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Police launch rural crime scheme at Sparsholt College
POLICE officers will launch a new scheme to tackle rural crime at Sparsholt College near Winchester today (May 16). The Countrywatch campaign will be officially launched at the college’s Countryside Day and is aimed at reducing rural crime
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Dormice could scupper log cabin village plans
THE humble dormouse could scupper plans for a multi-million pound log cabin holiday village near Winchester, it has emerged. The tiny creature has been spotted at the site of the 130-cabin village planned for Black Wood, near Micheldever.
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Slippery customer comes home at last
FOR more than a year, Flame the corn snake had been given up as lost. Then, against all odds, the one-metre long pet slithered back to its home in Kings Worthy. The Clements family in Cedar Close bought Flame in early 2007, but in
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14 banned from Winchester City Centre pubs
FOURTEEN underage drinkers have been banned from pubs in Winchester following a clampdown on fake identity cards. The tough stance by the city’s Pubwatch scheme means the teenagers are now barred from city centre pubs for six months after their
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More tough times ahead, warns leader
THE most powerful politician at Test Valley Borough Council has refused to rule out further staff cuts – weeks after axing dozens of council jobs. Controversial plans were unveiled earlier this year to slash up to 60 jobs at the authority as part of
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Bungling burglars drop 200-year-old grandmother
BUNGLING crooks dropped a 17th century grandmother clock during a daytime antiques raid. Two burglars fled from the scene in Gardner’s Lane, East Wellow, when they heard the owner returning, leaving the valuable longcase clock damaged on the floor.
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Villagers voice great fears over Lidl lorries
THERE could be as many as 500 lorry movements a day at a huge supermarket warehouse planned for a New Forest village. German retailer Lidl wants to build a regional distribution centre on a field at Ower on the edge of the National Park with
