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Southampton Schools' future: The Council report - part 6
Scheme Proposed Works Cost New School East £300,000 New School West £270,000 Redbridge Community School £2,500,025 Sholing Technology College £520,000 Bitterne Park School £950,000 Bellemoor School £590,000 Regents Park Community College £310,000
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Southampton Schools' future: The Council report - part 5
Building works required to implement Learning Futures proposals 74. Building works are required to implement the proposals for changes to school organisation which are the subject of this report. The changes are to be implemented in September 2008,
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Southampton Schools' future: The Council report - part 4
Implementation: general 53. This section draws the attention of decision makers to some very important considerations about the implementation of these school organisational changes. 54. The decision maker is advised that LA officers, the existing
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Southampton Schools' future: The Council report - part 3
Summary of key issues Reasons for conducting a review 24. The key issues which led to the Learning Futures Secondary Education Review included: hnThe need to raise standards of achievement in Southampton schools (currently in the bottom quartile
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Southampton Schools' future: The Council report - part 2
5 REASONS FOR REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS 1. The recommendations are made following an extended period of prestatutory and statutory consultation with a view to creating an arrangement of secondary schools in Southampton which will: hnhelp to raise standards
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Southampton Schools' future: The Council report - part 1
ON Monday, Southampton City Council's Cabinet considers the future of secondary schooling in the city. It is the biggest upheaval of education in Southampton for many years as part of its Learning Futures Secondary School Review. Among the proposals
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Has Pompey stadium dream suffered a blow?
SOUTHAMPTON'S south coast soccer rivals could have suffered a major setback in their plans for a state of the art waterfront stadium. Civic chiefs at Portsmouth say it is doubtful whether Pompey's planning application for the 36,000 seater ground on
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Focus on Offices
As we all returned to our offices after the Christmas break, we were delighted to see longstanding clients, Chemring Group plc and market leader, Hayes Specialist Recruitment move into their new office accommodation on the Solent Business Park and in
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BUSINESS PARK’S TALKING CCTV ‘A FIRST’ FOR HANTS
TALKING surveillance cameras are to make life safer for workers at a new £14m office scheme near Southampton. The state-of-the-art audio system is similar to one that made national headlines about "scarecrow policing" after being trialled successfully
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Companies line up to find home at £12m hq offices
ENQUIRIES have been flooding in following the launch of newly refurbished headquarter offices at one of the south's premier business parks. The flurry of interest follows a five-month comprehensive upgrade programme for 4500 Parkway at Solent Business
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Recent uptake looking good for office market future
The much trumpeted return of a buoyant office market in Southampton, looks like turning into a reality, given the amount of recent uptake and new developments coming on line. Last year, the biggest percentage increase in the Metropole region was in
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Reaching for the skies for wow factor
IT was the iconic fighter plane credited with winning the Battle of Britain and the foremost symbol of South-ampton's aviation heritage. Now after years of calls for a memorial to the Spitfire, plans have been unveiled for a permanent memorial in the
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Handyman jailed for life over throat-slash rape attack
A 47-year-old handyman from Hampshire was jailed for life today after he admitted slashing a woman's throat, raping her and leaving her for dead in woods. Robert Bridges, from Farnborough was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court to life imprisonment
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Oakridge Office Park Completed
Handston Properties are delighted to announce that the construction of Oakridge Office Park is now fully completed, the landscaping already growing well and plentiful car parking in place. This high quality development of seven single storey office
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Extra choices for expectant mothers
HEALTH chiefs are planning a new midwife-led unit on the site of Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital. The aim is to give more choice to expectant mothers over where they give birth. Women will soon be able to choose between a home birth, the
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Benefit cheat spared jail to care for her children
A BENEFITS cheat who conned more than £45,000 in handouts has been spared a prison sentence because she has three children, the youngest of whom suffers from ill health after being born several weeks prematurely. But Lisa Tribbeck will be spending the
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We don't want £28m rebuild of college
NEIGHBOURS of Taunton's College in Southampton have launched a campaign against plans for a £28m rebuild of the campus. The college in Hill Lane wants to knock down the existing buildings which have been in place for more than 70 years and replace them
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Saints complete Saganowski signing
SAINTS have signed Marek Saganowski on a three-year deal. The Polish striker was unveiled at a press conference at St Mary's at lunchtime today. Saganowski, 28, signs from French club Troyes for an undisclosed fee believed to be around the £680,000
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Nordic Pearl, bulk, 0230, 107/8; Tortugas, vehicle, 0400, 34/35; Kobe Express, container, 1200, 205; OOCL tokyo, container, 1600, SCT; Autostar, roro, 2215, 201 Today's principal Southampton sailings: Grande
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Save sex for marriage
HOW wonderful to read in Kavanagh's article of 16-year-old Lydia Playfoot's fight for young people to keep sex for marriage. What a lot of problems would go away if everyone kept this Christian teaching! MRS R MEAD, Southampton.
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Pensioners in clover
NOT all pensioners are on the bread line. In my local watering hole there is group of four who spend the night drinking pint after pint at £2.50 a time. It works out at a fair sum. N V DOSWELL, Shirley, Southampton
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Thanks for your kindness
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to the person who handed in my glasses at the Sir Walter Tyrell on Monday, June 18. It was very much appreciated. Y GAEM, Southampton.
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Ethnic recruits to the fire service
HAMPSHIRE Fire Service is struggling to meet government targets for recruiting black and ethnic minority personnel (Daily Echo, June 23). Not for Labour, it seems, any old-fashioned ideas about ensuring we have a force capable of putting out fires irrespective
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Berry good deal for agency
HAMPSHIRE design agency White Total Design has worked on the UK launch of Darvida, the first Amazonian Acai berry supplement available on the high street. Bournemouth-based Ceuta Healthcare, which has the European marketing rights to this Brazilian product
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Holiday fun in the office
A BUSINESS near Southampton has transformed its office reception into an airport business lounge to put clients in the holiday mood. The idea comes from south coast photocopier specialist Canotec. Managing director Steve Weir said: "It's a bit of fun
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Fears over rehab centre plan
I am most concerned after reading the item (daily Echo, June 4) that a new state-of-the-art rehab centre is opening shortly in the building previously known as Gaters' Hill House, Mansbridge Road, West End. It seems New Forest businessman Tom Finlay
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Eling cafe is not what it was
WHEN Eling café first opened it was a very friendly place to visit. Local OAPs chatted freely with the visitors and spoke about Totton. This went on for a number of years. Over the past year the atmosphere changed. As far as I am concerned Totton and
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My faith in human decency has been restored
I WOULD like to thank, though thank doesn't really seem adequate, the person who handed in my wallet in the NatWest Bank in the High Street in Southampton on June 22. Thank you, whoever you are for your honesty. Thank you for helping to restore my faith
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Tesco keeps moving things around
I CAN put up with items being moved around during the refit at Tesco's supermarket in Millbrook and the store being in a mess. What I can't stand is many food items moved that are not in re-fit, eg apples moved to other side in the fruit and vegetable
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£2.5m bid to end gridlock
MOTORING misery could be a thing of the past for commuters in a Hampshire town thanks to congestion busting plans. More than £2.5m is set to be spent on improving traffic conditions at a notorious bottleneck. The Segensworth roundabout, near junction
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Council staff reject equal pay deal
HAMPSHIRE County Council workers have voted overwhelmingly to reject a new equal pay deal. In a ballot held by Unison, the main public sector union, 79 per cent of members rejected the new grades and salaries proposed by the council. Unions are due
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Theo and Mel open recycling centre
CELEBRITY couple Theo Walcott and Mel Slade cut the ribbon on a new recycling centre, accompanied by new pet dog Tyson. Former Saints hero Theo, who now plays for Arsenal after being sold in a £12m deal, said recycling is a subject close to his heart
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Watch your step
WHAT impact is YOUR lifestyle having on our precious environment? Now an online calculator has been launched to help people find out - and help them assess how they can help save the planet. The website allows people to calculate their individual or
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Energy makeover for the home
THE people of Southampton waste £260,000 each year simply by washing laundry at too high a temperature - enough energy to power St Mary's Stadium for two years To raise awareness of this shocking energy waste, a special do a good turn' house is coming
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Visit the energy tent
VISITORS to a major festival in Eastleigh will be given lessons in being more ecological thanks to the Green Energy Tent. The Green Energy Tent will visit the Point in the Park Festival at Leigh Road recreation ground this Saturday, bringing solar and
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Car free Forest wins green tourism award
THE NEW Forest has been s named the greenest car-free destination in the UK. The award was given by the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) which presented the National Park with three gold and five silver awards in assessments held this month. Andrea
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Breakthrough in hunt for virus cure
SCIENTISTS at Southampton University have made a breakthrough in understanding how a contagious vomiting and diarrhoea bug often found in hospitals and cruise ships can spread. Until now little has been known about the norovirus because of the difficulty
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Traffic bosses promise end to lights misery
TRAFFIC chiefs are promising motorists they will see huge changes by the end of this week at the junction of the M27 and M271, where controversial traffic lights were installed. Bosses at the Highways Agency have confirmed a new "intelligent" operating
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Cashier hit by brick during Post Office robbery
A BRAVE postmistress was today recovering after being hit by a brick and a lead pipe as she foiled a robbery. Linda Scorey was left bleeding from the head after an armed man burst into her shop and attacked her. The attempted robbery sparked a massive
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Launch pad for success
Nic Pothas admitted Hampshire are using the Twenty20 Cup as a learning curve after a third successive defeat. The Hawks are still likely to draw capacity crowds for their two remaining home games, against Middlesex tomorrow night and Essex on Sunday
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Anne gives girls their big chance
The secretary of the Hampshire Cricket League, Anne Craft, remembers how difficult it was for her as a young schoolgirl trying to play the game she loved. And it's those memories that have increased her determination to make sure that women in Hampshire
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Will 'Mr Jersey' step up Saints interest?
ONE of Saints' biggest individual shareholders with links to Rupert Lowe has landed a £44m pay-day ... triggering hopes he could be preparing to invest. As hopes that US billionaire Paul Allen will buy-up the club fade after a series of denials, a
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Talented teenagers dance themselves dizzy
HAMPSHIRE youngsters flocked to Jumping Jaks in Southampton to audition for new dance act Teen Fusion. Ten young dancers practised some moves on the dance floor to funky floor fillers as they learnt a two-minute dance routine taught by a local choreographer
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Teenage tipplers find drink on sale
AS many as one third of shops in Southampton may be selling alcohol to under-age children, new research suggests. The city council carried out 120 test purchases on licensed premises over a 12-month period. Of these 39, or a third, resulted in a sale
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Who could steal from our Jack's grave?
THIEVES have repeatedly targeted the grave of a Hamsphire grandfather. The family of Jack Pearce, who died in December, have had pot plants, artificial flowers, a vase and cards pinched from his graveside at All Saint's Church in Dibden. Now, the late
