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Village nurseryman dies, aged 75
A KOREAN War veteran who later founded a garden centre in Colden Common has died aged 75. Carl Hazzard was born on August 29, 1933, in Shirrell Heath, and went to school in Hedge End and technical college in Southampton. In the early 1950s he was
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Proud of our Bins
Winchester is a city that’s proud of itself. I think that’s a great way to be. People who live here puff out their chest and pull their shoulders back when asked “..and where do you reside?”. It’s quite cute, but very much deserved. Consider our heritage
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'Louder later and longer' boasts festival organisers
A MUSIC festival says it is moving to Winchester so that it can be “louder, later and longer”. However, organisers are now playing down the claims on the ‘Glade 2009’ website. The marketing pitch has not been music to the ears of residents
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Pain before gain for Winchester drivers
BEFORE the gain, there is pain. Thousands of drivers are set for a long hot summer of waiting as the county council builds the new park and ride that it claims will ease congestion. Work on Winchester’s new £7.1 million park and ride
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Summer logging puts nesting birds at risk
A LOGGING programme in Hampshire woodland has been branded “sacrilege” amid fears it could have a devastating effect on nesting birds. Between 7,000 and 10,000 trees have been chopped down in Ampfield Woods as part of a routine cycle of felling
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MP reports her windfall to Standards Commissioner
ROMSEY MP, Sandra Gidley, was this week dragged into an expenses row after accepting cash to give up her right to cheap rent. Mrs Gidley was one of at least 13 MPs of all three major parties to take up on a windfall offered by a private company after
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It’s jazz and croquet not go-karts and Motorhead
A DECISION day is looming over controversial moves to turn a listed house in to a sports and entertainment venue. The owners of historic Rownhams House are applying to stage indoor and outdoor plays and film showings, weddings and live music performances
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Hampshire goes to the polls
POLITICAL parties fighting to control Hampshire County Council have set out their policies as voters go to the ballot boxes today. The Conservatives have been in power for 12 years and are standing on their record while aiming to improve services.
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Pamela to tread the Great Wall of China for charity
WALKING the city’s flyovers may not appear to have much in common with the Great Wall of China but, for Pamela Trodd, of the Therapy Studio, at the Basepoint Business Centre in Southampton, it’s the perfect training ground for her latest fund-raising
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City’s firefighters in hotel site crane rescue exercise
HIGH drama unfolded just outside Winchester as construction company, Morgan Ashurst, joined forces with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service to carry out a simulated rescue from a huge tower crane. The action took place at the Morn Hill site where the
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Shares reward for superstore staff
MORE than 8,400 Hampshire staff of supermarket giant, Tesco, are celebrating a windfall of up to £3,000 each. They are among 207,000 employees nationwide to scoop a share of a £98m bonus pot generated by the chain’s record annual results. Tesco says
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Robert Hardy at the Abbey
ACTOR, Robert Hardy, will be performing in Romsey Abbey on Saturday, June 6, at 7.30pm. He will be bringing to life the character of Tom the Shepherd, who narrates the 12th-century work, The Play of Herod. The story is a liturgical drama of the nativity
