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Southampton hospital celebrates its 1,000th weight loss op

MORE than 1,000 obese people have gone under the knife at a Southampton hospital – and lost a combined total of 51 tonnes.




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Children can lose weight and have fun

OVERWEIGHT children can get fit and active for free as a Hampshire centre launches its specialist programme to tackle obesity in the county.




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Taylor Wimpey given the go ahead to build 182 new homes at Whiteley

PLANS for 182 new homes in Whiteley have been approved.




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PHOTOS: Inside £2.65 million exceptional country house with luxury fittings

THIS exceptional country house on an exclusive private estate close to the River Hamble could be yours for £2.65 million.




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PHOTOS: Inside stunning £2.5m 17th Century home with its own ancient monument

PALACE House on the outskirts of Bishop's Waltham enjoys stunning gardens and an intriguing medieval history.




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PHOTOS: Inside the £2.65 million country home set in five acres with tennis court and guest lodge

THIS imposing eight bedroom family home of over 6,000 sq ft with a tennis court, guest lodge, annexe and grounds of more than five acres could be yours for just £2.65 million.




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PHOTOS: The £1.5m secluded seven bed country house with floodlit tennis court and wine store

BOASTING a floodlit tennis court and wine store and set in 3.6 acres, this beautiful country house in the South Downs National Park could be yours for £1.5 million.




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PHOTOS: Inside the £2.15m home with country views, pool and tennis court

The Old Parsonage is a handsome country house on the edge of Stockbridge with beautiful countryside views, a pool and tennis court. It's on the market for £2,150,000.




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PHOTOS: Inside the £2.25m farmhouse set in six acres with pool complex and annexe.

THIS fine country farmhouse in the New Forest is on the market for £2.25 million




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PHOTOS: £2.5m Arts and Crafts mansion with pool and games room

AN EXQUISITE £2.5 million sanctuary originally built for the man who was the solicitor for the White Star Line during the Titanic enquiry, this 6,000 sq ft property is the only Test Valley home designed by the revered Arts and Crafts architect MH Baillie Scott.




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Food wholesaler Harvest Fine Foods becomes home delivery service in lockdown

ONE of the largest independent food wholesalers in the south has rapidly turned itself into a home delivery service along the same lines as the supermarkets.




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Southampton is 'hub' in 3DCrowd drive to make face masks

SOUTHAMPTON has become the centre of a volunteer effort to provide medical and care staff with 3D-printed face protectors.




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Plight of Nuffield Southampton Theatres a 'blow' to the city

IT was billed as the  “jewel in the crown” of Southampton multi-million pound Cultural Quarter.




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REVIEW: The Jolly Sailor in Bursledon

IT may be hidden away but managers of a Hampshire pub say its location and its historicTV fame have made it a hotspot for tourists and locals alike.




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Echo editor lunches at luxurious No Man's Fort in the Solent - probably the world's most fascinating venue and hotel

The band played, the flags waved, and the beef was served. It was all very British.




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FOOD REVIEW: Bacaro, Ocean Village, Southampton

Bacaro, Ocean Village, Southampton




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La Margherita through the years - were you there?

IT was one of It was one of the most popular restaurants in Southampton.




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Hampshire restaurant Royal Bengal puts new spin on Indian cuisine

IT’S considered the nation’s favourite cuisine – but did you know that most Indian restaurants in the UK are actually owned by Bangladeshis?




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REVIEW AND PHOTOS: Casa Brasil, Westquay, Southampton

“COME hungry, leave happy.”




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PUB REVIEW: Historic Hampshire eatery has dramatic makeover

SET in the heart of Hampshire it is the historic pub that has had a dramatic makeover.




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Lyndhurst Tex-Mex serves a mouth-watering combination of US and Mexican cuisine.

IT WAS time to go Down Mexico Way - with a visit to the Lone Star State thrown in.




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Food review: festive dining at Tylney Hall Hotel, Hampshire

ANYONE looking to get into the Christmas mood in style this year need look no further than Tylney Hall.




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Southampton MP Alan Whitehead: 'The Brexit vote was too close to say I defied my constituents'

IN ONE of the most historic weeks in British history MPs voted in favour of triggering article 50 - Britain’s formal notification of our intention to leave the EU.




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String of pony deaths raise issue of fencing in the New Forest

They have been allowed to wander free for centuries and as such have attracted thousands upon thousands of visitors.




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Financial incentive scheme for smoking mums-to-be starts tomorrow - worth the money?

MAKING sure babies have the best life during pregnancy is the most important thing for mums-to-be.




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Food Fight: Is Westquay's food and drink extension killing Southampton's independent venues?

IT’S one of the biggest food and leisure developments in Europe, touted as new focal point for Southampton’s social scene but could it eat up all the opposition around it?




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Do message services like WhatsApp offer a 'secret place' for terrorists?

Two men remain in custody over the Westminster attack as encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp faced criticism for potentially allowing terrorists to communicate undetected.




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Build-A-Bear Pay Your Age is back...but there's new rules this time

CUDDLY toy store Build-A-Bear has announced their Pay Your Age event is back for 2019 but this time there's new rules.




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Winchester's hidden oasis

Rachel Masker visits an oasis just a stone's throw from Winchester's busy city centre




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Hampshire council considers new dog walking rules - will you be affected?

A Hampshire council is considering a rule change to lower the amount of dogs one person can walk in a public space.




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Travel: Why the French town of Saint-Nazaire is worth getting to know

LIKE Dorset many rush on past here to get somewhere else – but it’s an area well worth getting to know.









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Soundbrenner Pulse Review

The Soundbrenner Pulse is a wearable vibrating metronome that syncs to your smartphone, or DAW. Jon tests the Pulse device, Metronome app for iOS and the DAWs Tools app for MacOS.





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Illumination In Isolation: How Omid Safi Forms Spiritual Community During COVID-19

Omid Safi, professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke, knew that the months of April and May would be difficult for the Muslim community this year. Like Easter and Passover, the holy month of Ramadan will be celebrated much differently due to COVID-19’s ongoing social distancing restrictions.




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Writing As Rescue, Reading As Escape: Writers On Creativity In Quarantine

“Writers write.” “Publish or perish.” Even without a global pandemic, writers face constant pressure to produce new material. But for the first-time novelist, publishing a book when bookstores are closed for browsing, signings and readers is particularly tough.




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NC Lawmakers Meet For A Historic Pandemic Session

North Carolina lawmakers gaveled in Tuesday for a legislative session unlike any other — their first since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state.




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The News Between Four Walls: Student Journalists Cover the Home Front

When in-person classes were cancelled for the semester at Wake Forest University, Professor Justin Catanoso knew he would have to break some of his own rules.




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Big Stories. Small Budgets. Here’s What Journalists Are Dealing With During The Pandemic

As death tolls rise, new testing information surfaces and doctors race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, breaking news is not in short supply.




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Sex Ed Is Already Sparse For NC Students — And COVID-19 Is Making It Worse

Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this segment of Embodied, host Anita Rao talks with Elizabeth Finley about gaps in sex ed brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.




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The Political Junkie: What Does #MeToo Mean For Democrats In 2020?

Former Vice President Joe Biden denies a sexual assault allegation by former Senate aide Tara Reade. The presumptive Democratic nominee spoke publicly about the allegation this morning for the first time.




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Sharing The Wonders Of Nature With The World: Meet Eleanor Spicer Rice

Eleanor Spicer Rice spent her childhood fascinated by ants, flies, maggots, bones and other natural curiosities. Her family encouraged that inquisitiveness — her father would take her on walks in the swamps near their Goldsboro home, and her parents never told her the bugs that enchanted her were gross.




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How The Stimulus Package Leaves Out U.S. Citizens With Undocumented Spouses

Stimulus checks are rolling into bank accounts across the country, but many have experienced confusion about when, and if, their portion of the $2 trillion economic relief package is coming.




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Remembering Kenneth Edmonds, Publisher Of Durham’s Black Newspaper

The Carolina Times faces an uncertain future after its publisher Kenneth Edmonds died Saturday, May 2. His tenure at the historic black newspaper started when he was just 4 or 5 years old.




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Movies On The Radio Cures Your Wanderlust With Films That Travel The World

As the weeks of social distancing and stay-at-home orders drag on, some people are desperate for a break from where they have been for the past couple months. Films can offer an escape and transport the viewer to faraway lands or lush landscapes.




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Meet NC’s Mayors — James Reid Of Andrews

He personally put up the barricades to keep visitors out in order to protect his mountain hometown from the coronavirus. But James Reid remembers when the problem was folks no longer stopping through Andrews.