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Veteran Tricorn DJs hit the decks again after 50 years

Back in the heady days of the Tricorn club Pete Cross was the regular DJ. When he took breaks during his five-hour discos Nigel Grundy took over to spin the discs.

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Church Lane, Warblington before Dutch Elm disease changed the scene.Picture: Ralph Cousins's postcard collection.

A rural scene near Havant transformed by Dutch Elm Disease

I recently published this black and white photograph captioned Warblington Lane. Thanks to several readers I’ve discovered it is in fact Church Lane, Warblington, in the early part of the last century.

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10 locations you can visit that inspired Disney films

If you’ve ever watched a Disney film and wondered if the place they’re set are real locations, or if particular places featured in them have real-life inspirations, then this is everything you need to know.

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Oyster schooners in Langstone Harbour. Picture:Ralph Cousins's postcard collection

When catching oysters was a major industry for Langstone

There are many old photographs of Langstone, taken with the habour in the foreground at all times of the day and showing the two pubs and the old mill. Few have vessels in the shot, but here we see what looks like to me like oyster schooners.

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Pompey Schoolboys who played Guildford at Fratton Park in the English Schools Trophy in 1959. Picture: Brian Carmichael collection

When Fratton Park was not reserved just for Pompey

Do you remember when Fratton Park was used for many other games, not just reserved for Pompey? I recall when end-of-season cup finals were played there and for local teams it was the equivalent of playing at Wembley. Alas, those days are a distant memory.

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Bluejackets on the march: A pre-March 16, 1921, photograph as Sennit hats were discontinued as part of naval rig after that date. Picture: Barry Cox postcard collection.

Boys with rifles and bayonets! What would health and safety say today?

As I have mentioned before, I always find it amazing the wealth of knowledge readers have tucked away in their memories.

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New plans for Portsmouth Harbour were unveiled.

New plans for Portsmouth Harbour brings optimism in 2000

It was the dawn of a new era – the beginning of a renaissance that would see Portsmouth Harbour transformed and revitalised for the 21st century.

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Sgt Rob Clarke of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment on the Serb-Kosovo border.

Life on the Serbian border for Portsmouth soldiers in 2000

Standing guard over Serbia, Waterlooville trooper Glen Patrick looked out at the country which has caused Kosovo so much pain.

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Super-Heroes competitors race to the finishing line in 2005. Picture: Michael Scaddan (054699-0799)

Can you spot yourself in our bumper Great South Run gallery from over the years?

The Great South Run celebrates its 30th anniversary this weekend - and we’ve had a look back through the archives to find some of our favourite photos.

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The gun carriage bearing Admiral Frasers coffin passes over the bridge to enter HMS Excellent, Whale Island, in 1981. Picture: Mike Smith collection/The News archive.

Top brass galore turned out for Portsmouth funeral of legendary admiral

It is not often we see a ceremonial funeral in the city. On February 12, 1981, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser of North Cape died at the age of 93.

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Today's Halloween has roots deep in the past. Picture: Shutterstock

Why do we celebrate Halloween? The history behind the spookiest day of the year

Halloween involves costumes, monsters, scary movies, toffee apples, witches, pumpkins, tricks, treats and a whole bunch of other traditions and associations.

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19 stunning photos of sailors and ships that helped create Portsmouth naval history

Here is our latest collection of archive images charting the history of Portsmouth.

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Dai White leads colleagues from HMS Sultan in a crab suit after they raised 2,000 in the 2005 Great South Run for the Gosport Cancer Support Centre. Apparently it was the only time he had led the field.

Looking back at 30 years of fancy dress that makes the Great South Run the Great South Fun

For three decades we’ve wondered what on earth will turn up next. From giant crabs to Frankenstein’s monster and, naturally, a Marvel of superheroes, Great South Run athletes and their fancy dress costumes have delighted Portsmouth crowds.

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Pompey's famous Fratton Park home as you will never have seen it before

Check out these fabulous pictures of Fratton Park we stumbled across when going through the News archive.

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When children went out to play in this Portsmouth street: RETRO

Travel down Bailey’s Road, Southsea, today and you’ll see a vastly different scene, although many of the houses on the left, in the picture on the right, remain in situ.

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The scene in the Guildhall Square where hundreds of Portsmouth schoolchildren enjoyed their annual carol service in December 1983.

20 rarely-seen photos from Portsmouth Guildhall's history

Portsmouth Guildhall has been one of the city’s greatest landmarks for decades.

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THEN: A look along the A27 through rural Drayton village. Drayton Lane and the New Inn are on the right. Picture: Barry Cox postcard collection.

When a Portsmouth suburb really was a rural backwater: RETRO

Here’s a marvellous view along Havant Road, Drayton, later the A27 and now the A2030 since the M27 and A27 trunk road were built to the south. Unfortunately it is undated.

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Happy memories for Portsmouth Schoolboys football team at Southern Grammar: RETRO

The photograph of the Portsmouth Schoolboys football team in 1961, published on September 18, was seen by Brian Carmichael, now of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Another model of a Portsmouth cinema from the hands of David Barber, the Essoldo formerly the Majestic.

The lost Portsmouth cinema famous for its fine orchestra and doric pillars

This is the latest cinema model from David Barber. It is of Portsmouth’s most ornate cinema, the Essoldo, formerly the Majestic.

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Stephen Taylor and Suggs with a recovered WW2 Tank at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey.

Suggs and Stephen unearth Portsmouth’s history

WW2 Treasure Hunters presenter Stephen Taylor joins Suggs to explain how they struck gold, and heard first-hand accounts, while unearthing Portsmouth’s rich Second World War past.

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