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Are you game?
From her elevated position in the clouds, deceased Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did alive. Her delicious revelations about what goes on behind the perfectly painted doors of Wisteria Lane gripped the nation. But if you can't wait until the
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Novel Ideas
1 Michael Palin Diaries 1969-1979 by Michael Palin Weidenfeld & Nicholson £20 This first volume of his diaries takes us from when Michael was beginning to make a name for himself as a TV scriptwriter and Monty Python was just around the corner. These
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The Southern Daily Echo
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Radio Solent Daisy Appeal Calendar
A great gift for friends far away... The Calendar is brought to you by Jon Cuthill and the BBC Radio Solent mid-morning team and has photographs of the presenters on the radio station at their favourite local locations. The calendar has spaces along
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Ticket to ride on yellow bus?
A FLEET of bright yellow buses could be ferrying Hampshire children to schools by next year under a multi-million-pound proposal by the county's transport chiefs. The scheme is being considered by Hampshire County Council and would see scores of the
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Praise for raising standards
A SOUTHAMPTON head teacher has praised the work of her predecessor Sue Bailey in raising educational standards at Shirley Warren Primary and Nursery School which was this week included in the Chief Inspector of Schools' annual report. The school in
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Ex-Saints star puts a cheque in the net for cancer trust
FORMER Saints star Francis Benali may be used to running up and down a football pitch - but running the London Marathon was a whole different ball game. However the aches and pains were definitely worth it as the £4,000 he raised for the Dave Wellman
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Motor museum on road to overhaul
MAJOR improvements are due to be carried out to one of Hampshire's top tourist attractions, the Daily Echo can reveal. National Lottery funding is being sought for plans to enhance the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, which has attracted millions of
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Retiring Adrian can’t keep away
VETERAN greenkeeper Adrian Wiltshire can finally put his feet up after almost half a century of service to a Hampshire golf club. He joined the staff at Bramshaw Golf Club in 1958 and was appointed course manager and head greenkeeper in the early 1980s
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Huge choir to sing at concert
STUDENTS at Peter Symonds College are giving its largest ever musical concert tomorrow. More than 150 people will be involved in the concert being staged at New Hall, Winchester College. Miriam Newton, head of music, said; "It's the largest ever. The
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Business group discusses road issues
POLLUTION problems and calls for a Lyndhurst bypass were among the issues discussed at a transport conference in the New Forest. Staged by New Forest Business Partnership (NFBP), the event included speakers from the Department for Transport and Hampshire
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Police name man murdered in hostel
POLICE investigating the murder of a Southampton man have named him as 63-year-old William Manning. Emergency teams rushed to a housing project flat in Cranbury Avenue near the city centre on Thursday after Mr Manning's body was discovered. A post mortem
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Navy sailors’ anger over heating cuts
ROYAL Navy sailors in Hampshire have been left shivering as their bosses refuse to turn on the heating in a drastic cost-cutting exercise. The 3,600 sailors at the HMS Collingwood training base, in Fareham, have been told they are saving up to £3,000
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SAINTS 2 – LUTON 1
IF ANYBODY deserved a goal and a moment to be a hero, it was Chris Baird. And that moment duly came after 14 minutes at St Mary's at the weekend when he rose in the centre of the area and headed Gareth Bale's cross goalwards. Luton keeper Dean Kiely
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Roads vanish under water as deluge hits
HAMPSHIRE residents were forced to batten down the hatches over the weekend as torrential rain and high winds battered the county. More than an inch of rain fell across Hampshire in a 24-hour period. Roads across the county disappeared under water as
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It’s a winter wonderland
ECO-FRIENDLY festive lights will make Christmas extra-special in Eastleigh this year. The festivities officially began at the weekend when a day of seasonal celebrations took place in the town, culminating in the switching on of the brand new £25,000
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Grave error
A bizarre dispute over a grave in which a man was buried by mistake could take at least a year to resolve, the Daily Echo can reveal today. Hampshire church bosses will decide the future of the plot after a vicar left two grieving families outraged when
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Ponting predicts more KP/Warne bust-ups
England batsman Kevin Pietersen said he bore no grudge with Australia's Shane Warne on Monday after the pair clashed during the Ashes opener at the Gabba in Brisbane. Pietersen yelled an obscenity at Warne after the Australian leg-spinner hurled the
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Watson out of second Test
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is still struggling with his hamstring strain and will be unavailable for the second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Friday. Watson was a late withdrawal from the first Test, which finished with a landslide victory for
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It’s all over
Australia completed an emphatic 277-run win in the opening Ashes Test after England's resistance crumbled in the first 21 overs of the final day at the Gabba. Resuming 354 runs adrift on 293-5, the tourists had hoped to build on the momentum gained from
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Tense finish for Curtis
SOUTHAMPTON'S Steve Curtis has a tense week ahead of him prior to the final round of the Class 1 world powerboat championship. Along with Bjarne Gjelsten, Curtis, below, leads the overall series by one point from Victory 77 going into the final race
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Property agent snapped up by a national player
THE Young & Butt name is set to disappear from sign boards across Hampshire after the firm became the latest in a string of independent commercial property agents to be bought up by a major national practice. The Southampton and Segensworth based firm
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Cult Heroes
PUBLISHERS of Southampton's Cult Heroes are so pleased with sales of the football book they've ordered a second print run. Midlands publisher Know The Score has made the move in time for Christmas after it emerged the first run of the £16.99 title looks
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It’s a sure bet that Johnnie will be remembered
WITH his huge personality, booming voice and legendary gambling, he was one of Southampton's best known characters. Johnnie Adamou arrived from Cyprus in 1959 with only a few pounds in his pocket but built up a business empire and became one of the leading
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New Farepak appeal funds deadline
THE RELIEF fund set up to help Hampshire families hit by the collapse of Christmas hamper firm Farepak has extended its deadline for donations. Businesses and individuals now have until 6pm on Wednesday to contribute to the Farepak Response Fund. Dozens
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‘Perfect result for Eastleigh’ – a cup draw!
Eastleigh went a long way to earning their stripes back with manager Paul Doswell by booking a crowd-pulling FA Trophy replay with AFC Wimbledon at the Silverlake Stadium tomorrow (7.45pm). After accusing his team of "playing as if they were trying
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Lunar the labrador is cared for
As a friend of Lunar the labrador I cannot possibly belive that the dog can be considered uncared for. She is happy and lovely and always wanting to meet people. I was delighted that she recently achieved success as a Pet's as Therapy dog. I wrote
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Baird: He’s been our best player this term
George Burley hailed Chris Baird after the central defender scored his first goal for Saints. Baird was frozen out of the side for so long until Burley took over. The Northern Ireland international failed to establish himself at all under Gordon Strachan
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Watch out...there's a thief about
I would just like to bring attention to the spate of thefts I've heard of recently in the Bitterne Precint. I was so incensed today hearing that my sister had just drawn out £100 from the Nationwide cashpoint, only to walk into Sainsbury's to find her
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Cult Heroes reprint
PUBLISHERS of Southampton's Cult Heroes are so pleased with sales of the football book they've ordered a second print run. Midlands publisher Know The Score has made the move in time for Christmas after it emerged the first run of the £16.99 title looks
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Share wealth among people of the country
REGARDING Tony Blairs visit to the Military State of Pakistan, one can only guesstomate the sort of political manoeuvring being conducted behind closed doors, probably attempting to reduce Taliban activity within Pakistan's borders, even asking Pervez
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The race to the White House
I DON'T think the Americans are ready for yet another Clinton in the White House, the first one was bad enough. And isn't there a skeleton in their cupboard going back years about a piece of land that as yet, hasn't been sorted out in court? As of it
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: BBC Atlantic, cargo, 1130, 25; Lisbon Express, container, 1530, 207; APL Iris, container, 1630, 205; Grande Detroit, roro, 1730, 104; CMA CG Voltaire, container, pm, 207; Aurora, passenger, 0700, 106 Today's
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Woolston School grounds belong to the children of Woolston
HOW dare you call Woolston Schools parents moaners and whingers. Yes we accept the school has poor facilities. But it has caring staff and it gets results. When I choose' a school I chose' Woolston not Grove Park. The reason I chose' Woolston is because
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Taking money from the children?
Taking Money From The Children? AS A resident of Eastleigh and what may be termed a floating voter, I am becoming increasingly annoyed with the Liberal Democrat controlled Borough Council. The Developer's Grant of £250,000 was given expressly for the
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Driver dies following collision with deer
A DRIVER was killed when a deer was thrown into the path of his car after being hit by another vehicle in the New Forest. The 38-year-old dad suffered fatal injuries in the crash on the A35 at Beckley Common, near Highcliffe, yesterday evening. A Saab
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Supertram scheme set to be ditched for good
PLANS for a supertram linking the Hampshire towns of Fareham and Gosport are set to be shunted into the sidings for good, the Daily Echo can reveal. Transport bosses at Hampshire County Council were today set to agree to axe the multi-million-pound project
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Motor museum set for overhaul
MAJOR improvements are due to be carried out to one of Hampshire's top tourist attractions, the Daily Echo can reveal. National Lottery funding is being sought for plans to enhance the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, which has attracted millions of
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Ram-raiders target television shop
RAM-raiders targeted a Hampshire television shop and stole six sets worth hundreds of pounds. The thieves used a dark-coloured 4x4 vehicle to rob Audio & Vision Services in High Street, Fordingbridge. They rammed the front of the shop - then pulled
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Third teenager charged over death of artist
POLICE have charged a 15-year-old boy with manslaughter following the death of a Southampton man. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is the third youth to be charged with the manslaughter of Peter Ramsey, from Millbrook, who died after
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Rose Bowl sees a drop in complaints from local residents
THERE has been a dramatic drop in the number of residents' complaints about events at the Hampshire Rose Bowl. This year Eastleigh Council received 38 complaints and comments compared to 140 in the previous season. The drop will be music to the ears
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Hampshire village brings its own White Christmas
See a video report on this story by clicking onto Echo Video News TIRED of waiting for a real White Christmas? One Hampshire village has decided to take matters into its own hands. Businesses in Hythe are planning create a wintry scene for shoppers