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Chinese New Year
WITH A LITTLE over two weeks of 2007 already gone it will shortly be time to welcome in the Chinese New Year in Southampton with the spectacular celebrations the city has become accustomed to. In order to mark the Chinese New Year celebration in the
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The Hedrons
RISING Glasgow stars The Hedrons, are on an extensive UK tour for January and February, around the release of their next single Heatseeker and debut album One More Won't Kill Us. The four-piece punk rockers have been stirring up all sorts of trouble
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SixNationState
SOUTHAMPTON is set to have another band hit the big time. Rising local stars SixNationState have been signed by record label Jeepster. It's unusual for Jeepster to sign a new act unless they're something really special, as is proved by their last two
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James Last Orchestra
MUSIC fans can bid a fond farewell to the James Last Orchestra this year. The orchestra has announced a farewell tour of the UK this year which will get underway at the BIC on September 10. James Last's success is unique. He has had more hit albums
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Guy Tortora
BLUES musician Guy Tortora brings his high quality mix of acoustic and electric blues to Tower Arts in Winchester on Tuesday. Originally from Pasadena, California, Guy is a songwriter, vocalist, guitar player - a musical artist who may confound expectations
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The Wailin’ Jenny’s
2007 heralds the beginning of another chapter for the acclaimed all-girl trio The Wailin' Jenny's, Canada's new darlings of the burgeoning acoustic roots scene. Last seen here early in 2006, the band has been sweeping all aside in the US as a hugely
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Rocky Balboa (12a)
MORE than 30 years after Sylvester Stallone first staggered into the ring as the eponymous fighter, the muscle-bound star dusts off his boxing gloves for another ten rounds of cliches and sweat-drenched training sequences. Rocky Balboa is probably the
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THE RETURN (15)
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in this drab supernatural thriller by numbers. British director Asif Kapadia fails to create tension and the cast fails to make much impact in front of the camera. Gellar has all the expressiveness of a shop mannequin
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BABEL (15)
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in this exquisite multi-lingual thriller, which draws together four seemingly unrelated storylines. Babel melds a distinctive and thrilling visual style with rich, emotional storytelling. A bold, audacious work which
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Nice 1, BMW
THE new BMW 1 Series goes on sale this spring and features a model line-up that includes the most fuel-efficient production vehicle BMW has ever produced. The introduction of a three-door model and a revised and face-lifted five-door come as a raft of
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A Free spirit
STORM force winds bringing down trees, flooded roads and threats of snow to come will make quite a few people think how reassuring it would be to have a 4x4 in these situations. There is a vociferous, generally townie, lobby against the "Chelsea tractor
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The price is right
OVERSPENT at Christmas and the New Year? Well, Nissan is offering customers the chance to drive away in a new car, including Micra, Micra C+C, NOTE and X-TRAIL, without paying a single penny. Until June, that is. From the Micra range, the Initia and
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Toilets ‘need a makeover’
A KEY first stop for tourists to Winchester is set for a £150,000 makeover. Work at Abbey Garden's toilets will receive the go-ahead if the full council approves the expenditure at a meeting on February 28. The proposals include having the male, female
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Get off these playing fields!
THEY are considering spending £1m on a new athletics track to boost fitness levels. But try telling that to the class of Winchester schoolkids whose games lesson was ordered off public playing fields by the same council's contractors. St Bede Primary
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Anger rising over road calming cost
VILLAGE leaders are staging a revolt over the escalating cost of a traffic calming scheme. Marchwood Parish Council is refusing to increase its financial contribution, claiming it is being asked to foot the bill for mistakes made by another authority
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Groups seeking grant support
TWO New Forest groups are hoping their applications for grants totalling £15,620 will be successful. Sway Craze wants to fund two youth workers to provide activities, information and advice for youngsters living in the New Forest village. They have
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Pompey striker arrested at luxury waterside home
PORTSMOUTH footballer Lomana LuaLua was arrested today on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm. The arrest of the 26-year-old striker comes three months after he was detained following a domestic dispute with his partner. Police were called
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CBRE lands Guernsey job
THE Hampshire branch of agents CB Richard Ellis has been tasked with marketing a major new retail development on Guernsey. Located at Admiral Park on the edge of St Peter Port, Guernsey's capital town, the centre will provide more than 100,000 sq ft
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Man arrested over armed robberies
A 37 year-old man has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies on Hampshire filling stations. The breakthrough comes less than a week after police released CCTV of a masked man holding up the Shell petrol station in Fareham Road,
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Were you moved too?
IT HAS been variously described as a 1970s duvet pattern and the most significant art acquisition in Southampton since 1975. Last night, more than 100 art lovers, councillors, dignitaries and other interested parties gathered to decide for themselves
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Boy, 16, protects toddler as man bursts into home
A TEENAGER tried to shield a toddler during an alleged attack by a man who stormed into a Hampshire home in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Sixteen-year-old Jamie Paddey suffered a broken finger and was punched in the mouth while other children
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‘Millions’ for birth blunder
A HAMPSHIRE boy is set for a multi-million pound damages pay-out after a judge ruled a hospital doctor botched his delivery. Luke Purver, nine, faces a lifetime of acute disability following his birth at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester
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Tremlett in but England lose again
Hampshire seam bowler Chris Tremlett made an unhappy return to the England one-day team today as Australia cantered to a four-wicket victory at Brisbane. England struggled to 155 all out before Australia wobbled to 61-4 but Mike Hussey guided the lower
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Questions over Iranian family
Having read the Daily Echo report about the Iranian family facing deportation I feel there are questions that need to be asked. How did this family of two blind adults and a young daughter get to Britain? Who let them in? How long have they been Christians
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More Saints supporters Down Under
Supporters unite! There we were on a 32C afternoon watching Adelaide United play Sydney, in the final home game of the season. In the crowd we are proud to report that we saw another four Southampton supporters in their Saints T-shirts. What an encouraging
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If Scotland goes independent . . .
IF Scotland became independent from the rest of the UK will they take on the responsibility for their share of the national debt from the present government? Would they sign up to the euro? What would UKIP then call themselves? Finally, what would happen
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When will hosepipe bans be imposed again?
There is one good piece of good news during our wet winter; most hosepipe bans have been lifted. I expect that as soon as the hot weather comes in summer they will be back on. Something seems wrong here; you can water when it is wet but not when it is
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‘Time’ to be called at Bacardi Martini?
A MAJOR question mark today hangs over the future of Bacardi Martini's Southampton plant and the 400 people it employs there. A spokesman for the drinks giant refused to deny it is considering quitting the city, when questioned by the Daily Echo. Asked
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Patriotic Gordon Brown . . .
Dr Samuel Johnson wrote "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel". Does this apply to Gordon Brown after his recent remarks? COUNCILLOR GAVIN DICK, Sholing Conservatives.
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Watts can shock Salisbury
IF THERE is one player in the Eastleigh squad with an extra incentive to put one over Salisbury at the Silverlake Stadium tomorrow it is new signing Steve Watts. The highly-rated striker was part of the Fisher Athletic team knocked out of the FA Cup
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£20m for former campus
FORMER Southamp-ton University campus New College has been sold to developer Linden Homes for an estimated £20m - double initial forecasts. Although no value for the deal has been officially released, the deal is claimed to have achieved record land
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Law firm’s first off the grid with rally
SOUTHAMPTON sports law firm Grid Law has been appointed legal adviser to the organisers of Rallye Sunseeker, pictured, the first round of British Gravel Rally Championship. As well as advising on legal issues, Mayfair Gardens-based Grid Law will work
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals Tapiola, vehicle, 0630, 34/35; MOL Priority, container, am, 205; NYK Antares, container, am, 206; Elisabeth, container, 1200, SCT; Autoline, roro, 1230, 201; Autoroute, roro, 1430, 203; Autostar, roro, 1930, 201
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County feels fury of storm
A COUNTYWIDE clear-up was under way today after Hampshire was battered by severe storms. Torrential rain and gale-force winds lashed the south coast, with fallen trees blocking roads and crushing cars. Public transport was also hit hard by delays as
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Laptop gift to St George
SCHOOLBOYS with learning disabilities have been given a helping hand with their coursework thanks to a Fareham company that has donated four computers to their school. Computer company Cobweb Solutions has given the laptops to St George's Catholic College
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Youngsters ordered off city playing field
Youngsters at a Winchester school have been ordered off a public playing field where they were taking part in a games lesson. St Bede Primary School has been stunned to be evicted from the playing fields it has used since it opened in 1912. The class
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Joshua, 11, left paralysed by rare illness
A Hampshire schoolboy faces an uncertain future after being left paralysed by a rare illness. Joshua Edwards, 11, has been struck down with an illness so rare there had only been 27 cases reported in the world. A pupil at Noadswood School, Dibden Purlieu
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Powerboat champ to appeal against ban
A TOP powerboat racer from Hampshire has appealed against the five-year ban he received for sabotaging a rival's fuel supply. Former European champion Rob Lister was stripped of his racing licence after the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) ruled that
