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Theatre Royal to host West End musical version of children's classic
A MUSICAL adaptation of a beloved children's story is coming to Winchester. An uproarious The Tiger Who Came to Tea will be performed at the Theatre Royal from Monday, August 5. The family-friendly show begins as Sophie and her mum sit down
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Charity partners with travel firm to offer dream Maldives vacation
Play to the Crowd has announced a charity prize draw to win a luxury getaway to Kuramathi Island in the Maldives. The arts and education charity, running Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers, has partnered with Kuoni Travel for the
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Civic chiefs appoint three 'independent person' to oversee governance
WINCHESTER City Council has appointed three people to oversee governance and ensure it keeps to its code of conduct. The new 'independent persons' were officially appointed at the full council meeting on Tuesday, July 16. READ MORE: New CGI
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Green Party councillor calls for stronger stance on £1.3bn water recycling scheme
CALLS are being made for civic chiefs to have a 'stronger stance' on the major £1.3bn scheme to reduce the amount taken from the county's chalk streams. Southern Water is planning to build a pipeline from Havant to Otterbourne to transport recycled
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Climate crisis - 'Perhaps the most important in our time'
I recently attended a workshop in Oliver's Battery on some of the issues of climate change. This a hugely important issue, perhaps the most important in our time. We all need education and we all need to change our lifestyle. We were shown
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Controversial plan for three homes approved by planners
PLANS for a controversial housing development have been approved by city council planners despite concern by neighbours over the loss of trees. Orchard Homes applied to Winchester City Council for permission to replace the house at Wray How, 30
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Complaints about Lib Dems 'squandering resources' for election win
Following recent letters in the Hampshire Chronicle, (June 20 and July 4), we continue to deplore the vast amount of money spent by the Liberal Democrats on the flyers, pamphlets, and letters, which flooded our homes during the election campaign.
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Care home celebrates refurbishment with sun, music and fizz
A CARE home just outside Winchester recently invited businesses from across the city to celebrate its new refurbishment. Flowerdown Care Home, in Harestock, completed the year-long revamp in February and held a drinks reception on a hot, sunny
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Letter from Westminster: 'Pomp and pageantry of the State Opening'
This week Parliament returned with all the pomp and pageantry of the State Opening and the King's Speech. Much of the format of the King's Speech debate is very formulaic and the tradition is an "old timer" proposes the Humble Address and a "rising
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Circuit failure in Hampshire delaying trains in Winchester this morning
Trains have been delayed in Winchester after a track circuit failure. After the worldwide IT put ticket machines out of order, train passengers have further woes on Saturday, July 20. Several services from Winchester Railway Station are delayed
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Motorcyclist in his 20s dies after crash involving motorbike and pick-up truck
A motorcyclist has died after a two-vehicle crash at a junction in Kings Worthy. The crash, which involved a black Keeway motorcycle and white Ford Ranger, took place on the evening of Friday, July 19, at the junction of London Road and Church
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Family support group appealing for volunteers, trustees and donations
A GROUP which supports young families in the Romsey area is appealing for new volunteers, committee members and donations. Romsey Family Support Group has been running for more than 40 years under the management of Joan Smallwood. They meet
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Winchester's top 10 most and least expensive streets revealed in new data
Winchester's most and least expensive streets have been revealed in new data analysis from Property Solvers. They tracked average sold price data from HM Land Registry since 2019 to see where the highest and lowest-priced homes are located across
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Look inside this impressive and versatile Hampshire property, now on the market
AN IMPRESSIVE property in the New Forest has gone on sale for £899,000. The property is in Lyndhurst Road in Ashurst and is being sold through Henshaw Fox. Steve Gready, partner at Henshaw Fox Estate Agents, said: “This impressive and versatile
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Man jailed for 10 weeks for assaulting police officers
A SWANMORE man has been imprisoned for assaulting several emergency workers. Joshua Barnes, 29, of Cobbett Close, attacked police sergeant Ian Sullivan and PC Jordan Dempsey at the Northern Police Investigation Centre in Jays Close, Basingstoke
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City council to buy four homes to add to its housing stock
A FORMER city councillor has criticised the authority for adding homes to its council stock, citing the lack of affordable homes in the district. Ian Tait made the comments as Winchester City Council's cabinet approved the purchase of two houses
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Bell Fine Art's final farewell to Winchester after 37 years of trade
THE WINDOWS of a historic Winchester art shop have been whitewashed after it closed down for good. On June 30, Bell Fine Art on Parchment Street shut up shop after 37 years of business, much to the sadness of the local community seeing the loss