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Dalek on show in Lymington

Michael Turner and the Dalek

5:50am Thursday 4th March 2010

AS Doctor Who fans await the first appearance of David Tennant’s successor, an eco-friendly mini Dalek has gone on show in Hampshire.

Manor Farm Country Park

Manor Farm Country Park

3:19pm Friday 19th February 2010

We were determined not to spend another weekend trapped inside by the cold and snow so we decided to venture out on an arctic Sunday afternoon to Manor Farm Country Park.

Nuns’ divine comedy

Nuns’ divine comedy

2:56pm Friday 13th November 2009

FOR me, there are few better ways to while away an afternoon and evening in the capital than with dinner and a show – and when it’s a great feed and a superb feel-good musical like this one, it’s the perfect winter pick-me-up.

A round of golf at East Horton Golf Club

A round of golf at East Horton Golf Club

2:28pm Friday 11th September 2009

LORELEI REDDIN enjoys a leisurely round of golf at East Horton Golf Club

Take a walk on the wild side...

Marwell tiger

3:28pm Friday 31st July 2009

WITH the school summer holidays now in full swing, thousands of youngsters could be at a loss as to what to do with their time.

Zebra foal born at Marwell

Zeus with mum Pheobe

9:57am Friday 29th May 2009

Keepers at Marwell Wildlife are welcoming a new arrival - a zebra foal.

Golden day at Beaulieu

Lord Montagu and Ralph Montagu in a 1903 De Dion Bouton, one of the first cars in the museum collection. Echo picture by Stuart Martin. Order no: 8525

9:06am Tuesday 5th May 2009

IT was a roaring way to mark the golden anniversary of one of Hampshire’s best-known attractions.

In the footsteps of great artists

Dimbola Lodge

3:59pm Friday 31st October 2008

THE west coast of the Isle of Wight is an unlikely setting for some of the 19th and 20th centuries most striking images, but that’s what you will find at Dimbola Lodge.

Theme park spells Fright Night fun. . .

Theme park spells Fright Night fun. . .

5:34pm Friday 17th October 2008

RIDING on some of the fastest and most thrilling rollercoasters in the country in the dark is not something you would usually experience.

Something fishy on the prom. . .

Something fishy  on the prom. . .

3:47pm Friday 19th September 2008

WITH most of the so-called summer a washout, it can be quite a task to find somewhere to visit with a two-year-old in tow.

Island entertaiment

BUTTERFLY World and Fountain World

1:52pm Friday 12th September 2008

BUTTERFLY World and Fountain World is a great attraction for this time of year.

A Grand Day Out.... to Hill Head

Wendy Whitfield and Jill Reynold

1:59pm Friday 12th September 2008

THIS week we decided to return by bus, to a place that holds happy memories but which we’d previously only visited by car.

Enjoy a Forest Trek

Enjoy a Forest Trek

8:27am Tuesday 9th September 2008

MORE THAN 70 PER CENT of people who visit the New Forest don’t venture more than a few yards away from their car or caravan.

Grand Day Out..... to Fareham Market

Sue Hunter

12:33pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Join Sue Hunter as she brave the elements to spend the day at Fareham Market:



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