Winchester Festival: world famous violinist hosts workshop
	3:03pm Wed 9 Jul 08
	THE world famous violinist Tasmin Little gave a virtuoso performance which was free for some lucky people at the Winchester Festival.

Holiday cabins attract comments

12:59pm Wednesday 9th July 2008

DOZENS of villagers attended a public exhibition on a controversial scheme for a log cabin holiday village in woods near Micheldever Station.

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Bishop favours women bishops

12:59pm Wednesday 9th July 2008

THE Bishop of Winchester has said he is in favour of women bishops.

Winnall Moors win lottery cash

12:54pm Wednesday 9th July 2008

NEARLY £1m of lottery cash has been given to a scheme to preserve the Winnall Moors in Winchester.

Bishop's Waltham youth club in danger of becoming homeless

9:14pm Tuesday 8th July 2008

BISHOP'S Waltham Youth Club is in danger of becoming homeless.

Police appeal for witnesses in Kilmeston burglary

2:27pm Tuesday 8th July 2008

ANTIQUES and jewellery were stolen from a house in Kilmeston Village on Monday (July 7).

	Winchester Festival opening concert review
	2:38pm Mon 7 Jul 08
	WINCHESTER FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT Winchester Cathedral, 4th July 2008 Just as a good party is launched with a bang, then so a good arts festival needs a grand opening to make its mark, and the Winchester Festival has learned over its 11-year existence that a large-scale concert in the Cathedral is perhaps the best way to do this.

Maureen Lipmen keeps them laughing at Winchester Festival

2:30pm Monday 7th July 2008

Maureen Lipman kept the Winchester Festival audience convulsed with laughter throughout her conversation with John Miller in the Guildhall. One of the great raconteurs of show-business, her stories ranged from Zuckerman the tortoise and Barbra Streisand, to her various encounters with the Royal Family and Tony and Cherie Blair, with hilariously accurate mimicry of such luminaries as David Frost.

	The BBC's Gavin Esler talks to John Miller as part of the Winchester Festival
	2:14pm Mon 7 Jul 08
	Gavin Esler is well qualified to talk about world politics, and those of North America in particular. He was the BBC's Washington Correspondent and Chief North America Correspondent from 1989 to 1997, and he currently co-hosts Newsnight on BBC 2. But can he be taken seriously as a novelist?

Gang makes off with cash after garage raid

9:32am Monday 7th July 2008

A GANG of robbers made off with a case full of cash after attacking a security van officer in a Hampshire village.

Fire in South Wonston

8:18am Monday 7th July 2008

AROUND 25 fire fighters tackled a fire in South Wonston, near Winchester, yesterday (Sunday July 6).

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Girls head for IBM

4:51pm Sunday 6th July 2008

GIRLS from the area will get their thinking caps on as they take part in a week of technology events at IBM's headquarters in Hursley this week (July 7 to 11).

NCT holding tea party

1:06pm Sunday 6th July 2008

A CHILDREN'S tea party is being held in Littleton to raise money for the National Childbirth Trust.

All the fun of the Hat Fair

3:09pm Saturday 5th July 2008

MADCAP funsters filled Winchester with their zany antics today (Saturday, July 5) as the Hat Fair took over the city.

Zany pram racers whizz through Ropley

1:28pm Saturday 5th July 2008

SPEEDY villagers whizzed round Ropley in some unusual vehicles on Saturday (July 5) as they took part in the Ropley Pram Race.

Rotarians honour ex-Mayor

8:03pm Friday 4th July 2008

ROTARIANS bestowed one of their rarest honours on former Winchester mayor, Cllr Chris Pines.

Prison tea bar needs volunteers

4:54pm Friday 4th July 2008

DEDICATED volunteers who give up their spare time to run the tea bar at Winchester Prison took a well deserved break recently (June 26) as they met for a social evening.

Punched in face for a few pounds

10:31am Thursday 3rd July 2008

A MAN who was punched in the face and robbed at a Winchester cashpoint was on his way to A&E having been knocked unconscious just the night before.

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Meon Valley's drought of NHS dentists

1:13pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

BBC PRESENTER Dom Littlewood was in Bishop's Waltham last week highlighting the difficulty Meon Valley residents have in accessing NHS dentists.

Boosting active lifestyles

11:04am Thursday 3rd July 2008

BOOSTING the exercise levels of Winchester's residents will be the sole responsibility of a new Active Lifestyles Officer.' Lydia Lockhart, who has been appointed by Winchester City Council, will be charged with the task of encouraging more people in the district to exercise regularly.

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