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Military remembrance ceremony held in Winchester Cathedral
A SIMPLE but little-known act of remembrance is held every month in Winchester Cathedral. The Turning of the Pages ceremony for the Rolls of Honour of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and the Rifle Brigade dates back to the time when Peninsula Barracks in
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Cardiac failure killed man found dead in village north of Winchester
A FORKLIFT truck driver died of cardiac failure, which may have been brought on by the stress of contemplating suicide, an inquest heard. Cezary Boltuc, 47, was found dead by a soldier on sentry at Moody Down Range, near Sutton Scotney. When
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Hampshire man slams church near Winchester after being ordered to remove ornament from father's grave
A HAMPSHIRE man has criticised a village church after he was told to remove an ornament from his father's grave. Paul East said he was outraged that he could not have the memorial stone at his father John's grave at the Church of St Mary and St
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Police release images of suspects in £10,000 distraction theft at Winchester car park
POLICE have released CCTV images of people suspected of stealing £10,000 from a woman in a Winchester car park. The distraction theft took place in The Brooks Shopping Centre car park between 1.40pm and 1.50pm on Wednesday, May 22. A 59-year-old
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Faulty boiler could have cost us our lives
HOW much is a life worth? That the question a Hampshire councillor is asking after a Valley Park woman was offered just £50 compensation after a leaking gas boiler left her with carbon monoxide poisoning. Test Valley Borough councillor Andrew
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Pensioner in custody after admitting assault
A PENSIONER from a village near Alresford has been remanded in custody after admitting attacking a woman. Clive Hunt, 72, of Lymington Bottom Road, pleaded guilty to assaulting Valerie Hunt on April 1 when he appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates Court
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Licences for fracking issued for countryside near Winchester
DRILLING licences have already been issued for possible fracking underneath huge parts of Hampshire. Gas companies have been awarded no fewer than eight licences in the south of the county. The new technology – formally known as hydraulic fracturing
