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Hampshire care home raises more than £500 for community charity
A ROMSEY care home recently raised more than £500 for a community charity. Abbotswood Court Care Home handed over a £561 cheque to Romsey Good Neighbours in recognition of their work. For the third year, funds were raised by the Santa's Grotto
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The Swing Riots in the Meon Valley
There could be few more peaceful places today than the Meon Valley, so it might be a surprise that it, was once the scene of riots and insurrection. The introduction of agricultural machinery – particularly threshing machines – meant that when
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Hampshire choir preparing for next concert with wide range of music
THE Meon Voices Choir is preparing for its next concert, featuring a wide variety of styles. They will be performing music from Gershwin, John Rutter, Vaughan Williams, Cabaret, Adele, and many springtime favourites, at St Peter’s Church, Bishop
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Controversial Traveller site permitted despite residents' threat of legal action
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a Traveller site in East Wellow have been permitted, despite residents' threat of legal action. The scheme in Embley Lane was originally presented to Test Valley Borough Council's southern area planning committee in June
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Hampshire village Burns Night Ceilidh raises £5,700 for Alzheimer's Research
MORE than £5,700 was raised for Alzheimer's Research at a Hampshire Burns Night Ceilidh. Otterbourne Village Hall came alive on Saturday, January 27 as the local community gathered to celebrate with a lively Ceilidh. It was organised by Anthony
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Canon Peter Seal 'much-loved throughout the community'
May we draw to your readers’ attention that a thanksgiving service will be held for the life of the Revd Canon Peter Seal at St Paul’s Church, Winchester, on Monday, February 12 at 11am. Peter ministered in Winchester from 1987 until 2021 and
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Wickham veteran joins 5k-mile motorcycle journey for charity
A 61-year-old veteran from Wickham will make up part of the sexagenarian quartet who will be riding their Harley-Davidson motorcycles on a 5,000 mile trip. The journey from Tidworth to Cyprus will raise money for armed forces charity Help for Heroes
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Public consultation to start on Test Valley's latest local plan
TEST Valley Borough Council's new draft local plan will go out to public consultation for eight weeks. The local plan sets out the policies and principles that will guide development across the borough over the next 15 years. It covers the
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'Please send your views to Hampshire Together'
Having recently attended the listening event run by Hampshire Together about the new hospital plans for Winchester, what did I think? Well, the presentation was slick but long and there was not enough time for the Q and A and I wasn’t able to put
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‘Critical’ air ambulance provider rescued from administration
An aviation firm supplying “critical” air ambulance services across the South of England has been saved from administration. The firm, Specialist Aviation Service, which is based at Gloucestershire Airport, supported more than 5,000 ambulance flights
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Two men suffer serious injuries after assaults in Denmead
TWO men suffered serious injuries after being assaulted in Denmead. Police officers are appealing for information. The first incident happened at around 11.30pm on Friday, February 2 when a 53-year-old man was attacked by two men outside
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Hampshire zoo reopens after water leak forced closure
A HAMPSHIRE zoo has reopened after it had to close yesterday (February 3) due to a water leak. Marwell Zoo was shut all day because of the leak at the entrance to the park. However, the zoo confirmed in a Facebook post that they would be able
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Hampshire man banned for 12 months after drink driving on New Year's Day
A NORTH Baddesley man has been banned from the road for one year after being caught drink driving on New Year's Day. Alessandro Carosi, of Botley Road, was caught on the A3057, a court heard. Carosi, 38, pleaded guilty at Southampton Magistrates
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Business leaders gather for annual awards launch
BUSINESS leader from across the city descended on Chesil House for the launch of the Winchester Business Excellence Awards. Organised by the Hampshire Chronicle, Winchester BID, and Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, these awards serve as a testament
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The boy Jesus: Christian comment
Although the nativity story is probably the best known and most widely celebrated in the Christian tradition, the bible contains very little detail of Jesus’ childhood and growing up. Only two of the four gospel accounts even mention his younger years
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Driver caught over the the alcohol limit banned for 18 months
A ROMSEY motorist has been banned from the road for drink driving. Eliot Carroll, of The Hundred, was driving on Christchurch Road in Bournemouth on Thursday, December 14 when he was stopped by officers. He returned an alcohol reading of 77
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Ramblers group enjoy 11-mile taster walk with new members
The Winchester Ramblers Group had a busy start to the year, with 19 walks already throughout January, in a wide variety of weather. As part of a drive to encourage more people to go out walking, and to support the work of the Ramblers this included
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'Power of the people prevents pumping into River Test'
Last week, the people of Longparish and Chilbolton were alarmed to see Southern Water setting up overland pipes and pumps, preparing to dump wastewater from overflowing sewers directly into the River Test. Groundwater levels are currently high