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Leisure centre set for long closure
WINCHESTER’S River Park Leisure Centre could close for up to six months for major repairs. Council chiefs hope to carry out a £1.5m upgrade in mid-2011 to reopen before a predicted rise in demand linked to the 2012 London Olympics. A report to Winchester
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Mystery over skeleton find in Littleton
SHOCKED builders near Winchester unearthed a skeleton thought to be more than 350 years old. They made the discovery during work to build 12 homes in Main Road, Littleton. But mystery surrounds why the remains — which were found in a 4ft deep
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Club date for supreme trombonists
THE Bone Supremacy will be appearing at the Concorde Club in Eastleigh on Wednesday, June 3. This line-up of leading trombonists is breathing new life into the UK jazz scene with some hugely entertaining music. There are four regular trombonists in
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Row over MP office expenses
ROMSEY’S MP has hit back in a row over the use of her constituency office in the town. Sandra Gidley has dismissed as “clutching at straws” suggestions some of her budget for the Love Lane facility may have gone towards campaigning costs for her Liberal
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Pensioner David fights for a fair hearing at town hall
A LONG-running feud over the installation of a new public hearing device at Romsey Town Council could be about to come to an end. Pensioner, David Barker, has been calling for a new “loop” system to be installed in the downstairs courtroom at the town
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Will Victorian home be saved from the ‘vandals’
TEST Valley councillors are being urged to back controversial plans to bulldoze a Victorian country house and replace it with a modern property. Developers want to knock down Buckholt House, near West Tytherley, and build a new larger home in its place
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Bishop's Waltham residents oppose Sainsbury's store
WE don’t want you here. That was the resounding message from hundreds of residents last night angry at controversial plans to open a giant supermarket in their quiet Hampshire town. Up to 500 people crammed into the Jubilee Hall
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Hants ‘snubbed’ by community grants
HAMPSHIRE has been “snubbed” in a £15m government giveaway to help communities survive the recession. Some 50 areas around the country were awarded grants ranging from £97,000 to just over £1m, but Hampshire didn’t get a penny. The money was part of
