15 new firefighters have graduated from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service's Learning Development department.

With 2026 around the corner, here is a round-up of the most significant planning applications and decisions made by Hampshire County Council over the past year.

Best 12 photos taken by Andover Advertiser Camera Club in 2025

The 'Many Words For Snow' project will see the old O2 store at 53 Chantry Way, Andover, reimagined as a public art space from January 3 to 31, 2026.

Christmas is known for being the time of year when lots of food is consumed and if you've got leftovers, you can waste less by using these recipes.

15 new firefighters have graduated from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service's Learning Development department.

Birdworld has officially opened its new soft play area, The Play Barn.

Basingstoke's Beechdown has been bought by Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne.

With 2026 around the corner, here is a round-up of the most significant planning applications and decisions made by Hampshire County Council over the past year.

Opposition is mounting towards a plan for a solar farm on agricultural land in a Basingstoke village, Monk Sherborne.

Police have arrested a man after a reported “medical emergency” in Borehamwood which required the air ambulance.

Emergency services shut a Borehamwood road to treat a person suffering a medical incident as the air ambulance was reportedly called out.

Leeming Road, Borehamwood, is shut following a crash as residents report multiple emergency services have been called out.

Newsquest editor Nigel Burton makes a special plea on behalf of our charity of the year.

Century-old Indian vegetarian food brand, Bikanervala, to open its second location in the heart of Southall.

Nearly one in five of Buckinghamshire’s flood defences are below the required condition, according to new data.

Six motorists are among those who have been sentenced at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court.

Looking for a walking trail in Buckinghamshire? These are the five best walks you can do in Buckinghamshire this Boxing Day.

Dame Maureen Lipman is set to tour again after 20 years, performing in a brand-new comedy

Waddesdon Manor has shared its line-up of activities and events for the coming months

Looking for some fish and chips? See the best restaurants and fish and chip shops serving the dish in London.

A London borough has been the location of more knife-crime offences than any other in 2025.

A young girl was left crying after a tired Santa "turned her away' at Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland.

Enquiries have been launched into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person who was hit by a train near a Kent railway station days before Christmas.

Two London Underground lines have been suspended due to a customer incident on Christmas Eve. Live updates here.

A refreshment to an iconic destination pub in the Wheathampstead countryside, The Wicked Lady remains superb since a month-long refurbishment. Our reporter Huw Richards tasted the new menu and "soaked up the ambience".

From Dragon Garden to Wu's Family, discover the best places for a Chinese takeaway around Hertfordshire according to Tripadvisor.

As the festive season arrives so do plenty of charity fun runs across St Albans and the surrounding areas all putting in the miles for brilliant causes

A St Albans café and local charity helping adults with learning disabilities and other support needs, have struck success after a "generous" gift drive.

The butterfly population of parts of St Albans District has increased by 350 per cent in just three years thanks to a major wilding programme.

A man who inflicted the fatal blow to a much-loved father died in prison after “missed opportunities”, an investigation found.

A new micropub has opened in Hove, taking inspiration from the owners love of travel and craft beer.

Taxi and private hire drivers in Brighton and Hove want the council to make changes that would benefit local drivers over those from out of town

Summer is full of events but Brighton and Hove needs more to attract visitors in the winter months, Tory councillors said

From blizzards to long lost palaces, major business ventures to humpback whales and supermarkets bans, these are some of the stories that made the headlines in January and February.