MYSTERIOUS: Petersfield | Mind Blowing Facts

Why these UK town criers have a rare dynamic in a traditional profession

Faye Thompson and her husband Martin Johnson serve as Petersfield's town criers, uniquely featuring a lead female crier and a male deputy, a rare dynamic in the traditional profession. Faye was initially scouted by the council after cheering up locals with toy orangutans during the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to her…

The Independent UK · Mar 25

BMW driver caught drifting with passengers ‘hanging out of windows’ banned from road

The charges relate to incidents that took place in Basingstoke, Alton, Petersfield and Yateley in Hampshire, and Earley in Berkshire

The Independent UK · Jan 16

‘Extremely dangerous individual’ jailed for 22 years for murder of mother

Anarlyn Jones was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court for the murder of Anna Jones in Petersfield, Hampshire.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025