Appeal blocks 62-home development and preserves countryside
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Appeal blocks 62-home development and preserves countryside
• A strip of countryside has been spared from a 62-home housing estate after a planning inspector threw out plans to build on the grazing land.
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 | Hampshire Chronicle - Alresford · today More than 600 art lovers flock to vibrant annual exhibition• Hundreds of visitors flocked to enjoy a vibrant display of creativity. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle - Sport · today Winchester managing director cycles 190 miles from London to Paris• Winchester’s Darren Cooper completes 190-mile London to Paris cycle, raising £10,000 for PLANETS cancer charity as event totals £85,000 for patient support. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle - Sport · today Winchester youth charity offers five people chance to run in London Marathon 2027• A Winchester youth charity is offering five runners the chance to take part in the 2027 London Marathon. |
 | Southern Daily Echo - News · today Delight as £850,000 road scheme faces scrapheap• Residents in a Southampton road are celebrating plans to remove the main parts of a controversial £850,000 traffic-calming scheme. |
 | BBC News - Hampshire · today Zelensky visit to Portsmouth naval base sends 'clear message' of support for Ukraine• The Ukrainian president became the new prime minister's first international visitor since taking office. |
 | BBC News - Hampshire · today Zoo's new capybara home as Samba search continues• Tango and Ripple move into a new enclosure at Marwell Zoo as it continues to search for missing one. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle · today Everything to know about Hampshire's upcoming Wickham Festival• Suncream, Hats and Luxurious loos: All you need to know for Wickham Festival |
 | Hampshire Chronicle · today South Downs National Park’s new Local Plan moves another step forward• More than 2,700 comments have been submitted on the South Downs National Park’s new Local Plan. |
 | 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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In December 1966 'Winchester Cathedral' by Britain's New Vaudeville Band topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and went on to win a 1967 Grammy, beating the Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations'.
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