A WALTHAM Chase man is accused of raping a woman after a night out at a pub’s Halloween party, a court has heard. Duncan Stephens, 31, has gone on trial at Winchester Crown Court today (Monday) alleged to have sexually assaulted the woman at his
THE junction linking two busy motorways is now blocked in both directions following a crash in which a vehicle has overturned. All southbound lanes of the M3 are blocked between Junction 13, Eastleigh, and where the carriageway meets the M27 Westbound
A WINCHESTER restaurant that closed during the lockdown is on the market. Savills, on behalf of a private client, has brought to market the former Loch Fyne restaurant at 18 Jewry Street, with a guide rent of £115,000 per annum. The 16th century
FIGURES obtained by RADAR under the Freedom of Information Act show 38 sexual assault claims were made against male Hampshire Constabulary officers between 2016 and 2020. More than a dozen police officers have been dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary
Angus Adamson, a proud Scot, learned his rugby in the Winchester Rugby Club Minis and Juniors, rising through the Colts to become a regular player in the back row of the first team alongside his brother Rhodri at scrum-half, who went on to become a
A LANE on the M3 was closed this morning after a car transporter caught on fire. The fire broke out just before 7am on Monday on M27 eastbound, with all lanes blocked on the link between junction 4 and M3 junction 14. One lane was later closed
WINCHESTER Basics Bank (WBB) recently held its first Annual Meeting for over two years at the Vineyard Church in Bar End. Chairman Mike Whitehead said: “After such a long time dealing with the pandemic, it was great to have a meeting in person
A RECLUSIVE man who was estranged from his family was found dead in a chair at his home, an inquest opening heard. Peter Daniel Miller was discovered at his home in Ashburton Road, Alresford, on September 22. An inquest was opened into his
A ROMSEY woman has been fined for speeding in the New Forest. Gail Webb, 40, of Cowlease Cottages, Kent's Oak, Awbridge, was caught breaking the limit on the B3079 at Bramshaw on February 6 last year, a court heard. She was measured driving a Volkwagen
A NEW community cinema launches in Kings Somborne on Thursday October 14. Somborne Community Cinema is run by volunteers, all local cinema enthusiasts, and takes advantage of the impressive new audio-visual system in King's Somborne village hall
MP CAROLINE Nokes braved the Walk the Test Way, an annual event organised by the Romsey Rotary Club where people can sign up to raise much needed funds for the charity of their choice. The MP for Romsey and Southampton North chose to walk for Jane
Four applications were refused by Winchester City Council planning officers this week, with one being withdrawn. Mr Keet in Boarhunt was refused his application to turn a building into a community hub at the The Old Piggery, Firgrove Lane.
ROMSEY Road Runners have been in action recently at the Brighton marathon, the CapTen (a ten mile fell race run over Golden Cap and Thorncombe Beacon along the Dorset Coast); the Great North Run (the largest half marathon in the world in Newcastle)
A NATIONAL Park Authority is contesting the proposed infilling of a bridge over a disused railway line. As previously reported, the bridge, on Stoke Road near Itchen Abbas, had been planned for infilling by Highways England only for the work to
HAMPSHIRE Art Studio offers a range of art courses throughout the year in its fully equipped studio in the surroundings beside the River Dever, which runs into the famous River Test. After a successful summer celebration of creativity with its
A PLANNING application to expand a Travellers caravan site near Winchester has been rejected by the city council. The application was to expand the site, which currently has four pitches, to 13 pitches in the village of Durley. The main objections
A MAN has been fined for attacking a woman at a homeless hostel in Winchester. Daniel Dominic Jenkins, 35, of no fixed abode, has been fined £80 with a £34 victim surcharge by magistrates in Basingstoke for attacking Paige Dowling at West View
SIR: In response to a previous letter, I do not whine, I complain and rightly so! The planning committee listened to the untruths and weasel words of the consultants and NOT the truths from the locals, so I do not trust the committee, I felt that
