Bird experts fly in
It’s not often you see birds flying in theatres but on Tuesday 13 March at Theatre Royal Winchester, leading bird experts Lloyd and Rose...
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Feb 23, 2018
Figurative art show opens
Winchester is to host an exhibition by members of the prestigious Royal Society of British Artists for the first time. The show opens on...
Feb 22, 2018
Mixed feelings - by Big Bri
The news that Hampshire had won the battle for the services of Sam Northeast next season produced mixed feelings as, yet again, I was...
Feb 21, 2018
Northeast signs with Hampshire
Hampshire Cricket have announced the signing of top-order batsman Sam Northeast. The highly sought-after right-hander has signed a...
Feb 20, 2018
Patient returns as doctor
HAVING spent almost 40 years working on the neonatal unit at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Barbara Morbin is used to seeing former...
Feb 19, 2018
Hospital calls for help to raise £100,000
“Get your running shoes on and do something great for your local hospital.” That’s the message from Southampton Hospital Charity, which...
Feb 16, 2018
Award for police officers in rapist investigation
DC Karen Kerton and PC Trudi May were recognised at the latest Chief Constable’s Awards. For more than four decades Timothy Bleach had...
Feb 16, 2018
New bags tackle food waste
Fareham Borough Council has commissioned ten thousand takeaway bags to be distributed to local restaurants as part of the Great Fareham...
Feb 15, 2018
New venue for this year’s Big Sleep Out
Trinity Winchester is once again hosting the Big Sleep Out to raise money for their work with homeless and other vulnerable people, but...
Feb 14, 2018
Now that’s worrying - by Big Bri
To lose at home to a club like Liverpool is not the end of the world, but the lack of fight and heart that was evident in the second half...
Feb 13, 2018
"Winter Action" eases pressure on hospitals
AN INITIATIVE run to ease the pressure on local hospitals during the busy winter period has been hailed as a success. The Winter Action...
Feb 13, 2018
Fly tipping court cases success
Test Valley Borough Council have been successful in prosecuting two fly tippers who dumped their rubbish within the borough, resulting in...
Feb 9, 2018
Deaf worker praises efforts of colleagues
A deaf woman says her fire service colleagues have changed her life – after more than 20 of them took up sign language. Wendy Read...
Feb 9, 2018
‘No gallopping in publick streetes’
The way we travel has dramatically changed over the last two centuries with the rise of the railway, the automobile and our pursuit of...
Feb 8, 2018
£3m for school buildings refurbishment
Buildings at three Hampshire schools will be refurbished as part of a £3 million project to modernise classrooms, reduce energy costs and...
Feb 8, 2018
First clean in 100 years
Winchester Cathedral is getting a monumental spring clean this year, as the stone surface of the Great Screen is cleaned for the first...
Feb 7, 2018
Rainforest and living laboratory come to life
Marwell Zoo is set to open a state-of-the-art exhibit called Tropical House, where a rainforest and living laboratory will come to life....
Feb 2, 2018
New garden memorial unveiled at Jane Austen's House
Jane Austen’s House Museum has launched the new season with the unveiling of a Garden Memorial by letter carver Pip Hall, commissioned to...
Feb 2, 2018
Coach firm chosen for revolutionary road safety pilot
Hampshire-based Lucketts Travel has joined an elite group of organisations - including John Lewis, BT and Sainsburys - on an exciting...
Feb 2, 2018
Andover Minor Injuries Unit rated ‘Good’ by Care Quality Commission
A recent report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Andover War Memorial Hospital as ‘Good’...
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