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MP reflects on 13 years in Winchester

Mark Oaten Liberal Democrat MP for Wincheste

9:20am Saturday 20th March 2010

WINCHESTER was better in 1997 than today, Mark Oaten said as he prepares to sign off as the city’s MP.

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Winchester driver wheelclamped - in his own parking space

12:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

JULIEN Durand was cross that he was wheelclamped. He was even angrier because he was clamped… in his own parking space.

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Winchester civic chiefs take action over new university hall of residence

8:30am Saturday 20th March 2010

COUNCILLORS have backed moves to a force a developer to make changes to a controversial Winchester building.

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Winners celebrate Business Excellence awards

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

IT was a golden evening for Intech Planetarium and Science Centre last night as it scooped two awards including Business of the Year at the Winchester Business Excellence Awards.

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Approach made to sell parking permit

5:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

CITY residents in Winchester are being offered £250 to illegally sell their parking permits to a commuter.

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Day of celebration honours King Alfred

1:50pm Friday 19th March 2010

THEY came in cloaks, crowns and crucifixes to salute Winchester’s most famous son.

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Highways staff claim rebuffed

2:05pm Friday 19th March 2010

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Winchester trio set for charity jailbreak

3:57pm Friday 19th March 2010

A TEAM of three Winchester workers are set to break out of Dartmoor Jail to raise money for charity.

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‘Third sector’ must find new ways of financing

3:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

CHARITIES and the voluntary sector could have to find new funding streams if they are to survive the recession, says Winchester’s MP.

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Hospice target 1,000 walkers for trek

9:34am Friday 19th March 2010

Naomi House Hospice is hoping a thousand people will take part in a major fundraising walk from Winchester Cathedral to Salisbury.

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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.

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.

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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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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Attacker jailed but released the same day

4:16pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A MAN who pulled a knife has spent the equivalent of two and a half years in prison for the relatively minor assault.

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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.

Hundreds visit houses for green ideas in Winchester

1:38pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

GREEN campaigners in Winchester are hailing the success of a groundbreaking project to boost awareness of how to tackle climate change.

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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.

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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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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Hampshire Police Authority rated 'adequate' by inspectors

11:30am Monday 15th March 2010

HAMPSHIRE Police Authority is ‘performing adequately’, according to an independent new report.

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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.

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.

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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Hampshire folk heritage boosted by new map

11:27am Friday 12th March 2010

HAMPSHIRE’s endangered folk heritage has been celebrated in a new publication - a Folk Map that details local history.

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Famous inventor to speak at Winchester University

11:06am Friday 12th March 2010

A TALK on inventors is taking place in Winchester led by Trevor Baylis, the man behind the clockwork radio.

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Winchester teenager takes seat in UK Youth Parliament

11:03am Friday 12th March 2010

A WINCHESTER schoolgirl is taking a seat on the UK Youth Parliament.

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Glowing report for Winchester school

5:56pm Thursday 11th March 2010

A PROUD Winchester school is toasting a report that rated it as having “outstanding features, with a strong culture of improvement”.

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Councils’ pensions shortfall is a ‘ticking timebomb’

3:17pm Thursday 11th March 2010

PEOPLE across Hampshire could face higher council tax to plug a black hole in local government pensions which has soared to £1.7bn.

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City’s first new hotel for 20 years

3:21pm Thursday 11th March 2010

MORE than 200 guests turned up to the official opening of Winchester’s newest hotel.

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Shock at sudden death of art teacher in Winchester

3:22pm Thursday 11th March 2010

TRIBUTES have flooded in for a popular Winchester teacher who died unexpectedly, aged just 43.

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Closer working could reduce strain on hospital

8:00pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

HEALTH chiefs in Winchester are holding talks with another branch of the NHS with a view to working closer together.

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Fashion fund-raiser for hospice

4:00pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

AN event is being held to raise funds for Naomi House children’s hospice at Sutton Scotney.

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Eating disorders group comes to Winchester

11:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A SUPPORT group for friends and family of people suffering with eating disorders has started in Winchester.

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New look for Wednesday market

9:20am Wednesday 10th March 2010

WEDNESDAYS are now fresh food and plants day at Winchester’s open-air market in Middle Brook Street.

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Online success for sweet shop

5:50pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

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More opposition to student flats

3:50pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

A NEW block of 400 student flats in Winchester will come before planning chiefs again after complaints from neighbours. Residents are worried that louvers – a special kind of shutter – are not being fitted to the windows. They are designed to reduce light pollution and stop overlooking into nearby gardens once the building is finished and occupied. They were part of the plans approved by Winchester City Council, but neighbours say they are yet to be fitted. As a result, Cllr Ian Tait, who sits on the planning committee, has asked for the issue to be brought back. Members will discuss whether to take steps to ensure the shutters are fitted before the students arrive in the block. The flats are currently being built behind Milnthorpe Lane on the University of Winchester’s main campus. The planning committee is due to meet at Winchester Guildhall on Thursday, March 11.

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Twilight faith trail in Winchester

12:40pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

TEENAGE members of churches in Winchester will be out and about in the city on Thursday, March 18.

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Make merry with the mayor

10:46am Tuesday 9th March 2010

RESIDENTS are being offered the chance to sample fine wines with the Mayor of Winchester.

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Would-be MPs quizzed on the countryside

1:10pm Monday 8th March 2010

WINCHESTER’S three would-be MPs were quizzed by countryside campaigners and farmers at a public debate, just months before the general election.

Man fighting for life after crash near Owslebury

8:36am Monday 8th March 2010

A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific crash on a notorious road near Winchester.

1,000 pupils miss out on first choice school places

7:10am Monday 8th March 2010

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Literary treats in store at university

8:20pm Monday 8th March 2010

A SERIES of authors, book editors and literary agents are coming to Winchester to share their skill and insights.

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Driver released after car crash near Winchester

3:25pm Monday 8th March 2010

Winchester firefighters freed a driver from his car after it crashed near the city.

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Finding right words to describe homelessness

2:00pm Monday 8th March 2010

A POETRY and poster competition to raise awareness about homelessness in Hampshire attracted more than 150 entries.

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Giant cake sale in Winchester set to raise funds for wounded soldiers

12:50pm Monday 8th March 2010

THE Help for Heroes charity is holding a cake sale in the Brooks Centre in Winchester this Sunday. (MARCH13) The charity, that helps wounded servicemen, is taking deliveries of donated cakes at Headbourne Worthy House, Bedfield Lane, between 10am and 4pm on Friday March 12 or to The Brooks Shopping Centre between 4-6pm also on March 12.