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Weight off your mind
BMW UK has announced details of the new BMW M3 coupe, a model that 21 years ago created an entirely new segment for super-high-performance compact cars. Originally powered by BMW's first 16-valve four-cylinder engine and subsequently by three litre and
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Perfection achieved
THE new Lexus LS 460 has been declared World Car of the Year 2007 at the New York International Auto Show. The other two contenders for the third World Car of the Year were the Audi TT and the Mini. The Lexus LS 460, launched in January, was chosen
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Six of the best for KIA customers
KIA Motors (UK) Ltd has announced great deals on six models in the range that will breeze into the showrooms during the spring period - offers that will provide great value to customers and reward their loyalty. Leading these offers are zero per cent
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Licence and new car fees set to rise
FEAR that the first registration fee would become another means of raising revenue for the DVLA is becoming a reality said Sue Robinson, director of the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association. She was commenting on the increased registration and
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Ringing in the changes
THE Hampshire pub trade has welcomed back some familiar faces. Clive Mansell and Hannah Walter, with partners Steve and Jill Barrow, have bought The Bell Inn in St Cross, Winchester. Mr Mansell is best-known for his successful 12-year stint at The Ship
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‘Stay away from stricken hospital’
VISITORS are being urged to stay away from a Hampshire hospital until an outbreak of a sickness and diarrhoea bug has cleared up. Dozens of patients at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, in Winchester, are still ill with the Norovirus. The outbreak
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14 college jobs to go
ONE of Hampshire's fastest growing colleges is set to make job cuts as bosses battle a £1.6m debt. Up to 14 members of staff from all areas of Fareham College will be in the firing line. Principal Carl Groves denied the redundancies were part of plans
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Pensioners fail to get a crossing
COUNCIL chiefs have turned down pleas for a pedestrian crossing from a group of elderly residents who fear they are becoming trapped in their own homes. Pensioners living in sheltered accommodation in Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, say they are terrified
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Police hunt arsonist let out of prison by accident
A MANHUNT was under way in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight today after a prison blunder saw a man who had been jailed for 30 months released after just 30 days. Christopher Pocock, 53, was jailed for a horrific arson attack and was described by prison
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Primary school U-turn rejected
HOPES for a new primary school in Whiteley have been dashed as council bosses upheld their decision to block the controversial plans. Winchester City Council's Cabinet will recommend to the full council that it should not lease out the Meadowside Recreation
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Crash biker 'comes back from dead'
A BIKER given a slim chance of survival has astounded doctors by waking up and cracking jokes just three days after a horrific smash. Julian Dimyre suffered such terrible injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car in Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh
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Benefit cuts will lead to more crime
The Daily Echo reported that New Forest West MP Desmond Swayne shouted "Hallelujah" when told that trouble makers will have their benefits reduced. How is that going to help matters? People on benefits are generally quite depressed and fed-up with life
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Police hunt BMW driver
WINCHESTER police are hunting the driver of a BMW who harassed a young woman in the city's Kingsgate area. The 18-year-old was walking along St James Lane and into The Close, between 8.15pm and 9pm on Wednesday, March 21, when a man in a black BMW pulled
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College jobs under threat
ONE of Hampshire's fastest growing colleges is set to make job cuts as bosses battle a £1.6m debt. Up to 14 members of staff from all areas of Fareham College will be in the firing line. Principal Carl Groves denied the redundancies were part of plans
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Homeless couple forced to sleep in car
A HOMELESS couple are sleeping rough in the back of their car at a Hampshire beauty spot. Tracy and Paul Hanna have been caught in a vicious circle since being evicted from their rented home after running up arrears. A week ago, the pair and Tracy's
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Another cannabis raid brings city's tally to 49
POLICE this morning uncovered a haul of cannabis worth tens of thousands of pounds being grown inside a Southampton house. It is the 49th cannabis factory raided in the city in the past 18 months. Detectives from the city's drug investigation team stormed
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Titanic sailors’ resting place
IT is one of Southampton's most imposing buildings and behind its ornate facade is a connection with the maritime tragedy that struck at the very heart of the community. Now, on the 95th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a disaster which scarred
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Titanic sailors’ resting place
IT is one of Southampton's most imposing buildings and behind its ornate facade is a connection with the maritime tragedy that struck at the very heart of the community. Now, on the 95th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a disaster which scarred
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Time froze for tragedy
It was getting late and 21-year-old Harold Cottam was thinking about going to bed. But just as he was about to leave the Cunard liner's wireless room he heard his radio pick up a series of Morse code messages. Over the airwaves came the message "CQD"
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Titanic Memorial
A service remembering those who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster is to be held in Coventry Cathedral. The ceremony is expected to be attended by relatives of those who were on board the ship as well as civic chiefs. The service will take place
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Luxury outfitters
CONTRACTS worth millions of pounds have been won by Hampshire marine outfitters, MSC Europe in a series of deals, both in the UK and abroad. A major £2m contract to totally refit a five-star, ultra-luxurious river cruiser has just been completed and
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Taste of what’s to come for Navy personnel
WORK has just begun on Hampshire based military training firm Flagship's £7m project to build a new dining and leisure facility for Fareham's Royal Navy base, HMS Collingwood. Forming a new Junior Rates galley and dining hall, the new building will support
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: California Luna, container, 0530, 204; Autoline, ro/ro, 0600, 201; Los Angeles Express, container, 0600, 207; Oceana, passenger, 0630, 106; Uno, cargo, 0730, 107; Tigris Leader, ro/ro, 1030, 40; Aegean Breeze,
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Why collect litter on Easter Sunday?
I WOKE up on Easter Sunday and was very suprised to see an Eastleigh Council vehicle parked on the grass in Bishopstoke play area. A council operative was working there: picking up litter, emptying bins, checking play equipment etc. Very admirable I
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People want local democracy
I AM responding to the article in the Daily Echo (April 7) by Matt Smith, and the editorial. I think that those who wish to merge Southampton City Council with parts of the New Forest and Eastleigh are overlooking a very important point; which is that
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Easy to spend our money
about the decision of Hampshire County Council not to reveal how much their top managers are paid. Like so many other companies and institutions, this organisation is, first and foremost, run by a few, for the principle benefit of that few. I wonder
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Where are the sparrows?
ONLY 25 years ago if you tried to plant veg in your garden you had to use nets to keep sparrows off. Not the most attractive of birds but they stayed when others flew off for winter. Global warming, fewer nesting places, changes in snow cover, industrial
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Improve waterfront
WITH the proposal that Southampton should have another cruise terminal, with a consequent increase in visitors, it is surely more urgent than ever to do something to improve our dismal waterfront. Mayflower Park is dire; the former Ocean Village site
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Charge the parents of young tearaways
WHAT is going on with some of the kids today? Going around in gangs, stabbing or shooting, and too often killing other teenagers and adults. Where are their parents (or more often parent)? What are they doing to correct this terrible situation? I suspect
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Bring our troops home
I sympathise with the dead and wounded in Iraq. I repeat the call for the end to the conflict and the withdrawl of troops. I am sure this is a view shared by many but this will be ignored by our rulers. Some further excuse will be offered to extend the
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Tears as Ella comes home
TEARS streamed down the devastated faces of the family of Hampshire Army medic Private Eleanor Dlugosz as their daughter's body arrived back in the UK. The 19-year-old soldier's coffin was draped in the Union flag after a solemn flight back from Iraq
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Rhodes opens second floating restaurant
CELEBRITY chef Gary Rhodes has opened his second restaurant in Southampton - but you will have to be a cruise ship passenger to book a table. His latest eaterie, on board P&O Cruises' city-based luxury liner Oriana, was officially inaugurated by the
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Lucky lottery winner heads for the sun
FROM the charity shops of Southampton to the sunny beaches of Spain. Grandmother Janet McInally is looking ahead to a new life of sun, sand and champagne after scooping more than £250,000 on the National Lottery. Janet, 62, is giving up her council
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Bale KO'd for two weeks
Saints will have to do without Gareth Bale for at least half of their remaining play-off deciding games. A scan has revealed the Welsh left back has a small tear in his calf which is set to sideline him for about 14 days. That definitely rules Bale
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Warne wants to be an ever-present
As he prepares for his fifth Hampshire season, Shane Warne is targeting his first as an ever-present. Since making his county championship debut in 2000, Warne has been unable to play every game for Hampshire because of his international commitments
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Ritchie linked to Cuthbury job
AFC Totton boss Stuart Ritchie takes it as a compliment to be linked with the vacant manager's job at Wimborne Town. The 38-year-old, who has hit the headlines by leading Totton to next month's FA Vase final, is one of three names being strongly tipped
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Bird lover targeted by egg thieves
RARE eggs were stolen from the porch of a Hampshire bird lover - even though she was at home with her five Dobermans at the time. Thieves targeted the home of Anne Mayhew, who rears birds as a hobby, and took a tray of six golden pheasant eggs from the
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Library strike called off
A SECOND strike which threatened to close Hampshire libraries on Monday has been called-off to allow talks to continue between union bosses and county council employers. There had been plans to make redundant 27 out of 64 librarian posts and slash the
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Queen and Prince Philip to mark Romsey's 400th anniversary
THE Queen and Prince Philip will pay a Royal visit to Romsey this summer to mark the 400th anniversary of the town's Royal Charter. The royal couple will visit Romsey for the first time in four years to celebrate the moment King James I handed the town
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Girls Aloud heading for Beaulieu
TOP British girl band Girls Aloud have been added to this year's Beaulieu Summer Pops star line-up. The band will headline on Saturday July 7, sandwiched by The Australian Pink Floyd Show on Friday and Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
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Southampton welcomes in the Sikh New Year
THOUSANDS of Sikhs will join the traditional procession through the streets of Southampton this weekend as they celebrate their new year. The festival of Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year, will be celebrated in Southampton on Sunday with a number of events
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Success for slipper amnesty
HUNDREDS of pairs of slippers have been swapped under an "amnesty''. Since Christmas pensioners have been able to exchange their old slippers for a new, slip-resistant pair thanks to the teamwork of Hampshire County Council and Age Concern. More than
