A PRISONER is staging a rooftop protest at Winchester Prison. Emergency services, including police, fire and ambulance have been called to the category B prison on Romsey Road this afternoon. A Prison Service spokesman said: “There is an ongoing
EMERGENCY services have this afternoon been called to an incident at Winchester Prison. A fire engine and ambulance are on standby outside the gates of the jail on Romsey Road. An anonymous phonecall said there was a “rooftop protest” being
DETECTIVES are sifting through CCTV images after a break-in at Romsey School. Executive headteacher Jonathan de Sausmarez said it is believed more than one person was involved in the burglary which happened late Sunday night or the early hours
THOUSANDS gathered for the annual Hampshire Country Sports Day at Tichborne to revel in hunting, horses and hounds. Nearly 5,000 flocked to Tichborne Park, near Alresford, on Sunday (Sep 14) to see a range of new attractions in its main arena including
TAX payers could be forced to foot a bill of nearly £100,000 if a Winchester councillor pursues legal action over the £150 million Silver Hill scheme. Cllr Kim Gottlieb is seeking a judicial review into the council’s handling of Henderson’s plan
A COMPROMISE has been reached between a mother and school over the colour of her daughter’s hair. Usually brunette, Lydia Newberry faced days of isolation and was asked to leave on her first day back after the summer holidays, after dying her fringe
SWANMORE will be barn dancing in pink to raise money for breast cancer research next month. Turk Town Troopers and caller Ian Kirby will be performing at the Shades of Pink Barn Dance, with residents invited to dig out whatever garments they can
ROSES, potatoes, and everything in between – this weekend saw the return of the Cheriton Village Show. The compact village hall was filled with around 300 entries on Saturday (SEP 13) in 70 classes, covering the many tables displaying the fruits
THE way Winchester civic chiefs are approaching three major multi-million pound schemes has been branded “madness” by a city councillor. The city council is considering redeveloping the River Park Leisure Centre, the Station Approach area and its
POLICE are appealing for information after a car overturned on a rural road in Micheldever. It happened on Tuesday, September 9, between 6.10pm and 6.20pm when a 37-year-old man was driving on a quiet rural road towards Overton. According to
Netley Marsh-based charity, Tools for Self Reliance, has issued a plea for unwanted arc welders to help them complete their next African shipment. Welding is a key trade that the charity supports. However, arc welders are rarely donated, say TFSR
A NEW culture networking group has been launched in a bid to boost business and artistic space in the city. The inaugural meeting was held at the Mayor of Winchester’s official residence, Abbey House, seeing around 40 turn out to discuss creative
A WINCHESTER engineering firm has won a £5,000 national prize for its metal bolsters which can protect wooden fences from extreme weather. SteadyPost’s FenceFins, created by Southampton inventor John Gibbs, are small metal attachments for fence
WINCHESTER residents donned their hiking boots last weekend to raise money for a dementia charity. On Saturday (SEP 13) over 100 people took part in the Winchester Memory Walk to support the Alzheimer’s Society. The organisation works to improve
A WINCHESTER choir boy has been shortlisted to take part in this year’s BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year Award. Tomas Magnusson, a Winchester College quirister – singers unique to the college, is set to perform at the finals at St Paul’s
David Robinson will give a talk entitled “Smuggling in Hampshire and Dorset, 1750 to 1840” at Romsey Town Hall on Thursday (September 25) at 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome to event organised by Romsey Local History Society who say “a £2 donation
Reader Jeffrey Williams has sent in this picture of a yet another lorry stuck under the railway bridge at the junction of Winchester Road and Botley Road in Romsey. The incident is believed to have taken place at about 8.10 this morning. This
A WINCHESTER University student has said thank you to the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service for rescuing him after he got stuck while trying to break into his own house. Dean Leal, 19, got stuck in a ground floor window at his home in May Tree
IT was a cry of fire! not fore! on the fairway at a Winchester golf club this morning. Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze that destroyed a sit-on mower at the South Winchester Golf Club at Pitt, near Winchester at around 7.20am. A mechanical
