Friday, 2 March 2012

Radio assessment stories


Story 1

There are plans for a new school to be opened in Winchester.

If given the go-ahead, the school will be situated on the site of The Westgate School and would become the first county-run combined primary and secondary school in Hampshire.


Story 2

Ten local charities in Winchester are set to benefit from Active Community Project Grants from the city council, including Winchester Action on Climate Change.

Giles Gooding, who from the charity says that working with residents is the key to lowering the city’s carbon emissions.


Story 3

An independent study of residents and visitors of Winchester has concluded this month.

Research experts Tourism South East were commissioned to gather people’s views on the town’s markets. The survey found that 73% of people asked disagreed that the town became unpleasantly overcrowded as a result of the markets.

However, some Winchester residents do not agree with the views gathered in the study.


Story 4

A man awaiting trial for the murders of his landlady and her mother has been found hanged in prison.

Barry Morrow was on remand in Her Majesty’s Prison Manchester for the murders of Angela Holgate, 54 and Alice Huyton, 75. Mr Morrow was found hanged on Thursday afternoon.

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