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Forest given new lease of life
WORK to replenish a forest near Winchester with 50,000 new saplings has got underway. The trees - which include Oak, Ash, Cherry and Sweet Chestnut varieties - will be planted at Ampfield Wood by the Forestry Commission. They are replacing trees that
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Change of leadership at rehab centre
THE end of the decade is also proving the end of an era at the Pinder Centre, with the departure of its boss. Kim Boog-Carmichael is standing aside after 20 years at the rehabilitation and hydrotherapy charity, based at Avington near Winchester. She
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Campaigners call to keep dance venue
BOROUGH council proposals to turn the Leigh Ballroom at Eastleigh into a youth centre have sparked a campaign to keep it as a dance hall. Leading the call are husband and wife, Robert and Linda Bellinger, who have been dancing together since
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Long delays for commuters
COMMUTERS were delayed by up to an hour this morning when a major road into Winchester was closed. Work widening a railway bridge shut St Cross Road and left traffic tailing back onto the northbound M3 at junction 11. Workers returning
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Olympic recognition for Winchester-based federation
IT is the only worldwide federation with its HQ in Winchester. And now, after more than three decades in existence, it is celebrating after being officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee. The World Transplant Games Federation, which
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Pathway attack
Police have launched a hunt after a teenage girl was attacked on a Hampshire pathway. Officers have launched an appeal for witnesses to track down the attacker who struck in the early hours of the morning. The incident happened as the 17-year-old victim
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Police arrested boy for drink driving
POLICE arrested a 15-year-old for suspected drink driving early today after a crash in the Meon Valley. They detained the boy at his home address in the Bishop’s Waltham area after a car crashed into a tree in Park Lane, Swanmore at about 1am
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Motorists braced for road misery
DRIVERS in Winchester are set for months of traffic chaos with the closure of a vital city artery today. A major £8m project to heighten Winchester’s railway bridges will close St Cross Road until the end of March, before a similar scheme begins
