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Factory decision delayed
PLANNERS have put a decision on whether a factory can be built on a farming site near Alresford on ice. TSL Technology and William Wheatley submitted the scheme, which was due to come before Winchester City Council's planning committee on Thursday, January
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Pointing the way for new talent
AUDITIONS will be held at The Point in Eastleigh as part of a national search for new stage talent. Youth Music Theatre UK (YMT) is looking for 250 actors, dancers, singers and musicians from across Britain. The auditions include a two-hour workshop
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Stop wasting our council tax
SIR — As I write, it is Tuesday morning, January 5. I have just returned from a journey into Winchester. On my journey, I noticed two motorised road sweepers in Hyde Street and Wales Street, slowly and carefully sweeping up the grit laid on the roads
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Clock repairs progressing
SIR — I would like to reassure readers of the accuracy of my letter (Chronicle letters December 3) in which I referred to the repairs being undertaken on the High Street clock. The work was scheduled to begin yesterday (Wednesday, January 13), snow
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Jobless growth slows
THE increase in unemployment in Winchester district appears to have reached a plateau. In November there were 1,260 people claiming job seekers' allowance. That was only 62 more than the 1,198 claiming job seekers allowance in July 2009
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Pastoral setting
WINCHESTER Chamber Orchestra will be holding its first concert of 2010 on Saturday, January 23. St Paul’s Church, in St Paul’s Hill, Winchester, will provide the venue, with doors opening at 7.30pm. The group, which features musical director, Craig
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Safe pavements are surely our right
SIR — As chairs of Highcliffe and Winnall Community Forums respectively, we would like, through the courtesy of your columns, to say how much we agree with the criticism of the county council expressed in several of your letters recently for failing to
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Twist in the fairy tale...
PROTEUS Theatre Company is bringing one the most popular fairytales to life at The Lights on Saturday, January 30. The Andover venue will be playing host to The Princess and the Pea. The story aims to shatter some of the stereotypes
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Winchester schools again affected by snow
WINCHESTER schools were again disrupted by the snow, just as they were getting back to normal. Henry Beaufort School in Harestock was closed for all year groups today because “of snow on the site.” In Winchester, Kings’ School was only
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School in outdoor first
ST Faith's Primary School in Winchester looks set to be one of the first in the city to introduce an outside classroom. The school has recently further developed part of its environmental area near the water meadows into a usable working space. The
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Police seek armed raider
POLICE have issued a description of a masked gunman who threatened an attendant before taking cash from the till at an Eastleigh filling station. IT student, Rajeevan Indrabalan, was completing paperwork at the end of his shift at the Texaco
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Snow returns to Test Valley
FRESH snowfall led to more problems on roads around Romsey and Stockbridge this morning. For many drivers using minor roads it was a slippery journey to work after a light to moderate fall of snow overnight. Much of the northern and western half of the
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Surgery in shock after doctor's death
A WINCHESTER GP practice is in mourning following the sudden death of its former senior partner. The Friarsgate Practice has opened a book of remembrance, following the death of Dr Roddy Morton from a stroke on December 16. Dr Morton
