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Nightingales - Florence and Her Family by Gillian Gill
WHEN Florence Nightingale briefly became the most famous woman in the world for her nursing of dying soldiers in the Crimea it came as no surprise to the Hampshire village of West Wellow. For its residents had been among the very first to benefit from
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TOP TEN HARDBACKS
Best selling hardback books for the week ending August 21 1 (1) Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss 2 (3) Birds Without Wings by Louis De Bernieres 3 (-) Something Rotten: Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde 4
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A little Cracker
SMILING Leighton Kerr has a very big reason to be happy. His gorgeous grin and beautiful brown eyes have captured the coveted title of Daily Echo Child of the Year 2004. Leighton won the hearts of readers to make it into the final of the competition to
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Parents' praise after bike horror accident
THE PARENTS of a teenager impaled on his own bicycle have praised the doctors, paramedics and firefighters who came to his rescue. Philip and Carol Rowden said they would be eternally grateful to the emergency teams that took such good care of their son
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Give yourself up - for all our sakes
THE widow of a Hampshire council worker killed in a horror smash has urged the lorry driver who caused the accident to give himself up. Megan Murray has made a direct appeal to Andrew Ellis, who has been on the run since pleading guilty to causing death
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Future burns bright at eco-friendly HQ
A REDUNDANT Curdridge nursing home has been recycled into an eco-friendly office complex. Staff at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have moved into Beechcroft House. Work was completed yesterday on the offices, in Vicarage Lane, that will
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New trains win rail traveller approval
ALMOST half of the new state-of-the-art trains set for the south's railways are on track. Rail chiefs have revealed that nearly 350 of the planned 742 Desiro trains have been wheeled out on to the South West Trains (SWT) network. The upgrade is part of
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Parking mad
WHEN is a motorbike not a motorbike? The answer seems to be when it has three wheels and is classed as a car. But is has left the owner of a trike, who has been fined for parking his beloved vehicle in a motorbike space, scratching his head. Graham Rosamond
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Treating Toon with disdain
BACK in the old days you knew the season was well under way when the first league tables were published. And if were just behind Manchester United on goal difference we'd have been quite happy - but not after just one game! It's quite ridiculous to publish
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'You don't want decorators'
THIS week I was at a testimonial dinner in London for Surrey cricketer Adam Hollioake where I bumped into many football people. I had a long chat with the youngest Premiership manager, Chris Coleman of Fulham, who impressed me very much. Chris gave a
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Modern agents not so easy to handle
SOME of the stories of the off-the-field behaviour of our modern day players are hard to believe. So are their salaries. Sometimes it must be extremely difficult if they are not being given the right guidance. This has to come not only from family and
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Exciting finish on cards
SOMERSET and Hants had a contrived finish at Taunton on a third day in which no play was possible before 4.30pm. Resuming on 20-1 in their first innings, Somerset faced some declaration bowling before closing the reply at 50-1 - 251 runs behind. Hampshire
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TOP TEN PAPERBACKS
Best selling paperback books for the week ending August 21 1 (1) You Are What You Eat by Gillian McKeith 2 (2) A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 3 (4) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 4 (3) The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, roro, 0530, 30; Nedlloyd Africa, container, 0530, 206; Don Quijote, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Mungo, cargo, 0830, 102/3; Grande Europa, vehicle, 1030, 202; CAP Finisterre, container, am, 204; CMA CGM Voltaire, container
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LOCKED UP
A TEENAGER has been jailed for four years for a brutal racist attack on a Jewish youngster. Aaron Hatch, 19, took a run-up before aiming a kick at the boy's head while he was lying on the ground. The 17-year-old victim suffered a broken jaw during the
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Civic splash for city's Olympic diving ace
SOUTHAMPTON diving sensation Pete Waterfield is to be welcomed home to the city with an open-top bus parade and civic reception. Plans are already in place to mark the achievement of the 23-year-old, who claimed a silver medal at the Athens Olympics in
