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FA Youth Cup match off
Saints' FA Youth Cup third-round tie at Stockport County has been called off for the second time in six days because of a waterlogged pitch. The U18s were due to play Stockport last Wednesday before the tie was rearranged for tomorrow night because
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Redknapp: Everyone needs some praise
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp believes his style of man-management has helped a number of veteran stars flourish at Fratton Park. Former England internationals Sol Campbell and David James, Kanu and Linvoy Primus are among the players whom many
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Burley fourth favourite for Hammers job
GEORGE Burley is joint fourth favourite with internet bookmakers Boylesports to be the next West Ham manager after Alan Pardew was sacked this afternoon. Boylesports betting: 4/7 Alan Curbishley, 6-1 Sven-Goran Eriksson, 8-1 Claudio Ranieri, 14
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Appeal succeeds in saving wetland site
A ONCE-in-a-lifetime public appeal to save important wetland at Winchester has proved a resounding success. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust says the response was overwhelming with more than £90,000 donated towards buying the land - £28,000
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Anyone looking for an old Jo-anner?
PEOPLE say there's no such thing as a free lunch. But there's certainly such a thing as a free piano in Winchester. Neighbourhood wardens have one to give away after removing it from a house in Firmstone Road, Winnall. Warden Darren Sedman-Hobson
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Decision is due soon on military base
A DECISION is expected to be announced before Christmas on the future of a military base near Winchester. The government is due to outline the future of training for the three armed services. The Ministry of Defence will decide which of two consortia
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Island MP suffers stroke
ISLE of Wight MP Andrew Turner was recovering in Southampton General Hospital today after suffering a stroke. The 53-year-old Conservative MP who has represented the Isle of Wight since 2001, was taken ill after a meeting on the Island on Friday, a
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Schools tuning up for carols at the airport
SOUTHAMPTON Airport has joined forces with local schools to celebrate Christmas in style. The schools will be adding to the Christmas cheer for passengers at the airport with a series of carols in the concourse. Bitterne Park School, Southampton, Quilley
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New hall’s opening is celebrated by pupils
A VILLAGE school in the New Forest now has its own hall for the first time in its 151-year history. Pupils at South Baddesley Primary School, near Lymington, no longer have to cross the road to the old village hall for assembly, lunch and PE lessons.
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Warne again the dangerman - Alderman
HAMPSHIRE captain Shane Warne will become the first man to take 700 Test wickets during this week's third Ashes Test at Perth. That is the verdict of former Western Australia and Australia seamer Terry Alderman. Warne needs six wickets to become the
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Views sought on road charging
BUSINESSES across Southampton and Fareham are to be quizzed on their views on road charging in the wake of a government report recommending that motorists pay up to £1.34 a mile. Supporters of the idea say that road charging is essential to head-off
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It's Potton v Totton in the Vase!
IT'S Potton v Totton in the FA Vase fourth round! The Sydenhams Wessex League table-toppers were today handed the amusingly-titled draw in the last 32 of the non-league competition. Bedfordshire-based Potton are currently ninth in the United Counties
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Burley reveals Pressley interest
SAINTS manager George Burley is considering a move for former Hearts captain Steven Pressley. The 33-year-old Scotland defender, who played under Burley during his brief stint in charge at Tynecastle in 2005, quit the Edinburgh club on Saturday after
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Smoked Salmon Tartlettes
Tasty Treats Makes 12 Ingredients 395g pack ready-rolled short crust pastry, 175g/6oz Kinvara organic smoked salmon, chopped, 1 egg, 4 egg yolks, 300ml/pt double cream, salt and freshly ground black pepper Method Remove pastry from pack
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Curried Lamb Skewers with Yogurt and Mint Dip
Party Pieces Makes 10-12 Ingredients 450g/1lb lean lamb mince 10ml/2tsp ground cumin 10ml/2tsp ground turmeric Pinch caster sugar 15ml/1tbsp sunflower oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 5ml/1tsp ground allspice powder Salt and freshly
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Beattie plays Santa in Sophie’s memory
FOOTBALLING hero James Beattie brought some early Christmas cheer to child cancer patients when he arrived with a sack full of presents. The Everton striker hot-footed it to Southampton General Hospital from Saturday's match where he was substituted
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Will that number be up for our Number 11?
FRESH from our success last week the Daily Echo is once again calling on our readers to help capture another suspect on our Crack A Crime For Christmas countdown. Each day we are featuring one of Hampshire's most wanted and asking for your help in tracing
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Moped crash youth, 17, fighting for life
A TEENAGER was today fighting for his life after he was involved in an accident while riding a moped. The 17-year-old, who friends named as Robert Burden, was not wearing a helmet and was understood to be riding the bike with no lights on when he collided
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Le Tiss, Claus, banjo playing and tales of an apologetic telegram from Tonto...
One of the fascinations of having been in the football business for so long is to realise what it's like for youngsters starting out and also seeing what happens when players hang up their boots. One night this week I had arranged to present prizes,
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Family trip the lights fantastic
THE battle of the bulbs is well under way and people across Hampshire are battling against the elements to make sure that their homes have a chance of winning the Daily Echo's Christmas lights competition. Anthony Baddams has fought wind and rain to
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Beware of Channel Islands coins
AMONG the change I received from a Southampton shopkeeper was a 50p piece. Subsequently I discovered that it was a Channel Islands 50p, whch no shopkeeper would take and which my bank would not change. The Channel Islands 50p looks remarkably like the
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Replacing Trident is not costly in proportion
IT is understandable that many people baulk at the idea of spending £20 billion to replace our Trident nuclear deterrent, but that figure should be put in persective. Firstly, as the cost will be spread over three decades, it comes to less than £1 billion
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Lunar and Major Hughes
SAMANTHA Knight's letter defending the Labrador Lifeline Trust is the first that has any credibility. I understand her wish to protect the trust but would suggest that she ask herself if all parts of the organisation are working to the high standard
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Recycling plastic
REFERENCE the letter from CH Robinson of Southampton regarding the subject of recycling, I agree with everything which has been said. I recently wrote to Councillor Mel Kendal about this after reading the articles in the Daily Echo. About a year ago,
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Chips and curls are the key to Claire’s success
WHEN Claire Teague and her husband Mark decided to open a new shop it was a toss-up between fat fryers or hairdryers. The couple already run two chip shops in Hampshire and initially thought the new premises would become their third. But then Claire
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Bank staff bring in the toys
HSBC staff have collected 661 Christmas presents worth more than £7,000 for the Southampton Voluntary Services Toy Appeal. It's a new record for the Nelson Gate office, which has backed the appeal for the past eight years. Community relationship manager
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: California Luna, container, am, 204; Arroyofrio Uno, roro, am, 203; Courage, vehicle, am, 34/35; APL Spain, container, pm, 207; Maersk Dolores, container, pm, 206; Montreal Express, container, pm, 205 Today's
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Singing to fund heart research
TWO Hampshire groups are hitting fundraising notes for Heart Research UK by performing special charity singing events. Sarisbury Choral Society and the Horizon Resource in Portsmouth are organising two of the many festive singing events taking place
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A pizza of the action for charity
IT will be newspaper versus pizza as two Southampton companies battle it out on the pitch to raise money for charity on Saturday. Teams from the Daily Echo, in Redbridge, and Domino's Pizza, in Totton, will be lacing up their football boots for a five-a-side
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Singing to fund heart research
TWO Hampshire groups are hitting fundraising notes for Heart Research UK by performing special charity singing events. Sarisbury Choral Society and the Horizon Resource in Portsmouth are organising two of the many festive singing events taking place
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School sports days put children off sport – MP
AN MP has slammed school sports days for publicly humiliating children who finish last. Romsey MP Sandra Gidley described the traditional annual competition as her "pet hate" and accused schools of failing to consider the feelings of children with little
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Star steps in to take telephone bookings for Christmas show
THEATRE goers were in for a surprise when they booked tickets for The Mayflower's festive musical White Christmas earlier this week. Star of the show and ex-Neighbours hunk Craig McLachlan joined box office staff at the theatre in Commercial Road, Southampton
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M-way work is intended to make road safer
MOTORISTS face delays on a busy Hampshire motorway from today due to essential safety improvements. The M27 westbound link road to the M3 at Bassett Wood is being fitted with new parapets to improve safety which will mean a 50mph speed limit and narrow
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Earnshaw doubt for Saints clash
ROBERT Earnshaw is fighting a fitness battle in his attempt to go head-to-head with fellow Championship hot-shot Grzegorz Rasiak at St Mary's. The Welsh international and Rasiak both had 13 league goals going into last weekend's round of matches.
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Robbery reveals CCTV blindspot
COUNCIL bosses in Fareham are going to evaluate the effectiveness of a town centre CCTV system after cameras failed to record a major jewellery raid in the town. Robbers stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of diamond necklaces and earrings after
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Five people rescued from fire
FIVE people had to be rescued after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Southampton. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the three-storey house at Westridge Road in Portswood that had been converted into flats just before 1am today.
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Girl grabbed on way home
A SCHOOLGIRL was grabbed by a man when she separated from her friends in West End. The 12-year-old was near The Gregg School in Cutbush Lane when the man described as "fat" approached her and grabbed hold of her. She managed to break free and run away
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Time to go back to the drawing board?
SHOULD we be surprised by this result, or should we have expected it? Seasoned Saints fans probably expected it, it's been the Saints way for so long. On a run of four consecutive wins and seven games unbeaten, they travel to the Championship's
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Totts move one step closer to Vase glory
On paper it looked like a hammering, but it spoke volumes about the nature of AFC Totton's 3-0 FA Vase win over Moneyfields that Stags' boss Stuart Ritchie spent the bulk of his post-match interview praising the opposition! Arguably Portsmouth outfit
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Good point on debut for Dodd
Jason Dodd praised Eastleigh's new signing Carl Wilson-Denis after getting his Conference South managerial career off to a solid start with a 1-1 draw at high-riding Bishop's Stortford. With frontman Jamie Brown serving a three-match ban and facing
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Sales: We can't afford Havant repeat
Paul Sales reckons Salisbury City will have no chance of an FA Cup giantkilling at Nottingham Forest if they repeat their Havant & Waterlooville performance. The Southampton-based Whites striker won the penalty that Matt Tubbs converted. But two-goal
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Comments to send a shiver down the spine
In the wake of Saints' weekend loss at Southend, Daily Echo sports editor Simon Carter gives his personal opinion on the current Saints situation. WELL, just WHAT are we to make of George Burley's Saints side? Four straight wins had catapulted
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Burley: We were punished for over-playing
George Burley says Saints will learn from their shock defeat at Southend. Saints went into the game on a seven-match unbeaten run, while Southend hadn't won in the league in their previous 17 attempts. It was then perhaps inevitable that both those
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BBC award for ex-Saint Theo
FORMER Saints starlet Theo Walcott was last night named the BBC Sports Young Personality of the Year. The 17-year-old England international was not at the star-studded event in Birmingham - instead, he received his award from Arsenal colleague Thierry
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Swans found waddling into town
EVER since they were made homeless they have been swanning around the streets of a Hampshire village in search of their daily bread. For years an adult pair of swans had been quite happy rearing their young families in the North Pond area not far from
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Wetland saved after public appeal
A ONCE-in-a-lifetime public appeal to save important wetland at Winchester has proved a resounding success. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust says the response was overwhelming with more than £90,000 donated towards buying the land - £28,000
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Award for dedicated NHS staff
HAMPSHIRE NHS staff have received a special award for their hard work and dedication. The special award ceremony entitled Celebrating Success was held by South Central Strategic Health Authority and was the first of its kind across NHS South Central.