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The Black Boy on Wharf Hill is said to be one of the best pubs in Winchester.

A QUIRKY pub in Winchester has 'the widest diversity of customers you can find in the city' according to its landlady.




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The Willow Tree pub in Winchester

IT is the pub with the best garden in Winchester.




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WATERING HOLE: The Winchester pub that pulls in the tourists

IT is the Winchester watering hole that brings in “thousands of tourists” each year.




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'Blood beer' and a menu for dogs at the Dancing Man Brewery in Southampton

The Dancing Man Brewery is located on Town Quay and next to the Southampton docks.




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The Brewery Bar in Botley strives 'to be different'

IT IS the village pub that strives to be different from the rest.




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Scott and Debbie Lymbery are having 'lots of fun' running The Golden Lion in Winchester

TWO first-time landlords are having 'lots of fun' running their Winchester pub – and hope to become a key part of the local community.




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REVIEW: Carmen, Welsh National Opera

REVIEW: Carmen, Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre




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LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: CinderELLA The Musical, NST City

FORGET the fairytale, this is Cinderella for the 21st Century.




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LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: Nativity! The Musical

IT delivered the promised 'sparkle and shine' in spades.




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REVIEW: Stick Man, Berry Theatre,

JULIA Donaldson's beloved tale lends itself perfectly to a festive show with an appearance from Father Christmas and lots of lovely wintry scenes.




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REVIEW: Peter Pan opens at Mayflower Theatre starring Marti Pellow and Jaymi Hensley

A CLOSE encounter with a menacing crocodile was not exactly what I had in mind for last night but, with panto, anything goes.




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LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

MORE than sixty years since his untimely death, the musical that celebrates the life of Buddy Holly is celebrating its 30th anniversary.




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FUN, FLAMBOYANT AND FABULOUS: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert opens at Mayflower Theatre

IT'S the ultimate fun bus.




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LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: We Will Rock You, Mayflower Theatre

TIMING is everything and the latest tour of We Will Rock You is certainly riding the revival wave created by last year's release of Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.




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LAST NIGHT'S REVIEW: Mamma Mia!, Mayflower Theatre

MAMMA Mia the stage show and movie are now a phenomenon almost on the scale of the band whose music they celebrate.




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jayeMillenium - Summer Of '19. 7 squares




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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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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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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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Sunday Jam 01

This first one is just expanding on a recent song sketch, really just a pattern made from various short sounds from my MeeBlip Anode synth. Processed on the buses with Decapitator and in parallel with ValhallaVintageVerb and 2 instances of Tantra.






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Sunday Jam 03

Beatzille is one of those synths that inspires songs with every patch. That was the case with this Sunday Jam, I played a note and…





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Sunday Jam 05

In this one I decided to go in a electronic path and found myself making a retrowave kind of track.





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Sunday Jam 06

In Sunday Jam 06 I'm in synth land again, making a retro new wave track with U-He synths and Geist.





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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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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.