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Olivers Battery and Badger Farm - Statement of Nominated ... Olivers Battery and Badger Farm - Statement of Nominated Persons 04 January 2011

Happy New You! So you’ve had the same New Year Resolution for years….to get fitter, to lose weight, to become healthier….. but you don’t want to pay out for an ex... 07 January 2011

First Visit Winchester Greeters announced for the New Yea... New for 2011, Winchester City Council has just launched an American-style 'greeters' scheme to give a personal, free-of-charge welcome to Wincheste... 07 January 2011

Members’ Allowances – Report of the Independent Remunerat... The 2010 Members’ Allowances Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) convened on 20 and 21 October 2010. 10 January 2011

Getting animated about history A new short animated film about the story of Hyde Abbey in Winchester, made by local schoolchildren, can now be viewed for the first time. 11 January 2011

Notice of By-Election for Olivers Battery and Badger Farm... This by-election will be held on Thursday 27 January 2011 and follows the sad death of David Spender, who was first elected on 29/9/05 and died in ... 13 January 2011

Results of the Winnall household consultation A group of Winnall residents undertaking a community plan for their area have completed a major household consultation exercise. Responses were rec... 13 January 2011

Community Safety Partnership tackles anti-social behaviou... Winchester Community Safety Partnership has been made aware of a malicious leaflet distributed in the Stanmore area of Winchester on Tuesday 11th J... 17 January 2011

Proactive approach sees Christmas Purse theft fall in Win... During the festive season Winchester Community Safety Partnership (WCSP) took a proactive approach to reduce purse theft within the City as a part ... 17 January 2011

Business survey offers chance to shape future services Winchester City Council has published an online survey to find out what services local businesses want the Council to provide. 17 January 2011

Councils improve efficiency and cut costs by sharing IT Test Valley Borough Council and Winchester City Council have confirmed that Tony Fawcett is to be their new joint Head of IT Services. The appoint... 19 January 2011

Think Cirque du Soleil with less acrobatics and more appl... The Winchester Fashion Week Team with the Mayor at the Launch of Winchester Fashion Week. 24 January 2011

More grants benefit local businesses Three more businesses have been awarded start up grants from Winchester City Council. Richard de Lacey, PGP Solutions and Complete Life Personal T... 24 January 2011

Violence Campaign proves successful Hampshire Constabulary’s violence campaign, which ran from 1 September 2009 to 9 January 2011, has been successful in reducing violence within the ... 25 January 2011

Eating out in Winchester just got tastier – Winchester’s ... Winchester diners can now be sure of a quality eating experience as 23 of the district’s eateries have been announced as Hampshire Hospitality Awar... 27 January 2011

By-election results for Olivers Battery and Badger Farm W... The results from the By-election held on 27 January 2011 for the Olivers Battery and Badger Farm ward. 28 January 2011

Momentum is gathering for faster broadband Winchester City Council and the eHampshire Partnership are seeking your views on access to broadband internet. 31 January 2011

All about Archaeology Go behind-the-scenes to discover the detailed work carried out by archaeologists in the latest family-friendly exhibition at City Space in the Disc... 31 January 2011

Winchester area Rural Development Grants 2011/12 open for... The Fieldfare Local Action Group welcomes applications from Parish Councils and rural community groups seeking capital grants of no more than £10,0... 01 February 2011

Winchester Sports Awards 2010 The Winchester District Sport and Physical Activity Alliance (SPAA) finally held its third annual sports awards at Winchester Guildhall on Thursday... 02 February 2011

Positive future for former Hyde Historic Resources site a... The future of the former Hyde Historic Resource Centre in Winchester looks very bright as international architecture practice ADAM Architecture has... 02 February 2011

Sunday parking still free in outer city car parks With Sunday now almost as important a trading day as any other, Winchester is following the pattern set by other nearby towns, including Southampto... 02 February 2011

Winchester’s Voluntary sector and City Council working to... Winchester City Council is working with Winchester Area Community Action (WACA) and other voluntary organisations to find the best accommodation to... 02 February 2011

Free Finds Identification Day Winchester City Council’s Museums Service in partnership with the Portable Antiquities Scheme is hosting a free Finds Identification Day as part of... 07 February 2011

Two tourism services unite to benefit local business Over 50 local businesses attended a special event at The Winchester Hotel last week, where tourism officers from Hampshire County Council and Winch... 09 February 2011

Two tourism services unite to benefit local business Over 50 local businesses attended a special event at The Winchester Hotel last week, where tourism officers from Hampshire County Council and Winch... 09 February 2011

Hackney and Winchester Link to Celebrate the Olympic Game... With just under 550 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, children from Winchester were given the chance to tak... 09 February 2011

History comes alive at the Westgate Join Civil War soldiers as they lay siege to the Westgate, one of Winchester’s ancient gateways, and be transported back in history. 09 February 2011

South Winchester Park and Ride shortlisted for award South Winchester Park and Ride has been shortlisted for the Environmental award at the British Parking Awards 2011. 14 February 2011

Opportunities – an invitation to shape Winchester’s commi... Winchester City Council and Winchester Area Community Action are inviting local businesses, public sector colleagues and voluntary organisations to... 23 February 2011

100,000th visitor to City Space The morning of Friday 18th February saw the 100,000th visitor through the doors of City Space with the group visit of South Hampshire Home Educator... 24 February 2011

A Victorian shopping experience at the City Museum Pop along to a Victorian Day at the City Museum on Saturday 26th February, 10am to 4pm, and discover how the Victorians shopped. 24 February 2011

Residents parking scheme review update A report regarding the subject of 'Visitor Permits' will be taken to Cabinet on March 16. 25 February 2011

National award in sight for Winchester Tourist Informatio... Winchester Tourist Information Centre has been shortlisted to win the National Tourist Information Centre of the Year Award at the EnjoyEngland Awa... 01 March 2011

Winnall and Highcliffe Half Term Football Tournament This February Half Term, children were given the opportunity to take part in a series of coaching sessions in the build up to a final tournament ev... 01 March 2011

Sunday Parking Charges Following changes made to the 11/12 budget at Council last week, members of the public should be aware that Sunday parking charges still apply unti... 03 March 2011

Taste of the South Wednesday market in Winchester High St... The Taste of the South Food and Produce market will now be held in Winchester High Street every Wednesday, following a very successful trial in the... 07 March 2011

“Words on the streets” show at City Space, Winchester People have been marking their place like this since Roman times, as you will be able to see in the next exhibition in City Space at the Discovery ... 07 March 2011

Volunteers Needed for VISA roles The VISA programme is a brand new programme being launched in two communities in the Winchester District - Winnall and Alresford. VISAs are volunte... 10 March 2011

Winchester’s Voluntary sector and City Council working to... Winchester City Council is working with Winchester Area Community Action (WACA) and other voluntary organisations to find the best accommodation to... 10 March 2011

Priory Gardens, the right steps to recovery Winchester City Council has teamed up with Solent MIND to support and encourage people with mental health problems to become more active. 21 March 2011

Winchester Community Safety Partnership intends to combat... Last year's summer campaign against anti-social behaviour (ASB) was deemed a great success because recorded ASB levels continued to fall, rowdy and... 22 March 2011

Award Success for Winchester’s newest Park and Ride South Winchester Park and Ride has won the Environmental award at the British Parking Awards 2011, at a ceremony in London on Friday 11 March. 22 March 2011

Steve Brine MP marks British Tourism Week with a Winchest... Winchester City Council’s Visit Winchester team invited Mr Brine to trial the new Visit Winchester Greeters scheme and also to hear about the counc... 23 March 2011

New film promotes community planning in Hampshire Communities across Hampshire that want to plan for their future can now gain inspiration from an uplifting and informative new film showing the ben... 25 March 2011

Winchester City Council and the South Downs National Park... Winchester City Council and South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) will be working in partnership from 1 April 2011, providing planning servic... 29 March 2011

Sparsholt College Garden Design Student Redesigns Gateway... One of the key gateways to Winchester will receive a design overhaul by Richard Townsend, a Sparsholt College Foundation Degree Garden Design stude... 29 March 2011

Royal Wedding Street parties – Wintonians leading the way... Winchester has a long history of being at the heart of royal events from its days as the ancient capital of England, and even played host to the ro... 04 April 2011

2011 List of Candidates The list of candidates for the 2011 District election 04 April 2011

Bishops Waltham Sainsburys Planning application Winchester City Council’s Planning Development Control Committee will meet to determine a planning application from Sainsburys which proposes a new... 05 April 2011

Easter Quizzes at the City’s Museums Families can find free fun Easter related quizzes at both the City Museum and the Westgate in Winchester during the Easter holidays. 06 April 2011

Where will you be on Thursday 5 May? With local and parish elections, and the first UK-wide referendum in over 30 years taking place on Thursday 5 May, Winchester City Council is urgin... 06 April 2011

Shared waste collection contract makes £2 million pound s... A partnership between East Hampshire District Council and Winchester City Council to provide environmental services will net around £2 million per ... 11 April 2011

Abbey Gardens Lawn Refurbishment The lawns in Abbey Gardens are due to be refurbished this spring because of an infestation of chafer grubs. 12 April 2011

Winchester Photographic Society Annual Exhibition 2011 at... Winchester Photographic Society's Annual Open Exhibition of prints and projected images showcases not only the very best of its members' work but i... 12 April 2011

Get Ready for the ‘Race for Life’ This year’s ‘Race for Life’ is taking place at Winchester on Sunday 12th June when over 3,000 women will be taking part to raise money for Cancer R... 18 April 2011

Winchester Tourist Information Centre Scoops Gold at Nati... The team at Winchester Tourist Information Centre is celebrating after winning the gold award in the national Tourist Information Service of the Ye... 19 April 2011

Winchester City Council grants a helping hand to Sparshol... Winchester City Council has contributed £7,000 to help fund a vital community facility. 20 April 2011

Referendum, District and Parish Council Elections 2011 Information about the elections being held on Thursday 5 May 2011. You can follow the results live here on this website on Friday, or by following ... 26 April 2011

‘Sparklers Losers Club’ Launch A new weight loss group is being launched in Winnall at ‘Sparklers’, a Sure Start Children’s Centre managed by Hampshire County Council. ‘Sparklers... 26 April 2011

What voters need to know for Thursday 5 May With district and parish council elections, and a UK-wide referendum - all on Thursday 5 May - Winchester City Council is reminding voters in the W... 26 April 2011

Winchester Royal Wedding Celebrations On Saturday 16 April the Guildhall opened a Royal Wedding Book of Congratulations for HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton. 28 April 2011

Volunteers can make all the difference! Winchester City Council is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to help launch an exciting new pilot programme in Winnall and Stanmore... 05 May 2011

Ceramicus - exhibition 2011 at City Space, Winchester The Ceramicus group will be exhibiting their latest work at City Space in the Winchester Discovery Centre along with pottery from Winchester Museum... 09 May 2011

A superstitious night at the City Museum! Come along, if you dare, and discover some of the strange beliefs of our superstitious ancestors at a special free open evening at the City Museum ... 09 May 2011

Your chance to shape future services with Winchester’s Ac... Do you want to make a difference in your local area? Are you happy, healthy, and do you feel safe? To help us find out complete the Winchester City... 10 May 2011

Summer season at the Westgate For over a hundred years the Westgate has provided a unique view of Winchester life, and this year the experience is set to be even better for visi... 10 May 2011

Learn something new about Winchester from a Visit Winches... Winchester City Council’s tourism team introduced their new team of volunteer greeters at the official launch of the Visit Winchester Greeters sche... 11 May 2011

The Wickham Horse Fair – Road Closures & Refuse Collectio... There will be disruption to the normal Friday collection of waste from some households and commercial businesses in Wickham. 18 May 2011

Winchester Tourist Information Centre hosts book launch f... The authors of a new book for children will be signing their book in Winchester Tourist Information Centre on Saturday 28 May from 11am until 2pm. ... 20 May 2011

New Administration for Winchester City Council Cllr George Beckett was elected leader of Winchester City Council at the Annual Council meeting in the Guildhall on Wednesday. The Conservative p... 20 May 2011

Small Grant Schemes 2011 - 2012 The Winchester City Council 2011/2012 Small Grant Scheme is now open for applications. A total of £9,000 is available for activities and projects d... 24 May 2011

Crack House Closure: Hampshire Police and Winchester City... Following ongoing investigations into nuisance and anti-social behaviour, Hampshire Police, in partnership with Winchester City Council, obtained a... 03 June 2011

Update on large outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome c... Update on large outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome caused by E. coli in Germany – important advice for travellers 06 June 2011

The Colebrook Centre opens its doors to voluntary and com... Three voluntary sector organisations are setting up home in the newly opened Colebrook Centre in Winchester over the next week. 07 June 2011

The Whole Two Yards – exhibition at City Space, Wincheste... Don’t miss this opportunity to see the latest work by this exciting group of artists from the Yard Studios in Winchester. 13 June 2011

Winchester supports its Armed Forces with a week of event... Winchester is renowned for its military connections - both past and present - so the city will be joining the nation in showing its support for the... 14 June 2011

Annual review shows Crime & Disorder in Winchester fell i... According to a recent annual review undertaken by Winchester Community Safety Partnership (WCSP), police recorded Crime and Disorder in Winchester ... 14 June 2011

Hampshire schemes win Engineering Excellence Awards Hampshire County Council has scooped three awards at the ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) South East Awards. 15 June 2011

Winchester’s historic Square to have a new look Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council have formally given the go ahead for Winchester’s historic Square to have a new look. Mildren ... 16 June 2011

Get your Winchester Fashion Week tickets now! Winchester Fashion Week Team is delighted to announce that their timetable is complete and all tickets are now on sale. 16 June 2011

Winchester City Council introduces customer service appre... Winchester City Council’s customer service centre is launching an apprenticeship scheme this summer, offering the opportunity for young people to k... 17 June 2011

Action to Combat Council Tax Fraud A new campaign to target people who commit Council Tax fraud kicks off this week. 27 June 2011

Plans for Places… after Blueprint – Consultation launched Winchester City Council is launching the next stage of consultation about what development we should plan for over the next 20 years. Following th... 27 June 2011

Winchester City Council Offers vital support to the Commu... Winchester City Council has awarded more than half a million pounds of funding for voluntary local groups which will have a positive impact for res... 30 June 2011

‘Perfect Storm’ of conditions led to traffic problems at ... City Council safety officials have completed their review of the traffic problems experienced at the JLS pop concert at Matterley Bowl on 17 June 2... 01 July 2011

Winchester’s Square remains open for business as new pavi... The new joint scheme between Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council to give Winchester’s historic Square a new look, with new stone p... 01 July 2011

Over 1000 Young People achieve their Personal Bests More than 850 children from over 25 local primary schools took part in the finals of ‘Personal Bests’ at the end of June at The Winchester Sports S... 06 July 2011

Potential new lease of life for Hockley Viaduct as part o... Winchester City Council this week (Weds) approved funding to explore the possibilities of using Hockley Viaduct as a cycle route that would have th... 07 July 2011

Pitt Manor inquiry postponement The Planning Inspectorate have agreed to the postponement of the Pitt Manor Inquiry following representations from the Council urging them to delay... 07 July 2011

Additional Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation in ... Winchester City Council has launched a consultation to seek views on the proposal to implement an Additional Licensing Scheme for houses in multipl... 11 July 2011

Winchester City Council supports Rural Housing Week Rural Housing Week (11-17 July 2011) aims to highlight the need for affordable homes for local people in rural areas, and to show the positive soci... 11 July 2011

Active Community Project Grants Available Winchester City Council’s ‘Active Community Project Grant Scheme’ aims to provide ‘one off’ awards for community buildings improvements, including ... 12 July 2011

Final countdown to Winchester Fashion Week The city is preparing to become a fashion capital next week as Winchester Fashion Week takes to venues across the city with a colourful programme o... 14 July 2011

Work starts in West Meon on new affordable homes for loca... Work began on building the 10 new affordable homes in West Meon last week, as Local MP George Hollingbery cut the first sod to start development. 19 July 2011

Winchester School goes green and not just for the day Children at St Bede’s Primary School in Winchester turned green with pride on Thursday 14 July, as they celebrated learning about their carbon foot... 20 July 2011

Local sports stars invited to shine and show off their ta... The Winchester District Sport and Physical Activity Alliance (SPAA) is asking local sports clubs, community organisations and residents to name the... 21 July 2011

Summer Republic Gig in Winchester See the cream of Winchester’s talented young musicians perform in Winchester High Street on Sunday 24 July between 11am and 4.30pm. 22 July 2011

Take Flight – exhibition at City Space, Winchester Take Flight to this year’s free family friendly summer exhibition in City Space and be inspired by the world of birds and the environments in which... 25 July 2011

Winchester 2012: Parish Celebrations This exciting new project aims to engage with rural communities in the build up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Games will br... 26 July 2011

Get Ready for a Year Full of Activity as Winchester Count... Wednesday 27th July will see one year to go to the start of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games and the Winchester District has an array of ... 27 July 2011

Winchester Community Safety Partnership intends to combat... On 1 April 2011, Winchester Community Safety Partnership (WCSP) launched its Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) summer campaign. 27 July 2011

Polling Districts and Polling Places Review To comply with the Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006, every council in England and Wales mu... 05 August 2011

‘Insulate Hampshire’: keeping your home warm, saving you ... ‘Insulate Hampshire’ is the new area based insulation scheme aiming to save residents money on their energy bills and helping to keep homes warm an... 08 August 2011

One Million Euros of Funding Allocated so far! Farmers, foresters, rural business and community groups have so far shared in over 1 million Euros worth of funding. That’s £920,000, plus there is... 16 August 2011

Make your voice heard - Don’t lose your vote in 2012 Voter registration forms will soon be dropping through letterboxes across the Winchester District. By completing and returning these forms quickly,... 22 August 2011

Smaller Government’ brings new helpline for arts organisa... In the current climate of public spending restraint, district councils are working together in innovative ways designed to provide the best results... 05 September 2011

Winchester Art Club Annual Exhibition 2011 From Saturday 10 September until Sunday 2 October City Space at the Winchester Discovery Centre will be hosting paintings, drawings and sculpture b... 08 September 2011

Winchester’s Museums keep up the winning streak For the third consecutive year, Winchester City Council’s museums have retained a coveted quality standard, despite the difficult situation facing ... 08 September 2011

New Parliamentary Boundaries - Consultation The Boundary Commission for England has today published its initial proposals for new constituency boundaries in England. The consultation will run... 13 September 2011

New contract means new bin collection day for residents A new money-saving waste collection contract will mean many residents across East Hampshire and Winchester will soon have a new bin collection day. 14 September 2011

Tudor Living History at the Westgate Museum Visitors to the Westgate Museum in Winchester will have the chance to step back in time and experience what life was like for everyday folk in the ... 19 September 2011

‘Return to Running’ in Winchester Whether you are a complete beginner or want to get back into running after a break, there are local ‘Return to Running’ groups starting up in Winch... 26 September 2011

Celebrate Older People’s Day and find all the information... One of the biggest issues identified by older people is the lack of information on existing services. To mark International Older People’s Day, Win... 26 September 2011

New Bin Collection Days Winchester City Council and East Hampshire District Council are sharing environmental services, saving more than £2 million. The new contract begin... 27 September 2011

Young Leaders Visit Olympic Park and Host Borough The countdown to the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games is well underway, and with the greatest show on earth taking place in under a year, sch... 28 September 2011

Barton Farm planning appeal dismissed The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government today dismissed an appeal by Cala Homes to build 2,000 houses on the Barton Farm site t... 29 September 2011

Stanmore HMO Consultation In the Stanmore area there are a number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), these have the potential to cause problems to occupiers or the pub... 30 September 2011

Response to Government's weekly waste collection announce... The City Council were not informed that this announcement was due to be made following a decision several months ago not to proceed with reinstatem... 30 September 2011

New contract sees new bin days for residents Residents are being urged to look out for their new bin calendars as a new money-saving waste services contract is launched. 30 September 2011

2010/11 Annual Report for Housing The Annual Report for Housing, which details how well Winchester City Council performed as a Landlord, between April 2010 and March 2011 has been p... 04 October 2011

PLACE_MENT – City Space exhibition From Saturday 8 October until Sunday 13 November City Space at the Winchester Discovery Centre will be showing work by local artist Tina Bird Wallb... 05 October 2011

Overall Crime & Disorder in Winchester has fallen Police recorded Crime and Disorder in Winchester reduced by 3.9% to 6198 which means there were 252 fewer victims in 2010/11, according to a recent... 05 October 2011

Follow in the footsteps of Keats this Autumn Now is the perfect time of year to step out on Keats' Walk and enjoy Winchester at its best as the leaves on the trees begin to turn golden and th... 10 October 2011

'Evolving Whiteley' Exhibition Saturday 15 October 2011, 10-16.00 at Whiteley Community Centre. The purpose of the exhibition is to provide feedback from the introductory exhibit... 13 October 2011

Hampshire hospitality businesses focus on buying local A business networking event ‘Sowing the Seed – Hampshire food for Hampshire businesses’, organised by county food group Hampshire Fare, stimulated ... 14 October 2011

Where now for Winchester? – A public discussion On Thursday 27 October Winchester City Council will host a public discussion on how the new Local Plan should meet Winchester’s need for housing an... 17 October 2011

River Park Leisure Centre – Refurbishment Works Complete Refurbishment works at River Park Leisure Centre are now complete. As well as the new gym changing rooms which have been funded by leisure centre o... 18 October 2011

Shedding light on the Dark Ages Angles, Saxons and Jutes are setting up camp in the City Museum, Winchester during half term week. They will bring Winchester’s Dark Age history al... 25 October 2011

Initial challenges with new bin rounds Staff at East Hampshire District Council and Winchester City Council are working hard to overcome the initial teething troubles associated with the... 26 October 2011

Winchester ASB Summer Campaign Proves to have been a grea... Winchester Community Safety Partnership (WCSP) Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) summer campaign, has now ended for 2011 and following a recent review of... 26 October 2011

More parishes join the parish plan 'family' Parish planning in Winchester is going from strength to strength, as a number of parishes prepare to publish their plans at the same time as others... 28 October 2011

Assurances provided to achieve service improvements New contractor Biffa is working hard with East Hants District Council and Winchester City Council to ensure that any collections missed since the l... 28 October 2011

Have your say on Older People’s opportunities and service... Winchester District Over 55’s Forum are organising a Question Time with local decision makers. 04 November 2011

Mayor Appoints First Military Cadet Winchester’s Mayor, Cllr Barry Lipscomb, has appointed Cadet Sgt James Townley to serve as his Mayor’s Cadet for one year. James, a pupil at Peter ... 04 November 2011

Winchester gives warm praise for Insulate Hampshire Hampshire County Council and 11 Local Councils across Hampshire are working in partnership and with funding from ScottishPower to bring householder... 04 November 2011

Biffa put Recovery Plan into operation The recovery plan has been put in place to ensure that the majority of previously missed bins will have been collected by the end of Monday 7 Novem... 04 November 2011

2011/12 Active Community project grant scheme now open Voluntary and community-run organisations in the Winchester District can apply for an Active Community project grant towards improvements, renovati... 06 November 2011

Winchester invites you to experience the London 2012 Olym... Winchester City Council is proud to announce that Winchester and the village of Kings Worthy are both on the Olympic Torch Relay route, offering lo... 07 November 2011

Poetry in Motion: Local Poet heads new Arts Advisory Serv... Winchester City Council, in partnership with Havant Borough Council, has contracted freelance arts and heritage consultant Stephen Boyce to provide... 07 November 2011

Second Purple Flag for a ‘better night out’ in Winchester For the second year running Winchester has been awarded ‘Purple Flag’ status in recognition that it offers visitors an entertaining and safe night ... 08 November 2011

Two Minute Silence - A letter from the Mayor At 11am on Friday 11 November, Cllr Barry Lipscomb shall be leading the civic expression of remembrance through 2 minutes silence on the steps of t... 10 November 2011

Free Christmas Parking in Winchester Shoppers visiting Winchester will be able to enjoy free parking in a number of Winchester City Council car parks in the run-up to Christmas. 16 November 2011

Winchester Christmas Lights Big Switch On Winchester’s Christmas Lights will switch on at 6.00pm on Thursday 17 November with a host of festive entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. 17 November 2011

Winter Threads – City Space exhibition | 19 November – 8 ... Full of bright vibrant colours and entrancing textures this exhibition by local textile group Force 8 is guaranteed to dispel those winter blues. ... 18 November 2011

Winchester Community Safety Partnership launches its Chri... Winchester Community Safety Partnership (WCSP) will be working together to tackle crime and improve the feelings of safety in the Winchester Distri... 18 November 2011

Winchester Tourist Information Centre attracts internatio... Following this year’s Enjoy England award for the best Tourist Information Service (TIC) in England, Winchester TIC is now helping other countries ... 22 November 2011

Silver Hill scheme moves forward as Compulsory Purchase O... The City Council has made the Compulsory Purchase Order for the land required for the Silver Hill development. Those with property affected by the ... 22 November 2011

Food Alert - illicit 'Drop Vodka' Environmental Health Officers are warning residents to be on the lookout for illicit Drop Vodka which has been found on sale in England. It is not... 25 November 2011

Artists paint bollards in Winchester’s Brooks Shopping Ce... Christmas shoppers to The Brooks shopping centre in Winchester City Centre may be surprised to find local artists painting eye-catching bollards fo... 28 November 2011

Winchester Businesses invited to have their say on counci... With the current turmoil in public finances and budget pressures on all local authorities, Winchester City Council is keen to hear the views of its... 30 November 2011

New display for hygiene standards when eating out Customers will be better informed when eating out, thanks to the introduction of a new scheme which tells them about the hygiene standards of food ... 30 November 2011

Plans for Local Landmark Unveiled At an open meeting in Shawford Parish Hall lat week, local people were able to hear about emerging plans to safeguard the much-loved Hockley Viaduc... 01 December 2011

Winners announced at Winchester District Sports Awards 20... The Winchester District Sport and Physical Activity Alliance (SPAA) held the fourth annual sports awards at Winchester Guildhall on Thursday 1 Dece... 05 December 2011

Is Winchester’s City Museum your favourite family friendl... The City Museum is making a bid to win the prestigious Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award 2012 and needs your votes. 05 December 2011

Winchester approves its Local Plan At a meeting last night (Thurs 8) Winchester City Council approved the Core Strategy for its Local Plan, setting out the levels, and agreed areas, ... 09 December 2011

Winchester residents Love their Livers! This year’s Alcohol Awareness Week “Love your Liver” campaign (14 - 20 November 2011) is being hailed a success by the Winchester Community Safety ... 12 December 2011

Regional Award for Winchester’s Community ‘Blueprint’ Winchester City Council is celebrating after its planning engagement project ‘Blueprint’ won a regional Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) award ... 13 December 2011

Free insulation for Hampshire residents for a limited per... Insulate Hampshire has launched a new ‘Winter Warmer’ promotion which started 1 December. For a limited period, the scheme will be offering Hampsh... 14 December 2011

Successful planning enforcement action in Soberton A Soberton resident has been fined £1000 and ordered to pay £750 costs by Fareham Magistrates after failing to demolish walls and gates at the entr... 15 December 2011

Cutting red tape to help rural businesses prosper Winchester City Council is organising a free workshop for rural businesses and land owners who are contemplating applying for planning permission. 16 December 2011

A Christmas and New Year Message from the Right Worshipfu... How time flies – and not just when we are frantically getting ready for the Festive Season, though that is very real for most of us as I write this... 19 December 2011

Changes to bin collections over Christmas Residents bin collections will be temporarily altered by the Bank Holidays over the Christmas period. During the week between Christmas and New ... 20 December 2011

River Park Leisure Centre pools closed for repairs The pools are River Park Leisure Centre are currently closed for repairs and will reopen Saturday 31 December. 23 December 2011