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Night the lights went out on spectacular cathedral concert

Inside Winchester Cathedral, where the concert was being staged

11:37am Monday 20th May 2013

IT was all going so well as more than 300 musicians and singers enthralled the packed audience at Winchester Cathedral – then the lights went out!

Adventurers were Southampton's answer to Indiana Jones

Adventurers were Southampton's answer to Indiana Jones

8:10am Sunday 19th May 2013

They were an unlikely pair to set out from Southampton on such a hazardous enterprise. Keith Hamilton tells the story of these most British of adventurers who travelled by biplane and elephant

Historic mansion up for sale

The present owner of Rownhams House, Roger Barber

12:07pm Friday 17th May 2013

A SOUTHAMPTON mansion which is steeped in local history is to be put up for sale.

Saints legend's medal sold at auction

Saints legend's medal sold at auction

4:58pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A rare 90-year-old Southampton football medal presented to one of the Saints’ most prolific goalscorers has been sold at auction.

Rock group reunited after 50 years with all its original members

The Hustlers recreated the picture taken of the band in 1963 – from left –  Richard Pearece, Peter Dresch, Ken White, Tony Burchell and Barry Gillam.

10:19am Tuesday 14th May 2013

THEY may all be pushing 70 or more – but they can still rock and roll with the best of them.

‘Little ships’ sail in for maritime event

The Challenge tug boat

4:44pm Friday 3rd May 2013

SOUTHAMPTON will be welcoming a unique band of Second World War heroines during this bank holiday weekend.

Maritime Festival to celebrate nautical heritage

Steam tug Challenge will be putting in an appearance.

1:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

Southampton’s history on sea, land and air will be under the spotlight during the city’s first ever two-day festival of nostalgia.

Morris dancers celebrate May Day

Morris dancers celebrate May Day outside the Bargate in Southampton

11:39am Wednesday 1st May 2013

THE sound of jangling bells could be heard across Southampton this morning.

Discover more about Southampton's Old Cemetery

Old Cemetery, The Common, Southampton

5:10pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

THE Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery will hold a heritage walk on May 1.

Ceremonial burial for First World War soldiers

Lieutenant John Harold Pritchard of The Honourable Artillery Company died in the First World War (HAC Archives/PA)

2:11pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Nearly 100 years after he was killed in action, a World War I soldier has finally been laid to rest by his Winchester nephew three years after his remains were found in a French field.

Stonehenge used thousands of years earlier than thought

Stonehenge older than experts realised

12:00am Friday 19th April 2013

Human beings were occupying Stonehenge thousands of years earlier than previously thought, it has been revealed.

SeaCity rides on a wave of success one year on

William and Henry Ward cut the birthday cake with mayor and mayoress Cllr Derek and Christine Burke.

12:50pm Thursday 11th April 2013

A YEAR on from its opening, Southampton's £15m SeaCity museum is boasting higher than expected visitor numbers and has won a clutch of design awards.

What the world said about Margaret Thatcher

NOT FOR TURNING: Margaret Thatcher at a Conservative party conference in Brighton

1:28pm Monday 8th April 2013

What others said about Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher - in her own words

Mrs Thatcher at the time of the Falklands Conflict.

1:26pm Monday 8th April 2013

A COLLECTION of famous quotes and phrases uttered by Margaret Thatcher.

Margaret Thatcher obituary

RIGHT-TO-BUY: Margaret Thatcher

1:01pm Monday 8th April 2013

Margaret Thatcher was the woman who, virtually single-handed and in the space of one tumultuous decade, transformed a nation.



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