THIS weekend villagers in Itchen Abbas will be gathering up their old toys and books. On Saturday, August 2, there will be a Grand Jumble Sale in Itchen Abbas & Avington Village Hall. Vernon Tottle, one of the organisers, said the event
A MEON Valley farmer has criticised the South Downs National Park for overreacting in trying to protect the countryside. Steve Parsons was unhappy that the national park slapped an ‘article 4 direction’ on 50 acres of land that he owns at Bere
HE IS the cute little character that has won the heart of the nation. Popping up everyday on our television screens, baby Oleg has become the real star of the Compare the Market adverts. But visitors to Hampshire don't have to rely on a cartoon
WINCHESTER City Council is set to save over £13,000 a year from switching the lightbulbs in one city centre car park. Work to upgrade the lighting in the 613-space multi-storey car park, off Chesil Street, started on Wednesday (July 30) and will
EASTLEIGH schoolchildren have buried their memories in the grounds of a new retirement village. Pupils from Stoke Park Junior School spent weeks collecting magazines, photographs, letters and toys which capture modern life. Now they’ve buried
CHRISTMAS came early for staff of a Winchester firm as they raised funds to help terminally ill children. Donning their festive jumpers, antlers and hats, Denplan staff raised £210 last Friday (July 25) for North Waltham-based charity Sebastian
A REGIONAL accountancy firm has completed its acquisition of Winchester company Davis Lombard. The firm, which is also based in Southampton and Fareham, has been taken over by HJS Accountants in a bid to further spread its client base. The
SOUTHAMPTON Airport has been put up for sale. Owner Heathrow Airport Holdings (HAH) has pplaced Southampton, Aberdeen and Glasgow airports on the market and is looking to conclude anydeal by the end of the year. A spokeswoman from HAH said:
CHILDREN at a school near Stockbridge celebrated the arrival of a pre-historic guest at a special assembly. Broughton Primary School welcomed Marwell Wildlife’s Velma the Velociraptor, as part of the zoo’s Design-a-Saurus competition. The students
DEVELOPERS are contesting Winchester’s planning policy in a controversial bid to promote its latest site. Linden Homes wants to build 500 houses at Pitt Vale to make-up the alleged shortfall in Winchester’s housing quota. The company says the
