A DECORATED army commander and former county councillor from Chilton Candover has died, aged 101. Colonel Kenneth Savill died at his Chilton Manor home, where he had lived since 1953. "Kate", as family and friends knew him, served as a county councillor
AN INJURY time penalty ended Romsey Under-17s' RFU National Shield campaign at the regional semi-final stage after they dominated much of the match. It meant they lost 16-13 against Folkestone but the Romsey players deserve credit in representing
ROMSEY Town Girls' title challenge went down with all guns blazing as Mudeford came from behind to win 3-1 and retain their New Forest Girls League title. Town started excellently - after five minutes Naomi France-Sargeant's perfectly flighted corner
BRITAIN'S newest professional tour will visit Paultons Golf Club in June. The Midas Tour, which begins life next month, has negotiated with Paultons for the centre to be included in its schedule during its inaugural season. The two-day competition
A DETERMINED fight-back earned Romsey Town a valuable point at the Bass Sports Ground on Saturday - and they then went desperately close to snatching victory. It was the second time this season that the two clubs had shared the points, Alton having
ROMSEY'S under-13 girls have won the Hampshire round of the 2008 Yazoo National Mini-Hockey Championship. It's the first time they have done it and it means they will represent Hampshire in the South of England finals on April 26, the winners going
In 1962 a lady named Millicent Fuller gave birth to a little boy, John Scrivener. She put him up for adoption, he then became Mark Evans. Mark is my father, the person we are trying to find is Susan Fuller (Miles), you are my fathers sister , please
PROTESTERS have lost their battle to stop a massive sand and gravel pit being dug at Shootash. Hampshire County Council's regulatory committee voted last week to give the green light to Raymond Brown's plans to extract 804,000 tonnes of sand and gravel
WINCHESTER & District Athletics Club capped their Sportshall season with a fine showing at the Hampshire Individual Championships. The club, which was represented by 15 athletes, came away with 16 first place awards, ten seconds and 13 thirds. Gabriella
WINCHESTER Cathedral again has pulled out of revealing its controversial plans for the Close. Cathedral bosses had been due to make a presentation at the town forum at the Guildhall on March 20. But Winchester City Council was told that the masterplan
A VAN driver was trapped after a collision with a petrol tanker near Winchester yesterday (March 20). The seven-tonne vehicle collided with the tanker on the southbound A34 near Three Maids Hill at about 10am. The air ambulance was activated but the
DETECTIVES are appealing for taxi drivers to help them with a rape investigation in Bishop's Waltham. An 18 year-old woman alleged she was raped at an address in Cherry Gardens early on Sunday, (March 16). A 27-year-old man from Bishop's Waltham, a
SIR - I can understand why those living close to the proposed Aldi store, such as Brian Wareham, might oppose its construction (Chronicle letters, March 6). His campaign against the supermarket (or "discount store" as he describes it) is energetic but
SIR - Isn't it interesting to note that, for 2008-09, Hampshire County Council is proposing to increase its share of council tax bills to £999 for the oft-quoted "average band D property". Just short of the psychological £1,000 barrier. Or is it that
SIR - The failure of most of the Liberal Democrat members of Parliament, including our own, to vote on the vital issue of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty is a betrayal of the trust invested in them by electors who sent them to the House of Commons.
SIR - I'm sure that those in charge at The Castle think they are doing a fine job even if their spending priorities are difficult to fathom as evidenced by an over-consumption of bottled water and spending £70,000 on consultancy fees to find a new chief
SIR - Mr Lovegrove (March 13) is right to attribute some of the increased aircraft movements at Lower Upham to recent restrictions on flying at Lee on Solent Airfield. These restrictions have been imposed by the Hampshire Constabulary which operates
MOTORISTS will be able to pay by mobile phones to park in some Winchester City Council car parks from April 7. Drivers will be able to use their mobile phone to make a call, select the time for which they want to park, and pay for parking with a credit
COUNCIL bosses are due to discuss a looming £2m black hole in their long-term housing accounts next week. Winchester City Council has more than 5,000 properties on its books, and is upgrading many to meet new Government targets. Westminster wants all
