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New student village to be officially opened in Winchester on Monday
WINCHESTER University’s new Student Village officially opens on Monday, October 14. The Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dame Mary Fagan will do the honours at the Burma Road complex. Located next to the King Alfred Campus, it offers 350 en-suite bedrooms
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Alresford Town Council criticised over alleged fruit machine fraud
ALRESFORD Town Council has come under fire from a former chairman over the alleged loss of tens of thousands of pounds from fruit machines in the town recreation centre. Robin Atkins called for an independent investigation into the loss of an estimated
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Health bosses asking public about changes to local NHS services in Winchester area
PEOPLE are being asked for their views on the future shape of hospital services in Winchester and Eastleigh, including maternity. Bosses at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Winchester, Basingstoke and Andover hospitals, have been
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Lunch clubs under scrutiny at Bishop's Waltham Parish Council meeting
THE future of a care group in Bishop’s Waltham was the subject of debate at a recent parish council meeting. The town’s lunch clubs, which are held at the Jubilee Hall and cater for the elderly, were awarded two grants of £1,000 each – one for
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Winchester care home resident celebrates her centenary
RESIDENTS at a Winchester care home celebrated a special birthday when a long-standing dweller turned 100. Molly Allnutt, reached her centenary on September 30, but decided to delay her party at Tegfield House so everyone could attend. Relatives
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Nursing stations to be scrapped at Winchester hospital
NURSING stations are to be scrapped at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital in a bid to improve patient care. Donna Green, chief operating officer and nursing director, said out-of-sight stations would be replaced with desks in the middle
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"Definitive" guide to Winchester pubs is launched
IT’S the definitive guide to Winchester pubs. Around 30 people gathered at Waterstones in Winchester High Street on Thursday (Oct 10) for the launch of the third edition of Time Gentlemen, Please!, a look at pubs in and around the city. Author
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Fracking on the agenda
Southampton Labour MP, Alan Whitehead, an energy expert, will address a public meeting on fracking in Romsey later this month. Drilling for shale gas is a controversial issue as highlighted by the protest at Balcombe in West Sussex. Gas companies
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County rolls out superfast broadband to rural areas
MANY villages in the Romsey and Stockbridge areas could benefit from superfast broadband within two years. That’s the promise of Hampshire County Council, which has pumped millions into a project aimed at delivering the service to every household
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Hundreds walk this Way!
Six hundred charity walkers clocked up 9,5000 miles between them during Sunday’s Walk the Test Way. Organisers, the Rotary Club of Romsey Test, described the event as a “huge success”. Although more than 140 of those registered did not turn up
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Discount department store coming to Romsey
One of the UK’s fastest-growing retailers is pumping £250,000 into a new store in Romsey, creating 20 new jobs which it says will help revitalise town centre. The Original Factory Shop, a chain of discount department stores, will open a new store
