In this week’s episode:
- Paul Breakwell from Winchester Basics Bank talks about their fears of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis getting worse
- News in brief:
- Steve Brine MP has met with Southern Water, following the supply problems just before Christmas
- Winchester prison is still suffering from staff shortages, and problems with violence, but the latest inspection report says that improvements have been made
- Hampshire police say too many people are driving whilst drunk or under the influence of drugs
- Anyone interested in adoption is encouraged to attend a drop-in event in Eastleigh on Saturday
- Seven penguins, put into isolation at Marwell Zoo after an outbreak of bird flu have been given the all-clear
- James O’Neill, Commercial Director for Stagecoach South, tells us about the Government’s £2 bus ticket price cap
- Community Shout-Outs:
- Staff from the hospital, who marked 11 years since the formation of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- 3rd Winchester City Brownies
- The Southern Voices Choir and their supporters, who raised over £500 for the Winchester Beacon
- All those who supported Winchester Rotary’s Christmas shoebox appeal
- We join Winchester Fit Club for a work-out session in a kings Worthy cap-park, and ask founder, Michael Day, for advice on getting fit after the Christmas break.


