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Forgotten flight by a man who made history

ROMSEY FLIER: Jean Pierre Blanchard, who arrived at Romsey in the balloon

12:36pm Monday 18th January 2010

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Gracie’s brooch is under the hammer

3:56pm Wednesday 13th January 2010

A GOLD, jewel-encrusted brooch presented to 1930s superstar, Gracie Fields, when she launched an ill-fated paddle steamer at Southampton, is expected to fetch hundreds of pounds at an auction later this month.

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Alderman took a civic soaking by clock tower

3:57pm Wednesday 30th December 2009

There was quite a stir in Southampton’s High Street and Above Bar at noon on December 9, 1889, when a dignified mayoral procession made its way through the watching crowds at the start of a special ceremony.

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Jonas’s brolly good idea keeps generations dry

5:23pm Tuesday 8th December 2009

THE RECENT, almost nonstop rain made last month the wettest November on record so there were many people who would have thanked a forgotten Hampshire man for helping to keep them dry, if only they had known his name.

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Bargate Christmas lights removed over damage fears

10:07am Friday 27th November 2009

CHRISTMAS lights have been removed from Southampton’s historic Bargate over fears they could damage the monument in strong winds.

Port stop mystery solved by readers

1:46pm Monday 16th November 2009

TALES of ships and the sea lie at the heart of Southampton’s maritime history but there is one story that has fascinated so many Hampshire Heritage readers.

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Plans to turn Bargate into cafe and bar unveiled

2:00pm Friday 13th November 2009

THIS is the first look at plans to transform the 800-year-old Bargate into a café and late night bar.

Cenotaph protected

10:19am Friday 13th November 2009

SOUTHAMPTON’S cenotaph has been upgraded to a Grade II* listing, English Heritage has announced.

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90th anniversary of Cunard’s association with Southampton

11:36am Thursday 12th November 2009

MANY decades have passed, but the scene on the Southampton dockside was, essentially, just the same as it was 90 years ago.

Shipping News

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Dreams fade for much-loved QE2

11:44am Tuesday 10th November 2009

It was as if she just disappeared into the night, merging with the darkness to fade away from sight and into Southampton’s past.

QE2 Archive

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Fitness fever in Southampton

4:14pm Tuesday 3rd November 2009

Members of the Women’s League of Health and Beauty would meet regularly at the former hall in Archer’s Road, Southampton.

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Lady Mountbatten film is 'too hot for Hollywood'

2:32pm Tuesday 27th October 2009

AT the time it was one of the most famous and glamorous marriages in the country.

Millvina’s ashes scattered at spot where Titanic left

11:20am Monday 26th October 2009

IT was a fitting final farewell to one of Southampton’s most famous residents.

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Visit marks special day in history

8:27am Wednesday 14th October 2009

Pupils from Winchester's Kings’ and Westgate secondary schools visited the Hampshire Record Office and Local Studies Centre in the city to see some of the unique material held in Hampshire’s archives to mark the first English Language Day.

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Museum leaps into age of technology

8:31am Thursday 24th September 2009

THE final phase of work on Southampton’s historic Tudor House began this week. Peter Law reports on the £5.8m restoration project that will bring the city’s most famous building into the 21st century.