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Crawley leads Hawks to top of table
HAMPSHIRE HAWKS BEAT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OUTLAWS BY SIX WICKETS WITH FIVE BALLS REMAINING A John Crawley masterclass sent the Hampshire Hawks to the top of the Pro40 first division last night. Opening batsman Crawley timed his unbeaten 97 to perfection
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Thieves make river crossing
A FATHER of three has been left high and dry after thieves waded across a river to steal his rare boat. Keith Waldman and his family have been enjoying scenic boat rides along the Itchen Navigation during the past four months after buying the tiny coracle
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County bucks national trend on pet cruelty
ANIMAL owners in Hampshire are taking better care of their pets, new figures from the RSPCA have revealed. The number of cruelty cases in the county dropped in 2006 with only ten convictions against animal owners compared to 30 from the previous year
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MPs back move to curb drink advertising
A CAMPAIGN by Romsey MP Sandra Gidley to curb alcohol advertising is gaining support across Parliament. An early day motion which expresses concern about "the growing social and health harms through increased under-age alcohol consumption" has been signed
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Owners taking better care of their pets says report
ANIMAL owners in Hampshire are taking better care of their pets, new figures from the RSPCA have revealed. The number of cruelty cases in the county dropped in 2006 with only ten convictions against animal owners compared to 30 from the previous year
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Robbed of justice over road death of their son
HE was a carefree teenager on his way home for his tea. The sport-loving 13-year-old had just finished a game of football with a pal after school. However, just a couple of hundred yards from his Romsey home, Dean Cameron was knocked down as he crossed
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Friendly fuel for a friendly firm
IT claims to be the New Forest's first and only green' cab firm. Our Friends in the South Taxis is an innovative new company which runs London-style cabs on fuel produced from waste cooking oil. The oil is collected from a number of local hotels, pubs
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Golfers go crazy
IT was like a scene from the Masters. After a slow start, Theo King had clawed his way back up the leaderboard to put him one stroke from the win. All he had to do was to sink the ball in the hole - but standing in his way was a ramp, a gate and a maze
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Mural scheme vies with Spitfire statue for Government cash
TWO projects are going head to head in a bid to bring the elusive wow factor to Southampton. In the blue corner is a scheme to install a life size replica of a Spitfire on the roundabout near to the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel. In the red corner is
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Victim speaks out after attack
A GANG of youths launched an unprovoked booze-fuelled attack which left a Hampshire man with head injuries. Simon White, 31, needed hospital treatment after a gang of up to ten youths assaulted him while he was walking home after a night out with friends
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Gang jailed for nearly 30-years for pub attack
A SOUTHAMPTON gang has been jailed for a total of nearly 30-years for launching a vicious firebomb attack on a pub where they thought their enemies were drinking. Members of the self-styled Thornhill Boyz attacked the Castle Pub in Bitterne believing
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Bottles flooding in for recycling
MILLIONS of water bottles handed out to flood-hit residents in Gloucester are being recycled by a firm with a major plant in Southamp-ton. Bottled water was a lifeline for up to 350,000 people in 130,000 flooded homes, and now recycling giant Recresco
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Where the Nazis failed . . .
A LOT of people I know in Southampton are at last unable to tolerate those in authority allowing builders and contractors to knowingly destroy much that is old in this fair city. We have endured bombers. But why do we have to endure the destructive whims
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Views on schools ignored
IT'S a bit rich Southampton City Council leader Alec Samuels criticising fellow councillor Liz Mizon for not heeding the views of a group of residents at Mansbridge who don't want a gypsy site near them. He and his party have ignored the views of education
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Visit allotment site
I READ with amazement Martin Kyrle's letter of July 24. I walk by the new allotment sites in the South Road area daily, and they are mostly overgrown and unused except for the odd plot. This has been the case since they were laid out, at least two or
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What a shame
OUR thanks go to the officials at Netley Marsh steam fair who struggled against torrential rain and thick mud with good humour, patience and courtesy. They towed hundreds of vehicles and never once complained. We still had a great time! We are devastated
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Music legends packed in the crowds at show
IT was such a shame that this year's Netley Marsh steam and craft show had to be abandoned because of the weather. As the Daily Echo reported, the show has been losing money for the last three years. This is almost certainly because the organisers felt
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A wow and a clean city as well
GRUMPY Old Woman (Letters, July 28) commented on the abundance of litter, namely beer cans. If all these beer cans were collected by schoolchildren, they would not only be educated into not depositing litter, but also that beer cans are the raw material
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Autotransporter, roro, 0030, 201; Wilson Ghent, cargo, 0530, 102/3; Bonn Express, container, am, 204; Max Linus Dede, container, am, 204 Today's principal Southampton sailings: APL Belgium, container, 0300
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Close call, but firms back city centre BID
WINCHESTER'S businesses have voted to turn the city centre into a Business Improvement District (BID), but by a slim margin. A postal ballot managed by Winchester City Council declared that 54 per cent of votes were in favour. It will see firms pay an
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Phone mast is welcome
ON 27 July the Daily Echo reported on the local Nimby protests against a new slimline mobile phone mast in West End. I, for one, look forward to the improved phone reception this mast will bring, as I currently receive only a feeble signal at my home
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Why we need so many more new homes
GORDON Brown, Alan Whitehead and John Denham are happy to see Hampshire covered in concrete. I am sure residents are not. When will this Government wake up and look at the reasons why we need more housing? Perhaps the non-existent immigration controls
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Look after No 1
WHENEVER a disaster happens anywhere in the world people in this country collect money to help the people. Yet how many countries are collecting for our poor flood victims, some of whom have no insurance? W A SMITH, Blackfield.
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No more plots available
I GET rather annoyed when Martin Kyrle (Letters, July 7 and 24) appears unable to correlate the facts over the long running Eastleigh allotments controversy. Overall there will be a net loss of about 1,200 rods (enough for 150 people to be accommodated
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Let's have attractive buildings in the city
I WORK in Southampton and eagerly await some improvement in the city to match the developmemts in recent years in Portsmouth. Thus, I couldn't believe yet more sub-standard proposals for new buildings in Southampton as shown in the Daily Echo last week
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Saxon bowl returned to Hampshire
FOR decades it has been on display at the British Museum in London. Now a piece of Hampshire's history is back home nearly 80 years after its original discovery. The Winchester hanging bowl has been returned to the city - thanks to a question from a
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Thousands say no to library job cuts
MORE than 12,000 Hampshire residents delivered their verdict on Hampshire County Council's libraries plan yesterday when a petition containing their names was delivered to the authority's leader. The petition, which was organised by the public services
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CHARITY WITH A LOTTA BOTTLE
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to recycle their milk bottle tops to raise money for charity. Southampton based charity Gift of Sight needs £2m to carry out important research into the causes of and treatment for Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD
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Friendy fuel for a friendly firm
IT claims to be the New Forests first and only g reen cab firm. Our Friends in the South Taxis is an innovative new company which runs London-style cabs on fuel produced from waste cooking oil. The oil is collected from a number of local hotels, pubs
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Saints tested at 'Dirty' Den
SAINTS were given a proper workout by Millwall last night during their 1-0 friendly win at The New Den. Forget the fancy dan tricks, flicks, sharp movement, crisp passing and beautiful game of Lazio at the weekend. This was rough, it was tough,
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Saints keeper's injury woe
KELVIN Davis is a major doubt for the start of the season after dislocating his finger at Millwall last night. The Saints keeper was making his comeback after three weeks out with a shoulder injury sustained in the first pre-season friendly at Eastleigh
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Fan's horror at thought of Rasiak sale
THE football season is almost on us - and at least one of Saints' season ticket holders is getting nervous. In today's Daily Echo Martin Philip van Tuyl writes: I AM one of over 13,000 Saints fans who parted with their hard earned money and invested
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Red, White and You Day!
SAINTS are tomorrow throwing open the doors of St Mary's for their annual family fun day. The event, a massive hit last summer, is being billed as Red, White and You Day, sponsored by Go Business Mortgages. Saints are inviting fans to watch George
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Bennett wants to prove himself a Saint
ALAN BENNETT is banishing all thoughts of being a loan signing from his head. The 25-year-old centre half, twice capped by the Republic of Ireland, yesterday joined Saints on a six month loan from Reading. He was immediately thrown in at the deep
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Lumb aims to keep the runs flowing
MICHAEL Lumb is hoping to build on his impressive Pro40 form against the Nottinghamshire Outlaws. Lumb struck 62 from just 40 balls as the Hawks began their first season back in the first division of the Pro40 competition with a two-run win against
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Pensioner rescued by family after falling into the sea
A FAMILY saved the life of an elderly man yesterday when they plucked him from the sea after he fell overboard from his motorboat, according to the coastguard. The 72-year-old was unconscious when Mark Leach and his family found him floating face down
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Four plucked from Solent in day of drama
A HAMPSHIRE mother and her two daughters were involved in a dramatic beach rescue after getting swept out to sea in inflatable dinghies off the Isle of Wight. The family got into trouble on Monday evening while paddling in the dinghies off Ryde beach
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Protesters save historic school from bulldozers
CAMPAIGNERS have won a six-month battle to save the only historic building in a Hampshire parish. Council chiefs have approved a new-look scheme that retains the former Blackfield Infant School, which was originally due to be demolished to make way for
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Police cracking down on car cruising craze
POLICE have launched a crackdown on car cruising, the latest craze to sweep through Southampton. The trend involves motorists meeting in car parks to show off their heavily modified cars and perform stunts such as handbrake turns and wheel spinning.
