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Trying to oppose Lowe is a bit like standing in path of a 30-ton truck – Wiseman
"George Burley was absolutely right recently when he said: "Southampton FC comes first, whoever is chairman, whoever is on the board, whoever is manager. "It is important that everyone is working on the same direction." That is an unarguable proposition
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Oakley leaves Saints
It was one in and one out of the Saints midfield today. Matthew Oakley called time on his 11 year Saints career as the club celebrated the capture of Argentine midfielder Marcelo Sarmiento. Oakley, a veteran of over 300 games for Saints, has rejected
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Scantabout stands out from the crowd
PUPILS achieve well, work hard and enjoy lessons at one Hampshire school that has received a glowing inspection report. Inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) described Scantabout Primary School in Chandler's Ford as a good school
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Phoebe’s legacy of caring for hospice
A HAMPSHIRE hospice that helps thousands of terminally ill patients is preparing to expand. The late Phoebe Coates founded Oakhaven Hospice in the grounds of her home in Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington, following the death of her husband John in 1987
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Last parade for Green Jackets
AN ARMY regiment will march through the streets of Winchester for the last time next month. The Royal Green Jackets will exercise their right to conduct a Freedom Parade on Saturday, July 8. Royal Green Jacket troops and the Light Division Band will
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Fire alert at restaurant
AN Indian restaurant sparked a fire alert in Romsey after a passer-by spotted a plume of smoke coming from the roof of the building. Three fire engines, two from Romsey and one from Redbridge fire stations, were called to the Romsey Purbani Restaurant
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Showcasing the Guildhall
WINCHESTER Guildhall is holding a reception tomorrow to welcome its new caterers, Fosters Event Catering. Existing clients and potential users of the Guildhall have been invited for drinks and canaps, and a guided tour of the building to see the range
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NHS Trust to axe 564 jobs and 140 beds
IT'S the price that must be paid for better health services in Southampton. Just one year after mass job losses and bed closures, hospital chiefs in the city have revealed the axe will fall again. A further 564 jobs will go at the city's three hospitals
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POLO - One-nil to the polo boys
SOUTHAMPTON claimed the bragging rights over Portsmouth in a rare meeting at the elite sport of polo. A goal in the dying seconds clinched a 6-5 victory for Southampton at the neutral venue of Great Posbrook Farm near Titchfield, writes Kieran Fox.
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LORDSHILL 10K - Post office worker has got them all licked|
POST Office worker Karen Rushton delivered a first class service and stamped her domination on the Lordshill 10km road race. The 38-year-old, pictured left, who works for the Post Office in Southampton, won the ladies' race at the prestigious event organised
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ROWING - Itchen juniors get off to a flyer
Itchen Imperial were in great spirits from the start of Saturday's Newport Regatta, their second string junior four stepping into the limelight to win the club's third junior fours point of the season. The Itchen A crew had to move up a status after
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CYCLING - Hayles succeeds again in elite circles
Rob Hayles again used his vast experience to his advantage when he added the latest round ofthe national elite circuit series to his growing list of victories this year. The local professional has spent most of his years, since he was a teenager, competing
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ATHLETICS - Javelin girl Freya best in country
A chill, windy evening did little to help good performances in the first of Team Southampton's summer open meetings. Southampton's Freya Jones made light of the conditions in the under-13 javelin. Her winning throw of 33.05 metres was the longest recorded
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Tower was a beacon of hope in darkest days
IT IS A BEAMING face which has kept a watchful eye on Southamp-ton's sprawling development for decades. And it is a face which shone like a beacon of hope during Southampton's darkest days too. When the 156ft clock tower rose majestically from the new
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It’s all over before the fat man sings!
A SHOWCASE concert in Hampshire to mark the farewell of worldwide singing sensation Luciano Pavarotti has been called off. The larger than life Italian tenor was due to thrill fans at the Rose Bowl cricket ground in two weeks' time. But the Daily Echo
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Veterans unite to honour comrades
A D-DAY soldier has called for Veterans' Day to be turned into a public holiday. The plea was made in Eastleigh yesterday as members of the Royal British Legion gathered at the Leigh Road war memorial to remember those who never returned from the battlefields
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Children build homes for wildlife
YOUNGSTERS at a Hampshire school have been getting hands-on experience creating new animal homes for their school's environment area. Outdoor artist Ganesh Bruce has been visiting Hook-with-Warsash Primary School giving children the chance to develop
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Childrem's Laureate visits Romsey
CHILDREN'S Laureate Jacqueline Wilson had youngsters gripped in a world of words when she visited Hampshire to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday. Fresh from a party at the palace, the multi-award-winning author opened the children's section of the
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Family pay tribute to man killed in factory blast
THE family of a man killed in a Hampshire factory when an oven exploded have said they are heartbroken by his death. Anthony Mark Sheridan, pictured, 37, died as a result of the blast at Wallop Defence Systems in Craydown Lane, Over Wallop on Monday
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Keep them safe
REGULARS at the Burgess Road Toy Library are backing the Daily Echo Keep Them Safe campaign warning parents of the danger of sleeping with their babies. Librarian Mel Knight is pictured pinning a poster to their notice board with the help of Bianca Webb
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Going wild with Chris
CELEBRITY wildlife expert Chris Packham, pictured, will be making a guest appearance at a family activity day at the Testwood Lakes centre in Totton. There will be stalls, talks and outside activities to get children and adults excited about wildlife
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On march to save birthing centres
CAMPAIGNERS will take to the streets next month to protest at plans to axe three birthing centres. Objectors will march to show their anger at proposals to close the maternity units at Romsey, Hythe and Lymington. Southampton University Hospitals NHS
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Arroyofrio Dos, roro, 0130, 201; Chicago Express, container, 1230, 206; Maersk Dallas, container, 1300, 205; Autoline, roro, 2330, 201 Today's principal Southampton sailings: Tamberlane, roro, 0900, 34
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Udal: Blame me for defeat
Shaun Udal blamed himself for Hampshire's latest defeat against Sussex despite finishing with his best ever Twenty20 bowling analysis. Udal's four overs cost just 13 runs and included the wicket of Sean Heather. But he admitted that his decision
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Royal Mail workers to vote on strike
MEMBERS of a trade union at Royal Mail in Hampshire are to vote on whether to hold a national strike later this summer. They are among 136,000 members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) across the UK to be balloted on industrial action after a
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Oakley future latest
Matthew Oakley will decide his Saints future in the next 48 hours. The midfielder, a veteran of more than a decade and 300 games at the club, is out of contract in two days time. He was offered a new one-year deal at the end of last season but was
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Wilde plans to honour Saints' past
MICHAEL Wilde wants to create a Saints musuem at St Mary's should he win the EGM. Fans have long complained that the club's long history is not properly celebrated at the new stadium. Wilde told the Daily Echo: "When they moved to St Mary's it seemed
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Good Morning Hampshire: Wednesday, June 28th
MAJOR news will be announced today concerning the future of Southampton University Hospitals Trust - news which SUHT chief executive, Mark Hackett, has described as for the benefit of residents in the city who will receive a more efficient service when
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World Cup flags ban for Hampshire fire crews
HAMPSHIRE Fire service has banned its crews from supporting England in the World Cup by flying the St George's Cross at fire stations and on vehicles. A spokesman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said the ban has been imposed out of fear that the
