THE WONDERFUL rich history of Winchester is well-known to provide inspiration for architects, landscape artists and, more recently, watchmakers. King Arthur’s Round Table and his band of 11 faithful knights are the latest icons to feature on a
IT was a night of celebration as students and teachers revelled in the glory of their hard work over the past 12 months. Smiling from ear to ear each award winner from Eastleigh College was cheered as they picked up their awards in recognition
IN 2000 a Hampshire school was exiled for some two years after flooding. This time St Bede will spent a shorter period away from its Winchester city centre base. With flood waters subsiding, pupils are set to start returning from Monday March
PARENTS in Twyford have been given a helping hand after the local playgroup re-opened on Monday (February 24). Following on from their successful registration, Twyford Playgroup officially reopened at the Hunter Park pavilion to excited children
WINCHESTER and Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine praised the work of constituents for their response to the flooding. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, he warned the crisis is far from over. He gave the House a full account of the situation
A CATHEDRAL concert by the Band and Bugles of the Rifles Regiment will take place on April 26 as part of a final push to raise £800,000 needed to preserve medieval glass of “exceptional significance” in the building’s Presbytery. The current total
THE HAMPSHIRE Parent Carer Network (HPCN) is to host an introductory meeting. On Monday, March 24, from 9.30am-11am at Shawford Parish Hall, parents and carers of a child or young person aged under 25 are welcome to the drop-in session giving
A HAMPSHIRE library has launched a fund-raising appeal because of flood disruption. Chawton House Library near Alton has seen visitor numbers hit by problems with access as the A32 has been closed at nearby Farringdon, as well as a lack of basic
SIR Andrew Motion, the former Poet Laureate and president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, will speak in Winchester tonight about his love for the countryside and the importance of preserving rural landscapes. The talk, entitled Childhood
A JURY will today (THURS) continue deliberating in the trial of the Hampshire school bursar alleged to have defrauded £70,000. The nine-men, three-women jury retired at Winchester Crown Court at 12.40pm yesterday in the case of Linda Whittaker,
