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Winchester MP backs Parliamentary nuisance calls inquiry
WINCHESTER’S MP has backed a parliamentary inquiry into nuisance calls. Steve Brine is part of an all-party group looking at the scale and impact of the problem and the effectiveness of current regulations. Mr Brine recently met some of his
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Winchester Writers' Conference young poets honoured at ceremony
THEY could be the next Jane Austen or William Wordsworth. Hampshire’s young writing talent was celebrated last weekend at the Winchester Writers’ Conference Young Writers’ Poetry Competition awards ceremony. A staple of the conference, sponsored
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Fire rips through Alresford fish and chip shop
AN Alresford fish and chip shop was today damaged by fire. Firefighters fought a blaze that erupted in the Dave’s Fish and Chips in Alresford at around 11.25am. Using breathing apparatus, two hoses and a jet they took around 40 minutes to extinguish
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Summer sales boost for Winchester shoe shop
A WINCHESTER shoe shop is celebrating after a summer sales boost. ParkLifeKids, an independent children’s shoe store in Upper Brook Street, saw a 50 per cent rise in sales in August compared to the same period last year. Owner Maria Harvey
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Car destroyed in motorway fire near Winchester
WINCHESTER firefighters tackled a fire that destroyed a car at a service station on the M3 near Winchester. A crew from the Easton Lane station attended the incident at northbound Winchester Services at about 5pm yesterday. The car, thought to be an
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Fracking in Hampshire "at least five years away"
FRACKING in Hampshire is at least five years away, according to a planning expert. Richard Bate, planning consultant, told a packed meeting in Winchester on Tuesday the controversial gas extraction technique would be held up by the planning process
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Stanmore residents celebrate Carroll Centre's 20 years in service
WINCHESTER residents helped celebrate the 20th anniversary of a community centre. Some 80 people attended the annual general meeting at the Carroll Centre in Stanmore. (OCT 9) Guest speaker was Dorothy Flynn, a longstanding volunteer who was one
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Bereaved former Winchester doctor meets father who also lost family in house fire
A BEREAVED former Winchester medic whose wife and five children were killed in an arson attack has met the father whose family were killed in a fire in Leicester last month, it has been reported. Dr Abdul Shakoor lost six members of his family
