Drivers are being warned they face fines of up to £10,000 for forgetting one simple check during the winter months. Driving with bald tyres can also lead to up to 12 penalty points which could mean losing your licence. The maximum financial
SIX areas of the Winchester district are now in the worst category for Covid infection. Winchester district remains amongst the worst 20 local authority areas out of 377 in the UK, according to the latest figures. The six areas are: Winchester
MILLIONS of people across the country are now eligible to receive their Covid-19 booster vaccine. The roll-out began on September 20, and more than four million people have already received the additional jab since then, according to the NHS.
HALLOWEEN is often a great time for spooky family fun, but unfortunately it is often full of plastic. Here are some top tips for a plastic free Halloween. 1. Bring costumes back from the dead - It can be great fun dressing up as your favourite
THE evenings are getting darker and colder and over the past few days it really feels as if winter has arrived in Hampshire. Gone is the autumn warmth and the build up to Christmas has begun. In the bird world one of the greatest build ups starts
THIS week’s column is one of the hardest I have had to write. Reflecting on the tragic events of last Friday and the killing of another MP just going about his job, holding his regular surgery. After the horrific murder of Jo Cox back in 2016
CHERITON photographer Simon Newman captured a rare meteorological phenomenon near the village early one morning last week. His splendid photograph is a fogbow which is similar to a rainbow. Simon posted on Facebook: “A fogbow this morning.
WINCHESTER MP Steve Brine has raised the issue of the Alresford man held as a hostage in Kuwait during the First Gulf war in 1990. Clive Earthy was cabin services officer on a BA flight which was allowed to land in Kuwait and held with 386 others
THIS week we asked our readers to rate their favourite coffee shop on the Isle of Wight. With UK Coffee Week being celebrated across the nation, what better way to celebrate than with more coffee? The Isle of Wight is full of amazing coffee
FINES have been given to two scrap metal dealers for dumping waste in industrial estate Two unlicensed scrap metal dealers have been prosecuted by Test Valley Borough Council after dumping household rubbish at Romsey’s Abbey Park Industrial Estate
THIS stunning Meon Valley manor house has recently been put on the market for a guide price of £2,000,000. Located on the edge of West Meon, this five-bedroom family home is set within grounds totalling around 1.84 acres and has its own outdoor
A NEW business will move into a vacant building in Winchester High Street, in plans are given the go-ahead. Nick Hanson, of Moorside Cafe Management Ltd, based in Winnall, has lodged an application to make changes to 43 High Street. The unit was
BEHIND a pillar in Winchester Cathedral’s North Transept is a rectangular memorial tablet dedicated to a little-known Victorian naval hero Captain Henry Pearson, R.N. “of this city” who was “Navigating Officer when H.M.S. CALLIOPE {Captain H.C. Kane
AROUND 2,500 people have signed a petition calling for a lido in Winchester on the site of the River Park Leisure Centre. A petition urging Winchester City Council to support the creation of the outdoor swimming pool garnered around 500 signatures
SIR: As summer draws to a close, residents of the Meon Valley were once again reminded this weekend of the noise pollution caused by motorbikes with modified exhaust pipes and inconsiderate riding styles. I am sorry to have to bring this issue to the
