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Alton’s Winter Beer Festival raised an amazing £7,500 for local good causes, organisers Peter and Ysanne Legg have said this morning. Following a popular move to Alton College, the organisers and volunteers were hopeful of a large amount of money raised from the new venue, and this morning they are not disappointed! Organiser Ysanne...
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Tesco’s festive season financial figures were not as promising as they had hoped and this triggered talk of whether or not they would stop building plans on various sites up and down the country, including Alton. ‘…it is our intention to build’ Now that Waitrose have started work on their site, one might expect that...
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A revival of Alton’s Carnival, last held in the mid 1990’s is likely to the highlight of a packed program of events being planned to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Alton. Whilst many organisations and societies in the town are holding their own events to celebrate the Royal Milestone, the town’s Diamond Jubilee Event...
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Voters in Alton will have a chance to raise matters of concern about Alton at the town’s Annual Meeting of Electors, starting at 6pm in the Town Hall on Wednesday 4th April. All Parish and Town Councils have to organise a dedicated meeting each year, whereby electors of the area can ask questions and...
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The wedding season will soon be upon us. I have noticed a number of venues running wedding fairs advertising all sorts of things to help your wedding go to plan. Interestingly though, a massive amount of money is spent on the day with particular attention to the Bride, her dress and other accessories and...
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When moving into a new home, preparing for the arrival of a baby, starting a new job, there is the temptation to “splash out and buy new” it feels good to have fresh, colourful and clean items surrounding you, but be careful, it is easy to spend loads… So don’t go to…. office furnishing...
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Selborne FC 6 – 0 Black Horse ADSFL Div 3, 2nd ADSFL Div 3, 7th In glorious sunshine on Sunday, Selborne played some glorious football to win convincingly against mid-table Black Horse of Fleet. Five minutes in and the Yellows took the lead when Charlie Carver flighted in the home side’s first corner for...
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This is Alton editor Martin Saban-Smith went to meet Alton Society Chairman, Dr. James Willis in the first in a new series of interviews with key figures in organisations in and around Alton. For more information about the Alton Society, what they do, how they do it and how to join this proactive group,...
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At This is Alton, we are always looking for ways to improve the site for you, our readers. This week, we are very pleased to announce two great new features for you. Interactive Alton Event Calendar Firstly, we have implemented a fully functional Alton event calendar detailing all of the events we can find...
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