BIDS of up to £1.2m are thought to have been made for part of a Kings Worthy school. Hinton House, which is one of two building used by the village's primary school to host lessons, has been put on the market by Hampshire County Council as part of a
PARENTS at Compton Primary School are urging Hampshire County Council to employ a lollipop person to make crossing the road to and from the school safer for children. Their fears mounted last week after they reported a near miss between a car, four children
WINCHESTER is officially a Fairtrade City. Members of the city's Fairtrade Network found out on Friday (March 14) that their bid for Fairtrade Status had been given the green light by The Fairtrade Foundation. Winchester will now join Hampshire's other
A REWARD of £5,000 is being offered in the hunt to find the killer of a 77-year-old Brambridge woman. Georgina Edmonds was bludgeoned to death at her home in Kiln Lane on Friday, January 11. More than 200 police officers have been working to identify
THE Ninth Winchester (Colden Common) Scouts have a new leader, Erin Day. The 27-year-old mother of two is a former Brownie and Girl Guide, and her father, Colin Brooks, was a Scout leader for many years. District commissioner, Carol Pannell, invested
POLICE in the Meon Valley want residents to get more involved with how their area is policed. Inspector James Pegler is based at Meon Valley Police Station, in Bishop's Waltham, and is in charge of the Winchester East sector, which covers Bishop's Waltham
BURGLARS helped themselves to a range of goods after entering three garages in Kings Worthy. The crimes occurred between 5pm on Saturday, March 15 and 7.45am on Sunday, March 16. A bicycle was among the items stolen, along with food, alcohol and some
A MAJOR Alresford retailer has joined the campaign to rid the town of plastic bags. The Co-op on West Street will replace its traditional plastic bag with a biodegradable version made from cornstarch at the end of March. It follows a move from the Alresford
MORE THAN £900,000 is to be spent on Bishop's Waltham House residential home. Hampshire County Council has stumped up the cash to improve current facilities and to meet the future care needs of residents. Bishop's Waltham House, based in Free Street
The Tower welcomes a piano duo with a difference when Katzenjammer perform on Friday 28 March at 8pm. Both classically trained pianists and comic song-writers, Kevin Farrell and Steven Worbey have developed their own unique, virtuosic and acrobatic
European Arts Theatre Company will bring an adaptation of a highly autobiographical novel by Oscar Wilde to the stage this month. The Picture of Dorian Gray will be on at The Tower on Thursday 27 March at 7.30pm. The story follows a handsome young
ALRESFORD'S long-running saga over bar facilities at Arlebury Park is set to be resolved tomorrow night (March 19). The town council has called an extraordinary meeting to vote on a deal that, if approved, will see it take control of Arlebury
PLANS by former Southampton and England soccer star Mike Channon top build a luxury mansion at West Tytherley will go before a public inquiry in June. Now a successful racehorse trainer and breeder, he had applied to Test Valley Borough Council through
PLANS are now well under way for the Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show to bounce back this summer after last year's event was wrecked by wet weather. There has been big clear-up of the site - parts of it were turned into a quagmire last year - and secretary
FLY tipping in the Winchester district is going to get worse, a councillor has warned. Cllr Jackie Porter said further restrictions on access to household recycling centres would mean the unscrupulous dumping rubbish in the countryside. Her warning
A BOOK on a former world champion sidecar rider and one-time Ropley resident has been published. It is called Hold On! and is the story of Stan Dibben who lived on Gascoigne Lane up until he was 25. Before his motorcycling career took off after the
COUNCIL bosses are cracking down on those who claim benefits that they should not receive. Winchester City Council has prosecuted 13 people successfully since April 2007. They included a married couple who failed to declare thousands of pounds of income
FREE legal advice is being offered in Winchester to counteract the global credit crunch. The Winchester Combined Court Centre is offering the help after seeing the number of people with debt problems, bankruptcy petitions and repossessions rise last
IT is probably the quirkiest property in Stockbridge and it certainly has a colourful history. Now, Stockbridge House, which most recently was used as a garage, is for sale. The Grade II listed building, on the north side of High Street, dates back
WORK underway in Winchester to reduce its carbon footprint is to feature on the national stage. A campaign to make the city greener was launched in October, the same month as it was named as having the Britain's largest carbon footprint per person.
