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Popular game comes to Hampshire
IT is one of the most popular games on the Orient, but Mahjong is rarely played in Hampshire. However, Linda Nyman is hoping to change all that by setting up groups to play it in the county. She already runs a group in Sussex, and set up another in
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Kew professor to chair gardens advisory panel
A KEW Gardens expert has been appointed chairman of the Ampfield-based Sir Harold Hillier Gardens advisory committee. Professor Monique Simmonds currently co-ordinates research into the uses of plants for medicines, cosmetics and food at Kew. Her
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Thieves target vans in Weeke
POLICE in Winchester are seeking witnesses and information following a spate of thefts from commercial vehicles in a city suburb over the weekend. Thieves struck at Trussell Crescent, Weeke overnight Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January
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Student Gareth aims to be a high achiever
A student from Romsey is preparing to climb Africa’s highest peak in aid of a children’s charity. Gareth Turner, who is studying History and Economics at the University of York, is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for Childreach International
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Wellow target for burglars
POLICE are investigating two burglaries and an attempted break-in at Wellow. A property at Tanners Lane in East Wellow was targeted sometime between midday and 2pm last Friday (January 29). Police say a shovel, stolen from a garden shed at the house
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Farm wants to install wind turbines
A NURSERY near Winchester is planning to install three wind turbines in an innovative bid to generate its own power. Kirton Farm - off Stockbridge Road between Sparsholt and Up Somborne - wants the 18-metre tall masts to provide 80 per cent
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Honour for teenage fire heroes
TWO brave youngsters who defied smoke and flames in a desperate attempt to save a bedridden pensioner have been commended for their bravery by police chiefs and civic leaders. Gerard Shannon and Sean Wiseman had gone into a flameravaged building
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Trust begins hunt for new chief executive
WINCHESTER health bosses have started the search for a new chief executive. Adverts have been placed in the national press to find a new leader for the six-figure salary post. The current chief executive Martin Wakeley is leaving to
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Bridge's girlfriend 'had affair with England captain'
FORMER Saints' defender Wayne Bridge's girlfriend had an alleged affair with England captain John Terry, it has been revealed. A so-called super-injunction was lifted after being put in place to prevent Mr Terry from being identified.
