Trials, tirades and a little girl's dream come true: Winchester Year in Review Part Two

A FORMER mayor is put 'behind bars', a rock star judges a dog show and an unfortunate wedding car tries to drive through 15,000 people. The Chronicle looks back at what made headlines serious and silly in an unusual spring around Winchester...

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Two brothers appear in Winchester Crown Court charged with the murder of Eastleigh newsagent Choudhry Zishan. Jonathon McKinley and Samuel McKinley (above) are remanded in custody by Southampton magistrates.

Plans to revolutionise hospital care in Winchester are revealed at a public meeting. A 120 million critical treatment centre could be built between Winchester and Basingstoke, catering for its sickest patients. Residents raise fears that Winchesters Royal Hampshire County Hospital could become a cottage hospital. The cost of the facility later rose to 150 million.

A 1,800-year-old Roman wall in Southgate Street is destroyed to make way for 14 new homes. Witnesses described it as desperately sad.

Meanwhile, a survey on plans for the Extra Care scheme on Chesil Street surface car park is branded a whitewash. Civic chiefs consulted residents, but denounce at what they call a lack of consideration given to alternative sites and officers claims that the car park is underused.

Winchester's great and good are thrown behind bars in full convict gear for a homeless charity. Former mayor Dominic Hiscock joins John Leeson and Roger Matthews to raise thousands of pounds for Trinity Winchester.

Revised plans for Silver Hill are scrutinised at a public exhibition showing public squares and pedestrianised walkways. Stagecoach and developer Henderson clash over new bus routes in the city centre.

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Trials, tirades and a little girl's dream come true: Winchester Year in Review Part Two