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How big was theirs?
ONE of the oldest and most prestigious snooker competitions is over for another year. Based at Pontin’s holiday camp, Prestatyn, on the North coast of Wales, The Pontin’s Open is the traditional end of season jamboree for professionals and amateurs alike
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How big was theirs?
ONE of the oldest and most prestigious snooker competitions is over for another year. Based at Pontin’s holiday camp, Prestatyn, on the North coast of Wales, The Pontin’s Open is the traditional end of season jamboree for professionals and amateurs alike
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Finance supervisor fled court wearing crash helmet after admitting £150,000 theft
A FORMER finance supervisor ran out of court wearing a motorcycle helmet to shield her identity after admitting stealing £150,000 from her former employer, one of Southampton's biggest firms. Camera-shy Louise Clarke, 35, had just pleaded guilty to 12
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Reward offered to catch cabbie's attacker
A £1,000 reward has been offered in a bid to catch the attacker who strangled and torched a Hampshire cabbie. Taxi driver Derek Fletcher was left for dead following a late-night attack in which he was throttled and set alight in his cab on Monday. The
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Ervine leads Hants to third successive draw
HAMPSHIRE DREW WITH KENT AFTER CLOSING ON 275-5 AFTER 89 OVERS, HAVING BEEN SET 461 TO WIN Points: Hampshire (9) Kent (7) Hampshire extended their championship sequence at Canterbury to seven matches without a win after a third successive draw
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Victim named in refuse truck accident
POLICE have named the pensioner who died after she was hit by a refuse lorry on the Isle of Wight as June White. The 75-year-old of Lugley Street, Newport, suffered severe leg injuries following the accident that happened on Thursday at 10am. Mrs White
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Raider produced handgun to threaten staff in city store
THE Daily Echo today publishes the dramatic moment a man with a hidden gun tried to hold up a Southampton store only to run off empty-handed when the alarm as raised. The robber walked into The Money Shop in the city centre with a small black handgun
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Day sailing opportunities for the disabled in June
The Gwennili Trust still have day sailing opportunities for the disabled available in June, as follows:- Monday June 18th 3 Tuesday June 19th 5 Wed June 20th 3 Thurs June 21st 6 Friday June 22nd 1 The vessel
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Bale joins elite list of costly teenagers
Gareth Bale's transfer to Tottenham for a fee which could eventually reach £10m sees him join an elite list of ultra-expensive teenagers. Here, Echo Sport looks at some other costly teens: WAYNE ROONEY Became the world's most expensive teenager
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School's bright idea to boost road safety for pupils
A HAMPSHIRE primary school can legitimately claim that its pupils are the brightest in the county - after issuing them all with high-visibility jackets. In a bid to save lives, the head teacher at St John the Baptist Primary School in Waltham Chase has
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Bale is a Spur - it's official
GARETH Bale's multi-million move to Spurs has finally been announced publicly. The 17-year-old Saints starlet agreed to sign for the North London club on Thursday night after passing a medical at White Hart Lane - as revealed in that day's Daily Echo
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Speedy exit for ex-BAT employee who stole £150,000 from company
SHE is so ashamed of what she has done, she cannot bear to show her face in public. Camera shy Louise Clarke, pictured right, found a novel way to cover up after admitting the theft of more than £150,000 from a major Southampton company. Southampton
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Brits came from Germany
IN your correspondence on Mr Cleverley's tirade about immigration, he ends by a voicing his concern that the "true Anglo Saxons, the real Brits'' could become outnumbered. A moderate knowledge of British history should tell him that the Anglo Saxons
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Smoking: a filthy, dirty, killer habit
I MUST point out a few facts to Mr Hickman who is under the mistaken impression that as a smoker he and other smokers have the right to indulge in their habit when out and about. Smoking is a filthy dirty habit that kills. It kills not only those who
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Some consideration please
IN answer to the letter titled Fun? Stop it at all costs dated May 17th. I would like to say to P Billows that the person who wrote this letter about fireworks going off every time a cruise ship is in, has a point. It is not a matter of being a spoilsport
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There appears to be a flaw here!
IT'S now easier and quick to renew your Road Fund Tax disc on-line, or by telephone. However, if you pay by credit card you will be charged an extra £2.50! This is the suggestion offered by the DVLA - just visit their website www.direct.gov.uk/taxdisc
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It's just plain silly to suggest Blair achieved nothing
WHILE no one can pretend that Tony Blair has been an unadulterated success, to suggest that he achieved nothing, as Teresa Rumsey does in her latest diatribe, is just plain silly. How about peace in N. Ireland, uninterrupted economic growth, one of
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Callous comments about a poor, defenceless dog
I FEEL I must write and express my disgust at the comments of D Whittabon. This man should be ashamed of himself for making such callous comments about a poor defenceless dog, who through no fault of his own ended up abandoned. He should also spare a
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After six days at sea, disabled round Britain sailor admits: This was tougher than I expected
A HAMPSHIRE yachtsman aiming to become the first disabled person to sail solo round Britain has admitted that the challenge has been "a lot harder than expected". Quadriplegic yachtsman Geoff Holt was today due to set off on day seven of the groundbreaking
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Schoolchildren warned about the dangers of carrying knives
CHILDREN at a Southampton school where two pupils were suspended for carrying knives have been told during a special assembly about the dangers of having offensive weapons. The youngsters at Mason Moor Primary School came face to face with police Insp
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Nine-year-old heads snooker rankings
WITH the calm confidence of a seasoned professional, Shane Castle clinched a first Chandler's Ford Under-21 Roll-Up tournament win. Trailing 2-0 to three-time champion Dan Hildyard, the nine-year-old wonderkid from Marchwood fought back to win a fifth-frame
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Saints want to keep play-off hero
GEORGE BURLEY is hoping Martin Cranie's starring role in the play-offs will convince him his future lies at Saints. Cranie was thrown in at centre half for the play-off semi-final second leg over a year after he started his last league game for Saints
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Day Cloughie caused a Wembley stir
BACK IN 1976 FA Cup final mangers Lawrie McMenemy and Tommy Docherty were proud to lead out their teams - but had to stand and watch at the end of the game as the players received their medals. Not so Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson at this season's
