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Top 10 Christmas films

12:00am Tuesday 25th December 2012

The Top 10 Christmas films, according to LoveFilm.com.

The 10 most popular Christmas songs

12:00am Tuesday 25th December 2012

A list of the 10 most popular Christmas songs, according to the PRS.

Spreading Christmas cheer to the needy

6:00am Tuesday 25th December 2012

JUST four years ago he was homeless himself - but today James Hilling will be bringing Christmas cheer to some of Southampton’s most needy people.

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Gemma spending Christmas fighting high seas drug war

6:00am Tuesday 25th December 2012

ROYAL Navy sailor Gemma Raybould is just one of many armed service personnel who will not be home for Christmas this year.

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Home for Christmas after defying the odds

4:00pm Monday 24th December 2012

JUST days ago he was left fighting for his life after being hit by a car on a zebra crossing.

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Christmas shoppers out in force

12:10pm Monday 24th December 2012

TILLS were ringing and trolleys were piled high with festive treats as Hampshire’s shopping centres cashed in on the busiest shopping day of the year.

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Serving up lunch for 999 air crew

11:50am Monday 24th December 2012

HAMPSHIRE’S lifesavers may not have Christmas Day off but thanks to one Hampshire hotel they will be able to tuck into a traditional turkey lunch.

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Wacky festive woollies raise a smile and some cash

11:30am Monday 24th December 2012

STAFF at a Hampshire supermarket donned festive knitwear in aid of Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day.

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Tips to aid the tippers this Christmas

10:42am Friday 21st December 2012

IT is a Christmas tradition that can give low-paid workers a boost and leave us with a festive glow.

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Festive Survival Tips

11:47am Thursday 20th December 2012

How can YOU cope better at Christmas? Nita Saini, author of the acclaimed pocket book to happiness Moving on UP: Secrets to an Upbeat and Happy Life explains how

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Hundreds of turkeys rescued from fire

2:50pm Wednesday 19th December 2012

Over 200 turkeys have been saved from an early Christmas roasting after firefighters rescued them from a blaze on a Hampshire farm.

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Ikea selling Christmas trees for £1

12:00pm Wednesday 19th December 2012

THEY were stocked up in their thousands ahead of the Christmas rush – with shoppers asked to pay £25 a go.

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Charity Christmas tree sale kicked off by Saints legend Francis Benali

2:50pm Wednesday 19th December 2012

SAINTS legend Francis Benali showed his festive spirit by kicking off a charity Christmas tree sale.

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Win 10 cases of beer

12:00pm Wednesday 19th December 2012

LET’S face it, you can’t toast to Christmas cheer without a good drink in your hand.

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£50m clean up bill for turkey fat

5:51am Wednesday 19th December 2012

Britons will pour 15 million cups of roast turkey fat down the kitchen sink on Christmas Day, enough to nearly fill an Olympic swimming pool, contributing to our £50 million bill for clearing sewer pipes, according in Hampshire research.

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