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  • Market cancelled due to gusty winds

    A MARKET in a Hampshire town has been cancelled due to gusty winds. There will not be a market in Romsey town centre today after town bosses decided to cancel it due to the bad weather. This comes as the Met Office has issued a weather warning

  • Church plants orchard to provide for residents

    A MINIATURE orchard has been planted at St John’s Church in Winchester with the aim to provide fruit for local people. It consists of four apple trees, which are all heritage Hampshire varieties. Associate priest, the Revd Christine Smith, said

  • Takeaway faces £40k fine for illegal workers

    A POPULAR takeaway in Romsey is facing a fine of up to £40,000 after UK Border Agency staff raided the business. Two men were arrested during the raid which took place at the Spice of Romsey, in Viney Avenue, at around 5.30pm last Friday. Now

  • Council tax set to go up by 2.99%

    HAMPSHIRE civic bosses have backed proposals for a 2.99% council tax increase, which will generate £18 million for the authority. Its Conservative-leading frontbench picked through the proposals at the council’s cabinet meeting, agreeing that the

  • Appeal victory looks to be on the cards for Finley

    A CHARITY appeal to raise £7,000 for a Winchester nine-year-old in need of a specialist bed has seen a promising response from the city council. Last week, the Hampshire Chronicle featured a story about Finley Collyer, who is deaf, has Downs syndrome

  • Student thanks doctors who looked after her

    A ROMSEY student and her friend raised hundreds of pounds for a good cause. Maggie Nicholson underwent an operation when she was two weeks old. The now-10-year-old was diagnosed with a benign tumour and was treated at the Piam Brown Ward at Southampton