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Gurkha Museum to host photography exhibition this Christmas
THE Gurkha Museum in Winchester has announced its Christmas exhibition. Located in Peninsula Barracks, the museum holds temporary exhibitions to celebrate aspects of Gurkha heritage and current contributions. The 2023 winter exhibition, called
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Science centre uniquely supports illuminations in support of charity Christmas appeal
As landmarks across the UK are set to light up green on the longest night of the year in support of the NSPCC, the charity is calling on the public to rally friends and family to take part in a Walk for Children. Buildings and landmarks will be
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NHS to launch consultation over new hospital in Hampshire
RADICAL plans for hospitals in central Hampshire will come under the spotlight from Monday. The NHS is consulting on its proposals for a new hospital in or near Basingstoke and the downgrading of services at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital
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Theatre to welcome more than 40 local creatives for Christmas Makers Market
MORE than 40 independent makers and designers will be showcasing their work at a theatre’s annual Christmas market. The Makers Market is returning to The Nutshell Theatre, in Kings Walk, on Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10. A café
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Good customer service: 'I am now warmly in their debt'
Top class service lives on! Having suffered a broken firebrick in a wood burning stove purchased from Kings Worthy Foundry, I visited their showroom in search of a replacement. With none immediately available, rather than than embarking on
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Hampshire country pub preparing for bustling Christmas period
Staff at a Hampshire country pub are gearing up for a vibrant and bustling festive period. The Duke on the Test, just outside Romsey, has seen bookings rapidly increase in the lead-up to Christmas. The pub was closed for five years, reopened
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Meon Valley MP helps homeless couple in need
A COUPLE who found themselves living in a caravan following illness and financial worries were visited by the Meon Valley's MP in their new Winchester home after the politician helped them secure it. Sue and Wayne Gorrett were forced to sell their
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More than 60 businesses involved in Test Valley town's festive fun
MORE than 60 businesses are involved in festivities in Romsey this weekend as part of the town's annual Saving Santa event. All the fun starts at 4pm on Friday December 8. The night, which has traditionally been Saving Santa and late-night
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New M27 junction for Welborne Garden Village in doubt
The huge revamp of an M27 junction to serve a new Hampshire town is in doubt after the council rang alarm bells over the project’s funding. A report has revealed that Hampshire County Council is “extremely unlikely” to meet the cost of the new
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'Jane Austen was not a Winchester person'
I am sorry to see that the misguided plan to erect a statue to Jane Austen in Winchester Cathedral Close has been resurrected (Chronicle, November 30). Most of the objections that were raised to the previous plan apply equally to the new project
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70 planning applications submitted to Winchester City Council this week
Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Winchester City Council Bishop's Waltham 23/02432/OUT, Craig Tickner, the proposal is for a three bedroom house within the garden of 15 Princes Close. 23/02488/HOU, Gordon Chapman, two
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Concerns over 'very serious and contagious whooping cough' sweeping through UK
A disease called the 'whooping cough' is reportedly sweeping throughout the UK at an unprecedented rate. Cases of the bug, also known as pertussis have increased by 250 per cent within a year. Between July and November, there were 716 reported
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'Glass slippers and tight silver pants - Cinderella brings laughs aplenty'
OH YES it has! The festive season really has begun in Winchester as this year's panto is in full swing. Cinderella, produced by arts and education charity Play to the Crowd, is running at the Theatre Royal in Jewry Street until Monday, January
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NHS placing cancer warnings in unique spot to urge men to get checked
Cancer warnings are being placed in a unique spot a various establishments around England in order to encourage men to get checked. They are being put on urinal mats in pubs, restaurants, shops, hotels, sports stadiums and workplaces as a way to
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Starbucks gives free coffee to NHS workers - here's how to claim your free drink
NHS workers are being offered free Starbucks coffee in-store as a special Christmas thank you to staff. For the first time, select hospitals without a nearby Starbucks shop will also receive deliveries of coffee from the brand with drinks like
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Five-star Winchester win big at home
Winchester City achieved their biggest ever win as a Southern League Premier Division club and obtained their first home clean sheet of the season when they beat Bracknell Town 5-0. The first half of the game was fairly uneventful with neither
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Still time to have your say on what you pay for policing in Hampshire
The police and crime commissioner has called on residents to give their views on the amount of support given to policing through council tax. Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has called for residents to take the online survey to give their
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'It's disappointing': residents criticise plans to close city centre A&E
WINCHESTER residents have criticised plans to close the A&E department at Royal Hampshire County Hospital. As previously reported, the closure is part of the plans for a new specialist acute hospital on the edge of Basingstoke, using more than
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Hampshire pensioner writes and published first book aged 91
A ROMSEY pensioner has written and published his first book at the age of 91. David Peckham, of Abbotswood Common Road, said that he was inspired during the first Covid lockdown when he was unable to do any of his usual hobbies. He told the
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Hampshire villager fined for assaulting woman and damaging her property
A HAMPSHIRE villager has been fined for assaulting a woman and damaging her property. Lee Clark, of Green Pond Lane, Ampfield, attacked the woman on Tuesday, October 10, a court heard. Clark, 53, also damaged a phone, TV, BT box and picture
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Crime rate in Winchester down by over 100, new data reveals
CRIME reported in Winchester has decreased by over 100 reports, according to the latest police data. In October 2023, the most recent month available, 658 crimes were reported across the district, which is down from 762 crimes the previous month
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Winchester named second happiest place to live in Great Britain for 2023
Winchester has been ranked as the second happiest place to live in Great Britain for 2023 according to Rightmove. The cathedral city featured just behind Richmond-upon-Thames in the list, and was Hampshire's only representative in the top 20.