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Forgotten memories
WHILE researching a story about a former Saints player, I came across a phenomenon that I had not encountered before. ‘Selective memory loss’ is a term we use when people lie. But it is true. Many people can remember a fact independently and all be mistaken
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Forgotten memories
WHILE researching a story about a former Saints player, I came across a phenomenon that I had not encountered before. ‘Selective memory loss’ is a term we use when people lie. But it is true. Many people can remember a fact independently and all be mistaken
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This will be destroyed to create travellers' site
I VISITED the proposed transit site at Monks Brook. As a photographer I have visited the site many times over the years. It used to be mowed and so didn't supply much of interest but it's a nice quiet place to stroll and walk. It has since been returned
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AFC Bournemouth 1 - 2 Saints
Saints maintained their 100 per cent start to pre-season with a 2-1 win at AFC Bournemouth. But the win was marred by the first-half dismissal of Darren Powell, which is likely to see him miss the first three games of the season through suspension.
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Driver, aged 104, gets police caution
A 104-year-old pensioner was cautioned by Hampshire police after she was caught driving her car without a seatbelt. The woman's caution came as officers launched a crackdown on motorists and passengers seen travelling in vehicles without seatbelts on
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Brave warriors danced as ship sank into icy waters
TODAY the poignant sound of the Last Post echoed out across Southampton in remembrance of more than 600 men who have no known grave but the sea. As the last notes faded away, a group of politicians and diplomats bowed their heads in a two minute silence
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Crouch facing Saints axe
SAINTS' acting chairman, Leon Crouch, is to be removed from his post at a special board meeting of the club PLC board next week, the Daily Echo has learnt. Last night, the club confirmed that a special board meeting had been called for Monday, but
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Working with drugs, a serial killer and refugees - the colourful life of the Rev Ian Johnson
HE has worked alongside one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, been shown how to shoot up heroin, and sat with drunken heavy rockers at the Isle of Wight festival. He's taken part in and led countless protests, caused chaos after the summer
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Your guide to 50 free fun school holiday activities
SCHOOL'S out and summer's still not here but families across Southampton have some spectacular holiday fun lined up for next week. More than 20 sport and leisure venues across the city will throw open their doors so families can enjoy 50 activities
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Where to locate Spitfire memorial
I REFER to the article (Daily Echo, June 28) concerning the proposal that a permanent memorial to the Supermarine Spitfire should be undertaken by Southampton City Council. I was particularly interested in the comment from Councillor John Hannides.
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Totton doesn't need any more housing
I AGREE with Terry Smith (Letters, July 14). I also agree that the Daily Echo article (July 9) was an inaccurate view of the possible move for AFC Totton. Totton doesn't need more homes; the infrastructure is failing, overdeveloped, building on flood
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Fathers who fought in the First World War
I AM researching a BBC documentary on the experience of children who had fathers who fought in the First World War. Many never saw them again after they marched off to war. Half a million fathers died, the greatest loss suffered by any generation in
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A really good show
I WOULD like to thank all the staff and girls that got the happy circus to Regents Park College. I think everyone had a really good night and all that didn't missed a really good show. Keep up the good work. MRS C O'SULLIVAN, Millbrook, Southampton
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Please rethink rebuilding of Taunton's College
WHAT a delight to read Phil Grant's letter in the Daily Echo (July 11) regarding the former Grammar School for Girls building which was taken over by Taunton's College in 1993. It is a beautiful pseudo-Georgian design carefully placed on the plot of
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We need a decent dance venue
MUCH has been written about the wow factor for our city of Southampton. Any true Sotonian would dearly love to put it well and truly back on the map as a place to be proud to live in. In my view the very things that are missing at this moment are the
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Put Spitfire monument on rebuilt Royal Pier
I am very interested in the Spitfire because my late husband worked at Supermarine helping to build it. Instead of placing the Spitfire monument at Chilworth roundabout why not rebuild the pier and place it at the end so that thousands of people approaching
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Slums of the future
THE PM Gordon Brown has announced a major policy shift as part of his plan to build three million homes by 2020 and ease the housing crisis. This will allow local authorities to borrow money to build council properties for the first time in a decade.
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Ten years for drug mastermind 'Miss Boss'
Woman was the brains behind one of county's first cannabis farms SHE was dubbed "Miss Boss" by her fellow gang members. Ha Nguyen, 35, was the brains behind one of Hampshire's first cannabis factories. Today she was starting a ten-year jail
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Workshop destroyed in blaze
A workshop containing four scooters as well as several gas cylinders was destroyed in a fire in Chatsworth Road, Bitterne, Southampton, early today. A Hightown fire crew initially thought they had been called to an out of control bonfire but as they
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Applemore scandal: The full report
HE lied, wasted precious college resources and even ordered staff and pupils to carry out work for companies he was linked to while running up more than £300,000 worth of debt. These are the damning criticisms of former Applemore College principal Frank
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Summer's a big washout - but our show will go on say Forest event organisers
IT just keeps getting worse. When you thought the summer couldn't be more of a washout, along comes yet another day of storms and flooding. Even as hundreds of calls were being made to Hampshire's floodline, organisers of the county's premier event
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Applemore College - the confidential report
Confidential Internal audit report Applemore College 05/06 1. Introduction Background 1.1 Applemore College is a foundation college, having previously been a grant maintained school. At the time of the audit, the Principal was Frank Callaghan, who
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Sophie awaits the call to the Albert Hall
SHE prefers classical music to pop music and could soon be finding her way on to our TV screens. Meet Sophie Hambley, 14, the latest rising star to join the Daily Echo's Hampshire Top Talent search. Sophie, a pupil at Toynbee School, Chandler's Ford
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Crouch faces the sack as Saints chairman
THE battle for power at Saints took a dramatic turn last night with the news that acting chairman, Leon Crouch, could find himself fired. Crouch, who has been at the helm of the football club since taking over from Michael Wilde last March, will attend
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Gun scare in New Forest car park
ARMED police descended on a Hampshire town after three teenagers were spotted carrying an air gun. Police targeted a car park off the A35 at Lyndhurst after a member of the public saw the youths carrying what appeared to be a large rifle before getting
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Lallana after regular place
Teenage Saints prospect Adam Lallana hopes he will get the chance to impress in the club's pre-season fixtures and become a permanent face in the first-team picture. Lallana has already appeared in all three of Saints' friendlies so far - playing on
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Tremlett takes debut wicket
HAMPSHIRE'S Chris Tremlett had a far more satisfactory finish to his England Test debut than the start yesterday. The pace bowler, a spectator on the first day as England piled up 268-4 against India, was part of an early batting collapse at Lord's
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Rose battles on at Carnoustie
Justin Rose produced a battling performance to stave off the challenge of the Carnoustie course and survive the halfway cut in the Open yesterday. The Hampshire player arrived at the monster par-four 18th - rated the most difficult closing hole in
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Dimi has Durham in disorder
Dimitri Mascarenhas threatended to make Durham rue their decision to bat at Chester-le-Street yesterday. At one stage the Hampshire bowler recently brought into the England one-day fold, pictured, had figures of four for five in the Championship match
