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Name your three favourite books
WINCHESTER readers, this is your opportunity to choose your three favourite books as part of the fun of the city's 27th Writers' Conference, Festival and Bookfair planned for the weekend of June 29 to July 1. Entry cards may be found in most High Street
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Do you remember an inn?
Whatever happened to The Blue Boar, The Monument and The Marquis of Granby? Does anyone still remember Hampshire House, The Beehive, or The Dog and Duck? And what about The Blue Posts, The Talbot and The Good Intent? The names are the giveaway, of course
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Councillor demands parkland booze ban
A LEADING Test Valley Borough councillor is calling for the introduction of alcohol-free zones at Valley Park in a bid to prevent booze-fuelled yobs causing problems. Valley Park's Cllr Alan Dowden said: "The only way we are going to help in reducing
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Tower ‘friends’ rally over closure threat
UNCERTAINTY over the future of a Winchester arts venue deepened after it was revealed it is not booking any acts in 2008. It comes as a public campaign begins to try to persuade the county council to retain the Tower Arts Centre as an independent venue
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Sparsholt to host popular Radio 4 gardeners’ show
IT will be one of the biggest garden parties' held in Hampshire this year. BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a birthday party with some 3,000 invited guests in Winchester. Hosting the garden party this
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Hopes for language attraction by 2012
AN ambitious project in Winchester to celebrate the story of English is set to step up a gear. The English Language Project aims to create the first exhibition space to chart its history and development from the Dark Ages to the present day. The aim
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End of era as laundry throws in the towel
SEVENTY jobs are to go when one of Winchester's oldest industrial sites closes. Dorset-based Stalbridge Linen Services - which operates a commercial laundry in Hyde Abbey Road - took over the former Wintex business in 2005. The deal marked the end of
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Organist’s key role in helping church fund
A SPARSHOLT man will be taking a very hands-on approach to fundraising for the village church. Richard Morse, 48, will sit down at the organ of St Stephen's Church on the afternoon of next Friday, June 22, and will stay there until he has played all
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Town could get its own warden
ALRESFORD could get its own traffic warden as part of plans to build a new car park at Perins School. The idea is part of a project to provide more parking in the town and enforce existing regulations. Many people in Alresford say business owners and
