Interest rate cut to historic low of 1.5%

12:07pm Thursday 8th January 2009

The Bank of England made history today by slashing interest rates to an all-time low of 1.5%.

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Mini-thaw won't last long

12:52pm Thursday 8th January 2009

THIS morning's respite from the recent heavy frosts is not set to last with another big freeze well on its way for Hampshire, forecasters have warned.

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Now they plan to slice QE2 in half!

7:20am Thursday 8th January 2009

Southampton’s former liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is set to be sliced in two as part of her conversion into a floating hotel in Dubai it can be revealed.

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No M&S job cuts expected here

11:29am Thursday 8th January 2009

NO HAMPSHIRE stores are among the 27 set to be closed by Marks & Spencer and locals staff will be unaffected by the chain’s plans to axe up to 1,230 jobs.

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Little boxes with a big heart

11:02am Thursday 8th January 2009

Every year dozens of charity volunteers travel to some of the poorest regions of the world to deliver thousands of shoeboxes filled with presents for needy children. Hampshire bookshop manager Angie Nelson joined them on a trip to Serbia.

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Council silent on speed fines row

10:09am Thursday 8th January 2009

COUNCIL chiefs have refused to reveal what they are going to do over accusations speed limits on one of Hampshire’s busiest roads are not legally enforceable.

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Ronaldo in Ferrari crash

2:51pm Thursday 8th January 2009

Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo today walked away uninjured after writing off his Ferrari sports car in a crash.

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It’s your piping hot daily meal, by George

1:31pm Thursday 8th January 2009

AS TEMPERATURES plummet and Siberian winds continue to whip the county, one man can be relied upon to make sure older people get a hot meal a day and a caring word.

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Wheel comes off hearse on way to crematorium

12:32pm Thursday 8th January 2009

A FUNERAL procession had to be halted after a wheel fell off a horse-drawn hearse on route to a Hampshire crematorium.

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School achieves Ofsted’s top mark for the third time

12:07pm Thursday 8th January 2009

A SOUTHAMPTON school has been declared outstanding for the third time.

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A skunk walks into a pub...

10:48am Thursday 8th January 2009

DRINKERS wandering out of a Southampton pub must have thought they were drunk as skunks when they saw an unusual animal crossing the street.

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Drama group bids for new £1m venue

10:27am Thursday 8th January 2009

WINCHESTER’S Chesil Theatre is relaunching its £1m appeal to create a new arts venue.

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Beggars banned from city streets

5:50am Thursday 8th January 2009

FOUR beggars have been banned from pestering people on the streets of a Hampshire city.

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The Mayflower's Fairy Godmother flies back to Southampton

10:08am Thursday 8th January 2009

THE Mayflower’s Fairy Godmother is back!

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Thieves set sights on student houses

6:10am Thursday 8th January 2009

STUDENTS are being urged to wise up on security after a spate of thefts over the New Year.

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