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Hampshire hospice hosts fun-filled "Jestival" for young adults
Young adults' hospice, Jacksplace in Sutton Scotney, held its annual festival, Jestival, last weekend. Centre users, as well as their families and friends enjoyed live music, games, and even mocktails designed by the participants. Claire Potterton
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Road rage revealed: most Brits admit to losing cool behind the wheel
Three in five British drivers admitted experiencing road rage at another road user or pedestrian. New data from Regtransfers reveals that a shocking number admit to experiencing extreme anger while on the roads. While getting frustrated behind
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The ARC to host talk on Northanger Abbey and Gothic tourism
THE ARC in Winchester will get a dose of literary history with a new talk. The novelist Dr Cheryl Butler will lecture on Jane Austen's work in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the author's birth next year. The fundraising event for
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Headteacher walks a marathon in a day - and pupils match her efforts to raise cash
A headteacher from a Winchester primary school has walked a marathon in a day to raise money for a good cause. Inspired by her efforts, the school children matched her efforts and they have also raised thousands of pounds towards school equipment
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Hampshire professor cheats death after 100-foot fall in Scottish Highlands
A professor from a Hampshire village has survived falling down a mountain in Scotland. Professor Neil Gregor, 54, of Richmond Park, Otterbourne, had hiked up Beinn Eighe in the Northwest Highlands when he lost his footing and tumbled 100 feet.
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'Aren't schools doing enough already?'
George Medd's letter (Hampshire Chronicle, June 20) poses the question whether youth crime could be fought by reforming schools. Aren't schools doing enough already? Breakfast clubs for many children who would, otherwise, have to concentrate all
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'The next government will need at least a decade'
With Labour far ahead in the polls, it's tempting to dismiss tactical voting as unnecessary, but recent polling by Best for Britain shows that one in five who say they are voting Labour also say they are only doing so tactically. For the Lib Dems it
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'A fight for the cathedral choir’s very existence'
My grandfather Alwyn Surplice was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Winchester 1949-1971. He was an immensely kind and gentle man who built up the music as best he could in those difficult post-war years. As a young child I would often
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Hursley achieve pair of victories against Lymington and Ampfield
Whilst the overnight rain caused the cancellation of Hursley’s SPCL away fixture against Paultons, the endeavours of the Hursley ground staff meant that both 2nd and 3rd team matches at The Quarters went ahead with both teams gaining good wins.
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Fair Oak sees second successive home victory as they fly to seventh place
A second successive home victory has taken Fair Oak to the giddy heights of seventh in Southern Premier Division 2. A punishing bowling spell by Tom Merrill was the key factor in their triumph over Langley Manor, who sit a couple of places above
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BBC Strictly Come Dancing legend to return after two-year hiatus
The BBC has confirmed that Strictly Come Dancing legend Aljaz Skorjanec will return as a professional dancer following a two-year hiatus. TV presenter Alex Jones revealed the news on the BBC’s The One Show on Monday evening by telling viewers that
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Gallery: Winchester Hat Fair celebrates 50 years of fun, art and eccentricity
The UK’s longest-running festival of outdoor arts celebrated its 50th birthday in style this weekend despite the patchy weather. The festivities at Winchester Hat Fair began around lunchtime on the Friday, July 5 – shortly after the first performances
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Hampshire mayor's picnic hosts duck race, marching band and plenty of music
A HAMPSHIRE town has held its annual Mayor's picnic. The odd shower was not enough to deter punters in Romsey, who enjoyed choral music and a brass band. The bandstand in the town's War Memorial Park provided some much-needed shelter for the
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'You will be missed': Flowers left in tribute to man who died in crash
TRIBUTES have been left to a man who died in a crash on the A33 last week. The tributes, left at the Cart and Horses junction, consist of flowers and a note. The note says: "You will be missed. Fly high. Love you x". The tributes were left
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Zoo celebrates arrival of rare foals whose breed was extinct in the wild for 40 years
Staff at Marwell Zoo are celebrating four new additions to a herd of previously extinct wild horses. The endangered Przewalski’s foals, which are all female, can be seen grazing and playing together under the watchful gaze of their mothers.
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Cyclists to take on 70 or 40 mile ride through Test Valley for heart charity
A SCENIC bike ride though Test Valley will raise much-needed funds for a heart charity. Heartbeat is joining forces with house builder Barratt David Wilson Homes' Southampton division to host the eighth annual Heartbeat Cycle Sportive event.
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Italian chain restaurant to offer breakfast menu
A ROMSEY Italian restaurant is offering breakfast to customers for the first time. Prezzo Romsey, in Palmerston Street, is one of several Prezzo restaurants to start serving morning meals to customers from 9am to 12noon seven days a week. Several
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Popular Hampshire village music festival preparing for return
LIVE music, beer tent and a dog show will be at the Worthys Music Festival later this summer. The festival will be held at Eversley Park, Kings Worthy, on Saturday, September 14 from 12pm to 11pm. Entry is free. Local bands including favourites
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Garden glove thief handed extra four months for stealing caravan
A HAMPSHIRE man has been sentenced to four more months in jail for stealing a caravan. James Wood, 33, of Cutforth Way, Romsey, is already in prison for a spate of thefts, including stealing a pair of garden gloves, a car wheel and a statue of
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Hampshire country pub clinches prestigious 'Pub of the Year' award
A country pub near Alton has claimed the Pub of the Year award for 2024/2025. The Binsted Inn in Binsted has been named the Pub of the Year 2024/2025 for London & South East by the Prestige Awards. The Prestige Awards are known for their stringent