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The local news that matters this morning

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Southern Daily Echo - News · today Eight Hampshire pubs serving £2.40 festival beers • Thirty real ales will be available from £2.40 at several Hampshire Wetherspoon pubs during a 12-day beer festival this month.

Southern Daily Echo - News · today These were the staggering prices to enter Southampton pubs and clubs for 2000 • Southampton millennium celebrations on December 31, 1999, saw pub and club prices range from free to £200, with New Forest hotels the priciest.

Hampshire Chronicle · yesterday ‘Muddled thinking’ - Anger over Winchester parking price hikes • When Winchester City Council recently announced the plans to develop St Peter's car park, much was made of the need to reduce congestion and encourage Park & Ride.

Hampshire Chronicle · today 'We urgently need help' - RSPCA seeks homes for rescued animals • The RSPCA is appealing for “extra-special adopters” across Hampshire as it faces a surge in multi-animal rescue cases.

Southern Daily Echo - News · today Pressure grows to keep Beaulieu's National Motor Museum in New Forest • Pressure is building to keep Beaulieu's National Motor Museum in the New Forest.

BBC News - Hampshire · Local news · yesterday Chain ferry ticket price rise floated by council • Raising prices and implementing a flat rate of £1 per crossing for under-19s are proposed.

Winchester City Council - Events · Events · today Transatlantic Abolitionism in the Age of Revolution: An International History of Anti-Slavery, c. 1787-1820 • Winchester College, Science Lecture Theatre, Science School, Winchester, SO23 9PG

BBC News - Hampshire · Local news · yesterday Deaf couple's unsafe home rebuilt on DIY SOS • The Alis' home rebuild is being shown on the BBC show after they lost £72,000 on building work.

What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 9 priority public listings from 9 tracked events over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

17 Oct · The Guildhall, Winchester, SO23 9GH1066 and the Bayeux Tapestry Story Guided Walking Tour

18 Oct · Alresford Farmers' Market, Alresford, SO24 9ASAlresford Farmers' Market

10 Oct · The Colour Factory, Winchester, SO23 7DDDrawing Beyond The Page: From 2D to 3D - Inspired by Auguste Rodin

12 & 19 Oct · Visitor Information Centre, Winchester, SO23 9GHLower Winchester guided walking tour

17 Oct · The ARC, Winchester, SO23 8SBMasterclass: How to Find a Literary Agent

18 Oct · Theatre Royal Winchester, Winchester, SO23 8SBThe Ultimate Eagles

12 & 19 Oct · Visitor Information Centre, Winchester, SO23 9GHUpper Winchester guided walking tour

11 Oct · High Street and Middle Brook Street, Winchester, SO22 8LAWinchester Farmers' Market

7 OctWinchester bubble tea shop adds Pokémon cards, BeybladeX and Japanese matcha delights

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Did you know? · Winchester

On this day in 1817, novelist Jane Austen died aged 41 at 8 College Street in Winchester, where she had moved to be near her doctor; she is buried in the north nave aisle of Winchester Cathedral.

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