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My brave new world
A year ago Julia was a drug-dependent prostitute plying her trade on Southampton's streets. But now, as she tells KATE THOMPSON the 18-year-old has transformed her life... LOOKING at Julia as she cuddles her beautiful young daughter, it's hard to believe
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Sheer guts has turned my life around
When Julia hit rock bottom she found herself in a pit of despair dependent on drugs and prostituting herself to pay for the habit. But with sheer strength of will and a man's belief in her she has pulled herself out of hell. Here she talks to KATE THOMPSON
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Women still trail in top job stakes
FEWER than 10 per cent of the most senior jobs in public life are held by females, despite the fact more women than ever are now working. A new survey by the Equal Opportunities Commission shows that women are still "massively" under-represented in positions
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'New Hyypia' could start for Pompey
Petri Pasanen wants to be Pompey's answer to Sami Hyypia. Finland international Pasanen is set to make his debut for Portsmouth at Aston Villa tonight after signing on loan until the end of the season from Ajax. The 23-year-old played Champions League
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Hawks give both bosses the boot
Liam Daish and Mick Jenkins were yesterday sacked as joint managers of Havant & Waterlooville. The board's decision continued a turbulent 48 hours for the club, who were rocked by the resignation of chairman Derek Pope after Saturday's 3-0 home defeat
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Melbourne Highway, vc, 0430, 43; QM2, p, 0530, 38/9; Black Prince, p, 0700, 101; Shanghai Express, cc, 0730, 207; Trinity, gc, 1430, 107; Hual Trader, r/r, 1730, 46. Today's Principal Sailings: Progress Ace, r/r, 0030, 105;
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New paymaster for 1,300 B&Q workers?
MORE than 1,300 workers at B&Q's headquarters in Hampshire may soon have a new master if a potential £8 billion American takeover gets off the ground. Shares in the DIY giant's parent company, Kingfisher, surged by more than five per cent at one point
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House price fear eased
HOME owners in the south have been given this shot-in-the-arm message from economists: "Your house will still make money for you this year." Price growth looks set to remain steady during 2004 as low interest rates and high employment levels continue
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Enterprise hub's work impresses its visitors
SOUTHAMPTON Enterprise Hub hosted a high-profile visit from the UK Trade and Investment department to discuss start-up options facing hi-tech, hi-growth companies. Ian Jones, deputy chief executive of UK Trade & Investment, spent a morning at the
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Sea Angling: Whiting is Roy's best yet
One of the season's heaviest whiting has been caught from marks a couple of miles to the south of The Needles. Roy Rolle from Dibden Purlieu is pictured above, with the specimen, which tipped the scales down to exactly 5lb. Rolle, a labourer who works
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Basketball: Solent never get over their dreadful start
SOLENT STARS 98 (13, 48, 81) - PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 106 (23, 56, 79) A dreadful first four minutes by Stars let Plymouth Raiders take a 10-3 lead in this English League Division 1 game at Fleming Park. Lay-up shots were missed by Chris Glover, Matt Crawford
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Darts: Monk crashes out in decider
Hampshire have two players in the second round of the Lakeside World Championship at Frimley Green - but experienced campaigner Colin Monk is not one of them. Monk, taking part in his tenth consecutive contest at the Lakeside, lost out to number two seed
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Whitchurch off the bottom
Whitchurch United moved off the bottom of the Sydenhams Wessex League at the weekend with a win over Hamble ASSC. The 3-2 victory sees the Longmeadow club two points clear of their nearest rivals Downton, who face Andover at the weekend. For more, see
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£1m BILL FOR PROTEST
THE protest over a new park-and-ride facility in Winchester has cost the county's taxpayers almost £1m. The campaigners' fight to prevent land at Bar End being transformed into a new car park has caused years of delay. Now the county council estimates
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Campaigners fight motocross scheme
A CAMPAIGN group has been set up by residents in a village near Winchester in a bid to stop motocross riders using fields near their homes. People living in South Wonston say their lives have been made a nightmare by the constant din from motorcycle riders
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A36 CRASH DRIVER TO FACE CHARGE
A HAMPSHIRE minibus driver has been accused of causing the horrific eight-vehicle crash in which two of his passengers were killed. Trevor Clayton, 57, of Dean Road, Bitterne, Southampton, was due to appear at New Forest Magistrates' Court yesterday to
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Anna's life to be celebrated
MOURNERS are to gather to celebrate the life of a young woman who collapsed and died in a Southampton nightclub. Psychology student Anna Greenwood had been dancing with friends at Jumpin' Jaks in the city's Leisureworld complex when she suddenly collapsed
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It's thumbs up for controversial hall
A LONG-running battle for a new £600,000 church hall in a New Forest graveyard is set to end in days. Church leaders have been trying for more than three years to obtain planning permission for the new hall in the Hordle parish churchyard. The Daily Echo
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Class act Kerry to join theatre season
CHICHESTER Festival Theatre has a former grave-digger among its new season highlights. Kerry Fox, who co-starred with Ewan McGregor and Christopher Ecclestone in the hit British movie Shallow Grave, will be joining the ensemble cast of the theatre's production
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Robin Hood at The Point
ROBIN Hood and his Merry Men will be taking centre stage at The Point, Eastleigh. This band of good guys will be fighting the Sheriff of Nottingham and his bungling accomplices to save the babes from murder. Babes in the Wood is being staged by the Mountbatten
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New drama school is in the pipeline
AN EXCITING new drama school offering children the chance to learn skills for acting on film and TV and even appear in a short film is coming to Southampton soon. The Youngstar Drama School will be running weekly classes for children and young people
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Baby at centre of rent-a-womb scam
A BABY born in a Southampton hospital was today at the centre of an Internet "rent-a-womb" scam. The three-week-old girl is said to have been promised to three couples who had set up an agreement with the baby's mother via an American surrogacy website
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Anna's life to be celebrated
MOURNERS are to gather to celebrate the life of a young woman who collapsed and died in a Southampton nightclub. Psychology student Anna Greenwood had been dancing with friends at Jumpin' Jaks in the city's Leisureworld complex when she suddenly collapsed
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Goats help needy - no kidding. . .
NEEDY widows in Africa certainly got the goat of youngsters at a Southampton school - so they decided to do something about it. Pupils at Weston Park Junior School, in Weston Lane, Weston, spent weeks donating pennies left over from their tuck shop money
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Tea puts kids on the fitness trail
YOUNGSTERS at Southampton's St Mark's School served tea and cake to former pupils and played bingo at a fundraising tea party. The event was the first stage of the children's fundraising campaign to raise £300 to buy material to make new playground structures
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Riverdance band take centre stage
THE band who provided the haunting music for Michael Flatley's stage spectacular Riverdance will be grabbing a bit of the limelight themselves next month. Founded by Dublin-born composer Michael McGlynn, Anuna will be calling at The Anvil, Basingstoke
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Keep partying - 70s style
CHRISTMAS may have come and gone, but the party spirit continues - in Basingstoke, at least. Mamma Mia - The Concert features not just the music of Abba, but disco classics by the likes of Barry White, the Bee Gees and a host of other 70s stars, as well
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WE'LL FIND YOU, JEFFERY
"I will not give up hope." The mother of missing Portchester hiker Jeffery Moore is determined to trace her son who went missing in the Austrian Alps five months ago. Determined Marion Moore has never given up hope of contacting the 37-year-old after
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Pub attack appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked by a gang in a popular Ryde pub. Officers suspect a ten inch socket spanner later found at the scene may have been used in the attack on the man at the JD Wetherspoon Fowlers pub in Union Street
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Snooker ace will reopen fire-hit club
A SNOOKER club badly damaged by fire is now to play host to a Whirlwind after it was confirmed that snooker legend Jimmy White would officially declare the venue open again following repairs. The club was forced to close after fire ripped through the
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Hants Cross-Country Championships: Michaela misses chance of glory on her debut
MICHAELA McCallum will not relish the memories of her first Hants Cross-Country Championships. In the absence of defending champ Lucy Elliott, the 37-year-old from Suffolk, now a resident of Winchester was considered by many as red-hot favourite to win
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HAMPSHIRE CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN
Full list of runners and finishing times SENIOR AND VETERAN WOMEN (8.0km) 1 FROST Bryony Isle of Wight 28.32 2 McGARRY Joanne Jersey Spartan 28.55 3 FROST Kathryn Isle of Wight 28.58 4 McCALLUM Michaela (W35,1st) Winchester & District 30.14 5 ROLLINS
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Ferry good effort given high praise
HYTHE ferry bosses have praised the numerous organisations which helped them to keep their boats running after Hythe Pier was badly damaged by a dredger. The Hythe to Southampton ferry service has been operating from Hythe Marina Pontoon since the accident
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ANDERS FIRST TO GO?
ANDERS SVENSSON could be the first Saints star out the St Mary's door in the transfer window with Leicester interested in a loan move for the Swedish star. Svensson has attracted plenty of interest from home and abroad after it became known that Saints
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Echo Comment: Leicester game is so important
Saints are preparing for tomorrow night's match at Leicester knowing they stand on an important threshold for the season. Simply, it's a game they desperately need to win. After three hugely disappointing performances, culminating in three defeats, Saints
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Appeal renewed over New Year's Day attack
POLICE have made a fresh appeal for witnesses to a New Year's Day assault, which left a Southampton man fighting for his life, to come forward. Phil Clayton, 51, suffered severe head injuries in an incident outside Netley Central Sports and Social Club
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Nell's a real Christmas card. . .
TV STAR and model Nell McAndrew brought some seasonal cheer to a new campaign when she donned a slinky outfit made entirely of Christmas cards. The Rethink Rubbish campaign and the Woodland Trust, a leading woodland conservation charity in the UK, asked
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Printing outlet wins a brand of quality
PRONTAPRINT Southampton is again celebrating being awarded the status of Business Superbrand, made on behalf of the Brand Council, a leading authority on service brands. The decision was judged by assessing innovative approaches in work, reliability records
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Have a bold knight out at charity pantomime
TRADITIONAL pantomime fun is on offer from the Woolston, Weston and Sholing Players' show In Days of Old When Knights Were Bold. The lively self-penned panto sees the players recreate the time of King Arthur, with just a few tweaks of their own. The show
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£450 'TAX' TO PARK TWO CARS
TWO-CAR families in Southampton city centre are to be hit with a £450 bill for parking outside their own homes. The pricey permits, currently free, were agreed in a council meeting last night alongside 50p an hour night-time charges for city centre parking
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Frank can feel safe at last in his home
A SOUTHAMPTON pensioner who has been the target of a catalogue of crimes can feel safe in his own home for the first time in a year after being given a free top-of-the-range alarm system. Frank Lavington, 96, has been the victim of 18 crimes in the last
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Couple cut free from car wreck
A 49-year-old man and his wife had to be cut free from their sports car after a collision in Shalfleet. The accident occurred on Sunday at Winchester Corner, near the junction of Elm Lane and Forrest Road at 3pm. The man's black Porsche Boxster was in
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HAMPSHIRE CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN
Full list of runners and finishing times SENIOR AND VETERAN MEN (11.7km) 1 LAMBERT Toby Alton Runners 36.55 2 MERRIEN Lee Guernsey Island 37.07 3 STOPHER Brian Aldershot Farnham & District 37.28 4 McCARTHY Daniel Aldershot Farnham & District 38.00
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Violence: Don't suffer in silence
"DO NOT suffer in silence" is the message to victims of domestic violence in a campaign launched by Eastleigh police and the local community safety partnership. Police are determined to tackle assaults in the home and provide victims with the support
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Young Musician Ashley's on his way
CHANDLER'S Ford piano prodigy Ashley Fripp is now just one step away from the grand final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Just before Christmas the talented 14-year-old travelled to Glasgow and booked his place in the semi-finals plus
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Newport moves upset Ohren
COWES Sports boss Derek Ohren claims his attempts to help troubled neighbours Newport IoW have been thrown back in his face. Since the receivers cancelled all playing contracts at St George's Park, Port have lost virtually all their mainland players and
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An optimistic forecast for economic growth
ECONOMIC growth is set to accelerate in the south in the first half of this year, it is claimed. Both business optimism and output are at their highest levels since May 2000, according to the latest BDO Business Trends Report. It shows that UK businesses
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Chat rooms warning as girl flees home
A HAMPSHIRE schoolgirl sparked every parent's worst nightmare after she fled nearly 250 miles to meet a man she got to know on the Internet. The 14-year-old from Winchester was reported missing on Saturday morning after she left home to travel to Merseyside
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Monologues culture
BIRDS of a feather will be flocking together at The Mayflower theatre later this year. Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson, from the hit TV show Birds of a Feather, will be joined by television personality Anneka Rice when the smash-hit show The Vagina Monologues
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A36 CRASH DRIVER TO FACE CHARGE
A HAMPSHIRE minibus driver has been accused of causing the horrific eight-vehicle crash in which two of his passengers were killed. Trevor Clayton, 57, of Dean Road, Bitterne, Southampton, was due to appear at New Forest Magistrates' Court yesterday to
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I haven't got justice for my son
"IT'S an insult." Those were the words of the father of the Southampton man two junior doctors were convicted of killing, after he found out they were back at work. Amit Misra, 34, and Rajeev Srivastava, 38, were both given 18-month suspended jail sentences
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£450 parking 'tax' for two car families
TWO car families in Southampton city centre are to be hit with a £450 bill for parking outside their own homes. The pricey permits, currently free, were agreed in a council meeting last night alongside 50p an hour night-time charges for city centre parking
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Jazz band's CD dedicated to loyal fans
THE New Gateway Jazz Band is ushering in the new year with a new album - and it's a case of business as usual for the Hampshire-based Dixieland specialists. Recorded live at Eastleigh's Concorde Club, Rhythm Is Our Business is the second CD to be released
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Who's taken Hattie?
A FAREHAM woman has spoken of her fear that thieves may have stolen her prized Cavalier King Charles Spaniel after it went missing six days ago. The much-loved family pet named Hattie was last seen on New Year's Eve when she was let out into the garden
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School seeks funds for SPACE project
CIVIC chiefs are being urged to cough up cash to help provide a Chandler's Ford primary school with more space. Last October Scantabout Primary School launched a fundraising initiative to provide a £200,000 extension at the school to be used by community
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Memories of Queen Mary
FROM Frank Sinatra to Harry Belafonte and Joe Louis to Bette Davis, all the world's mid 20th century glitterati sailed on board the original Queen Mary. For the ship's crew the sight of stars such as Walt Disney walking up to the bar to order a drink
