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Pharmacist is community hero
A POPULAR pharmacist near Winchester has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Eric Norgbey, who runs Springvale Pharmacy in Kings Worthy, is one of five finalists in The Countryside Alliance's Rural Heroes contest. The competition recognises
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Flood warning for villages
THE flooding of cellars could start to occur in Hampshire in the next few weeks after the heavy rainfall in the autumn. The Environment Agency is reporting that King's Somborne, near Stockbridge, could soon be at risk. The warning comes as groundwater
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Road too fast for a kitten, says youngster
WHEN seven-year-old Sophie Johnstone was told she couldn’t have a kitten because the road she lived on was too dangerous, she launched a road safety campaign. The Kings Worthy Primary School pupil wrote to Winchester MP Mark Oaten to see if
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Marketing offer they can't refuse
A WINCHESTER businesswoman is starting the New Year by making an offer she hopes firms won’t be able to refuse. Nicola Oakley, who runs No.1 Marketing Consultancy, hopes to attract new clients with her offer of a free marketing review and report
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Shadow minister to visit Winchester
STEVE Brine, prospective Winchester MP for The Conservatives, will welcome a member of the shadow cabinet to Winchester tomorrow (Thursday). Nick Herbert, shadow minister for environment, food and rural affairs, will visit the city’s recycling
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Maternity shop quits Winchester
A SPECIALIST clothing shop is to quit its Winchester premises. Blooming Marvellous, in St George’s Street, is currently holding a closing down sale. A ‘shop to let’ sign has been erected above the premises. The departure of the maternity
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‘No show’ patients criticised
MORE patients are failing to turn up for hospital appointments in Winchester, costing the NHS hundreds of thousands of pounds. New figures show that in 2008-09 an estimated 22,000 appointments were missed, up from 19,757 in 2007-08 and 14,191
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Jobs fear as Bhs quits Winchester
DOZENS of jobs are under threat after a major retailer confirmed it is quitting Winchester. But the jobs gloom may be short-lived, as another major retailer is being lined up to move in. Bhs will close its premises in The Brooks Shopping
