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  • Average speed cameras set up on M3 - this is why

    AVERAGE speed cameras limiting traffic to 50mph are being installed on a stretch of Hampshire motorway as it is transformed into a controversial smart motorway. National Highways, formally Highways England, has confirmed that average speed cameras

  • Resurgent Romsey put four past Laverstock

    A RESURGENT Romsey Town made it five consecutive victories as they twice came from behind to defeat Laverstock and Ford by 4-2 in Wiltshire last Saturday. The hosts took the lead first through an Archie Lovegrove penalty and again with a controversial

  • Mary of Blois: abused princess

    THE middle years of the 12th century were turbulent times in England because Stephen and Matilda fought a vicious civil war for the Crown of England, as readers of Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael books will know. Eventually the Empress Matilda gave

  • Borough sees a rise in deaths at home during Covid pandemic

    More people have died at home in Test Valley during the coronavirus pandemic than in the years before it, figures suggest. End of life charity Marie Curie said many people across England and Wales avoided hospitals during the crisis because they

  • Survey open to have your say on cycling in Test Valley

    A SURVEY has been launched for members of the public to have their say on the proposed infrastructure for new cycle routes in Southern Test Valley. Residents, businesses, commuters and visitors are invited to submit their views through the survey

  • Winchester man cleared of harassment against woman

    A WINCHESTER man has been cleared of a campaign of harassment against a woman, after a trial. Wayne Mansbridge, 39, of Battery Hill, Stanmore, denied at Basingstoke Magistrates Court the allegation of harassment against Kelly Ann Nutbeam between

  • Week ahead: Weather

    A MIXED bag of weather is on the cards. Both low and high pressures systems battle for pole spot on the British Isles meteoroligical charts. This means showers or perhaps more general rain at times with drier periods between any wet spells.

  • A new Winchester murder thriller

    A NEW Winchester murder thriller. Well-researched historical fiction with familiar settings and believable characters is great for getting to grips with the past, writes Barry Shurlock… AN initiative to find the bones of Alfred the Great in

  • Planning application to bring two new shops to High Street

    WINCHESTER City Council has received a fresh planning application for two new shops on the High Street. According to the planning details, the new units, on the former Next site, could see a new cafe or restaurant as well as a gym in place of the

  • STI rates plunge in Winchester during coronavirus pandemic

    SEXUALLY transmitted infection rates plunged in Winchester as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, figures suggest. Fewer people having sex during lockdowns and disruption to health services contributed to a steep drop in STI diagnoses in England