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Orphan split from sisters calls for sackings
AN ORPHANED schoolgirl separated from her sisters by Hampshire County Council is calling for the social workers responsible to be sacked. The Daily Echo revealed on Saturday that social services bosses had been heavily criticised in an indepen-dent report
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New Dell faces fresh legal challenge
SAINTS' plans for a new Dell are facing another legal challenge from campaigners. Opponents believe the city council may have acted illegally by granting permission for the 32,000-seat stadium without an environmental impact statement. They are threatening
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Death crash catalina is to fly again
GRIEVING relatives today condemned plans to rebuild and fly the Catalina seaplane which claimed the life of Southampton mayor Mike Andrews. His former partner, Elizabeth Longman, branded the decision by a consortium of aviation enthusiasts as "insensitive
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Gardener Charlie rakes in book deal
TV'S gardening golden girl and Romsey lass Charlie Dimmock has signed a book deal rumoured to be worth £500,000. The Ground Force star, famous for her figure-hugging T-shirts and green wellies, will publish the book called Charlie Dimmock's Fun in the
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Sonia proves to be a miracle baby
THEY were told they would never be able to have another child - it was a chance in a million. But after waiting 13 years Southampton couple Mann and Gurnam Potiwal are celebrating a minor miracle - the birth of baby Sonia. Mann, 35, said: "We tried everything
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Do you wallaby my love
SHE may have been abandoned by her mum, but Bridie the white wallaby from Marwell Zoo has found someone else to love her. Saskia Wiemers, one of the keepers from the zoo, has hand-reared Bridie for the past two months. She bottle-feeds the albino Bennett's
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Unbeaten Bashley are top dogs at last
BASHLEY (Rydal) sit proudly at the top of the Peter Cooper Volkswagen Southern Cricket League for the first time in their history. Promoted to the top flight of regional club cricket as Hampshire League runners-up five years ago, they moved into pole
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BASKETBALL: Eagles' hopes were all Rosie!
OUTSTANDING prospect Rosie Chase gave the opposition the runaround as Eastleigh Eagles swooped for victory in the Marshall Rolfe Toyota Junior Basketball League playoffs at Fleming Park. The precocious Chase top scored with ten points as Eastleigh defeated
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Party conference centre boost
THE South Coast is to host two major political conferences next year. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have both now confirmed that Bournemouth is to host their conferences in the year 2000, following this September's Labour party conference. But
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SOUTHERN WATER: Investing in the future
THE customer services department at Southern Water has been awarded Investors in People accreditation. Training and quality manager Paul Graham said that training and development forms a key part of the company's efforts to maintain the highest levels
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Tarquin agree £25million deal
SOUTH Coast boat-builder Tarquin has agreed a 40 million dollar deal, worth about £25 million, to open new markets for its yachts in North and South America and the Caribbean. The deal comes with a new arrangement with a boat company in Florida aimed
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Zac slips to safety oozing cooking oil
CURIOSITY may not have killed this cat - but it did mean he got covered in cooking oil and had to be rescued by two fire crews! A big cat hunt was sparked by the little cat, which staged a disappearing act after being left on his own for just one hour
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UDAL: we aim to saty at the top
MOVE over and make way for Hampshire as serious title contenders after they knocked Middlesex off the top of the PPP Healthcare County Championship. Hampshire completed a six-wicket win over Middlesex and vice-captain Shaun Udal says: "I think people
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Beaten golfer Kerry can still be proud
KERRY Smith narrowly missed out on bringing Hampshire a prized victory in the English Ladies Amateur Championship at Ganton. The 27-year-old England international from Waterlooville lost 2 and 1 to Curtis Cup player Fiona Brown in Saturday's final - after
