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Leave Christmas alone.
I was horrified to read about a recent survey that had taken place in London targeting young people, to have their views on Christmas and if they felt it needed re-branding to become a Winter Festival. It seems to me that if anything has been around
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Weezer - Raditude
Artist - Weezer Album - Raditude Label - Interscope Weezer seemed so set for legendary status – their oh-so-knowing wit, melody and crunching rock were the perfect pop punk mixture, and they even managed in their earliest days to amass an indie cred
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Molina and Johnson - Molina and Johnson
Artist - Molina and Johnson Album - Molina and Johnson Label - Secretly Canadian Jason Molina is a cult indie folk/blues singer known for his bands Magnolia Electric Co, and Songs Ohia; Will Johnson is the remarkable front man for Centro-matic and
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Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
Artist - Foo Fighters Album - Greatest Hits Label - RCA Whisper it, but Foo Fighters are really a singles band – when they’re great, they’re a phenomenal rock band, but the albums can come across as main show plus filler. That’s not true here, of
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Teenager sexually assaulted in Tidworth
A TEENAGE girl was grabbed from behind and dragged into some bushes before being subjected to a serious sexual assault in Tidworth. The girl was walking along Beech Hill Road at about 9pm on October 21 when she was grabbed and dragged into a wooded area
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Man died after wasp sting
A LANDSCAPE gardener died suddenly after being stung by a wasp as he sat in his van, an inquest heard. Mark Rex King, 46, of Farley Road, Salisbury, was a self-employed landscape gardener and was working in a garden in Middle Winterslow on
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Camper shot at friends with BB gun, court hears
TWO young people were injured after an 18-year-old man opened fire into the tent in which they were cowering with a BB gun, a court heard. Arron Richardson, of Gardiner Road in Larkhill, was camping with friends near the Strangways on April 25 when he
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NPA takes part in Mosaic Project
THE New Forest National Park Authority is taking part in a national project to encourage people from minority ethnic groups to enjoy and learn about the New Forest. The Mosaic Project, funded by Natural England, trains people from ethnic minorities
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New boy at school
The first day at school is always a little daunting. Whether you’re four or, um, forty something walking into a classroom does take you out of your comfort zone a little. Of course, I have with me my trusty semi acoustic Fender rather than a satchel
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Festive spirit in Ringwood
RINGWOOD will be embracing the festive spirit this Christmas with three late night shopping evenings, a nativity scene and Santa in his gingerbread house. Santa will flying into town with his reindeer on December 4, where he will meet up with a marching
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Success at flower and vegetable show
FROM onions to tomatoes to carrots, colourful vegetables competed along with pretty flowers at the late flower and vegetable show held by the New Forest and District Dahlia and Chrysanthemum Society on Saturday. Organiser Clayton Beale estimated
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'Wife swapping' dismissed
TWO local MPs, who might have to make their wives redundant, have dismissed reports suggesting “wife swapping” as a way to get around a possible ban on employing family members. An investigation being conducted by Sir Christopher Kelly, who chairs the
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Gala evening raises £5,000
A GALA charity evening last month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Sloanes Bespoke Hair raised about £5,000 for Hope & Homes Salisbury Support Group.
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New Dogs Trust shop for Salisbury
DOGS Trust is to open a charity shop in Salisbury. It has taken out a nine-year lease on the former Mole Hole craft shop in Crane Street. The charity has just appointed a manager, Caroline Pugh, whose 11-year-old Westie, Archie, will be the store’s
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“The trouble with the postmen…”
… commented my host at lunch the other day, “is that they’ve just had it too easy for too long.” He was paying and I held my peace. But inwardly I was seething. I’ve been on strike about half a dozen times in my life, and not once did we win
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Firework display draws in the crowds in Damerham
DAMERHAM residents gathered on Friday evening for the village’s annual firework display, which this year raised £600 for two charities. This year the money went to the Damerham sports field fund and FunQuest, a local charity that provides events and
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Community spirit saves the day at St Andrew's
COMMUNITY spirit saved the day as Journal readers stepped up to help St Andrew’s Primary School beat the vandals and held its most successful Christmas bazaar yet. As reported in last week’s Journal, the day could have been ruined after yobs broke into
