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Rogue traders in Winchester suburb
HAMPSHIRE Trading Standards are warning about rogue traders are cold calling and leaflet dropping in the Harestock area of Winchester. They are offering roof and guttering services, roof repairs and tarmacing work but are are not providing consumers
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Floyd effect is in tribute
THE music of Pink Floyd will be performed at the Tower@Kings, off Romsey Road, Winchester. Tribute act, The Floyd Effect, is visiting the venue on Saturday, May 16 and will be playing material from a wide range of the band’s albums. Doors open at 7pm
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Maybe Cllr Hicks is an extra-terrestrial!
SIR — I was surprised that Cllr Adrian Hicks’ pet hate was myself for turning up at every city council meeting as if I had nothing better to do (Chronicle, Belgarum Diary, May 7). Surely, council meetings should be the apex of our local democracy; and
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Councillors can effect lower speeds
SIR — I refer to the article by Alison Quant, HCC director of environment, (Chronicle, April 30). Ms Quant continues to peddle the myth that the council is bound to follow ‘Government guidelines’ on the establishment of speed limits, especially 20mph
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Superstore would kill off our town
SIR — Your front page article ‘Traders fight store plan’ (Chronicle, May 7) accurately describes the fears of many Bishop’s Waltham’s traders that for Sainsbury’s to build a store here may kill off our traditional High Street. It is because these fears
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Safety first, or revenue first?
SIR — Having to commute to Southampton from Winchester by road most mornings, for the first time in seven years I noticed something unusual this morning. There had been an accident at the junction of Ranelagh Road and St Cross and coincidentally (or
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Wrong place for wind turbines
SIR — I am simply appalled by the proposal to build two huge wind turbines on Salt Hill near Mercury Park at East Meon. The site chosen is adjacent to a very well used long distance path, the South Downs Way, and is within the designated South Downs
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Auditors agree HCC is good value
SIR — Mr Griffiths makes no secret of his reasons for asking the question about the cost of the refurbishment of Ashburton Court (Chronicle letters, April 30). The council has been accredited by the National Audit Office as giving excellent value for
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Bosom pals step out on Moonwalk
NINE women from West Wellow will be bearing their highly decorated bras when they take part in this Saturday’s Playtex Moonwalk. More than 15,000 women and men are due to take part in the event which raises millions for breast cancer charities each
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Doffing a cap to memory of Mountbatten
A ROMSEY bookshop is marking 30 years since the death of one of the most famous Hampshire figures of the 20th century. Lord Louis Mountbatten, who lived at Broadlands, was killed in an IRA bomb blast in 1979 and later buried at Romsey Abbey. Now historical
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Crowded Winchester school set to expand onto car park
A HARD-pressed Winchester primary school is set to expand into the neighbouring car park. St Bede Primary School is in negotiations to take some land from St Peter’s car park, off Gordon Road. The school is negotiating with the city council for spaces
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Planners reject homes scheme
WINCHESTER Planners have rejected a scheme for 62 new homes in a nearby village. After a visit to Tudor Way, Kings Worthy, on Monday, members of the planning committee voted to reject the proposals by Gleeson Developments. A city council spokesman
