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Gardens: Full of spring colour
As spring arrives PAT HOLT visits some gardens to look at the variety of colours on offer to the gardener CARPETS of spring flowers and delicate cherry blossom will greet those who go out to visit the Hampshire gardens which are open to the public this
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Rose breezes through cut
Justin Rose made a spirited comeback from a back injury to sail through the cut on the second day of the infamous Algarve Portuguese Open at Vale da Lobo. Sail was the operative word because the winds that have lashed the Algarve have made this a nightmare
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Hants play name game
Hampshire Cricket will break with tradition once again this summer - by wearing football-style shirts in the Frizzell County Championship. Chairman Rod Bransgrove has already succeeded in turning Hampshire County Cricket Club into Hampshire Cricket, the
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Still time for winning way with words
DON'T forget there is still time to enter the Daily Echo short story and poetry competition. Closing date: Friday 26 April. Short Story: word limit 1,500 words. Theme: A City Mystery Judge: Russell Celyn Jones (current judge of the Booker Prize) Poetry
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Pet sounds in the air during service
ALL creatures great and small will be congregating at Botley's Manor Farm Museum this Sunday when the working farm attraction stages an open-air church service for pets. The setting for the special "Bless This Mouse" service will be the grounds of the
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivings: Bunga Mas 10, container, 0001, 204W; Oriana, passenger, 0530, 38/9; Turandot, ro-ro, 0545, 34/5; Ketty Brovig, cargo, 0900, 204E; Grande Europa, vehicle, 1100, 202; Bunga Mas 9, container, 1400, 204W; Amur 2531, cargo 1900
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HALF-TIME SCORES
Half-time results from the top clubs in the South SOUTHAMPTON 1 - DERBY 0 PORT VALE 0 - BOURNEMOUTH 0
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DAVIES TOLD TO PRODUCE
Gordon Strachan has challenged Kevin Davies to prove he's a striker - by scoring goals. The Saints boss is full of praise for the former Blackburn man's hard-working performances but stressed he will ultimately be judged on the number of times he hits
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What a birthday gift with Sir Geoff!
England's 1966 World Cup winning hero Sir Geoff Hurst gave a Southampton Tyro League team the thrill of a lifetime by coaching them for a day - thanks to The Daily Echo. The hat-trick hero from the famous 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley in '66 was
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Sign up for our schools initiative
NEXT week sees the launch of the Daily Echo's School Newspaper Initiative Six schools across the region: Woodlands Community School, Kings School Winchester, Priestlands School, Woolston School, Bridgemary Community School and Cantell School are getting
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VAT scam duo sent to prison
TWO Hampshire businessmen convicted of a £1m VAT scam have been locked up for four years. Raymond McGlynn, 51, and Jonathan Hayward, 42, who were found guilty of the fraud in February, also stand to have their homes and assets seized in order to recoup
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SO WHY NO ANSWERS?
A SIX-year-old girl and her 40-year-old father died when their car crashed on the M27 where controversial roadworks are taking place. The man's 36-year-old wife and three-year-old son are fighting for their lives after the car crossed cones marking a
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City to hold own memorial service
A MEMORIAL service for the Queen Mother will be held tomorrow at St Mary's Church in Southampton city centre from 3pm. The service, which has been organised as part of the city council's memorial events, will be led by Southampton centre parish rector
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New voice for the grey generation
OLDER people across the south look set to have a powerful new voice, after it was agreed to set up a regional branch of the UK's biggest pensioner action group. The National Pensioners Convention (NPC), which already represents more than 1million elderly
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Elizabeth the Queen Mother
THE Daily Echo'sPoet in Residence Polly Clark has written this poem for the Queen Mother We shift in our new age, not yet at ease, Torn already and not yet mended - And your face turns to us from the last, Memories played out across the screen As if you
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Looking back to a great day of celebration
CHILDREN gaily waved their Union Jacks and streamers as the south joined the nation on the streets, clapping and cheering with joy to celebrate the day Britain crowned a new queen. In Southampton 2,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and members of civil and
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Well on course for a life on the ocean wave
ACHIEVING the ambition of becoming an officer in the Royal Navy is one step closer for Graham Hall after he successfully completed the first phase of a hectic training schedule. The 25-year-old from Stubbington is hoping to become a warfare officer and
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Fire victim's fury over faulty hose
A MAN who escaped a blaze in his mobile home has spoken of his anger that an emergency fire hosepipe on his doorstep was not working. Builder Jimmy Ford, 21, woke up coughing to find his static caravan at Grange Park, Shamblehurst Lane, Hedge End, in
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SAINTS 2 - DERBY 0
Southampton can just smell the sweet air of Premiership safety after grabbing three valuable points at the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium this afternoon. Goals from Matthew Oakley and Marian Pahars earned Gordon Strachan's side a comfortable win
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They all love the Titanic!
THE sinking of ill-fated liner Titanic is one of the 20th century's most enduring tragedies. As if to prove it, Southampton's community history officer Sheila Jemima has been hit with an avalanche of inquiries from around the world as the 90th anniversary
