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Havant And South Downs College
HSDC is a Further education college located in Waterlooville, Hampshire, England. The college was formed on 1 August 2017 following a merger of South Downs College and Havant Sixth Form College. The College subsequently merged with Alton College on 1 March 2019, to become HSDC, composed of three campuses; HSDC Alton, HSDC Havant and HSDC South Downs. The College provision includes nearly 40 A Level subjects across the three campuses as well as vocational courses including T Levels (from September 2020), UAL and BTEC qualifications and apprenticeships delivered in partnership with leading local and national businesses. The college has just under 7,500 students, with nearly 4,200 of these being full-time students, and 380 apprentices. Campuses HSDC has three main campuses all located within Hampshire: *HSDC South Downs: This site is the former location of South Downs College and is the Vocational hub of HSDC. Address – College Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 8AA *HSDC Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Further Education College
Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. It may be at any level in compulsory secondary education, from entry to higher level qualifications such as awards, certificates, diplomas and other vocational, competency-based qualifications (including those previously known as NVQ, NVQ/SVQs) through awarding organisations including City and Guilds, Edexcel (Business and Technology Education Council, BTEC) and Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations, OCR. FE colleges may also offer HE qualifications such as Higher National Certificate, HNC, Higher National Diploma, HND, foundation degree or Postgraduate Certificate in Education, PGCE. The colleges are also a large service provider for apprenticeships where most of the training takes place at the apprentices' workplace, supplemented with day r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in BARB's television ratings, and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot, when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many subjects that are considered to be controversial or taboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comfort Yeates
Comfort Yeates (born 2005) is a British athlete who competes in trampoline gymnastics. She trains at the Salto Centre in Andover Andover may refer to: Places Australia *Andover, Tasmania Canada * Andover Parish, New Brunswick * Perth-Andover, New Brunswick United Kingdom * Andover, Hampshire, England ** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station United States * Andov .... Education Yeates was a student at Havant College. Awards References Living people 2005 births People from Chichester District Sportspeople from Chichester Sportspeople from West Sussex British female trampolinists Medalists at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships European Trampoline Championships medalists 21st-century British sportswomen World champions in trampoline gymnastics {{Trampolining-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Wootton
Marc James Wootton (born 8 February 1975) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his role as Mr Poppy in the '' Nativity!'' film series. He also starred in the television series '' High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman'', ''La La Land'', '' Nighty Night'' and voiced Max in '' Counterfeit Cat''. He Voiced 2015 In Wuassywat The Clusmy Cat & Hippopotamus Voiced United Animals Career Wootton made early television appearances on the Channel 4 comedy show '' The Eleven O'Clock Show'' and BBC Three's '' Cyderdelic'', E4 comedy '' The Pilot Show'' and the BBC Two sitcom '' Thin Ice''. His breakthrough role came with the Channel 4 comedy gameshow '' My New Best Friend'', in which contestants had to convince their closest friends and relatives that a series of awful characters (played by Wootton) were their new best friend, for a prize of £10,000. He then wrote and starred in the BBC Three sketch show '' Marc Wootton Exposed'', the first series of which started o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Taylor (EastEnders)
Karen Taylor is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Lorraine Stanley. She was introduced in episode 5511, broadcast on 15 June 2017, as the matriarch of the Taylor family. She arrived alongside her children Keanu Taylor ( Danny Walters), Keegan Baker ( Zack Morris), Bernadette (Clair Norris), Riley (Tom Jacobs), and Chatham Taylor (Alfie Jacobs), and is later revealed to be the mother of then off-screen character Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer). She is described as loud and fierce, yet kind-hearted and loyal. In her time on the show, her storylines focused on her financial struggles and her dedication to her family, family bereavements, feuds with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), and a relationship with Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick). This was the third role Stanley had portrayed on ''EastEnders'', having played Mo Harris in the 2004 spin-off special '' EastEnders: Pat & Mo'' and pub landlady Thelma Bragg in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Stanley
Lorraine Marie Stanley (born 28 June 1976) is a British actress from Portsmouth, England, known for playing Kelly in the 2006 film '' London to Brighton'' and Karen Taylor in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2017–2024). Early life Lorraine Marie Stanley was born on 28 June 1976 in Portsmouth, the daughter of June ( ''née'' Almy), and David Stanley. She was brought up in Portsmouth by her parents, who divorced when she was ten years old. She has Scottish, English and Polish ancestry from her father and mother respectively. She then trained at London's Arts Educational Schools. Career Stanley made her acting debut in 2000, when she appeared in the crime drama film '' Gangster No. 1'' in a minor role as the attacker's friend. She also appeared in episodes of ''The Bill'' and '' London's Burning''. In 2006, Stanley took the lead role in the neo-noir crime film '' London to Brighton''. She portrayed Kelly, a prostitute who is coerced into procuring an 11-year-old girl for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Miles
Benjamin Charles Miles (born 29 September 1966) is an English actor, best known for his starring role as Patrick Maitland in the television comedy '' Coupling'', from 2000 to 2004, as Montague Dartie in '' The Forsyte Saga'', from 2002 to 2003, as propagandist and television executive Roger Dascombe in 2005 film ''V for Vendetta'', as Peter Townsend in the Netflix drama ''The Crown'' (2016–2017), George in episode 8 "The One That Holds Everything" in the TV drama '' The Romanoffs'' (2018), and Tay Kolma in the ''Star Wars'' series '' Andor'' (2022–2025). Early life Miles was born in Wimbledon, London, and lived as a young man in Ashover, Derbyshire, attending Tupton Hall School. He began acting in school productions, which he pursued mainly because it allowed him to miss classes. Career He moved into television roles in the 1990s, playing supporting roles in such series as ''Zorro'', ''Soldier Soldier'', '' Is It Legal?'', ''The Bill'', '' Peak Practice'' and '' Wonderf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Jones (British Politician)
Donna Jones is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner since 2021. She was the youngest member of the judiciary in England and Wales when appointed to be a magistrate in 2005. Early life and education Jones was born in May 1977 in Portsmouth. She was educated in Portsmouth, attending Havant College and a local further education college, where she passed three A levels. Political career Jones was a councillor for Hilsea on Portsmouth City Council from 1 May 2008 to 6 May 2021. From June 2014 to June 2018, she was Leader of the council, taking over from Gerald Vernon-Jackson, a Liberal Democrat, when there was a change of political control. He returned to the job in 2018. While she was leader of the Conservative administration at Portsmouth council, Jones advised Portsmouth F.C. as strategic stadium development consultant. The council also launched an energy company, Victory Energy, which entered into a £100,000 sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Edmondson
Matthew Edmondson (born 27 December 1985) is a British television and Sony Award-nominated radio presenter, best known for his work with BBC Radio 1 and ITV2. Edmondson currently presents the weekday afternoon show on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 3:30pm with Mollie King on Radio 1. In 2016, he co-presented '' The Xtra Factor'' alongside Rylan Clark on ITV2. Career Television Edmondson was a CBBC continuity presenter from 2004 to 2006, prior to which, in 2002, he was a roving reporter for Channel 4's '' Richard & Judy''.IndependentTalent.com Edmondson co-presented the coverage of the |
Midsomer Murders
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. It has been broadcast on the ITV (TV network), ITV network since its premiere on 23 March 1997. The series focuses on various murder cases that take place within small country villages across the fictional English county of Midsomer, and the efforts of the senior police detective and his partner within the fictional Midsomer Constabulary to solve the crime by determining who the culprit is and the motive for their actions. It differs from other detective dramas in featuring a mixture of lighthearted whimsy and dark humour, as well as a notable soundtrack with a title theme that includes a theremin. The programme has featured two lead stars: from its premiere in 1997, John Nettles as Chief Inspector#United Kingdom, Detective Chief Inspecto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Dillon
Kirsty Dillon (born 1974) is an English actress who works in film, television and theatre. She is perhaps best known for her role as WPC Gail Stephens in the British television drama ''Midsomer Murders''. Early life and education Dillon was born and brought up in Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was educated at Portsmouth High School (Southsea), Portsmouth High School and Havant College and studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London, Goldsmiths', University of London and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Her roles include the BBC drama ‘The Man That Broke Britain’, Spellbound for Peter Greenaway, Rosalind in ‘As You Like It’ as well as numerous TV credits including Holby City, Casualty (TV series), Casualty, ''The Bill'', Doctors, and the Channel 4 film ‘Rockabye’. She is probably best recognised for her regular role as DC Gail Stephens in the drama 'Midsomer Murders'. Dillon is an ambassador of the White Ribbon Campaign, the internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Bright
Nick Bright is a British radio and television presenter. He currently hosts Saturday mid mornings on BBC Radio 1Xtra, The Official Top 40 on MTV, The Squad on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sundays at midday, numerous different projects for BBC Sport and the Arsenal Matchday Show. Early life Born at Mayday Hospital in Croydon, his father is half Ghanaian and his mother is English. He grew up in South Norwood, London. He is a supporter of Arsenal F.C. He was educated at St Joseph’s College in south London before his family relocated to Portsmouth where he attended St Luke's School. He went on to study music technology at South Downs College and then completed a degree in Radio Production at the University Of Westminster. Career In April 2010, Bright began presenting on BBC Radio 1Xtra launching a brand new early breakfast show (4am7am Monday to Saturday). Since then he moved to the Weekend Breakfast show (710am) and then to Saturdays and Sundays 10am1pm. In August 2018 he joined BBC Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
