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  • Bishop's Waltham pumpkin carving competition takes over town

    THERE were some ghostly goings on in Bishop’s Waltham last night (October 31). The town was taken over by a pumpkin parade after schoolchildren competed to come up with the best scary design. The top 40 designs were carved into pumpkins which

  • Stockbridge pub named Michelin pub of the year

    IT’S official – Hampshire is home to the best pub grub in the UK. Staff and punters at The Greyhound on the Test in Stockbridge are celebrating after the watering hole was named Pub of the Year by Michelin. The Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide

  • Police to be out in force

    POLICE officers and staff from other agencies will be out in force at West Wellow next week. Officers will be giving advice on crime prevention and carrying out property marking and it is all part of Community Engagement Week – an initiative involving

  • Still treading water over fluoridation

    NEW Forest East MP, Julian Lewis, has demanded answers on the future of fluoridation in Hampshire. Leaders of Southampton City Council and Hampshire County Council wrote to the Government earlier this year, asking for clarification on whether the

  • Disability fair aims to unite providers

    A SPECIAL event for people with disabilities is being staged at Romsey’s Crosfield Hall next Wednesday (Nov 6). The Disability Empowerment Fair, 10am-2pm, is aimed at bringing service providers for the disabled under one roof so that people with

  • How swine fever almost killed super-fit Charles

    HE OWES his life to a machine that did the work of his heart and lungs when his body was attacked by the swine flu virus. Now former England U21 rugby player and ex-Romsey man, Charles Gardiner, has helped raise money for an ECMO (extracorporeal

  • St Jude storm leaves a trail of destruction

    SUNDAY night’s violent storm left a trail of destruction in its wake across the Romsey area. Scores of trees and electricity lines were brought down and train services were badly disrupted by the tempest on the feast day of St Jude. Bosses

  • Police disperse teenagers after party in Winchester cancelled

    REPORTS of damage flooded in thick and fast last night (October 31) when a Hallowe’en party in Winchester was cancelled. Residents of Chilbolton Avenue and the surrounding areas reported damage to cars and gardens after an event on Facebook advertising

  • RSPB launches competition to celebrate South Downs wildlife

    THE Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is calling all nature enthusiasts to take part in a photography competition celebrating the South Downs. The competition aims to capture the landscape and wildlife of the national park, which stretches

  • Winchester MP visits local pioneering aviation company

    A CURBRIDGE company specialising in state-of-the-art aviation technology opened its doors to a Winchester MP last week. Meon Valley MP George Hollingbery visited Sky Circuits near Whiteley on Friday (October 18) which currently develops autopilots

  • Fire badly damaged Winchester city centre house

    A WINCHESTER home was badly damaged in a fire last night. The blaze started in the terraced house in Tower Street at around 8.30pm. It appears the fire started on the first floor but spread to the rest of the building, severely damaging the roof