A WOMAN who risked her life to save another in an Egyptian underwater rescue, will be honoured by the Prime Minister next month. Jane McAlister, who had to spend two days in a decompression chamber after she risked death to save a fellow diver while
NINE-and-a-half million pounds of council tax in Hampshire is going uncollected, a survey by the GMB union has revealed. The study showed Winchester City Council had reduced the amount of uncollected council tax by £60,000 to £865,000. But there were
ROMSEY'S old style winter carnival - axed by the town's former police chief - is returning next month in a new format. Ex-police boss Peter Funnell outlawed lorries and other motorised floats in 2003, but three years on and with a new officer in command
A record-breaking heavyweight squashed all rivals at the annual Bear and Ragged Staff pumpkin show at Michelmersh on Saturday. The heaviest pumpkin ever grown in the UK was the star of the show. Ian and Stuart Paton, Club members from Pennington, brought
OSSES at Romsey's King John's house are appealing for children to help make a special wall hanging to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the town receiving its charter. Anne James, King John's House manager said the wall hanging has been designed to
A STAGGERING £30,000 was raised during Sunday's annual Walk the Test Way charity fundraiser. This year's event smashed all previous records for the amount raised and the number of people taking park. More than 250 people put their best foot forward
Romsey has been chosen to stage the launch of the Royal British Legion's Hampshire Poppy Appeal, on October 27. And the organisers of the event are hoping the sky will turn red with a Poppy Petal Drop over the town by aircraft from Middle Wallop. However
HIGH Street fashion chain store, Mackays, is opening a shop in Romsey next month - creating eight jobs. Mackays will trade as M&Co at the revamped old Ladbrokes and Lunn Poly site - originally earmarked for use by Waterstone's bookshop - in The Hundred
A LIFELONG supporter of the labour Party has blasted the Government he once worked for and has defected to the Conservative Party. Chris Perry is so disillusioned with the party that he has decided to lend his support to the conservatives. Mr Perry,
RESIDENTS will be able to comment next week on a radical shake-up of Romsey's on-street parking. Borough transport chiefs are behind big changes due to come into force next year. Shoppers and visitors to the town who park in Princes Road, Duttons Road
ROMSEY'S rural Cango bus service is being axed and replaced by a taxi-share service. Launched just over a year ago and funded by government cash, the Romsey Cango bus will be taken off the area's roads for good at the end of this month and redeployed
MICHELDEVER Tyre Services' retail site at Micheldever Station is the world's busiest tyre centre - that's official. The branch fits 2,200 tyres every week, compared to an industry norm of 100. That's an average of around 400 every working day, about
