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Winchester Cathedral launches high-profile interview fundraisers
WINCHESTER Cathedral has launched a series of high-profile interviews to raise funds for a major appeal. Former foreign secretary Douglas Hurd and current Culture Secretary and Basingstoke MP Maria Miller are two of four big names taking part in
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Air ambulance called to crash in Kings Worthy
AN air ambulance was called after two cars collided on the A33 near Winchester today. Three people were treated for minor injuries after a Ford Fiesta and a Mazda crashed into each other just before 1.30pm today near the junction with London Road
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Tenants happy with Winchester City Council, says survey
WINCHESTER City Council has received a glowing report from its tenants. A survey revealed 88 per cent of tenants are satisfied with its services, up from 86 per cent two years ago. Richard Botham, head of landlord services, said: “We measure the success
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Winchester campaigners meet city MP at Westminster
WINCHESTER preservation campaigners have been at Parliament to raise issues with city MP Steve Brine. Senior figures from the City of Winchester Trust, Keith Leaman and Michael Carden visited Westminster last week. Among items on the trust agenda were
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Owslebury fete proves good things come in small packages
RESIDENTS in Owslebury proved on Saturday that sometimes the best things come in small packages. The summer fete in Glebe Field, next to St Andrews’ Church, was packed but could have been mistaken for a grand garden party, which only enhanced the
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Winchester Samaritans appealing for dragon boat racers
TEAM spirit is essential, experience of dragon boats is not. Winchester Samaritans are appealing for all-comers for this year’s dragon boat race and say there are plenty of prizes up for grabs. The day’s racing will see teams compete in 40
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Winchester pupils' school logo made from unusual material
AT first glance it might look like a Roman mosaic. But on closer inspection, the pieces are not made of tiles, but Lego. On Friday (June 21) pupils at Sparsholt Primary School were joined by Robin Ilses and Isabel Keating from Winchester City
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Developers asked to fund 'fictional' forest park
A Romsey councillor has accused Test Valley planning chiefs of being “dishonest”. Mark Cooper’s outburst comes after a developer wanting to build 29 retirement flats in Romsey was asked to contribute towards the cost of creating a “Forest Park”
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Two women hurt in road crash near Winchester
TWO women were hurt in a three-car crash near Winchester. The vehicles collided on the southbound A34 near the Winnall interchange with the M3 at about 1pm on Saturday. Firefighters from Winchester had to cut one women free from the wreckage. Both
