to try
A BID to make it harder to concrete over downland near Winchester will come before a public inquiry. Campaigners hope to protect Bushfield Camp by securing ‘village green’ status. Supermarkets once targeted it, and more recently a Knowledge Park for
A WINCHESTER student has received a top award for guiding. Rachel Payne was presented with Girlguiding UK’s top accolade, the coveted Queen’s Guide Award by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon. The 22-year-old, of Byron Avenue joined more than 30 young women
THEATRE regulars in Winchester may be surprised to see a familiar face on the telly this Christmas. Downton Abbey viewers can spot Chesil Theatre stalwart Charlie Seligman, who scooped a spot on the ITV drama’s Christmas special. Charlie is well known
A WINCHESTER youth football club had someone unusual turn up to training this month - the city's MP. Steve Brine visited Winchester Youth FC to take a look at how the club is growing and was greeted by around 50 players. The club is based at Chilcomb
FOR more than two years they have been so near, yet so far. But all that has changed at a Twyford care home as the original building and new wing have finally been linked. Through a catalogue of planning and building red tape, residents were virtually
