Episode 7 – 11/01/2023

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.

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