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Comedy night for pub
A PUB in Alresford is holding a comedy night to lighten the mood of the long winter evenings. It will feature Australian stand up, Colin Cole, who will be supported by John Newton and Sarah Pearce. Neil Cole will compere the event, which is taking place
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Artist works with disabled counterpart
THE latest artist to show her work at Winchester Discovery Centre will be Anna Cady. The exhibition will be on home turf, as she comes from Fulflood, and she has entitled the show 'It Works Both Ways'. She has produced it in partnership
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Tour book for Winchester landmark
A BOOK delving into the weird, mysterious and occasionally gory happenings of a Winchester landmark has gone on sale. It is to accompany popular tours at The Hospital of St Cross, which are running every fortnight in January and February. The book,
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Heritage railway wants to expand
A HERITAGE railway in Hampshire has reapplied to expand part of its operation at Ropley railway station. The Mid-Hants Railway wants to build a campsite and six holiday chalets, parking for a further 28 cars and a new toilet block on farmland off Bighton
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Knowledge park not a dead duck
WINCHESTER civic leader George Beckett has denied the controversial idea of a ‘knowledge park’ on the edge of the city is a dead duck. He clashed with councillors over the future of Bushfield Camp, the redundant army base on the southern edge of Winchester
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Arthurian exclusive
THE Point, in Eastleigh, is set to welcome the Lost Dog dance company, which will be performing its latest show, Salvage. It will be quite an exclusive event, as the group is only performing at five venues across Britain as part of its latest tour.
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Pair in court after post office robbery
TWO men have appeared at Southampton Crown Court in connection with post office robbery. Sam McLachlan, 26, of Millbrook Road East, Southampton, and William Robinson, 47, of Rookery Farm, Eastleigh, denied conspiring to rob Bartley Post Office and Village
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Flood alert for cellar owners
THE flooding of cellars could occur in Hampshire in the next few weeks after the heavy rainfall in the autumn. The Environment Agency is reporting that King’s Somborne could soon be at risk. The warning comes as groundwater levels across the county
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County cash boost for archive appeal
Hampshire County Council has agreed to pledge £100,000 towards the University of Southampton's appeal to purchase the Broadlands Archives. The funding will come from an underspend of the special grants fund. The University now has £800,000 of the £2.85
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Westgate one of UK's best for English
A CENTURY on after opening as Winchester County High School for Girls, The Westgate School, now a co-educational comprehensive, has gained national honours for its outstanding GCSE results. The school’s GCSE English results of 83.5 per cent
