RESIDENTS have been asked to keep a look-out for illegal metal detecting in Sparsholt. Several holes were dug in a field, to the west of the village overnight between March 15-16. It is not yet known if any items were stolen during the event
WINCHESTER’S brides and grooms will be married at new premises following the opening of Hampshire County Council’s new register office. The new centre, which also caters for civil partnerships, births, deaths and citizenship registrations, was
A NEW Winchester restaurant is offering Chronicle readers a special deal for two diners from the a la carte menu. Any two people presenting a Chronicle voucher at Côte Winchester will receive a free bottle of wine, either a Sauvignon Blanc La Place
Romsey Abbey is preparing for its Easter celebrations, complete with donkey, shoe polish and glorious music! Easter events begin this Sunday, Palm Sunday, with a procession of palm leaves led by Charlie Brown the donkey, reconstructing Jesus’ entry
TWO Hampshire cities are among the most unaffordable in the country, a new report has found. Winchester is the second least affordable place in the UK according to Lloyds Bank, based on house prices compared to local earnings. And Southampton
FAMILIES from Western Primary School pulled on their wellies for a morning of hedge planting. Fruits of Fulflood were inspired by a talk by the Tree Council’s Jon Stokes last autumn, and took on the challenge of finding a home in Fulflood for 70m
A HAMPSHIRE man has admitted sexually assaulting a child and possessing child pornography. Timothy Waterman, 32, spent five minutes answering “guilty” to 23 allegations put to him at Winchester Crown Court yesterday. Wearing a grey pullover
WINCHESTER schoolchildren explored the world of 3D printing and saw their own designs become reality at a creative demonstration. Oliver’s Battery Primary School pupils watched a musical coffee machine, a glow-in-the-dark skull and a sparkling
RESTAURANTERS of a popular Japanese noodle bar have confirmed an opening date for its new Winchester location. Wagamama will open to the public on July 20 at the newly-converted Century House in Jewry Street. The national chain, which is based
PREVIEW Lord of the Flies, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton THE Mayflower Theatre is set to host a London performance of a children’s classic this autumn. Following sell-out performances at Regent’s Park Theatre, Lord of the Flies comes to
POLICE are asking for help from Hampshire railway passengers to crack down on pickpockets, gadget-grabbers and luggage thieves. British Transport Police officers have launched Operation Magnum to disrupt and deter pickpockets preying on commuters
WINCHESTER ballerina is set to make her West End debut at the age of 11 after winning a place on the cast of Snow White. Helena Bruce beat more than 500 dance hopefuls to star in London Children’s Ballet’s adaptation in April. She is already
A TRIBUTE act to one of the world’s most successful and iconic bands comes to Basingstoke next week. On Tuesday The Bootleg Beatles are set to wow the crowds at The Anvil as part of their 35th anniversary. This year also marks the 50th anniversary
EDINBURGH Festival favourite Alun Cochrane comes to Andover tomorrow as part of his UK tour. Me Neither, is on show at The Lights, following from his successful shows including Radio 4’s Alun Cochrane’s Fun House. He’s known for regular appearances
DEMANDS were made of an Alresford town councillor to step down after she was told to treat people with “respect and propriety”. Thursday’s packed Town Council meeting saw residents object to Annie Saunders’s attack on alternative plans for the
A popular Romsey business name returns tomorrow (Saturday) when Peppercorn Natural Foods re-opens. The name’s the same and so are the staff and the products but there’s a new owner – Claire Bevan and a new location, Abbey Walk in Church Street.
CRICKET legend David Gower was so impressed by a Romsey choir he has agreed to become their patron. David, from Braishfield, appeared alongside Romsey Male Voice Choir (RMVC) at Winchester Cathedral last November at a concert in aid of Prostate
Farewells have begun for a Romsey church minister, Rev Terry Hinks, who is moving to Buckinghamshire in April. Terry Hinks has been minister of the United Reformed Churches in Romsey and Braishfield since 1998, when he and his wife Elizabeth and
MUCH-needed cash is flowing into a project aimed at ensuring Romsey’s festive lights sparkle this Christmas. The £1,500 has come from Hampshire County and Test Valley Borough councils’ ‘Have Your Say’ scheme where the public choose worthy causes
A CARE service upgrade, costing £1.8 million, to help victims of crime in Hampshire will come into effect next month. The three-year contract was awarded to Victim Support after the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Hayes sought expressions
ROMSEY’S Catholics are hoping their prayers for a new place of worship are answered soon after a project to extend St Joseph’s Church in the town was axed. Rising costs have led to Portsmouth Diocesan Trustees pulling the plug on expanding the
WORK has started on a new kioskkiosk in Romsey War Memorial Park. The council had set aside £160,000 for a timber-framed prefabricated structure but it was decided this was out of keeping with the park and a revised design has brough the cost of
AN investigation into the conduct of trustees at a special needs school in the wake of claims of sexual abuse could be re-opened. The Charity Commission is looking again at its inquiry into Stanbridge Earls School near Romsey that previously found
ARE scientists any closer to locating the mysterious whiff that has hung over Romsey for months? Test Valley Borough Council officers (along with several correspondents to the Romsey Advertiser) believe the smell originates from Viridor’s Squabb
