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Hampshire man left £1m in will
A HAMPSHIRE man has left more than £1m in his will. David John House, of Upham Street, Upham, died on August 26 last year, leaving an estate valued at £1,082,420 gross to relatives. Probate has been granted to his brother, Peter James House, of
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Post office to move into WH Smith
MAIL bosses today confirmed that Winchester's main post office will move into WH Smith 220 yards away. The post office will move along the High Street from 9am on May 22. Post Office Ltd spokesman Mike Dalton said: "This is a great solution for customers
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Extra binmen to help ease the load
BINMEN in a Hampshire borough are to get extra colleagues in an emergency bid to stop them having to lug around too much rubbish. Fareham Borough Council will spend an extra £60,000 on more staff to ensure its workers don't have to lift more than an
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Muggers punched and kicked victim
POLICE are today stepping up their investigation into a gang attack on a Hampshire man. The 40-year-old, from Hythe, was walking along Water Lane in Totton when he was hit on the head. A gang of four or five men punched and kicked him while he
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No jail for man accused who filmed schoolgirl
A COOKER fitter from Hampshire who filmed a schoolgirl having a shower and indecently exposed himself to a customer has been spared jail. Gareth Wright hid his mobile phone in a pile of clothes to film the 15-year-old take a shower, Reading Crown
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HSBC denies lost data disc posses fraud risk
BANKING giant HSBC has moved to reassure customers after admitting a computer disc containing sensitive information about 370,000 people was lost after being posted from its Southampton offices. It now faces an investigation by financial watchdogs
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Shoppers snap up choppers
THE so-called "Delia Effect" has struck again after a food mixer sold out in Southampton the day after featuring on the celebrity chef's latest show, How to Cheat at Cooking. According to department store John Lewis, sales of the £18.95 Kenwood food
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The Enforcer
WARNING - this article is not for the faint-hearted. In fact, if you are in any way squeamish, look away now. It takes a unique, and strongstomached, kind of person to work as a pest controller. Along with the rats, cockroaches, bed bugs and wasps
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Rapist caught after 20 years
HE would prey on young girls who were walking alone. Armed with a knife, he would grab and sexually assault them or try to rape them - and in one case his victim was just a child. Now predator Derek Young is facing a lengthy jail sentence after admitting
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Man jailed for killing milkman
A SOUTHAMPTON driver who hours after taking amphetamine killed an Alresford milkman was today jailed for three years. Gregory Locke drove his seven-and-a-half tonne milk lorry into Allan Knight as he stood at his milk float in Winchester Road, Alresford
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Port visitor centre plans put on hold
AMBITIOUS plans to build a port visitor attraction above the new Southampton cruise terminal have been shelved, the Daily Echo can reveal. The news is a blow for trade group Business Southampton, which had been instrumental in developing the idea and
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Bus pass confusion may lead to revolt
PENSIONERS may be forced to launch a legal revolt to get the free bus travel they are entitled to. That is the advice from Southampton Pensioners' Forum (SPF) who say there has been great confusion about the late arrival of the new passes for free
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LONDON MARATHON - A festival of running
IT'S that time of year again when hundreds of runners with a penchant for pain will descend on the nation's capital for the mother of all races. Next Sunday, a total of 620 people from Hampshire will join more than 32,000 people for the 27th annual
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LONDON MARATHON - Mum runs in aid of children’s charity
HAMPSHIRE mum Claire Ford took the challenge to raise money for a charity that helped her son when he was seriously ill. Four years ago her son Lewis was diagnosed with a brain tumour and spent a month in Southampton General Hospital following complications
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LONDON MARATHON - Husband and wife duo battle it out
ONE Southampton couple hoping to make a marathon effort next month is Kevin and Sally Gilbert from Shirley. Although this will be the first marathon for Kevin he is expecting to be out run by his wife who has run four London Marathons so far and has
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Clearing up after the young ones
TO many Southampton residents they are the irresponsible and grotesque caricatures of the popular TV sitcom The Young Ones. And the mountains of waste - from mattresses and unwanted furniture to piles of old papers - that blight the gardens and streets
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Subaru stolen after back door burglary
A high-powered car has been stolen from outside a house in Stockbridge. Police are appealing for information following the burglary at an address in Old London Road. The burglar got into the property through the back door overnight on April 1 and
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You’re barred from my pub Mr Chancellor . . .
A SOUTHAMPTON pub landlord has banned the Chancellor from drinking in his Shirley boozer in protest at tax hikes on alcohol. The Park Hotel is the first pub in the city to ban Alistair Darling as part of a rapidly spreading national campaign. Landlord
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Five vehicle collision on the A31
DRIVERS are being warned to avoid the eastbound stretch of the A31 this morning after a five-vehicle collision. Three commercial vans and two cars were involved in the crash between Poulner and Picket Post near Ringwood. Emergency services was called
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: NYK Libra, container, 0130, 207; Vantage, container, 0330, 7; Autotransporter, roro, 0615, 201; Carmen, vehicle, 0630, 34/35; Grande Meditteraneo, vehicle, 0830, 102; Don Pasquale, vehicle, 0930, 43; NYK Virgo
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Dancing dogs
If you have a talented pet, let us know by e-mailing us or contact Melanie Adams at the Daily Echo on (023) 8061 4271. MOST of us have problems jiving with two feet but with tails wagging and pricked ears, these dancing dogs are divas of the dance floor
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Celtic fans divided over Strachan's future
Celtic fans are undecided over the future of manager Gordon Strachan according to the president of the Affiliation of Celtic Supporters' Clubs, Peter Rafferty. The former Saints boss was subject to some vociferous abuse during Saturday's 1-0 home defeat
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Pietersen running a big risk - ECB chief
Giles Clarke admits England players who do not renew their central contracts would be free to play in the Indian Premier League - but they could also jeopardise their international futures. England's star names - such as Hampshire's Kevin Pietersen
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Thanks for all your help
I WOULD like to say thank you to the very kind gentleman I met at the vets last week. I was there to collect my cat who had been kicked in the head by someone thoughtless and subsequently had to have her left eye removed as it was so badly damaged. The
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Squirt the offender
WITH regard to tackling the issue of cat pooh in the garden, might I offer some advice to the readers suffering. As a cat lover I welcome the local cats into my garden, but on condition that they do not use it as a toilet! To this end, should I see one
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Bedbugs bite at those wartime memories
YOUR article that mentioned bedbugs reminded me of something that happened to my father in the last war. He was a carpenter and joiner. Every morning after the Blitz on Plymouth he would go from our home in Cornwall to do small repairs i.e. windows and
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He should hang his head in shame
I AM afriad that I have to respond to Martin Kyrle's letter in Thursday's Echo regarding the highly contentious issue of Eastleigh allotments. Where I have no objection to Mr Kyrle opposing my views I will seriously contest his derogatory comments on
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We get on with our lives
REFERRING to various insinuating comments from readers and the comment regarding "disabled and their cars appear to be well off and do not need these concessions''. I would like everyone to realise that the disabled are independent, appreciate all the
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IPL for the Rose Bowl?
HAMPSHIRE chairman Rod Bransgrove is considering hosting Indian Premier League matches at the Rose Bowl. Bransgrove's decision to let Dimitri Mascarenhas play alongside Shane Warne for two weeks of the IPL season with the Rajasthan Royals may be just
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Wonderful service has poor reward
I HAVE been very fortunate never to have needed an ambulance until recently. In the last few weeks, however, it has been necessary to send for one on several occasions and I would like to say how much my wife and I appreciate the kindness and care of
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Surman will play anywhere
ANDREW Surman is ready to stay out of position at left-back to help Saints beat the drop. The England Under-21 midfielder was outstanding after replacing Gregory Vignal during the 2-0 win against Bristol City. When Vignal limped off with a hamstring
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Chris would like to stay at St Mary's
CHRIS Lucketti hopes to make Southampton the eighth club of his career. But the on-loan defender is putting all thoughts of a permanent move to St Mary's to one side while he helps Saints retain their Championship status. "We haven't spoken about
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Rose can bloom in Augusta
ONE shot off the lead, two holes to play. Justin Rose was that close to possibly winning the Masters last year. Deep breath in, summon up the courage, find the inspiration and a title he had dreamt of all his golfing life could be his at just 26 years
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Eastleigh's plate class win
EASTLEIGH won the Gales Hants Plate sponsored by Fullers Brewery in a hard-fought game with Farnborough at Bishopstoke. The visitors were runners-up last season and fought tenaciously to avoid being bridesmaids again, only to succumb 15-8. The game
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Fundraising is a cake walk at VT
SENIOR executives of shipbuilding and support services giant VT got their hands dirty in Southampton baking cakes. Sixty of the top managers of the Hampshire based defence firm yesterday baked cakes, muffins and flapjacks before, in a challenge reminiscent
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Surge in profits at SCT’s Dubai parent
THE Arabian port giant which half owns Southampton Container Terminals has seen its profits rise by more than half in the last year. Dubai Ports World reported profits of £210m yesterday and said business for the start of 2008 had been good. Last year
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Bidders line up for division of cash print firm
HAMPSHIRE bank note printer De La Rue has drawn up a shortlist of bidders for its £450m cash systems business, it has emerged. The move comes four months after the company, which prints one in five of the world's currencies, announced a strategic review
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County council warned about wasting tax payers' money
COUNCIL tax campaigners have warned civic leaders in Hampshire about wasting tax payers' cash to take on post offices facing the axe. Hampshire County Council leader Ken Thornber has said he will meet post office bosses to discuss the possibility of
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TV's Titchmarsh made Sheriff despite protests
TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has been appointed High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight - amid protest from locals that he is not an Islander. The 58-year-old Yorkshire-man donned a frilly ceremonial uniform and was sworn as the enforcer of the Queen's writ
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Jack's plight can help others to beat loneliness
THE story of a Second World War veteran's search for a drinking buddy has touched the hearts of Daily Echo readers. Sadly the experiences of Jack Hammond, 88, of Cadnam, pictured, are not unique and many elderly people are left feeling isolated
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Lifeboat station revamp keeps running aground
FOR nearly 40 years, its lifeboat volunteers have been serving the sailing community from a pokey garage, without proper facilities to wash, change or dry off after a call out. Amid the setting of an internationally- renowned yachting mecca, the
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Ban for biker's cheeky stunt is lifted after appeal
A SPEEDING motorcyclist who was banned for six months and jailed for two for using his feet to obscure his registration plate from police cameras has had his disqualification overturned and his sentence halved by appeal judges. Twice last year
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Eastleigh hold their nerve to win plate
EASTLEIGH won the Gales Hants Plate sponsored by Fullers Brewery in a hard-fought game with Farnborough at Bishopstoke. The visitors were runners- up last season and fought tenaciously to avoid being bridesmaids again, only to succumb 15-8.
