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AFTER THE EVENT
Well the curry night wasn't a great success... Although I must say the food was lovely and it all seemed to be going great even though I only managed to sell 30 tickets somehow. Out of which 27 turned up on the night. But when it came to the end of the
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AFTER THE EVENT
Well the curry night wasn't a great success... Although I must say the food was lovely and it all seemed to be going great even though I only managed to sell 30 tickets somehow. Out of which 27 turned up on the night. But when it came to the end of the
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Saints 12 Svarstad 0
Adam Hammill and Marek Saganowski both hit second half hat-tricks as Saints cruised to a 12-0 win over Svarstad. On the first game of their Norwegian tour Saints found little to trouble them and romped to an easy win. Hammill and Saganowski's trebles
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Computer blunder means Potter fans turned away
THERE was a definite lack of magic in the air in Fareham when the town's cinema double booked tickets for the new Harry Potter film premiere, leaving scores of fans upset. A computer error at the Apollo Cinema meant dozens of extra customers had to be
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Police raid Pompey
SAINTS' south coast rivals Pompey were one of three football clubs raided by police today as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in football. Police said the raids were not connected to Lord Stevens' ongoing Quest inquiry into the Premier
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Titchfield prepares for a grand Carnival Ball
Organisers of one of Hampshire's oldest and most popular carnivals have launched a dazzling programme of events in a bid to save the 125-year-old tradition. Spiralling costs and bad weather forced organisers to axe this year's Titchfield Carnival, leaving
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Traffic chaos fear over new Tesco store
FEARS of traffic chaos at an already notorious bottleneck were the dominant reaction to Tesco's unveiling of plans to move into a Fareham. Most shoppers were in favour of the plans to build a new food store on the derelict site by Quay Street roundabout
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Lymington Carnival
IT WAS a night of Oscars fun that could not have escaped the attention of anyone nearby on Saturday. The annual Lymington Carnival was a noisy and colourful parade through the streets of Pennington and Lymington. Residents donned their glad rags and
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Debate will shed light on art of today
A DEBATE about contemporary art in Winchester Cathedral is to be staged later this month. It has been prompted by Light, the sculpture exhibition currently on show in the church as part of the city's Year of Sculpture. On July 17 at Winchester School
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Fair winds blow again for historic attraction
HAMPSHIRE'S only working mill is back in use again after being closed to the public for more than six months. Bursledon Windmill, pictured, which was built in the 19th century, has been carefully restored to its past glory over the last 20 years. Now
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War veteran Simon to be guest of honour at tattoo
Falkland's War veteran Simon Weston will be guest of honour at this year's Fort Nelson Tattoo event in Fareham. The Royal Armouries fort in Potsdown Hill Road will host the special celebration of the hard work and dedication of the British forces. Visitors
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Concert raises £20,000 for charity hit by war in Iraq
A CONCERT by the Band of the Adjutant General's Corps at Winchester Great Hall raised nearly £20,000 to support injured soldiers and their families. Attended by some 250 people, the event raised money for the Army's national charity, the Army Benevolent
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Arsonists target Hampshire speed cameras
POLICE were today hunting arsonists waging a campaign against speed cameras in two Hampshire towns. Two cameras were set alight in just a few days in Lee-on-the-Solent and Fareham by vandals who placed petrol-soaked tyres over the cameras and set light
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Sisters step up to the mark!
Click HERE to view all our Race for Life pictures and order your copy YOU could feel the ripple of emotion in the air as 10,000 women got ready to run the race of their life. Women of all ages and levels of fitness came to take part in Race for Life
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Runners 8988 - 10020
Jacqueline Dine 8988 Mia Howlett 8989 Anneliese Primaroh 8990 Karen Licence 8991 Rachel Saunders 8992 Jo Hill 8993 Carey Robson 8994 Elaine Tantram 8995 Christine Mansbridge 8996 Elisabeth Winder 8997 Nicola Morris 8998
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Runners 7994 - 8987
Melissa Smith 7994 Sharon Petworth 7995 Donna Batchelor 7996 Sara Elmy 7997 Rebecca Webb 7998 Donna Steele 7999 Jodie Stafford 8000 Jade Joslin 8001 Jacqueline Warn 8002 Natalie Warn 8003 Emma Lovell 8004 Sandra Miller
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Runners 6999 - 7993
Lauren Histed 6999 Terri Dunbar 7000 Wendy Foord 7001 Vanessa Rodrigues 7002 Nicola Williams 7003 Sarah Wing 7004 Tina Flye 7005 Victoria Sevant 7006 Beth Folan 7007 Victoria Curtis 7008 Michelle Young 7009 Gemma Kentish
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Fight begins to divert jet flight path away from New Forest
GUARDIANS of the New Forest are set to fight plans to let dozens of passenger jets a day fly low over the National Park. The Verderers are meeting on Wednesday and are likely to discuss proposals to expand the flightpaths used by aircraft coming into
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Reassurances sought following brewery deal
The takeover of the famous Hampshire brewers Ringwood could herald the demise of Britain's independent brewing industry. The Brewery has been sold off to Marston's in a £19.2m deal. Following the move, reported in the Daily Echo last week, the Campaign
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Saints pub faces new redevelopment threat
A POPULAR pub saved from closure last year after a campaign by regulars is under threat again from the bulldozers. The Saints pub in Millbrook, Southampton, was saved from demolition last year after passionate customers fought to keep it open. But just
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Runners 6005 - 6998
Tracey Sargeant 6005 Jocelyne Mason-Elliott 6006 Teresa Szczotka 6007 Claire Brown 6008 Rebecca Goulding 6009 Nicola Guest 6010 Julia Vincent 6011 Rachel Jackson 6012 Vicki Rollison 6013 Hazel Rouse 6014 Joanna Steel 6015
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Runners 5001 - 6004
Katrina Goodwin 5001 Lynda Mackenzie 5002 Lesley Brown 5003 Valerie Wright 5004 Krista Mill 5005 Ranjna Sharma 5006 Emma Lindsey 5007 Hollie Chappell 5008 Pamela Jeffery 5009 Heidi Dawbney 5010 Bernie Tobin 5011 Rosie
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Runners 4003 - 5000
Rebecca Gover 4003 Julia Gill 4004 Kerry Haynes 4005 Robyne Oliver 4006 Tracey Taylor 4007 Michaela Salmon 4008 Lauren Salmon 4009 Donna Hayward 4010 Elizabeth Davis 4011 Catherine Conway 4012 Sadie Alford 4013 Charlene
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Police name motorcyclist who died in crash
Police today named the motorcyclist who died in an accident in Southampton last week. Keith Davies, 46, died in the accident along Thomas Lewis Way last Thursday. Police said it was unknown how Mr Davies, from Pembrokeshire fell off his dark-coloured
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Runners 3001 - 4002
Laura Clement 3001 Rachel Dickinson 3002 Carys Hughes 3003 Victoria Bailey 3004 Jahnvi Dave 3005 Karen Risden 3006 Priti Dave 3007 Caroline Bowers 3008 Rachel Houlihan 3009 Mavis Crockford 3010 Laura Brown 3011 Karen
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Runners 2012 - 3000
Jessie Joyner 2012 Ann Wright 2013 Hollie Evans 2014 Kelly Keeling 2015 Kate Welsh 2016 Prunella Phillips 2017 Ceci Elliott 2018 Alison Murley 2019 Julie Walsh 2020 Marianne Piggin 2021 Gemma Sullivan 2022 Caroline Mason
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Runners 1000 - 2011
Jasmine Burke 1000 Laura Mintrum 1001 Vivienne Pratt 1002 Karen Dunn 1003 Sara Carr 1004 Lorraine Lee 1005 Sophie Lee 1006 June Harding 1007 Ramandip Sandhu 1008 Sophie Russell 1009 Chris Nic0 1018 Elizabeth Townsend
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Lord Montagu of Beaulieu admits he is bisexual
Lord Montagu has been talking about the time he was convicted by a jury of homosexual offence. IT was Hampshire's trial of the century and it ended with Lord Montagu of Beaulieu being jailed for a year - convicted of homosexual offences at Winchester
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Museum defends keeping Gurkha VC
A Hampshire museum today defended keeping a Victoria Cross after the veteran who won it for his heroic service during the Second World War appealed to have it returned. Gurkha Tul Bahadur Pun was awarded the rare medal for his bravery in Burma in 1944
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Runners 001 - 999
Laura Boniface 3 Abby Watts 4 Lin Watts 5 Helena Francis 6 Tracey Docherty 7 Sharon Brooks 8 Ania Pitter 9 D Milam 10 Kate Mould 11 Teresa Corrigan 12 Stacey Corrigan 13 Judy Lewis 14 Susan Francis 15 Nicola Marston
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Future for OS mapped out with move
ONE of Southampton's biggest employers should be in its new £45m corporate headquarters within two years. As reported in Friday's Daily Echo, the UK mapping agency Ordnance Survey has confirmed it is to move its Southampton headquarters from Maybush
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Fleecing home buyers and sellers
THE cost of a local authority search in Southamp-ton is £192, yet in Eastleigh it is only £137, in Winchester a mere £118, in New Forest a modest £80 and in Portsmouth an absolute bargain at £50! Southampton should be ashamed that it is fleecing homebuyers
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Misuse of car horns annoys me
I QUITE enjoy driving but I am starting to get irritated with people who use their car horn just for the sake of it. If any of these people have read the Highway Code, they would see that it should be only used in certain situations, not as a tool to
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Treatment of allotment holders will not be forgotten
THE letter from Martin Kyrle (July 7) regarding Eastleigh allotments was lacking in facts and rather high in rhetoric. This was not surprising as Mr Kyrle is an ex-Lib Dem councillor sycophantic to the council's policy of stripping Eastleigh of precious
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Views can't be believed
OH dear, so Kavanagh is now having a go at certain aspects of medical research that go against his particular brand of ethics (Daily Echo, July 7). Should we take seiously the scientific views of someone who has an irrational belief in the supernatural
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Lacking any civic pride
DAILY Echo editor Ian Murray is to be congratulated for setting down the key things that are holding this city back and which continue to bedevil attempts to make a real impact on the surrounding region (End of the Week, July 6). It boils down to a
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Recycling confusion
I AM grateful to Mr Pentland, the spokesman for Yellow Pages (Letters, July 7) for making it clear that the directories can be recycled, even here, in the New Forest. I will now turn my attention to the Conservative portfolio holder for the environment
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What a waste of a fine building
IT is a sad day when Southampton is yet to loose another fine building in the name of progress. The Taunton College that provides education to 16-18 year olds is to be demolished and replaced by a three-tier flat-roofed building. This beautiful building
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Carrier green light
DEFENCE chiefs look poised to give the green-light to plans to build two new aircraft carriers in a partnership between Hampshire-based VT and BAE systems. The massive new £4bn carriers, twice the size of the current Royal Navy carriers, would be able
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Clutching a straws to find a wow factor
I absolutely hate the idea of colouring the Itchen Bridge, particularly in light of the picture printed in the Echo. It's fine as it is. I don't think people have given the wow factor any serious thought. They are clutching at straws to get money from
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Scramble! Scramble! Why is a Spitfire on the roundabout?
IT is a sight that organisers hope will bring Southampton the all-important "wow" factor - if only for an hour. A Spitfire was this morning due to take pride of place on a city centre roundabout in a bid to gauge people's reaction to the spectacle.
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Bidders queue up to take over Saints
NEW owners are queuing up to take over Southampton Football Club, the Daily Echo can reveal today. Directors at the club have already met to discuss a swathe of potential bids for the Championship club. During a meeting they discussed six potential
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Talabot, roro, 0730, 345/35; Scan Oceanic, roro, 0900, 201/2; Grande Spagna, roro, 1115, 104; NYK Libra, container, 1130, 205; Delphinius Leader, roro, 1130, 43; APL Ireland, container, 1430, 204; Emden, roro,
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Stock Market announcement imminent?
SAINTS could be just days away from making their first Stock Market announcement since April regarding a possible takeover. The club's PLC board havc met to consider a swathe of potential bids. But, of the six discussed by directors, three were ruled
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Smells like team spirit at Saints
Forget missing out on promotion, possible takeovers and boardroom splits. Within two minutes of watching Saints start their pre-season training in Norway, one thing is clear - the spirit in the squad could hardly be better. This is where the real nuts
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Deadly Dan destroys Bournemouth
Dan Goldstraw took four wickets in an amazing seven-ball burst to shatter any hopes Bournemouth had of derailing Totton & Eling's ECB Southern Electric Premier League title aspirations at Chapel Gate. Bournemouth fancied their chances after reducing
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Pullen inspired by old boss Burley
EASTLEIGH goalkeeper James Pullen had special incentive to pull off a Spitfires' man-of-the-match performance on Saturday. The man in the opposition dugout - Saints boss George Burley - was his manager during his teenage years at Ipswich Town. Essex-based
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Sailor Geoff sets a new record
QUADRAPLEGIC sailor Geoff Holt has set another record during his epic single-handed journey around the UK. The 41-year-old has touched down in the Isle of Man after sailing 68 miles in 13 hours - a record for a quadraplegic sailor. Encountering basking
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Hammill promises 'more to come'
Adam Hammill has promised Saints fans "there is a lot more to come." The exciting teenage winger, who has signed on a season long loan from Liverpool last week, starred as Saints kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 4-2 win at Blue Square Conference
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County pay talks set to resume
FINAL talks between Hampshire County Council managers and union leaders will resume on Wednesday to find a resolution to a pay dispute. The next round of talks will come after four days of negotiations last week to reach an agreement. Council staff
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Investigation launched after body found in bath
A POLICE investigation has been launched after a man was discovered dead in the bath at a Hampshire house. Emergency services were called to the address in Bracken Road, North Baddesley, on Friday night. Police cordoned off the area while a full examination
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Bradley seeking new role
Bradley Wright-Phillips is determined to shake off his super-sub tag and make his name as a starter this season, writes ADRIAN KAJUMBA. Wright-Phillips begun this season as he did last with a goal in a pre-season friendly against Eastleigh at the weekend
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Burley weighs up loan double
Saints manager George Burley will make a decision on whether to offer loan deals to his two trialists after the club's tour to Norway. Three-times capped Hungarian international centre back Tamas Vasko made his first appearance in a Saints shirt, following
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Infection control award for city hospitals
THE trust responsible for running Southampton General, the Royal South Hants and Princess Anne hospitals has won an international infection control award. Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded joint third place in the Oxoid Infection
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Honorary degrees to recognise outstanding achievements
OUTSTANDING achievements in medicine, science, law and education are to be celebrated by Southampton University when it awards honorary degrees. Thirteen men and women will receive the honours at graduation ceremonies taking place during six days at
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Verderers set to fight new flightpath
GUARDIANS of the New Forest are set to fight plans to let dozens of passenger jets a day fly low over the National Park. The Verderers are meeting on Wednesday and are likely to discuss proposals to expand the flightpaths used by aircraft coming into
