In this week’s episode:
- We hear from Winchester Citizens Advice which is supporting more people than ever before and needs help to cope with the demand on its service
- We chat to shoppers as C&H fabrics closes its doors after 30 years and opens in much smaller premises
- News in brief
- Blood donors are urged to keep their appointments to preserve stocks this winter
- Train services are resumed following a landslip in Hampshire but it will be a while before the full timetable is reinstated.
- A meeting takes place this weekend to discuss the future of Bushfield camp
- Lloyds pharmacy is to close at Badger Farm in Sainsburys
- Winchester library has started a coat exchange as part of its warm welcome
- Work is taking place at Winnall Moors to clear reeds and boost habitat for wildlife
- We talk to birdwatcher Jolene Orlowski about this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and find out how we can help the birds in our gardens and parks.
- Community shout outs:
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight air ambulance who attended 1,814 missions last year.
- The fundraising team at Naomi House and Jacksplace and all their supporters
- The Chairman of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral Bruce Parker who is one of only three people to be made a Companion of the Order of St Swithun for years of voluntary service to the Cathedral
- Finally we report from the Cathedral as the film crews of Netflix come to town and send our reporter to see if he can spot any stars.
