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  • Meet the 820th Mayor of Winchester

    THERE have been 819 of them. Now Eleanor Bell has officially become the 820th Mayor of Winchester. She was appointed in a ceremony at the Bapsy Hall at Guildhall Winchester. The mayoralty is the second oldest in England and dates back to 1200

  • Uncertainty surrounds the future of luxury Romsey hotel

    MYSTERY surrounds the future of a luxury Romsey hotel. The news comes after The White Horse located in the Market Place has been handed over to the National Crime Agency The hand over follows an investigation into money laundering which has

  • Tributes to store owner who was 'killed by gunshot wound'

    THE owner of the Molly’s Den emporia has died of a gunshot wound, an inquest heard. John East-Rigby, 65, died on May 8 at his home at Mockbeggar near Ringwood on the edge of the New Forest. Mr East-Rigby was identified by a police officer following

  • PHOTOS: Bike bells ring at cathedral in pedal against poverty

    BELLS of a different sort rang at Winchester Cathedral last Saturday when cyclists from across the region united to pedal against poverty in the launch of Christian Aid Week. Cyclists took part in sponsored rides from their homes to the cathedral

  • Martin lands role as borough’s new mayor

    A TEST VALLEY councillor has been elected as the borough’s new mayor just months after he was suspended by the Tories for posting an allegedly racist post on social media. Councillor Martin Hatley has been elected as the borough’s new mayor, taking

  • £10,000 to catch arsonists

    A REWARD is being offered in the hunt for arsonists who started a £70,000 blaze just yards from a Hampshire petrol station. Simon Reeves, owner of the Vansco vehicle sales and repair facility in Romsey Road, Cadnam, said the fire could have had