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  • Five-figure boost from Naomi House open day and fete

    MORE than 1,000 people flocked to Naomi House and jacksplace for its annual open day and fete. The weather may have been growing ever more autumnal during the preceding days, but Saturday brought glorious sunshine. The park and ride service

  • Winchester boarding school pupil died of natural causes

    A TEENAGER who collapsed suddenly at a Hampshire school last week died of natural causes. Phyllis Kwan, 17, a boarder at St Swithun's School, Winchester , was rushed to Royal Hampshire County Hospital last Thursday afternoon (Sept 13) but died

  • Investigation opens into air crash near Micheldever

    A LIGHT aircraft crash near Micheldever which injured two people is being investigated by crash investigators. Police officers and firefighters from Winchester and Basingstoke rushed to the scene at 3pm on Saturday following reports of the crash

  • Winchester to celebrate nightlife award.

    Winchester will celebrate its nightlife with a week of live music, photographic exhibitions and special offers at a variety of restaurants. The week is part of the Purple Flag accreditation scheme, a town and city centre award - similar to the

  • Two hurt in plane crash north of Winchester

    TWO people were injured when a light aircraft crashed near an airfield near Micheldever. The two-seater plane came down in a wooded area close to Popham airfield in Hampshire just before 3pm on Saturday. The pilot and passenger were taken to

  • Winchester couple stunned by monster sunflower

    IT'S only the second sunflower they've grown, and they don't know what the secret to their success is. But Anne Cornes, 65, and her husband Kenneth, 69, have planted a flower at their Winchester home that now towers over passers-by. Mrs Cornes