Archive
-
Date
Winchester civic leader opens way for River Cottage planning application
WINCHESTER civic chief Keith Wood is pressing ahead with proposals to let a former mill to celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall. The chef wants to open a River Cottage restaurant in Abbey Mill on Colebrook Street next to Abbey Gardens. There have
-
Date
Hampshire market towns have their own Mary Portas
THREE Hampshire towns searching for their own 'Mary Portas' have found someone who fits the bill. Heidi Isa has been taken on as development officer for Bishop's Waltham, Denmead and Wickham. Heidi, who has spent the last seven years as head
-
Date
Pensioner died after infection following brain surgery, inquest told
A FORMER engineering firm director from Waltham Chase died after he had succumbed to an infection following brain surgery, an inquest heard. Winchester Coroner's Court heard how John Barnes, originally from Shawford, died at Royal Hampshire County
-
Date
Theology professor at University of Winchester to give inaugural lecture
A THEOLOGY professor at a Hampshire university is giving his inaugural lecture on Wednesday June 5. Dr Neil Messer, Professor of Theology at the University of Winchester, will examine the intersections that exist between science, theology and ethics
-
Date
Winchester pub fun day raises hundreds of pounds for children's charity
WINCHESTER residents raised hundreds of pounds for a children’s charity last week. The March Hare pub in Priors Dean Road, Harestock, hosted a charity fun day on Sunday (May 26) to raise money for children’s charity Young Epilepsy. It was organised
-
Date
Winchester Discovery Centre reveals LEGO Roman mosaic
IT’S a Roman artefact like nothing ever seen before. Children completed a LEGO version of a Roman mosaic at Winchester Discovery Centre yesterday (May 30). It was part of the LEGOMania Trail run by museum services throughout the county, with
-
Date
Dog walker attacks cyclist
A MOTHER and daughter were injured in an unusual attack in Mottisfont woodland. Police say that the unnamed woman was cycling with her 16-year-old daughter in Spearywell Wood when a dog walker assaulted them. The dog walker is alleged to have
-
Date
Travellers move on
TRAVELLERS who set up an illegal encampment at Nursling have moved on. The group of travellers arrived on land at Adanac Park on Friday and police issued them with a notice to quit the site on Saturday evening and they left the next morning. A police
-
Date
Hampshire woman tackling charity triathlon
A HAMPSHIRE woman has raised almost £8,000 for a cancer charity. Hester Bassett, of Chilton Candover, near Alresford, is taking part in the Blenheim Palace Triathlon next weekend to raise cash for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. It comes
-
Date
Public meeting the battle against superbugs at Winchester hospital
THE public have the chance to hear more about how superbugs are being fought at Winchester’s main hospital. Dr Matthew Dryden, consultant microbiologist at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, will give a presentation on the work tackling the problem
-
Date
Driver nearly four times drink limit in Winchester city centre
CURDRIDGE man Callum Kellas was nearly four times the drink drive limit when caught by police, a court heard. Kellas, 21, of Botley Road, was stopped in a 04-reg Skoda Fabia in Sussex Street, Winchester on May 10. His alcohol reading was 126 micrograms
-
Date
Retired cop's warning over damaged bollards danger in Colden Common
A FORMER policeman warned that motorists’ lives could be at risk in Colden Common before Hampshire County Council carried out repairs. But two traffic island bollards, which had been flattened on Main Road, near to Chichester Caravans, have now been
