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CHOCOLATE ALMOST KILLED ME
A HAMPSHIRE mum has told how her addiction to chocolate almost killed her. Tracey New's weight ballooned to 23 stone at the height of the problem as she munched her way through 16 bars a day. The 41-year-old auxiliary nurse used to squeeze into a size
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Childhood sweethearts to wed after 45 years apart
A Hampshire man has left his wife after meeting a childhood sweetheart he had not seen for 45 years. The pair were reunited on the Internet. John Pearce walked out on his wife of 20 years holding one suitcase to meet up with old friend Jackie Butt and
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At last! The smell of maritime disaster
Southampton liner Titanic will be resurrected at a science festival today. An audience at the Edinburgh International Science Festival will be among the first members of the public to smell the perfume, which was found near the wreck of the liner in 2000
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Festival will celebrate Sikh religion
COLOURFUL celebrations will be held across Hampshire in the coming days for the Sikh Vaisakhi festival. Thousands of people are expected to take part in various events to mark the birth of the religion. Special ceremonies will take place at Southampton's
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Play pub name game - and help a charity trip
SHE'S CONQUERED the Cederberg Mountains in South Africa, she's heading for the Great Wall of China in September - and now Southampton mum, Joyce Cameron is helping to give a Southampton pub a new name. The 45-year-old supermarket driver from Shirley needs
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Hats off to the Easter Bunny!
TODDLERS at a Southampton nursery showed off their creative talents in a special Easter bonnet parade. The children at Asquith Nursery in Westwood Park created a variety of hats for the occasion, featuring flowers, chicks and colourful eggs. After showing
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Plan for Island sex shop gets approval
THE Isle of Wight is ready for its only sex shop, councillors have decided. They have given the go-ahead for Essex-based Darker Enterprises to open up an outlet in Pyle Street at the site of a former women's clothes shop. Canon Stephen Palmer, vicar of
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At last! The smell of maritime disaster
Southampton liner Titanic will be resurrected at a science festival today. An audience at the Edinburgh International Science Festival will be among the first members of the public to smell the perfume, which was found near the wreck of the liner in 2000
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Boozy days of Saints players
When I was with the England national team, I remember having serious doubts about Graham Taylor doing a TV documentary. It meant a camera crew being at every game and get-togethers for about a year. Graham said he'd be the best judge of that, so I had
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STAMP OF APPROVAL
SOUTHAMPTON'S 151,400-ton luxury megaliner, Queen Mary 2 is definitely first class and she even has a Royal Mail stamp to prove it. The world's biggest passenger liner that arrives back in Southampton on Monday, is to set sail across the front of millions
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At last! The smell of maritime disaster
Southampton liner Titanic will be resurrected at a science festival today. An audience at the Edinburgh International Science Festival will be among the first members of the public to smell the perfume, which was found near the wreck of the liner in 2000
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Police mount checks on holiday traffic
HOLIDAYMAKERS took advantage of the spring sunshine this weekend as hoards of people flocked to the south coast to start the Bank Holiday. But for some the journey did not go smoothly as police mounted a spot-check operation on trailers and caravans.
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Councillor's son hurt in gang attack
THE SON of a leading Southampton councillor is recovering at home today after being beaten by a gang of teenage thugs. Steven Slade, 21, the son of Liberal Democrat chairman and Peartree Councillor John Slade, suffered horrific injuries to his head and
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Club weighs up £1m windfall
MEMBERS of a Southampton social club are celebrating a massive £1m windfall from bus bosses. Hundreds of people are in line for a slice of the huge offer for the Southampton Transport Club if they decide to sell up. About 800 members, many of them former
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Wise's Dell grounding gave him good start
Another one of our old players was in the news last weekend, albeit he was only an apprentice with me. Dennis Wise, pictured, often gives credit to the upbringing he had at The Dell, with its dedicated staff, for the success he has achieved in a career
