Alton news

Business White Hart Holybourne Operator Goes Into Liquidation Swann Hospitality, the company running The White Hart in Holybourne, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 30 October. The pub's website still takes Christmas bookings. 6 November 2026 · 2 min read Christmas Petersfield Christmas Shopping: 13 Indies, From Bookshops to a Deer Farm We checked 13 independent shops in and around Petersfield, from One Tree Books to Sky Park Farm, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026. 5 November 2026 · 11 min read Schools Horndean Infant School Gets Three 'Strong' Ofsted Grades Horndean Infant School hit a strong standard for behaviour, inclusion and wellbeing in its new Ofsted report card. Wootey Junior in Alton met every standard. 1 November 2026 · 4 min read Christmas Christmas at Jane Austen's House: 18 Nov to 30 Dec, Chawton Jane Austen's House is dressed for Christmas from 18 November to 30 December. The candlelit concert and two twilight tours are sold out; what is left, and when. 1 November 2026 · 7 min read Food & Drink Christmas Dinner in Petersfield 2026: Pubs and Prices Eight pubs in and around Petersfield with 2026 prices, deposits and dates, from £29 festive menus to Christmas Day lunch at up to £125. Checked November 2026. 1 November 2026 · 10 min read Alton Goldfinch Books, Alton, Asks Town to Help Buy a Building Goldfinch Books in Alton needs at least £250,000 in community shares by 31 December to buy and fit out a bigger High Street home. Shares start at £100. 28 October 2026 · 5 min read Alton Alton Post Office in Westbrook Walk to close Alton's town centre Post Office inside TG Jones in Westbrook Walk will close, with no date yet. Neither named alternative offers passports or vehicle tax. 27 October 2026 · 2 min read Alton King's Pond, Alton: Dredge It or Let the Wey Run Through Alton Town Council wants views on two futures for King's Pond: dredge it, or run the River Wey through a smaller pond. Survey 2 November to 4 January. 25 October 2026 · 5 min read Alton Alton Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Alton Alton roadworks: Alton Road (notice of 5 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked. 25 October 2026 Alton Alton Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Alton weather today: light drizzle, 10°C by day and 6°C overnight, with a 84% chance of rain and winds up to 6 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. 25 October 2026 Alton M&S Alton Simply Food to Close in January 2027 M&S Alton's Simply Food store on the High Street closes in January 2027. No last trading day yet; what the council and MP said, and is Petersfield affected? 18 October 2026 · 3 min read Christmas Steam Illuminations 2026: Watercress Line Dates, £37 Seats Steam Illuminations runs on 25 evenings from 27 November to 2 January. Seats are £37; three trains on 5 and 6 December are sold out, the rest have seats. 18 October 2026 · 6 min read Alton Noah Wolfe, 17, of Holybourne: Youngest British KZ2 Champion Holybourne's Noah Wolfe won the WERA Tools British KZ2 title at Silverstone on 10 October, a month after turning 17, the youngest driver ever to take it. 13 October 2026 · 3 min read Alton Alton's Wey Valley Radio Opens New Studio, Wants Volunteers Wey Valley Radio now broadcasts from the Alton Assembly Rooms and reaches almost 67,000 people on DAB+. It wants presenters, newsreaders and engineers. 7 October 2026 · 4 min read Christmas Alton Christmas Lights Switch-On: Lights On 5pm, 27 November Alton's lights go on at 5pm at the Assembly Rooms and 5.45pm in Market Square on Friday 27 November 2026, with a market, funfair and free Father Christmas. 4 October 2026 · 6 min read Alton Treloar's Memorial Unveiled in Alton for 122 Infected Boys A bronze memorial at Treloar's in Holybourne honours 122 boys with haemophilia given infected blood at the school. The Inquiry says around 30 survive. 30 September 2026 · 4 min read East Hampshire District Council Alton bowls club solar panels: £4,500 grant, 8,700kWh Alton Social Bowling Club's panels should make 8,700kWh a year. Seven clubs in the district have taken £61,099 from the fund, which reopened until 5 October. 6 September 2026 · 5 min read Food hygiene East Hampshire Food Hygiene: 8 One-Star, All on Management Eight East Hampshire venues hold a food hygiene rating of 1. All eight were marked down on managing food safety, not on handling food. The district has no zeros. 2 September 2026 · 7 min read Business Hampshire Garden Structures in liquidation owing £30,304 The Alton joinery firm went into creditors' voluntary liquidation on 20 July with £3.89 in the bank and £30,304 owed, £22,729 of it to HMRC. 12 August 2026 · 3 min read