A KNIFE-wielding Hampshire man headbutted his ex-girlfriend during a row on a train. Samuel Stokes attacked his former partner after spotting her on board a train in Eastleigh. The 31-year-old was later found to have a lock knife after he was
THE opening of an £11.2 million extra-care facility in the heart of Romsey has been delayed by more than a year, after “unknown ground condition issues” stalled construction. Previously earmarked to open this summer, the scheme has again been pushed
THIS year’s Winchester Business Excellence Awards (WBEA) was launched today at a breakfast event at the new functions venue of Chesil House, with catering provided by The Little Kitchen Company. Nominations can now be made to be considered by a
A GROUND-breaking event for a long-anticipated Winchester project is to be held this afternoon (Thursday). Construction work on the Handlebar Cafe in Garnier Road is now underway and it is scheduled to open in the Summer. The ceremony will be
THE first of Hampshire’s new flamethrower-wielding pothole busters is set to take to the county’s highways, to repair roads left damaged by the winter weather. With the ability to repair up to 150 holes per day, this new ‘Dragon Patcher’ will be
A HAMPSHIRE man will face trial after allegedly shooting a dog four times in the head with an air riffle. It is claimed that Simon Hancock carried out the shooting in an attempt to destroy the animal. Hancock is accused of shooting the Lakeland
SAFETY concerns have been reignited about taxi drivers being licensed in one part of the country and operating in another after an attack in Winchester. Driver Ferham Khan, 33, was last week jailed for sexually assaulting and orally raping a woman
POLITICAL opposition members were divided over Hampshire’s new budget, as it was revealed that the authority has “the largest” amount of reserves in the country – despite more cuts being pushed through. But frontbench Conservatives argued that the
A REBEL city councillor who bought a key piece of land earmarked for regeneration without “any profit motive” has been trying to sell it to the council for more than £2 million – well above what he paid for it. The figure was revealed in emails
