From no car park to festival powerhouse: Boomtown's remarkable journey
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From no car park to festival powerhouse: Boomtown's remarkable journey
• When Luke Mitchell and his co-founder Chris Rutherford launched Boomtown nearly two decades ago, they had a dream, a field and little idea of what they were doing.
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 | Southern Daily Echo - News · today Inside the glitzy opening night of one of Southampton's most iconic restaurants• The legacy of Zen restaurant on Southampton's High Street, exploring its transformation from a 1950s pub to a groundbreaking dining spot. |
 | BBC News - Hampshire · yesterday Call for open inquiry into immigration centre• Gosport Borough Council leader Zoe Huggins has written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. |
 | Southern Daily Echo - News · Local news · today Beaulieu responds after National Motor Museum announces plans to leave• A motor museum will remain open to the public in the New Forest despite the National Motor Museum Trust searching for a new home, the attraction has confirmed. |
 | Hampshire Chronicle - Romsey · Local news · yesterday Council leader welcomes delay to Hampshire village housing plans• Cllr Nick Adams-King reacted on Facebook after Test Valley Borough Council's Southern Area Planning Committee delayed its decision on the proposal for up to 44 homes |
 | BBC News - Hampshire · Local news · yesterday Fire deployment reduced as forest emergency eases• Crews will remain in the New Forest until at least Wednesday but resources are being scaled back. |
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