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  • New Hyde900 programme revealed

    HYDE900 has announced its 2012 programme including music, cycling, arts, literature and much more. It started as a community project to celebrate Hyde to mark the 900th anniversary in 2010 of the burial of King Alfred the Great in Hyde Abbey. Since

  • Ex-students return to Winchester for sporting fun this weekend

    HUNDREDS of alumni from Winchester are expected to descend on Winchester this weekend to take part in the Winton 2012. (February 25-26) Students past and present will compete in a wide range of sporting events across the city. Student Union Vice President

  • Alresford residents celebrate news of repairs to potholes

    ALRESFORD residents held a street party to celebrate news that poor road surfaces outside their homes will be restored. Householders in Bridge Road joined councillors Jackie Porter, Margot Power and Simon Cook last Friday afternoon.

  • Chris is back with a banger

    A POPULAR Romsey sausage-making tradition is flourishing again. Alfred Stares first produced sausages at his pork butchery in the Cornmarket in 1850. His “banger” recipe was adjusted slightly by his grandson, Walter Stares, when he took over the business

  • Winchester craft fair to raise funds for cancer research

    A CHARITY craft fair is coming to Winchester next month. The FACES Craft and Hobbies Fair comes to the guildhall on Sunday, March 4, organised by a team of events management students at the University of Winchester. Working with Denplan, the FACES (

  • Major Winchester Cathedral show launched

    A MAJOR new show is coming to Winchester Cathedral later this year voiced by a host of household names. Those taking part include Dame Judi Dench, Alan Titchmarsh and David Suchet. They will be joining forces to tell the story of Winchester Cathedral

  • Winchester school to host dyslexia events next month

    A WINCHESTER school is holding two child dyslexia awareness events next month. The events are being hosted at Western Church of England Primary School in Browning Drive, Fulflood on March 1 and March 3. The Empowering Parents and Carers Project (EPC

  • Bluestar improves its Winchester-Southampton service

    COMMUTERS between Winchester and Southampton are to benefit from more buses at peak times. Bus operator Bluestar will be introducing extra buses in the morning and evening on its number 1 service as part of its new timetable from Sunday. (Feb 26) It

  • Winchester MP calls for new law on missing people

    WINCHESTER MP Steve Brine is backing legislation to make it easier for families to resolve the affairs of missing people. The Justice Select Committee, of which Mr Brine is a member, wants the Ministry of Justice to introduce a new law based on the Scottish