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Wednesday, 14 May 2008(c) 01962.com
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Danny Champion of the WorldDanny, Champion of the World (news date: 27/5/2008)
Danny lives with the most marvellous and exciting Dad any boy ever had. But his father has a secret - when night comes, he poaches pheasants...
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Jane BlondLive and let's dye! (news date: 22/5/2008)
You'll be shaken and stirred as award-wining comedy duo Lipservice with The Dukes Lancaster present Jane Bond at Theatre Royal Winchester...
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Roots Night at The RailwayMonday Night is Roots Night at The Railway (news date: 19/5/2008)
Winchester's most popular and well known open mic night takes place at 8.30pm every Monday at the St Paul’s Hill venue...
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St James TavernMonday night quiz at The St James (news date: 19/5/2008)
The Romsey Road pub hosts a prize quiz every Monday evening...
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Sparsholt Open DaySparsholt College Countryside Day (news date: 17/5/2008)
The hugely popular annual event will once again attract tens of thousands of visitors to the working farm college just outside Winchester...
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Winchester Country MarketWinchester Country Market (news date: 16/5/2008)
Badger Farm Community Centre next to Sainsbury's supermarket plays host to the Winchester Country Market every Friday...
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Lonely Hearts Club at The RailwayLonely Hearts Club Night at The Railway (news date: 16/5/2008)
The popular club night returns to the St Paul’s Hill venue with more superb live music...
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Howard Hodgkin printHoward Hodgkin Prints at Discovery Centre (news date: 15/5/2008)
one of Britain's most respected artists, of international standing is the subject of a prestigious new exhibition from May...
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Catharine ClarkeDigging through the Archives (news date: 15/5/2008)
A new exhibition, Digging through the Archives: A Botanical Journey Round the County is under preparation by Archives and Local Studies...
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Supermassive Pub Quiz at The OakSupermassive Pub Quiz at The Oak (news date: 15/5/2008)
It's fast, it's furious, it's fun... and you can win stuff too! It's as though several TV game shows at once come to The Royal Oak every Thursday...
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Fulflood ArmsWednesday Night Quiz at the Fulflood (news date: 14/5/2008)
Come and test your knowledge at the free weekly quiz at the newly reopened traditional pub...
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Prize quiz night at The RailwayPrize quiz night at The Railway (news date: 14/5/2008)
You can test your music and general knowledge in the Railway Inn's Pub Quiz every Wednesday night...
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Johnny FlynnJohnny Flynn at The Railway (news date: 13/5/2008)
If 2007 was the year word began to spread about the prodigiously talented Johnny Flynn, 2008 is the year those whispers become a chorus...
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A Doll's HouseA Doll’s House at TRW (news date: 13/5/2008)
It may sound like a new take on Desperate Housewives, but A Doll’s House is a sparkling new version of Ibsen’s classic play...
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Greens Wine BarTuesday is Poker Night at Greens (news date: 13/5/2008)
All are welcome every Tuesday to be a part of the No-Limit Texas Hold'em competition with cash prizes and drinks offers...
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Karaoke at the CountyKaraoke at the County on Tuesdays (news date: 13/5/2008)
Sometimes tuneful, sometimes not - it's karaoke at the County Arms in Romsey Road every Tuesday night...
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Look Beyond The CoverLook Beyond the Cover (news date: 12/5/2008)
Madeleine Humphries’ exhibition focuses on the intricate beauty of books as objects, as opposed to just sources of information...
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Captain PhoenixCaptain Phoenix release debut LP (news date: 12/5/2008)
It's been a long time coming, as they'll be the first to tell you - but debut LP Life.Temper.Riot hits the shops today...
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The County ArmsSunday night Bingo at The County (news date: 11/5/2008)
Legs eleven - eleven! Two Fat Ladies - Eighty-eight! Ooh, it's all bingo-ing on at the Romsey Road pub...
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PSC StudentsPSC Gap Year Awards (news date: 9/5/2008)
Twenty six students are giving up the equivalent of nearly six years before October 2009 to help others less fortunate than themselves...
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Nim's IslandThis week at The Screen (news date: 9/5/2008)
Showing at The Screen until Thursday May 15th are Speed Racer, Nim's Island, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, In Bruges and The Band's Visit...
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PSC Yearbook teamPSC Yearbook arrives (news date: 8/5/2008)
The arrival of the Yearbook at Peter Symonds shows that another academic year is drawing to a close and exams are getting ever closer...
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WARGWARG excavations (news date: 7/5/2008)
The Winchester-based organisation for archaeology and history continues excavations on land to the south of St Cross Hospital from August...
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BCS SquadSouth East Results from British Colleges ‘Olympics’ (news date: 2/5/2008)
Fifty seven Peter Symonds sports students are celebrating their outstanding success at this year’s British Colleges National Finals...
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Dr Liz HarrisonHanding over the reins (news date: 2/5/2008)
The Chair of Governors at Peter Symonds College is pictured here as she hands over her reins of office to Jean Horn...
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Railway InnComedy Night at the Railway tonight (news date: 1/5/2008)
Comedy returns to the St Paul's Hill venue this evening with a bill that includes Joe Bone and comedy troupe Clever Peter...
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Winchester Rugby under 12sWinchester Under 12's hit The Rec (news date: 30/4/2008)
The squad attended the Annual Festival of Rugby in Bath, an event that always attracts strong teams from around the South and Wales...
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Winchester City CouncilCity Council wants to wipe out graffiti (news date: 29/4/2008)
Winchester residents can now take advantage of a new online facility for reporting street graffiti...
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City in actionWinchester City 3 Newport (IOW) 2 (news date: 29/4/2008)
City completed a successful season in which they retained their Southern League status, and celebrated by arriving at the ground in fancy dress...
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Captain PhoenixCaptain Phoenix prepare to Stand By (news date: 28/4/2008)
The former Winchester residents turned hotly tipped London indie prospects release their fourth single, Stand By, through iTunes today...
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Dave AllenTop striker to stay at City (news date: 28/4/2008)
Winchester City skipper and leading scorer Dave Allen has put pen to paper to sign a contract with the club for next season...
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City FC in fancy dressCity FC's end of Season Awards (news date: 28/4/2008)
Cristiano Ronaldo may have taken the PFA plaudits this weekend's but closer to home, Winchester City FC made their own player awards...
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Theatre Royal WinchesterA Sumptuous Summer Season at TRW (news date: 28/4/2008)
The new summer season features a bumper crop of theatre combined with some sumptuous new productions - plus some celebrity appearances...
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Paul NorthcottLong-serving PSC teacher retires (news date: 28/4/2008)
Peter Symonds teacher and Head of MIS, Paul Northcott, retired this week after 38 years at the sixth form college...
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Great Debate winnersPSC Great Debate Winners (news date: 28/4/2008)
Critical Thinking students from Peter Symonds College beat colleges all over Hampshire to win the University of Winchester’s competition...
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Biology OlympiadBiology Olympiad Results (news date: 25/4/2008)
Peter Symonds upper sixth biology students are pictured here celebrating their incredible Olympiad success...
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PSC Squash TeamPSC Squash team win final match of season (news date: 23/4/2008)
Peter Symonds’ squash season came to a close, with a ‘friendly’ match against local rivals, Lord Wandsworth from Farnham...
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Peter Symonds CollegePSC victors in Hampshire Schools' 7s Circuit (news date: 23/4/2008)
The Peter Symonds girls’ rugby team were crowned Hampshire Schools 7s Circuit Winners in this, its inaugural year...
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City in actionHillingdon Borough 2 Winchester City 0 (news date: 22/4/2008)
City’s last away match of the season was something of an anti-climax as nothing hung on the result and both teams fielded experimental sides...
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City FCEastleigh Rangers to merge with City (news date: 22/4/2008)
Rangers FC have agreed to a merger, meaning the U16 side and U9 side will feed the City academy and find the players of the future...
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City in actionWinchester City 2 Paulton Rovers 2 (news date: 14/4/2008)
A goal down in two minutes and two down in the 23rd, City looked as if they were in for a rough ride at home against Paulton Rovers on Saturday...
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Tower Arts CentreKings' take on Tower (news date: 11/4/2008)
The school will take over the running of the venue from Hampshire County Council later this month with a leading local arts promoter at the helm...
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Hants ACSOsCracking down on underage drinking in Winchester (news date: 8/4/2008)
Following success in their latest clampdown, officials are planning to take their warning on underage drinking and anti-social behaviour into schools...
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City in actionBridgwater Town 2 Winchester City 1 (news date: 7/4/2008)
City’s first league visit to Fairfax Park saw them come away the losers despite putting more than enough into the match to have won all three points...
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Pay by phonePay-by-Phone parking launched (news date: 7/4/2008)
Winchester City Council has today launched a new, easy and convenient way to pay for parking - via a mobile phone...
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University of WinchesterInspector Morse creator to speak at Writers’ Conference (news date: 17/3/2008)
Colin Dexter OBE will be giving the keynote address at the twenty-eighth Winchester Writers’ Conference in June...
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