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  • Life-saving cancer vaccine for boys

    HAMPSHIRE schoolboys will soon have access to a life saving vaccine. The news comes after it was announced by Public Health England that boys in year eight at secondary school will be offered the Human Papilloma Virus. This is the first time

  • LETTERS: Safety in Romsey's Market Place

    Romsey's new modernised upgraded pedestrian pavements/ road system which are both at the same level. Why is there no sign of safety measures such as bollards installed etc. For pedestrian / building safety against motorised vehicles accidents or

  • Romsey market to support young entrepreneurs

    THE ROMSEY Makers Market are set to support budding young entrepreneurs at a nearby school. Year 10 students from The Romsey School, Greatbridge Road, have been challenged to create a product, brand and business plan to pitch in front of a panel

  • Call for protective charter after monument vandalised

    RECENT graffiti on stonework in Hyde Abbey Gate has prompted local resident Edward Fennell to invite public support for a protective ‘Charter’ for the monument. “Over recent years we have become used, sadly, to all types of rubbish, drug users’

  • LETTERS: Donation to Christian Aid projects

    Dear Sir, In the week of 12th-18th May the people of Romsey and King's Somborne donated £5,354.77 in support of Christian Aid projects. This is a significant increase on last year's total of £4,778.70. It includes donations through Oasis,

  • Children enjoy new pirate boat at Romsey school

    PUPILS at a Romsey school have had a pirate ship built for them after a trip to the historic Dockyard in Portsmouth. A class teacher at Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School, Church Lane, constructed the boat. Pupils in the early years

  • Winchester cycling group wins top award

    WINCHESTER CTC, the local group of Cycling UK, has been recognised as the UK’s best cycling group. Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, awarded the Winchester group its 2019 “Best Cycling Group” award. The award notes: “Cycling UK member

  • Civic chief welcomes roads report

    ROB Humby, deputy leader of Hampshire County Council, has welcomed calls by the House of Commons Transport Select Committee for more Government investment to repair local roads. The state of roads has been a chronic source of complaint against

  • 'We need to tell the world how amazing our area is'

    HAMPSHIRE and its neighbours need to “stop being so coy” and tell the rest of the country how “amazing” they are. That was among the messages from an event which heard that the south needed the equivalent of the Northern Powerhouse. The Regeneration