WINCHESTER could be about to see a rise in the number of affordable houses to meet overwhelming demand. City council officials met to discuss new recommendations for a council-owned housing company to be set up specifically to develop new houses
IT WAS the proudest of days. As Matt Simmonds was formally called to the bar at London’s Lincoln Inn in October 2005 after completing years of legal training, the sun shone and his parents Zandra and David beamed. As always, the trio made the
THE annual Winchester fashion week kicked off with a bang today seeing some of the university’s finest showcase their work. Fashion students armed with bags, shoes, capes, and colours galore gathered at the High Street to display their own designs
JUST days ago it was part of the world’s biggest desert. Now Hampshire motorists are cleaning dust from the Sahara off their cars. Thousands of people across the county woke up yesterday to find the sand all over their windscreens and bonnets
AN ARTICLE published in March 20's Chronicle has jogged the memory of a local historian. Phil Yates, of Tower Street, has a family connection to All Saints C of E Primary School, which was featured in the Learning for Life supplement, reminding
WORKS to improve the junction of Stanmore Lane and Romsey Road are due to start on Monday (April 7). Hampshire County Council’s £150,000 project will see the existing layout changed with a second traffic lane added to the junction approach as well
HUNDREDS of residents in the Meon Valley were without electricity last night. Just after 6.30pm there was a power outage that affected around 1,200 homes across West Meon, Cheriton, Bramdean and Beauworth. A spokesman for the supplier, SSE,
SIX Hampshire women were treated to a day of luxury as part of an event coordinated by members of The Business Collective. The group, which is made of small firms and sole traders, organised a raffle which saw women of Trinity House spoiled with
IT’S been 100 years since the Theatre Royal in Winchester first opened its doors and to kick off celebrations they are hosting a fundraising ball. Over 400 people are due to attend the event this Saturday, the first of a number of events marking
WINCHESTER’S Charlie Steggall is to sing his socks off this weekend at the Reading heat of the national TeenStar contest, currently sweeping the country in its search for a future recording star. The Westgate School pupil wowed judges at his audition
