‘This is not a football match’ - councillor rebukes crowd as 60-home scheme approved
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‘This is not a football match’ - councillor rebukes crowd as 60-home scheme approved
• Unpopular plans to build up to 60 houses in Braishfield were approved.
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 | Southern Daily Echo - News · today Best pictures from Boundary Oak School prom 2026 as pupils arrive in style• Students from Boundary Oak School in Fareham made a spectacular entrance to their prom at New Place Hotel in Shirrell Heath. |
 | Southern Daily Echo - News · today Inquest opens into death of man, 31, found with severe blood loss• An inquest has opened into the death of a Southampton man who died of severe blood loss |
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). |
 | Hampshire Chronicle - Romsey · today 'Leaders weren’t visible' - Staff afraid to speak up as NHS Trust told to improve• Hampshire and IoW Healthcare NHS Trust leadership 'requires improvement' following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). |
 | Southern Daily Echo - News · today Council to reinstate bollard after residents left 'scared' about road safety• The council has said they will replace bollards that were removed from a residential cut-through after residents were left "scared" for their safety. |
 | BBC News - Hampshire · today Police dog helps officers catch criminal in cemetery• Carl Isham from Ryde tried to escape police by escaping through a cemetery. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle · today Campaign to improve vital rural Winchester bus service gains momentum• Residents in the Itchen Valley are being invited to have their say in a new campaign to improve a rural bus service, Service 67. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle · today From training in a car park to Gym of the Year - Castle Fitness celebrates big win• Castle Fitness in Winnall, was founded by Brad Castle in 2021, and is Hampshire's Gym of the Year 2026 |
 | Hampshire Chronicle · today Teenager travels to prom in vintage bus with special family connection• The two girls rode in the 1959 Leyland to the prom, with the experience adding a touch of nostalgia to their evening. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle - Romsey · today Community library to close temporarily as building work begins• A community library will close temporarily to make way for building work. |
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