Category Archives: Winchester

Police Headquarters move should be an opportunity, not a threat

I’m surprised that the Chamber of Commerce and George Beckett are so negative about the impact of the move of the Police Headquarters from Winchester to Chandler’s Ford.
This is not the same as a big local business going bust or …

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Green power for our Winchester office

We’ve decided to switch our office to using electricity from Ecotricity – so the press turned up yesterday to take some pictures in the back garden of our office.
Reassuringly, it doesn’t cost any more than the standard tariff from a …

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Whizzgo comes to Winchester

I popped along to the launch of the new Whizzgo car-club scheme at the Guildhall this morning.
As the Council’s press release says:
Car Club members will have access to a brand new Citroen car, for less than £5 an hour – …

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Making progress against MRSA and C. Diff at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital

I was very encouraged to see today’s Hampshire Chronicle report on how Winchester’s local hospital is making progress in the battle against MRSA.
Back in January, following an invitation, I accompanied the RHCH Medical Director, Dr Kevin Stewart, on one of …

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Highest Lib Dem share of the vote in Winchester local elections for 10 years

We’re all stunned by the great results of the elections last Thursday:

More votes and more seats in the Winchester District and the new Winchester constituency than the Tories
Highest Lib Dem share of the vote in Winchester district or county elections …

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