A WINCHESTER church has raised nearly £350 for the local nightshelter for the homeless. Church-goers staged a concert in the Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, located on Christchurch Road, on December 8. Musicians ranged
A WINCHESTER cobblers has raised £1,000 in ten months for The Soldiers’ Charity. The money has been collecting in one tin at Timpson’s shop on the High Street. Timpson’s manager Scotty Tallack, a veteran of the local Princess of Wales’ Royal
THE nasty pong wafting across Hampshire today is nothing to be worried about, say county fire chiefs. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service's control room has received a steady stream of calls reporting a strong gas smell in the air. The unpleasant
WINCHESTER Business Improvement District is urging residents to do all they can for Poverty & Homeless Action Week. The fundraising drive begins on Saturday, January 26, including ‘Spare Change for Real Change’ donation boxes scattered around
HAMPSHIRE'S first community-run library has opened in Winchester. County council leader Ken Thornber opened Stanmore Community Library at The Carroll Centre in Somers Close on Monday (Jan 21). Centre staff have been working on the project for
TRAFFIC wardens in Bishop's Waltham are “terrified” following continued abuse, a parish council meeting has heard. Parking in the square of the market town is becoming so fraught that residents are too scared to object to careless parking, city
A NEW gym is coming to Winchester next month. David Lloyd Leisure is opening a studio in Andover Road on February 1 offering a range of services including personal training, special short-term courses, running clubs and physiotherapy. The new
A WINCHESTER CCTV operator has received an award after helping to arrest a man in connection with a series of fires. Paul Houghton spotted the alleged arsonist and quickly zoomed in to help police detain him. The fires on the evening of Tuesday
HAMPSHIRE County Council is considering proposals for a second primary school in Whiteley. The school being proposed by the Portsmouth and Winchester Dioceses is a one-form entry Church of England Voluntary Aided primary school. Land owned
THE HEAD of one of Hampshire's top state secondary schools is to leave after eight years at the helm. Sue Lawrence has announced her plans to retire from Kings' School in Winchester at the end of this academic year in a letter to parents. Mrs
TEST Valley Borough Council is to employ an additional housing officer to help people with the rapidly rising problem of homelessness – increasingly a result of parents kicking grown-up children out of their homes. As well as dealing with general housing
SPACE for Peace, an inter-faith event, will return for its fourth consecutive year to Winchester Cathedral this Sunday. (January 27) It will feature music on the theme of peace from many cultures and faiths and has been devised by the Professor
