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The voice returns

Russell watson comeback tour comes to Beaulieu

12:04pm Tuesday 6th July 2010

Oh it’s so good to be back, you just wouldn’t believe,” Russell Watson chuckles as he is chauffeured around sunny Manchester on the way to a rehearsal for his comeback tour.

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Delicious days for Hampshire Food Festival

3:05pm Saturday 3rd July 2010

Top chefs – including Atul Kochar and John Burton Race – are heading to Hampshire this month for the county’s tenth annual food festival.

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Telling tales at Mottisfont Abbey

2:56pm Saturday 3rd July 2010

Her beautifully illustrated stories featuring Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and friends have been loved for more than a century and now there is a new exhibition being held at Mottisfont Abbey dedicated entirely to Beatrix Potter. Sarah Jones finds out more...

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Festival fever

4:11pm Thursday 3rd June 2010

Lorelei Reddin talks to John Giddings, the man behind the Isle of Wight Festival’s reincarnation, and looks back forty years to how it began

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The birth of Burberry

2:33pm Monday 10th May 2010

The iconic Burberry design is worn all around the world. Keith Hamilton discovers its humble Hampshire roots

Note perfect

2:41pm Monday 10th May 2010

Paula Thompson meets the up-and-coming designer behind Winchester’s chic new homeware brand The Letter M – and finds out why her work is turning heads at Grand Designs Live

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A man for all seasons

2:06pm Saturday 1st May 2010

One man’s day-to-day experience of working in the New Forest has culminated in a new book A Year in the Woods. Keith Hamilton reports

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The fine art of opera

4:37pm Wednesday 31st March 2010

Paula Thompson catches up with opera star and Loose Women regular Lesley Garrett ahead of her Hampshire tour date

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Into the limelight

12:22pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010

One of the greatest prima ballerinas of our time, Darcey Bussell returns to centre stage this spring. Keith Hamilton talks to the ballet star about what it means to become godmother to Southampton’s latest luxury cruise ship

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Labour of love and lavendar

2:21pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Paula Thompson talks to Richard Norris and Jane Marsden about their blossoming lavender empire in Winchester

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For history's sake

9:00am Monday 1st February 2010

Warrick Payne celebrates the work of Andrew Rutter whose research led to Winchester becoming one of Britain’s first conservation areas

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Joy service

1:15pm Saturday 2nd January 2010

When the fastest woman on water announced she was getting married, there was no doubting it would be a wedding to remember. Kate Thompson speaks to Shelley Jory about her big day

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City of Southampton Orchestra is celebrating its 30th anniversary

12:56pm Saturday 2nd January 2010

It started with a small group of amateur musicians and has grown into one of the country’s leading non-professional orchestras. Now the City of Southampton Orchestra is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a silver screen debut

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That's magic

12:21pm Saturday 2nd January 2010

Paula Thompson falls under the spell of magician Michael King

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A real Christmas gem in Titchfield

3:16pm Saturday 5th December 2009

A Titchfield jeweller has put Hampshire on the map this Christmas with what could be the world’s most valuable bauble.

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Dressing for dinner

3:07pm Saturday 5th December 2009

As well as having her artwork displayed on the walls of Raymond Blanc’s brasseries in Winchester and Portsmouth, artist Jenny Muncaster has discovered that wearing her work is a fantastic way to get it noticed