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College bags a grant thanks to shoppers
A HAMPSHIRE school has bagged a community grant, thanks to a supermarket's conservation-minded shoppers. Hedge End's Sainsbury's store has donated £200 to Wyvern Technology College in Fair Oak. The cash will be used to buy materials for students on the
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Revised plan for sports hall is submitted
A WATERSIDE school is hoping council chiefs will back its revised plans for a £2m sports hall. The building will become the latest improvement to Hardley School in Holbury after an impressive suite of three drama studios opened six years ago. The sports
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Recipe for healthier pupils reaches city
CELEBRITY chef Jamie Oliver's radical shake- up of school dinners is now reaching South-ampton. City education chiefs are planning to ditch junk foods like crisps, fizzy drinks and chips from the school dinner tables of thousands of youngsters across
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Birmingham challenge
YOUNG musicians from Southampton are to take part in next month's National Festival of Music for Youth on July 12. Taunton's College Chamber Orchestra got through the regional round and is now set to perform in the concert at Birmingham's Symphony Hall
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Getting to know you...
YOUNGSTERS gearing up to attend the new Hampshire Collegiate Junior School in Romsey have been getting to know their new surroundings. The school has been running induction mornings for children in all year groups before they formally move in over the
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Treloar to stage play
STUDENTS from a Hampshire college for people with disabilities will be staging a play in Winchester on Thursday. Performing arts students from Treloar College, a specialist post-16 college for students with multiple physical handicaps near Alton, are
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Why Lawrie is bowled over by six appeal
LAWRIE McMenemy was bowled over by plans made by a leading cricketing charity when he paid a visit to the Hampshire Rose Bowl. As president of the county's branch of the Lord's Taverners, he was delighted to reveal how people in Hampshire will benefit
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Climb aboard for the voyage of a lifetime
SOUTHAMPTON Airport is looking for a unique band of shipmates to help them swap the sky for the high seas as they team up with the Jubilee Sailing Trust. A team of staff from the airport are looking for an additional four Hampshire residents with physical
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School of rock launched for beginners
A SCHOOL of rock for aspiring young musicians has been launched in Hampshire. Like the TV show of the same name, it will bring together beginners and have them "jamming" together by the end of their first session. Alex Brackley, 30, from Fawley, is
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Forest National Park surgery innovation
THE New Forest National Park Authority is launching planning surgeries in Lyndhurst next month. The authority, based at South Efford House near Lymington, became responsible for planning inside the national park boundaries when it assumed its full powers
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True cost of closing community centre
A HAMPSHIRE council has spent almost £170,000 moving groups that use a popular community centre to other venues. Fareham Community Centre was condemned three years ago and its owner, the borough council, decided to tear it down to make way for social
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True cost of closing community centre
A HAMPSHIRE council has spent almost £170,000 moving groups that use a popular community centre to other venues. Fareham Community Centre was condemned three years ago and its owner, the borough council, decided to tear it down to make way for social
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One dead after explosion at Hampshire factory site
ONE person is thought to have died following an explosion at a Hampshire business. All emergency services were called to the blast at ML Wallop Defence Systems at Over Wallop that was reported just after 3.20pm today. Police and fire fighters were this
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Heartache after blaze wrecks motor cruiser
A FIRE has destroyed a £250,000 boat at a Hampshire marina. Owner Sir Anthony Gill said the 42ft motor cruiser Turnaround was moored behind his home at Hythe Marina Village when the blaze broke out. The retired businessman described the loss of the
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HMS SULTAN SHOW
HMS Sultan was one of Hampshire's most popular ports of call as thousands poured into the Gosport naval base to soak up an action-packed programme at its annual summer show. The two-day event had something for everyone with breathtaking entertainment
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Villagers raise amazing £17,500 to help Joe
A VILLAGE has raised an amazing £17,500 to help pay for a young lad's cancer treatment. Joe Glover, eight, pictured left, is battling a very rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is believed to affect only one in 80 million people. He lives in Colden
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Ensuring young carers get education they need
MORE than 1,500 young carers will converge on the YMCA Fairthorne Manor at Curdridge on Friday for the largest gathering of young carers in the world. They will have a chance to let their hair down, meet others in the same situation and discuss their
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A great time had by all ...
OVER 500 youngsters from across the county descended on Aldershot for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight parallel games. Now a regular fixture on the local sporting calender, the event is for those with both learning and physical disabilities to get involved
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Soton pair in line for World Cup
ENGLAND coach Jim Mallinder is convinced Southampton pair Anthony Allen and Mike Brown are in line for international promotion to Andy Robinson's squad defending the World Cup in France in just over 12 months time. A 32-8 win over Ireland capped a memorable
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New skipper sure Bashley can do it
Former Hampshire left-hander Andy Sexton believes that Bashley (Rydal) have the capability of becoming ECB Southern Electric Premier League champions for the first time. Sexton, in his first spell of captaining the New Forest side, led from the front
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At least Kevin is fighting fit!
Ashes heroes Michael Vaughan and Ashley Giles face crucial meetings over the next few days to decide if they need further operations. England captain Vaughan will discover tomorrow if the latest setback in his recovery from a knee problem will result
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Unlucky seven for Symondians
St Cross Symondians' stay at the top of Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 lasted just seven days. A seven-wicket defeat by Andover meant the leadership changing hands for a fourth successive week Trojans bounced back to the summit with a
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South Wilts see off Park – in 22 balls!
Alex Senneck finished with Premier League best figures of 7-42 as South Wilts took five wickets off the last 22 balls without a run conceded, to snatch a 115-run win over Hursley Park at The Quarters. "It was an unbelievable finish," said South Wilts
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Gav changes everything
GAVYN Davies' endorsement of Michael Wilde's brave new world for Saints should force Rupert Lowe's supporters to change sides. That's the view of Saints PLC board member Keith Wiseman with just a week to go before the crucial EGM to decide Lowe's future
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Savouring slice of village life
IT could have been the Caribbean as the carnival beat put Fair Oak residents into the party mood. Deck chairs were pulled on to front lawns and street corners as villagers made sure they got a ringside seat as the colourul carnival cavalcade snaked its
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Hot stuff at our global gathering with local feel
VILLAGERS who thronged the streets to watch the West End Carnival were taken on a trip around the world. For the theme of this year's parade, which was blessed with one of the hottest days of the year, was Carnivals of the World. Organisers were also
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Toddlers’ group backs safe sleeping campaign
ANOTHER children's organisation is backing the Daily Echo's drive to alert parents to the dangers of sleeping with their babies. Busy Bees toddlers' group, which meets in the pre-school building behind Woolston Community Centre, in Church Road, has put
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They did go to the ball
STUDENTS had the perfect opportunity to let their hair down after months of studying for A-level exams. Our picture shows students at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, arriving for their big ball at Southampton Guildhall. It is just one of many featured
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Artists have the chance to show and sell!
LOCAL artists will have a chance to show off their work at the next artists' market in Southampton city centre. The Bargate Markets will be playing host to the event that will see a wide range of artwork produced by talented local artists on show. The
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Fox fence will help birds thrive
STAFF at a nature reserve are looking forward to hearing the flap of tiny wings . One of the Titchfield Haven's most sensitive areas for ground-nesting birds has had a mile of fox-proof fencing installed around it in order to protect eggs and young birds
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Top chef buys Quay restaurant
A PRIME-SPOT restaurant in Southampton's busy waterfront has a new owner one of Britain's top chefs. The news will further boost the reputation of the city as the culinary capital of the south coast. Alex Aitken, who celebrity TV chef Gordon Ramsay
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Profits up by 350%
WHITELEY based mortgage and loan firm County Mortgage Group has announced a 350 per cent leap in pre-tax profit for the year ending September 2005. The business, which operates under the mortgageandloans.co.uk, c2-financial and c2-secured brands, reported
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: APL Spain, container, 1250, 205; Grande Italia, roro, 1430, 101; Margareta B, container, 2000, 206E; Tamerlane, roro, container, 2030, 34/35; BBC Peru, cargo, 2200, 25 Today's principal sailings: Sun Vita,
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David’s touch of class is sickener for Ecuador
IT was a sea of red and white in bars and pubs across Hampshire as England triumphed against Ecuador. Pints were thrown and toes were crushed when the final whistle signalled the end of a tense 90 minutes and the start of wild celebrations. Southampton
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Police go into cruise control over boy racers
POLICE were out in force last night in a crackdown on irresponsible car cruisers. A ring of steel was set up around Hedge End retail park a known meeting place for car enthusiasts in a bid to put a stop to the antisocial and often dangerous driving
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Mayor gets on his bike for travel campaign
SOUTHAMPTON mayor Councillor John Slade and his chauffeur swapped his luxury Mercedes limousine for electric bikes as part of a campaign to boost green commuting in the city. Cllr Slade, right, and John Hounsom used the machines to get to engagements
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Heavenly match for football-crazy couple
NOTHING was going to stop them watching England's game against Ecuador not even their wedding. Football fans Jamie Swartz and Leanne Hayward were horrified when they discovered that the World Cup clash coincided with their own match of the day. So
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It's no contest
Last Monday, the Daily Echo published reasons for my siding with the Michael Wilde camp. I have since spent a lot of time with Michael and am more than ever convinced he is the right sort of man to lead the club back to the way it used to be. He has
