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Cycling community launch campaign to get Winchester’s locals on their bikes
A local cycling community has launched a campaign titled ‘Winchester Cycling Charter’, with the aim of making Winchester a better place to live by encouraging more locals to start cycling.
According to the Cycling Charter website: ‘ Cycling can make a significant contribution to tackling many of the pressing problems currently facing society: widespread obesity, mental health issues, congested cities, air pollution and poor quality of life.’
The website has a section dedicated to all the evidence that the group collected to support their cause. Including how cycling can ‘provide a positive stimulus to businesses and the economy and make places more attractive to live, to work and to visit.’
Rob Jordan, a representative from Cycle Winchester, told Winol: ‘The Charter was publicly launched on Feb 18th, but represents several months of prior work, gathering evidence to support the benefits of cycling to the city.’
After collecting all the evidence, they created the website and invited a few ‘leading Winchester organisations to become founding signatories’, according to Mr Jordan.
An announcement about the charter’s launch was posted onto the Cycle Winchester facebook page, where they stated: ‘Twenty, high-profile, local organisations have already signed the Charter pre-launch.’
Winchester Cathedral and The University of Winchester were among the first to sign the charter.
‘Since launch we have gained more organisations and almost 200 individual supporters, mostly through word-of-mouth and personal networks.’
The most recent local organisations to sign include, Zedify and New Energy Fitness.
Mr Jordan told Winol: ‘We are hoping that Winchester City Council and Hampshire County Council will officially become supporters; it’s absolutely aligned with their respective policies on increasing active travel and tackling the climate emergency.’
A man threw a chair and threatened bystanders in the centre of Gosport on Friday.
Police say the man, who was behaving aggressively, threw the chair on the ground and shouted threats at nearby shoppers before running away. No one was injured.
It happened just before noon, outside a Greggs Bakery on the High Street.
Hampshire Police say the man was white, bald and in his late 40s. He was wearing a baseball cap and a grey hoodie.
Officers are asking anyone who saw the incident to contact them.
Twelve people were arrested after 350 anti-migrant protestors clashed with police overnight in Gosport following reports of a small boat landing in the area.
A small number of officers needed medical treatment following the protests near Walpole car park.
Assistant Chief Constable Simon Dodds said: “Violence and criminal damage have no part in peaceful protest, our position on this has been clear that we will investigate thoroughly and take robust action against anyone responsible.
“Our officers did not deserve to be assaulted as they worked incredibly diligently on Sunday to ensure the safety of everyone in the area.”
Police had banned face coverings and had issued a dispersal order ahead of the protests across Gosport.
Those arrested were held on suspicion of assaulting officers or being drunk and disorderly.
The protest marks an increase in tensions within the UK after protests at Portsmouth, Taunton, Basingstoke and Glasgow in recent months.
Gosport Reform UK councilor Paul Carter told GB News: “If you think about this last night, no one really knew what was happening… I think a lot of people are really worried.”
People in Romsey are being warned that the town’s recycling centre will be closing for a month for repairs.
The closure of Casbrook recycling centre will take place from 12 October to 12 November.
The council says that repairs are essential to keep the site safe, after heavy vehicles damaged the tarmac beneath waste containers.
Councillor Kirsty North, Hampshire County Council’s deputy leader, said: “We are investing in essential improvements to preserve the surface of Casbrook HWRC (Bunny Lane) and ensure the facility continues to serve residents safely and effectively for many years to come.
“I thank residents for their patience during these works and confirm that capacity is available at nearby HWRCs to ensure residents that usually use Bunny Lane, can still dispose of their waste during this time.”
Locals have been advised to use alternative centres in Winchester and Eastleigh while the repairs take place.
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