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Boxing club reopens in Winchester
THE new Mayor of Winchester’s first official engagement was a bruising encounter. Before a small crowd gathered in front of the Garrison Ground Pavilion, Bar End Road, Cllr Ernie Jeffs cut the red tape to open Winchester Amateur Boxing Club, before gamely
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Protest in Winchester over blacklisting of trade unionists
TRADE Unionists staged noisy protests in Winchester over alleged ‘blacklisting’ of workers. Members of the trade union Unite picketed the Hampshire County Council headquarters in Sussex Street last Thursday as part of a national campaign over the removal
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Winchester JP gives up 'life of crime'
A WINCHESTER woman is looking forward to working on her golf swing after retiring from a “life of crime.” During her 26 year career as a magistrate, Sylvia Peach also spent 16 years on the board of visitors for Winchester Prison, the jail’s watchdog,
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Winchester traveller John Pilkington embarks on latest adventure
BEARS, wild dogs and minefields are just some of the dangers Winchester explorer John Pilkington could face on his latest adventure. The 63-year-old globe trotter left last week for a solo trip across the heart of war-torn Balkans. Travelling by foot
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Eye to eye with author
HAMPSHIRE author Fergus McNeill will be talking about his debut novel Eye Contact at Romsey Library next Thursday (June 6) at 7.30pm. The book is a gripping crime novel in which much of the action takes place locally. Tickets for the event
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Footballing fete
BUDDING football stars are taking part in a competition during a fun-packed community fete in Stockbridge on Saturday, June 8. Children under eight will be kicking the ball about along with a range of stalls providing entertainment such as pitch
