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October 7th, 2011 
Sharon Gill 
A passion for the fashion of the 1950s has turned a local lass into a creative seamstress who now sells her day-wear outfits online to people all over the world. Sharon Gill talks to Lisa Hayes-Foley about her unique line of rockabilly-inspired dresses – hence the label “Frockabilly”.
All photos courtesy of Kyle-Ben Snyders
June 1st, 2011 Sharon Gill 
Dr Ivan Popov, a mechanical engineering lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, bought an electric bicycle to commute the two-and-a-half miles between home and work.
But when he was stopped for the fifth time by police who wanted to know why he wasn’t wearing a helmet, why he had no licence plates and why he was riding on a footpath, he turned to his students for help.
May 18th, 2011 Sharon Gill 
For the first time ever, John Cleese – comedy legend and the most senile member of Monty Python – will be bringing his Alimony Tour to South Africa.
Best known for his idiosyncratic turns in Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers, John Cleese has included eight shows in South Africa (Cape Town and Jo’burg) in his Alimony Tour.
May 18th, 2011 Sharon Gill 
One of the few companies in the world that is hurting Telkom – Skype, the Internet communications company that lets you talk to anybody, anywhere, for free – has been bought by Microsoft.
According to industry reports, Microsoft wasn’t the only one interested in Skype; Google and Facebook were also bidding for the company and its more than 170 million connected users.
May 16th, 2011 Sharon Gill 
One septuagenarian and his dog, one scooter and trailer, more than 8,200 km in a 52-day adventure that took 76-year-old Des Pistorius and his four-legged passenger around the borders of South Africa, meeting up with other bikers along the way.
Des put Queensburgh on the map years ago when people first noticed him and his red-helmeted canine companion riding around town.
