A PUB that was reprieved after facing closure last year looks set to shut again. However, regulars at the Captain Barnard are hoping that it will only be for a few weeks while a refit takes place. Mitchells and Butlers bought the pub in Otterbourne
ALRESFORD'S town council has rubber-stamped plans to take over the running of bar facilities at Arlebury Park. An extra ordinary meeting of town councillors this evening (Wednesday) agreed to take control of debt-ridden Arlebury Park Sports and Social
THE Meon Valley Liberal Democrat parliamentary hopeful is concerned about emergency response to future flooding. Liz Leffman has reiterated her fears about vulnerable areas of the constituency following the publication of Sir Ken Knight's report into
STARS have heaped praise on the UK's largest planetarium, which opened in Winchester today (Wednesday). Terry Pratchett, amateur astronomer and children's science fiction author, officially opened the new £650,000 facility, with Sir Patrick Moore among
POLICE are investigating after con artists struck in Hursley. At around 11.30am on Monday (March 17), an 86 year-old woman was approached in her home, at Pelican Court, by a man who asked to do some work around her house, including some free hedge trimming
Hampshire motor racing star Jeremy Metcalfe will makes his competitive sportscar debut at Oulton Park International Circuit this weekend driving a Ferrari 430 in the curtain-raiser to the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Officially unveiled as
ST Swithun's U19 team are National Schools' champions following an epic 2-1 overtime victory against Guildford High School. St Swithun's won the two-day competition, which featured 48 schools from across the country, at Sherborne School. Victories on
The champagne corks popped at Stoneham Lane as Trojans' ladies 2nd XI clinched the South League Division 3B title. A thumping 7-1 win over Purley Walcountians means the first silverware of the season is in the Trojans trophy cabinet. Now all eyes are
THE GREEN Party has launched a branch in Winchester as it prepares to fight city council elections in May. Green MEP Caroline Lucas who officially launched the branch after a public meeting at the Discoverey Centre on climate change yesterday (March
MORE than 500 parents have lodged official appeals after fewer children got into their preferred secondary school this year. In Hampshire, nine per cent of children - 1,282 pupils - failed to get into their first preference school compared to five per
LONG delays were reported on the A34 north of Winchester this morning (Wednesday, March 19). One lane of the northbound carriageway was closed between the A33 turn off near Headbourne Worthy and the M3 junction at Winnall. The lane was shut due to an
AGE Concern Hampshire is putting on a free information day about residential care. The charity says that about one in eight people over the age of 85 need long term residential care and is putting on a free information day to help those affected by it
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
