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Council Chief Executive provides job reduction update
Posted on 1:37pm Monday 27th December 2010
Earlier this month, I attended a Winchester City Council Cabinet meeting where imminent changes to job reduction and the structure of the organisation were discussed.
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Lib Dem indecisiveness leaves party not knowing what way to turn
Posted on 9:54pm Sunday 5th December 2010
Quite what Business Secretary Vince Cable’s stance over tuition fees is, is anyone’s guess.
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Forget the House of Commons; public meetings could be the answer to Britain’s woes
Posted on 5:25pm Sunday 14th November 2010
Public meetings of their sort in recent years have failed to ignite the interest and flare of old, but Thursday’s Labour rally held at the East Winchester Social Club offered welcome unite – although from a specific political angle.
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A journalist is like a wounded animal, if it gets knocked down, it just gets back up again and bites back even harder
Posted on 10:55pm Saturday 13th November 2010
Journalism, for all its perks is a nose to the grindstone industry. Last week I was present at a Southern Daily Echo pay and pension’s workers strike held at Southampton’s Civic Centre.
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Proposal for long term benefit claimants to work...a timely decision
Posted on 4:19pm Sunday 7th November 2010
New government proposals today which could force benefit claimants in the UK to undertake unpaid manual labour are a timely step in the right direction if you ask me.
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Cricket legends Winchester connection
Posted on 5:05pm Sunday 31st October 2010
I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Cricket legend David Gower recently, when the former England Captain received an Honorary Doctorate for his contribution to Sport from the University of Winchester.
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Spending cut backlash harms next generation
Posted on 4:38pm Sunday 31st October 2010
Chancellor George Osborne’s recent public spending review and action plan to improve the current condition of an ailing British economy was always going to be ruthless.
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Inspiring Advice from FOI Expert
Posted on 12:34am Wednesday 6th October 2010
News Journalism is relentless, unforgiving and indefinitely demanding, but after just starting my stint as Investigative Reporter for our University based local news website, an unsuspecting source of news has emerged as a worthwhile tool in my armoury.
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Being 21, Investigative Journalism and Motivation
Posted on 11:15pm Thursday 16th September 2010
So tomorrow I turn 21 years of age. It’s all come round so quickly! But asides from that 2010-2011is a big, big year for me, but I’m more motivated than ever.
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Winchester lad done good
Posted on 10:44pm Sunday 12th September 2010
Today I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Winchester born Hampshire cricketer Jimmy Adams.
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Could Gurkha regiment cutbacks affect Winchester?
Posted on 10:04am Wednesday 8th September 2010
When I read news concerning a Gurkha regiment Government spending cutback last week in a selection of national newspapers, it did not take long to see how there could be wider affects of the cost-cutting.
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Cricketing conmen ruining gentlemanly game
Posted on 12:14pm Monday 30th August 2010
Cricket, arguably sports most gentlemanly and lovable game, this weekend has been attacked by the menaces of undercover betting cons.
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Oh good old Sunday League...
Posted on 1:18pm Tuesday 24th August 2010
On Sunday, I took to the field for the first time in over two years to play in a so entitled ‘friendly’ footballing fixture. In spite of the topsy-turvy weather conditions, the match was on cue to meet its 2 o’clock kick off time.
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Jeff Stelling, Carlo Ancelotti and a damn good week!
Posted on 2:59pm Friday 13th August 2010
Following a week’s work experience at Sky Sports News, it’s given me that little bit of extra motivation I needed as I wait in earnest to get the ball rolling on my final year at University.
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Two busy, busy weeks ahead is just about the perfect tonic for summer
Posted on 4:17pm Friday 23rd July 2010
Busy is a word of which you can describe my next two weeks. The ancient old adage, you wait for ages and then everything comes around at once has hit me.
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These are hard times but it is persistence that holds the key
Posted on 5:07pm Wednesday 21st July 2010
It’s an easy life for most students. I’m one of many thousands of Higher Education footnotes in the UK whom have around six months vacation time a year to do as they please with the ludicrously short University semesters meaning only a paltry proportion of your degree is spent studying at University.
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Romeo and Juliet, Helicopters and Caravan accidents, just your average Cornish Holiday!
Posted on 11:08pm Wednesday 14th July 2010
I’ve recently enjoyed a week’s break in reasonably sunny Cornwall with my family. As usual, the coastlines were picture perfect, the waves crushing against sedimentary rocks and the beaches occupied by a fair few locals and holiday makers. What I didn’t expect to find however, were two genuine news stories to land right at my feet as I train my student journalist eye.
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It wasn't quite a pearfect jog!
Posted on 9:10pm Wednesday 30th June 2010
Ok, now the summer’s in full flow I’ve stepped up my disciplined fitness regime. In the hope of dismissing a bulging beer gut, I have been jogging day in, day out for the last three weeks. The fresh air, loud IPod music beaming into your ears and the freedom of running makes it all the worth well, even if you pick up a few tweaks here and there from constant pavement pounding.
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It should be raining...errr...Dogs in the England line-up?
Posted on 4:31pm Thursday 17th June 2010
There’s maybe a few doubts over who is selected for England’s second World Cup match tomorrow in Cape Town against Algeria, but if I was 'Three Lions' gaffer I’d needn’t look no further then Southampton Common.
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High Street madness! Yes... but not in the traditional sense
Posted on 3:46pm Monday 14th June 2010
Winchester’s a place sprinkled in history, class and beauty, but the tumultuous recent upheaval of the city’s much loved High Street has caused a trickling irritation to my eyes and at the same time to most Wintonian inner city dwellers.
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Stuart Appleby is a multi-media journalist and reporter. Born in Southampton, Stuart has always had a keen interest in local news and politics here in Hampshire, having become the first journalist to report the result of the 2010 Winchester parliamentary seat.
Stuart has contributed to the Hampshire Chronicle since March 2010 and has also written for Hampshire County Cricket Club, The Southern Daily Echo, The Times newspaper, Sky News Online, The Cricketer Magazine and FourFourTwo Magazine among others.
He holds a 1st Class Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in Journalism from the University of Winchester and he has interviewed many recognisable figures from the world of politics ranging from Lord Jeffrey Archer to Ken Livingstone. Stuart welcomes correspondence from readers and you can contact him by email: stuart_appleby@hotmail.co.uk or alternatively, visit his website: http://stuartappleby.wordpress.com/.
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Stuart Appleby is a multi-media journalist and reporter. Born in Southampton, Stuart has always had a keen interest in local news and politics here in Hampshire, having become the first journalist to report the result of the 2010 Winchester parliamentary seat. Stuart has contributed to the Hampshire Chronicle since March 2010 and has also written for Hampshire County Cricket Club, The Southern Daily Echo, The Times newspaper, Sky News Online, The Cricketer Magazine and FourFourTwo Magazine among others. He holds a 1st Class Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in Journalism from the University of Winchester and he has interviewed many recognisable figures from the world of politics ranging from Lord Jeffrey Archer to Ken Livingstone. Stuart welcomes correspondence from readers and you can contact him by email: stuart_appleby@hotmail.co.uk or alternatively, visit his website: http://stuartappleby.wordpress.com/.
