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Pupils discover that Big Blue can be big fun
HUNDREDS of hanging baskets packed full of flowers have finally gone up in Winchester ending fears the award-winning colourful displays would be ditched this year. The threat to drop the floral displays had been suggested by the former Liberal Democrat-led
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Hat’s off to the law on alcohol free zone
A QUIRK in the law means several roads in Winchester have been given entertainment licences for shows and performances. Bosses at Winchester City Council have issued the licences to ensure the city's Hat Fair can go ahead later this month. The new licensing
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Raj helps pupils celebrate success
PUPILS from Toynbee School, Chandler's Ford have been given a special treat for scoring top marks in their exams and for helping the community. More than 300 pupils and parents attended a special achievement presentation at the Rose Bowl county cricket's
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Tollbar Way traffic probe
SAFETY checks are to be carried out on the stretch of road where a Hedge End man was killed last month. The move comes as Eastleigh councillors, representing Hedge End, agreed to ask the borough's engineering experts to liaise with the police and Hampshire
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Tsunami widower helps run support network
A HAMPSHIRE man who lost his wife in the Boxing Day tsunami has taken a key role in a national support group for other grieving families. Stephen Gill had been on the Thai island of Phuket with his wife of nine months, Heather, and her 17-year-old daughter
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Hotel must not be dropped from luxury scheme
COUNCIL chiefs have blocked an attempt to axe a luxury hotel from a showpiece development intended to transform part of the Hampshire coastline. The developer has been refused permission to delete the five-star facility from its multi-million-pound scheme
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Drink ban area to be extended
THE area covered by a drinking ban in a Hampshire borough is being increased in a bid to cut down on anti-social behaviour. Members of the Fareham's executive committee have agreed to support the proposal for an extension of the existing Designated Public
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Mountaineer Rhys’s school visit is peak of excitement
RECORD-BREAKING Hampshire mountaineer Rhys Jones was inundated with congratulatory cards when he paid a visit to his old school to tell pupils about his adventures. Rhys, 20, took an assembly at Bartley Junior School to show the pupils slides of his
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Mike Richards Statement 7th June 2006
I am sitting in a hotel room in Guernsey doing something I never in my worst nightmare expected to have to do. I am writing a public statement about my involvement in Southampton Football Club because I fear for its future, and my fears have largely
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Michael Wilde’s Statement 16th May 2006
In previous public statements I have declared my desire to achieve change at the highest level within Southampton Leisure Holdings Plc and have indicated a number of areas where significant improvement is required. To assist this end I have acquired
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I’m thinking this is a long-term job - Burley
GEORGE Burley says he wants to stay at Saints "for a long, long time". Burley appeared to throw his support behind under fire club chairman Rupert Lowe when they appeared at a hastily convened press conference together this morning. While Lowe's future
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Fittest team in the League - Rupert
RUPERT Lowe wants Saints to be the fittest team in the Championship next season. The Saints chairman appeared alongside manager George Burley in a show of unity this morning and declared the transfer market war chest and training facilities are in now
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Brian Hunt, Ian Gordon, Keith Wiseman Statement 5th May 2006
WE have watched with sadness and dismay the steep decline in the standing and status of the club that we all love during the past few years. We hope and pray that the position will be significantly reversed from the first day of next season. We believe
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Wilde is fan fair
Michael Wilde has promised to put a fan on the Saints board if he wins the EGM. The revelation comes from the Wilde camp's eagerly-awaited manifesto, which is expected to be published in full either today or tomorrow. Wilde has already had meetings
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England expects
TODAY marks a Hampshire sporting first Pietersen, Beckham, Lampard and Trescothick ALL appearing in the same stadium on the same day! Hampshire Cricket's Rose Bowl hosts a Twenty20 international between England and Sri Lanka tonight. And at 5pm most
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Pietersen fit to face Sri Lanka
HAMPSHIRE batsman Kevin Pietersen has shaken off a slight hamstring strain and will face Sri Lanka at his home Rose Bowl ground in tonight's Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka. Pietersen was rested as a precautionary measure from the England side
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BOWLS - Hants back in with a shout in the cup
HAMPSHIRE overwhelmed the Isle of Wight 20-2 (144-98) at Atherley to get their Middleton Cup prospects back on track. However, hopes that Rod Rosier's men would gain significant ground were dashed as group leaders Berkshire triumphed 18-4 (125-91) at
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Come on you Saints!
SOUTHAMPTON are set to do battle with traditional rivals Portsmouth on the polo field! Rarely seen in the east of the county, the socialite sport will be played out in front of an expected 400-strong crowd at a neutral venue in Titchfield, near Fareham
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BOWLS - Line in a scrap
HAMPSHIRE overcame Somerset 37-29 at Sherborne, Dorset, to earn a date with Devon in the next round of the Walker Cup (double rink championship). Trailing 8-7 at five ends Hampshire led 22-14 by the tenth and always held the whip hand after that. Julie
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ROWING - BTC a little off course
Ryde lead the race for the men's senior fours championship after BTC faltered again at Poole Town Regatta. With Christchurch, Ryde and BTC away to a good start in the twice-round-the-course final, a classic race loomed. The crews were level as they
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FISHING - Lee’s late carp saves Stoneham £500 jackpot
THE Stoneham Evening Series on Eastleigh and District's bottom lake saw £500 on golden peg money up for grabs. The jackpot, built up over the last 12 months, looked certain to go with Pat Foster on peg one and Kings Toyota Gerry Naylor on peg 38, both
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St Cross lose unbeaten tag
Charlie Duffell cracked an unbeaten 163 as South Wilts 2nd XI ended St Cross Symondians' unbeaten Hampshire League, County Division 1 start with a 55-run victory at Lower Bemerton. The former Radley College and Middlesex Under-19 batsman spanked a six
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Art Asia
JINX, Manek-E, Sonia Sabri and Najma Akhtar will be just some of the biggest names headlining this year's Southampton Asian Mela, the Daily Echo can reveal. The free festival, which is now in its fourth year, boasts a huge line-up of some of the best
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Union asks for talks following port takeover
UNIONS are to seek talks with the likely new owners of Southampton docks "as soon as practically possible" in the wake of a £2.48 billion takeover deal. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Daily Echo, the port now looks certain to pass into
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Firm tests World Cup face paint
THE MUM of a teenager who was injured after she painted the cross of St George on her cheeks is considering taking legal action against the paint manufacturers. Andrea Maclening, 42, of Lordshill, Southampton, has contacted solicitors after daughter
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Saints blood-line
SAINTS players are used to giving blood on the pitch during their Championship clashes. Now, they have teamed up with the National Blood Service to give a boost to the vital work done by the blood donating agency. National Blood Service mascot Billy
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Sailor falls ill with mystery tummy bug
SOLO round-the-world sailor Adrian Flanagan has been struck down with fever in the middle of the Pacific. The 45-year-old father-of-two, pictured, set off from Hamble last October in a bid to sail single-handed around the globe via the polar regions.
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Dramatic turnaround for ‘failing’ Cantell
A SOUTHAMPTON school has transformed its performance just 18 months after inspectors declared it to be failing. Cantell School has been taken out of special measures the most serious category for poor-performing schools set by education watchdog the
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Wedding gowns go on display
A WEDDING dress exhibition is being held in the local church of Hampshire 19th century novelist Jane Austen. Jane lived in Chawton near Alton. The exhibition is being staged in St Nicholas church on June 24-25 from 10am-5pm. Entry costs £2.50 with all
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Take a deep breath for allergy show
IF you are plagued by asthma or tormented by hay fever then this Daily Echo competition will have extra significance for you! A Hampshire charity has teamed up with the Daily Echo to offer readers a chance to win tickets to this weekend's Allergy Show
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Mum-to-be puts Echo message in prime spot
MUM-to-be Emma Marolia has given her backing to the Daily Echo Keep Them Safe campaign. She is pictured at St Mary's Surgery in Southampton pinning up one of our posters on the notice board for visitors to see. The Daily Echo launched the campaign after
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Top Tory’s vote goes to Rupert
TORY party treasurer and Saints shareholder Jonathan Marland has thrown his support behind long-time friend Rupert Lowe. The Salisbury-based businessman and St Mary's season ticket holder told the Daily Echo that fans "are lucky" to have Lowe as chairman
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Youngsters enjoy ride of their lives
IT was the day they had anticipated for months a chance to party with hundreds of other children from 56 special needs schools across the south. With clouds providing a perfect respite after several days of scorching heat, it was all smiles as youngsters
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COME ON ENGLAND!
As the national side prepared to take on Trinidad & Tobago this afternoon, one Hampshire mortgage company went football crazy and held a World Cup themed day to get behind the team. More than 200 staff at TML Financial Solutions, based at Forum 3 in
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Revving up for the big event
A HIGH octane motocross procession was set to hit Southampton city centre today. Twenty-six spectacular competition motorbikes were taking to the streets for a lunchtime procession ahead of the World Motocross Championships being held in Hampshire this
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He was keen to make city a better place
TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of a leading light in Southamp-ton's business community. Richard Hobden, the 39-year-old general manger of the Premier Travel Inn in the city centre, lost his battle against cancer in a hospice near his family
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Smart Alex into the final
ALEX Morley, 16, who works part-time at Pentagon Mercedes in Fareham, has made the final of the Young Apprentice of the Year Award, funded by the Learning and Skills Council. The Year 11 student at Wyvern Technology College in Fair Oak was nominated
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Artemis, passenger, 0600, 106; Queen Mary 2, passenger, 0730, 38/9; Shenandoah Highway, roro, 0930, 202; Autoprestige, roro, 1230, 201; Takara, vehicle, 1230,34/35; BBC England, cargo, 1430, 25 Sailings:
