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Clampers create trouble at Mill
TRADERS at Romsey's Dukes Mill Shopping Centre claim their business will be hit badly by a clampdown on parking at the precinct. It follows Dukes Mill owner Michael Royde's decision to bring in a company to clamp unauthorised vehicles parked at the rear
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Industrial park evacuated after lorry accident causes gas leak
A ROMSEY industrial estate was evacuated yesterday morning following a major gas leak. Emergency service teams were called to Belbins Business Park shortly before 9.30am after a lorry fractured a gas regulator at the site near the junction of Sandy Lane
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Charity bike ride postponed
AN off road charity bike ride which had attracted more than 650 mountain bikers this weekend has been postponed due to heavy rain and flooding. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) South Downs Randonnée, was due to start on Saturday (June 30) at 7am from
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Anita Roddick becomes Emmaus patron
DAME Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, has recently agreed to become patron of local homelessness charity Emmaus Hampshire. She said: "The great thing about this charity is that it provides much more than a warm place to stay. It gives the people
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Hampshire workers reject pay deal
HAMPSHIRE County Council workers have voted overwhelmingly to reject a new equal pay deal. In a ballot held by Unison, the main public sector union, 79 per cent of members rejected the new grades and salaries proposed by the council. Unions are due
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Call to defer Tower decision
A TEAM of Hampshire County Councillors are urging the Executive Member for Recreation and Heritage, Margaret Snaith, to defer her decision on the future of the Tower Arts Centre, Winchester, for a year. Cllr Snaith is due to make a decision on the venue's
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Dog savages baby donkey
A DONKEY foal is fighting for her life after being attacked by a dog at Bramshaw. The five-day-old foal suffered horrific injuries to its neck and a vet had to be called in to treat the animal, which belongs to Ray Bennett. He found the badly-injured
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Mayor decides to cancel charity picnic
SUNDAY'S mayor's picnic has been cancelled for the first time in its 16-year history. Town mayor Mark Cooper said he took the decision to pull the plug on his charity fundraiser because of worries about vehicles getting stuck in the War Memorial Park's
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Read all about this year’s carnival...
ROMSEY Carnival programmes go on sale in the town tomorrow (Saturday) and they include a new fundraising event this year. From 10am, carnival bosses will be in the Cornmarket promoting the programme - which cost £1 each. The programme lists full details
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Garage’s revised booze bid will face hearing
Esso will face a committee hearing in its bid to continue selling alcohol for 18 hours a day at its Romsey filling station. The company recently applied to Test Valley Borough Council for approval for 24-hour alcohol sales at its Greatbridge Road Service
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New rotary president eager
The Rotary Club of Romsey Test has an exciting year ahead says its new president David Bonnor-Morris. On Wednesday David commenced his year in office when his predecessor, Jim Purdie, handed over the chain of office. Jim was confident that 2006 had
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Willow will keep Ralph’s memory alive by the river
A KILMARNOCK weeping willow has been dedicated to the memory of a popular Mottisfont river keeper. The tree has been planted alongside the Oakley Stream - a stretch of water Ralph Collins cherished and looked after for 42 years. Ralph, who was born
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Choir marks Charter 400 in Abbey
Romsey Male Voice Choir celebrated the town's 400 years of Royal Charter with their own Charter Concert at Romsey Abbey Romsey Male Voice Choir with Thornden Community Wind Band entertained a full Romsey Abbey on Saturday, June 23. The choir under their
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We’ll continue to support Tower
SIR - Last Thursday's Chronicle carried a story about the county council's discussions with Kings' School over the future of the Tower Arts Centre. I am sure that both parties will be well aware of the concerns raised by local people as they consider
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Slavish addiction
SIR - Is Stephen Hugh-Jones, who takes Chris Gillham to task over parking in central Winchester (Chronicle letters, June 14) referring to the same city centre that I see almost every day? I think not! Those parents lucky enough to have access to a car
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Householders also to blame
SIR - It may be true that the shopkeepers of New Alresford are responsible for hogging the parking spaces in the town. However, as many residents will have noticed, a number of parking spaces have been occupied over recent weeks by Broad Street householders
