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Call to ban 'fracking' in Hampshire

1:43pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

LIBERAL Democrat county councillors are calling for a total ban on a controversial gas extraction process in Hampshire.

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Transport rally in Winchester with old and new buses this Monday

1:49pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BUS company Stagecoach South’s Winchester Depot and a preservation group are teaming up for a free transport rally on Bank holiday Monday.

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Hampshire civic chief set to announce new cabinet tomorrow

1:07pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THE NEW leader of Hampshire County Council will unveil his top team tomorrow.

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Charity triathlon to return to Winchester in July

11:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

WINCHESTER will see the return of a charity triathlon in July, as participants peddle, paddle and pace (PPP) for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Rare peregrine falcon chicks hatch in Winchester

9:04am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A PAIR of rare peregrine falcon chicks has hatched in Winchester contributing to the county’s population.

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Winchester residents out in force for pyjama charity fundraiser

5:16pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

DOZENS of people turned out in Winchester for a charity walk with a difference on Saturday (May 18).

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Thousands of spectators expected as Polo returns to Hampshire

5:38pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

POLO returns to Hampshire this weekend with a high-class showcase near Alresford on Sunday.

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Former Alresford dentist still jobless, council hears

3:41pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

FORMER Alresford dentist Jonathan Drummond has been kept on ‘probation’ for another 12 months by his professional body.

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Seventh arrest in Wickham Horse Fair fight

1:52pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIX people arrested on suspicion of affray following an incident at Wickham Horse Fair have been bailed.

• Seventh arrest in Wickham Horse Fair fight
• Wickham schoolchildren embrace tradition at horse fair

Bishop's Waltham women racing to raise money for child with cancer

12:28pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

WOMEN from Bishop’s Waltham are among fifty mums hard in training to raise money for a little girl with a rare form of cancer.

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Hampshire farmers to throw open their gates to the public

12:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THIS summer sees the return of Open Farm Sunday, and with it a chance to “discover the story behind your food”. On June 9, LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) have organised an event which will see farmers across the UK open their gates to visitors. Open Farm Sunday started in 2006 and last year over 150,000 people visited 335 farms. Mark and Joanna Cheyney are welcoming visitors to their mixed dairy and arable Middle Farm, Cheriton, from 11am to 5pm. Joanna Cheyney said visitors can expect tractor and trailer tours, and displays of machinery, both modern and vintage. In addition to a sheep-shearing demonstration, there will be a chance to have a go at virtual cow milking. The day also promises a straw bale maze organised by Perins School in Alresford. Abbotts Dairy at the Leckford Estate will also open, from 2pm to 5pm, where visitors can expected hosted farm tours and a chance to “meet the animals.”

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Wickham schoolchildren embrace tradition at horse fair

12:24pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

SCHOOLCHILDREN at Wickham Church of England Primary School are part of a drive to breathe new life in to an old tradition.

• Seventh arrest in Wickham Horse Fair fight
• Police arrest six at Wickham Horse Fair

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Police arrest six at Wickham Horse Fair

8:57am Tuesday 21st May 2013

POLICE have arrested six men at Wickham Horse Fair, following a public order incident involving highpowered catapults.

• Seventh arrest in Wickham Horse Fair fight
• Wickham schoolchildren embrace tradition at horse fair

Family of student killed near Winchester release statement

10:22am Monday 20th May 2013

THE death of a student in a crash near Winchester will help other people after her family revealed her organs have been donated.

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New stress relief solution at University of Winchester

5:15pm Monday 20th May 2013

EXAMS can be a stressful business.

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Former city councillor gets planning permission to develop garage

5:08pm Monday 20th May 2013

FORMER Winchester city councillor John Higgins has won planning permission to develop part of his property.

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Fifty women walk in support of Hampshire toddler with cerebral palsy

3:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

FIFTY women set off from St Catherine's Hill on a 25-mile trek in support of a Hampshire toddler with cerebral palsy.

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Young woman assaulted in Winchester

11:59am Monday 20th May 2013

A WOMAN has been assaulted while walking home in Winchester.

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Winchester hotel to host commemorative coronation soiree

10:19am Monday 20th May 2013

AN EVENING to celebrate the coronation of the queen in Hampshire is on Friday June 7 in aid of charity.

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"Thousands" of miscarriages of justice and hundreds of jobs to be lost, say Winchester lawyers

5:00pm Sunday 19th May 2013

HUNDREDS of jobs could be lost in Winchester and throughout Hampshire as a result of a “reckless” government plan, lawyers are warning.

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