A FORMER Hampshire bursar is awaiting sentence after she was convicted of fraud at the special needs school where she worked. Linda Whittaker, 65, swindled Osborne special needs school in Winchester out of £18,000 by paying a colleague for hours
AN “unacceptable” letter has prompted Alresford town councillor to brand an allegedly desk-thumping resident “vexatious.” It means that town council staff will not have speak to or correspond with Robin Atkins, the former chairman. The town
A SUSPECTED sham marriage in Winchester was dramatically stopped this morning and the “bride” and “groom” arrested. Acting on information that the relationship between the man and woman may not be genuine, specialist Home Office Immigration Enforcement
WINCHESTER civic chiefs are beginning to wind down the flood crisis centre, as water levels continue to drop. The city council's Emergency Control Centre will close at 4.30pm today and re-open at 8am on Monday March 3. Over the weekend telephone
WINCHESTER council leader Keith Wood has today announced he is standing down. Cllr Wood issued a statement saying he would not be seeking re-election in his ward of Sparsholt in May. He will remain leader of the council but is standing down
TWO businesses new to Winchester have set up shop in the Hampshire Workspace on Southgate Street. Butler Ross, a recruitment agency, whose clients include AXA, HSBC, Visa, Severn Trent Water and Reed Elsevier moved to their new space a few weeks
A WINCHESTER pooch has won a national competition to find the ultimate tale of unconditional love. Piccolo, who stands at just ten inches tall, warded off a mugger as his owner Charlie Preston and 18-month-old daughter Lilly waited in a parked
STOCKBRIDGE admit their decision to resign from the Sydenhams Wessex League Division One was a painful one. But the 120-year-old west Hampshire club say they had no choice after having the stuffing knocked out of them by two cruel body blows.
EVEN fish have become a victims of the recent floods. Peter and Debbie Beale say they have lost around £25,000 at their fishery after 70 tonnes of gravel washed into their waters. The couple run Broadlands Lakes Coarse Fishery in Calmore and
A CAMPAIGN group trying to stop large-scale development around Romsey is putting the pressure on borough planning chiefs to withdraw their blueprint for 1,300 new homes at Whitenap. Romsave has designed and printed 12,000 leaflets with detailed
A SCHEME to build a specialist care home on the outskirts of Romsey has been given the go-ahead. Borough councillors approved Hartford Care’s proposed scheme for the Abbotswood site last week and the company hope to have the 60-bed state-of-the-art
Romsey Clockmakers and their Long-case Clocks is a chance to see a collection of rare locally-made clocks from the 18th and 19th centuries at King John’s House. The exhibition run from March 1 to May 31.
ROMSEY’S project to erect a memorial to First World War horses that were trained in the town before heading for the frontline has been given a massive cash boost. Test Valley Borough Council has given £25,000 to the town’s War Horse project to
THERE should be plenty of laughs at a Hampshire pub next week. Three comedians will be taking to the stage at the Mortimer Arms at Ower under the banner of the 'Official Comedy Club Hampshire' next Thursday (March 6). They are host comedian
WINCHESTER Discovery Centre is to host an exhibition by a Winchester School of Art graduate. Diane Rush, who lives and works in the city, completed her masters in fine art with distinction last year and has since gone on to exhibit her work at
