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  • Winchester man convicted for a phone call

    IT only took him a few seconds but it has cost a Winchester man 80 hours of his free time. Michael Edward William Eames, 24, of Hyde Gate, needlessly contacted the emergency services on February 23 when banned by a restraining order. Eames admitted

  • Ex-offenders hostel set for closure

    A LONG-RUNNING hostel for ex-offenders in a village near Winchester is set to close. Elderfield House in Otterbourne is no longer financially sustainable, says its operator for the last 60 years, the Langley House Trust. For decades it has provided

  • Roman coins found in Hampshire field declared 'treasure'

    TWO Roman coins found in a Hampshire field have been declared as treasure by a coroner. The gold coins, dating from the mid-fourth century, were discovered near Meonstoke in the Meon Valley by John Whittaker and Mike Gaines on separate occasions