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Hampshire Hawks v Sussex Sharks (Twenty20 South Group)
108-1 It's all over. Adams hits Lamb for a straight six to sentence the Hawks to a third successive defeat, by nine wickets. Adams (56* from 27 balls) and Wright (49* from 29 balls) put on an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 108 from just 56 balls to put
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...but it’s not what you think!
GLOWING orange lights filmed above the Southampton night sky were Chinese lanterns not flying saucers, it has emerged. A family spotted the UFO activity and recorded the glowing lights moving slowly over the Thornhill estate. The video on the Daily
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Fulfilling a Dream
A group of 45 aspiring yachtsmen and women who are blind or suffer visual impairment are to get the chance to achieve their ambition, thanks to the Royal Southampton Yacht Club. The Club is to host this year's south coast Blind Sailing Week which starts
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The man who made £3.3bn
HE'S the tenth richest man in the country and now his Hampshire firm has been ranked as Britain's biggest private business. New Forest-based engineer turned successful entrepreneur Jim Ratcliffe founded a chemicals company nine years ago that today has
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Parish is being split in two, says former priest
THE former priest of a Hampshire parish claims the community he led is being pulled apart by "spiteful action" from the church. Father Ray Lyons was the Waterside Catholic Parish priest for 11 years until a bust-up with the bishop last summer saw him
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County's youth to benefit from major lottery cash boost
THOUSANDS of Hampshire youngsters are set to benefit from a major lottery windfall totalling £249,000. Southampton based No Limits was awarded the money by the Big Lottery Fund and will be used to improve access to the charity which provides counselling
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Morale low as jobs unfilled at hospital
NEARLY half a million pounds has already been spent on agency staff at a Hampshire hospital that only opened six months ago. The Lymington New Forest Hospital has been forced to bring in scores of agency nursing and medical staff until a deal that will
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Brace yourself for ten-week roadworks
THE cones are stacked and ready, the crash barriers have been removed and concrete has been laid for contraflows. If you thought the past two weeks of preparatory work had been bad, things are about to get worse. Rush-hour commuters are due to get their
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Salisbury sign second pro keeper
SALISBURY City have completed the signing of Woking goalkeeper James Bittner. The 25-year-old, who becomes the club's sixth full-time professional player, is no stranger to City's Raymond McEnhill Stadium. He made 24 appearances for the club as
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Unveiled: New flagship building for Raymarine
SHEPHERD Developments and Durngate Property Group have clinched one of the largest pre-letting deals in the region for over a decade. Marine electronics giant Raymarine has signed a lease for 111,000 sq ft of office and industrial space at the former
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New faces join Turley team
PLANNING consultancy Turley Associates has expanded its Southampton office with the appointment of two experienced chartered planners to its management team. Ryan Johnson and Sarah Cornwell both join as associate directors, bringing the total number
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Thomas Cook staff wait for axe to fall
SCORES of Thomas Cook staff in branches across Hampshire are today fearing for their future after the travel giant unveiled plans to axe one in seven workers. It is too early to say whether the axe will fall at any of the region's 12 branches, including
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Autotransporter, roro, 0015, 201; Hoegh Treasure, roro, 0800, 40; Autoline, roro, 1330, 30; Grande Anversa, roro, 1430, 105; Vedette, cargo, 1730, 107; Maersk Seville, container, 1930, 207; Nordic Pearl, bulk,
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New cranes lift city’s port
STANDING almost 100 metres tall when at rest, a £10m pair of cranes planned for the quayside at Southampton Con-tainer Terminals are set to become a familiar fixture on the city's skyline. The massive investment allows the port to handle the latest generation
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Police launch death investigation
DETECTIVES have launched an investigation after the body of a young man was found in a Southampton flat. Paramedics were called to an address in the city centre at around 5.30pm following a report that a 28-year-old was suffering cardiac arrest. Two
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Driver charged over serious crash
A MOTORIST has been charged with dangerous driving following a serious collision on the A32 near Wickham earlier this year that left a driver with life-changing injuries. Andrew Collis, 43, of East Preston in West Sussex has been formally charged and
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Cute Kitties
It's finally arrived: decision time for the hundreds of competitors in the Southern Daily Echo's Cutest Kitties competition. Since we launched the event over two months ago we have been inundated with photographs of your cats. One thing is obvious -
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Tell us your Race for Life story
ARE you taking part in this year's Race for Life in Southampton? Would you or your team like to feature in the Daily Echo in the run-up to the event? Race for Life takes place in Southampton on Sunday, July 15, and 10,000 women have signed up for
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Brussels wields the power now
The essence of democracy, whether it be national or local, is that the bureaucrats and the apparatus of the state should be accountable to the electorate, through the ballot box. Local elections are little than a charade, as the power to change anything
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Sir Cliff could clean the streets
I WAS intersted to read that the squeaky clean king of British pop has an influence even on tearaway hoodies. I thought it was fabulous that a fair uses old Cliff Richard records to keep yobs off their dodgems. Why not spread it to town centre Tannoys
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My vision for Southampton
WHAT a good question Where's The Vision For City's Future? (Daily Echo Comment, June 23). How easy was is for the Conservative administration to knock back ideas without coming up with any of their own. They expect Southampton Partnership to come up
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We don't need cow's milk
COMPASSION in World Farming has filmed miserable images of battery cows crowded together in barren sheds standing in their excrement and never seeing the light of day. In many cases they are not even provided with straw to lie on. Diseases, including
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I back the postal workers
I feel that support should be expressed for the postal workers' union. Indeed support for the postal workers' strike. Recent weather and the appalling conditions might be reason enough. Indeed they undertake work that makes them unsung heroes. The election
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Employment of our armed services
The Law Lords have ruled that the European Convention of Human Rights is relevant to the behaviour of British armed forces at all times and in all situations. This does not apply to NATO forces who may be serving alongside. Does this now mean the contract
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Who would maintain QE2?
WHO would pay for the upkeep of the QE2 if it were sold to Southampton? The council tax? We could not afford to keep the bird cages, never mind the ship. ALAN LYNCH, Southampton.
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Gordon Brown made EU vote pledge
WHEN the Queen formally invites Gordon Brown to take over as her Prime Minister today, perhaps she should also remind him about a promise he made to the voters of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath in 2005. Like all the Labour MPs, he assured his constituents
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Fighting a losing battle against pests
There are about 50 to 60 million insect species on earth - we have named only about one million and there are only about 1,000 pest species - already over 50 per cent of these pests are already resistant to our volatile, dangerous, synthetic pesticide
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Hats off in memory of Burping Man Ron
WINCHESTER will pay the first of what it hopes will become a unique annual tribute to one of its best-known characters. The Hat Fair is staging a Ron Purse Memorial Pram Race in honour of Mr Purse, pictured right, who died last December. Mr Purse, 71
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The truth is out there. . .
ARE we alone in the universe? People across Hampshire are divided over whether UFOs and extraterrestrials really exist. Following the Daily Echo's story yesterday about mysterious orange lights spotted drifting across Southampton's night sky, we went
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Don't let her go, Gordon!
SAVE the QE2 for Southampton was the plea to Gordon Brown as he took over the reins of power today. Two separate petitions asking the new Prime Minister, pictured right, to take action to keep QE2 in Britain have been lodged on 10 Downing Street website
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Voges will come good - Terry
Hampshire manager Paul Terry has backed Adam Voges to come good during the Hawks' three successive Twenty20 home games - starting against the Sussex Sharks tonight (7.30pm). The Hawks have to beat Sussex, Middlesex on Friday and Essex on Sunday afternoon
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Dimi: My thanks to Warney
Dimi Mascarenhas insisted he never gave up hope of receiving an England call-up after thanking Shane Warne for finally making it happen. Warne has long been a fan of Mascarenhas but the Hampshire all-rounder grew to accept he would never feature for
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Pothas 'surprised' after radio interview on yobs
Nic Pothas has revealed his "surprise" at the publicity generated by his comments following Hampshire's Twenty20 game at Southgate on Monday. Pothas gave an interview which was played on national radio yesterday in which he condemned the louts who
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Bransgrove: We'll be extra vigilant on security
Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove admits that Rose Bowl security will be extra vigilant for the county's next three Twenty20 Cup games. The Hampshire Hawks had windows of their team coach smashed during the Twenty20 Cup defeat at Southgate on Monday
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Hampshire's Josh fumes after Wimbledon exit
Josh Goodall has launched a stinging attack on the Lawn Tennis Association for suspending his coach, then deciding to tell the Hampshire player about it just minutes before the start of his biggest game of the year. The 21-year old lost in the first
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Get fit incentive to quit smoking
SMOKERS fighting to kick the habit ahead of the July 1 ban can get a free induction to Southampton City Council's gyms and a discounted joining fee. By signing up to the Quitters programme at The Quays swimming and diving complex they qualify for the
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Protest over arts centre closure
SUPPORTERS of a threatened Hampshire arts centre turned out in force to show their backing for the venue. The county council wants to transfer The Tower venue to Kings' School because the revamped library there - to be called the Discovery centre - will
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Police manhunt goes nationwide
DETECTIVES have launched a nationwide manhunt in their bid to track down a thief who targets Hampshire's elderly. William Cook, who sometimes goes by the name Brian Voles, is being hunted by officers in connedcttion with a number of distraction burglaries
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang headlines recycling campaign
CONFUSED about what can be recycled or composted? If so Southampton's first council-run environmental show on Saturday could be for you. Entitled Enviro Day', the free event from 9am until 4pm will be held next to the Bargate monument. Have a go sorting
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Police appeal over racist attack on ten-year-old boy
POLICE in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, are appealing for information after a ten-year-old boy suffered cuts when his first-floor bedroom window was broken in what officers believe was a racist attack. At about 9pm on Thursday, the boy was lying on his
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Frank hangs up his apron after 71 years in family business
AFTER 71 years the butcher's blade has fallen for the last time at a Hampshire business. Frank Moody has been working in his family butcher's business in West Wellow since 1936 and has seen it grow over the years into a general store. The 82-year-old's
