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  • Chronicle Comment: Will the new name 'Saxon Gate' stick?

    SO ‘Saxon Gate’ it is, then. There were 98 suggestions from the public for the new name for the Central Winchester Regeneration area, more commonly known as Silver Hill, the area between The Broadway and Friarsgate that is set for a £100 million-plus

  • Work begins to restore church destroyed by fire

    WORK has begun to rebuild a Ropley church after it was destroyed in a fire nearly five years ago. St Peter’s was severely damaged by a blaze in June 2014, which led to services being held in the parish hall and left residents without a church.

  • Welcome to Saxon Gate - new name chosen for Silver Hill area

    WELCOME to Saxon Gate... That's the new name chosen by Winchester civic chiefs for the area of the city currently undergoing a major regeneration. The new name was unveiled at a meeting of the city council's Central Winchester Regeneration (CWR

  • Winchester Hospice vision handed £500,000 boost

    PLANS to build a hospice in Winchester have taken a major step forward after civic chiefs approved grants totalling £500,000. The Winchester Hospice Fundraising Charity has been awarded £450,000 by Hampshire County Council, while Winchester City