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Open letter sent to the Town Council about Wind Farm decision

A local resident urges the full town council to review the decision taken by the development committee…


|   read moreadded  May 22nd, 2013

Teenagers: You’re missing out!

You are the most underrepresented at the moment…


|   read moreadded  May 21st, 2013

Town Councillors divided, but Committee opposes wind farm

The public gallery at the Town Hall was full as the Whitchurch Town Council Development Committee, led by the new Mayor Cllr John Clark, met to discuss the proposed Bullington Wind Farm.


|   read moreadded  May 21st, 2013

Has a tree scam hit Whitchurch? (updated with police statement)

A report has been received that there may be a man going around cutting down trees in elderly people’s gardens.


|   read moreadded  May 19th, 2013

Silk Mill seeks new Chairman as Keith Watts steps down

The Trustees of the only Silk Mill in England still weaving on Victorian looms are looking to appoint a Chairman of Trustees to lead them and the Mill into the future.


|   read moreadded  May 16th, 2013

The plays are short but the laughs are long: four comedies from WADS this week

The plays are short but the laughs are long

Whitchurch’s community theatre company, WADS, is putting on a quartet of pocket-sized comedies this week in a show called Four Shortened.


|   read moreadded  May 14th, 2013

Wind Farm – Town Council to consider response

Whitchurch Town Council is to consider the Wind Farm Planning Application.


|   read moreadded  May 14th, 2013

Awards at the town’s football club

Whitchurch United Football Club celebrated the end of the season with their senior presentation evening.


|   read moreadded  May 13th, 2013

So much goes on in Whitchurch

So much going on in Whitchurch – that was a recurring theme at the Community Groups meeting…


|   read moreadded  May 11th, 2013

GTSkateFest – Plans Progress, but the young organisers need support

Following such a wonderful event last year plans for the second GTSkateFest are progressing, but the organisers are seeking help.


|   read moreadded  May 9th, 2013

Tradition is everywhere – maypoles and bells

Tradition plays a large part over the first weekend of May, and the Whitchurch area experienced it fully…


|   read moreadded  May 8th, 2013

Arctic Medal campaigner nominated for an award

The public is asked to vote for their ‘unsung hero’ in these annual awards. 1 of the 3 nominees is Whitchurch campaigner Roy Dykes…


|   read moreadded  May 8th, 2013

Housing Meeting – Bloswood Lane development

May 8 7:30 pm

The planning application for 89 houses on land at Bloswood Lane is to be the feature of a meeting of Councillors in the Town Hall.


|   read moreadded  May 7th, 2013

Lynch Hill Park – Road Closure – Advance Warning

Lynch Hill Park is to be closed from Friday 17th May for up to three days, dependent on the weather.


|   read moreadded  May 5th, 2013

Tom Thacker elected – and UPDATE: the full figures

The full figures for the election of a Councillor to represent the Whitchurch and Clere Division of Hampshire County Council have now been published, along with the percentage take of the votes.
The main points are:

Tom Thacker retains his seat as a Conservative Party Councillor on the County Council with 49.2% of the votes, a slight [...]


|   read moreadded  May 3rd, 2013

Whitchurch Election Results – Hamphire County Council 2013

The winner of the election for Whitchurch and Clere…


|   read moreadded  May 3rd, 2013

SykesPreston in concert

May 25 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

MIRANDA SYKES & REX PRESTON have a unique connection – which is a pleasure to listen to and plain to see when they share a stage together – http://sykespreston.com/


|   read moreadded  May 2nd, 2013

Improving Winchester Road – Five weeks of road works.

Work is starting work on Tuesday 7th May to improve pedestrian links and parking to Winchester Road in Whitchurch.


|   read moreadded  May 2nd, 2013

From Otters to Chaffinches – Bringing Smiles to Whitchurch

Do you have any happy stories?
Two pleasant postings on the town website’s Facebook pages show what wealth the town enjoys.


|   read moreadded  May 2nd, 2013

Cricket Match in memory of “a genuinely lovely bloke”

On Sunday the 5th May at Parsonage Meadow (from 1.30pm) a cricket match is to be held in memory of local butcher and well known resident, John Dennett.


|   read moreadded  May 1st, 2013