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Campaign to reopen Didcot to Southampton railway
RAILWAY enthusiasts are hoping to reopen a long-closed Hampshire railway line. The Didcot to Southampton Railway, axed in the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, ran through Newbury to Winchester which is connected with the mainline at Shawford. Rex
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Bishopstoke baby shares birthday with Prince of Cambridge
AS temperatures soared and the paparazzi scrambled, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stepped outside to show the world a future king. One person who’ll know how the Duchess was feeling, was Bishopstoke mum, Terri Hayter, 23. At Winchester
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Winchester primary school bids farewell to headteacher
A WINCHESTER primary school has said farewell to its headteacher at its summer fair. Lorraine Smith is leaving Western Primary School in Fulflood after 11 years but the school community gave her a rousing send-off. There was a farewell presentation
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Winchester scouts brief MP on Barton Farm desires
WINCHESTER Scouts gathered for an evening of fun underpinned by a serious message on Monday (July22). At their Pinsent Camp Site on Teg Down, MP Steve Brine handed out four Silver Chief Scouts awards to Cubs from the 3rd Winchester (The Worthies
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Winchester Prison now amongst worst in UK
THE Government is growing increasingly worried about the performance of Winchester Prison. The National Offender Management Service has given the jail a rating of one, down from two, meaning its performance is of ‘serious concern’. The highest ranking
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Fitness campaign sees council fund rounders sessions for teenagers
WINCHESTER students are getting back into rounders as part of a fitness campaign. The city council has offered the sport to students who will probably not have played it for years. Taster sessions were introduced at Peter Symonds and Sparsholt
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Woman remains in intensive care following motorway minibus crash
ONE WOMAN is still fighting for her life following a minibus crash on the M3 yesterday morning. The 63-year-old woman remains in intensive care after a single-vehicle collision on the southbound carriageway between junctions 5 and 6 at Old Basing
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Concerns over proposed housing development in north Winchester
MORE than 100 people turned out to air their views on a proposed housing development in the north of Winchester. At stake is 18 acres of green ‘gap’ land off Harestock Road near Littleton, and a public consultation was held at Henry Beaufort School
