QuarryControversial plans to expand the Roke Manor Quarry have been given the go ahead despite fears that it would destroy the countryside. A company spokesperson said great care had been taken to design an expansion to minimise disruption to residents and wildlife. Branching OutKeen gardeners should branch out to Sir Harold Hilliers Gardens on 17…
Want to get more active? Feel more energised? Learn a new skill? Enhance your mood? Nicola Butcher runs Mrs B’s Hula Skoola where she teaches children and adults to hula hoop. You can go along to her ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS or BEGINNERS AND BEYOND Hooping Course where she will be covering a variety of hooping basics…
John Bunyan, age 61, from Botley Road in Romsey, took part in the 50th International Powerboat Record Attempts on Coniston Water in the Lake District. The festival attracts competitors from all over the world and this year had entrants from France and Germany along with many from all over the UK. John, who holds three…
Funding for Mottisfont: A £10,000 windfall from the National Lottery Fund for Mottisfont Village Hall, will upgrade the existing patio area and create a new raised flower bed. Exotic Visitors: Residents at Knights’ Grove Bupa care home in North Baddesley had a surprise visit from exotic animals – snakes, lizards and millipedes- as part of…
This is certainly the case at North Baddesley Community Library after hosting a book sale to help raise funds to keep the library running. The library, independent of Hampshire Libraries, re-opened at All Saints Church after being forced to close its doors at its site in Willis Avenue. Voluntary chair, Debbie Evenhand, said: “The reception…
A brand-new gift and lifestyle brand has opened its doors at 42 – 44 The Hundred, Romsey. Fig and Fox is the brainchild of Helen & James Mitchell (pictured). With their design background, James says: “We thought, wouldn’t it be great if all of our favourite things were in one place?” Eco-friendly values sit at…
Living at Luzborough – the new build site under the auspices of the Ashfield Partnership, I was alarmed at the article regarding the proposed 1100 new homes planned for Whitenap. Luzborough – the first and much smaller scale project, by the Ashfield Partnership, consisting of just 56 houses, has been a disaster in the making….
It is good to talk. That’s the clear message of a Romsey men’s peer support group. The market town was the first location to host a ManGang meeting in September 2019 at Café Fresh in Market Place. Since opening, the group has helped hundreds of men improve their mental health by the simple act of…
Zero-waste shop, Lemon & Jinja: Retail Shop and Cafe, recently celebrated winning a Muddy Stilettos Award for Best Sustainable Business at the ceremony held at New Place Hotel, Southampton. The company, based at units 19 – 20 in Abbey Park Industrial Estate, offer foods and household items but without all the unnecessary packaging, you just…
Friday 16 September, 7:30pm Drive My Car (15) Winner of the Best International Film at the 2022 BAFTA and Academy Awards. [In Japanese with English subtitles] Wednesday 21 September, 4:30pm and 7:30pm Downton Abbey – A New Era (PG) The Crawleys welcome a movie crew and their glamorous stars to Downton, while other members of…
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