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Mayor's concert raises almost £5,000 for local charities
MORE than 300 people attended the mayor of Romsey's charity concert, which featured a wide range of music. The sold-out event was held at Romsey Abbey on Saturday, March 2 and had more than 150 performers. The concert featured: Michelmersh
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Hampshire sculptor creating large horse head to display at Royal Ascot
A WEST Meon sculptor is preparing to unveil her latest project, a gigantic horse’s head, at the Royal Ascot in June. Holly Hickmore, 30, has spent the past three months constructing the 3m sculpture out of clay from her new studio in West Meon.
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Hampshire musician celebrates the launch of his debut album
A HAMPSHIRE musician has celebrated the release of his debut album. Rob Clamp, originally from North Baddesley, launched his album at Papillon in Southampton on Saturday, March 2. The album is called Lost Soul and Mr Clamp, a former Mountbatten
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'One can only imagine the horror'
The current discussions about relocating Winchester's hospital services to a field near Dummer do not take into account the immense difficulty patients will have accessing them. Winchester is a transport hub for trains and buses. Routes converge
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Hampshire businesses invited to reception at 10 Downing Street
TWO Hampshire food and drink businesses went to Downing Street recently with the Meon Valley's MP for the food and farming champions reception. Owners of Jude’s Ice Cream Alex and Chow Mezger, based in Twyford, and one of the directors of the Flowerpots
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'A brilliant charity event that this music lover will cherish forever'
Conductors and friends Paul Ingram and Craig Lawton laid on a fabulous musical banquet for a large, enthusiastic audience at the Turner Sims on Sunday. Following previous marathon performances (all 104 Haydn symphonies in three days for Comic Relief
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Hampshire Hospitals to welcome 42 Nepalese nurses
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is set to welcome 42 Nepalese nurses as part of a new pilot. The programme, an agreement between the UK and Nepal, prioritises ethical and managed recruitment of Nepalese healthcare professionals to the
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Civic chiefs aiming to promote more electric vehicle charging
WINCHESTER civic chiefs are looking at ways of increasing the provision of charging for electric vehicles. A meeting heard that there is an evolution in the provision of public EV charging points. Initially the focus was on streetlight charging
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Vets carry out root canal work on 170kg tiger at Marwell Zoo
Vets at Marwell Zoo have described the challenge of carrying out root canal work on a 170kg tiger. The team at Marwell carried out the treatment after male Amur tiger Bagai broke a tooth. A spokeswoman for the zoo said: “A trip to the dentist
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Aussie boost for Sparsholt cricket
SPARSHOLT have signed exciting Australian teenage prospect Joe Merlino as their overseas player for the upcoming Southern Premier League Division 3 cricket season. The 18-year old top order batsman and wicket keeper plays for Cardiff Boolaroo in
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Civic chiefs to back new creative businesses in cultural strategy to 2030
CIVIC chiefs are due to rubber stamp the council's cultural strategy up to 2030. Council officers and Cllr Lucille Thompson, cabinet member for business and culture, have developed a stakeholder group of organisations to develop festivals and events
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Hampshire village hall hosts indoor event after rain cancels chalk stream walk
THE weather caused a change of plan for an event to celebrate a local chalk stream. A community walk along the stream in Bishop's Sutton had to be scrapped with the event moving indoors to the village hall. The Watercress and Winterbournes
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Hampshire Guides group celebrates International Women's Day
KINGS Worthy Guides celebrated International Women's Day by inviting five local women to the unit to hear about their jobs and lives. The five women have various careers - in the Army, as a priest, a doctor, an engineer and a county councillor
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Police arrest man after stopping vehicles in Hampshire village
POLICE in Colden Common arrested a man from Luton after a stop check on a Ford Transit van. This was part of Operation Wolf where police stopped multiple vehicles to check for agricultural machinery theft, metal theft, fly-tipping, waste carrier
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Where can I spot starling murmurations near Winchester?
Ever wondered where you can spot a starling murmuration near Winchester? During winter months, a large number of starlings visit Britain from the continent in order to find warmth in our island climate, their 'murmurations' - the name for a flying
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Civic chiefs agree to audio record council meetings after Lib Dem amendment
TEST Valley civic chiefs have agreed to audio record council meetings after a Liberal Democrat amendment. It means that members of the public will be able to follow the meetings live on the council website. A report was presented to the Test
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Hampshire man gets conditional discharge after he was found with drug
AN Alresford man has been handed a conditional discharge after he was found with a class B drug. Kevin Purdue, of John Arlott Court, had 300mg of amphetamine in Alresford on August 31 last year, a court heard. Purdue, 51, pleaded guilty at
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Funding of £2m triggered for redevelopment of Test Valley town bus station
TEST Valley civic chiefs have triggered £2m for the first phase of design work on the redevelopment of Romsey's bus station. The proposals are the first phase of the south of Romsey town centre masterplan. The plan is for the bus station
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Man calls for ban on catapults after swans targeted along River Itchen
A WINCHESTER man, who feeds the swans, is urging people to sign a petition to help ban catapults after birds on the Itchen were targeted. Multiple incidents of young people firing at swans in Winchester were reported to the police in recent weeks