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Round Table gives tea set to mayor of German town twinned with Winchester
WINCHESTER Round Table recently visited a German town twinned with the city to enjoy its annual beer festival. Giessen, in Germany, also has a Round Table and Winchester chairman Joe Spencer recently gave them a set of tea cups. He said: “As
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Hampshire primary school has timeline panel installed
AN Alresford primary school has had a timeline panel installed, illustrating historical events and people from the stone age to the present day. Sun Hill Junior School's 20m timeline covers all aspects of the curriculum with worldwide and national
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Marwell Zoo set for action-packed Love Your Zoo week
Marwell Zoo is gearing up for Love Your Zoo week, a nationwide annual event orchestrated by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). An entire programme is set to run from May 25 to June 2, coinciding with May half-term.
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Winchester school celebrates 140-year birthday with series of festivities
St Swithun’s School in Winchester continued to celebrate its 140th anniversary with a series of festivities including a birthday lunch and party. The lunch on Friday, May 3 was followed by the school dance with pupils from the prep school joining
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Waitrose unveils plans to accelerate nature-friendly farming for British farmers
A major UK supermarket has announced its commitment to support more than 2,000 farmers to move to nature-friendly practices, in a bid to boost finances and combat their impact on climate change. Waitrose held a farming conference with more than
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Who wants to build in your street? new planning applications to the city council
BELOW are the latest planning applications submitted to Winchester City Council: Colden Common 24/00648/HOU, Mr and Mrs Matthews, single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory, 142 Main Road. Crawley 24/00690
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New city centre GP surgery quickly taking shape
A NEW GP surgery, currently under construction in Winchester city centre, is quickly starting to take shape. The new St Clements' Surgery is being built on the former car park on the corner of Friarsgate and Upper Brook Street as a replacement
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'I have to say that nobody is listening to the ordinary guys'
I make no apologies this time for bringing up Winchester Hospital A&E. Now the general consensus is that we are all flogging a dead horse. It's already been decided that Winchester is going to lose its hospital plus it's A&E but gradually
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Farm-based charity improves its facilities with £7,750 boost
A CHARITY to help adults with learning disabilities gain work experience has been given a £7,750 cash boost by a Winchester engineering firm. The Boaz Project at Hill Farm near Sutton Scotney was awarded the funding by RJM International to support
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Southern Vipers win again as they see off Western Storm in thriller
DEFENDING champions Southern Vipers made it four wins from five in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy as they beat Western Storm by four runs at Bristol's Seat Unique Stadium. Batter Charli Knott registered a superb career-best 102 from 112 balls
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Romsey Town Youth Lionesses ease to Hampshire Girls Youth League Plate final win
Chineham Tigers 0 - 8 Romsey Town Youth Lionesses On a sunny Saturday with warm temperatures for the players to cope with, Romsey Town Youth under 15 Lionesses came out on top against Chineham Tigers in the Hampshire Girls Youth League Plate final
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Thousands respond to budget-cutting consultation by county council
HAMPSHIRE County Council has published the results of the consultation into slashing services to address its £132 million budget shortfall. As previously reported, the consultation ran from January 8 to March 31, and concerned proposed cuts to
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Heavy delays reported as A34 reopens following medical emergency
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AFC Totton miss out on promotion to the National League South on penalties
AFC Totton missed out on promotion to the Vanarama National League South after losing to Salisbury on penalties in the Southern League Premier South playoff final. Ryan Gosney saved two spot kicks, including one from Totton keeper Josh Gould, to
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Hampshire man suffers minor eye injury after fight in city centre road
A MAN has been injured following a fight in Winchester. The incident took place between 7.50pm and 8pm on Thursday, May 2 in City Road near the junction with Andover Road. It was reported that a knife was seen during the incident in which a
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Hospital changes data on babies born with brain injury after consultant criticisms
FIGURES showing the number of babies born with a brain injury at Hampshire hospitals have been changed by the trust after it was criticised for ‘trivialising’ them. As previously reported, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) said it
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'I haven't given up on him': Woman searching for dog offers £2,000 reward
A HAMPSHIRE woman said that she has not given up hope her dog will return home, almost two months after he went missing. Sabrina West, 45, of Gosport, said that her eight-year-old spaniel Spencer went missing on March 10 from The Malms in Shawford
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Travellers leave Winchester park and ride site
TRAVELLERS who had moved onto a park and ride car park near Winchester have moved on. The small group of around six caravans and motorhomes had parked at the South Winchester site near Compton last week, sparking legal action from the city council
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Martin Lewis reveals how Tesco shoppers can claim an extra £100 of rewards
Tesco shoppers can earn extra rewards worth up to £100 when Tesco’s Clubcard Challenges launches later this month. Three million Clubcard customers will be invited to take part in the new Tesco campaign. Those who accept will be given 20 challenges
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HMRC issues message to anyone applying for student finance this year
HMRC has launched a new service for A level students heading to university this year. Students starting university in September can ‘tap the app’ to get the National Insurance and tax information they need to complete their student finance applications
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Driver left shaken up after '8 inch deep pothole' leaves car stranded
A new driver was left shaken up after an eight-inch deep pothole left her stranded on a country road. Suzanne Onslow, 18, was driving along Burnetts Lane when her Corsa plunged into the deceptively deep hole. The sales assistant from Fair Oak
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Paedophile labelled a 'risk to young girls' after grooming children across the world
A Romsey man who was branded a "risk to young girls" used an online messaging app to engage in sexual conversations with young girls all over the world. Southampton Crown Court heard how Stephen Grant would use the app Kik to groom underage girls
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Winchester Running Club help celebrate the four-minute mile record
Winchester RC sent eight athletes to the iconic Iffley Road track in Oxford to help celebrate the life and legacy of Sir Roger Bannister on the 70th anniversary of his record-breaking four-minute mile. The day began early with runners of all ages
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M3 speeder who was clocked at almost double the speed limit learns fate in court
A Southampton speeder who was caught at almost double the speed limit on the M3 has been given points on his licence. Alin Rebega was driving a Jaguar southbound on the M3 when he was clocked at 94mph. He was caught by an automatic speed camera
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Town crier marks first anniversary of the coronation of King Charles
Romsey's town crier addressed residents to mark the first anniversary of the coronation of King Charles. Terry Hamer has been a town crier for 14 years and is a familiar face around Romsey. He said that he won a competition to be the town
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Hampshire woman launches new call-in show from her living room
A FORMER hula-hooper has launched a new show from her Winchester home giving people the opportunity to talk about their problems. Pinky Wilde, 35, launched Dear Pinky on YouTube and Twitch at the start of April and has already gained nearly 1,000
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This is how you can ride the bus for free on Sundays as services increase
Stagecoach will be offering free travel later this month and on Sundays next month to celebrate the launch of frequency buses along a major route in Hampshire. From Sunday, May 26, passengers will have more choices on when they can catch the bus