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New rules over selling
BUSINESSES across Hampshire involved in the sale of insurance policies for products or services they provide are being warned that they could face prosecution from next year unless authorised by the Financial Services Authority. From January, new regulations
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Aqua Cooling warms to the challenge by attaining £2m turnover
ENGINEERING company Aqua Cooling Solutions is celebrating after achieving a £2m annual turnover within the first three years of trading. Aqua, which designs and supplies industrial cooling applications, started trading in 2001 with just three members
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Outstanding result for agricultural college
THE south's leading agricultural college has been declared outstanding by Ofsted inspectors. Students at Sparsholt College near Winchester study a wide variety of subjects related to animals, landscapes and the countryside in general. Courses on offer
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Bishop's barbies best
The Bishop on the Bridge's weekly gourmet barbecue has gone down so well that it has secured the Win-chester pub a place in the finals of a national competition. The riverside inn at the bottom of the High Street will battle it out to be crowned king
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Forest fox-hunters facing extinction?
FOX-HUNTING in the New Forest could be banned within the next few months, politicians have indicated. Labour MPs have said Prime Minister Tony Blair is going to force through legislation banning the sport using powers which prevent the House of Lords
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It's Grid-lock at motor museum
A LEADING Hampshire attraction is racing ahead in its bid to pull the crowds in this summer. Staff at Beaulieu Motor Museum have installed 20 of the latest Sony PlayStation 2 games consoles to entertain young visitors. Up to 20 youngsters can compete
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Three held after first day of drug crackdown
THREE men were being quizzed today after police swooped on the first day of a major crackdown on drug dealers in Southampton. The trio, all in their 20s, were arrested at a flat in the Golden Grove area of St Mary's and taken to Southampton Central police
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Youngsters in a spin at the skate jam
DOZENS of skate and BMX fans descended on a Southampton park at the weekend to show off their skills at the annual Shirley Warren Skate Jam. The event, which is organised by local youngsters with the help of the Coxford and District Youth Project, is
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Special zones curb gatherings of yobs
POLICE have hailed the success of so-called exclusion zones set up in parts of Southampton in cracking down on anti-social behaviour. So pleased are officers with the reduction of nuisance behaviour incidents that they are considering extending the zones
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Mum and daughter prepare to baldly go
IT'S a case of like mother like daughter today when Sue and Stacey Trodd baldly go where few women have gone before. And the pair's grade one efforts in a joint head shave are set to give Steve New a boost in his battle against cancer. Sue, 40, worked
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Dancers serve up surprise on court
INSTEAD of a Sunday stroll it was a dance in the park. Sedate music swept across tennis courts in a city park as Southampton's senior citizens stepped out for a tea dance - one of the high notes of the continuing Southampton Over-50s Festival. The tennis
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All aboard the history bus tour
BUS tours back in time are stopping off in Fareham. Transport enthusiasts' group the Provincial Society is celebrating becoming a registered charity by holding a huge exhibition in the town, including free rides in a 1940s double-decker. The exhibition
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Children dig carnival event
IT was just like being at the seaside right in the heart of landlocked Eastleigh town centre. There were Punch and Judy shows and horse and wagon rides - and there was hardly space to spread a towel as dozens of children turned out for Eastleigh Carnival's
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Handshake is helping lift lives of the poorest
VILLAGERS in a leafy corner of Hampshire are helping to change lives in one of the most poverty-stricken corners of the world. The St Thomas Handshake to Kware charity was launched three years ago and has helped to make major inroads into both health
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Wigley needs a hand
Saints head coach Steve Wigley wants to make an addition to the managerial team - but it may not be a director of football. Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier and David Platt, who worked with Wigley at England under-21 level and at Nottingham Forest
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Management style built on mutual respect
Steve Wigley has joined the ranks of full-time Premiership bosses, but is as unlikely a character for the job as you will find. The affable, friendly, chatty 42-year-old is certainly not your kick the players into the line type of manager. Instead he
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Time for some answers, Rupert
TESTING times loom for Rupert Lowe. The Saints chairman has apparently long been considering a reform of the coaching structure at St Mary's and now has his chance following the departure of Paul Sturrock. Speculation is rife that he will bring in a director
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Lymington out to rediscover spark of 03/04
WHEN you've got an empty points account two games into the new season, the last team you want to face are FA Vase winners and league/cup holders Winchester City. But that's the ominous prospect facing off-colour Lymington & New Milton at Fawcetts
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Abbey workers face new fears
ABBEY staff in Hampshire face fresh uncertainty over their livelihoods after official confirmation that 3,000 jobs will be lost if the UK bank's takeover by Spain's Santander Central Hispano (SCH) goes ahead. The proposed redundancies, which is less than
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Awards shortlist announced
WITH the county's strong tradition of international trade, this year's new category of the Hampshire Business Awards always looked set to reveal some great companies doing fascinating work across the globe. Mark Price, regional corporate director at The
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Putting businesses on track to success
THEY began as three just 11 years ago - now the ranks have swelled to nearly 50. Pictured here are some of the Hampshire-based workers for Tenon Recovery, which claims to be the biggest business recovery unit in the south coast, outside of London. The
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Southampton still ranked high
RETAIL property organisation BCSC has produced a report providing some 'big picture' figures on shopping and shopping destinations in the UK. The BCSC - formerly known as the British Council of Shopping Centres - claims retail expenditure in the UK is
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Young & Butt brought in to hive off Pavilions units
ACTING on behalf of Sunley Homes, leading commercial agents, Young & Butt, have been instructed to dispose of a number of units at The Pavilions, which are situated at St George's Barracks, in Gosport. The premises consist of ten individual units
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Come clean Rupert
SAINTS fans were today demanding that the club comes clean over the Paul Sturrock affair. They believe the veil of secrecy surrounding Sturrock's shock departure as manager yesterday is damaging the club and could spark plummeting attendances. Saints
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Wheel get you to the church on time!
SHE LEFT for her wedding in a spectacular carriage drawn by two white horses. However, when Sam Smith arrived at the register office, she was late, muddy, slightly shaken - and in a blue Renault Scenic people carrier. The 27-year-old bride-to-be was three
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Street rallied to aid of girl after crash
A TEN-year-old schoolgirl who was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an accident is still in a serious but stable condition. As reported in yesterday's Daily Echo the young pedestrian was hit by a silver 4x4 Mitsibushi which had been
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Sporting project gains Kevin's backing
TRIUMPHANT after Saints' first victory of the season, star striker Kevin Phillips kicked off a fun day at Sherfield English. Villagers turned out in force for family fun and a dog show to raise funds for the Sherfield English Recreation Project. An area
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Becky's Big Brother dream
BIG BROTHER fan Becky Shaw has had her dream come true. The 25-year-old is to step inside the Big Brother house for an unforgettable party after winning a competition at Southampton's Walkabout bar. An avid fan of all five series of the hit reality television
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Campaign to place viaduct on the list
Heritage campaigners in Hampshire have launched a plea to save a unique railway viaduct. The Hockley Viaduct, built in the late 19th century, is believed to be one of the first made with a concrete core. It played a vital role in the build-up to D-Day
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They're clowning around
THE fun of the big top came to Fareham when the town's shopping centre hosted a clown summer school led by children's favourite Buzzy the Clown. Dozens of children visiting the centre in West Street enjoyed learning how to model balloons and spin plates
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Wigley's ready to roll after change of heart
Six months ago Steve Wigley was adamant that life as a Premiership manager was not for him. Wigley oversaw the post-Gordon Strachan draws against Everton and at Blackburn in February after becoming increasingly involved with the coaching of the first
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Saints Postbag - What the fans are saying
'Laughing stock' - 'Spineless' - 'Sack him' - 'Underhand' - 'Disgusted'- 'Hyprocrite' - 'Disgrace' -'Appalled' and 'Insulted' Read tonight's two page Saints Postbag special in tonight's Echo.
