WINCHESTER schoolchildren took part in a colourful way to raise money for charity this month. Children at Harestock Primary School marked Red, White & Blue Day by donating £1 to dress in those colours. The school raised £184 on Friday, October
THE chief constable of Hampshire Constabulary, Alex Marshall, has been appointed to head the new national College of Policing. The announcement of his appointment as chief executive was made today in the House of Commons by Home Secretary Theresa
A WINCHESTER school recruited a Paralympian to help raise money for charity. Goalball player Adam Knott visited All Saints Primary School in Highcliffe on Jeans for Genes Day earlier this month. Peter Symonds student Adam, of Chandler’s Ford
WINCHESTER planners have given temporary planning permission for two families to stay at a travelling showmen’s site in the Meon Valley – despite pleas from villagers. Several travelling families have been based at the unauthorised site near Shedfield
THE future of a major Winchester shop is uncertain after nationwide closures were announced. Argos will close 75 shops across the country over the next five years, with 10 to close by the end of the financial year, but whether this will include
THE Southern Shires Bloodhounds are staging a charity met on Sunday October 28 to raise money for Naomi House hospice at Sutton Scotney. The bloodhounds, whose kennels are at Park Farm, Wherwell, are meeting at Knight Enham. The ‘hunt’ of a
A BISHOP’S Waltham business has undergone a major reorganisation. Tavcom Training, a security systems training company, has split into three departments. The company’s award-winning classroom and workshop tuition will continue, lead by director
A SLICE of Romsey’s railway heritage has celebrated two milestones. An open day was a double celebration because it marked both the anniversary of Romsey Signal Box’s closure in 1982 and its reopening in 1992. Test Valley’s mayor – a keen supporter
CELEBRITY chefs in Winchester be warned - these children could soon be after your jobs. The 1st Winchester Scout Group's Backwoods Masterchef competition saw teams of two-four people challenged to cook over an open wood fire at Sparsholt College
AFTER 22 years of painstaking restoration, a rather special bus rolled back into Winchester on Saturday (October 20). The Canon Precentor of Winchester Cathedral, Michael St-John Channell, blessed the newly-restored 1950 Leyland Olympic before
