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Search is on to find the borough's best young business person
THE search is on to find a young professional who has shown exceptional leadership and innovation to be named Young Business Person of the Year. Nominations are now open for the category at this year's Test Valley Business Awards. The winner
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Hampshire floral club enjoys talk on recycling
OWING to family problems Claire Delmege was unable to demonstrate at the May Day meeting of Broughton Floral Club. Sue Wall stepped in, ‘Reuse & Recycle’ was the name of her demonstration. She did not use any Oasis. She started with a spring
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Hampshire author documents a year of sunrises to reconnect people with nature
Hampshire author Dawn Nelson recorded a year of diverse sunrises from Hambledon, noticing wildlife and watching the changing seasons. In her mission to reconnect people with the landscape, heritage and nature, she challenged herself to witness
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Campaign launched to fight 3,000-home development plans for Hampshire airfield
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to fight development plans for a Hampshire airfield. The land at Popham Airfield has been earmarked for 3,000 houses in the latest draft of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's local plan. The plans, known as
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More than 100 people celebrate at Mayor of Romsey's charity ball
MORE than 100 people attended the Mayor of Romsey's charity ball. The event, on Saturday, May 4, at Crosfield Hall was the last event of the mayoral year for John and Rose Ray. People from local businesses, councillors, and friends joined for
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'Instantly recognisable piece was given new life'
A packed Romsey Abbey on a balmy Saturday evening has a magical quality, as the late sun streams through the Western windows, lighting up the huge nave. Down at ground level, we were lit up in a different way, by the brilliant performance of Vivaldi's
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'It is so interesting to see how things have changed'
Thank you for the pictures of Winchester in days past as featured in the Hampshire Chronicle recently. It is so interesting to see how things have changed through time and photographs are such a useful record. As chairman of the Friends of
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Hampshire man fined for failing to comply with community order
A WINCHESTER man has been fined after failing to comply with a community order. Joshua John Campbell Hinds, of Marnhull Rise, had not been in touch with a supervising officer since November 2022, a court heard. The initial order was made by
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Look inside this stunning New Forest home currently on sale
AN impressive home in the heart of a New Forest village has gone on the market. The property is located on Whitehorn Drive, Landford, and is being sold through Romsey estate agents Henshaw Fox for £895,000. Steve Gready, partner at Henshaw
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Hampshire former election candidate ordered to pay fine imposed eight years ago
A COURT has given a former Winchester election candidate more time to pay a fine imposed eight years ago. Teresa Skelton, 63, of Hyde Close, Hyde, was fined £222.59 on April 29, 2016. A summons for the outstanding payment was made by Basingstoke
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Four dirt bikes stolen from Hampshire address sparks police appeal
FOUR dirt bikes have been stolen from an address in Whiteley, sparking a police appeal. The bikes were taken from a shed at an address in Dumas Drive on the night of Tuesday, May 7. CCTV from a nearby address showed four people wheeling the
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Who won the Eurovision Song Contest last night and where did the UK place?
Eurovision 2024 has concluded after a packed night of performances which saw the Switzerland singer Nemo crowned the winner. The 68th song contest taking place in Malmo, Sweden, saw the 24-year-old take home the prize after singing their opera-dance
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'Completely unnerving': Doctor Who fans share same complaint with first episode
Doctor Who fans have shared the same complaint with the first episode of the new series. The episode, titled Space Babies, saw the Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, and his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) come face to face with talking infants
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More than £20,000 raised in glorious sun at Breast Walk Ever
A GLORIOUS, sunny day greeted more than 150 people who walked around the Hampshire countryside for a breast cancer charity. Breast Walk Ever, organised by Against Breast Cancer, raised more than £20,000 with people, in bright pink t-shirts, walking
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Outstanding village cricket match ends with dramatic climax
An outstanding all-round team performance from the Crawley Crows on Thursday evening led to a nail-biting finish against Knowle Village. One spectator described it as village cricket at its best. Knowle won the toss and chose to bat on a beautiful
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England women's rugby World Cup winner visits Eastleigh Rugby Club
Eastleigh junior rugby club girls section along with their partners from Winchester Rugby Club had the honour of a coaching session from England Red Rose Tamara Taylor. As always with Eastleigh Rugby Club the invite was shared to girls throughout
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Winchester Rugby Club to host festival of rugby sevens
Once again, Winchester Rugby Club is hosting its ever popular Sevens Rugby Festival on Saturday, May 18. The Mucky Duck Winchester Sevens will have some fantastic rugby to spectate and will be a family focused event. They have cracking plans
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Weeke Primary School secures treble in football glory
Weeke Primary School added another feather to its cap on May 9 as their Year 5 and 6 girls' football team clinched the prestigious Hampshire Plate with a resounding 9-1 victory over Emsworth Primary. No penalties were needed this time though as
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Winchester student breakthrough may assist future forensic investigations
A University of Winchester student's innovative footprint recovery methods at fire crime scenes has intrigued the forensic community. The third-year Forensic Investigation student, Jordan Bushnell, convinced Hampshire Fire and Rescue to act in
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Hampshire rose garden celebrating 50th anniversary
A HAMPSHIRE property's rose garden is celebrating its 50th anniversary. At Mottisfont, more than 1,000 individual rose plants bloom in the walled garden during peak season This year, the National Trust is celebrating 50 years since the collection
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Hampshire charity to hold classic car rally to fundraise for hospital
A HAMPSHIRE charity is hosting a classic car rally this May, to raise funds for a Hampshire Hospital. Hampshire Medical Fund raises funds to buy cutting-edge medical equipment outside of NHS budgets for hospitals in Basingstoke, Winchester and
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When atheists thank you for prayers
What is a God Conversation? Someone used the phrase recently, and explained that in their usage it was not talking to God, but talking about God, sharing our faith with other people. Praying for other people is easy: telling them about it can be
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Councillor says that road downgrading 'Can't come soon enough' after lorry crashes
BOROUGH councillors have reacted to the latest crash on Greatbridge Road in Romsey. As previously reported, the road was closed on Friday, May 3 after a lorry got stuck while trying to pass under the bridge. This was the latest example, with
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'The town where all the clichés about Great British seaside holidays are true'
Donkey rides on the beach, Mr Whippy ice creams and chips from a cone on the prom – Great Yarmouth is the ultimate British seaside break. Whatever you imagine about a trip to the seaside in the UK, or in fact remember from childhood holidays,
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Incredible relics of 19th century Winchester discovered inside former Debenhams store
RELICS of 19th century Winchester have been revealed in a series of remarkable finds at a city centre construction site. The discoveries were made at the former Debenhams shop in High Street where MCS Construction is converting the site into restaurants