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Kelly Brown

Portsmouth

Editor, The News, Portsmouth (All views my own - obviously!)

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  • 1 week ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

    A well-loved and much-respected former journalist of The News and editor of The Hayling Islander, Pat Holt, has died after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for her last few years. In the early 1970s Pat was appointed health specialist reporter with The News then left to live in Europe for a short time with her husband, Brian, who worked for IBM.

  • 1 week ago | stamfordadvocate.com | Kelly Brown

    Welcome to Come On Over, a Food52 newsletter about hosting life’s big and little moments. It’s where we share our personal tips and tricks, from modern-day etiquette—shoes off or shoes on?—to making extra seating out of every surface of an apartment. This week, Kelly is hosting a French fête. This article was created in partnership with Maker's Mark.

  • 1 week ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

    From swimming pools to cinemas, places of work to much-loved shops our historic city of Portsmouth has changes so much over the years. And for those of us who grew up in the city in the 1980s and 90s, we will have memories of so many of the places we used to see and visit in our youth that are sadly no more. Here I share with you my memories of 13 landmark places from my childhood to which I have had to say a sad farewell - though one of them is in the midst of a regeneration.

  • 1 week ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

    Steeped in Anglo-Saxon history, Hampshire’s place names are often a little easier for people to work out how to pronounce than it is for other areas of the country. Especially compared to those with place names which derive from Irish, Scots, English and even the Vikings. But just because us locals (mostly) know how to correctly pronounce our cities, towns and villages, it does not mean that many visitors do. Here are just 15 of the names of places across Hampshire which can be mangled by visitors.

  • 1 week ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

    We all know that keeping our little ones entertained in the school holidays can be a bit difficult - and especially if you are not looking to spend a fortune!But never fear, because Portsmouth and its surrounding area does have an abundance of fantastic places you can visit for free so there are choices come rain or shine (we can hope).

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13 May 25

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Kelly Brown @KellyBrownMTW
13 May 25

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Kelly Brown @KellyBrownMTW
12 May 25

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