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  • Plan for sewage plant down drain

    A HIGHLY contentious plan to site a £1m sewerage plant in a picturesque Winchester village has been refused. County council chiefs rejected a planning application from Southern Water to put a wastewater treatment plant in Avington. It was rejected on

  • Leisure centre hopes to MEND obesity in children

    RIVER Park Leisure Centre in Winchester is set to take major steps to tackle child obesity thanks to a £47,000 grant from The Big Lottery Wellbeing Programme. The centre has set up a programme to tackle the issue that is becoming a national crisis.

  • Large cold store to be built at orchard

    VILLAGERS thought it was rotten to the core, but planners gave permission for an orchard to build a 71-metre long cold store. No fewer than 100 residents wrote to Winchester City Council to oppose the scheme by applicant Hill Farm Orchards, to construct

  • Profits down, but show rallied in the rain

    IT was like Glastonbury but without the music. Torrential rain early last week led to the muddiest and messiest New Forest Show in history. It was gloomy on the financial front too, as this year's three-day event was not expected to make any profit.