WINCHESTER city centre needs more litter bins, the town forum heard last night. The review was sparked by lobbying in June by David Jones, chairman the volunteer Winchester Litter Pickers who have suggested new bins at 49 sites. City councillors on
A MAJOR campaign is underway to help a Winchester girl have life-changing surgery in the USA.(major cash boost) As reported in the Echo last week (September 3), five-year-old Jemima Syvret was born with cerebral palsy and needs surgery and intense
A WINCHESTER school-leaver has been offered a job at one of the biggest online gaming networks in the world. Daniel Radford, 18, from Alresford Road near Alresford Meadow, designed websites and animated cartoons on YouTube as a bit of fun until
TRINITY Winchester is among several charities to receive grants to help improve the health of the homeless. The Durngate-based charity will receive £69,889 for an aftercare outreach service. Also benefitting is Two Saints in Fareham, which is receiving
BISHOP’S WALTHAM is so riddled with rubbish trucks that even ambulances are being delayed, a councillor has claimed. City Cllr Colin Chamberlain took the matter up at Bishop’s Waltham’s Parish Council on Tuesday (September 10). He said: “We
AN internationally renowned clothes retailer is heading for Romsey’s main shopping area. Fat Face is opening a store at the former Stead and Simpson shoe shop at 20 The Hundred and the company has submitted several applications to the borough council
VILLAGERS turned out in their hundreds for the annual Littleton and Harestock Show on Saturday. The event in Winchester's northern suburbs retains its popularity offering the attractions of a village fete and the competitive edge of the horticultural
ROWDY students beware. Winchester City councillors will soon be pounding the streets in an effort to reduce conflicts between residents and students. Between September 16 and 27, councillors and officers will be joined by representatives from
A DIESEL spillage left a trail of havoc through Romsey this morning (Thursday September 12). Cars collided with each other and motorcyclists and cyclists ended up coming off their machines other over a two-and-a-half mile stretch between Greatbridge
A Romsey roundabout will be closed on Saturday to help ease traffic congestion around the Romsey Showground site. Palmerston Roundabout on the A27 will be shut between 8am and 7pm. Show secretary Annie Carder said traffic will still be able
A SOUTH DOWNS photo competition is being judged by a special guest this year. Alongside the panel, actor and comedian, Hugh Dennis, will be judging the entries for the competition which aims to look at ‘how people who love, live in, work in or
