Jan 18, 2022 | Local news
Voting is now open to choose the most popular piece of photography from the South Downs. Members of the public are being invited to help decide The People’s Choice award for this year’s national park competition. Six winning images plus 16 more shortlisted photographs...
Jan 16, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news
PeCAN (Petersfield Climate Action Network) teamed up with Winton House to organise a present exchange for unwanted Christmas gifts last week. Anything left over will benefit HomeStart Butser and Age Concern Petersfield. PeCAN’s Louise Bevan & Sarah Moss of...
Jan 12, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news
The community of Petersfield has rallied round to help residents on Broadway Park after they faced another night without electricity. Petersfield Salvation Army and McDonalds provided hot refreshments on the site this morning while efforts continue to persuade the...
Jan 10, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news
Christmas trees are not just for Christmas, as a Buriton tree surgeon has shown at the weekend. Tree warden Matt Marriott offered to chip and dispose of local Christmas trees in the pond car park on Saturday morning for a small fee with all funds going towards...
Jan 7, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news
Just One Bottle is a new national campaign to encourage us to get into the habit of re-using the bottles and packets we already have at home. The campaign is supported in Petersfield by Refill & Replenish and Juniper. Shine Radio’s Stephen Martin met...
Jan 6, 2022 | Local news
End of the love-in East Hampshire District Council has announced it is to abandon its longstanding partnership with Havant District Council. The most popular day to start divorce proceedings is 8th January. The councils have got in two days early. The two...
Jan 1, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news
Laura Sheppard and her guests recall notable and memorable local news stories we’ve covered at Shine Radio over the last year. With Laura are Jo Gray, Craig Young, Stephen Martin and Noni Needs. Links to some of the stories mentioned Emily Spalding marks one...
Dec 22, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
In an occasion of Christmas magic, Santa was in Petersfield on Saturday and Sunday. The big man was dressed in his traditional red and white robes. He toured the streets of Petersfield and the surrounding neighbourhoods in a sleigh prepared for him by members of...
Dec 21, 2021 | Local news
There’s still time to spot the naughty elves in the shop displays of Petersfield. To help you, here’s the official map showing known hotspots of elfine activity about the town. Known hotspots of elfine activity – click to go big Shops with elves...
Dec 16, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
The coronavirus vaccination programme in Petersfield has reached its first anniversary. More than one hundred thousand vaccines have been delivered in the last year to help protect Petersfield against the deadly effects of Covid-19. Our local NHS clinical director...
Dec 1, 2021 | Local news
Crowdfunding effort for Liphook United player hit by serious injury Efforts are underway to raise money for Liphook United footballer Owen Lovelace after he suffered a very serious broken leg during a match last Saturday. The 20-year-old player sustained the injury...
Nov 28, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
For the first time in two years, a public event was held in Petersfield to attract shoppers and make an occasion of the Christmas light switch-on. While Petersfield’s pantomime has been kicked out of the Festival Hall to allow for COVID vaccinations, members of the...
Nov 23, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
Petersfield raised funds for a mission to supply children in Gambia with much-needed sanitary facilities. A recent table top sale in St Peter’s Hall in town raised an impressive £623 of the £2000 needed for the forthcoming trip with local volunteers. Carol Kendall is...
Nov 23, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
Since 2016 there have been a total of 21 confirmed sightings of Asian hornets, which includes a total of 12 nests, all of them were destroyed. This year, there have been two confirmed sightings of Asian hornets in the UK – the most recent being last month in...
Nov 19, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
Cadets who took part in Petersfield’s Remembrance Day commemorations have been reflecting on their roles. Around three hundred cadets from the Churcher’s College Combined Cadet Force were involved, among other cadets. Shine Radio’s Jo Gray and Amy Dettmar...
Nov 15, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
Viggo Beecham, 12 years old, is doing something about Cleaning Up the world’s rivers, seas and Oceans and needs your help. Noni Needs went to speak to Viggo to find out why he has been inspired to do something about out plastic problem. Please have a listen to...
Nov 14, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
Petersfield Remembers. Hear today’s open-air service from The Square and the ceremony that took place at the War Memorial. The service is led by the Reverend Canon Will Hughes of St Peter’s Church with readings from Commander Clive Lewis, Chairman of...
Nov 14, 2021 | Audio stories, Local news
Ever suffered the embarrassment of turning up for a dinner party in the exact same outfit as another guest? That wasn’t a problem at a naturists dinner held in Petersfield on Saturday night. Forty fleshy guests held a sell-out private dinner upstairs at the...
Suzie’s Wilde Walk – Slipsliding Away
Talking Books – January 2022
PeCAN and Winton House unwanted Christmas present exchange
Fish Dish with chilli and tahini inspires from Empshott Green
Meet new local Petersfield Shine Radio volunteer, Jo
Suzie’s Wilde Walk – Ice, Sun and KOT471
Nights on Broadway – the Petersfield residents coping without heating, light or power
Growing Together – January 2022
Christmas tree shredding raising funds for new plantings in Buriton
Money Moment with Martin Bamford