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Thieves steal £5,000 jewellery in burglary in country lane near Winchester
BURGLARS stole jewellery valued at £5,000 from a house near Winchester. They forced their way into a house, activating the burglar alarm, in Enmill Lane, Pitt, between 11.30am-3pm on Wednesday, October 9, police said today. Police are appealing for
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New pop-up shop opens in Winchester
A NEW pop-up shop opened in Winchester, earlier this week, as part of a new collaborative project. The Pitfield Café opened in The Brooks on Monday (October 14), selling fresh soups, salads and soft furnishings, as part of a collaboration between
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Charity fashion show cancelled
A FASHION show in aid of an agricultural charity has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) had hoped to benefit from the Travelling Trends Fashion Show which was due to be held at Romsey's
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Winchester hotel receives special green award
A WINCHESTER hotel has received a special award for its environmental efforts. Norton Park, near Sutton Scotney, is one of 21 Qhotels across the country to be awarded gold by Green Tourism Business Scheme Awards as part of the National Sustainable
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Bishop's Waltham Co-operative collaborates with new delivery firm
THE Southern Co-operative in Bishop's Waltham is benefiting from a new collaboration with a delivery firm. Hermes has plans for myHermes ParcelShops at 49 Co-op stores across the UK, with the Southern Co-op’s High Street location having joined
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Crime commissioner Simon Hayes cleared in address probe
HAMPSHIRE police and crime commissioner Simon Hayes will face no action over a complaint that he misrepresented his home address. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) passed the results of its investigation into the allegation to the Crown
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Date announced for start of Winnall traffic improvements
WORK is finally set to start on improving the congestion-causing Winnall interchange. The Highways Agency has announced that work starts on October 28 some two months later than originally planned. It is due to last six weeks and should result in better
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Show budgies worth £60,000 stolen from garden aviary
THIEVES have stolen £60,000 worth of budgies in a raid at Nursling. They broke into an aviary and took more than 350 show birds bred by national expert Michael Freeborn. He believes the creatures – some as young as six months – will be smuggled
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Foraging for fungi
FUNGI Walks in the New Forest are being led by Hidden Britain Tours with experts from Hampshire Fungus Recording Group to find and identify different species. The emphasis of these fungi forays is identification, conservation and education.
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Micheldever business strikes deal to distribute tyres across Britain
A MICHELDEVER business is close to agreeing a new deal to distribute tyres throughout Britain. Micheldever Tyre Services has signed an agreement with Kumho Tyre with a view to concluding a three-year deal to retain distribution rights. At the
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Winchester students strut their stuff to raise money for charity
WINCHESTER students have been strutting the catwalk to raise money for charity. Form six students from St Swithun’s School organised the event to raise money for their sister school in Uganda as part of a school-wide fundraising campaign. Organisers
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Firefighters tackle car fire near Alresford
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a car fire near Alresford last night. It began in a Ford Focus in a lay-by on the A31 at around 10pm. One appliance each from Winchester and Alresford fire stations attended the incident.
