A SERVICE station operator has succeeded in its bid to sell alcohol 18 hours a day in Romsey after backing away from bidding for a round-the-clock licence. ROC UK's application for off-licence sales from 6am to midnight at the Esso Service Station in
SIR - Privatised industries are not notable for being user friendly, but have the reputation, rather, for being greedy and sacrificing the public benefit for directors, staff and shareholder profit. The idea of closing the travel information centre at
SIR - I suggest that Cllr Kendal, the instigator of the latest bus cuts in Hampshire, pays a visit to Matlock and consults with his counterpart at the Public Transport Unit of the Derbyshire County Council. This council actively promotes bus and rail
SIR - On Sunday, August 5, it was the Hampshire Motocross Club's annual charity race meeting, which this year was held at the amazing Matterley basin GP circuit in Winchester. I was there as a rider and it was a brilliant weekend! I'm writing this letter
SIR - As John Launder pointed out (Chronicle letters, August 2) the objection to the park and ride proposal is fundamental, and not confined to its siting. It is a pity that the HCC regulatory committee appears to have rubber-stamped this proposal without
SIR - Re my letter published on road gullies in Romsey Road (Chronicle, August 2). On return from a week away, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the gullies in question have been cleaned and thank you for publishing the letter which got a positive
SIR - I am fortunate enough to live in sheltered housing at Hyde Gate, looking out onto the little stream that runs the length of Nuns Walk. This is bounded by part of the ancient wall of Hyde Abbey. Sadly, since February 2006, part of the wall has
A memorial garden will be created in the grounds of St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, for the first time this November. Ruth Harrison, of the town's Royal British Legion Branch, is organising the garden and memorial service, set to take place on Tuesday
A YEAR after a Droxford pub was taken over, it has won a special award. Owners of The Bakers Arms, couple Anna Thompson, 31, from Yorkshire and Adam Cordery, 32, from Swanmore who is also the pub's chef, said they were delighted all their hard work had
AN 89-year-old man had money stolen from his home in Northington Down on Monday (August 6) after becoming the victim of doorstep conman. The pensioner's electricity supply went off and then, shortly after 1pm, a man entered his home and proceeded to
A DEDICATED Alresford couple have been recognised for nearly half a century of service to the town. The city council has confirmed the new Barratt Homes development in Grange Road, Alresford, will be named "Thornton Close" after David and Dot Thornton
PLANS to improve a street market in Alresford have hit a hitch - after its new manager left after just two weeks. The Town Trust took the decision to extend the Thursday market in Broad Street and run it more professionally. It appointed a new manager
AN IMPORTANT sports club in Alresford is set for a period of administration after failing to raise enough money to re-launch the venture. Members of Arlebury Park Sports and Social Club (APSSC) met last week and gave themselves seven days to raise £20,000
A WEEK long run of "Thomas the Tank Engine" days begin at the Watercress Line on Saturday (August 11). The "Day out with Thomas" events include races between Thomas and Diesel, rides on a brake van pulled by Percy - a special guest engine - and trips
EASTLEIGH College is waiting to hear whether its plans to sell a former primary school have been thwarted by a listed building order. Last week it emerged that the college has won planning permission to demolish the former Cranbury Road Infants' School
CAPTAIN PHOENIX, whose band members all hail from Winchester, will be launching their second single with a special gig at HMV in the High Street. The now London based foursome, Ben Burrows, 20, vocals/guitar, Ross Curnow, 18, drums, Luke Keyte, 20, lead
A RESIDENT of Botley has revealed that he danced the conga behind the Queen five years before she came to the throne. In a new autobiography, William Pakenham describes how he was invited to put his hands on the hips of the future Queen Elizabeth II
EASTLEIGH'S action-packed carnival week is about to start, with the finale to be provided by the grand procession at 5.30pm next Saturday, August 18. But the first major event is this Saturday, August 11, when carnival queen Jo-Jo Hindnes-Randle and
PILANDS Wood Summer Funday at Bursledon on Saturday is to include graffiti and skateboarding competitions. Organisers are keen to involve young people, as Pilands Wood estate has a bulge in ages seven to 14. Phil Tyler, community centre coordinator,
Sophie Boxall, of county food group Hampshire Fare, brings you the latest local food and drink newsSETTING up an American-style brewery restaurant was the original aspiration of Itchen Valley Brewery's proprietor, Malcolm Gray, and says Malcolm "whilst
AFTER months of uncertainty, one of Hampshire's best-known music venues has been saved from closure. The axe has been hanging over The Brook in Portswood, Southampton, for the last three months. The 600-capacity venue, which has held more than 3,500
PREVIEW: RicNic Youth Theatre production, August 26 - 31, Queen Elizabeth II Theatre, Winchester RICNIC Productions is a youth theatre group with a difference: every level of production, from direction to acting to music to stage management, is by
THERE will be plenty of laughs, music, drama and entertainment for all during Winchester's Theatre Royal autumn and winter season. Seriously funny comedians Lenny Henry and Simon Amstell will be hitting the stage, and the in-house panto this year, from
