TOWN councillors have ‘U-turned’ and are set to support plans to build nearly 400 homes on farmland on the edge of Alresford. After a string of meetings and exhibitions, some forced by public pressure, the council will meet tomorrow (TUES) to debate
A RACE evening in memory of a young Hursley woman who recently died will be held this Saturday. Lara Weston, 22, suffered a fatal epileptic seizure at the family home where she had lived all her life on June 17. Since then there has been a
THE head coach at Littleton Tennis Club is set to cycle 1500 miles for Prostate Cancer UK in memory of his stepfather. Chris Hughes' journey starts on August 1, at Roy Bowen's birthplace, Seeboden in Austria, to his final resting place in Sarlat
WINCHESTER helped launch Hampshire’s very own Billy Elliot. Now he’s coming back to say thank you by tap dancing for six hours to raise money for Naomi House Children’s Hospice. Scott Miller will be joined by three of his fellow pupils at Tring
A WINCHESTER vet is to take part in a long distance triathlon in August to raise money for military charity Hounds for Heroes. Colin Carrall-Wilcocks, joint owner of the Stable Close practice, in St Cross Road, will swim 3.8km, cycle 180km and
THOUGH few have been inside the official residence of the Mayor of Winchester fewer still have seen it like this. The inner rooms of Abbey House were filled with every kind of rose, lily, and carnation to celebrate the life of King Alfred the Great
A GROUP that aims to give people a voice on healthcare is to offer £30,000 in grants. Healthwatch Hampshire, which is an independent organisation that gathers people’s views on health services across the county, will offer grants of up to £2,000
WINCHESTER is set to host prestigious national awards in March 2017. The city council is setting aside £19,500 to help organise the Civic Trust Awards, to be held at the Guildhall. The day-long event celebrate the best in architectural design
A GROUP that aims to give people a voice on healthcare is to offer £30,000 in grants. Healthwatch Hampshire, which is an independent organisation that gathers people’s views on health services across the county, will offer grants of up to £2,000
MORE THAN 120 people took part in the annual Wantage to Winchester cycle ride. The riders enjoyed fine weather but welcomed the refreshment stops along the route from the birthplace of King Alfred the Great to his final resting place at Hyde Abbey
POLICE have caught four people poaching on Hampshire rivers. A man was reported for offences and had his fishing kit seized after he was found illegally fishing in the Soberton area, in the Meon Valley. Three men have been reported by police
THE weather was again glorious as a Winchester estate came together for a Party in the Park. The field, by the Carroll Centre on Somers Close in Stanmore, was packed on Saturday afternoon for the free event now in its fourth year and bigger than
AN ELDERLY woman’s house was burgled as she slept last week. The offenders entered the 81-year-old’s home on Snakemoor Lane, in Durley, between 5.30pm on Tuesday (July 22) and 7.30am on Wednesday (July 23). They took a number of personal items
A VILLAGE historian is seeking information about two photographs from the Great War. Robin Worman has sent in two evocative photos from the 1914-18 conflict taken in Colden Common, near Winchester. One looks like a celebration dinner at the
A WOMAN whose two children drowned in the bath in Alresford 15 years ago has been punished for being involved in the supply of heroin. It was on June 22, 1999, that Lyn Brownsea slipped and fell while supervising her two children, three-year-old
