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  • Driver trapped in crash near Winchester

    A DRIVER was left trapped inside his vehicle after a two-vehicle collision on a road outside of Winchester earlier this evening (Wed). The 23-year-old driver of a Citreon van was taken to Royal Hampshire County Hospital with serious leg injuries after

  • Neighbours slam 'garden grabbing' after council ruling

    FEW houses have whipped up such controversy in Winchester, but planning chiefs finally gave it permission. The detached neo-Georgian house, which will be built in a garden behind a property in Lynford Way, had already been refused once.

  • Winchester mid-table on mixed gender hospital wards

    AROUND 100 patients at Winchester’s main hospital spent time on a mixed gender ward in December, health chiefs said. The NHS keeps figures on every hospital trust across Britain, although the data is not collected in the same month. They picked December

  • Senior Hampshire councillor Mel Kendal taken ill at conference

    AN AMBULANCE was called after a senior Hampshire county councillor yesterday fell ill at a conference. Conservative Mel Kendal, who represents New Milton, was treated by paramedics at the General Electric Smart Grid Technology Centre based in Bracknell

  • Jean Tate, Winchester Royal British Legion stalwart, dies

    A Winchester grandmother who dedicated years of her life to helping the Royal British Legion has died. Jean Tate, 78, from Kings Worthy, had been a member of the charity for around 20 years and was treasurer at her local branch. Born

  • Winchester ex-soldier benefits from charity

    A NATIONAL charity for the armed forces has helped an ex soldier from Winchester after he was diagnosed with a life-changing illness. Colour Sergeant Carl Stringer, from Winchester, was discharged from the army last year on medical grounds after being

  • Naomi House organises girls-only charity walk

    AS A famous pop group once sang – here come the girls! Naomi House hospice are organising a ladies only moonlit walk through Winchester to raise funds for the charity. The hospice is hoping for hundreds of women to be sponsored to ditch their high heels

  • Latest tour programme launches in Winchester

    Winchester Tourist Guides are launching a bigger and better programme for 2011. Cllr Richard Izard and Cllr Barry Lipscomb, Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Winchester respectively, launched this year’s events on January 27. The guides have

  • Great Hall's audio exhibition

    AN unusual art show has just been unveiled at the Great Hall in Winchester, which will be in place for the next few weeks. The 40 Part Motet by Janet Cardiff is a sound exhibit of 40 voices played through speakers that brings together Spem in Alium by