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PHOTOS- 21 best pictures from Winchester's Mucky Weekender festival
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (207+ words) Circus costumes and pounding beats brought colour and energy to a weekend of music and celebration. Thousands of festival-goers descended on Vicarage Farm in Winchester for the seventh Mucky Weekender, its sixth at the Hampshire venue. Curated by Dub Pistols…...
Charity-run lido adds sauna to boost all-year appeal
23+ hour, 55+ min ago (417+ words) A new sauna is set to open at Petersfield Lido. It arrived at the Hampshire pool in Heath Road on August 20 and was lifted by crane into place. The lido owners hope the addition will encourage visitors to enjoy the…...
Winchester centenarians join 'inspiring' fitness sessions for Brendoncare challenge
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (357+ words) Two Winchester centenarians have proved age is no barrier to staying active. Quita Sutton, 101, and Anne Leney, 103, residents at Brendoncare Meadway, recently joined a fitness session led by PureGym Winchester assistant gym manager Jorge Vence as part of the home's…...
GAIL’s Bakery welcomes keen Winchester customers after long-awaited opening
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (464+ words) GAIL’s Bakery has officially opened its newest branch in Winchester, welcoming excited guests. The High Street bakery opened at 6.30am on Thursday, September 10, after its planned late-August launch was delayed. It currently employs 19 full-time and part-time staff across front- and back-of-house…...
Fibre or protein – which is more important?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (874+ words) With the current trends for both protein and fibremaxxing taking over, it can be difficult to understand which one is more important. Should we focus on eating enough protein each day and hitting our targets, or should fibre be the…...
Francis Baigent - the freelance Victorian historian with a huge legacy
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1182+ words) An extraordinary antiquarian denied access to the professions by his faith made huge contributions to local history, albeit tainted by controversy, writes Barry Shurlock. Almost without exception, all local historians in Victorian times had a privileged life with a secure…...
Alan Titchmarsh says he struggles to look at pictures of old Hampshire garden
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (369+ words) The Yorkshire-born gardener and broadcaster is well-known for his work on Gardeners' World, Ground Force, and Love Your Garden, alongside presenting coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show. He lived for close to 24 years in a Grade II-listed house in Holybourne,…...
Finishing touches being put on new Winchester bakery ahead of opening tomorrow
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (250+ words) Staff are putting the finishing touches to Winchester's newest bakery before it opens on Thursday morning. GAIL's Bakery staff trained inside the new High Street branch on Wednesday, September 9, while planters were installed outside. The bakery chain is set to…...
‘Exciting’ Lido dream edges closer as plans take key step forward
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (564+ words) Swimmers in colourful costumes made a splash as plans for a new outdoor pool took a major step forward. Winchester City Council’s cabinet unanimously agreed to select Sea Lanes as its preferred bidder to redevelop the former River Park Leisure…...
Antiques expert from ITV and BBC to offer free valuations in Romsey and Stockbridge
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (293+ words) An antiques expert, as seen on ITV and BBC, will be visiting Romsey and Stockbridge for free valuations. Clive Attrell, as seen on Dickinson’s Real Deal and Attrell’s Antiques Apprentices, will be at Braishfield Village Hall in Romsey from Friday…...