THE Diocese of Winchester has reported a growth in attendance, including a surge in baptisms and Christmas turnouts. Figures released by the Church of England, which cover 2011, show a modest rise in average weekly attendance in the Winchester Diocese
WINCHESTER women have given a vital city service a cash boost. The city's Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service (RASAC) were given a cheque for £1,122 by fundraising trio 3Women on Tuesday morning (May 7). The group was formed earlier this
ORGANISERS are hoping for warm weather in a bid to entice people to have a tipple at Somborne beer and musical festival. Next Saturday's festival (May 18) is much earlier on the calendar than the previous three events and for good reason as the
A WINCHESTER woman has called for more control over large dogs after her rabbit was mauled to death in her front garden. Lisa Fleming, of Fromond Road, Weeke, saw her five-year-old Lionhead rabbit Roger killed last Wednesday evening by a Husky.
A CYCLIST has died after losing control of his bicycle on a New Forest road. Police say the 69-year-old from North Baddesley was cycling along Forest Road close to the village of Nomansland on Sunday morning when the accident happened. It’s
The organiser of a charity barn dance which had to be broken up by police after it turned into an illegal rave has apologised for the disruption caused. Saturday night’s event, organised by Gus Jones inside a marquee on his dad’s farm at Sherfield
A WINCHESTER primary school has been told it needs to improve by inspectors. Ofsted inspectors rated South Wonston Primary School – where a third of the 307 pupils on the roll are from service families - as “requires improvement” after a visit last
A WINCHESTER family is celebrating after their two-year-old son had a successful life-changing operation. Abe Astur has just returned from the USA where he had an operation which will help him walk normally. He suffers from spastic diplegia, a form
WINCHESTER schoolchildren are encouraged to find their diamond in the rough. They are being invited to nominate their ‘diamond’ lollipop person for Hampshire’s School Crossing Patrol of the Year. But it won’t be a simple case of filling out form – nominations
