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Ashley was featured on the front cover of The News Weekend Supplement this weekend, alsongside a 2 page article featuring some of the South Coasts most up and coming young talent.

Ashley has been a member of Iris Barnes School of Dance since he was five, now 12 he is described as Portsmouths very own Billy Elliot.

Ashley is now waiting the results of his audition for The Tring Park Arts Educational School in Hertford.

We wish Ashley every sucess and our fingers are crossed for him.

Photos gratefully supplied by The News; Portsmouth 2008