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  • Ombudsman slams borough over travel tokens

    HUNDREDS of pensioners may get their travel tokens back two years after the scheme was controversially axed by Eastleigh Borough Council. The news follows a damning report on a the council’s lack of consultation, assessment, regard for disability

  • Emmaus Winchester in line for design award

    A WINCHESTER homeless complex has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Emmaus Hampshire’s live-work community is in the running for a gong at the Housing Design Awards 2010, which will be announced at the end of July. The community, at Bar End,

  • Winnall Rock Show summer show

    WINNALL Rock School will be holding their Summer Show at the Theatre Royal in Winchester on July 13. The event starts at 7.30pm and features a number of young musicians who have been working for over a year to produce an evening of live music. The school

  • Schoolboy, 12, raises £20,000 for charity

    A WINCHESTER schoolboy has raised more than £20,000 for charity to help his four-year-old cousin. Michael Turner, 12, a pupil at The Pilgrims’ School, spent half term walking the 115-mile North Downs Way between Farnham and Canterbury. The St Cross

  • Melinda Messenger visits charity

    A TREASURE hunt at Naomi House had a special guest with Melinda Messenger visiting the charity near Winchester to join in the fun. On her trip last Wednesday (June 23), the buildings and grounds of the children's hospice at Sutton Scotney were made into

  • City braced for pain of Budget cuts

    WINCHESTER could be one of the hardest-hit areas as the nation braces itself for the government’s massive financial cuts. Civic chiefs have warned of job losses and service cuts in local government, whilst union officials predicted industrial