THE Bishop of Winchester has released his traditional Easter message, this year with an ecological subject. The Rt Rev Tim Dakin started by quoting John from The Bible. “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:10 NRSV)
A MAN has been ordered to pay just under £1,000 after dumping several sacks of household waste along a country lane in Broughton. Mark Cooper, of Lockerley, dumped the bags of waste in October last year and was fined hundreds of pounds at Basingstoke
THE team behind Hat Fair – the UK’s longest-running outdoor arts festival – is on the hunt for new storage space. For several years the hosts have benefitted greatly from storage space given to them from Winchester City Council, at their Bar End
THE campaign to celebrate the Jewish businesswoman Licoricia has taken a step forward. Leader of Hampshire County Council, Roy Perry, unveiled the maquette of the statue, created by an internationally renowned sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley in London
WINCHESTER High Street is set for further changes as two shops plan to leave the city and another remains shut. Cath Kidston and The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) will both permanently close their doors before the end of the month, and Eastern Arts
WHEN Winchester's longest serving landlord opened his pub in 1973, punters would pay 11 pence for a pint. Now, 46 years on, Mike Sinker of The Bakers Arms is set to hang up his hat when his leasehold expires at the end of the month. The 76-year-old
ROMSEY students finished the term with their Spring production. Year 5 students from Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School took to the stage to showcase their production called Out of This World to their friends and family. The musical
IT IS the bright idea which aims to prevent cars crashing into livestock in the New Forest. Cows across the district are being fitted with reflective ear tags in a bid to prevent them being killed or injured on the roads. Many of the Forest’s
A STORM has erupted over plans for a car park on a historic meadow on the edge of Winchester. The Hospital of St Cross wants to build a 57-space car park on St Cross Park close to the medieval almshouses. The hospital, a charitable almshouse
