BISHOP'S Waltham Gardening Club's June meeting will be on the gardens of Russia. It will be held on Wednesday, June 26 at Bishop's Waltham Junior School, with doors open at 6.45pm. The speaker will be John Baker and he will talk about Russia's ever-changing scenery and its flora. Members entry is free, visitors £2. For more details, visit bwgc.org.uk or search for the Facebook page.
COLDEN Common Bowls Club is having an open day. The event will be held on Sunday, May 19 from 11am-4pm. The club is always looking for new members, from the experienced to the new. The run league matches and friendlies between Hampshire clubs. Social events are also organised on a regular basis. For more information, visit coldencommonbc.co.uk.
NEARLY 30 people are objecting to new plans for houses near a Test Valley nature reserve.
A former mayor of Winchester has been cleared of attempting to murder his terminally-ill mother after his case was thrown out.
A HAMPSHIRE man has been convicted of a fly-tipping offence in the Winchester district.
A TOTTON man has been fined after he dumped a yellow wheel clamp and car number plates in a hedge near Romsey last summer.
AN all female running group has been sponsored by a Winchester housebuilder.
ROMSEY Town Council has joined a group of local authorities fighting sewage dumping in rivers.
AN Alresford primary school has had a timeline panel installed, illustrating historical events and people from the stone age to the present day.
