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Mini’s Paris curtain call
THE new Mini has made its world debut at the Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris, Europe's biggest motor show of the year. The global unveiling previews the new Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper S, which go on sale in the UK on November 18. The all-new Mini
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Exotic location for B King debut
SUZUKI chose the trendy Paradis Latin nightclub in Paris for the world launch of their 2007 K7 range of bikes last week. First shown as a concept bike at the 2001 Tokyo motor show, the Suzuki B King, pictured right, has finally made it to a production
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Bomb disposal firm is sold for £9m
HAMPSHIRE defence group Chemring has snapped up a Dorset bomb disposal equipment maker for £9m. Chemring, which is based in Whiteley, bought the entire issued share capital of Poole's BDL Systems that makes tools used on the front line in the fight against
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Lloyds bank building put up for sale
ONE OF Southampton High Street's most prestigious buildings is up for sale with a guide price of £1.8m. The landmark building, today home to Lloyds/TSB bank, is one of the few in the centre that survives from before the war and the devastation wreaked
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Hygiene giant mops up one of their rivals
A WINCHESTER based hygiene services firm has been sold to a major rival for an undisclosed sum. Southern Hygiene Services which supplies the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon and Ascot racecourse has been bought by PHS. SHS supplies hand towels, soap
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Picture to go where the ship failed to sail
A SELDOM-SEEN photograph of the ill-fated luxury liner Titanic leaving Southampton is about to cross the Atlantic. The image has been snapped up by an American buyer at an auction in Devizes, Wiltshire for £9,000. The poignant image captures the atmosphere
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Mark is aiming to reflect on success
HE has vowed to get to the finish line - whatever it takes. Mark Cowdery, 38, will join thousands of others in pounding the streets later this month at the Great South Run. He has been training hard but it will still be one of the biggest challenges
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Trust claims scheme is too large for city site
THE massive redevelopment of part of Winchester city centre has been dealt a blow by preservation campaigners. The City of Winchester Trust has criticised the £100m plans - a model of which is shown right - submitted by Thornfield Properties for Silver
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Marathon skip to help hearts
CHILDREN at Hamble Primary School are ditching their pens and picking up a skipping rope to raise money for charity. The youngsters will be skipping collectively for five hours as part of the British Heart Foundation's Jump Rope for Heart challenge.
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Mast meeting
WINCHESTER planners will meet at the site of a controversial phone mast on Wednesday, October 11 at 9.30am. A previously-arranged meeting at Teg Down Reservoir, Sarum Road, on Friday, September 29 had to be postponed because insufficient notice was given
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Defendant had affair with prostitute, court hears
A COURT heard this morning of the moment a Hampshire mum learned of her husband's affair with a prostitute - months before he killed her after a row. Kirsi Gifford-Hull, 38, was having lunch with her husband Michael Gifford-Hull when a card with a woman's
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‘Lives at risk’ claim if blood centre closes
HEALTH unions say lives could be put at risk in Hampshire if controversial plans to shut down Southampton's blood testing centre are given the go ahead. Amicus has pledged to ballot its members for strike action and plans to lobby both MPs and local
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Crew mix-up over speed led to city ferry crash
A crew mix-up over engine power led to the Red Funnel ferry hitting Southampton dockside ramp, injuring passengers and crew, an accident report said today. It also outlined a string of key safety issues which Red Funnel and port bosses must now put in
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Pete’s back on track
WORD is things are decidedly calmer in the troubled world of Pete Doherty these days. Reports of him romping on the lawn of his rehab clinic entwined with his on/off love Kate Moss, pictured right, have been circulating, as has news of the couple house-hunting
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Bolton wanders along in the footsteps of Sinatra
CROONER Michael Bolton will play the BIC next March as he promotes his new album, Bolton Swings Sinatra. Tickets for the March 30 date are now on sale from the Pavilion box office as the BIC is closed to the public for the Conservative Party conference
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Come to our Pumpkin Festival
It's that time of year again when we start to worry if anyone will come to the Jubilee Sailing Trust Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, October 14 at the Chapel Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley Southampton. There will be pumpkins of all shapes and sizes
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Pinnau, cargo, 0700, 36a; Queen Elizabeth 2, passenger, 0700, 38/9; Autotransporter, rro, 0730, 201; Boheme, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Grande Detroit, roro, 0800, 105; Tor Futura, roro, 0800, 105; OOCL Asia, container
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Japanese day at school
YOUNGSTERS at a Hampshire school enjoyed a morning of all things Japanese. Three Japanese students from the University of Southampton visited The Crescent School in Eastleigh as part of celebrations for International Day. The nine and ten-year-old children
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The 10k Cancer Research Fun Run
THE course was spectacular and the scenery breathtaking - but the 670 who ran their hearts out for charity scarcely noticed. They were too busy battling gusty winds and heavy showers while helping raise £50,000 for Cancer Research UK. The 10K run,
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Body of man washed up on beach
THE body of a man has been washed up on a remote Hampshire shoreline, the Daily Echo can reveal. It was found by a woman who was taking a walk on a beach near Beaulieu in the New Forest yesterday morning, police said. The remains were taken to Southampton
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Jimmy Greaves is on the ball at Hampshire school
ENGLAND soccer legend Jimmy Greaves helped open a school's new sports hall. The ex-Spurs and Chelsea hero gave a talk on his football career, which included netting 44 times for his country, and answered questions from pupils, staff and guests at Coxlease
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Plan to replace fire-hit historic barn is rejected
PLANNING chiefs have rejected an application to replace a 200-year-old barn that was destroyed in an arson attack. They condemned proposals to erect a concrete building on the site, next to a listed manor house in a conservation area. The previous barn
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Woman of the Year honour for Dee
ROUND-the-world sailing heroine Dee Caffari has been named a Woman of the Year. The 33-year-old yachtswoman has been honoured after becoming the first female navigator to sail around the world single-handedly, against prevailing winds, earlier this year
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Investigation clears ex-mayor
A STANDARDS committee has cleared a former Hampshire mayor of bringing the planning process into disrepute. Councillor Kevin Ault was accused of breaching the code of conduct over a planning application for 12 homes. A resident opposed to the development
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Scheme is too large for city
THE redevelopment of a chunk of Winchester city centre has been dealt a blow by the preservation campaigners. The City of Winchester Trust has criticised the £100 million plans by Thornfield Properties for the Silver Hill area. Thornfield wants to
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Residents face another day evacuated from their homes
ARMY experts are into their second day dealing with a live explosive at the former HMS Daedalus airfield at Lee-on-the-Solent. This is the second week of a five week operation to remove 20 Second World War pipe bombs in one of the biggest mine clearance