On Winchester Now this week:
- Our news round-up includes
- Extra police patrols in Winchester following a rise in complaints about antisocial behaviour
- A new surgical unit has opened at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, to help patients, who need urgent care, get treatment more quickly.
- Strikes planned on South Western Railway this week have been called off.
- The charity Brendoncare has launched three new clubs in the city to help combat loneliness. It already runs Weeke friendship group for more than a decade. We went along and met one woman in her 90s who describes it as her salvation.
- More news from our city
- The Woodland Trust is offering free trees to schools and organisations, in a scheme to help tackle climate change and nature loss. Last year 16-thousand trees were delivered across Hampshire.
- Alresford has been named as one of the best places to live in the South East for its Georgian looks, riverside walks, independent shops and picturesque location on the edge of the South Downs.
- And Winnie and William, Winchester Cathedral’s peregrine falcons have three eggs. Their progress can be watched on the webcams.
- Weekly community shout outs
- Thank you to everyone who attended a pre-loved sale in support of Winchester Hospice
- Celebrity Alan Titchmarsh has visited Marwell zoo to present its Queen’s award for enterprise and sustainable development.
- Volunteer special officers have been recognised for their role in Hampshire Police.
- And three of our team at Winchester Radio who have been awarded long service certificates at this year’s Hospital Broadcasting Association annual conference. They’ve given a total of 95 years.
- We talk to young singer songwriter Molly Griffiths from Winchester who has just released her first single with her band The Precious Lies and here how her family influenced her music.
