Winchester and Hampshire cathedral towns before breakfast
A practical daily newsletter for Winchester and Hampshire cathedral towns: council decisions, planning records, travel signals, events, sport, culture and useful local links.
Coverage
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The scheme, proposed for land off Holbury Lane in East Dean by Romsey developers Stratland Estates, sits close to the Lockerley border and has drawn strong objections from East Dean Parish Council.
Neil Sheppard, from Mottisfont, raised £4,550 by shaving off dreadlocks he had been growing for more than 30 years
Campaigners arguing against the construction of a solar farm near Alresford have urged council planners to visit the site before a decision is made.
An inquest has opened into the death of a Hampshire woman who died after her car left the A31.
One unusual entry this year is Hanging by a Thread, an oil portrait of the Prime Minister submitted by Nikki Flannigan, chairman of Alresford Art Society.
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