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Olaf Schmid awarded the George Cross

4:16pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A COURAGEOUS Hampshire soldier killed in Afghanistan was today awarded the George Cross for his heroics.

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Meadow homes plan turned down again

12:20pm Thursday 18th March 2010

CONTENTIOUS plans to build on Winchester’s last remaining meadow were last Thursday refused for a second time.

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Doctors could examine inmates via video

8:10am Thursday 18th March 2010

DOCTORS could soon be assessing inmates at Winchester Prison over a video link.

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Boost for senior thespians

9:30pm Thursday 18th March 2010

THE Prime Theatre Company in Winchester is celebrating after the National Lottery awarded a £10,000 grant.

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Thug convicted of Winchester nightclub attack

10:20am Thursday 18th March 2010

A THUG is getting prepared to be sentenced later this month after he was found guilty of attacking a teenager at a Winchester bar.

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Charity calls for donations to help secure Government cash

8:10am Thursday 18th March 2010

A HAMPSHIRE trust is calling for donations to stop a six-figure sum being snaffled by Government.

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Potholes worse than during war-time

10:42am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A LIB Dem county councillor has compared Hampshire’s pothole-ridden roads with a bomb site.

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Overseas VIPs tour Winchester

5:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A GROUP of overseas politicians toured the Winchester district last Friday (March 12).

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Dragons' Den star to speak at launch of network club in Winchester

5:00pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

TOP businessman and Dragons' Den legend James Caan will be guest of honour at the launch of a new networking club.

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Assisted suicide backed by vote

4:20pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

MAKING it legal to help the terminally sick to commit suicide should be allowed, a packed meeting in Winchester decided.

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Church burgled during renovations

2:51pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

THIEVES have raided a Meon Valley church just weeks after a similar burglary nearby.

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Developer unveils luxury homes in old library in Winchester

1:42pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A PROMINENT Winchester building is poised to be relaunched as luxury homes.

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Winchester shop building sold at auction for more than £1 million

1:55pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A Winchester city centre building has sold for a seven-figure sum at auction in London.

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Boost for polio vaccine campaign

9:10am Wednesday 17th March 2010

AROUND £1,000 was raised in Winchester by the city’s Rotary Club in an effort to beat polio once and for all.

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Winchester to honour eminent archaeologist

8:54am Wednesday 17th March 2010

Winchester civic chiefs will honour the man who has done more than probably anyone to shed light on the city’s history.

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City braced for more roads misery

12:46pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A-LEVEL students, motorists and residents are bracing themselves for potentially unprecedented disruption when a major Winchester road closes next month.

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Getting tough on no-show patients

12:49pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

BOSSES at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital are getting tough with patients who fail to attend their appointments.

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Winchester firm's African campaign

5:00pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

STAFF from a Winchester company have gone to Ethiopia to produce a charity video.

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Stroke care to improve

4:11pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

AN injection that can save stroke victims from disability will soon be available in Winchester around the clock.

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Shopping centre evacuated

5:42pm Monday 15th March 2010

WINCHESTER'S Brooks Shopping Centre is currently sealed off after a fire broke out in a department store.

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Burglars steal hundreds of pheasants from barn near Alresford

1:39pm Monday 15th March 2010

THIEVES have stolen hundreds of pheasants from an estate near Alresford.

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Freeze helps hospital finances

11:37am Monday 15th March 2010

HOSPITAL chiefs in Winchester reckon they can balance their books, thanks in part to the coldest winter for a generation.

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Medieval treasures reunited in Winchester exhibition

11:44am Monday 15th March 2010

AN exhibition into one of the lost glories of Winchester history has opened, five years after a local man first had the idea.

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Naomi Bryant inquest collapses

11:26am Monday 15th March 2010

AN inquest into the murder of a Winchester mum has collapsed at an estimated cost of more than £100,000 to the taxpayer.

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Karate club expands into Winchester

10:33am Monday 15th March 2010

CHOPS, blocks and kicks were showcased as a new karate club launched in Winchester.

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Villagers' road fears re-ignited by crash at danger junction

8:20am Monday 15th March 2010

VILLAGERS near Winchester fear a crash involving multiple deaths is waiting to happen at a notorious junction.

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Former Saints boss speaks at Winchester church

8:14am Monday 15th March 2010

FORMER boss of Southampton FC, Dave Merrington, was the special guest at a Winchester Family Church event.

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Colden Common family's Caribbean holiday from hell

11:34am Friday 12th March 2010

IT was a £5,000 trip of a lifetime for one family near Winchester.

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Vomiting virus back at Winchester hospital

1:22pm Friday 12th March 2010

NOROVIRUS has again struck at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester.

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