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A VIRTUAL protest over the 5,000-home Royaldown scheme has been postponed to next month.

Share Littleton Stud objected to the plans, claiming the dust and noise created would have affected the 'peace and tranquillity' needed for horse breeding. However, the council planning officer recommended that the proposal be approved and civic chiefs said they faced a difficult decision.  After a three-hour Hampshire County Council meeting the plans were eventually rejected, with Littleton general manager David Bowe 'delighted' by the decision.  David said: 'I don't think you can expect a planning result one way or the other but we were very happy it ruled in our favour. 'We were delighte...

Development framework of Royaldown. By Keep Architecture A PLANNED protest over the 5,000-home Royaldown scheme will be held online due to the national lockdown. Members of the Save South Winchester campaign had originally planned to hold a socially distanced march around the site perimeter on January 24. The aim was to plant 100 wild roses (the Hampshire rose) close to the site entrance near Down Farm off Port Lane, within walking distance of Compton Down, Oliver’s Battery and Hursley. Now, the event will be held virtually between noon and 1pm on the given date. Further details a...

By Letters to the Editor Send us your views on the week's news Aerial eye in the sky pictures around Hampshire, Monday 11th July 2011. Winchester City Centre and Cathedral.. SIR: It is easy to expand an economy simply by increasing its population. A supply of people on low wages who are dependent on ‘social’ housing is sufficient. Unfortunately that does not improve personal wealth but it does further ration our environmental pleasures, a fair description of the UK over the last 20 years. To improve person...

Here is the second part of our Review of the Year: JULY A WINCHESTER woman has been crowned the winner of this year’s Great British Sewing Bee. Clare Bradley beat stiff competition and impressed judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant to be awarded the title in the BBC One show. Upon being announced as the winner, she said: “I feel really surprised. Crikey. I do hold myself to high standards and because other things I have gone in for are things I have trained for like exams and more exams - this was something I did for fun.” The streets are bustling, the shops are filled – and ...