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Garmin Hamble Winter Series
Unfortunately, all racing on the final day of the 25th Garmin Hamble Winter Series had to be abandoned. High winds during the night were as had been predicted in the weather forecasts, with a maximum gust of 55 knots recorded at 06.30 by the Bramble Bank
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Axing of peak trains blasted by commuters
ANGRY commuters using First Great Western evening trains from Southampton to Romsey have let off steam over new rail timetables which have led to the axing of vital peak hour services. From this weekend, two First Great Western evening services running
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Santa and his reindeer at town parade
RUDOLPH'S Caledonian cousins trekked down from their home in the Cairngorms of Scotland to pull Santa's sleigh to Ringwood for the town's annual Christmas parade on Friday night. In a damp but far from dismal start to the Christmas season six reindeer
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Work begins on pioneering sea rescue centre
NOW the mines have been cleared away, the foundations are being laid for a state of the art coastguard search and rescue facility at the former HMS Daedalus Royal Naval Air Base at Lee-on-the-Solent. The first turf has been cut for the Maritime and Coastguard
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Getting ready for a good show
A GROUP of talented actors from Eastleigh's Barton Peveril College are rehearsing their latest production. Our Country's Good, by Timberlake Wertenbaker, will be staged in the 250-seat Rose Theatre at the college on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December
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No plans to close ‘problem’ school
CIVIC leaders in Eastleigh have called for an urgent meeting with Hampshire County Council amid rumours about the future of a primary school. Councillor Chris Thomas has called on Hampshire County Council to have an urgent meeting with the borough to
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Family faces £3,500 bill for dental work
A THIRTEEN-year-old boy and his family are being charged more than £3,000 for dental work, previously provided for free on the NHS. George Adams, of Bitterne Park, needs a brace to correct his jaw, but his local orthodontist is charging £3,500 for the
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Fighting on for local projects
FORMER members of a residents group in Southampton who quit in a row over how regeneration cash was being spent, have set up a new body to fight for local interests. Last week all seven members of the Outer Shirley Regeneration Board quit after saying
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Many cats in rehoming centre may be lost
THE Blue Cross animal adoption centre in West End is appealing for owners who think their cats are lost to get in touch as they believe many cats in the rehoming centre belong to people. Many cats are brought into the centre by people who have found
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I can sympathise with you
In response to Mrs Phillips, letters-Echodated November 23, I can sympathise with you! I moved into my rented property in March and immediately transferred my gas/electric to British Gas. This went through in May and my first meter read and subsequent
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BBC RADIO SOLENT: You've got it all wrong
AS A Radio Solent listener and falling into the 50 something age group I feel Solent is getting it all wrong. I enjoyed listening to Peter White, and still Julian Clegg with is current issues in the morning. You used to enjoy the gardening programme
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Curtain up for am-dram awards
IT'S the highlight of the am-dram world. The annual Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards are the Oscars of the south coast. And after months of speculation the nominations are in. Throughout the year the paper's reviewers and judges have been attending am-dram
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Nominated for - Best Newcomer:
1) Jonathon Morley as Le Chevalier Danceney, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, RAODS: Droll, enthusiastic and energetic. 2) Sylvia Warren as Laura in Lark Rise to Candleford, Southampton University Players: Delightful. 3) Dave Simmons as Barnaby Tucker in Hello
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Nominated for - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama:
1) Susan Moisan for Tourvel in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, RAODS: Passionate and moving. 2) Brenda Discombe for Lavinia Penniman in The Heiress, Chandler's Ford MDG Players: Added humour and irony. 3) Alex Austin as Tillie in The Effect of Gamma Rays
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Nominated for - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama:
1) Frank Allen as Sir Robert Morton in The Winslow Boy, RAODS: Waspish. 2) Stephen Barber as Clifford Anderson in Death Trap, Portchster Players: Convincing, keeps the audience guessing. 3) James Gaynor as Rudolfo in A View From The Bridge, Chesil Theatre
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Nominated for - Best Supporting Actor in a Musical:
1) David Goodman as Mr Snow in Carousel, Gosport Amateur Operatic Society: Outstanding performance. 2) David Farrell as Coco in Hot Mikado, Showstoppers: Balanced comedy and pace. 3) Derrick Foord as Vandergelder for Hello Dolly, Salisbury Amateur Operatic
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Nominated for - Best Supporting Actress in a Musical:
1) Chiara Dodd as Katisha in Hot Mikado, Showstoppers: Very powerful performance. 2) Laura Bunyan as Serena Katz in Fame, The Performing Arts Company: She lit up the stage. 3) Emma Portlock as Miss Hannigan in Annie, Easteligh Operatic and Musical Society
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Nominated for - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy/Comic Drama:
1) Julie Bowring, as Faye Baker in The Amorous Ambassador, Bursledon Players: Entertaining. 2) Jillie Curtis as Mother in Sandcastles, Chandler's Ford MDG Players: Enthusiastic. 3) Christine Pye as Sorel Bliss in Hayfever, Chesil Theatre: Charming.
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Nominated for - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy/Comic Drama:
1) Paul Baker as Weasel Norman in Wind in the Willows, The Maskers Theatre Company: Deliciously wicked, sleazed his way through the performance. 2) Dave Bunyon as Captain South in The Amorous Ambassador, Bursledon Players: Flamboyant accent and clowning
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Nominated for - Best Supporting Actress in a Youth Production:
1) Jenny Tilley as Nancy in Oliver, Centre Stage Productions: A powerhouse vocal performance. 2) Eve Letheridge as Miss Dubonnet in The Boyfriend, Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society Junior: Irresistible sparkle. 3) Charlotte Wells as Doris in Sequinned
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Nominated for - Best Supporting Actor in a Youth Production:
1) Joe Pickering as Ariel in Return to the Forbidden Planet, Encore Youth: Brilliant drum solo, superb rollerskating. 2) Steven Lilly and Turner Crosby as first and second gangsters in Kiss Me Kate, Easteligh Operatic and Musical Society Junior: Terrific
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Nominated for - Best Lighting and Effects:
1) Frances Strange and Ian Matcham and Richard Tasker for Nunsense, RAODS: Excellent lighting. 2) Dave Edwards, Rosemary Edwards, Meryl Collins and John Howell, Chris Hague, James Mitchell and Steve Moulster for Guards! Guards!, Waterside Theatre Company
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Nominated for - Best Choreographer:
1) Kim Majczac for Copacanba, Fareham Musical Society: Visual feast of fast-moving dance routines. 2) Suzanne Hall for Kiss Me Kate, Winchester Operatic Society: Toe-tapping, energy-filled. 3) Robyn Whitman for That's Entertainment, Waterside Theatre
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Nominated for - Best Opera/Musical:
1) That's Entertainment , Waterside Theatre Company: Something for everyone, strong performances. 2) Copacabana, Fareham Musical Society: Glitter and sparkle a visual treat for the audience. 3) Annie, Fareham Musical Society: Heart warming production
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Nominated for - Best Actress in a Drama:
1) Jan Spiers as Beatrice in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the Moon Marigolds, Maskers Theatre Company: Dominating, terrifying but lonely. 2) Christine English, La Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, RAODS: Telling interpretation.
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Nominated for - Best Actor in a Drama:
1) David Baldwin as Eddie Carbone in A View From The Bridge, Chesil Theatre: Passionate and direct. 2) Tim Robbins as Vincent in Vincent in Brixton, Chesil Theatre: Passionate. 3) Mike Bull as Arthur Winslow in The Winslow Boy, RAODS: Superb performance
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Nominated for - Best Musical Director:
1) Lesley Clayton for Oliver, STP Musicals: A strong musical performance. 2) Rob Jones for Hot Mikado, Showstoppers: Created a good sound with the band and performers. 3) Richard Daniels for Summer Variety Show, Otterbourne Village Hall Committee: Unobtrusive
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Nominated for - Best Actor in a Musical:
1) David Goodman as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, Gosport Amateur Operatic Society: Funny and commanding. 2) Richard Spencer as Strephon in Iolanthe, Eastleigh Operatic Musical Society: Brimmed with confidence. 3) David Tatnall as Daddy Warbucks in
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Nominated for - Best Actress in a Musical:
1) Caryn Drake as Calamity in Calamity Jane, Southampton Musical Society: Feisty and charismatic. 2) Marie Creed-Helliwell as Mrs Loveitt in Sweeney Todd, Southampton Operatic Society: Strong vocal performance. 3) Sue Hope as Gladys in Copacabana, Fareham
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Nominated for - Best Actress in a Comedy/Comic Drama:
1) Jacqueline Arnott as Katrina in Bazaar and Rummage, Portchester Players: Excellent stage presence and comic timing. 2) Mary Dawson as Judith Bliss in Hayfever, West Meon Players: Outstanding. 3) Julia Piper as Marion Murdoch in The Amorous Ambassador
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Nominated for - Best Actor in a Comedy/Comic Drama:
1) Matt Avery as Mole in Wind in the Willows, The Maskers Theatre Company: Wonderful physical performance. 2) David Balfour as Elwood P Dowd in Harvey, Lyndhurst Drama and Music Society: Excellent attention to character and overall vision. 3) Jonny
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Nominated for - Best Actress in a Youth Production:
1) Maria Cairns as The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, TOMS: Tremendous voice, terrific stage presence, and charmed us all. 2) Natalie Bray as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Peter Symonds: Dominated as a deeply passionate Juliet
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Nominated for - Best Actor in a Youth Production:
1) Kiean Jones, as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, TOMS: Awesome performance. 2) David Gale, as Fagin in Oliver, Centre Stage: Drew out the pathos, menace and comedy of Fagin. 3) Joseph Wright, as Timothy in Salad Days, Debut
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Nominated for - Best Pantomime:
1) RAODS, Mother Goose: A superb family entertainment. 2) Hamble Players, Aladdin: Traditional story with the ABBA dimension. 3) Hedge End New Music Makers, Alice in Winter Wonderland: A wonderful time of the year in Hedge End. 4) Copythorne Amateur
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Nominated for - Best Performance in a Panto:
1) Lizzie Thomas (aged 10), Snow White, Sway Drama Club: What a voice! 2) Domonic Bailey, Dick Whittington, CATS: Dom was a delight with his laconic comedy. 3) Wayne Ings, as Widow Twanky in Aladdin, Hamble Players: What a performance!
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Nominated for - Best set and Props:
1) Anne Waggott for Salad Days, Debut Youth Theatre: Pages of a book cleverly turned. 2) Barbara Brown and David Freemantle for Iolanthe, Easteligh Operatic and Musical Society: Very visual. 3) Richard Sansom and Brian Buck for Harvey, Lyndhurst Drama
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Nominated for - Youth Ensemble Award:
1) Oliver, Centre Stage: Dynamic. 2) Guys and Dolls, Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society Juniors: Excellent. 3) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, TOMS: Evocative and wistful. 4) Return to the Forbidden Planet, Encore Youth Theatre:
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Nominated for - Best Director of a Drama:
1) Lisbeth Rake for Vincent in Brixton, Chesil Theatre. 2) Pat and Dave Francis for The Winslow Boy, RAODS. 3) Harry Tuffill for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the Moon Marrigolds, Maskers Theatre Company. 4) Ed Howson for Les Liasisons Dangereuses
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Nominated for - Best Costumes:
1) Brenda Sharp for Copacabana, Fareham Musical Society: Stunning and glitsy. 2) Lewis Yapp for The Wind in the Willows, The Maskers Theatre Company: Resplendant costumes, clear distinction between different animals. 3) Lorraine Haines for The Winslow
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Nominated for - Best Director of a Musical:
1) Vara Williams for Kiss Me Kate, Winchester Operatic Society: Production packed with energy that never lets up. 2) Valerie Matcham for Nunsense, ROADS: Lively and comic production. 3) John Pitman and Kerry Evans for Summer Variety Show, Otterbourne
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Nominated for - Best Director of a Comedy/Comic Drama:
1) Flavia Bateson for Hayfever by Chesil Theatre: Excellent attention to visual humour. 2) Brian Buck for Harvey by Lyndhurst Drama and Musical Society: Attention to character development, stage space and overall vision. 3) Ian Crowe for Hayfever by
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Nominated for - Best Director of a Youth Production:
1) Matt Fletcher, The Romance of Sir Bevis, Gantry Youth Theatre: Delightfully tongue in cheek production. 2) David Tatnall, The Boyfriend, Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society Juniors: A feelgood fun-loving show. 3) Wendy South, Salad Days, Debut
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Nominated for - Production of the Year:
1) Annie, Fareham Musical Society: This heart-warming production is packed with strong performances supported by a good set, lovely costumes and great attention to detail. 2) Return to the Forbidden Planet, Encore Youth Theatre: An intense high-energy
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Housemates confronted by hooded gang in their own home
ARMED hoodies hopped over five garden walls under the cover of darkness before attacking a group of housemates in their own home with cricket bats and a blade. Some of the housemates were forced to barricade themselves in a room when threatened at knifepoint
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What an entrance!
DICKENSIAN Christmas cheer - not to mention real reindeer - brought one of Southampton's busiest shopping centres to seasonal life. Santa arrived at the Mall Marlands in the city centre on Saturday in a horse-drawn carriage to mark the opening of the
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Vandals wreck Scout hut
VANDALS have wrecked a Southampton Scout group's dream of moving back into their own hut in the new year. Thugs broke into the empty hut belonging to the 7th Southampton (Bassett) group in Vermont Close and ransacked the premises - causing damage of
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Thumbs up for work of transformed pre-school
THESE children have every reason to smile. Their Southampton pre-school has been declared good by inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) who praised its safe environment, provision and organisation. Inspectors found that children
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School sees the future is female
IT WAS a rare sight for the boys of a Southampton city school. But it was a glimpse of things to come when a group of girls set foot inside the all boys Bellemoor Secondary School. In 2008, the Shirley school is expected to become mixed, taking in female
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Welcome To The Beautiful South
Here we go then... After another long, back-breaking week, at 9pm on Thursday we stood back and realised we had made a bookshop! And then, 13 hours later the ribbon was cut and away we went into one of the craziest weekends I've had! Highlights included
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Sleeping out for quake survivors
A SOUTHAMPTON University student spent a night under the stars to raise money for survivors of the 2005 South Asia earthquake. Third year English student Becky Willis put up with freezing night-time temperatures when she held an 18-hour sleep-out on
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Welcome To The Beautiful South
Here we go then... After another long, back-breaking week, at 9pm on Thursday we stood back and realised we had made a bookshop! And then, 13 hours later the ribbon was cut and away we went into one of the craziest weekends I've had! Highlights included
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Families are being driven out – property agent
FAMILIES are being forced out of Southampton by vast new developments of small flats, warns a city property agent. Blocks of flats such as Telegraph House and Oceana Boulevard can be money-spinners for developers but the apartments being built in huge
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Dick counts up 40 years of service
TENON accountant Dick Tanner is celebrating 40 years' service with the firm. Now an accounts senior, Dick started with the company in 1966 in Winchester, when it was Knowles Norris & Co. Dick said: "The biggest change over the last 40 years has to be
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Grande Mediterraneo, vehicle, 0615, 202; Saga Rose, passenger, 0615, 38/9; Livorno Express, container, 0630, 204; NYK Leo, container, 0730, 206; NOR Feeder, container, am, 203; Philipp, container, am, 203; Grande
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HULL 2 – SAINTS 4
NOW you're going to believe us, the Saints are going up.' That was the song being belted out by jubilant fans at Hull on Saturday. The thing is, we might just be starting to believe it's true. We need Saints to make sure they keep their finger well
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Whites to get second TV windfall
Salisbury City's second-round replay at Nottingham Forest will be screened live on Sky Sports, guaranteeing the Conference South club another bumper £75,000 pay day. Nick Holmes's men will travel to the City Ground next Tuesday (December 12) after
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Lib Dems pick man to replace Oaten
A MARKETING consultant has been selected to replace scandal-hit Mark Oaten as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Winchester at the next General Election. The local party selected Martin Tod, 42, at a meeting in Winchester following Mr Oaten's decision
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100- NHS dentists go private
A second dental crisis to hit Hampshire in just a week can be exposed today. As many as 100 dentists in the south of the county have quit the NHS in just six months, new figures have revealed. Now there are calls for Hampshire health chiefs to act to
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Has heroic sailor finally decided to end his dream?
TODAY is decision day for heroic south coast sailor Mike Golding as his round the world yacht race dreams remain in the balance. Having finally docked his damaged Ecover boat in Cape Town on Friday night, his team was spending the weekend making urgent
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Head teacher is putting needs of staff before pupils
As a very concerned parent of a Year 11 Cantell Student, it is my view that: In defending her decision to take her team to France for the weekend Ruth Johnson has struck at the heart of what is so shocking and so fundamentally wrong about this trip. She
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Thank you for your honesty and a Merry Christmas!
MAY I please say a big thank you to the unknown person who saw the Argos bag near Adams Children's Clothes shop in the Swan Centre on Friday, 24th November and handed it in to Security. It is good to know there are still honest people around. Many, many
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BBC RADIO SOLENT: Not much of an improvement
WE're the Dave n' Sue Westwood in the notorious Costello memo (Radio Solent). We were quite surprised that Mia knew our names! Anyway, we listened to the new Sally on Saturday show and it wasn't much good in our view. (a) It was like an eight-year-old
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12-hour cycle ride raises £3,200
PEDAL power helped raise more than £3,200 for a cancer charity as a dozen determined fitness fanatics took part in a gruelling 12-hour spinathon. The members of Fitness First gym in Shirley, Southampton, rode for 12 hours on static cycling machines,
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Ex-Hants star helps Aussies fight back
FORMER Hampshire batsman Michael Clarke scored his first Ashes century to lead Australia's second Test fightback on day four at Adelaide this morning. But Matthew Hoggard delivered a stunning seven-wicket haul to finally break Australia's resistance
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LUNAR: Major Hughes was judged and condemned by them
I am the 'dog sitter' who looked after Alexandra's old dog Goldie mentioned in your letters page and I have known Alexandra for over ten years and she and Lunar are inseparable. I notice in your paper that D.Conlon from Chichester wrote a letter.
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North Baddesley is hardly under the flight path
In response to Tim Goodridge of North Baddesley, I would hardly call North Baddesley 'under the flight path'. He should try living in Bitterne Park. I would rather travel to Heathrow or Gatwick than have larger and louder planes flying over my house!
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That's a Corn Snake NOT a python!
Based on the picture on your website, that snake that was found in a bathroom is an albino American Corn Snake, not a python. It is juvenile, bred for the pet trade (they like albinos) that probably did not wander far from it's owner. It will reach
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Lucky 13 for Rasiak
Grzegorz Rasiak is hoping 13 won't prove an unlucky number for him. That's the number of goals the Saints striker has scored already this season after a double against Hull in the 4-2 win at the KC Stadium on Saturday. It puts him joint top of the
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Nightclub fire could cost up to £60,000
A POPULAR Southampton nightclub has been forced to shut its doors in the run up to Christmas after a fire caused up to £60,000 worth of damage. A total of 25 firefighters from Eastleigh, Redbridge and St Marys were called to Rhinos nightclub at Waterloo
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Firefighters tackle church blaze
MORE THAN 50 firefighters tackled a blaze at a church on the Isle of Wight which destroyed most of the building. The fire at St Wilfred's Church in Trinity Road, Ventnor, started at around 1.19pm yesterday and ripped through the single-storey building
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Two die in three-car crash on Hampshire road
TWO PEOPLE were killed in a three-vehicle smash on a Hampshire road. Lee Makepeace, 21, and Emma-Louise Jobson, 18, both died when their Vauxhall Corsa was in collision with a Subaru Impreza, driven by a 42-year-old man, and a Mercedes saloon, driven
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Doswell hits new nadir in miserable season
BEMUSED Eastleigh boss Paul Doswell has had some bitter disappointments this season, but none that cut so deep as Saturday's 4-0 home defeat by Bognor Regis Town. First half goals from Luke Nightingale and Ben Watson and two late strikes from substitute
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It's raining goals for Burley
It's all goals, goals, goals for George Burley at the moment. After bemoaning his side's inability to take chances just over a month ago, the Saints boss has seen a complete change in their fortunes. Saints have now scored 13 goals in their last
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Another world title for ace Curtis
STEVE Curtis was flying the flag in great style at the weekend after winning his EIGHTH world powerboat title. The Southampton star claimed his fifth successive crown in Dubai when he and partner Bjorn Gjelsten held off the hosts' main hope Victory
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Murty tops BBC South awards evening
READING FC skipper Graeme Murty was awarded the prestigious BBC South Sports Personality of the Year at the DeVere hotel in Southampton last night. In all,15 awards were decided by a panel of regional sports editors and other sporting professionals
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School sees the future is female
IT WAS a rare sight for the boys of a Southampton city school. But it was a glimpse of things to come when a group of girls set foot inside the all boys Bellemoor Secondary School. In 2008, the Shirley school is expected to become mixed, taking in female
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MP joins calls to help Alzheimer's sufferers
CAMPAIGNERS from the Southampton branch of the Alzheimer's Society have presented a 4,000 signature petition to city MP John Denham demanding that health bosses open up drugs treatment to sufferers. The petition has been signed by carers, people with
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Do you know Lee - face number four in our Crack-a-crime for Christmas campaign?
THIS week the Daily Echo's crime busting calendar starts by revealing the face of Lee Terrell. The 19-year-old, who features behind window number four, is wanted by police for questioning in relation to supplying drugs. Terrell is described as white
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Holmes: We're not out of it yet!
NICK Holmes revealed that a rousing half-time team talk set Salisbury on the way to an FA Cup upset yesterday. City trailed at the interval to a Nathan Tyson strike, but hit back to earn a replay and a place in the third round draw. Boss Holmes