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Hampshire & Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force train in the USA
THE HAMPSHIRE and Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force have been training in the USA. Nineteen cadets and four adult volunteers were selected to represent the county and took part in a variety of physically demanding challenges in Kentucky, including
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Winchester music festival under greater scrutiny this year
ORGANISERS of the Boomtown festival will be under the spotlight at this year’s four-day event starting tomorrow (Aug 8). This year city council environmental health and licensing staff will be on site for the music festival that dubs itself “the
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Winchester bar wins regional award
IT’S official – Winchester has the best wine bar in the South East. No 5 Bridge Street won the Best Wine Pub Award at the South East and London BT Sport Great British Pub Awards 2013. Antony (corr) Robertson, general manager of the Bridge Street
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Winchester firefighters unexpectedly called to children's fun day
FIREFIGHTERS were unexpectedly called out to a fun day when the kitchen at Lanterns Children’s Centre became too hot. Fifty parents and children were duck-dipping and wet-sponge-throwing at Home-Start’s annual fete last Thursday (August 1) when
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Steam trains set to run again on Watercress Line after fire risks ease
STEAM trains will resume running again on the Watercress Line tomorrow (Thurs) after fears over fire risk caused a four-week break. The railway was concerned that with the hot weather and tinder-dry ground sparks from the engines could cause serious
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England rugby captain Chris Robshaw visits his new bar in Winchester
THE England Rugby captain was in town and Wintonians can expect to see more him in the future. Chris Robshaw took time out after preseason training to head for Winchester, where he is opening a coffee and wine bar with best friend and former Hampshire
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Campaign growing against second wind farm on Hampshire Downs north of Winchester
BATTLELINES have been drawn up over plans for a second wind farm on the Hampshire Downs. Energy giant TCI Renewables has applied for planning permission to build six 130-metre tall turbines at Woodmancott Down, near Micheldever. The developer says it
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Here for the beer
BRAISHFIELD is ready to quench the thirst of beer drinkers in the village. The village’s three-day beer festival starts at 5pm on Friday (August 9) at Braishfield Social Club and the first night's festivities will include a quiz night and ploughman
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Date with fete
CROWDS are expected at Mottisfont Fete this Sunday (August 11). Attractions include Darrell Cunningham with Topper the Scarecrow, the Birnie Boozle Band and the fete’s popular pet competition. There will also be numerous stalls, games, competitions
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M271 to close for resurfacing
A MOTORWAY in Hampshire will be shut this week for resurfacing work. Two sections of the M271 will be closed overnight tomorrow and Friday for the work to take place. The work that will take place this week will affect the section of the M271
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Man in court on charge of cultivating cannabis at Winchester house
AN alleged cannabis grower has appeared in court charged with growing the drug at a house in Winchester. Tuan Viet Tran, of Romsey Road, is accused of cultivating a large quantity of the class b drug at Pitt Hill Cottage on August 1. His age was not
