AN exhibition is being planned to bring together items, pictures, stories and other mementoes from the Hat Fair. The annual event in Winchester is Britain's largest street theatre festival, and has been running for more than 30 years. Its organisers
COLIN Firth spoke of his high regard for the Mayor of Winchester when the film, television and stage actor received an honorary degree from the city's university. Mr Firth, best know for the part of Darcy in the BBC Pride and Prejudice, revealed that
MORE than 29,000 cars were caught speeding on a notorious stretch of road in Alresford - in just two weeks. Authorities positioned a temporary Speed Indication Device (SID) along Alresford Road over a two-week period in September, shortly before Seward's
RESIDENTS in Lower Stanmore are set to benefit from a new residents' association. The new group, set up by Winchester City Council, will cover Cromwell Road, Stuart Crescent and the adjoining streets. Three public meetings are due to take place later
A STRING of proposed post office cuts in the Test Valley was this week branded a "systematic destruction of vital community services" by Romsey MP Sandra Gidley. In the Dun Valley ward, one of the hardest-hit areas, former Test Valley mayor, Neville
A CONSORTIUM has announced plans to build an 800-home "urban village" on a controversial site at Abbotswood on the edge of Romsey. Perbury Group, Bellway Homes and Taylor Wimpey are staging a public exhibition of their plans at Romsey School next Thursday
DESPITE the success of the film, Ratatouille, about a gourmet rodent, New Forest Magistrates decided this week that food and rats really don'tt mix. Roadchef, which runs west-bound Rownhams Services on the M27, were fined a total of £22,500 for breaches
MAJOR Test Valley tourist attractions have not been included in a poll of the area's favourite places. Every local authority in the UK has been asked to put together a list of their area's top 10 spots as part of the Government's "Pride of Place" poll
Chuck Kabesh, from Canada, is searching for Alan Flood. Alan lives in the Winchester area. In 1971 / 72 we were at Kibbutz Dahlia together and, later on, worked on a construction site south of Eilat in what was then occupied Egypt Please contact me at
