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Art initiative launched
A PILOT scheme to encourage children and their families to dabble in art is being launched. ArtSTART is run by Winchester-based deaf artist Donna Vokes and her firm, Evanga Studios. Last month (December) she helped to organise a treasure trail art quiz
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School hands charity funding boost
PUPILS at a Winchester special school raised £120 for Naomi House Children's Hospice at Sutton Scotney. They collected the cash by placing a festive message board at Osborne School off Andover Road throughout December. Instead of splashing the cash
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Candy store wins city council cash
WINCHESTER candy shop, the Sweet Treat Company, is the first business to be awarded a start-up grant by the city council, but they won’t be getting it all at once. The new shop, near the railway station, has received the first part of a £1,000
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Take care – more snow on the way
With more snow predicted overnight, Hampshire Constabulary is advising drivers to take extra care on the roads this evening and tomorrow morning. The Met Office expects between two and five centimetres of snow across much of Hampshire. Temperatures
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End of road for legal advice service
A FREE legal advice service at Winchester’s Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is set to stop after more than a quarter of a century. For the past 25 years local solicitors have taken it in turns to provide free legal opinions at the centre, which is now based
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Bomb scare at prison
WINCHESTER Prison was on high alert this morning following a bomb scare. Police were called around 9am after an anonymous tip-off indicated there was a device inside the prison. But a spokesman for Hampshire Police confirmed that after
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MPs in Commons challenge over IBM pensions
FOUR Hampshire MPs have backed a Commons motion challenging IBM on its retirement plans, including Mark Oaten. Nearly 100 MPs from all parties have now signed the parliamentary motion calling on the US technology giant to protect the pension benefits
