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Hampshire's heroine
As emergency hospitals bearing her name open across the UK, we remember a Romsey woman who transformed Victorian nursing care
Touchy-feely
Emsworth artist Heather Bowring’s tactile artworks aren’t just to be looked at – they are designed to be touched
Sharing is not caring
Not another corona column. But this one isn’t about scaremongering, it’s about human behaviour – the good, the bad and the very ugly
Race against time
Shooting a new biopic about TE Lawrence’s final years held a particular urgency for its Lymington cameraman
BACK TO THE FUTURE
The Morgan Plus Six is a glorious salute to the past, but it’s also the most technologically advanced car in the company’s 110-year history
Cutting the curd
Cheese aficionado Louise Talbot, has been sharing her cheesemaking passion at Applegarth Farm Cookery School
Cowes' lost castle
On the 185th anniversary of his death we look back at architect John Nash’s fairy tale Gothic Isle of Wight home
ABSTRACT THINKING
While the acting world is on shut down Alresford’s James Murray can be found painting in his home studio
Win A Two-Night Country Pub Break
We’ve teamed up with Red Mist Leisure to offer one lucky reader a break for two at their pubs in Hampshire and Surrey with breakfast, dinner, a tour of Silent Pool distillery and a £60 voucher thrown in
Winchester FOR FREE
It’s not often that you get something for nothing yet an April trip to Winchester holds plenty of attractions that don’t cost a penny
Poems from the afterlife
New Milton poet Jacqueline Haskell’s prize-winning debut collection explores the world beyond
NOW YOU SEE ME
Winchester born magician Ben Hart is coming home following a career changing appearance on Britain’s Got Talent
Into the WILD
A pair of Hampshire adventurers are demonstrating that disability shouldn’t limit ambition in a series of international challenges
History under our feet
Amateur archaeologists are being encouraged to take part in a series of bank holiday digs to unearth Hampshire’s Roman past
Immortal bird
Volunteers and rangers are working to halt the alarming decline in nightingales in Hampshire by rewilding the habitat in Botley Woods
Harbour lights
Once a harbour master might have resembled a salty seadog. Emsworth’s Rowena Judd is part of a new breed looking after our coastal waters
BEE calm and soldier on
Are bees nature’s healers? Emma Caulton asks John Geden, soldier and detective turned beekeeper
A CELTIC celebration
Butser Ancient Farm will be marking the start of summer by burning a wicker man at their annual Beltain Festival
The first song of spring
For birdwatchers keeping an eye open for the return of summer migrants, the chiffchaff is one of the first heralds of spring, returning in March from its wintering grounds in southern Europe and North Africa.
PAINTING FOR AN AUDIENCE
Having begun her artistic career painting in front of Poole Pottery visitors, Ringwood’s Lindsey Cole wasn’t intimidated by a national televised art competition
Once in a LIFETIME
Hampshire’s country parks are receiving millions in funding to ensure their continuing survival
Small is beautiful
From witchcraft and German occupation to tasting island-produced goodies – we take a whistlestop weekend around Guernsey
SOME LIKE IT HOT!
Spice and heat lovers rejoice! Our bountiful county is brimming with a range of produce that will light a fire in your belly
Sailing into the record books
Lymington’s Jeanne Socrates is the oldest person to sail around the world solo and unaided – but her adventures aren’t over yet
Horticulture, health and helping others
Many people’s lives are touched by the National Garden Scheme, whether opening their gardens, visiting the beauties in our county or benefiting from the funds raised
LABOUR OF LOVE
A pair of watch enthusiasts in Emsworth have launched their own timepiece range inspired by the greats of UK engineering
Flying High
Having Climbed Everest and rowed across the Atlantic, a Basingstoke adventurer took to the air for his latest challenge
Barnstorming Style
There was a moment when Clare Cook thought ‘What have I done?’ as she reimagined a hop barn as a 21st century home
The forgotten forest
Wildlife photographer David Bailey shares memories from his childhood and his early inspirations in the New Forest
STAYING ON TRACK
A former secondary school teacher never dreamed her plan for her train-loving son would become an award-winning business