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Teenager bailed following crash
A TEENAGER arrested on drink driving after a crash has been bailed. The 15-year-old boy was detained on suspicion of drink driving and aggravated vehicle taking following a car crash into a tree in Park Lane, Swanmore, early on Monday, January 4.
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Wintonians urged to help with gig memories
HISTORIANS can’t get no satisfaction in their bid to record details of a Winchester gig by a then burgeoning rock band. Hyde 900’s living history group is urging those at a Rolling Stones concert in Worthy Lane in December 1963 to come forward. The
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Planned parking changes for Alresford
CIVIC chiefs are planning a few parking changes in Alresford. Winchester City Council is proposing to mark out parking bays in West Street and The Dean to make it clearer where drivers should leave their vehicles. Some sections between the bays will
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Weeke parking solution called for
A COUNCILLOR has renewed her calls for a continental solution to a Winchester housing estate's parking problems. Eileen Berry said the issue was so bad Weeke residents were leaving their cars on grassed central reservations in Fromond and Taplings Road
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Closing chapter is sad one for much-loved town bookshop
One of Romsey’s best-loved shops has fallen victim to the economic downturn. Volumes bookshop, in Latimer Walk, is to close, owner, Simon Hunter, announced this week. It brings to an end over 11 years of trading in Romsey, during which time the shop
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George Beckett: Silver Hill statement
"At the end of last week the council was informed by the managing director of Thornfield Properties that Thornfield Ventures Ltd (the parent company of Thornfield Properties Plc) has been placed into administration by its bank, HBOS, part of the
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County needs extra salt store
HAMPSHIRE needs more salt storage barns to ensure stocks don’t run out in extreme wintry weather. That’s the view of Hampshire’s deputy leader, Roy Perry, who warned that the Government’s decision to take control of ordering and distributing
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Cycling Jack raises £400 for cancer charity
An 11-year-old from Whiteparish raised more than £400 for a cancer charity by completing a 20-mile cycle ride. Jack Dainton, a pupil at Hampshire Collegiate School, undertook the challenge accompanied by his father, Ray. Their route took them through
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MP campaigns for improved NHS fracture care
ROMSEY’S MP is spearheading a campaign to improve services for fracture victims. Sandra Gidley, who has the support of the National Osteoporosis Society, has written to local healthcare providers urging them to set up comprehensive falls and fracture
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Hit-and-run driver slips away in night
POLICE are investigating a hit-and-run incident at Chilworth in which a parked car was damaged. Officers say a Renault Laguna outside a property in Hadrian’s Way was struck by a Honda Civic, whose driver failed to stop. The incident happened during
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Treacherous pavements criticised
WINCHESTER civic chiefs criticised the poor gritting of pavements across the city in the recent Big Freeze. Cllr Lucille Thompson said some pavements had been "pretty treacherous" for four weeks. She called on the city council to give
