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<p>Hampshire will honour Robin Smith at the opening day of the County Championship season (Photo: Hampshire County Cricket Club)</p>

Hampshire to honour Robin Smith at 2026 season opener

<p>Roy Ward of Petersfield with his book Letters to Margaret.</p>

Love and grief entwined in letters

<p>The Essential Merlin Annual Pass. </p>

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A year of family days out with the Essential Merlin Annual Pass

<p>Betty Lein at her 100th birthday celebrations in August.</p>

Woodlarks Centre remembers centenarian Betty Lein

<p>Ben Govier, who runs Dylan's Ice Cream in Haslemere, and employee Marie Hughes</p>

‘Heartbreaking’: Haslemere mourns closure of Dylan’s Ice Cream

<p>Former Hampshire and England cricketer Robin Smith has died at the age of 62 (Photo: Hampshire County Cricket Club)</p>

Hampshire opening book of condolences for former player Robin Smith

<p>Petersfield Ramblers under the arch at the start of the Centurion Way.</p>

Hampshire and Surrey clubs and societies news

<p>Badshot Lea School Mars Class students in 2025.</p>

WATCH: Looking back to 1895 at Badshot Lea School

<p>Tony Phillips, Petersfield & Liss United Reformed Church</p>

Faith Comment: How could we ignore him?

<p>Jean Piper plays piano for her friends at The Lawn residential care home in Alton.</p>

Piano teacher reminisces about her career for World Teachers' Day

<p>David Evered has written a book called The Long Shadows of War.</p>

Book follows soldier from Farnham to war-torn Germany

<p>Tim Restall, shakes hands with Graham Harmer, Operations Manager at Stagecoach South</p>

Stagecoach south driver retires after 27 years on the road

<p>Betty Lein's 100th birthday celebrations</p>

Betty Lein's centenary celebrated at Woodlarks Centre

<p>Mark Addy, centre, as Harold Fry in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at Chichester Festival Theatre (Photo: Manuel Harlan)</p>

Letter from dying woman sets Harold off on 500-mile pilgrimage

<p>Mike was overwhelmed by the generosity of the community</p>

VIDEO: Residents bid a merry farewell to beloved delivery driver

<p>Dave Barrett with the Dupree Challenge trophy</p>

After 67 years, another Alton golfer wins the Dupree Challenge

<p>Jenny Thompson</p>

Fifty years of marriage and a whole life lived in Alton

<p>The wind of changing is blowing through Liss village centre as Sheryl McCormick is leaving The Whistlestop.</p>

Wind of change in Liss as popular landlady calls time at Whistlestop

<p>Farnham’s swimming baths pictured in the 1930s – the baths have since been replaced by Victoria Garden, opposite Sainsbury’s in South Street</p>

Memories of Farnham's past shared by people with dementia

<p>Jean, Peggy and Patricia all lived through the dark days of the Second World War</p>

Three remarkable sisters of the Second World War tell their stories

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Enjoy a forbidden night at the Camberley Theatre

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Rowledge Village Fayre appeals for 'Instagram-worthy sign' designs

<p>The Donkey pub in Elstead will close on Mother's Day</p>

Donkey pub in Elstead ‘did not have a long-term future’ says brewery

<p>The Donkey pub in Elstead will close its doors for good on March 10</p>

Last eeyorders: The Donkey pub in Elstead announces permanent closure

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Farnham Maltings is making a musical with Farnham’s ordinary people

<p>The Palace Cinema in Alton</p>

Author Mick Collins included Alton's Palace Cinema in his book