Teenager repays special baby unit which gave her good start in life

A teenager is organising a fashion show in aid of the special care baby unit which cared for her when she was born nine weeks premature.

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Former bishop of Winchester dies aged 71

“THE Church has lost a faithful, hard-working and distinguished servant.”

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Market will give youngsters a chance to 'sell' themselves

Young people can promote their skills and talents at a new form of market coming to Romsey.

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Theft from grandfather's grave adds to family's grief

A GRIEVING family were left devastated after a thief stole tributes from a relative’s grave.

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Rat problem at park

ROMSEY is plagued with rats and something has to be done before there are serious health problems.

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New charity launched to save cancer care centre

A NEW charity has been formed to save a vital cancer support centre in Romsey from closure.

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Investigation launched after children struck down by sickness bug

HEALTH officials have launched an investigation after 39 pupils from a Romsey school were taken ill during an education visit to the nearby Broadlands Estate.

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Students urged to guard their gadgets

STUDENTS across Hampshire are being warned to keep a close on expensive gadgets while travelling on trains.

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GP looks forward to a busy retirement

COLLEAGUES have said a fond farewell to a popular Romsey GP who has retired after 30 years at the same surgery.

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He gave me his heart so I gave him a kidney

E stole her heart and now she has given him her kidney.

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Vicar Tim to be assisted by teddies at Abbey open day

Teddy Bears will be baptised and married at Romsey Abbey on Saturday morning.

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Air ambulance to give round-the-clock service

of Wight Air Ambu-lance (HIOWAA) will be introducing a helicopter equipped to fly at night.

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Police hunt sex attacker with snake tattoo

A YOUNG woman was sexually assaulted by a man with a snake tattoo as she made her way home from a night out.

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MP welcomes broadband upgrade for village

ROMSEY MP Caroline Nokes has welcomed the news that the first of three BT cabinets to be upgraded in West Wellow went live recently, providing faster broadband connection for the village.

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Beware council tax refund scam

BE warned bogus council tax officials are at work in the Test Valley.

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Nicholas to launch business awards

Showbiz legend Nicholas Parsons will be the guest of honour at the launch of the 11th Test Valley Business Awards.

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Psychologist hopes to help Uganda's victims of violence

A FORMER Romsey woman is heading to Uganda to work with children and women who have been traumatised by violence.

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Bazaar for children's charity

AN Autumn Bazaar is being staged to raise cash for the Children’s Society.

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Drop off a pint...

There’s a chance to give blood at Romsey’s Crosfield Hall on Friday, October 3. Donor sessions run from 1pm to 3.25pm and 4.30pm to 6.30pm. To book an appointment, visit blood.co.uk or call 0300 123 2323.

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Service to remember friends who founded village archive

TWO women who founded a village history society will be remembered this month. North Baddesley Historical Society was started by Una Lonergan and Beryl Green in September 2006. Una died last November and Beryl earlier this year.

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Weld wide appeal

Netley Marsh-based charity, Tools for Self Reliance, has issued a plea for unwanted arc welders to help them complete their next African shipment. Welding is a key trade that the charity supports. However, arc welders are rarely donated, say TFSR.

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Prayer pioneer comes to Romsey

A leader of one of the world’s most innovative prayer movements comes to Romsey next Wednesday (September 24)

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Join tree party in the park

The public can find out more about Romsey War Memorial Park’s splendid collection of trees at a free event next Tuesday (September 23).

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Plans for pub and surgery at Abbotswood

PLANNING officials are scrutinising a detailed scheme to build a shopping precinct and pub at Abbotswood.

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Resurfacing on M271

HIGHWAYS Agency officials are warning motorists that a busy section of motorway near Southampton will be closed for repairs.

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Foodbank launches Chrismas appeal

PEOPLE across the Test Valley are being urged to take part in a scheme to provide children in need with a box of Christmas goodies.

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Borough leader speaks to seniors group

Test Valley Borough Council leader Ian Carr will be visiting over-55s forum STOIC in Romsey next Friday (September 26).

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Council may ban flying lanterns on its property

COUNTY council bosses are considering banning sky lanterns from all of the authority’s property.

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Bearing up

Romsey Railway Station Volunteers raised £340 at the Romsey Show in aid of Combat Stress, the veterans’ mental health charity set up after the Great War. The money came from a raffle and sale of teddy bears dressed in soldier and nurse uniforms plus other Combat Stress items from their stall, which was part of the Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership stand.

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High time something was done about bridge

A ROMSEY man is calling for urgent action after another large lorry struck a railway bridge outside his home.

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Burglars break into school safe

DETECTIVES are sifting through CCTV images after a break-in at Romsey School.

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OAP has lucky escape at hands of bogus cop

A PENSIONER has told how he almost lost £10,000 to a bogus police scam.

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Author joins Christian bookshop's 30th anniversary

A TEST Valley author will be signing her latest books at a Romsey Christian centre tomorrow.

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Timetable set for local plan

A GOVERNMENT-appointed planning inspector will hold a pre-hearing on Test Valley’s controversial local plan next month.

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Fuel card thieves stole £18,000 from businesses

TWO serial thieves who embarked on a “professional piece of criminality” to steal thousands of pounds worth of fuel from businesses across the country have been jailed.

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Burglars break into school safe

DETECTIVES are sifting through CCTV images after a break-in at Romsey School.

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It's a weld wide appeal

Netley Marsh-based charity, Tools for Self Reliance, has issued a plea for unwanted arc welders to help them complete their next African shipment.

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Fall on way to bed led to pensioner's death, inquest hears

A ROMSEY pensioner died after falling and hitting her head on hallway tiles while on her way to bed, an inquest heard.

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Here we go again!

Reader Jeffrey Williams has sent in this picture of a yet another lorry stuck under the railway bridge at the junction of Winchester Road and Botley Road in Romsey.

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M27 shuts after caravan overturns

TWO Romsey mothers, Mrs Liz Chambers and Mrs Denise Dutfield, met HRH the Princess of Wales during coffeewith the stars when she hosted the first charity Get the Max Coffee Morning at Clardiges’s, London on Thursday in last week.

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Romsey Show: Home grown entrants triumph in cattle classes

HAMPSHIRE cattle farmers did the county proud at Romsey Show.

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Mayor hopes ceilidh will reel in the cash

A TRADITIONAL Gaelic social evening is being staged in Romsey to raise cash for the town mayor Peter Hurst's charity pot.

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MP to do her best for Scouting

MP Caroline Nokes joined the Scouts at the Romsey Show on Saturday to officially launch her role as an ambassador for Romsey Scouting.

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High drama at show

IT'S the moment a dog show on the ground took second place to a dog fight in the skies.

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Panto theme for lantern parade

The Lantern Parade at Romsey’s Late Night Shopping evening has now become a popular annual event and this year’s will have a theme for the first time – pantomimes.

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Tank stars at show

MATTHEW Carvalho should have no problem parking at today's Romsey Show.

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Famous show returns with focus on First World War anniversary

THE ROMSEY Show opens today - with a special focus on the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War.

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Man arrested after drugs raid

MAN has been arrested this morning following a drugs bust in a Hampshire neighbourhood.

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Councils approve £500K improvements to Church Street

PLANS to make Romsey town centre more pedestrian-friendly are going ahead next year. In a joint project bosses at Hampshire County Council and Test Valley Borough Council have agreed to a £500,000 scheme to enhance Church Street.

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Indoor shopping village could create 100 jobs

MORE than 100 jobs will be created if a Bournemouth-based entrepreneur gets the green light to open an indoor shopping village at Nursling.

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Show remembers the fallen

One of the first sights to greet visitors as they enter the Romsey showground tomorrow (Saturday) will be a Garden of Remembrance planted with 374 wooden crosses.

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Unmanned crossing could be closed

AN unmanned level crossing in the Test Valley could be closed permanently.

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Stockbridge residents angry over traffic speeds

TEST Valley villagers are growing increasingly concerned about traffic danger on a busy road past their homes.

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Pair bailed in fuel line theft case

TWO men under investigation for conspiring to steal tens of thousands of litres of fuel from an underground pipeline have been re-bailed until next month.

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Stuff the church with scarecrows

RESIDENTS in a Hampshire village are asked to start preparing theirscarecrows for a festival on September 27.

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Pair bailed in fuel line theft case

TWO men under investigation for conspiring to steal tens of thousands of litres of fuel from an underground pipeline have been re-bailed until next month.

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Long-serving MP was wine buff and champion of small businesses

Sir David Mitchell, who has died aged 86, was a Hampshire MP for a third of a century.

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Cycle coding

ROMSEY police officers will be carrying out cycle coding and property marking in the town on Friday (September 12)

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Charity walkers looking forward to their big test

HUNDREDS of people will lace up their walking boots and soak up the countryside as they raise cash for good causes.

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Foreign language guides to Romsey Abbey

Visitors from Europe will now find it easier to explore Romsey Abbey.

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OAPs warned to be on their guard after 70-year-old loses £10,000 to conman

PENSIONERS have been urged to be on their guard after a string of attempted frauds in the Romsey area.

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Van goes up in flames

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a van fire involving gas cylinders on a residential street.

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Have a taste of foodie festival

FOOD lovers are expected to flock to Romsey on Sunday for the town’s annual festival.

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Vintage farm machines back in the field

FARM machinery from a bygone era will be taking to the Test Valley countryside this weekend. Binders and old combines and will be working (weather permitting) in fields off Danebury Road at Longstock near Stockbridge.

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Food fest fills town centre with local flavours

FOOD lovers are expected to flock to Romsey on Sunday for the town’s annual festival.

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For whom the bell tolls

Two Test Valley villages will remember their fallen from the First World War.

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Borough moves to curb Valley Park rat problem

AT last we are getting some action.

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You're my heroes, greatgrandmother tells her rescuers

T was a dramatic rescue that saw the emergency services risking their own lives to save a great-grandmother from her blazing home.

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County cuts more mobile library stops

Hampshire County Council has taken the axe to the mobile library service as part of £93m package of cuts passed by the Tory-led administration earlier this year.

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Raiders find rich pickings in outbuildings

POLICE are stepping up patrols in the Wellow area after a spate of tool thefts.

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Cash for African children

A CHARITY stall run by Romsey Methodist Wives raised £620 for the Teso Development Trust to help improve the lives of schoolchildren in Africa.

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It's a premier inn

It has been lifted by the likes of David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Alan Shearer.

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New Forest ponies hit by strangles

PONY owners in the New Forest are on high alert today after a major outbreak of a potentially fatal disease.

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Level crossing closed for the weekend

A WELL-used Test Valley level crossing will be closed this weekend (September 6-7) while engineers carry out essential work.

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Bikers' jumble

A JUMBLE of motorcycle parts will be coming to Hampshire for traders and visitors.

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Go batty after dark

NATURE enthusiasts can discover one of Hampshire's more nocturnal creatures on Friday (September 5).

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Bloom contest entry grows by 20 per cent

TEST Valley in Bloom has been declared a big success this year.

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Diabetes ball in the fall

A SOUTHAMPTON charity will be hosting a glitzy ball later this year to raise money to fight diabetes.

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Major delays around Hampshire town after crash

COMMUTERS near Romsey are facing major delays this morning following a motorbike crash.

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