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  • NHS employee convicted of benefit fraud

    A HURSLEY man has been fined for failing to tell the authorities about personal changes that affected his benefits. Keith Torr, 63, of Lower Silkstead, admitted two charges of failing to notify the Department of Work and Pensions. Torr did

  • Major garden fair near Bishop's Waltham this Sunday

    THE tenth annual charity Bishops Waltham Garden Fair takes place in Durley this Sunday (MAY5) from 10am to 4pm. Over 60 stalls selling plants, accessories and statuary as well as homeware will be for sale at Wintershill Hall. The fair, in aid

  • Up with the lark

    Romsey’s Tadburn Meadows Conservation Volunteers will be joining with Test Valley countryside officers to offer an early morning walk to hear the dawn chorus.   The walk sets out from the entrance to the reserve at the end of Eight Acres at 5am

  • First Winchester Parkrun a big success

    WINCHESTER embraced a new fitness programme sweeping the country last weekend. The city’s first 5km Parkrun took place at North Walls Recreation Ground on Saturday (April 27) with around 200 runners turning out. It is part of a series of free

  • Winchester MP calls for UK cycling boost

    WINCHESTER MP Steve Brine has backed a new report on the future of cycling in Britain. Last Wednesday’s (April 24) report, from the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, recommends one in 10 journeys should be made by bike and calls for the Prime