John Spaul News Today

Hampshire’s “horrible history”.

DESPITE frowns and worse from serious historians, there is no doubt that extreme and violent events tend to be remembered, writes Barry Shurlock…

Tributes have been paid to a beloved teacher and volunteer who has died after decades of serving the people of Andover. Marion Spaul passed away on January 11 at Andover Nursing Home, following decades of work as a teacher at Winton School and as a volunteer at the Countess of Brecknock Hospice. Her family said they would remember her “infectious good humour, quick wit and effervescent personality”. She is survived by her children Linda, Andrew, Jonathan and David, as well as her gran...

Council Leaders good wishes I WOULD like to extend my sincere thanks to Hampshire residents for their fortitude and resilience during what has been an extraordinarily difficult year – on so many levels. We have seen our way of life change in ways that we could not have imagined as the COVID pandemic has taken its toll on the way we live and work – as well as on individual lives and those of families throughout our communities. While we assimilate the difficult news from the weekend �...