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Man has ear sliced off in nightclub
A REVELLER had part of his ear sliced off as danced in a Hampshire nightclub. The 22-year-old man was dancing to the last song of the night at the Bang Bar in Basingstoke on Saturday morning when he felt something on his ear. He placed his hand up to
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Georges Prost leaves Saints for Lyon
Georges Prost is to end his five-year spell as Saints' 'technical director' for a similar position with Gerard Houllier's Lyon. Prost takes over as academy director at the club where he spent the bulk of his playing career when he leaves St Mary's
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Eight years for murderer who gave police evidence
A GANG member who murdered a Hampshire pensioner in a ''vicious and sustained'' attack but later gave evidence against his friends was jailed for life today. However Lewis Hoare was told by the trial judge that because of an early plea and the evidence
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Major facelift for city park
AN UNKEMPT Southampton park is to get a major new facelift with added facilities for the community. Thornhill Park is undergoing work to make it a safer and more appealing place for families in the surrounding area to use. As well as work to plants
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Crufts winner beaten to death by burglars
A TOP class Crufts winning Doberman has been battered to death in its own home by burglars. Emma, a 12-year-old bitch, was found dead by her owners having been bashed over the head. A motive for the break in at Anne Mayhew's home in New Milton remains
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Baxter’s journey from Spitfire to microphone
He possessed a voice people recognised instantly. The tone and dignity meant he was there to describe great state occasions such as the funerals of Winston Churchill and Lord Mountbatten. For those who knew the late Raymond Baxter only as a commentator
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Play abandoned without a ball bowled at the Rose Bowl
Rain and the absence of Muttiah Muralitharan and Kevin Pietersen dampened the atmosphere at the Rose Bowl today. The umpires carried out an initial inspection at 1pm and after two further inspections play was abandoned for the day. With more rain
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The Nic Pothas Column
Do not be surprised if Stuart Clark takes a bundle of wickets against Lancashire. Our latest signing showed his commitment by making his debut the day after getting off a plane on the way back from the World Cup. He's a quality addition in the same
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Mortgage lender in management buyout
HAMPSHIRE mortgage lender TML Financial Solutions has been bought by its management for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which has been an open secret for weeks, was finally inked on Friday evening and officially unveiled yesterday. It's a boost for the
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M27 lesson not learned
IN view of the ongoing saga with the traffic signals at the M27/M271 junction, surely the Highways Authority should have learned their lesson from the fiasco they produced a few years ago at Junction 7 (Hedge End) westbound. You may recall they attempted
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UK and Great Britain
"I WOULD like to know when Great Britain changed to the UK!'' demands Andrew Reynolds (Letters, May 2), demonstrating in one fell swoop a somewhat loose grasp of geography, history and politics - given that Great Britain is so called for no other reason
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Repairs to vandalism
I WONDER whether the council could explain the disparity in available expenditure for areas of Sholing. I am advised by the parks and gardens office/maintenance department that there is insufficient funding to replace seven seats in Sholing Valley that
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No candidate represented my views
I CANNOT be alone in my disappointment over the lack of candidates available (Totton East ward). As such, I was denied exercising my democratic right to the full because no one seemed to represent my view. There was little option for me, other than
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Give Forest bikers free rein
I THINK it's crazy that we are restricted using bicycles in the New Forest. Anyone who walks in the Forest can see that most of the paths are churned up by horses and cattle, not bikes. Yet bikes are described as being terrible for erosion on the paths
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Additvies to cannabis are causing the illnesses
I AGREE with A Kebbell (Letters, April 27) that Jing Wu should be sent back to his own country for running cannabis factories in Southampton. But I suggest that Mr Kebbell's statement is incorrect with regards to cannabis causing an epidemic of mental
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Flybe’s £394m quieter fleet
SOUTHAMPTON Airport's largest carrier Flybe has bought 15 new planes in a £394m deal. The investment takes Flybe's spending on planes to more than £1 billion in two years and is part of the expansion drive following the recent buy-up of rival BA Connect
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Euphoria, container, 0545, 205; Chikuma Reefer, refrigerated, 0600, 104; Franconia, roro, 0600, 43; Aurora, passenger, 0700, 106; Toledo, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Novtas H, cargo, 1930, 203; Kirsten Maersk, container
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Alan Ball
Alan Ball you were a hero, You brought a football match to life; You had your share of tragedy, When you lost your dearest wife I never knew you Alan But now that you have died It's as if you were my father And I just broke down and cried. Your
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Put your questions to man responsible for 'south's worst road blunder'
IT has been branded one of the worst highways blunders in the south, causing daily misery for thousands of motorists. New traffic lights put up to smooth traffic flows by replacing a filter lane at the junction of the M27 and M271 have instead led to
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Plenty to Boast about!
AT the ripe old age of 75 most great-grandads would be content to sit in front of the TV with their slippers and a nice cup of hot tea. That is of course unless you are adrenaline junky Bert Boast who jumped out of a plane at 12,000ft on a charity skydive
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600 homes without water after mains burst
ABOUT 600 homes in a Hampshire town were today without water after a water main burst during the early hours of this morning. A Southern Water spokesman said that work was being carried out to isolate the main in the High Street, Stockbridge, and restore
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Policeman jailed for 15 years for sex attacks
A SOUTHAMPTON police sergeant has been jailed for 15 years after being convicted of raping a schoolgirl. Gary Clark, 48, was found guilty of a total of 17 offences - including ten counts of indecent assault on a female under 16, six counts of indecency
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Alan Ball's children face huge tax bill for medal sale
THE grieving children of Alan Ball face a massive tax bill for the sale of the football legend's World Cup winner's medal, the Daily Echo can reveal. Jimmy, 31, Keely, 35, and Mandy, 39, must pay £83,200 in inheritance tax for the 1966 hero's World Cup
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Clamping down on street vice
SOUTHAMPTON has become one of seven places in the country chosen to pilot a new government scheme to crack down on kerb crawlers. Thanks to a zero-tolerance approach and in partnership with other key agencies in the city, the city's vice investigation
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Police took law into own hands, court told
AN off-duty Hampshire policewoman took the law into her own hands and falsely arrested a man she believed had beaten up her disabled brother, a court heart. Pc Claire Scannell, 25, raced round to her brother's house with her fiance, fellow officer Sergeant
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Burley: We've got the bottle
George Burley believes his £60m jackpot chasers have proved they can handle the big game pressure. Saints face a play-off semi-final first leg clash with Derby at St Mary's at the weekend before heading for a return at an equally packed Pride Park
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Wright, Powell in race for second leg
George Burley has not ruled out either Jermaine Wright or Darren Powell for Saints' second leg play-off semi-final clash with Derby. Both of the experienced men will not be fit in time for the first leg at St Mary's on Saturday after hernia and knee
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Vase hero won't be Lord's star
Iain Brunnschweiler could play in goal for AFC Totton in Sunday's Carlsberg FA Vase final against Truro City at Wembley Stadium. But he won't be batting or keeping wicket for Burridge in the npower National Village Cup final at Lord's come the end
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Claus heartbreak
SAINTS skipper Claus Lundekvam has revealed his Championship play-off heartbreak. The luckless Norwegian central defender was stretchered off with an ankle injury against Southend last Sunday. Although there is no break, scans have revealed he has
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Win tickets to Saints v Derby
THEY are like gold dust. Everybody wants to get hold of tickets to Saints' play-off clash with Derby County at St Mary's on Saturday. And the Daily Echo has five pairs to give away. See today's paper for details.
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Hundreds sign up to fight quarry plan
HUNDREDS of residents have signed a petition against plans for a huge quarry on the edge of a Hampshire community. More than 850 signatures have been collected from people opposing proposals for land near Hythe to be dug up for gravel and then filled
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Yachtsmen abandon race to aid sea rescue
TWO Hampshire men gave up hopes of victory in a yacht race to help rescue three divers at sea. Martyn Hindley and Jonathan Enderby abandoned racing after spotting a woman waving a flag aboard a small boat in Weymouth Bay. Both men, from Upper Wield,
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Hampshire commuters hit by rail fare hike
SOUTH West Trains have admitted they are only implementing 20 per cent ticket price hikes from Hampshire stations where it faces no competition. Thousands of commuters are facing massive increases in ticket fares following a pricing restructure by the
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£184,000 - how much a glassing attack costs the NHS
THE human cost of being attacked by a glass in a pub is horrendous. But yesterday for the first time the financial cost of a glassing attack to the NHS was revealed. Shockingly, new figures have shown that a typical glassing incident costs the NHS about
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Second crash victim loses her fight for life
A SECOND person has died following a head-on collision on the A30 near Stockbridge last month. A car and a van collided on London Road between the junction of the A3057 and Leckford Hutt at around 4pm on Thursday, April 19. A passenger in a Vauxhall
