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WORLD Cup fever gripped Winchesters pubs as England swept aside Iran to cruise to a comfortable 6-2 victory in their opening game of Group B.

THREE of the young ringers at St Andrew’s Church, Kildwick, have been changing things outside the bell tower.

Brit Awards to mark return of live music to O2 Arena Jack Whitehall on stage at the Brit Awards 2020 (Isabel Infantes/PA) The Brit Awards will return to London’s O2 Arena tonight, marking the first live music show at the venue in more than a year. There will be an audience of 4,000 people at this year’s event, hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall, as part of the Government’s live events pilot scheme, with 2,500 tickets gifted to key workers from the Greater London area. Audience members atte...

Isle of Wight Radio 6:00am - 10:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight GREAT NEWS! Brit Awards to mark return of live music to O2 Arena Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, Celeste, rap duo Young T & Bugsey and DJ and producer Joel Corry lead the nominations. Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, Celeste, rap duo Young T & Bugsey and DJ and producer Joel Corry lead the nominations. The Brit Awards will return to London’s O2 Arena tonight, marking the first live music show at the ven...

Updated: May 11, 2021, 9:23 pm Key workers Brian George and his daughter Amie arrive for the Brit Awards 2021 at the 02 Arena, London (Aine Fox/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Key workers arriving at the O2 Arena for the Brit Awards have told of their excitement to be in the audience ahead of the ceremony. Organise...

Brit Awards 2021 (George Rees Williams/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A key worker given a ticket to the Brit Awards has said the event, which is going ahead without social distancing, will be “something quite special”. Organisers have given 2,500 of the 4,000 tickets for this year’s ceremony at the O2 Arena...

Coldplay booked to open Brit Awards with special performance Coldplay (Dave Meyers with art direction by Pilar Zet/PA) Coldplay will open the Brit Awards with a performance from a platform on the River Thames. The award-winning band, fronted by Chris Martin, will play new single Higher Power from a pontoon close to London’s O2 Arena, where the ceremony is taking place. They join Arlo Parks, Dua Lipa, Griff, Headie One, Olivia Rodrigo and Rag’n’Bone Man and P!nk with the Lewisham and Green...

Brit Awards to go ahead in front of 4,000-strong crowd at O2 Arena April 22 2021, 12.04am The O2 Arena in London will play host to a live crowd for the Brit Awards in May (George Rees Williams/PA) The Brit Awards will feature an audience of 4,000 as part of the Government’s live events pilot scheme, organisers have announced. Audience members attending the indoor ceremony at London’s O2 Arena next month will not be socially distanced or required to wear face coverings once seated. They wil...

Last month the Echo reported that car parks could be closed at the beauty spot near Winchester to ward off professional dog walkers. It was unclear whether these closures were decided, or would be consulted on before being actioned. Now it has emerged that the South Lynch Estate Office, which owns part of Farley Mount, the Forestry Commission and Hampshire County Council are meeting regularly to figure out a plan that "all parties are in agreement with". George Rees of the South Lynch...

A letter seen by the Chronicle has revealed plans to reduce the number of parking spots at Farley Mount near Winchester. It states that some car parks will be closed in a trial because professional dog walkers are "deterring" residents from using the land. "Previous landlords have, through their good intentions, allowed the opening up of numerous car parks at the site which have clearly, but unintentionally, made Farley Mount a destination venue for visitors from far and wide," says the ...