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Poetry of absence
NEXT week sees the launch of RG Gregory's poem Imperfect Eden, a poem celebrating the author's early life in Southampton and evoking southern working-class life in the 1930s. On September 29, 1984, Albert Gregory (who started life as a stevedore in Southampton
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivings: Asian King, ro-ro, 0030, 43; Grande Ellade, car carrier, 1100, 202; Margareta, cement, 1100, Crown Wharf; Autoline, car carrier, 1400, 201 link; Michelle Trader, general cargo, 1400, 107. Today's Principal Sailings: MOL Solution
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POINT OF VIEW FROM SOMEONE, WHO IN SOME PEOPLE'S VIEW, IS NOT PERFECT
I sit in a world of my own. People gather round, smiling, talking, encouraging. I walk away. "He's getting better." "I'm sure he's improving." What do they mean? I love my mum. She carries me (of course). Another word I hear them say - autism - what does
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MY DAY WILL COME
When I have a roast dinner, I like to hide some of my meat under my mashed potato, because one day someone will enquire 'Why do you have only a small amount of meat?' and on that glorious day I shall uncover my meat to whomever that person may be.
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MONSTERS UNDER THE BED
A creak, small, almost beyond hearing - a subtle change in the fabric which shakes the bones and makes the skin crawl. Fear grips the spine, nerves shatter with tension. The bed creaks. "Oh God, why do they give kids hockey sticks?" "It's a cruel world
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MALCOLM'S UNDERGROUND SAGA
Malcolm lived in a dank and dirty cave. Occasionally he flipped a coin to decide whether to leave. Unfortunately the coin was so old that it was impossible to tell heads from tails. So Malcolm decided to use hedgehogs instead. Due to a lack of hedgehogs
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RUMPLED
I rained: I dripped big puddle tasting tears. The rumpled duvet creased into waves, that I surfed and splashed in. I was hiding, but the oceans gave me a way. To you - who promised I'd be safe. And lied.
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SPARDA
Sparda stood at the fiery gates of Hell, his mouth dry and his broadsword drawn. He knew that war was inevitable and his destiny was awaiting him. The spine-chilling silence was deafening and although he wouldn't admit it he was terrified of the evil
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MUTATION BURGER
Lunchtime strikes and Ben Twillie strolls through the canteen. "Cheese burger please," and on to the pit for his lunchtime cigarette. Arriving at the pit something was wrong. Suddenly mutating, gaining life and thrusting deep into Ben Twillie's chest!
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STABBED IN THE BACK
Daniel, his girlfriend Claire and best friend Joseph walked, already drunk and full of joy, to the Hivegrove pub. Daniel felt a cold twisting sensation in his back. He lay motionless on the gravelly floor and eventually looked up to see two shadows walking
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It's a game of two halves for Simon and Sarah
IT was be the first-ever match of the day at Saints' new stadium. But it's not a return of the BBC's favourite football programme - today was all about Sarah Williams and Simon Richards. The soccer-crazy couple - the first to tie the knot at Southampton
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Collision halts ferry run
THE Waterside-to-Southampton ferry service has been closed after a freak gust of wind caused one of the boats to ram into Hythe's historic pier. The service will be halted for several days after one of the main supports was bent in the crash. Passengers
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Hospital to get Web greetings
PATIENTS in Southampton will soon be able to keep in touch with friends and relatives all over the world, thanks to a new service at the city's General Hospital. The hospital is to be used as a pilot site for Wellwishers, a new Internet telegram service
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DAY 49: Fresh mud would boost Cadland shore
ASSOCIATED British Ports has done its best to plan new homes for wildlife doomed to be evicted if the proposed Dibden Bay container terminal goes ahead. Ecology expert Philip Colebourn told the hearing: "ABP has fulfilled its obligations to replace habitat
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DAY 48: Bird species threatened by terminal
A MASSIVE container terminal at Dibden Bay could contribute to a sharp decline in the number of lapwings, a public inquiry was told. Bird lovers say the lapwing is among the species that will be displaced if Associated British Ports (ABP) is given permission
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DOES BEING NAKED MAKE YOU THIN?
"NO!" she yelled as she unzipped her trousers and flung them across the room. "This definitely isn't working," she said, unclipping her bra. "Well, carry on, you never know!" said her delighted psychiatrist as he lay back on his soft leather sofa.
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ONE NIGHT STAND
She lay on her back, he stroked her back, she tightened up, began to struggle. He puffed and panted, trying to keep her still. She moaned with pain? excitement? joy? Both were hot, both were sweaty, and with one almighty thrust . . . the calf was born
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THE DAY TRIPPER
Was the uniformed stranger staring? Dave felt increasingly uncomfortable. Drug trafficking is 15 years. Dave was running off the train, up the stairs, but he's gaining. "I'm going down," Dave thinks as he guzzles Es. His body gives, he falls. The stranger
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A CRIME OF PASSION
A chilling howl of pain filled the bedroom. A crimson tide gushed down her side. She gasped for breath as the blade dropped to the floor, glistening in the pale moonlight. He stared at her with wild eyes as her face contorted with horror. How could she
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RANDOLF
Randolf stood at the edge of the cliff. How he would get down he did not know. Suddenly from out of nowhere, a great eagle swooped and lifted Randolf higher and higher in the sky and he knew for the first time in a while that there was a glint of hope
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SAMPLE THE VINEGAR
The butterfly forgot to bow and the whelk died painlessly. This caused the tremor. A fatal miscalculation in the eternity of time. The loophole opened and we slid, slowly but surely, into a vacuum of space. The turtles swam but all in vain. Only the butterfly
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DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BLUE CHEESE
As I sit in the cold landscape of my Derby plate, close to suffocation in a cling-film prison, I remember my days in the dairy farm and sigh. Suddenly the light shines into my dark environment. The glint of a blade blinds me and I know my destiny has
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NAIVETY PLAY
Playing a shepherd in her forthcoming nativity play, Jo was trying to establish the facts. 'So Jesus was born at Christmas?' 'Yes, that's right,' commented her mother. 'And Easter marks when he died.' 'Yes.' 'Well, he didn't live very long then, did he
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REVEALED: THE NHS CAR BOOT SCANDAL
GREEDY former hospital patients have tried to sell NHS equipment for a few pounds, the Daily Echo can reveal. Disbelieving readers have told us scandalous stories of people trying to sell crutches, sticks and walking frames at car boot sales across the
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Mechanic guilty of violent attack
A MIDDLE-aged man who attacked a tree surgeon with a chainsaw during a heated row over a boundary hedge has been told by a judge to expect a "stiff custodial sentence". Judge John Boggis issued his intent after jurors found James Dyson, 51, guilty of
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999 Meltdown: MPs clamour for answers
MPs in the south are demanding answers from BT after the massive failure of the county's phone network on Thursday night. Isle of Wight MP AndrewTurner has asked for a government minister to give a statement to the House of Commons on Monday about the
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City traders under siege from thugs
SHOPKEEPERS in a Southampton "under siege" from gangs of teenage thugs are holding a meeting with police in a bid to create a Business Watch scheme. The move comes after more than 20 shops and pubs in the popular Burgess Road area of the city have been
