The family holiday to Vienna at the end of May was disrupted when Rob Shepherd, husband of Shine Radio's Laura Shepherd, fell and broke his leg.

He needed hospital care, a major operation and then transport home.

He is on the mend now, four weeks later after a two week stay in a Vienna Hospital.

Travel Insurance is vital and he highly recommends it and his phone was a vital piece of equipment too.

Despite the serious injury - he has a lengthy scar - he enjoyed the Vienna he got to see!

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Today's local news and information update from Petersfield's Shine Radio.

• Former pupils reminisce at the Herne at 50 exhibition
• Wet then Vet - looking after pets in hot weather
• A Liphook community magazine is out for Summer
• …and we have a roundup of local job opportunities.

Plus your local weather and travel updates for Thursday.

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Published at 7:45am on 26 June, 2025

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The Winton Players Juniors are performing Roald Dahl’s The Twits at special performances for the family and friends of the Winton Players on Saturday 5 July. Some of the 11 strong cast are performing for the first time.

It’s jointly directed by Carol Tubbs, her first time, and Joe Tully, who is1 5 and has done it before.

They say joining in is a great things and Joe talks about his experience of directing a cast.

More about the Winton Players at Home | Winton Players

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Paralympic, World and European Para Athletics and Commonwealth Games medallist Olivia Breen was a guest speaker at Bohunt Educational Trust’s 10th Anniversary celebrations on Wednesday 25th June.

Olivia told Mark Simpson how supportive her school in Liphook was during her breakthrough year in 2012, when she was the youngest athlete at the London Paralympics and helped the Women’s relay team win bronze.

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After missing out on a visit to the railway on a recent PPod recording Shine Radio's Phill Humphries made a return visit to find our more about this narrow gauge treasure.

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Today's local news and information update from Petersfield's Shine Radio.

• Summer Water Safety – make sure you keep safe at all times
• Success if you read Between the Lines
• Petersfield Fire Station needs on-call firefighters
• And we see what the foodbank needs this week

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Published at 4:59am on 25 June, 2025

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This week we have taken the PPod out and about on the Age concern bus. We have been checking that the wheels on the bus go round and round and hearing the fascinating tales of the passengers. We also chat to our driver Graham and the Manager of Age Concern Petersfield, Sheridan. Along the way we also recall Elsa Bulmer who many of our listeners will remember.

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Today's local news and information update from Petersfield's Shine Radio.

• Reeves rooftop solar farm
• The Heath Pond is healthy but don't swim there
• Your help urgently needed say Southeast Water as water levels struggle to keep up
• We tell you ‘what’s on’ around the Petersphere

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Published at 4:59am on 24 June, 2025

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