All the best pictures from the Lift New Forest prom 2026 as pupils arrive in style
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All the best pictures from the Lift New Forest prom 2026 as pupils arrive in style
• Students from Lift New Forest made a spectacular entrance to their prom at Beaulieu Motor Museum - here are all the pictures.
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Winchester BIDtoday Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2026: Winners Announced• Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) has been in operation since 1 April 2008 and delivers services to local businesses through Winchester City Centre Partnership (WCCP). |
Hampshire Chronicletoday Look inside thriving zero-waste shop that's growing from strength to strength• A zero-waste shop is making a big impact by combining sustainability with community spirit. |
Hampshire Chronicle - Romseytoday 'Social media ban for under-16s is not a punishment, but a protection'• The online world exposes children to risks they are simply not ready to navigate. |
Hampshire Chronicle - Romseytoday Photographer praised for 'lovely drama' in winning storm image• These images may feature in Viewfinders’ annual exhibition at Romsey Abbey from July 4 to 18 as part of Romsey Festival. |
Southern Daily Echo - Newstoday Manslaughter-accused drug dealer says why he didn't help woman who fell from balcony• A man has told a jury he offered no help to a woman who lay dying on the ground after she fell four floors, as he fled, afraid that police would arrest him for drug offences |
Hampshire Chronicle - Romseytoday McDonald's staff and customers in Hampshire raises £15,000 for charity• The fundraising efforts included sponsored marathons, obstacle runs, in-store raffles, face painting and fancy dress days. |
BBC News - Hampshiretoday Two men remain in custody after fatal house fire• More than 30 firefighters were sent to the fire on Ronsons Close, Cowes, on Friday morning. |
BBC News - Hampshiretoday Why is pregnancy sickness drug not easily accessible to all?• BBC journalist Linzi Kinghorn finds out why a pregnancy sickness drug is not always accessible on the NHS. |
Hampshire Chronicletoday Major water project to create new supply reaches planning milestone• The project aims to create a new source of water supply for Hampshire by transforming the way it treats, sources and supplies water throughout the region. |
Hampshire Chronicletoday Missing woman last seen more than three weeks ago could be in Hampshire• Karen Berry, aged 59, was last seen in St Albans, Hertfordshire, on June 2. |
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The Hospital of St Cross, founded in Winchester by Bishop Henry of Blois in 1136, is described as England's oldest and most perfect almshouse.
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