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The Cartridge Years: 1967, 1977 and 2007.
Richard turns back the clock with the hits and local headlines from 1967, 1977 and 2007.
This week Richard turns back the clock with the hits and local headlines from the August of 1967, 1977 and 2007.
He has the local headlines and hears your stories of the relevant years.
Plus tracks from his featured album of the week, Dusty Springfield’s 1969 album Dusty in Memphis.
And Richard highlights some of the lighter stories of the week that you may have missed. It's the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
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Sun 11 Aug 2013
14:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Solent
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August 1967
- A Hawker Siddeley 748 crashed while landing at Portsmouth airport. No one was injured.
- There was relief as round the world yachtsman Alec Rose made contact with family. There had been concern following a distress signals heard the day before.
- The Royal Family boarded the yacht Britannia in Southampton, and set off to the Scilly Isles for a cruise holiday.
- Susan Bowater was crowned Miss Ventnor.
- A teenage girl chained herself to the railings of Buckingham Palace, protesting at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Office plans to deport the pop stars The Bee Gees.
- Oil was washed up on the beach at Hastings.
- Discussions were underway for a referendum on the future of Gibralta's sovereignty.Β
- Helen Shapiro and Duncan Wheldon announced their engagement.
- Pearly Kings & Queens from all over London gathered in traditional costumes at St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
- The roof of a London double decker bus ripped off as it went under a railway bridge in Margate.
- A coach collided with a milk lorry in Midhurst.
- Air fares increased dramatically on UK domestic flights.
- Play wright Joe Orton was found dead at his home, along with Kenneth Halliwell.
- Manchester United played Tottenham Hotspur in the charity shield
- Three British soldiers were wounded in attacks from the Sheikh Othman district of Aden.
- Nine British holiday makers died when a Sky Tours coach crashed in Mallorca.
- In New York, New York, 17 coaches were derailed when a passenger train from Montreal collided with a goods train.
August 1977
- Fire damaged the paddle steamer Ryde Queen. The former Isle of Wight ferry had been refitted as night club and was moored at Binfield.
- Plans were revealed to re-develop part of Romsey town centre, including demolishing buildings in Church Street.
- Britain has won the Admirals Cup after the 3 Hampshire yachts, Β Moonshine, Yeoman XX and Marionette finished just ahead of the Americans in the Fastnet race.
- The liner Windsor Castle left Southampton to sail to South Africa for the last time.
- Local residents objected to plans to carve a white horse into Butser Hill near Petersfield.
- A written off tug 'El Avant' set off from Southampton on an expedition to Antarctica.Β
- Ambulance drivers in Poole were on an unofficial strike.
- Portsmouth FC released a song to mark the start of the new season - with the help of the Southampton All Stars Orchestra.Β
- The south was invaded by a plague of hover flies.
- Barry Sheene failed to win the British Grand Prix when his Suzuki bike broke down at Silverstone.
- James Hunt was forced to retire during the Austrian Grand Prix.
- Competitors in the London to Sydney car rally left Covent Garden.
- In her last engagement of the Silver Jubilee celebrations HM Queen visited Loch Carron in Scotland.
- British Airways' 10 Trident Three airliners were grounded after hairline cracks were discovered in their wings.Β
- The price of petrol dropped by 5p per gallon.
- Two US astronauts made a successful test flight in the brand new space shuttle.Β
- In the 4th Test at Headingley, Geoffrey Boycott scored his 100th Century.
August 2007
- Portsmouth residents who had bought their own wheelie bins were banned from using them on health & safety grounds.
- A last minute objection to the proposed Weymouth relief road was overturned.
- A Β£5000 reward was offered for information leading to the attackers of an Eastleigh taxi driver.
- Skipper Mike Slade broke the Fastnet race record on Leopard, finishing in a time of 44 hours. Β The start was put back by 24 hours because of bad weather in The Solent.
- A 26 year old man was rescued after jumping off Durdle Door rock into the sea.
- HMS Clyde left Portsmouth to head for the Falklands.
- A pig was rescued from from a drain near Curdridge.
- The Iron Man Triathlon took place at Sherborne Castle.
- Detectives in Dorset were hunting for 3 men who stole a car after robbing Shaftesbury Football Club.
- Portsmouth faced Manchester United at Fratton Park at the start of the Premier League season.
- A 1937 bottle of Champagne was sold at auction in Dorset.Β
- Robert Mugabe attended a summit for African leaders in Zambia.Β
- Two paedophiles absconded from a hostel in Yorkshire.
- The stock market fell heavily.
- The price of metal caused thefts around the country of metal.
- A survey revealed that staff want the return of the tea trolley - saying it would make their workplace more sociable, relaxed and motivated.
- A major fire was threatening historic buildings in Athens
- An earthquake struck in Peru killing hundreds.Β
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- Sun 11 Aug 2013 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Solent