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England - how they rated in the World Cup
From Richard Gibson. England crashed out of the World Cup with their limp display against South Africa at Kensington Oval yesterday. Here is how they rated through the tournament. MICHAEL VAUGHAN (captain): Mustered only 130 runs in eight
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A day of fun for Hill Head sailors
Are you a budding Ben Ainslie or Ellen MacArthur? If so get along to Hill Head Sailing Club on Bank Holiday Monday and get on the water. The club will be opening its doors to anyone interested in taking up sailing. Visitors will have the chance
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Looking good for Southampton Eye
A PASSENGER-carrying helium balloon, dubbed the Southampton Eye, has been given the enthusiastic backing of council leaders. Southampton City Council's ruling Liberal Democrat Cabinet, still seeking an elusive "wow" factor for the city, rallied around
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Couple attacked by gang of youths
A SOUTHAMPTON couple have told how they feared for their lives when they were attacked by a gang of youths as they walked home from a family barbecue. It is believed the youths even filmed the violence on their mobile phones, known as happy slapping'
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It’s crunch time
PLANS to turn a green belt site in the New Forest into a huge quarry were defended at a public inquiry yesterday. New Milton Sand and Ballast hit back at critics of its proposal to extract more than 800,000 tonnes of gravel at Downton Manor Farm, Milford-on-Sea
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Outside experts to help with HQ
EXPERTS are being called in to assist Winchester civic chiefs build its new headquarters. The city council wants to demolish its current offices at Colebrook Street, which were built in the 1960s. A new multi-million-pound HQ is planned, designed to
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Have faith in our build
IT COULD be one of the quickest building projects Hampshire has ever seen. Hundreds of volunteers have been hard at work battling against the clock to get a new £400,000 hall constructed in Lymington. When it is finished, the new Kingdom Hall will be
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Feel the tug of Highland event
THE search is on to find Gosport's champion tug-of-war teams who will be crowned by the mayor next month. The Gosport Highland Gathering is a line-up of fun events to raise money for the chosen charities of mayor June Cully, pictured, and will be held
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Deal is brokered by ACAS
COUNCIL bosses say they hope South-ampton's care services will now return to normal after workers settled a pay dispute. Union members - about two thirds of the largely female workforce - have accepted proposals to phase out over three years extra payments
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Fireball victim dies in hospital
A DISABLED Hampshire man who was turned into a human fireball after a vicious attack in his own home has died. Michael Toye, aged 43, passed away at the Salisbury District Hospital this morning. It comes six days after he was discovered with severe
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Newest cruise ship to arrive tomorrow
Britain's newsest cruise, Ocean Village Two is due to arrive alongside the Mayflower Terminal in Southampton's Western Docks at about mid-day tomorrow. Congestion in the port of Bremerhaven, where the vessel underwent a wide-ranging refit, and tidal
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Hunted down like a pack of animals
THEY chased their victim like a pack of animals deliberately hunting their prey. Armed with weapons including road signs, bricks, a steel fence post, a cosh made from a bike chain and a sock filled with stones, a golf club and door handles which they
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Have faith in our build
IT COULD be one of the quickest building projects Hampshire has ever seen. Hundreds of volunteers have been hard at work battling against the clock to get a new £400,000 hall constructed in Lymington. When it is finished, the new Kingdom Hall will be
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Police raid 50th city cannabis factory
HUNDREDS of cannabis plants with a street value of more than £20,000 have been recovered this morning following a drugs bust in Southampton. Officers from the city's drug investigation unit carried out the early morning raid in Shakespeare Avenue, Portswood
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We’re Europe’s No 1 cruise port
SOUTHAMPTON has been crowned Europe's number one cruise port as another major shipping line announces it is to operate out of the city next year. Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) will be bringing its vessel, Norwegian Jade, to the docks for a programme of
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Poland and Ukraine to host Euro 2012
Ukraine and Poland will host the 2012 European Championships following a vote by UEFA's executive committee in Cardiff. They beat Italy and a joint bid from Hungary and Croatia. Both have strong footballing traditions with Ukraine having reached the
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Greens’ hot topic in poll battle
THE Green Party has placed plans for a combined heat and power (CHP) station in Southampton on to the election battlefield. As it officially launched its local elections manifesto, the party challenged city council candidates to show their green credentials
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Show how green you are
COUNCIL candidates across Hampshire have been challenged to show their green credentials by the county's leading wildlife charity. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has written to more then 700 candidates asking them to outline what they
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Seaside resort will be just a short flight away
THE beach at Blackpool will be just an hour's flying time away with the launch of direct flights from South-ampton Airport to the northern holiday hotspot. New fast-transit business airline Jetstream Express launches the five-times-a-week service in
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Change for the worse
I WALK my dog along Weston Shore daily and have done for the last ten years. The car park there has been upgraded. While the surface is a great improvment, the layout leaves a lot to be desired. Previously vehicles parked overlooking Southampton Water
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Engine failure and ABS brakes
I AM surprised that Raymond Angel (Letters, April 9) ignored my letters of reassurance regarding the unlikely event of engine failure and subsequent loss of ABS braking. Without ignition, a car isn't going anywhere, on that at least we can agree! What
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Titanic tribute was superb
AS a former resident of Southampton, I felt I had to write to congratulate the city council on the Titanic commemorations, culminating in the very moving ceremony on Sunday. The many wreaths show that the victims were not forgotten; however, I was disgusted
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Show is too expensive
MY children have always enjoyed watching the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. When we saw it was coming to the Mayflower we were thrilled. Looking at their website for tickets I was gobsmacked at how expensive they were and the restrictions. This is because
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Cleaning up our city
THE STORY concerning rubbish found on the mud flats of the River Itchen (Daily Echo, April 12) did not surprise me. This is the kind of society we live in, we learn to expect this kind of behaviour, although we are disgusted by it. Wherever one goes
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Affordable housing
A NEW report says that only in Scotland can key workers afford to buy a home. SNP leader Alex Salmond claims that an independent Scotland would flourish. Maybe. There is no doubt that the south of England (let's call it Wessex) would lean forward if
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Polygon ten years but not forgotten
How quickly memories fade of even the most familiar of places and the old Polygon Hotel in Southampton that has now been gone almost ten years. For years the hotel, with its revolving entrance door, wood panelling and comfortable, club like atmosphere
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Siemens wins £5m water meter job
GERMAN industrial giant Siemens has won a £5m contract to read water meters across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Over the three years of the deal with Southern Water Services, Siemens' staff will read water meters at 350,000 homes and businesses.
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Asian Chorus, roro, 0400, 34/35; Nagato Reefer, refrigerated, 0630, 104; Provider, cargo, 0630, 36s; Hual Transporter, roro, 0800, 40; Houston Express, container, 1600, 206; Philipp, container, 1700, 203. Today's
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We'll have to pay to clear up travellers' mess
A CORRESPONDENT on this page claimed (April 13) that there is no obvious sign of rubbish or damage resulting from the travellers moving on to Riverside Park. Unfortunately that is not the case. There is human excrement all across the park, the area behind
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40% rise in million-pound home sales
THE number of million-pound homes sold in south-west Hampshire rose by 40 per cent last year, latest figures have revealed. In 2006, 91 homes in the area sold for more than £1m - up from 65 the previous year. The richest property hot spot is the New
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ID fraudsters focus on city
A SURVEY has revealed the downside of Winchester being one of the most attractive places to live. It attracts ID fraudsters. A survey by data specialist Experian has shown that the city is in the top 25 outside London for identity fraud, one of Britain's
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Fareham's a family favourite!
FRIENDLY people, good schools, a low crime rate and high employment - the ingredients any parent would choose when looking for somewhere to raise children. A survey has found one Hampshire town which scores highly on all those counts, coming sixth in
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Pothas set to qualify for England
Nic Pothas does not want to stand in the way of ECB Academy products when he qualifies to play for England next month. The former South Africa one-day player becomes a British citizen on May 14 - five years after arriving in England to play for Hampshire
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Where it all went wrong for England
WHERE it all went wrong for England in the World Cup. March 16. England lose tournament opener to New Zealand. It proves to be a significant defeat for Duncan Fletcher's team, who in an instant lose the momentum created by their Commonwealth Bank
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Title race going to the wire
The Sydenhams Wessex League title fight looks like going to the wire. Totton and Gosport Borough are still locked together on 83 points at the top after slender victories. But while Totton were fairly comfortable in beating bogey side Lymington
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Reasons to be cheerful for England (yes, there are a couple ...!)
By Rory Dollard. England missed their chance to reach the World Cup semi-finals after a crushing nine-wicket defeat to South Africa yesterday. Here, the Daily Echo looks at reasons for England fans to be miserable, and reasons for them to be
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How the mighty have fallen
England cricket comment by Frank Malley With the game against South Africa all but lost the Barmy Army indulged in one last attempt at rousing the rag-tag of sportsmen who masquerade as England cricketers. 'We are the England...mighty, mighty England
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Totton star's link with Coldplay
AS AFC Totton prepare to record their FA Vase final song tonight, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal that one team member has a secret rock star past. In his youth, goalkeeper Iain Brunnschweiler played guitar alongside Coldplay drummer Will Champion
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Fletcher, Vaughan and Graveney must all go - Willis
Former England captain Bob Willis has called for Duncan Fletcher, David Graveney and Michael Vaughan to be sacked following the humiliating World Cup exit. And he also laid into all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, accusing him of "batting like a blind man
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Sales back with a bang
Fit-again Salisbury City striker Paul Sales took just 12 minutes to stamp his class on the play-off battle last night. After a nine-game absence with a broken hand, the Southampton-based marksman scored one goal and made another in a 3-0 home win over
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Island rape - man released on bail
DETECTIVES investigating the rape of a woman on the Isle of Wight have released a man on police bail. The 24-year-old, originally from the Isle of Wight, was arrested on Sunday and has now been bailed until July 16. He was arrested after a local woman
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Watch out for my mate, warns Baird
Chris Baird is ready to ensure his Northern Ireland teammate David Healy does not silence St Mary's for a second season running. Healy, the nine-goal top scorer of the Euro 2008 qualifiers, will be up against his international colleague Baird in a
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City is now Europe's Number One
SOUTHAMPTON has been crowned Europe's number one cruise port as another major shipping line announces it is to operate out of the city next year. Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) will be bringing its vessel, Norwegian Jade, for a programme of summer voyages
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Ex-EastEnders stars are a pair of city slickers!
EX-EastEnders stars Nigel Harman and Shaun Williamson paid a visit to Southampton's Mayflower theatre yesterday. The pair are deep in preparation for a two-week run in the hit musical Guys and Dolls. Heartthrob Nigel, who starred in the West End run
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Inquest opens into death of Hampshire soldier
AN inquest into the death of a Hampshire soldier in Iraq earlier this month opened today. The body of Private Eleanor Dlugosz, 19, left, from Swanmore, was flown back to Britain from the Middle East last week. She died alongside Second Lieutenant Joanna
