Romsey Festival to hold more than 70 events celebrating arts and community spirit
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Romsey Festival to hold more than 70 events celebrating arts and community spirit
• A celebration of creativity and community is set to return this summer in and around Romsey.
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 | Southern Daily Echo - News · today Plans to build 57 new homes takes step forward• Plans to build over 50 new homes in Fareham have taken a step forward as a council has approved key details of the development. |
Winchester BID · today 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). |
 | BBC News - Hampshire · today 'Despondent' coastguards protest pay cuts plans• Coastguard rescue officers demand the government reinstates their payments for emergency callouts. |
 | BBC News - Hampshire · today Independent school 'pleased' with alternative to GCSEs• Twenty years ago, Beadales School launched its own alternative exam system to GCSEs. |
 | BBC News - Hampshire · today Loss of ferry route 'massive blow' to town, says MP• Brittany Ferries announced it will sell the vessel which serves Poole - Cherbourg travellers. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle - Romsey · today New 'sit-in' café could open in community-run post office as part of extension plans• A planning application has been submitted to extend West Tytherley Post Office to include a sit-in café. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle - Romsey · today Plans for new homes approved despite critics arguing they are 'in the wrong place'• A housing plan has been approved despite strong opposition from the community. |
 | Southern Daily Echo - News · today 'Delighted' drivers to be refunded after West Quay parking backlash• Drivers who were fined under West Quay Retail Park's controversial parking rules have have said they are 'delighted' that refunds are being issued. |
 | Southern Daily Echo - News · today Council leader says planning inspector's findings are 'bollocks'• A heated planning debate over housing plans saw a council leader describe a planning inspector’s findings as “bollocks”. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle · today Hundreds enjoy first food festival as high street comes alive with flavour• 24 traders lined the route offering everything from handmade chocolates and preserves to Mediterranean-style tapas and Caribbean sauces. |
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Wed 8 Jul · The Guildhall, Winchester, SO23 9GH · Winchester City Council - Events.An Evening Stroll along Winchester’s High Street Guided Walking TourSat 4 Jul · Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey, SO51 0QA · Winchester City Council - Events.Artful Summer Weekend - Art and Craft FairSun 5 Jul · United Church, Winchester, SO23 8RZ · Winchester City Council - Events.Ukrainian Summer Classical ConcertSat 4 Jul · The Guildhall, Winchester, SO23 9GH · Winchester City Council - Events.Winchester and its American Connections Guided Walking Tour
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St Catherine's Hill above Winchester was an Iron Age hillfort some 2,500 years ago, and the beech-crowned summit hides the ruins of a Norman chapel destroyed in 1537.
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