HAMPSHIRE musicians will spoil classical music fans this autumn at Winchester’s St Paul’s Church. Conducted by Tom Seligman, the soloists will perform Bach’s Christ lag in Todes Banden as well as Monteverdi and Mendelssohn, led by Jean Paterson
BARRIERS have been erected around the Buttercross in Winchester after concerns over safety. The medieval structure on the High Street was due to be cleaned from October 7 but experts today (FRI) spotted one of the finials may be loose, said a city
INDIAN costumes, fabrics and artefacts go on display this weekend (September 14) at a Winchester gallery. Traditional Kathakali dance outfits will be open to the public from this Saturday until October 6 demonstrating the history behind the Kerala
DEVELOPERS are proposing a major expansion of student housing in Winchester. Geoffrey Osbourne Ltd is hoping to build a 250-bedroom block on the Wykeham Industrial Estate on Moorside Road, Winnall. The developers say the scheme will help ease
AN EXCLUSIVE evening of fashion and fundraising is open to the Winchester public this autumn. Hospices Naomi House and Jack's Place have organised an event with LK Bennett, Boudoir Blush, and hairdresser Guy Kremer, to raise money to continue to
PARISH councillors in Bishop’s Waltham have given the green light for a “thank you party”. On Tuesday (September 9) they approved a budget of £700 to thank residents for their ongoing contribution to the Bishop’s Waltham Development Plan. The
WINCHESTER families affected by autism are being invited to name their heroes. The National Autistic Society (NAS) has just opened nominations for the second annual Autism Professionals Awards, which take place in March 2014. There are eight
NAOMI House children's hospice has announced a special guest for their open day and fete this year. Ollie Wade, whose debut single Free was released during Children's Hospice Week in April, will perform at the event on Sunday, September 15.
THE inquest has opened into the death of a Winchester man in a helicopter crash in the North Sea. George Allison, 57, engineering consultant, of Francis Gardens, Abbotts Barton, was among four people killed on August 23 whilst flying from an oil rig
ALRESFORD town chiefs will give a £1,000 grant to the annual town music festival, but probably for the last time. The council has been supporting the event since it started three years ago. But the council last night heard that this year the one-day
ALRESFORD Town Council has agreed to support work that will improve safety for pedestrians at the town's busiest junction. Councillors last night backed county council proposals for the Pound Hill-The Dean-West Street-Jacklyns Lane crossroads. The work
The Government’s “localism” agenda will go out the window if developers continue to win permission to build houses on environmentally-sensitive sites. That’s the view of Test Valley councillor, Alan Dowden, as the authority prepares to debate a
RAIDERS drove off with a brand new car worth £48,000 after loading it with jewellery and other valuables they had stolen from an Ampfield house. Police say that the daring burglars went to extraordinary lengths to disable an intruder alarm at the
The Union Flag will be flown over Test Valley Borough Council buildings every day following an online petition signed by almost 100 people. The flag will fly over the Crosfield Hall, Romsey and the council’s Beech Hurst offices and the Guildhall
THE long-term future of a late night bus service in Winchester appears uncertain after disappointing passenger numbers in the first year. City councillors on the town forum have agreed to commit up to £13,000 to ensure the service runs for a second year
