See Santa at charity fayre

Cancer Research UK stage their Christmas Fayre at the Crosfield Hall, Romsey tomorrow (Saturday, November 29) from 10am to 12.30pm.

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Shirts are a top gift for carers

A donation from a firm of estate agents will help keep the members of Romsey Young Carers safe and warm while they are out and about.

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Work starts on new quarry

WORK has started on preparing the site of a new sand and gravel quarry near Romsey.

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Saints legend opens 3G pitch at Mountbatten School

Saints legend Matt Le Tissier was at Mountbatten School in Romsey to officially open a new sports facility this week.

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Teenagers open for business

Romsey’s first ever teenage market was rated a big success and will become a regular event next year.

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Funding cut threat hangs over youth support group

A CHARITY providing vital youth services could be forced to close its doors – months after it was awarded funding for a new building.

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Green Scouts earn their Blue Peter Badges

There was great excitement when the postman arrived at the homes of Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from 3rd Romsey Scout Group.

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Quarry work begins

Work has started on preparing the site of a new sand and gravel quarry near Romsey.

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Mind the gap! Councillors reject plan for 116 homes on greenfield site

Councillors have unanimously rejected plans for 116 houses to protect a green gap between Romsey and North Baddesley.

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Roll up for your flu jabs, says MP

Romsey MP Caroline Nokes has reminded constituents in at risk groups to have their seasonal flu jabs.

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Village homes row will be decided at the ballot box

A DISPUTE over where affordable homes should be built in a Test Valley village is going to the ballot box.

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Stand by me! Quadruple amputee Alex vows to walk down the aisle with Lucy

IT was a sight many thought they would never see again.

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MP backs children's charity campaign

ROMSEY and Southampton North MP Caroline Nokes has backed a campaign to make it a crime for an adult to send a sexual message to a child.

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John makes light work of Advent candle holder with grandfather's old plane

Romsey Abbey has added to its growing collection of pieces by local artists by commissioning a new Advent Candle holder.

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Ex-banker Mark gives new career a spin

Romsey has a new record shop – its first for many years - and the store will be stocking live acts as well as vinyl and CDs.

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Four sentenced after station brawl

THIS CCTV image captures the moment a violent brawl escalated on a train waiting at Southampton Central railway station.

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It's lights, carnival, action!

THE countdown to Christmas is officially under way in Romsey as thousands gathered to watch the annual festive lights switch-on.

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Ambulance service short of 250 paramedics

A RECRUITMENT crisis has left Hampshire’s ambulance service with a shortage of more than 250 paramedics.

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Colin left his mark on the art world

There will be many artists joining family and friends saddened to hear of the recent death from lung and bone cancer of respected artist Colin Courtice.

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Daisy blooms as performance poet

A young performance poet from Romsey is wowing audiences with her way with words.

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Could Whitenap 'Plan B' be the best of both worlds?

A ROMSEY councillor has submitted his own planning blueprint for the town to a government inspector charg-ed with reviewing the borough’s Revised Local Plan.

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SO16 postcode area named as speeding blackspot in safety survey

POLICE speedguns caught more than 12,000 people breaking the limit on Hampshire’s roads in one year and the worst areas locally was SO16 which includes Rownhams and Chilworth.

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Charities share £2,000 takings at Christmas fair

A CHRISTMAS Fair has raised more than £2,000 for national and local charities.

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Walkies for community library

“WALKIES! We’re off to raise cash for the village library.”

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Paddling in memory of lost yachtsman

A TEAM of lecturers at a Hampshire college are taking part in a gruelling canoe race in memory of a former student who perished at sea.

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Forest ponies hit by outbreak of deadly strangles

A DEADLY disease in the New Forest has killed six ponies and forced the authorities to cancel vital welfare checks to stop it spreading.

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Cancer care centre set to return to its old home

ROMSEY’S original and much loved cancer support centre is reopening next week.

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Council's Christmas parking offer

COUNCIL chiefs have announced some festive cheer for shoppers.

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Pop in to Jennie's pop up sale for Macmillan

She's the woman who's sold a million pop-up books now she's turning her home into a pop-up shop to help a cancer charity.

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Extra free hour of parking in Romsey

COUNCIL chiefs have announced some festive cheer for motorists in a Hampshire town.

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League marks 60 years of support for hospital

AN organisation which has helped raise millions for the NHS celebrated its 60th anniversary this week.

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Carol concert at Romsey Abbey in aid of Wessex Cancer Trust

WESSEX Cancer Trust is holding a carol concert in Romsey Abbey on Thursday December 4 at 7.30pm.

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One thousand handmade poppies brought toegther to create banner tribute to Romsey's Great War dead

A few of the 500 people who contributed to a banner commemorating Romsey’s part in the Great War gathered in the town’s abbey on Friday.

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Explosion at hotel health suite

A LUXURY Hampshire hotel is today at the centre of a major probe after it was rocked by a devastating explosion.

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Cookie crew coming your way

Look out for Amanda Beauchamp and her friend Sue Hannigan will be roaming Romsey's streets today (Friday) as cookie monsters and asking for donations for Children in Need.

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Madge, 83, vows to keep her village carnival alive

THE show will go on. Lockerley and East Dean Carnival will continue despite the present committee disbanding. That’s the message from carnival founder 83-year-old Madge Arthur.

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Pensioner knocked down at junction

A MAN suffered head, neck and leg injuries when he was in collision with a car in Romsey yesterday afternoon (Thursday).

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It's Christmas lighting up time

ROMSEY Carnival bosses are urging townsfolk to take part in this month’s winter parade on the night of Romsey’s Christmas Lights Switch on.

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Doctor makes it all better

DOCTOR Who star Peter Capaldi has helped an autistic boy understand the death of his beloved grandma – by sending him a video message.

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Councillor storms out of meeting as village rift deepens

A BROUGHTON Councillor stormed out of a parish council meeting last Tuesday as tensions in the village reached breaking point.

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We've been burgled in our beds

BOSSES at a world-famous garden have beefed up security in a bid to nip plant pilfering in the bud.

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Stalker made woman's life 'hell'

A LIFEGUARD who stalked a woman for almost six months making his victim’s life a “living hell”, has been spared a prison sentence.

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Parish council chief angry at developer's Covert operation

WE will fight this to the bitter end.” Those are the words of angry Valley Park Parish Council chairman Alan Dowden who is furious at plans to build 300 homes on a designated green gap which separates the community from neighbouring North Baddesley.

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Power failure blacks out 600 homes

A DAMAGED electricity cable left more than 600 homes without power and disrupted train services between Romsey and Salisbury on Wednesday.

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Forest pylons could be torn down

THEY are the notorious eyesores blighting the New Forest landscape.

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Outstanding achievers honoured in Romsey sports awards

THE inaugural Romsey & District Sports awards have celebrated several outstanding achievements in 2014.

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Woman whose body was found in river had lived with MS for 25 years

THE GRIEVING family of a woman whose body was found in a river after she went missing have paid tribute to her selflessness and determination to make the most of life.

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Many hands make lanterns work

For the third year running Romsey’s late night Christmas shopping event will be lit up by a festive lantern parade.

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Village fun raisers

A NEW-look children’s play area at West Tytherley has been given the seal of approval by Test Valley’s mayor.

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Future's yellow at Valley Park

VALLEY Park should be a sea of yellow next spring.

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Free bookshop in need of new home

A shop which gives its stock away is losing its premises.

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Village schools lose £215K windfall from developers

Parish chiefs at North Baddesley are angry that more than £200,000 secured from developers is set to go towards improving a school outside the village.

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Kim to fight city seat for UKIP

A Romsey jeweller has been chosen as a UKIP general election candidate.

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Fireworks with added pop

A HUGE firework display is being held at Wellow Primary School tomorrow evening (Saturday) There will also be a bonfire at the event which has the theme Pop through the Decades.

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Identifying body found in river delayed by complications, says coroner's officer

THE NAME of a woman whose body was found in a river near Romsey will not be known for several days.

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Council to charge for your DIY waste at recycling centre

HAMPSHIRE residents will be charged for disposing of DIY waste and some tips are to close at 5pm on summer evenings under plans rubberstamped this week.

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Pat’s the pick of the bunch at floral show

EYE-catching displays of floral art pulled in the crowds at a major flower show in Romsey.

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New Jane Scarth seeks backing from businesses

Bosses at the newly formed Romsey Cancer Support Centre charity are asking retailers to help with fundraising.

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Brave Alex to switch on Christmas lights

HEROIC dad Alex Lewis is to turn on Stockbridge's Christmas lights at late-night shopping on December 9.

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Seventy homes lose water supply after pipe burst

MORE than 70 homes at Mottisfont were left without water after mains burst in the village.

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Village remembers Great War artist

PEOPLE in Sherfield English will be recalling the life of a famous Great War artist during the village’s Remembrance weekend commemorations.

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Fractured village main sends water pouring down hill

WORKMEN are battling to repair a burst water main at Mottisfont.

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10 tonnes of carpet tiles and debris illegally dumped

ALMOST ten tonnes of carpet tiles and debris were dumped illegally in country lanes near Romsey over a 16-day period.

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Did you see tile tipper?

Almost ten tonnes of carpet tiles and debris were dumped illegally in country lanes near Romsey over a 16-day period.

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Police find woman's body in the river

POLICE are today expected to named a woman whose body was found in a Hampshire river.

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Cleon at your service

Test Valley Community Services (TVCS) has a new Community Development Worker for the Romsey and South Test Valley area.

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Come join the carnival

ROMSEY Carnival bosses are urging townsfolk to take part in next month’s winter parade.

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Phil steps out to highlight rare condition that killed his brother

A ROMSEY man is putting his best foot forward to raise awareness of a genetic condition that claimed the life of his older brother.

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