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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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Making HMRC a preferred creditor 'could hit small businesses'

MOVES to put HMRC near the head of the queue for money when businesses become insolvent could damage small businesses and the economy, it is claimed.




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Cinemas 'could be re-open by mid-July'

UK cinemas could reopen as early as mid-July in time for the launch of the latest Christopher Nolan film, the boss of a leading chain has said.




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Most Hampshire firms 'fear they could go under', says chamber survey

NEARY six out of 10 Hampshire businesses told a survey they are at risk of going under because of the Covid-19 pandemic.




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TEDxSouthampton to take place in November

SOUTHAMPTON is set to get its own TEDx conference dedicated to “ideas worth spreading”.




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Hythe Ferry says it needs public cash to survive the Covid-19 crisis

A HAMPSHIRE ferry operator hit by the lockdown has launched a Crowdfunding campaign in a bid to keep the service afloat.




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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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Jobs at risk at Lymington Precision Engineers

JOBS are at risk at a well-known Hampshire engineering company.




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Luxury yacht builder Sunseeker set to axe 460 jobs at Poole and Portland

SOUTH COAST-BASED luxury yacht firm Sunseeker International, is planning to axe a fifth of its workforce in a major blow to Dorset’s economy.




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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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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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Bar + Block steakhouse set to open Hampshire outlet

WORK is well underway on a new steak house which is set to create 40 jobs in a Hampshire precinct.




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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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PHOTOS: Hampshire technology at the heart of America's Cup hopeful

HAMPSHIRE skills and technology are at the heart of the boat which hopes to bring the America's Cup to Britain for the first time in the competition's 166-year history.




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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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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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Daily Echo Christmas tree guide: Fake or real trees?

CHRISTMAS is typically a time for cheer and celebration, but with the festive season approaching, many of us are starting to think about buying a tree.




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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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Can pets catch and pass on coronavirus?

With cases of coronavirus continuing to spread across the globe, many pet owners are concerned for the wellbeing of their companions.




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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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Flexible 3D printed ears for binaural audio capture

Sam (Corridor Digital) has been experimenting with 3D printing scans of his ears for binaural sound capture. He's using a pair of Sennheiser wireless lav mics inside the fake ear's canals. For a quick proof of concept experiment, this worked extremely well.








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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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A Broken Elder-Care System Crumbles Further Amid COVID-19

Nursing homes are the source of more than 40% of North Carolina’s reported COVID-19 deaths so far. These facilities house some of our most vulnerable community members, many of whom need personal care — things like help going to the bathroom or brushing teeth. As of Tuesday, the data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shows that 48 nursing homes and 20 residential care facilities (which include adult and family care homes) have outbreaks .




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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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Is ‘The Food Supply Chain Breaking?’ Facing The Risks Of Industrial Meat Processing

The nation’s meat supply was declared ‘critical infrastructure’ by the White House Tuesday. The order detailed that ‘the closure of a single large beef processing facility can result in the loss of over 10 million individual servings of beef in a single day.’




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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.