Hortus Loci growing for top designers at Chelsea 2016

Hampshire based wholesale nursery, Hortus Loci, have been trading for just over four years and are a key-player in the horticultural industry. They work with many of the top designers in the business and can boast about their impressive portfolio of past and future jobs. One of the busiest periods for the business is during […]



Winchester marks 10th year of Cathedral Christmas events

Christmas in Winchester will be more magical than ever this year with a national television launch, Santa’s grotto and the iconic Coca Cola Christmas truck joining for the first time the city’s famous ice rink and Christmas market. This year marks the 10th Cathedral Christmas market and Ice Rink and, in a bid to add […]



Winchester supports national white ribbon campaign

Winchester will support a campaign to raise awareness of domestic abuse with an event in the city centre on Wednesday 25 November (10am-3pm). The ‘White Ribbon Campaign’ is a national and international effort to highlight the impact domestic abuse has on individuals and families. Members of Winchester Community Safety Partnership, Domestic Abuse and Violence Forum […]



Rosy Hardy’s Show Garden Debut for Brewin Dolphin

The Brewin Dolphin Garden 2016 is entitled ‘Forever Freefolk’. The garden, designed by nurserywoman Rosy Hardy, already the holder of an impressive 20 RHS Chelsea Gold medals, invites visitors to consider the fragility of chalk streams, a rare and vital natural resource. This is Rosy’s Chelsea show garden debut. Rosy Hardy confirmed the announcement, saying, […]



Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competition 2015 winners announced

Hampshire’s butchers turned out in force to showcase their talent at the Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competition. The annual meaty contest was organised by not-for-profit local food group, Hampshire Fare, to celebrate the county’s talented butchers. The competition attracted an impressive 235 entries from 35 butchers, a 20% increase on last year’s figures. Contestants […]



Spinnaker Tower abseil challenge

Autism Hampshire is looking for daredevils in 2016 to brave the descent of the UK’s tallest public viewing tower – Spinnaker Tower. The charity has a dedicated day where thrill seekers will be able to abseil from a 300ft platform, taking in the breath-taking views of Portsmouth Harbour and beyond, while avoiding the urge to […]



Southampton researchers find a new way to weigh a star

Researchers from the University of Southampton have developed a new method for measuring the mass of pulsars – highly magnetised rotating neutron stars formed from the remains of massive stars after they explode into supernovae. Until now, scientists have determined the mass of stars, planets and moons by studying their motion in relation to others […]



Bob along to Denmead Apple Festival

Bobbing, crushing, tasting and decorating – just some of the activities you can do with apples at Denmead’s second Apple Festival. Taking place on Saturday 10 October from 10am until 3pm, Denmead Apple Festival is set to be bigger and better than the successful event held last year. Once again, local people will be able […]



Thrilling new Agincourt play to premiere in Hedge End

Young actors take to the stage this October for a new play produced as part of The Berry Theatre’s Road to Agincourt project. The Road to Glory tells the story of a group of young villagers, some of them barely out of childhood, who enlist in King Henry V’s army and set sail from Southampton […]



Photos of CarFest South 2015