Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A barber has said he has seen "loads of cases of ringworm"

A story about young men catching ringworm from haircuts was among our most read in the south this week.

We have picked five stories from the past seven days in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to keep you up to date.

First snow of winter for parts of the south

The first snow of this winter fell across Hampshire and Dorset, creating some stunning scenery.

Dorchester, Sherborne, Lyndhurst and Burley in the New Forest were some of the areas left under a white blanket on Thursday.

While the snow caused some disruption to travel and led to schools closing, it also offered some he chance to capture a flurry of picturesque snowy scenes.

A Facebook video posted by Dorset Council showed the view from one of its snow ploughs.

Two vehicles stolen from Windsor Castle estate

The burglary last month took place at a farm on the Windsor estate

Burglars broke into a farm on the estate surrounding Windsor Castle last month and stole two vehicles, Thames Valley Police has said.

The break-in was at a farm on the Windsor estate, which also includes residences of the Royal Family.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were reported to be at their house on the estate during the night-time burglary, but Kensington Palace has not commented.

A pick-up truck and quad bike were stolen from the farm and no arrests have been made so far, according to the police.

Farmers call for change over inheritance tax

Shepherdess Milly Collins said £1m "does sound like loads" but "it doesn't give you much"

Farmers across the south of England are calling for change after it was announced in the Autumn Budget that some farms would be charged inheritance tax.

Isle of Wight shepherdess Milly Collins said she was joining the protest because the government's decision was "a complete stab in the back".

The government said its "difficult decisions" were due to "a £22bn fiscal hole".

Thousands of people attended a protest in London on Tuesday - the biggest yet over the government's domestic policy agenda.

Skin fade warning over ringworm caught at barbers

Mike Taylor wants the government to take barbering more seriously

A barber has called for higher standards in the hair industry after seeing "loads of cases" of young men catching ringworm from haircuts.

Mike Taylor runs a barbering training academy in Poole, Dorset, and wants the government to take the currently unregulated profession more seriously.

He said customers had been coming to him with skin infections as "cheap, dirty unqualified barbershops are littering the high streets".

The government said it had "no plans to regulate the hairdressing sector".

Musician overcomes hearing loss to release album

Tom Gk says it was "shattering" to learn he could lose his hearing at any moment

A musician who faces going deaf at any moment is set to release an album.

Diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski from Oxford has lost all hearing on his left side and half on his right.

The 37-year-old, who goes under the stage name Tom Gk, has used a hearing aid since his mid-20s.

He said the news was "shattering" and his big ambition was to make an album while he still could.