On Winchester Now this week:
- Changes to the bus timetable come into force on Sunday and it’s prompted some anger and upset. There’s a protest in Colden Common on Saturday and a petition has been handed-in by residents in Fulflood – we talk to the organiser.
- News-in-brief:
- A cyclist has been seriously injured in a crash on North Walls; the driver didn’t stop at the scene.
- Police this week made an appeal for information following a crash in Tower Street earlier this month.
- The rollout of the winter ‘flu vaccination programme begins next week in Hampshire.
- A church clock in Winchester is working again for the first time in over 50 years.
- A new piece of artwork has been installed on the children’s ward at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.
- Members of Winchester’s Ukrainian community have celebrated their country’s Independence Day at a special event. Winchester Radio was there.
- A survey has found that 1-in-5 people over the age of 65 years old don’t have the skills needed to cope in our digital world. But help is at hand; local care provider Everycare is running TechFest – designed to help those struggling with technology. We have all the information.
- Shout-outs
- To all the organisers of local fetes including St Catherine’s view care home which recently raised £1,300 for the Carroll Centre.
- To a team from Winchester Tesco who will trek along the Jurassic Coast next month in aid of Cancer Research UK.
- To local care professional, Enda Smyth, who has been shortlisted as a Finalist in the ‘Hampshire Care Hero of the Year Awards’.
- To participants in Hampshire Hospitals Charity’s Colour Run which raised £11,000.
- To mark International Dog Day this week, Hampshire Police have celebrated their hardworking police dogs who play a vital role in keeping our communities safe.
