POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a hit-and-run incident in Winchester. A 71-year-old woman was using the zebra crossing at the junction of St Cross Road and St James Lane when she was hit by a car on Monday, November 18. The car, described
A WINCHESTER museum has been awarded a £100,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The Royal Green Jackets Museum in Romsey Road has been awarded the cash to help fund a Battle of Waterloo bicentenary exhibition. The museum will contribute a similar
ROAD works due to begin next week may disrupt Winchester commuters. Works will start on Monday, November 25, on the M27 at Chilworth at junction 4. The eastbound M27 link road to the northbound M3 will be closed from 10pm-6am and road users
OFFICIALS say a pioneering scheme in Hampshire has seen a dramatic fall in reoffending rates. Hampshire Probation Trust said the new approach to dealing with the county’s most prolific offenders has seen a fall of more than 60 per cent in the last
WINCHESTER children have been getting into the Christmas spirit early this year as they embarked on something a little different. Pupils at Oliver’s Battery Primary School assembled together to record their first ever Christmas CD. A professional
ROAD users are advised to keep their travelling to a minimum when major roadworks take place on the outskirts of Winchester next week. From Monday night (November 25), resurfacing works begin on the junction connecting the M3, A34 and Easton Lane
PUPILS at a Winchester school welcomed a top female chief executive to the stage when she spoke publicly about striving for success. Students at St Swithun’s School heard from Dido Harding, chief executive of TalkTalk plc, who spoke of her former
STAFF at a Winchester business are celebrating after scooping a prestigious national industry award for the second year running. Bang & Olufsen Winchester won Dealer of the Year at the company’s annual conference in Madrid. It follows regional
WINCHESTER has pulled together in one of the biggest campaigns of its kind in an effort to raise funds for the Philippines after a typhoon devastated most of the country. Charities, schools and churches across the district have been vigorously
Romsey Carnival and Christmas Lights switch-on on Saturday herald the real start of the festive season in the town. House-builder, David Wilson Homes, is sponsoring the town’s carnival events including the procession. Big crowds are expected
WINCHESTER Citizens Advice Bureau is worried that many people will not be ready to deal with the major changes to benefit payments. A national CAB survey revealed 22 per cent don’t have basic banking services needed to deal with Universal Credit
A chance in a generation” is how one councillor has de-scribed proposals to build a new sports hub on farmland on the outskirts of Romsey. Romsey Extra councillor, Ian Hibberd, has welcomed in principle a scheme put forward by developers, Barratt
ROMSEY Lifesaving Club needs reviving. After more than 37 years, the club has folded because its base, Stanbridge Earls School, has closed leaving it without a home. Club secretary, Brenda Palk, a swimming teacher at Romsey Rapids, who has
THE Romsey community is rallying together to help the victims of the Philippines typhoon. Romsey Abbey is hosting its first ever fundraising dinner next Thursday (Nov 28) to raise funds for charity Action Against Hunger’s Philippines Emergency
ROMSEY Abbey is giving locals a chance to get a head start on their Christmas shopping this weekend. Its annual Christmas Fair takes place tomorrow (Saturday) between 10am and 2.30pm at the Crosfield Hall. Children can meet Father Christmas
ROMSEY could move a step nearer to offering more short-stay parking next week. Test Valley Borough Council Cabinet meets Wednesday (November 27) to consider sending a revised off-street parking plan for consultation, including more spaces where
WINCHESTER College Chapel will host a Christmas concert next month to raise money for cancer support centres. Tickets are reported to be selling fast for the charity concert on December 19 from 6.30pm. The event will support the capital appeal
WORK on increasing the size of the car park at Winchester railway station is due to start on Monday, November 25. South West Trains and Network Rail warn there will be disruption through the construction which should finish by March 2014. The
