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  • Andy Lester: Gardening for a future

    Hampshire can be proud of very many things; from its historical links to the sea, through to two incredible National Parks and its stunning market towns with history going back many centuries. And yet one of the unsung heroes of Hampshire are its amazing

  • Urgent repairs completed at deteriorating village pub

    THE owner of the Five Bells pub at Nether Wallop near Stockbridge has completed urgent repairs after Test Valley Borough Council issued a legal notice last year. The Urgent Works Notice instructed the pub’s owner to carry out vital work to the Grade

  • New museum plans for Winchester as part of Silver Hill 2

    A NEW museum could be coming to Winchester as part of a major regeneration project, it has been revealed. The new site is being looked into by Hampshire Cultural Trust (HCT), the organisation that looks after the county’s historical and cultural

  • Making gardens a refuge as countryside becomes sterile

    Gardening for a future - Andy Lester writes... Hampshire can be proud of very many things; from its historical links to the sea, through to two incredible National Parks and its stunning market towns with history going back many centuries. And yet

  • Anger over plans to sell allotment site

    COMMUNITY allotments are set to be sold despite residents’ opposition. The Diocese of Winchester, which owns allotments in King’s Somborne, has confirmed they will be placed on the market. This comes after residents and civic chiefs in the village