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Has Portsmouth's tower left Southampton in the shade?
NOW celebrating its fifth birthday, the Spinnaker Tower has become a worldclass tourist attraction drawing in two million visitors since its launch. Soaring 170 metres high, the Portsmouth landmark is now seen by many to symbolise the south
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Isle of Wight sailor sets off in round-the-world race
AN Isle of Wight yachtsman has set off on a solo round the world race today hoping to land a British win for the first time in more than 40 years. Chris Stanmore-Major from Cowes is one of five skippers taking part in the Velux 5 Oceans race
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Kids help museum work get started
SCHOOLCHILDREN have helped mark the official start of work on Southampton’s £15m Sea City Museum by designing artwork to surround the building site. Their designs were unveiled yesterday on hoardings covering the Grade II-listed former Magistrates
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Wii Party (Wii)
Genre: Mini-Games Platform: Nintendo Wii Publisher: Nintendo Classification: 3 (PEGI) Nintendo seem adamant to put out a board style video games that will click with the public. The recent Mario Party games haven't been
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Robber attacks restaurant staff and steals more than £1,000 in takings
TWO restaurant workers were attacked and robbed of more than £1,000 takings in the early hours of today. A man punched and kicked the pair from Kuti’s in Fair Oak before running off with the money. He struck in Dean Road, not far from
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Former city UKIP chairman faces sex charges
A FORMER Southampton UK Independence Party chairman faces a trial over the alleged sexual abuse of a schoolgirl and another woman. Ryan Newell, 29, is accused of sexually activity with a child and sexual assault of a woman, the Daily Echo can
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Titanic sinking account sells for £20,000
A FIRST class passenger’s account of escaping the sinking Titanic in 1912 sold for £20,000 at auction. Laura Francatelli from London said she heard an ''awful rumbling'' as the ill-fated Southampton liner went down and ''then came screams and
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Stranger bites woman
A WOMAN walking alone was bitten on her face by a stranger when she refused to kiss him. The 24-year-old victim was walking along Upper Deacon Road in Bitterne when her attacker struck. She was approached by a man she did not know who asked
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Fonte urges Saints restraint
Jose Fonte insists Saints have to ensure they don’t put themselves under pressure again like they did in the 2-0 defeat at Huddersfield. Saints took passing from the back to extremes in the first half at the Galpharm and were living very dangerously
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Trouble on the buses as timetable changes
BUS passengers in and around Southampton will have fewer services after a timetable shake-up next weekend. Critics fear the changes will put some off using public transport, and isolate residents living outside the city. First Bus says its plans
