On Winchester Now this week:
- We hear from the new Bishop of Winchester as he is officially welcomed into the city this weekend at a special celebration
- News-in-brief:
- Former Winchester mayor Derek Green has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual assault against a teenage girl.
- A fresh consultation has begun into future services at Hampshire County Council to deal with a 132 million pound budget shortfall.
- Winchester City Council says it’s put plans in place to ensure no one needs to sleep out on the streets during the cold weather.
- People are being asked to nominate hospital staff who have made a difference to the care they or a loved one has received in the annual Hampshire Hospitals People Awards.
- A 3-year project has begun to connect the South Downs National Park with the New Forest with a corridor of hedgerows. Winchester Radio joins volunteers working on the project on the outskirts of the city.
- News-in-brief:
- Two prospective parliamentary candidates for Winchester are facing questions about their green credentials next month at special events organised by Winchester Action on Climate Change .
- A number of local pubs are collecting donations of plastic sweet tubs, which are being recycled to raise money for charity.
- All call has been made for community groups to take part in this year’s Hat Fair carnival.
- We update our listeners on the Fabric of Winchester project. Special memory quilts have been created and are on display at the Arc this weekend. Winchester Radio went along to the unveiling event.
- Shout-outs:
- To people who have created Bobby bears – special knitted teddies given by police officers to children involved in incidents of domestic abuse
- To people who took part in Tinathon raising money in memory of a Winchester woman who lost her life to cancer.
- To the repair café team who have fixed more than 200 items since it was set up last April.
- And to our team at charity Winchester Radio as we celebrate our 40th birthday this year.
