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It's a village knockout!

7:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

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Lane closed for BT work

11:51am Friday 17th May 2013

A SECTION of a West Tytherley road will be closed for five days next week to allow BT engineers to replace overhead lines and damaged poles. Diversions will be set up around the closure which begins on Monday (May 20) at Yew Tree Lane in the village.

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Chance to quiz NHS and council chiefs

9:18am Friday 17th May 2013

A high-powered panel of NHS and local authority managers has been lined up for a Question Time style event dealing with issues affecting the over-50s.

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Cycle death man named

9:14am Friday 17th May 2013

A NORTH Baddesley man who died while cycling in the New Forest has been named. He was 69-year-old Cyril Cawte.

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Romsey Show on TV

9:12am Friday 17th May 2013

Romsey Show will be featured on primetime television next week.

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Crippling business rates blamed for latest shop closure

9:10am Friday 17th May 2013

CRIPPLING business rates have claimed another Romsey shop. Bosses at Kids ‘N’ Stuff in Latimer Street are closing the business next month because of high running costs.

Road closed after accident involving pedestrian and dog

4:27pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

POLICE have closed the Stockbridge to Winchester road after a serious road accident.

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Baddesley cyclist dies in Forest accident

2:05pm Friday 10th May 2013

A CYCLIST has died after losing control of his bicycle on a New Forest road.

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Charity dance became illegal rave

2:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

The organiser of a charity barn dance which had to be broken up by police after it turned into an illegal rave has apologised for the disruption caused.

Hundreds to bid farewell to Steven

9:21am Thursday 9th May 2013

THEY will arrive in their hundreds to pay tribute to “the life and soul of the party”.

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Perry to lead county council

5:29pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

HAMPSHIRE County Council has a new leader after the ruling Tory group voted for a chief – just five days after the local elections.

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UKIP make massive gains in Hampshire

9:18am Friday 3rd May 2013

The UK Independence Party has sent shock waves through Hampshire politics by making huge gains in the county elections.

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Gathering of Romsey choirs

11:03am Wednesday 1st May 2013

Romsey Abbey will have its roof lifted by the sounds of a mass gathering of Romsey Choirs on Friday evening (May 3)

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Up with the lark

3:33pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

Romsey’s Tadburn Meadows Conservation Volunteers will be joining with Test Valley countryside officers to offer an early morning walk to hear the dawn chorus.

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Pilot killed as replica First World War plane crashes

9:30am Monday 29th April 2013

A PLANE which came down in a field in Hampshire killing the pilot was taking part in a practice display of replica First World War aircraft. Investigators were today continuing their examination of the scene to establish why the small aircraft crashed at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop. Police said the pilot, a 68-year-old man from Horsham, West Sussex, was the only person on board. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His aircraft was a single engine, single wing replica First World War aircraft, which was involved in a group practice display at the time. The crash, at 4.55pm on Saturday, is being investigated jointly by Hampshire Police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), based in Aldershot. Witness Nick Bayes, from Andover, said he saw about 12 planes in the air when the accident happened, some of which seemed to him to be flying close together. He said: “I was returning home and saw a large number of replica aircraft doing circuits over the airfield. There were maybe a dozen or so in the air. “It was unusual because they were so close together. If it was not a display itself, it looked like they were practising for a display.” Mr Bayes said that he did not see the crash itself but he saw smoke coming from where the aircraft came down. He added: “The whole incident is very tragic.” A spokesman for AAIB said: “The branch is aware of the incident and inspectors are investigating.” A Hampshire Police spokesman confirmed that the aircraft had been taking part in a practice display at the time of the crash. Anyone who saw the crash or the plane flying immediately beforehand should contact Hampshire police on 101.

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Two freed from Cadnam car wreck

1:31pm Monday 29th April 2013

FIRE crews freed two seriously injured men free from the wreckage of a car which plunged down an embankment at Cadnam.

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New school to open at Norman Court

9:25am Friday 26th April 2013

A NEW school is open to on the site of a prep school which shut down because of falling numbers.

Pool closes for fitting of new air unit

8:20am Friday 26th April 2013

ROMSEY Rapids pool is closed for six weeks while engineers install hi-tech equipment to improve air quality at the leisure centre.

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Plan for 37 new homes raises fresh flood fears in village

9:32am Friday 26th April 2013

ANY planned new housing at North Baddesley should be put on hold until serious flooding problems in the village are resolved.

More heating oil stolen

5:13pm Thursday 25th April 2013

OIL thieves have struck again. This time, they targeted a domestic oil tank at Mount Lane, Lockerley. It’s believed the gang drained a substantial amount of fuel from the tank. Four staddle stone tops were also stolen from the property on Monday night. The value of the stolen property is not known as yet, say police. Inspector Jackie Willson, from Romsey Police, advised people to fit security devices to all oil tanks. “They should fit a float on their oil tanks. It has a sensor alarm and will detect if levels in the tank fall rapidly,” said Inspector Willson. She also warned the public to report any suspicious activity immediately. Thousands of pounds worth of domestic fuel oil has been stolen in the Test Valley since the beginning of the year.

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Pensioner held over hit and run death

8:00am Sunday 21st April 2013

A pensioner has been held over the death of a Hampshire teenager in a hit and run horror crash.

Police name teenager killed in hit and run horror

2:10pm Saturday 20th April 2013

A hunt has been launched for a driver who killed a teenager in a hit and run crash in Hampshire last night.

Romsave leaflets town

9:00am Tuesday 9th April 2013

A NEWLY-formed Romsey lobby group is getting its message across.

Voters are urged to exercise their democratic duty

8:00am Tuesday 9th April 2013

VOTERS are being urged to make sure they have their say in the county council elections taking place on May 2.

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Council considers old offices options

9:00am Monday 8th April 2013

TEST Valley’s cabinet will debate the long-term future of the borough’s former Romsey-based southern area offices on Wednesday.

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