A MEON Valley MP has been voted onto the executive of 1922 committee of Conservative MPs. MP George Hollingbery said he was “thrilled” to take his place on the 90 year-old committee, whose primary function is to keep the leadership of the party informed
IMPROVEMENTS to Winchester’s car parks have been backed by city council chiefs. The car parks major works programme, which updates on the programme approved in March last year, will include refurbishing and replacing equipment, resurfacing, lighting
A BIT of showbiz glamour was injected into the weekly shop for customers at a Winchester supermarket. Staff at Tesco in Easton Lane, Winnall, dressed up as musical icons to raise money for charity. Those impersonated during the event on Saturday (February
BACK to you Mr Pickles! The Barton Farm saga has taken another new twist. The communities secretary has agreed to reconsider the inspector’s report into plans for 2,000 homes at Barton Farm on the edge of Winchester. Last September he bounced the decision
A KINGS Worthy resident has succeeded in a campaign to increase awareness of horse riding on local roads. Alex Williams contacted the county council in December after a friend of his partner’s was involved in an accident. Mr Williams, 20, said: “A while
COUNCIL chiefs are urging locals to take-up the offer of free home insulation as temperatures plummet. Householders have until March 31 to apply for free loft and cavity wall insulation. “Insulate Hampshire” is also available to tenants
TEST Valley councillors have agreed to modify a legal agreement covering the use of a Sherfield English caravan park. DHI Ltd, the owners of Hill Farm Caravan Park off Branches Lane, asked planners to roll four existing agreements into one and the borough
PUPILS at Swanmore College have raised £400 for Southampton General Hospital. Year 7 students have spent the academic year so far doing various activities like selling cakes and running a school postal service to earn the cash. They donated the money
