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South coast date is UK first for Kelis
BOURNEMOUTH'S Opera House has announced an exclusive show with R&B superstar Kelis and Radio One hero Trevor Nelson. R & B lovers are getting ready for a night to remember, as the multi-million-pound, newly refurbished Opera House, is the setting for
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South date is first UK show for Kelis
BOURNEMOUTH'S Opera House has announced an exclusive show with R&B superstar Kelis and Radio One hero Trevor Nelson. R & B lovers are getting ready for a night to remember, as the multi-million-pound, newly refurbished Opera House, is the setting for
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Arts centre transfer goes ahead
HAMPSHIRE civic chiefs are pressing ahead with the controversial transfer of the Tower Arts Centre in Winchester to a local secondary school. County councillor Margaret Snaith, executive member for recreation and heritage, yesterday approved the move
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Hants through to Brokenhurst showpiece
HAMPSHIRE'S top female amateurs have landed home advantage in the English Ladies' Golf Association County Finals after beating Surrey in the Subdivisional Final at Reading GC today. Bridget Moore's team will now represent the south-east in September
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Victory in eight-year path battle
A HAMPSHIRE woman has won her eight-year battle to have two footpaths opened after the Secretary of State for the Environment intervened. The ruling means that county residents now have official access to a foreshore. The disputed path has been used
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Blood test axing outrage
PARENTS in the New Forest are having to drive their children to Southampton for blood tests as the Lymington clinic is no longer open to under-16s. One mum, whose 13-year-old needs a blood test once a month, has hit out at health bosses as she now faces
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Thumbs-up for second park-and-ride
A SECOND park-and-ride scheme for Winchester moved closer after city council planners backed the project. Hampshire County Council is due to make the final decision, but wanted to hear what city councillors thought of its proposals. The reaction was
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Arts centre future in balance
A HAMPSHIRE arts chief will today decide the future of the Tower Arts Centre in Winchester. Margaret Snaith, county council executive member for recreation and heritage, is set to agree to the centre's transfer to Kings' School. A campaign to save the
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Hopes of new life sunk by storm
IT was his only home and contained all his lifelong possessions. But less than 24 hours after sailing from Southampton for a new life in Spain, Kevin Payne lost everything he owned when his vessel was caught in a ferocious storm. The 45-year-old from
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Lorry driver arrested over milkman's death
POLICE have arrested a lorry driver in connection with the fatal crash that killed an Alresford milkman on his round. Allan Knight, 53, of Lime Close, Colden Common, a milkman for 30 years, died in the collision on Tuesday morning in Winchester Road,
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Ambulanceman denies dangerous driving
A HAMPSHIRE ambulance driver today pleaded not guilty to a charge of dangerous driving after a crash which left an 18-year-old woman with "life-changing" injuries. Andrew Collis, 43, was responding to a 999 call when the ambulance he was driving hit
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Island Double
Up to 120 yachts are due to set out round the Isle of Wight this weekend with the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Island Double - a double-handed race around the Island - and part of the hugely successful Double Handed Series, sponsored by McGuigan Wines
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Heartbreaking vigil for coma man
FOR almost three weeks Christopher Hirst has been in a coma as his family keep watch helplessly. He has never regained consciousness since receiving a single blow to the head as he stood outside a Hampshire pub. The 24-year-old had been out celebrating
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£88,000 spent on flower show display
NEARLY £100,000 of public money has been spent on cannabis plants, a hammock and a lavender oil fountain in a bid to promote business in Hampshire at a national flower show. The display, designed to reveal the scientific uses of plants at Chelsea Flower
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City chosen to trial ‘community kitty’
RESIDENTS in Southampton are to have a say in the way more than £500,000 is spent on health services under new plans announced today. Southampton's Primary Care Trust will be allocated a "community kitty" to fund health projects in the Thornhill area
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First over line. but twiced faced risk of sinking
First two yachts to complete the Royal Southampton's 510-mile offshore race from the Solent to northern Spain have arrived at Santander. Taking line honours were Andy Hill and Matthew Lathoud who were first in to the Real Club Maritimo on Tuesday evening
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This is the place to be once again
BOSSES of South-ampton restaurant La Margherita have spent almost £1m on a new restaurant/bar in the city. Costs have spiralled from initial estimates of £300,000 to create the venue in Bedford Place, which is set to open mid-August, creating 40 jobs
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Agency nurses' pay
IT is general knowledge how cash-strapped the NHS is supposed to be, in fact it appears to be a national crisis and without doubt a scandal. I often ask myself how it is that agency nurses are able to earn more than full-time staff nurses are and also
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Bevin Boys deserve more
THE Bevin Boys who worked down Britain's coal mines during the second World War are to be recognised with a special honour. Tony Blair announced that a lapel badge will be produced to express the country's sense of gratitude for their crucial contributions
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Southampton has missed the boat with QE2
HOW could £50m plus be justified in a city trying hard to be resourceful? Cunard's home and the QE2 have never been fully exploited in Southampton. There is a distant view of the docked liner from the Mayflower Park and a brief sighting from Weston Shore
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Loving the juice
YOUNGSTERS Ella Ramonell and Louis Cordle go bananas for fruit smoothies at the opening of new Southampton juice bar Lovejuice. The expanding chain has opened a new outlet in WestQuay Shopping Centre creating eight jobs. Shoppers can select their own
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Osaka Express, container, 0100, 207; Aurora, passenger, 0630, 106; Maersk Seville, container, 0700, 205; Franconia, roro, 0900, 40; Asian Trust, roro, 0930, 43; Woody, bulk, 1030, 107; APL Germany, container,
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What is the NHS coming to?
ON WEDNESDAY, June 13, I had minor a head surgery bandaged at a doctor's surgery. On June 15 I went back to the surgery at 9am because I was worried about the surgery and dressing. The receptionist said they only had one nurse on duty and no appointments
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Home owners need a private pension
IT'S pretty obvious that Mr and Mrs Morant (Letters, 26 June) viewed Britain under Blair's Labour government with blinkered vision. Of course, as pensioners they will remember the war years when money was somewhat hard to come by but is it any easier
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The only place for a smoke...
I WILL not shoot, stab, attack, mug, rob or kick you while you are down. I will not break into your homes, steal your cars, plant bombs on our streets, vandalise bus shelters etc, the list is endless. All I want to do when I go out is enjoy a cigarette
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Thanks for generosity
MAY I thank the customers of Sainsbury's at Eastleigh who gave generously to our collectors on Saturday, June 23. We collected £344.27 which will be going towards our latest appeal which is to provide extra nurses at the three main centres in Hampshire
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English also paid for the Dome fiasco
EX-pat Scot Gordon Waugh praises the Scots for helping to pay for the Dome fiasco (Letters, June 20), and sees no wrong therefore in English taxpayers paying £50m into the Scottish NHS to fund treatment denied to us down south. I wonder if he realises
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Wessex split in two
THE Wessex Party notes that Ben Bradshaw, the MP for Exeter, has been promoted into the new job of Minister for the South-West. Since no equivalent has been chosen for the South-East, Mr Bradshaw is, de facto, the Secretary of State for Wessex. Scotland
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The Artemis Challenge at Skandia Cowes Week
Artemis will host an Open 60 race around the Isle of Wight as part of the Class 0 Big Boat Series at this year's Skandia Cowes Week Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK: Cowes Combined Clubs, the organisers of the world's longest-running and largest annual sailing
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Belles of the ball
TEENAGERS dressed in super-smart evening wear literally stopped traffic as they arrived for their end of school prom in Southampton. Coming together at the University of Southampton campus, girls from Regents Park School and boys from Bellemoor School
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Dodd accepts Burley offer
SAINTS legend Jason Dodd today returned home' to St Mary's as first-team coach. The former skipper has stepped down as manager of non-league Eastleigh to replace Glynn Snodin, who left for West Ham last week. The 36-year-old will be a popular choice
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Schools shake-up decision explained
Click HERE to read the full technical appraisal of the bids put together by council officers. IT was a decision that will change the face of secondary schooling in Southampton. In an open competition a London-based Christian education organisation
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Fitting farewell to Dodd
EASTLEIGH believe next Saturday's (July 14, 3pm) friendly against Saints will be a fitting way to say farewell to their manager Jason Dodd. Dodd's appointment as first-team coach at St Mary's comes almost a year after the defender put pen to paper
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Hants League season a wash-out
The Hampshire Cricket League is bracing itself for the wettest season in its 34-year history. Last Saturday's total fixture wash-out means that more than a quarter of the scheduled games in the county and regional divisions this season have been lost
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Griffiths targets Championship place
David Griffiths is hoping to break into Hampshire's Championship team after starring on his Twenty20 debut. Griffiths will play in tonight's must-win Twenty20 Cup game against the Essex Eagles at Chelmsford, having taken 3-13 on debut against the same
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Marvin signs pro deal with City
MARVIN Brown is the latest player to be invited to turn professional with Blue Square Premier new boys Salisbury. The Bristol-based striker joined the Whites from Weston-super-Mare in March and closed the campaign with 16 goals for the season. Player-coach
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Ex-Solent student targeting pro deal
FORMER Southampton Solent University student Andre Foster is hoping his inclusion in Great Britain's World University Games football squad will get him a route into the professional ranks. The 21-year-old, 6ft 4in goalkeeper
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Nelson Mandela inspired Jamie's poems
HE has been writing since he was a child in South Africa and counts a meeting with Nelson Mandela as one of his major inspirations. Hampshire poet and hip-hop performer Jamie "Risky" Radcliffe, is the latest reader to enter the Daily Echo's search for
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Solent Eye looks to have closed
ATTEMPTS to put a version of the London Eye on the seafront at Southsea, Portsmouth, look to have been left high and dry after the developers withdrew their application. The £2m Solent Eye was predicted to attract 200,000 visitors a year, but the city
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Sex shop manager: It's not our fault children watch X-rated films
A SEX shop manager has denied his trade is to blame for X-rated videos finding their way into family homes. Matthew Smith who runs Hidden Assets' on Millbrook Road West defended the industry on a day when four shops across the city were given the thumbs
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Campaigners given chance to scupper Waitrose plans
CAMPAIGNERS have been given another chance to defeat plans for a supermarket. Waitrose was granted planning permission last month by Winchester City Council for a store in Weeke, on the former Alan Day Honda car showroom site at the junction of Stoney
