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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Tamerlane, roro, 0230, 43; CFF Seine, roro, 0530, 30; P&O Nedlloyd Drake, container, 0900, 207; CMA CGM Strauss, container, 1000, 206; Marie Jeanne, cargo, 1200, 36n; Nedlloyd Asia, container, 1400, 205; Koh Jin, vehicle
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Record-breaking deal-making
THEY are the deal-makers of Southampton. The corporate finance team at city-based Fanshawe Lofts is celebrating as it closes a record 12 months with 14 deals completed. The firm specialises in funding deals for clients in the £1m to £50m turnover sector
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Basketball: Jodi's Estonia date
SOLENT basketball starlet Jodi Jerram will be packing her winter woollies over Christmas in preparation for new year's international action in Estonia. After successful trials for England's junior women at Nottingham's Jesse Boot Arena, she has been selected
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Artefact ruled treasure trove
A SILVER Anglo-Saxon sword scabbard decoration found near Winchester has been declared "treasure trove''. Jeremy de Montfalcon, found the item in a field near Itchen Abbas, using a metal detector, in November last year. Winchester Museum is looking to
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Faulty level crossing causes traffic chaos
TRAFFIC chaos hit the New Forest yesterday after a faulty level crossing blocked the main road through the district. Huge tailbacks built up on the busy A337 after the barriers at Brockenhurst railway station locked in the down position. Traffic was halted
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Bosses fight plans to axe lorry park
FREIGHT bosses are fighting plans to axe a Totton lorry park as part of a multi-million-pound scheme to transform the town centre. New Forest District Council says the lorry park dominates the junction of Rumbridge Street and the A35, spoiling an important
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Beslan children enjoy Paultons wonderland
TEN little survivors who escaped the horrors of the Beslan school siege have enjoyed a taste of Christmas in Hampshire. The group, including a boy who risked his life to fetch water for a suffering friend, paid a visit to Paultons Park's winter wonderland
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Sword find's a cut above for detector
A SILVER Anglo-Saxon sword scabbard decoration has been found by a Southampton metal detector enthusiast. Jeremy de Montfalcon, of Hulse Road, discovered the valuable item in a field near Itchen Abbas in November last year. Winchester Museum is looking
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Brussels? We can't get enough of them
LIKE them or loath them Brussels sprouts are permanently rooted next to the turkey on our Christmas dinner plates. Millions of sprouts will be rolling out of kitchens as the nation sits down to the biggest feast of the year. Children may turn up their
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On behalf of 4,500 children: thank you!
YOU'VE done it! More than 4,500 children in Southampton will receive a special gift this year thanks to scores of readers, businesses and schools that supported the Daily Echo-backed Christmas Toy Appeal. Now bosses at Southampton Voluntary Services have
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Indoor cricket: Hursley prop 'em up in Rose Bowl U16 League
Hursley Park and Andover are struggling in the NatWest League basement zone at the halfway stage of the season at the Rose Bowl. They have each won only one match so far, although Hursley Park have played two less games than all their rivals. South Wilts
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Winchester & Distict football: Riser and Scotney share honours
Rising Sun and Sutton Scotney fought out a tough Saturday Division 1 match, which was eventually drawn 2-2. Lee Shergold gave Sutton the lead, but Mark Feltham equalised soon afterwards. Neal Tabbitt picked himself up to slot away a penalty and put Sutton
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Swimming: Penguins take Christmas Trophy
Two teams from Winchester City Penguins were among the seven sides vying for the Salisbury Christmas Trophy, with the Penguins A team winning the event convincingly. The team camaraderie was at a high with the A team rarely finishing out of the top three
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Fresh hook for the psychedelia of the 70s
SOUTHAMPTON'S seminal psychedelic rockers The Jupiter Few will be tearing up a storm at the Joiners tonight with their kaleidoscopic cocktail of retro-rock. But don't be fooled. If you're expecting a night full of hideous splurges of rehashed 60s and
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Knight goes distance for the 150th time!
THE tank's far from empty for Malcolm Knight as he approaches his 60th year. The Southampton Running Club star says he feels better than ever after notching up his 150th marathon just days before turning 59. Knight completed the landmark at Luton on December
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Festivities cancelled as nightspot closes
EASTLEIGH'S Imperial Members Club has been closed - leaving about 350 members without a nightspot to call their own. A full Christmas and new year programme, including a New Year's Eve party night, had been advertised but have now been cancelled. The
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Kevin's living the high life
HE'S scaled the highest mountain in Africa and now has his eyes set on reaching the top of the world. Kevin Lees-Powell, 50, of Chandler's Ford, is off to Argentina next month to conquer Aconcagua, at just below 23,000ft the highest mountain in South
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Trump the new boys to stay up, reckons Redknapp
HARRY Redknapp has told his struggling Saints: Finish above the three promoted sides and you should stay up. Saints are currently second from bottom in the Premiership with only West Brom below them. Redknapp believes that Norwich, West Brom and Crystal
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Mido agent: It's all so quiet
THE agent of Egyptian striker Mido admits he's heard nothing regarding a potential move to Saints in the transfer window. The 21-year-old was heavily linked with a move to St Mary's back in the summer before leaving Marseille to join Roma. Now there is
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Building firm's top 30 hit
STAFF at a building contractor firm are celebrating after it entered the top 30 fastest-growing private and independent companies in the Thames Valley. And what's more, R W Armstrong & Sons, which is headquartered in Sherborne St John, is going into
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Saints hope member scheme is a winner
WITH employee-satisfaction high on the agenda for many of the south's bosses, more companies are looking into what 'perks' can keep their staff loyal. Firms complain they are spending thousands of pounds training new staff, only to lose them to competitors
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Bowls: Hants sweep into semi-final
HAMPSHIRE are one step away from their third Liberty Trophy final in the last eight seasons after a magnificent 127-114 quarter-final triumph against Devon. A clean sweep of their home rinks at East Dorset plus a 26-18 victory from Richard Shelley at
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Freshwater Angling: Charity event finds Hordle on top form
THE Eddie Harrison Christmas Charity match on Hordle Lakes saw bumper weights - and more than £175 raised for charity. John Bass fished between the islands on Long Lake at 12 metres on the pole with sweetcorn on the hook to land a string of carp to 7lb
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Gymnastics: Upton takes up Hobbs mantle to help GB to silver on debut
DYNAMO School of Gymnastics have a new international in their midst. With Vanessa Hobbs retiring after the Athens Olympics, 14-year-old Kerri Upton, pictured left, is ready to take up the mantle. Upton's Great Britain career was launched last weekend
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NHS merger plan pushes ahead
CASH-strapped Winchester health bosses are pushing ahead with a management merger to cut costs and improve services. The Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust is currently looking at a projected shortfall of around £5m. As reported by the Daily
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Review: It's panto Jim, but not as we know it
Puss in Boots, Theatre Royal, Winchester A BADDIE with a wig out of Star Trek, the actors playing all the music - it's pantomime Jim, but not as we know it. The Hiss and Boo Theatre Company specialises in putting on non-panto pantos. It combines the fun
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Raids on those who ignored festive RSVP
THEY had their chance to give themselves up but this week those who ignored the opportunity paid the price - and now face a Christmas behind bars. Not even being sent a Christmas card by the police could encourage some wanted people to turn themselves
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Pub faithful vow to keep doors open
RESIDENTS fighting to save their community pub are to air their views at a public meeting tonight. The lights are out, the doors locked and a large wooden fence has been put up around the Elephant & Castle pub in Bursledon Road. The meeting comes
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Animal sanctuary gets cash boost
SILVERLAKE Animal Sanctuary owner Win Skiff has been given a cheque for £250 from Fawley councillor Lee Dunsdon. The cash was handed over at a fundraising fete held at the Droxford centre. Since the Daily Echo's appeal to readers for help for the struggling
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Our shining light
THIS Hampshire home will sparkle more than ever this year in honour of a woman whose life was cut tragically short. A little more has been lovingly added to the usual decorations of the Drummond family home in Lawn Road, Eastleigh, in memory of a mother-of-two
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Colden Common teenager is long distance Speedway rider
Teenage speedway rider Sam Hurst, who lives at Colden Common, is really prepared to travel in pursuit of what he hopes will become a career. Sam competes for the Newport Mavericks team some 115 miles away in Newport, Gwent - and he makes the two hour
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Wessex League football: Otters hit Yateley for six!
If one were seeking a role model for the entire Wessex League it might be appropriate to start at the very bottom. Loss of personnel put Yateley Green in an impossible position for their trip to high-riding Otterbourne, with the result that they were
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Branch closures blamed for Post Office walkout
WORKERS at Fareham Post Office are set to go on strike tomorrow in a row over Christmas working hours. Eight members of the counters staff at the main branch in West Street will walk out at 12.30pm refusing to stay until 4pm as bosses have demanded. They
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Village gets IT right
WALLINGTON village's efforts to get connected to the Internet have earned recognition in a national competition. The village won the IT category and earned a special commendation in Calor Gas's Village of the Year competition. It won the IT award for
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Better late than never!
JIM Smith revealed that Saints wanted him to succeed Lawrie McMenemy 20 years ago - but were too late. Veteran manager Smith, pictured below, had already joined QPR after leaving Oxford United in 1985, so Chris Nicholl was appointed as McMenemy's successor
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BMW launch new mighty M6 bruiser
GERMAN carmaker BMW has unveiled its new 6 Series flagship, the M6. Like the recently-launched M5, the firm's new super coup shares the high-performance 5 Series' all-new V10 engine and boasts a sub-five-second time for the nought to 60mph sprint. Although
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A slimmer dinner for Miss Slinky
CATERERS and restaurant owners made sure slimming club members could enjoy a festive feast - but without gaining an ounce. Staff at Dayer's Fine Foods, on Chineham Business Park, cooked a special low-calorie Christmas dinner for the members of Slimmers
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First-timers set to cash in
A DEVELOPER is playing Santa to first-time buyers, just a week before Christmas, with the launch of a new pilot scheme. The initiative aims to get two would-be homeowners on to the property ladder with a shared equity scheme. Bewley Homes is busy completing
