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Would you pay as you throw?
FOR decades householders have been able to tip their rubbish away and not really give it a second thought. For most it was just a case of remembering to put out the bin bags on the right day each week and they would be taken away with no further consequences
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Souness on Wolves: Backer is British
Graeme Souness has confirmed a British businessman is part of the consortium which is bidding to take control of Wolves. The former Saints boss claimed this week he had tabled a £20m bid which met the Championship club's asking price but was apparently
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Fireworks sparkle at Aurora’s world cruise
Fireworks lit up the sky over Southampton last night as the city based cruise ship Aurora left on a voyage that will take her to the other side of the world. The P&O Cruises ship will be away for a total of 103 nights before returning to Southampton
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Beckham to leave Real
David Beckham's contract at Real Madrid will not be renewed, according to the club's sporting director Predrag Mijatovic. Beckham's current deal expires in the summer and Mijatovic said that the former England captain would not be offered fresh terms
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I'll take grief from Shane Warne, but not from the tannoy announcer!
England's Paul Collingwood laughed off his latest sledging by an Australian - this time from the public address announcer at last night's Twenty20 defeat. Collingwood was famously locked in a verbal battle with Hampshrie skipper Shane Warne during
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Students show us some strictly excellent routines
HAMPSHIRE dance students showcased their latest routines in the run-up to their exams. The evening of dance celebrated some of the pieces the students from Winchester's Peter Symonds College had been working on last term, including solo choreography
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Bird fears prompt car park closures
CONTROVERSIAL plans to close four New Forest car parks during the spring and early summer were expected to be approved today. The Forestry Comm-ission wants to shut parking areas in the Lymington, Brockenhurst and Burley areas to protect the dwindling
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Glowing report
CHILDREN have every reason to smile at this Hampshire pre-school which was given a glowing report by inspectors. Romsey Centre Pre-School, next to Romsey Abbey Primary School, was described as "good" with some outstanding features by the inspection team
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Record year for inshore rescue
Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) recorded a total of 127 incidents last year- a ten per cent increase on 2005 and it's busiest year on record. The volunteer organisation also had its busiest month in its 38-year history last July when
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College scheme offers gain for all
A NEW scheme at Brockenhurst College hopes to give learners the skills they need to succeed in their careers, and businesses the staff they need to expand. Working in partnership with the Learning and Skills Council in Dorset, the Train to Gain scheme
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Disabled charity raises £6,000
SOUTHAMPTON based charity the Rose Road Association has raised £6,000 in collections over Christmas. The money will be used for its work with young disabled people in the Southampton area. Two collections at Hedge End Retail Business Park raised more
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Plans revealed for travellers' site in city
RESIDENTS of a Southampton community have voiced their concerns over plans to create a designated site for travellers in their area. Worried Swaythling locals have spoken out against a possible planning proposal by Southampton City Council to develop
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Could Burley be in frame for Scotland job after Smith quits?
Walter Smith has been appointed manager of Rangers for a second time. He has quit his post as Scotland head coach to return to the job he gave up in 1998 and has signed a three-year contract. The Scottish Football Association have confirmed their
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Saints set up Man Utd date - at Hyde United
FA YOUTH CUP R3: Saints 2-0 Stockport Saints booked an FA Youth Cup tie against Manchester United with two goals in three second-half minutes at Staplewood this afternoon. Midfielder Jamie Hatch and defender Michael Byrne scored the goals to see
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Cut price family holidays to help beat truancy
THOUSANDS of families across Southampton are being offered cut price foreign holidays in the latest bid to beat the city's truancy problem. Education bosses have joined forces with a leading tour operator to offer the discount trips. It has been introduced
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Casino proposals criticised by church leaders
HAMPSHIRE'S most senior clergymen have joined forces to criticise plans to bring a big new casino to Southampton. The bishops of Winchester and Southampton have appealed to council chiefs to reconsider their bid for one of eight super casino licences
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Rams splash cash in transfer window
PREMIERSHIP promotion hopefuls Derby County have confirmed that Celtic midfielder Stephen Pearson will sign for £750,000. Pearson's agent, Willie McKay, had said earlier today that the 24-year-old had chosen Pride Park over Sunderland and Norwich,
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Hayden expects England to bounce back
Matthew Hayden insists he is looking forward to a tough challenge from England in the forthcoming Commonwealth Bank Series one-day internationals. England will go into the triangular tournament against Australia and New Zealand on the back of a first
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Monsters of Rock
IT'S the tour that brought some of the biggest names in heavy metal into the limelight. Kerrang! was born in June 1981 as a heavy metal spin-off of Sounds magazine. Throughout its lifetime the tour has celebrated the loudest and, to the uninitiated
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Comedy night
THE Railway Inn's Comedy Night returns to Winchester on January 28 with truly unique comedian Steve Day filling the headline slot. A favourite at venues across the UK and abroad, Steve, pictured, Britain's only deaf comedian, is quickly establishing
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Fun in the Big Top
THE Moscow State Circus returns to the UK with a brand new show, bringing with it a 35-strong cast of Russia's greatest and most flexible circus performers. They bring 200 years of circus tradition to Salisbury City Hall in one great show on February
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ME - Hampshire Friends with ME
Hampshire Friends with ME- a friendly county-wide support group for people with ME/CFS Contact Di on 01794 501705.
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Condensation in lofts
I READ Roy Johnson's comments regarding condensation in his loft (Letters, December 28). Condensation is caused through hot air meeting with cold air and warm air always contains a lot more water vapour than cold air. If you cool the warm air it can
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Scouts' thanks
I MUST thank the customers of Bitterne Sainsbury's for their generosity shown to the lads from the 3rd Itchen North (Bitterne) Scout group when we did packing and loading for two and a half days before Christmas. We raised just over £2,200 - an amount
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Lib Dems contradict one another
TONY Gray (Letters, January 4) says that those backing Southampton City Council's laser proposal have lost the plot. Presumably, therefore, he will be rather cross with his fellow Liberal Democrat letter writer, David Harrison, who wrote in support of
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So relieved by honesty
A FUNNY thing happened to me before Christmas. I left my bag on a train to Poole. The following day I heard a recorded message from my daughter telling me Asda at Poole telephoned her to say it had been handed in at the store. I went down from my home
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Whodunit?
LIKE any good whodunit you need intrigue and red herrings, so let's look at the evidence who is responsible for the new pedestrian crossing near Southampton General Hospital. On one side you have Angela Gilmour (Letters, January 1) thanking Conservative
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Very generous
I WOULD like to thank all the shoppers at Hedge End Retail Park who kindly donated to the British Red Cross Society Fire and Emergency Support Service on Tuesday, December 19. The total raised was £306.09. The generosity of shoppers was very pleasing
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World would be a better place without religion
ATHEISTS do not require Kavanagh's sympathy (Daily Echo, December 30). The existence of God is disproved increasingly as science progresses. The time spent in disproving his existence is only a fraction of the 2,000 years Christians have spent in trying
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Reverse this trend to anarchy
THE Daily Echo has printed a few of my letters in which I bemoan the lack of adequate response to low life' crime and have been surprised at the many readers who have noticed them. One such reader replied by letter stating that when we persevere the
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Staff reap benefit of booming M&S
SCORES of staff at nine Hampshire Marks & Spencer stores are looking forward to a share scheme windfall on the back of bumper Christmas sales. The food and fashion retailer yesterday posted like-for-like sales increase of 5.6 per cent from October to
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Petra F, cargo, 0830, 107; Bonn Express, container, am, 206; Gosport Maersk, container, 1700, 205; Montreal Express, container, pm, 204; OOCL Atlanta, container, pm, 207. Today's principal Southampton sailings
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Airport’s soaraway success
FOGGY conditions which hit pre-Christmas timetables failed to stop Southampton Airport posting record breaking annual passenger figures. As reported in yesterday's Daily Echo 1.9 milion passengers passed through the terminal last year - an increase of
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Salisbury back on winning form
SALISBURY City are back in business in the Nationwide Conference South after chalking up their first league win since September 23. Whites' league form stuttered badly during their sizzling FA Cup run, but they responded in emphatic style last night
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We fear fatal crash at danger junction
IT is that heartthumping sound of brakes and screech of tyres that a Hampshire family always dread. For it is usually the signal that another car has ploughed into a grassy bank just around the corner from their Fair Oak home. Now Karen and Richard
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Bale and Rasiak star in Championship stats index
GRZEGORZ Rasiak has scored his 16 Championship goals from 72 shots. The official league statistics, courtesy of Actim Index, show the leading marksman and Gareth Bale have been Saints' top performers in the first half of the 2006/07 campaign. Rasiak
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Burley: Supporters should get off Grzeg's back
George Burley believes Grzegorz Rasiak could hit 30 goals this season - and has defended the striker from criticism from sections of the fans. The Polish international has now scored 18 times this season, 16 in the league, and a good finish could see
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Bransgrove: I want KP to play more Hants games
HAMPSHIRE chairman Rod Bransgrove shares Shane Warne's desire for England's top players to play more county cricket. Warne has suggested that stars such as his Hampshire colleague Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss and Steve Harmison should play more
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Breakthrough in hunt for jewels raid gang
DETECTIVES hunting a gang of armed robbers who raided a prestigious Winchester jeweller have made what could be their first breakthrough in the case. Officers working on the robbery arrested a 24-year-old man at an address in Birmingham in connection
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Tributes to well known village figure
LORD Montagu of Beaulieu has paid tribute to one of the village's best-known figures. Christopher Fairweatherwho owned Fairweather's Garden Centre and was also chairman of the parish council, has died after a long illness. Lord Montagu, 80, said: "Christopher
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Hunt for gunman after petrol station heist
POLICE are hunting an armed robber who threatened staff at a Hampshire petrol station with a gun. The man walked into the garage just after 8.30pm yesterday and pointed a handgun at a member of staff before demanding cash. The cashier was forced to
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Teenager feared he would be stabbed by robber
A HAMPSHIRE teenager has told of the moment when he thought he was going to be stabbed if he did not hand over his new mountain bike. Fifteen-year-old Craig Frampton had been cycling back from Fareham to his Lock's Heath home when the robber stole the
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High street set to be shut for weeks
A HAMPSHIRE town's high street will be closed to traffic for up to seven weeks to enable engineers to install a new gas main. South Gas Networks wants to close Ringwood's main shopping street so that the existing iron pipe can be replaced with a plastic
