VTB Capital Garden – Spirit of Cornwall at RHS Chelsea

Hampshire nursery Hortus Loci are growing for Chelsea Flower Show 2018’s The VTB Capital Garden – ‘Spirit of Cornwall’ – a unique creative collaboration not usually seen in the industry, bringing together garden designers, architects, a composer, musicians and a sculptor. Garden design is by multi award-winning garden designers Stuart Charles Towner & Bethany Williams, […]



Rediscovering the work of late British artist Anthony Benjamin

The University of Southampton’s Winchester School of Art is hosting a new exhibition of work by painter, sculptor and printmaker Anthony Benjamin. The show at the The Winchester Gallery (opening 2 February 2018) is the first retrospective of the artist’s work in 15 years, bringing together the vibrancy and electric colours of his early period […]



Southampton to play key role in the world’s electric vehicle revolution

he University of Southampton is set to play a key role in accelerating the development of the next generation of batteries and battery materials to power the UK’s and the world’s electric vehicle revolution. Building on the University’s strengths and expertise in High-Performance Computing and Electrochemistry, researchers from Chemistry, Mathematics and Engineering have joined two […]



The Lemon Tree Trust: Growing Food, Growing Home, Growing Dignity

A garden inspired by the resilience, determination and ingenuity of refugees living in Domiz camp in Northern Iraq will be unveiled at the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The Lemon Tree Trust Garden, designed with the input of refugees, is a first in the show’s 105-year history and highlights the importance of gardens and gardening to […]



Winchester City Council Cabinet meetings take to the road

Every other Winchester City Council cabinet meeting will be held in a different location around the district for the rest of the municipal year, which runs until May. This decision was recently taken by cabinet to reflect the diversity and geographic scope of the district, which covers a wide area of central Hampshire spanning 24 […]



Building a Superhuman – right, wrong or just science fiction?

Using stem cells to regrow bone tissue; discovering how eating salmon during pregnancy can reduce the risk of allergies and cardiovascular disease in children; and making novel sensor devices to measure the environment in the womb are just some of the amazing discoveries from the Institute of Developmental Sciences (IDS) at the University of Southampton. […]



Plan for Central Winchester Regeneration gets broad approval from public meeting

The plan for the regeneration of central Winchester received broad support when a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the area was presented to Winchester City Council’s Informal Policy Group (IPG) and over 100 members of the public. The plan will ensure future development in the area is coordinated and includes an extensive urban design […]



Professor Lisa McNeill co-leads Corinth Active Rift Development expedition

A University of Southampton expert in tectonics is helping to lead a major investigation in one of the most seismically active areas in Europe. Southampton Professor Lisa McNeill is Co-Chief Scientist on the Corinth Active Rift Development expedition which left the port of Corinth in Central Greece on 20 October on board the drilling vessel […]



Voom Bus comes to Winchester

The UK’s biggest business pitching competition headed by world-famous entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, will come to Winchester next month – and Winchester City Council will help businesses perfect their presentations Virgin Media Business will bring the Voom Bus and Voom Pitch to the city. Business can pitch their ideas to a panel of experts on […]



Photos of CarFest South 2017