400,000 A&E visits for minor eye conditions could be avoided, research reveals
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400,000 A&E visits for minor eye conditions could be avoided, research reveals
• New analysis by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) suggests that between 62% and up to 78% of eye-related A&E visits could be managed in community services.
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 | Hampshire Chronicle · today New York-style pizza restaurant in Winchester closes due to 'rising costs'• A New York-style pizza restaurant in Winchester has closed after two years of business due to 'rising costs'. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle - Romsey · today 'Not best use of public money': bid to oppose Hampshire judicial review defeated• Councillors split over whether Hampshire County Council (HCC) should press ahead with legal action after setting aside up to £500,000 for the challenge at their July 22 full council meeting. |
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 | BBC News - Hampshire · today Rail services cut due to effects of dry weather• Hot, dry weather shrinks railway embankments for a second year in a row, which can cause tracks on top to buckle. |
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In March 2004 Winchester City Mill resumed grinding flour after a National Trust restoration, reviving over a thousand years of milling on the River Itchen.
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