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Trip of a lifetime
TWO SOUTHAMPTON students are taking time out to help others by volunteering at an orphanage in Sri Lanka. Jenna Solanki and Emily Bown graduated in the summer and now they are busy raising funds to pay for the three-week trip that they hope to make later
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Transplant teenager to become donor for little brother
Hampshire teenager Nathan Hartley who had a lifesaving bone marrow transplant to treat a rare genetic condition is to become a donor for his younger brother. The four Hartley brothers, from Romsey, were all diagnosed with the life-threatening X-linked
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Aladdin, Mountbatten Players, The Point, Eastleigh
THE story of Aladdin, like other pantos, centres around a poor boy who makes good, eventually marrying the princess whom he loves dearly. Mountbatten Players appear to have a plethora of excellent singers among their number. It was a delight to see them
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Battle looms over ‘garden-grabbing’
A NEW battle is looming over the latest example of a controversial practice dubbed "garden-grabbing". Knightstone Housing Association has lodged an appeal after being refused planning permission to build three flats in the grounds of a house at Eling
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Peter is a very special arrival
ALL babies are special but Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust is celebrating the arrival of Peter Allen in particular. Peter is the first baby to be registered on a new maternity information system. Called E3, the new IT solution will provide
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Surgeries offer advice on housing issues
ADVICE on housing matters will be offered to residents in Bishop's Waltham and Alresford in a series of surgeries on everything from council tax to problems paying rent. The surgeries are being run by Winchester City Council and are aimed at providing
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Battle over driveway on common land
A LEGAL battle is breaking out between New Milton Town Council and a householder who wants to build a driveway across common land. Paul Mortlock, of Solent Drive, Barton on Sea, obtained planning permission from New Forest District Council for a garage
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New group aims to put city on the map
TONIGHT sees the launch of a new business organisation aiming to put Southampton on the map and get the city's coffers overflowing again. Called Business Southampton, it brings together some of regional economy's biggest hitters with top politicians
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Bosses would love to move businesses to the country
HALF of UK bosses based in a big industrial town or city would like to move to the countryside, new research suggests. The study for support agency Cornwall Pure Business found that 15 per cent of such managers want to move all or part of their firm
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Smiths staff happy with takeover deal
WORKERS at Smiths Aerospace in Hampshire believe that a £2.4 billion takeover will be positive news for the company. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Daily Echo, the major Hampshire employer is likely to be bought for £2.4 billion by America's
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Councillor deals blow for casino
CIVIC bosses will be told tomorrow to scupper plans to bring a Las Vegas-style casino to Southampton. The city council is set to discuss the idea amid calls for a rethink from church leaders and health professionals who claim it would lead to a rise
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Matthew is a tiny miracle
A HAMPSHIRE baby who was smaller than a packet of biscuits when he was born four months premature is preparing to come home for the first time after an extraordinary battle for survival. Doctors at the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton were convinced
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Lack of commercial property is hitting employers in south
DEMAND for commercial property may be outstripping supply in the south-east and holding back growth, according to the latest survey of property trends published by employers group the CBI and property advisers GVA Grimley. Thanks to higher than average
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Making his Mark to earn promotion
PROPERTY agents Goadsby have promoted a senior manager from the hotels & leisure division to associate director. Mark Nurse specialises in catering and licensed businesses such as pubs, restaurants and coffee shops across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire
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Wraps off at new city centre Subway store
WINCHESTER will get a taste of the Subway experience after the sandwich giant let a shop in the High Street. Property agents Goadsby, which claims to be the largest retail agent on the south coast, put the deal together on behalf of the London Henley
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366bhp Evo lX last of the line
MITSUBISHI Mot-ors UK has unveiled the final edition of the current generation Lancer Evolution supercar. Just one version of the new Evolution IX MR (Mitsubishi Racing') will be available, powered by a 366bhp version of Mitsubishi's 2.0 litre turbo
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Experts grow in competition
THE new Peugeot Expert will go on sale on the February 15 with a price range from £13,670 to £16,565 (ex VAT). The new Expert range will see the introduction of 18 new models compared to the current range, further expanding Peugeot's light commercial
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R you the lucky 1?
NO APOLOGIES for revisiting this Friday's dealer launch of the 2007 Yamaha R1, it's just a matter of where to start. Everyone has a chance to win a new Yamaha R1, priced at £8,999, together with a set of Dainese leathers, a trip to the MotoGP in Catalunya
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Roll up – be ready
THERE'S an adage about not realising how invaluable a fire extinguisher is until you find yourself needing one. The same goes for toolkits on a bike for me. Even though my Leather-man multitool goes everywhere I ride (or drive for that matter) I still
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BMW challenges Honda title claim
BMW Motorrad is celebrating yet another sales record, albeit an unofficial one. Combined UK sales of its R 1200 GS and R 1200 GS Adventure models totalled 2,277 units in 2006. This is a figure that comfortably beats that achieved by Honda's CBR1000RR
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Fareham Music Zone to shut
THE FAREHAM branch of troubled entertainment retailer Music Zone is to close with the loss of 20 jobs. Administrators announced 31 of 104 branches in the chain are to close with 325 jobs being axed. They examined trading at the Westbury Mall store
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Victoria – new queen of the sea
THE DREAM became a reality when water lapped around the massive hull of Southampton's latest liner for the first time yesterday. Water rose higher and higher and, as it flooded into the dry dock, Cunard's Queen Victoria gently floated and was held by
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Family ordered to leave the UK
THE Home Office has today stood by its decision to cut off funding to an Iranian family living in Southampton who are fighting deportation. A spokesman said that immigration officials had to protect "the integrity" of the country's asylum system. "We
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£400 million ship contract for VT
Southampton-based shipbuilder VT Group announced today it had signed a £400 million contract to supply three ocean patrol vessels to Oman. Work on the three ships will begin at the company's Portsmouth shipbuilding centre immediately, with the first
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Scrap inheritance tax
YOU may have taken out a mortgage to buy your first property, you extend that when you move up the ladder into a larger house and/or change district on the promise that it is a good investment. You have paid the lender a fortune in interest over all
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We don't want travellers' site here
WE are used to being dumped on in the northern area of the city. When the government allocated millions of pounds to regenerate run-down city areas we received a paltry few thousands, while other areas were gifted millions. As a result, Swaythling and
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What we want for Wessex
WESSEX (Our Home) has two simple demands: 1. A Wessex Parliament. 2. Restoration of Wessex's AD1065 borders. We propose devolution down from the Wessex Parliament to provincial councils such as the province of Southampton (larger than counties). We
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Essentials should come first
I CANNOT agree with the council's plan to install laser lights at the Civic Centre building. What a waste of money! Let's get back to basics first and deal with the necessities. MR BUTLER, Northam, Southampton.
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What Southampton needs in 2026
REGARD the article Vision of Southampton 2026", would you allow me to convey my views on this important subject? I believe whatever lies ahead for our city in the next 20 years will depend entirely on our national economy plus political management.
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Into Africa
DANGEROUS terrain, beautiful waterfalls and broken bones. Those are just some of the sights and experiences captured by a pair of Hampshire film-makers who embarked on the journey of a lifetime when they decided to film a charity motorcycle rally across
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Burley: Bale is worth every penny
GEORGE BURLEY has been quick to back Gareth Bale as the race for his signature intensified yesterday. The Saints boss hailed his 17-year-old starlet's attitude and commitment in the face of frenzied talk of a big-money move to Manchester United.
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals OOCL Montreal, container, 0045, 206; HUAL Tokyo, vehicle, 0130, 40; Perth, container, 0145, 204; Grande Ellade, vehicle, 0400, 201; Autotransporter, roro, 0600, 203; Tristan, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; APL Germany
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Vaughan hails matchwinner Flintoff
Captain Michael Vaughan hailed the return to form of Andrew Flintoff after the all-rounder guided England to their first victory of their tour Down Under. Flintoff hit 72 not out off 75 deliveries as he edged the side to a three-wicket win with a ball
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Musselwhite searching for form
WINCHESTER City go into tonight's Southern 1 South & West derby at Andover with last season's top scorer Jamie Musselwhite struggling for form. The 24-year-old who banged in 34 league and cup goals last term, was so off-colour on Saturday that he was
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Burley refutes Hull Prutts claim
George Burley has refuted claims that Saints have accepted a bid from Hull for David Prutton. Saints turned down a bid from the Tigers for the 25-year-old midfielder last week but Hull manager Phil Brown was quoted at the weekend as saying: "The second
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In-demand Bale stays focussed
George Burley has praised Gareth Bale's maturity amid all the transfer speculation surrounding the 17-year-old. The Saints boss admitted he had to have a quiet chat with the Welsh left back last week after fearing the talk of a possible move this month
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Probe into leak at refinery
AN investigation was under way today after a volatile liquid used in the production of petrol leaked into a borehole at Fawley oil refinery. The Environment Agency was alerted after traces of a hydrocarbon called naphtha were found five metres below
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I watched dad eat himself to death
JOANNA MORTIMORE has seen at first hand how eating too much can ruin your life. She watched her dad effectively eat himself to death. In the end he could barely move and only ventured out on rare occasions because he was so ashamed he would embarrass
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Pet rabbit hurled on to railway line
ANIMAL lover Caroline Osborne has spoken of her "devastation" after cherished pet rabbit Joshua was stolen by two drunks who hurled it on to a railway line. The animal survived the abuse but was so badly injured it had to be destroyed. Caroline's guinea
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Partial victory in dog walking row
HAMPSHIRE Wildlife Trust has retreated from its controversial hardline stance against dog walkers at a popular beauty spot. Last October, the trust banned the walking of dogs without leads on St Catherines Hill, Winchester. It was concerned that dogs
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Anyone for tennis?
HAMPSHIRE'S biggest floodlit tennis facility has unveiled plans to increase the number of courts by 50 per cent. The nationally renowned Totton and Eling Tennis Centre has devised a £200,000 scheme to build another four courts to meet soaring demand.
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Garden grabbing row ignited
A NEW battle is looming over the latest example of a controversial practice dubbed "garden-grabbing". Knightstone Housing Association has lodged an appeal after being refused planning permission to build three flats in the grounds of a house at Eling
