FridayDream 107.2 - News in Central Hampshire
Local HeadlinesThe UK's longest running street theatre extravaganza starts today in Winchester.
The thirty-fourth Hat Fair will see over two hundred National and International artists take to the City's streets.
It all kicks off with Inside Out Day where local children get the chance to knock on the doors of civic buildings asking senior officials to answer their questions.
The four-day fair will also include a performance telling the history of street dance and a local theatre group acting as a moving dinner table.
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Getting people in Central Hampshire to lead more active lives is the subject of a new plan launched this week.
The Get Active South East proposals aims to increase the number of days that people across the region take part in physical activity.
This doesn't mean everyone has to take part in strenuous exercise, it's as simple as taking the dog for a walk, doing housework and climbing the stairs.
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Holidaymakers heading for the Hampshire Coast are being asked to stay safe by checking their lifejackets.
The warning follows the discovery of a defective brand of lifejacket which Hampshire Trading Standards say could cause serious injury.
Companies are recalling the Seago 150 and 175 Newton lifejackets manufactured between the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2007.
If you're concerned about the lifejackets you're using you can contact Hampshire Trading Standards on 01962 833620.
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