It's back again... theChronicle's own pet ghost--nicely in time for Hallowe'en.

Sub-editor, Lesley Park, had the surprise of her life when she encountered the spectre in the corridors of the HampshireChronicle offices in High Street, Winchester.

"It was 6.30pm and I was getting ready to go home," said Lesley. "I was making my way towards the advertising offices when I saw what I took to be a man standing at the table outside the file room. He appeared to be studying a pile of newspapers.

"As I watched, the figure turned as if to walk into the file room, which was locked. But when I got to the corridor leading to the file room, it had vanished.

"Funnily enough, I didn't feel any fear, but if I'd been in the building on my own, it would have been different."

Caretaker, John Fane, and his wife, June, were not surprised when they heard of the ghostly encounter. "Several people have seen the apparition over the years--always in the same place," said John.

"I personally have never seen it. This place is very eerie at night. It's an old building and the floorboards creak. It's a bit spooky when you're on your own."