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Festival turns official
Louise Glyde takes a look at The Woolfire Festival at Woodmancott Festival season has well and truly kicked off and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are perhaps more blessed than some. The revived, legendary Isle of Wight Festival has come and gone and
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Symonds students join Falkland celebration
STUDENTS from the Falkland Islands who attend Peter Symonds College, Winchester, are taking part in the London celebrations this weekend mark the 25th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War. Four of the group pictured Dion Robertson (back left),
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Businesses upset over increased permit parking
THE city council has amended parking rules near Winchester station, despite objections. The large echelon' parking bay, close to the station car park in St Paul's Hill, will remain available to non-permit holders for a maximum limited period of two hours
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City’s satisfaction rates on the decline
WHILE happier than most in Britain, Wintonians are not as content with council services as they used to be, according to a survey. The details were revealed in a Government-backed survey carried out by independent pollsters in England's ancient capital
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Civic Service this Sunday
HAMPSHIRE County Council's annual Civic Service will be held in Winchester Cathedral this Sunday, June 17. The chairman, leader and members of the county council will join the Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire and High Sheriff of Hampshire for the special
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Falklands anniversary service
WINCHESTER will mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict this Sunday (June 17) with a service for veterans at St Andrew's Garrison Church in Worthy Down. A reception at Peninsula Barracks will follow with the unveiling of a new display at
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Misguided over libraries’ future
SIR - Your correspondent Sir Andrew Lawson, QC, retired, comments on recent library issues, stating that in his opinion "it's not the label that matters, but the quality of the service", going on to suggest that "arrogance" is behind the librarians' fight
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Is this value for money?
SIR - I feel that your correspondent Dan Keeler (Chronicle letters, June 7) may have missed a point or two regarding our waste collection. Don't let us forget that in one fell swoop we have had our ordinary rubbish collections halved and the council
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Too many issues to fight?
SIR - Chris Corcoran (Chronicle letters, May 31) wonders where all the protesters have gone. Perhaps I can explain. Firstly, the Bar End meadow was created at public expense on former by-pass land, in 1994 as compensation for the loss of Twyford Down
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Let’s get behind our club
NEWLY-PROMOTED Romsey have soared have launched a campaign to revitalise soccer and improve youth facilities for the town - but they need to win support from local businesses and councillors. The club heard at the weekend that they have been promoted
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Family amazed by Meg’s rapid recovery
SMILING just days after undergoing life-saving brain surgery in the USA, King's Somborne girl, Meg Jones, is continuing to amaze family and friends with her speedy recovery. Meg, 21, had a pioneering operation to remove a brain tumour last Wednesday
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The day we met the Queen
THE Queen and Duke of Edinburgh met and chatted to people from all walks of life during the Royal Visit. Romsey's mayor arranged for two Romsey sisters, Peggy Tizzard and Molly Irvine, who work in the town's Red Cross shop, to meet the Queen. Both were
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Diamond carnival proves a real gem
THE floats, the walkers and the cycling groups lined up proudly for their own special judgement day at Copythorne Carnival - and no one really noticed that one of the judges was one of Britain's leading clergymen. It is an event which loves to have independent
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Aldi re-think again on free car parking
THE Aldi supermarket chain has this week cleared the way for its customers to have free parking when they shop at its Romsey Store. After a long spell of allowing the general public to have two hours' free parking, the company announced late last month
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Land of wheels, wings, and wagging tails...
YET another highly-successful Landford Village Show has piled up the pounds for the village's hall and primary school. An estimated 1,500 people turned up at the Recreation Ground for Saturday's event which raised around £4,000. Show chairman Barry
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Esso drops 24-hour drinks bid
OIL giant Esso has backed off from its plans to sell alcohol 24-hours a day at its service station in Romsey's Greatbridge Road - but the opposition to any sale of alcohol there looks set to continue. An application had been lodged with Test Valley Borough
