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  • Day of prayer as Joshua battles on

    A SPECIAL day of prayer for Romsey teenager Joshua Hartley is being held by his family's church next Thursday. Joshua has been battling bravely against the effects of a bone marrow transplant he underwent at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in June

  • Rugby Union: Romsey secure their first league success

    Rugby is a game that has 22 main laws broken down into numerous subsections and sub-subsections and on Saturday watchers of this league encounter had the privilege of seeing every one of them applied by the referee. This led to a poor flowing, scrappy

  • What a difference a wig makes

    ROMSEY'S MP Sandra Gidley got ahead of the crowd when she donned a shocking magenta wig and called for women to wear it pink' next Friday. The Breast Cancer Campaign's wear it pink' day, is part of breast cancer awareness month. By making a donation

  • Graduates getting there by degrees

    GRADUATES from the University of Winchester gathered at the city's cathedral this week to celebrate their degree successes. Hundreds of students young and old assumed their traditional robes at Winchester Guildhall yesterday (Wednesday). They then headed

  • Dancers meet their panto princess

    ZAHRA Browne, who will take the role of Princess Jasmin in Aladdin, the Christmas pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Winchester, meets the production's young cast members. The girls, who are aged between 10 and 14, have begun rehearsals for their dance

  • Slide guitar special

    A TRANSATLANTIC cocktail of talent is coming to The Railway Inn at Winchester on Saturday, October 28. The show features Peter Bruntnell, who often has an American flavour to his guitar-based work, despite his British roots. He has been performing live

  • Use bulbs to inspire creative flair

    An innovative free booklet, entitled "How to Create Contemporary Containers with Spring Bulbs", developed by The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre and leading UK garden designer, Ali Ward, is now available. It features a collection of original

  • Historic HQ up for sale

    HYDE Historic Resources Centre in Winchester has been put up for sale by the city council for millions of pounds. The grade-two listed house and barn in Hyde Street have served as headquarters for the city's museum service and hosted a wide range of

  • Decision on commuter park nears

    THE likely location of Winchester's second park-and-ride scheme could be revealed next month. Hampshire County Council has wanted to create one on the city's southern fringes for several years. If built, the authority says it will be larger than the

  • College honours Lord Jay

    ONE of Britain's top former civil servants spoke fondly of his time at Winchester College as the public school conferred its highest honour on him. Lord Jay of Ewelme, who was Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign Office until July, particularly recalled