ITN newsreader Alastair Stewart joined Masterchef 2016 winner Jane Devonshire and East Hampshire MP Damian Hinds at the opening on Tuesday of East Hampshire’s first New Directions event for the over-50s.

Hosted by Mr Hinds at Alton College, the one-day event attracted hundreds of folk keen to gather information and ideas for new employment, training and volunteering opportunities.

A valuable and growing part of the country’s workforce, many were looking for a “new and positive direction” in their lives and, whether it be making money, expanding the mind or giving something back, there were plenty of well informed and interesting people there to talk to about doing just that.

For full story and pictures from the event, see next week’s Herald.

Damian Hinds, Jane Devonshire and Alastair Stewart are pictured at the New Directions event at Alton College. Picture order no: AD16-84-17.