Winchester Poetry Festival, now working towards its fourth biennial festival in 2020, wishes to recruit additional Trustees. Founded in 2013 the festival is looking to maintain the success and sustainability of the organisation and is seeking new
AN ELDERLY woman died in hospital after suffering a fall on the ward, an inquest heard. Molly Mary Page, 79, of Wangfield Lane, Curdridge near Bishop's Waltham, died at Southampton General Hospital. The inquest into her death at Winchester Coroner's
VISIT newly refurbished Viewing Galleries as part of the Watercress Line restoration project. The Watercress Line has now completed the refurbishment of its Main Viewing Gallery and Carriage Viewing Gallery at Ropley station, thanks to the National
A NEW coffee shop is set to open its doors in the heart of Romsey, creating approximately 20 jobs. Coffee lovers will be able to enjoy Josie's when it opens on October 16 in the Market Place. The business first opened in 2011 in Bishops Waltham
A COLDEN Common man has been banned for three years for drink driving. Benjamin Kenneth Charles Reed, 21, of Moors Close, was nearly three times the legal alcohol limit when he was stopped in a Vauxhall Astra by police on Hazeley Road, Twyford,
BUSINESSES across Hampshire are being offered free training sessions this month to help prepare for all possible outcomes of Brexit. Hosted by Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, the four interactive ‘bootcamps’ aim to raise awareness of potential impacts
THE annual celebration of King Alfred the Great returns this month. The event in Hyde will take place on the weekend of October 24-27, staged as usual on the anniversary of Alfred’s death in 899. Dating in its present form from the Hyde Abbey 900th
IMPROVED partnerships are being utilised to support rough sleepers in Winchester as official estimates show over the past six years more than a dozen people have died in the district. Official of National Statistics figures show than an estimated
BISHOP’S Waltham has been named Hampshire and Isle of Wight Village of the Year 2019. At a countywide award ceremony in late September, Bishop’s Waltham were presented with the coveted title. Organised by the Hampshire Association of Local Councils
SIR How many billions of our hard-earned money has been spent by this Government’s recent Brexit advertising campaign? I even noticed a full page spread in last week’s Advertiser. I find it utterly galling that with County cuts looming, money
A ROMSEY school hosted more than 100 children from across the county for a day dedicated to technology. Stroud School, Highwood Lane, hosted a digital leaders' conference for children in Hampshire and Wiltshire. The Digital Leaders Conference
A shoplifter who stole more than £800 worth of goods from Waitrose stores across Hampshire, including Winchester. is due to be sentenced on December 12 at Southampton Magistrates Court. Lesley Moir, 36, of Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset, pleaded
