Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
Winchester’s little-known connection with Sherlock Holmes has been marked with a new plaque. The former Black Swan Hotel on the corner of Southgate Street and the High Street was visited by Sir Arthur Conan’s Doyle’s famous sleuth and his partner Dr Watson in The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. Now some keen detective work by […]
The official launch of Top Gun of the Sky took place at the Hawk Conservancy Trust on 9th November. It is a poem based children’s book seen through the eyes of a Peregrine Falcon, written and illustrated by Fawley Refinery employee Martin Bradley. It is the first book Martin has ever had published and it’s […]
Winchester is raising its game this year as pressure for the title of England’s Christmas Capital continues to spark debate across England. A range of festivities are in the pipeline to put Christmas centre stage once more and help make it a memorable Christmas for residents, businesses and visitors alike. It’s estimated that over 300,000 […]
Garden lovers are in for a special treat this autumn as ‘Extra Time’ is played out at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest. The Gardens were due to close for the season on Sunday 3 November, but with a late autumn will now remain open until at least Sunday 17 November. Head Gardener John Anderson […]
The Exbury Ghost Train takes to the rails again this half-term for hair-raising and rib-tickling family fun. With skeletons, scarecrows and other ghoulish characters en route, we dare you to ride and experience a Halloween week ‘Phantomime”! The Ghost Train will enter a pitch-black tunnel and, provided it comes out the other end, will continue […]
Work by members of Winchester Art Club including sculpture, drawings and paintings will be on display at the Winchester Discovery Centre from Saturday 12 October until Sunday 3 November. This popular annual exhibition offers visitors to the gallery a colourful and vibrant display of work that will appeal to all tastes. Founded in 1919 the […]
More well-known faces are locating their new restaurants, bars and cafés in Winchester, adding to the exciting mix that has created a growth in tourism. Shaun Clarkson’s pop-up café and store An exciting new pop-up store and café is opening on 14 October in The Brooks, as part of a collaborative project with the award-winning […]
Exposure to common air pollutants found in diesel exhaust pollution can affect the ability of honeybees to recognise floral odours, new University of Southampton research shows. Honeybees use floral odours to help locate, identify and recognise the flowers from which they forage. The Southampton team, led by Dr Tracey Newman and Professor Guy Poppy, found […]
Admirers of Hockley Viaduct will know that it had to be stripped of a mass of tangled wildflowers during its recent restoration. The roots were causing damage to the structure, and enabling water to flood inside the cement core. But those who have walked or cycled across in recent days will have noticed that the […]
Mark Straver and Robin Wallis, MD’s of Hortus Loci, have chosen world class, multi Award winning landscape architect and good friend Ulf Nordfjell to come up with a landscape design for their rapidly expanding business at Hook in Hampshire. Nordfjell has worked with Mark Straver many times over the past few years and trusts him […]
