A STUBBORN donkey needed a bit of a helping hand as it stole the show at Winchester's annual palm Sunday procession. The donkey, named Mr Jolly, refused to go down the stairs at the Cathedral and instead need guiding to a ramp to get into the building
THIEVES have been targetting shoppers at a Romsey supermarket. Four purses have been stolen from Waitrose in Alma Road since the beginning of the year. In each of the incidences the purses has were stolen from the victims while they were shopping
A STUDENT was found dead in his flat after taking drugs including heroin, an inquest heard. Matthew Pickles, 19, was found dead at the student accommodation block on October 16, although he could have died up to two days earlier. Winchester Coroner
STUDENTS in Winchester are urging adults to show they share their concerns over the future of the planet by joining them on a march on Easter Monday. The march, organised by Winchester Friends of the Earth (FoE), will take place on Earth Day and
A ROMSEY care home has been named among the best in the country. Abbotswood Court in Minchin Road has been ranked within the top twenty care homes under carehome.co.uk. The awards highlight the most recommended care homes in each region of the
SLIMMERS’ from Romsey and Chandler’s Ford have raised £15,000 for Cancer Research UK. The Woodley, Romsey, North Baddesley and Chandler’s Ford Slimming World groups have collected 500 bags of clothes, shoes, homeware and accessories in one week
A TEST Valley school have made it to the final of this year’s Rock Challenge. Students from Wellow Primary School wowed the crowd at Southampton Guildhall after they performed at the event last month. Now they are set to perform at the final
STAFF from a Winchester school are set to lace up their running trainers to raise funds for a Hampshire hospital. A team of 15 from Kings' will be completing either a half or full marathon on May 5, in aid of the Piam Brown Ward at Southampton Children's
PREGNANT women are to see changes being made by the region's community midwifery team. From Monday, Hampshire Hospitals will have teams of midwives dedicated to working with women who choose to have either a home birth or to give birth at the trust
EASTLEIGH has won government funding for a new scheme to monitor pollution on the M3. Eastleigh Borough Council has been awarded £58,750, which will pay for 25 mobile air quality and traffic monitors as part of a targeted programme around the borough
A CHRONIC alcoholic serving a prison sentence has received a suspended jail term for breaking court orders. Michelle Louise Humble, currently in Bronzefield Prison in Middlesex, admitted a string of offences in Winchester. Humble, 34, formerly
