Migrant protests cost taxpayers £250,000 as chief fears 'more to come'

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        September 24, 2026

Migrant protests cost taxpayers £250,000 as chief fears 'more to come'

Good Morning Winchester — 2026-09-24

The cost of responding to illegal immigration in Hampshire has reached a quarter of a million in just over two weeks.
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Migrant protests cost taxpayers £250,000 as chief fears 'more to come'
• The cost of responding to illegal immigration in Hampshire has reached a quarter of a million in just over two weeks.
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Southern Daily Echo - News · today
Echo wins challenge over restrictions at chief constable's misconduct hearing
• THE Southern Daily Echo has successfully challenged two conditions imposed on journalists attending the gross misconduct hearing of former Hampshire police officer Scott Chilton.
Southern Daily Echo - News · today
From DJing the world's biggest fashion parties to a Hampshire village pub
• Fat Tony has become the latest legendary DJ set to play a set at The Horns Inn in Nursling
Southern Daily Echo - News · today
Man 'aggressive' before fatal punch, colleague tells jury
• A man who died after being punched on a night out was acting aggressively after being refused re-entry to a nightclub in Southampton, a court heard
BBC News - Hampshire · 2 days ago
Cross-Channel ferry route ends earlier than planned
• The ferry operator, which connects England with France and Spain, says it needs to "adapt".
BBC News - Hampshire · yesterday
Man pushed police officer off motorbike at protest
• Nigel Wylie, from Havant, will be sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court on 27 November.
Hampshire Chronicle · yesterday
Work begins to repair city centre shops closed after fire
• Work has begun to repair two city-centre shops closed after a fire.
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1 Oct · Garnier Rd, Winchester, SO23 9PAA Haiku Walk with Mark Rutter for National Poetry Day25 Sep · The Nutshell, Winchester, SO23 8AFA Message for The Future27 Sep · Broad Street, Alresford, SO24 9ASAlresford Farmers' Market26 Sep · The Guildhall, Winchester, SO23 9GHChesil Railway, Winchester guided walking tour29 Sep · The Nutshell, Winchester, SO23 8AFCreative Co-Working3 Oct · The Guildhall, Winchester, SO23 9GHCrime and Punishment in Winchester Guided Walking Tour26 Sep · The Nutshell, Winchester, SO23 8AFLeave the Trees, Please28 Sep; 5 Oct · Visitor Information Centre, Winchester, SO23 9GHLower Winchester guided walking tour2 Oct · The Winchester Gallery - Winchester School of Art, Winchester, SO23 8DLOn Behalf of These26 Sep · The Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, SO23 9SDThe Michaelmas Fair26 Sep · The Nutshell, Winchester, SO23 8AFThe Nutshell Preloved Sale28 Sep; 5 Oct · Visitor Information Centre, Winchester, SO23 9GHUpper Winchester guided walking tour27 Sep · Winchester Farmers' Market, Winchester, SO22 8LAWinchester Farmers' Market
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Did you know? · Winchester
The blue in the Winchester Bible's illuminations came from ultramarine ground from lapis lazuli mined in Afghanistan — costlier than the manuscript's gold gilding.
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