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  • Counting the cost of falls

    FALLS among elderly people led to 12,500 emergency calls for ambulances in Hampshire last year, a report has shown. One in three people over 65 fall each year in the UK, which in Hampshire is around 77,500 adults. Falls are a major cause

  • Naomi House looking for volunteers to tackle Paris Marathon

    A CHILDREN’S hospice is looking for people to take on the Paris Marathon. Winchester-based Naomi House Children’s Hospice, which cares for life-limited children and young people, has places for the French marathon to allocate to people who want to join

  • Winchester science centre opens new sports activities

    INTECH Science Centre, near Winchester, has officially opened its new hands-on activities about sport. Doing the honours were international rowers Sophie Hosking and Chris Bartley. As the London Olympics loom, families can have fun learning about the

  • Winchester pupils take road safety campaign to Parliament

    PUPILS from Osborne School in Winchester took their campaign for a safe crossing on Andover Road all the way to Parliament. The group met local MP Steve Brine to discuss the crossing, as well as seeing the Houses of Parliament. The instillation of the