‘Hillier in Springtime’

Hillier reveals landmark Chelsea design by Sarah Eberle, as nursery moves from the Monument site for first time in over 20 years. Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres are embarking on a series of Chelsea firsts in 2016 in an exciting new development for the 152 year-old family-owned nursery. For the first time in over two […]



Photos of BTCC 2016 at Thruxton



Bicentenary celebration of Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

The 200th anniversary of Emma, one of Jane Austen’s most popular novels, is being marked with a special exhibition at Chawton House Library in Hampshire – supported by the University of Southampton. Emma at 200: from English Village to Global Appeal, celebrates the global nature of the novel, its reception through the centuries and its […]



Photos of Beltain at Buster Ancient Farm



Cash prize fund available for Winchester Criterium winners

Winchester City Council, along with headline sponsors Hargroves Cycles and sprint sponsors City Bridge Dental Care, are pleased to announce that a total cash prize fund of almost £3,000 will be available to those lining up for the senior races at the Winchester Criterium & CycleFest 2016. This year’s event takes place on Sunday 5 […]



The art doctor will see you now

Free surgery sessions for Winchester-based artists will continue in the city’s ArtCafé in Jewry Street monthly until February 2017. The first session is on Thursday 28 April from 9am to 1pm, but you will need to book an appointment. If you are a creative business based in the Winchester area, or are thinking of setting […]



Leading roles for Southampton researchers in pioneering health project

Health researchers from the University of Southampton are to play a key role in an ambitious national project to scan the bones, hearts and brains of 100,000 middle-aged people. The £40 million UK Biobank imaging project, which launches today (Thursday), will provide new perspectives on the best way to prevent and treat multi-faceted conditions that […]



Sparsholt College launches garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016

Sparsholt College has partnered with Plant Heritage (formerly known as the NCCPG), the world’s leading cultivated plant conservation and membership charity to tell the story of The People’s Plants for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016. The garden will highlight the important work of the charity Plant Heritage, including their Plant Guardian Scheme, National Plant […]



Growing a patch of Jordan in Hampshire

Jordan isn’t the first place you would think of if you had to come up with a country with a similar climate to Hampshire. For a start it’s a lot hotter and drier. That makes many of the native plants there very unlikely to turn up in Hook, but that is where a few thousand […]



Sparsholt College says don’t underestimate the value of Vocational Qualifications

Sparsholt College, which will be hosting an Open Evening on Wednesday 27 April 2016, is urging parents and would-be students to consider all their options post 16, including vocational courses as a meaningful pathway to university of direct into employment. Principal Tim Jackson explains: “We offer a huge range of advanced vocational courses which are […]