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  • Stormy weather to continue overnight

    FORECASTERS are predicting heavy downpours and the possibility of hail and thunder across Winchester overnight as the severe weather continues to batter Hampshire. More warnings were issued to drivers today after several roads flooded across the region

  • Winchester man admits child pornography offences

    A FORMER Winchester man has admitted offences of possessing and making indecent photographs of children. Timothy Millender, 31, of Bridge Street, pleaded guilty to eight charges of making indecent photos and two of possessing them, totalling 740 images

  • Online petition launched over lorries in Alresford

    AN ONLINE petition is underway to limit heavy good vehicles travelling through Alresford. Petitioners launched the site using Change.org, an online service that registers signatures, allowing residents to voice their concerns over lorries in Alresford

  • Winchester watering hole still going strong after 150 years

    DRIVING along the winding country roads away from Winchester you wouldn’t think that nestled behind the shrubbery there’s an old gem tucked away. Originally built as a coach house for the grand Lainston Estate, The Plough in Sparsholt has served

  • Third wave of flooding hits town

    FOR the third time since Christmas Eve residents in Romsey town centre have seen their homes soaked in sewage. Part of Winchester Road was closed on Saturday near The Plaza Theatre. Homeowner Stephen Marriott, who lives in Winchester Road,

  • The animals went in two by two: Marwell's annual stock take

    IN Noah's day it was easy - the animals came two by two into the Ark. Things are a bit more complicated these days at Marwell Wildlife near Colden Common. Registrar Debbie Pearson has been touring the zoo toting up the numbers of the creatures