ROMSEY Hospital's birth centre must stay open at all cost. That's the message campaigners are sending the Department of Health in a petition Romsey MP Sandra Gidley will hand to NHS chiefs. Bryony Douglas from the Choose it or Lose campaign presented
THE OperaBabes will be making their first appearance at The Mayflower, Southampton, on Sunday, October 29. On their first headline UK tour, they will be featuring hit tracks from their chart-topping album, Beyond Imagination, and their new album, Renaissance
CHARITIES have welcomed a dramatic Hampshire County Council U-turn on its policy to cut back on home help for frail elderly and disabled people. The Conservative-controlled council has dropped a controversial proposal to make all but the most needy ineligible
A FARMER has moved to quell fears in a community that's concerned about damage to an ancient byway. Villagers at Cheriton, near Alresford, are up in arms because David Gray, of Westfield Farm, has dug a huge crater in the roadside bank at Lower Lamborough
WINCHESTER and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust, which manages the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital, has been rated "fair" for the quality of services and "weak" for use of resources by the Healthcare Commission
A LANDFORD man was crowned top ploughman at Wellow Growmore Club's annual autumn competition. Saturday's ploughing match at Jack Parsons Ower farm attracted 14 competitors and conditions were near perfect for the event which is in its golden jubilee
RESIDENTS urged planners to protect their privacy and forbid one of their neighbours from having easy access to his roof. Members of Winchester City Council's planning committee were called upon last week to sort out the neighbourhood dispute. Back in
FOUR Southampton youths have been arrested and charged with a number of offences committed in Nursling and Rownhams during a police crackdown on crime in the area. The four were arrested by police investigating a range of crimes and the offences have
A SPIDER which has been extremely rare in the UK has begun appearing at Awbridge. They have popped up near the village hall at a conservation area looked after by local conservationist Brian Raines. He believes their presence is further evidence
HAMPSHIRE County Council is getting ready to take the next steps in its drive toward creating a more flexible workforce. Earlier in the year, the council was awarded the contract to pilot a new project called Matisse - Mobile and Teleworking Initiative
