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  • Boomtown organisers praise 'huge reduction' in campsite waste

    ORGANISERS of Boomtown say campsite waste was down by nearly three-quarters compared to last year. It comes after the festival – which was held at the Matterley Estate between August 7-11 – last year vowed to axe the event if the amount of waste

  • Thousands attend annual family festival

    MORE than 100 stallholders brought their finest products to Stockbridge High Street last weekend (August 4). This year's Trout 'n About, an annual family festival now in its 12th year, saw the streets lined with tradespeople offering baked goods

  • Meet the new owlets born at Marwell Zoo

    A HAMPSHIRE zoo operator is celebrating six healthy chicks which have been recorded on the estate this year. Marwell Wildlife, which own and operate Marwell Zoo in Hampshire, has been carrying out its annual barn owl checks on its land surrounding

  • The circus comes to city care home in aid of hospice

    RESIDENTS at a local care home donned red noses and comedy bow ties for their latest fundraiser in aid of the Winchester Hospice appeal. Colten Care’s Abbotts Barton in Worthy Road is halfway through a year of joint fundraising with its sister home

  • Figures reveal sharp rise in number of puppy farms

    THE number of puppy farms in Hampshire have soared by 400 per cent in the last decade, new figures have revealed. The RSPCA is issuing advice to prospective dog owners as new figures reveal that puppy farms continue to be a growing problem - with

  • Supermarket partners with charities to donate food

    A SUPERMARKET has announced it will be donating its surplus food to two groups who help vulnerable people in the area. Aldi’s Romsey store, The Hundred, revealed it will be joining forces with Fryer House care home for adults with physical disabilities