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  • Winners of the Hampshire Hero Awards to be announced TONIGHT

    MANY ordinary people in all walks of life have had to face incredible challenges in the past year. They put their lives on the line to help others and guide us through the pandemic. That’s why the Daily Echo, Hampshire Chronicle, Romsey Advertiser

  • Winchester MP Steve Brine opposes cut to foreign aid budget

    WINCHESTER MP Steve Brine joined the chorus of opposition to plans to cut the foreign aid budget. He spoke in the debate in the House of Commons yesterday over Government plans to cut £4billion, although rebels were denied a formal vote on the issue

  • Design plans for 300 homes in village are approved

    DESIGN plans for 300 homes on a North Baddesley development have been given the green light, it has been revealed. An application was submitted to Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) to build the homes in Hoe Farm, Hoe Lane. The proposals, tabled

  • Charities awarded share of £10k to support vital work

    EIGHT good causes across Hampshire are receiving a much-needed boost to support their vital work, after being awarded a share of just over £10,000 from homebuilder CALA Homes. The Community Bursary initiative invites charities, voluntary organisations

  • Crematorium to host Father's Day service

    A CREMATORIUM near Romsey is helping the public celebrate Father’s Day by streaming a special tribute service through its YouTube channel. Test Valley Crematorium, Ridge Lane, will broadcast the service on Sunday, June 20, with people being urged

  • New nursery opens its doors on barracks near Winchester

    A NEW nursery has recently been opened at Worthy Down barracks near Winchester. Leading UK charity Action for Children has recently opened Spring Worthy Down. Formerly known as Pawprints, the nursery has been operating since 2012, serving both military

  • Winchester woman banned from driving after taking cocaine

    A WOMAN has been banned for drug driving in Winchester. Sarah Jane Dobson, 42, of no fixed abode, was stopped by police in the Christmas campaign on December 22, a court heard. She was driving a 07-reg Vauxhall Astra on Easton Lane when she was

  • 'Good boy' hit man in the face with glass bottle in clash

    A “GOOD boy” who left a man with a scar on his face after hitting him with a bottle in Winchester has avoided being sent straight to prison. Kyle Bell, 18, and his brother Jordan were involved in a confrontation with victim Azhar Soomro who had