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Night the lights went out on spectacular cathedral concert

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

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

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Historic mansion up for sale

12:07pm Friday 17th May 2013

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

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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.

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Rock group reunited after 50 years with all its original members

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.

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‘Little ships’ sail in for maritime event

4:44pm Friday 3rd May 2013

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

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Maritime Festival to celebrate nautical heritage

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.

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Morris dancers celebrate May Day

11:39am Wednesday 1st May 2013

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

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Discover more about Southampton's Old Cemetery

5:10pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

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

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Ceremonial burial for First World War soldiers

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.

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Stonehenge used thousands of years earlier than thought

12:00am Friday 19th April 2013

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

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SeaCity rides on a wave of success one year on

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.

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What the world said about Margaret Thatcher

1:28pm Monday 8th April 2013

What others said about Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher - in her own words

1:26pm Monday 8th April 2013

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

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Margaret Thatcher obituary

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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