Inside the Queen Mary 2 with Stephen

Romsey naval architect Stephen Payne will be signing copies of his new book, RMS Queen Mary 2: Owners' Workshop Manual in his home town this Saturday (April 5).

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Village gives postman Paul a big send-off

Villagers made a surprise delivery to their popular postman on the eve of his retirement.

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Veterans of the road ready to roll

CLASSIC cars will be taking to rural lanes across west Hampshire and south Wiltshire next month in aid of a regional children’s hospice.

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MP hopeful pledges to engage with youth

THE Liberal Democrats have selected their candidate to become MP for Romsey and Southampton North.

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Mum's the word at Sunday service

Romsey Abbey celebrates Motherhood this Sunday.

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Sandbags to be collected from flood-hit town

SANDBAGS distributed during the winter flooding that nearly engulfed the Romsey area are to be collected next week.

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Abbey has faith £4 million can be found for improvements

Romsey Abbey is confident it can raise £4 million needed to press ahead with an ambitious scheme to preserve the ancient building.

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Blown away by support for Alex

SOME of Hampshire’s best-known faces turned out to support a brave young dad struck down by a devastating illness.

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Fire-hit church will be closed for more than a year

It will be a least a year before worshippers can re-turn to a parish church ravaged by fire.

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Specially arranged for Mum

Children can learn how to make a Mothering Sunday posy at a workshop to be held in Romsey on Saturday.

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Lib Dems hope Ben will have youth on his side

Liberal Democrats have picked a 26-year-old college communications manager to contest the Romsey and Southampton North seat at next year’s General Election.

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TVBC to start sandbag collections

Test Valley Borough Council will be collecting unwanted sandbags across the borough commencing next Thursday (April 3) Residents and businesses wishing to dispose of their sandbags should, where possible, place them at the front of their property on the day before the collection date. In the meantime sandbags are best left in place, say the council.

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Esther to open new art studio

Broadcasting legend and charity champion Esther Rantzen will open the newest phase of Romsey’s community art gallery Rum’s Eg on Saturday (March 29).

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Plan for 116 homes and a leisure centre on the edge of Romsey

A DEVELOPER has unveiled plans for more than 100 homes and a sports centre on the edge of a Hampshire town.

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Dancer Rosie's swan of the chosen few

A Romsey teenager is among the lucky few chosen to train with Matthew Bourne’s dance company, New Adventures, and perform in front of thousands in a curtain-raiser to his Swan Lake at the Mayflower Theatre next Friday (March 28).

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Teachers strike set for Wednesday

HAMPSHIRE County Council has provided advice to schools on the implications of strike action ahead of possible industrial action on 26 March.

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Trailer-load of straw destroyed in roadside fire

AN agricultural trailer laden with 40 straw bales caught fire as it was being towed along the A27 at Sherfield English this morning (Friday).

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Plans for 100 home and sports hall on green gap

N IMPORTANT “green gap” on the outskirts of Romsey is under threat again after a developer announced plans to build more than 100 homes and and sport centre.

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Food judge impressed by his taste of Test Valley

PUBS and restaurants across the Test Valley are celebrating after being named some of the best places to eat out at in Hampshire.

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‘I feel lucky’ says defiant Alex after surviving infection which claimed his legs and an arm

A brave man who has lost three of his limbs and parts of his face to a bacterial infection is determined to live as normal a life as possible Alex Lewis, 34, from Stockbridge thought he was suffering from a sore throat but he was harbouring a deadly bug which nearly killed him.

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'We didn't refuse homes application...we just just voted not to give it permission,' say council

BRAISHFIELD residents have attacked a decision to defer a controversial planning application for affordable homes in their village.

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Tots bounce for Sports Aid

A TEST Valley-based pre-school is holding a sponsored bounce today (Friday).

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Swimmers taking the plunge for Sport Relief

SWIMMERS at The Rapids in Romsey will be going to great lengths to be part of the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Swimathon this weekend.

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Faster broadband coming soon, say county council

MORE homes in the Test Valley are on target to receive superfast broadband within the next couple of months.

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Tree to be planted in memory of Una

at North Baddesley in memory of one of the village’s best loved characters – historian Una Lonergan (pictured) who died last November after battling cancer.

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Police investigate indecent exposure

POLICE are appealing for information after an alleged indecent exposure incident in Romsey.

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Sport Relief Swimathon at Rapids

Swimmers at The Rapids in Romsey will be going to great lengths to be part of the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Swimathon this weekend.

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Big cat expert becomes town centre manager

A BIG cat expert is Romsey’s new town centre manager.

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Hands up, who wants to learn sign language!

NEW baby signing class has opened in the Test Valley.

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Hedge fire treated as arson

POLICE are treating fires that destroyed a pine tree and a hedgerow in Romsey as arson.

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Somborne village hall receives £20,000 boost from county council

A SCHEME to improve facilities at King’s Somborne Village Hall has been given a major cash boost.

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Two spotted running from scene of burglary at Chilworth

BURGLARS fled after being disturbed by the occupant of a house at Chilworth.

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Jazz, cheese and wine evening

THE Romsey Area Youth Jazz Orchestra (RAYJO) will be holding a jazz, cheese and wine evening at Romsey School on Friday.

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New speed limits for A27

HAMPSHIRE’S road chiefs plan to impose new 40 and 50mph speed limits on the A27 in the Sherfield English and Shootash areas.

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Romsey Abbey to host play depicting life of Jesus

A PLAY that evokes the story of Jesus’ life is coming to a Hampshire town.

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Village hall to receive first major refurbishment in 50 years

REFURBISHMENT of Chilworth’s 1960s village hall is one of the first projects to benefit from Test Valley’s Community Assets Fund.

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Carnival question time

ROMSEY Carnival’s 2014 programme gets under way next week with a Spring Quiz.

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Floods leave Hampshire with massive repair bill for roads

REPAIRING Hampshire’s flood-damaged roads could cost up to £36 million.

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Council defers decision on affordable homes at Braishfield

A CONTENTIOUS social housing scheme at Braishfield has been deferred to allow the applicant more time to submit alternative plans acceptable to villagers and the parish council.

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Lorry jammed under bridge

A ROMSEY road is still closed after a lorry hit a bridge in the town earlier this morning.

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Monkey business for Marie Curie

Romsey’s Bill Chandler donned a yellow monkey outfit to help sell daffodil pins in aid of Marie Curie Cancer on Saturday.

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Lorry jammed under bridge

A ROMSEY road is still closed after a lorry hit a bridge in the town earlier this morning.

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Park remains part-closed to public

THERE is still limited public access to Romsey War Memorial Park following the winter floods.

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Brough's talk raises £2,000 for war horse project

JOCKEY and former Channel 4 Racing anchorman, Brough Scott, has given Romsonians a fascinating insight into his famous grandfather’s Great War mount, Warrior.

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Bishop of Rwanda to speak at Abbey

It is now 20 years since the genocide in Rwanda when 800,000 people were killed in 100 days, since those dark times the Anglican church has been working to heal the tribal rifts.

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Borough to debate rate relief scheme for retailers

THERE is a glimmer of hope for struggling traders in the Test Valley.

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Fresh crop of volunteers needed to save pumpkin contest

It’s been a part of village life for 47 years, but a popular pumpkin-growing contest may have finally gone to seed unless a new organising team comes forward.

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Park partially re-opened

THERE is still limited public access to Romsey War Memorial park following the winter floods.

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Quick-thinking teachers save teenager's life in heart drama

A PE teacher’s job interview turned into a matter of life and death when she helped to revive a pupil who collapsed after suffering a heart attack.

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Romsey Town Council hits out over housing plans

Romsey Town Council has overwhelmingly rejected the borough’s latest planning blueprint for the area, which includes 1,300 homes at Whitenap.

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Carnival quiz

ROMSEY Carnival’s 2014 programme gets under way with a Spring Quiz.

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Councils unveil £500,000 plan to improve town centre

HIGHWAY bosses are consulting the public on a scheme to make Romsey’s streets more pedestrian-friendly.

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Schools caretaker died of asbestos exposure

A MAN from Romsey who spent years working as a caretaker in schools across Hampshire died as a result of extreme asbestos exposure, an inquest heard.

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Reward offered for return of stolen dogs

POLICE are hunting pet thieves who stole two cocker spaniels from a farm in Romsey.

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Firefighters save 12th century church but many treasures are destroyed in flames

IT has withstood plague, famine and civil wars, and for nearly 1,000 years has been a quiet little place in the countryside for the faithful to gather.

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Festival seeks a home for ukelele band

Organisers of this year’s Romsey Beggars Fair are desperately seeking a venue for one of the event’s biggest acts – Southampton Ukulele Jam.

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Florence's tomb in need of some tender loving care

This was the sorry site which greeted members of Wellow Church this week once a fallen tree had been cleared away from its most famous tomb.

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Guy to be nation's top food safety adviser

A Romsey scientist is to become the top adviser on the nation’s food safety.

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More signs needed to stop the rot that is killing dogs

NEW Forest bosses are reviewing how they warn dog-walkers about a killer disease that is claiming the lives of pets.

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Town Council gives the thumbs down to TVBC's housing plan

ROMSEY Town Council has overwhelmingly rejected the borough’s latest draft planning blueprint for the area, which includes 1,300 homes at Whitenap.

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Listen out for a long peal

Romsey Abbey bells will be ringing for around three-and-a-half hours on Saturday as visiting ringers attempt a full peal of over 5,000 changes from 9.30am.

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Wellow Under-Fives given "outstanding" rating by Ofsted

A TEST Valley pre-school is on top form after being judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted officials.

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Festival treble for youth choir

Romsey Youth Choir were the toast of the Portsmouth Music Festival on Saturday– taking three trophies and being named the judge’s favourite performers.

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Fly-tippers put children's lives at risk

Fly-tipping is putting children’s lives in danger.

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Beauty demonstration at Baddesley

A ROMSEY beautician is staging a skin care and make-up event.

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Points work will bring run of weekend rail disruption

THOUSANDS of train passengers will see their travel plans thrown into chaos by two months of weekend line closures at Southampton Central railway station.

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