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At the cutting edge
Single mum Gail Lampin has been a hairdresser for nearly three decades. She tells KATE THOMPSON why she has decided to open a training school so other young mums can follow in her footsteps... AFTER 29 years as a hairdresser in Southampton, single mum
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Treleaven's record mark
Hampshire Open champion Mark Treleaven continued his brilliant end-of-season form with a record-breaking performance in the The Hampshire Club's Pro-Am. The Hayling assistant professional set a new course record with a seven under par 65 in the Masterspec-sponsored
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School's out for Henley
STONEHAM's European Tour hopeful Darren Henley is resigned to spending another season on the EuroPro Tour after missing out at the first stage of Tour School last week. After the brightest possible start at Chart Hills where Henley shot a first round
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Linnets get home tie they wanted
LYMINGTON & Milton may be the sole surviving Sydenhams Wessex League club in the FA Cup, but modest manager Ian Robinson reckons Winchester City were the team of last round. While the Linnets were crushing Clevedon United 8-2 to earn a home tie with
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Struggling engineer sells off division
STRUGGLING French heavy engineer Alstom, which employs 500 workers at its train care depot in Eastleigh, is to sell its transmission and distribution arm to French nuclear power group Areva for £657.5m. Alstom said the disposal of the business was "another
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Good news on horizon
BUSINESSES in the south have been given a shot in the arm by the chief economist of one of Britain's top banks. An upbeat prediction for the regional economy across the south coast will add to the air of optimism already being shown by thousands of firms
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Roadshow to a bright future
MAJOR employers in the south are back exhibiting at the Southern Daily Echo Job Scene Roadshow in Southampton a week on Thursday. Among a raft of big companies is British Gas, whose recruitment manager, Gill Spencer, said: "At previous shows we have received
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NO ONE SAID MY BABY BOY HAD A GRAVE
A HAMPSHIRE mum has discovered that a hospital buried the body of the son she thought had been cremated 23 years ago. When family reasons prompted Sylvia to look into the birth of her stillborn child, she never dreamed she would discover he had actually
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Gwen's final cuppa
WHAT do Prince Andrew, eccentric astronomer Patrick Moore and pop crooner Tom Jones all have in common? All three have been customers of Gwen Swain at The Bosun Caf on Calshot beach. In Gwen's 25 years behind the Bosun's traditional Formica counter, thousands
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NO ONE SAID MY BABY BOY HAD A GRAVE
A HAMPSHIRE mum has discovered that a hospital buried the body of the son she thought had been cremated 23 years ago. When family reasons prompted Sylvia to look into the birth of her stillborn child, she never dreamed she would discover he had actually
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Shirley Creeper strikes again
POLICE believe the burglar dubbed the Shirley Creeper may have struck again, this time targeting a home while the occupants were entertaining friends. It is thought the intruder, who strikes at night, sneaked into a home in Radway Road, taking a handbag
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Shoppers witness smash and grab raid
ROBBERS staged a brazen daylight raid on a Southampton city centre jewellers, causing terror among shoppers and sparking a county-wide hunt for their stolen getaway car. Stunned shoppers in Above Bar Street saw a car pull up outside prestigious Parkhouse
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PC windfall for schools
SOUTHAMPTON Test MP Dr Alan Whitehead has presented computer equipment worth over £22,000 to local schools. Dr Whitehead was at Tesco's giant superstore in Millbrook on Friday to hand over the equipment to pupils. Schools in Southampton have collected
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Zany Boys of Brum taking the Biscuit
WITH names like Crabclaw, Bullmoose, Shark, Boysie and Dangerous Dave, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys sound more like 1940s hoodlums than serious musicians. But, despite the zany overtones and raucous onstage antics, the British band are accomplished
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Crooks had designs on boutique gowns
THE owner of an exclusive boutique in Bishop's Waltham is appealing for help to trace the daylight thieves who stole four designer dresses. Dawn Inglis is urging the public to alert the police if they are offered any of the garments at knock-down prices
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Back and ready to hit road
TWO clubs - The Cavern in Liverpool and The Imperial in Eastleigh - are looming large in the mind of Mick Haly as he battles back from three years of debilitating illness. For 52-year-old Mick, who fronts popular '60s revival band Peter Pod and the Peas
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Arts cash available for young
THE Arts and Youth Trust for Eastleigh has grants available for those taking part in music, drama, fine arts, dance or youth activities. Applications are invited from borough residents who are aged under 25 and involved in youth activities such as Scouts
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Mum and son join forces
ALI KEFFORD meets the only mother and son double act to serve in the armed forces... IT WAS touch-and-go as to whether Iraqi baby Mareyam Ailan would survive after suffering severe burns in a house fire. Following the blaze in March this year, she was
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Baa-d timing as sheep block road
POLICE officers had to grab some crooks this morning when they were called to deal with a flock of sheep bringing traffic chaos to a Hamphire road. The officers went on the bleat at Allington Lane in West End in a bid to shepherd the 20 sheep to safety
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Name the robot cleaners and win yourself a prize
TWENTY-FIRST century technology is helping to keep Basingstoke's multi-million-pound award-winning shopping centre spick and span. Two robots roam the gleaming floors of the £300million Festival Place complex, cleaning the equivalent of a thousand living
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Tosca, vehicle carrier, 0130, 34/35; P&O Nedlloyd Jakarta, carrier, 0500, 205; Caronia, cruise liner, 0630, 38/9; Hamburg Express, container carrier, 2330, 207. Today's Principal Sailings: OOCL Faith, 0200, 205; Cervantes
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Give yourself a boost
LOOKING to revitalise flagging sales and give business a boost? A special course being staged at the Chilworth Business Incubator, near Southampton, could be one for the diary. Entitled Back to Basics with Sales and Negotiation, the programme will be
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Helping hand for Naomi House
CHILDREN at a Hampshire hospice are to benefit from nearly £7,000 raised by a special business seminar at a leading venue in Southampton. More than 100 people attended the day-long conference at the De Vere Grand Habour Hotel in aid of Naomi House at
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Common sense = Common Purpose
IT WAS Einstein who said "A problem is never solved by the same thinking that created it," and yet how many training events have you been to where senior staff from the same or similar organisations are being encouraged to try and "think outside the box
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Me & My Business: Wooden it be lovely
Lee Parry, 32, set up his furniture store, Eastern Emporium, in Portsmouth Road, Woolston, Southampton, earlier this year. He buys goods imported from India... My love of wood and creativity took off when we moved as a family to South Africa at the age
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Sea Angling: Dobb celebrates a British record
RECORDS HAVE been tumbling during the past few days with 15-year-old Jason Dobb claiming a new British record with a topknot while Dave Abbot has set a new Wessex red mullet shore record. Young Dodd, from Gosport, has a few anxious weeks to wait until
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Parents go it alone in phone mast fight
THE anxious parents of two Winchester schoolchildren have decided to go it alone and challenge a controversial phone mast. Campaigners have battled against a proposal by phone company Orange to erect a 39ft mast in Byron Avenue - just 150m from Western
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College to be base for rugby academy
A WINCHESTER sixth form college has been chosen as a regional base for an academy of rugby excellence. Peter Symonds College has been selected as one of the UK homes of the England Player Development Centre with the support of premiership club London
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A new school for Christmas
CHILDREN at Lymington's Roman Catholic Primary School are set to move into their new £1.5m home before Christmas - with a £4,000 present from the town council. Members of Lymington and Pennington Town Council heard from the school's chairman of governors
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Forest guided walks on offer
THE Forestry Commission has a series of events organised in the next few weeks as part of its New Forest activity programme. Activities in the next two weeks include: Sunday, October 5 - Ramble with A Ranger. Join a volunteer ranger for a fairly strenuous
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Cherie impressed by drugs unit work
HOT on the heels of her husband, Cherie Blair sampled the city of Southampton for herself when she paid a visit to a clinic that helps rehabilitate drug users who have committed crimes to fund their habit. The prime minister's wife met staff and clients
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Expert hired to test stunt for cheating
A SOUTHAMPTON University expert has been hired to find out if David Blaine is cheating in his bid to survive in a glass box next to the Thames for 44 days. The illusionist claims to be surviving on nothing other than water during his six-week stint in
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Expert hired to test stunt for cheating
A SOUTHAMPTON University expert has been hired to find out if David Blaine is cheating in his bid to survive in a glass box next to the Thames for 44 days. The illusionist claims to be surviving on nothing other than water during his six-week stint in
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Food for book fines
IT COULD be a case of beans means fines from today for Southampton's bookworms who have not paid their dues. Food for Fines will encourage borrowers who owe fines for overdue books to make amends by donating a tin of food for every pound owed. The tins
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Social services deny fire inquiry too slow
SOCIAL services bosses have insisted today they would talk to the neighbours of little James Moxham, who died in a house fire nearly a month ago, when the time was right. Their investigation into the four-year-old's death started a week after the fire
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Haslar looks to SA for surgeons
THE Save Haslar Taskforce has welcomed the plan to bring 100 South African nurses and surgeons to carry out hip and knee operations at the Gosport Hospital. Spokesman Peter Edgar said the move proved once again Royal Hospital Haslar's vital role in treating
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Homes step nearer at former farm
EASTLEIGH was faced with such a major housing crisis that it needed to build hundreds of homes on greenfield land at Hedge End. Pulling no punches, council development control chief Colin Peters said: "The reality is that we have nearly 10,000 people
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No extra to travel quicker
RED Funnel ferry timetables will be changed until Thursday this week. It will operate with only a two-boat service. The change has been made as the Red Osprey boat is increasing its vehicle capacity. Terminal staff will highlight the cancelled services
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I'M NOT THE FIRST CHOICE
ANTTI NIEMI kept a clean sheet for the reserves last night and admitted he is now "desperate" to get back into Saints' starting line-up. The Finn has not played since being stretchered off in the FA Cup final, but is breathing down Paul Jones' neck ahead
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Jo sends out a goal message
SAINTS put out a strong cast in their head-to-head with the return of Dirty Den last night - but they were always unlikely to compete with the Maradona of soap opera in the popularity stakes. Yet it proved a good evening's entertainment for those 1,611
