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Councillor aims to end prayers before Winchester City Council meeting
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[Romsey Advertiser] - By Andrew Napier » THE future of traditional prayers before full council meetings in Winchester is being questioned after a High Court decision. Judges said Bideford Town Council was wrong to have prayers at the start of the meeting after an action
Fire rips through prefab home in Meon Valley
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[Hampshire Chronicle] - By Andrew Napier » FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze that wrecked a prefabricated home in the Meon Valley last night. Nearly 40 firefighters fought the blaze that ripped through the property at Brickyard Lane, Swanmore. The fire started at 7.15pm and was
Alresford business celebrates planners' u-turn
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[Romsey Advertiser] - By Andrew Napier » AN Alresford lavender business has won permission to expand after a year-long tussle with planners. Winchester City Council officers have finally agreed to allow Long Barn to diversify at its base on Bishop's Sutton Road.
Government climbdown on Barton Farm stance
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[Hampshire Chronicle] - By Andrew Napier » The communities secretary has agreed to reconsider the inspector's report into plans for homes at Barton Farm on the edge of Winchester. Last September he bounced the decision back to Winchester City Council saying it should be
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