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WINCHESTER City Council has defended its plans for huge new park and ride car park.

The cleared Vaultex site, June 2020. Domum Road is behind the trees RESIDENTS are begging Winchester City Council to scrap its latest park and ride plans. The authority has submitted an application to build a 287-space multi-story on the former Vaultex site in Barfield Close. Funding for this scheme was approved by cabinet in October but upon seeing the published plans, residents are urging chiefs to reconsider. If approved the structure will stand at around 15 metres tall. Dr Michael Heard, consultant obstetrician at Hampshire Hospitals Trust, said:"The proposed structure will towe...

SIR: Your heading ‘Victorian House Doomed’ (Chronicle, Belgarum, February 4) revived memories of the former owners of the property who were A.E Early & Son coal merchants. I think they had run their business from this property as far back as the 1900s.The coal yard was located in the old Bar End goods yard. The last members of the Early family retired in possibly the 1980s. The stables in the yard at the rear housed the horses that pulled the coal carts round Winchester, in later years the family kept their lorries in the yard. I have personal memories of the property as for many year...

Now, Paul Denne is to retire from his managerial role at Stagecoach's depot in Winchester. In 2020, he celebrated his 50 years of service to the company. Richard Smith, engineering director said: "Paul has accrued over 50 years experience within the bus industry, having worked his way from apprentice to manager. “Paul has been such a valued member of the team with many years of experience, knowledge and dedication and so will be missed by me and his colleagues. We wish him the very best for a long and happy retirement.” Simon Drewery will replace Paul as engineering manager for ...

AfriForum set to continue with legal action over use of Ivermectin Updated Sinethemba Madolo Photo: Maryke Vermaak This comes after the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced that they would allow a controlled access programme for the use of the drug to fight Covid-19.   SAHPRA announced on Wednesday that clinical trials are set to start to determine whether Ivermectin is, in fact, the silver bullet against Covid-19 as claimed by some.   The group says the also announcement is a step in the right direction, it believes more needs to be done.   "For th...