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The best photographs taken by the Hampshire Camera Clubs this week
These are some of the best photographs taken by the Hampshire Camera Clubs this week. From gorgeous animals to blooming flowers, we've selected six photos from across the camera clubs to feature in this gallery. This month's theme is 'close
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Care home residents embark on special day trip to Marwell Wildlife Zoo
Residents of Shawford Springs care home enjoyed a special trip to Marwell Wildlife Zoo. They saw Rhinos, Giraffes, and Flamingos in the pleasant surroundings. For one resident, Richard, the journey was particularly heart-warming, having volunteered
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Sustainable projects could benefit from £5m Co-op Community Fund
Community groups, charities, and voluntary organisations can now apply for a part of £5m funding from the Co-op's Local Community Fund. The fund has backed approximately 40,000 distinctive projects across the UK since its inaugural round in 2016
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Salon hires new principal stylist and colourist who worked in Australia for 18 years
An Alresford hair salon has taken on a new principal stylist. Hair Art has hired Anita Green, who has been a hairstylist and colourist for over 35 years, starting her career in Hampshire before travelling the world. Most recently, she ran her
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Passionate gardeners behind Romsey plant shop celebrate new outdoor section
A Romsey plant shop run by two passionate gardeners has opened a new area for outdoor plants. Plantaholics on Sandy Lane inaugurated its new outdoor section, 'In the Garden', in late May, just before Choice Plants announced its closure. The
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'Prison works - If it did work we would be closing them, not needing more'
I have retired now but I worked as a teacher in Winchester prison for almost 30 years and also took part in other aspects of prison life. I have seen how things have deteriorated over the years. When I started work, the prison wasn’t so overcrowded
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Plans permitted for two new parking areas next to council building
TWO new parking areas can be created next to a council building after plans were permitted. David Pickett submitted the application for the clearance of two areas of scrub land and the construction of two parking areas, one for staff vehicles
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These are 8 things you could be doing to speed up the sale of your house
Selling your house can be stressful, to say the least so here's how you could speed up the process. The UK housing market has been tipped for a busy summer after a relatively quiet period. The prediction follows the publication of Bank of
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Health to travel - All the free benefits available to pensioners and over 60s
Brits who have reached the state pension age can claim under various schemes from companies and the UK government. As the cost of living crisis rages on, you must take advantage of every possible free source of income on offer to you. From
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One third of Brits 'ripped off' by broadband speeds, new study reveals
A third of Brits are reportedly being ripped off by their broadband speeds, according to a new study. From your favourite TV show buffering at the nerve-wracking cliffhanger or your Zoom call dropping in an important meeting, your broadband failing
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Yellow heat health alert issued for Hampshire
A yellow heat health alert has been issued for Hampshire next week. The alert, issued by the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) in conjunction with the Met Office, warns of the "potential for significant impacts to be observed across the health
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Festival organisers launch public consultation over expansion plans
ORGANISERS of one of the UK's biggest music festivals are holding public consultations over its plans to increase its capacity. Boomtown Fair will be held for the 14th time from August 7-14 at the Matterley Estate, near Winchester. They want
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Hampshire man, 29, fined more than £400 for drink driving
A HAMPSHIRE man has been fined more than £400 for drink driving in Chandler's Ford. Tu Vuong, of Hornbeam Road, Chandler's Ford, was caught on School Lane on Thursday, April 25, a court heard. Vuong, 29, was found to have 52mg of alcohol in
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Melesina Trench – a writer with talent and talons
Although the Irish Huguenot writer Melesina Trench has been memorialised on a marble plaque on the south wall of Winchester Cathedral’s North Transept for nearly two hundred years, she only recently returned to popular notice when a new female peregrine
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Look inside beautiful village home with exposed oak beams on the market for £799k
A BEAUTIFUL detached home has gone on the market in Michelmersh. The home, on Manor Farm Lane, is being sold through Henshaw Fox for £799,000. Tom Henshaw, managing director at Henshaw Fox Estate Agents said: “This beautifully presented detached
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'Moving stories of courage and suffering'
IN these troubled and turbulent times, not helped by a seemingly endless run up to the General Election on July 4, it is hardly surprising that four in ten people are turning away from news bulletins. Head in the sand it might seem but perhaps
