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A pot of tea and a plate of custard creams
READING Dave King’s piece in Saturday’s Echo, which mentioned an old landlady, reminded me of a wonderful bed and breakfast owner I met on one of my trips to watch Saints friendlies. It was 1992, and I took the train to Scotland to catch pre-season matches
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A pot of tea and a plate of custard creams
READING Dave King’s piece in Saturday’s Echo, which mentioned an old landlady, reminded me of a wonderful bed and breakfast owner I met on one of my trips to watch Saints friendlies. It was 1992, and I took the train to Scotland to catch pre-season matches
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'Horrendous' defending defeats Saints
George Burley described Saints' defending as horrendous' after their opening game of the season ended in a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Crystal Palace at St Mary's. The Saints boss could barely have said much else after watching James Scowcroft net
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Appointments at King Sturge
Emma Eaglestone has been promoted to partner at the Southampton office of international property consultants, King Sturge. Emma, who works in housing valuation, first joined the partnership ten years ago as a graduate. In addition, Peter Davy has been
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Christie & Co complete Emsworth Cafe sale
The freehold interest in the Emsworth Café, in the High Street of the picturesque fishing village of Emsworth, situated on the edge of Chichester Harbour on Hampshire's southern coast, has been sold in an off-market deal. The Winchester office of leading
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Pizza giant Domino eye site in Hedge End
PIZZA giant Domino is looking for a new store in Hampshire. The company, which has more than 470 stores in the UK and Ireland, has identified Hedge End as a key site for business growth this year. Andy Emmerson, business development director at Domino's
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Busy time for Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell
A MERRY-go-round of property deals in Wickham Road, Fareham has kept commercial property agents, Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell busy in recent months. They have acted on behalf of a private client for both Dean Estate and the former Pinks Timber Sawmill.
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CB Richard Ellis appointed
CB Richard Ellis has been appointed sole agent by Laishley Developments Limited on a new 30,000 sq ft office development located on Stockbridge Road just four miles to the north of Romsey. Work on site is due to commence in the autumn and the scheme
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Breeze Volkswagen move into M3 Trade park
Acting on behalf of Dean & Dyball Developments Ltd, national commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), has successfully completed the sale of another new unit at the M3 Trade Park in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Unit 3 is one of 12 recently
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Hop Leaf public house
The Winchester office of leading licensed property agents, Christie & Co, is seeking a new lessee for the Hop Leaf public house (formerly McCarthy's Bar)at 21 Church Street in Basingstoke town centre, Hampshire. Enterprise Inns, which owns the freehold
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Goadsby let Apex House
GOADSBY of Winchester have let Apex House in Colden Common near Winchester on behalf of private clients. It was taken by Colin Bashford Associates, trading as CBA Trees, on a five-year lease at £25,000 per year. The property is made up of a self contained
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Shop unit in Shirley Road
Humberts in Southampton has been instructed to market 415 Shirley Road. The 1,318 sq ft shop unit with office and store is in an established retail location close to McDonalds, Cash Converters, Fitness First and Barclays Bank. The shop benefits from
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Gleneagles House the last building at The Links
FOLLOWING the successful sale of 3 Turnberry House, a 9,500 sq ft building on behalf of Rok Development, Hughes Ellard with joint agents Savills are pleased to report that the final building available for sale at Whiteley's The Links office campus is
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All-Type Business Systems sold
THE sale of the former All-Type Business Systems building in Bitterne Park has just been completed by agents Humberts. The two-storey freehold building, which combines shop and office space with a three-bedroom home, was sold with vacant possession to
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Only one unit left at Ordnance Business Park
RANK Developments, the developer at the Ordnance Business Park in Gosport now have only one unit remaining. This unit, which comprises 3746 sq ft and includes first floor offices of 936 sq ft also has seven car parking spaces and is available either
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Cage fighting packs a punch
BRIAN Adams is victorious. He stands tall, his hand held high by the referee, declaring him the winner. Beneath the surface he may be bruised and exhausted but the look on his face is one of pure glee. It was a hard-fought victory, as the battered
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Aviation staff fear for jobs
DOZENS of Hampshire workers are today fearing for their jobs after hearing a historic aviation engineering firm could close, the Daily Echo can reveal. As many as 168 positions could be axed after bosses at Pratt & Whitney Canada decided its £15m complex
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Don't desert us, tourism bosses plead
TOURIST chiefs are urging people not to desert the Hampshire countryside in the wake of the foot and mouth outbreak. Footpaths and bridleways near the infected farms in Surrey have been closed to the public - but no restrictions have been imposed in
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Artist claims 'pants' work was not intended to offend
THE artist behind the painting that has sparked controversy at Southampton City Art Gallery says it was never his intention to offend, but to "play a joke" on politically correct minded people. Chris Lewis-Jones said he was proud to be a part of the
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Couple rescued from flat fire
FIREFIGHTERS had to force their way into a flat early today to rescue a couple after a blaze broke out in their kitchen. A neighbour returning from the pub spotted smoke coming from the window of a first floor flat in Lyons Place, Hedge End, and alerted
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No action against pilot in mock battle complaint
NO action will be taken against the pilot who pretended to 'attack' a Hampshire mansion during war games staged to celebrate a millionaire's birthday. The Civil Aviation Authority has ruled that the airman did not breach any regulations during a mock
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Fortnightly bin collections are unhealthy
I AM writing regarding a serious health issue which is affecting my family. Our bins are now being collected fortnightly. As you can imagine during weather as hot as has been in recent weeks this proves to be a health hazard. As a result of this this
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A police state
THE disclosure that police chiefs and the Crown Prosecution Service want DNA samples taken for petty offences such as dropping litter, not wearing a seat belt and numerous other non-recordable offences, comes as no surprise. We have Copper's nark living
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Discrimining against white English
I READ in disbelief how a young woman was turned down for a job with the Environment Agency because she was "white English" in origin. What is this country coming to? The agency's job requirements allegedly welcomed applicants from all backgrounds and
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Me-me-me rules
I WONDER if our rampant school exam culture is in danger of turning nice children into competitive junkies? Competition by its very nature is a selfish me-me-me philosophy. With all the traits of a feral football striker. Now the ladies are joining
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Sky was a picture
ON WEDNESDAY, July 25, I was awake at 5am watching a few wisp-like small pink clouds drifting, they were beautifully pink, the sky was an intense beautiful blue, just like a picture postcard. As I watched, a pink rainbow appeared, no other colours but
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Home Front memories
I AM researching a documentary series on the men and women who worked on the Home Front during the Second World War to make the weapons, unload the ships, dig the coal, nurse the injured and produce the food that Britain needed to survive - and ultimately
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A wonderful send-off from school
I extend my heart-felt thanks to parents and colleagues for their best wishes and gifts, as I left Wordsworth Infant School after 16 years of teaching there. I would like to explain to past parents and colleges that I specifically wanted a discreet leaving
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Will Charles ever be King?
OUR newspapers frequently debate whether Prince Charles will ever become King and Camilla his Queen. There is further debate as to whether Charles should renounce his prerogative and the Kingship go straight to Prince William with possibly Queen Kate
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Restored pier would be my wish
DO we really need another monument, obelisk or Spitfire, to look at once and forget it? My wow factor would be to restore the pier where young and old could sit and watch the world go by every day if they wanted to. To watch the big liners leave wishing
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Lordshill's new community building
COUNCILLOR Alec Samuels, leader of Southampton City Council, accusedme of trying to take the credit for Lordshill's new temporary community building, and that I omitted to give credit to the new Tory administration. I believe Cllr Samuels has done this
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Hunt stepped up for maniac who set cabbie alight
TV viewers will be asked to join the hunt for the sadistic attacker who torched a Hampshire cabbie, the Daily Echo can reveal. BBC's Crimewatch has filmed a re-enactment of the horrifying moments when 52-year-old Derek Fletcher, pictured right, was throttled
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More roadworks for Southampton motorists
ROADWORKS on one of the busiest routes into Southampton may have finished four weeks early but it is not the end of traffic cones in the city. Future plans for work on Millbrook Road and West Quay Road will see lane closures for up to two weeks at a
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Pensioner dies in road crash
A RETIRED civil servant was killed in a road crash in Hampshire last night. Pedestrian Roy Norgrove, 81, died after he was involved in an accident with a Ford Focus estate car in Alresford at about 6pm The victim, who lived in the town, was rushed by
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Solent Flipper is no flop
A bottlenose dolphin has been delighting sailors in the Solent by following boats and entertaining crowds. The dolphin was first seen by skipper Colin Bunday in the middle of the channel but quickly started following his motoryacht. The quick thinking
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Lawrie: My sadness over Crouch axing
SAINTS legend Lawrie McMenemy has revealed his sadness at last month's axing of football club board chairman Leon Crouch. McMenemy still sits on the board that Crouch was acting chairman of prior to his removal by the club's executives. Writing
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Powell vows to change his ways
Saints defender Darren Powell has vowed to curb his natural aggression. The 31 year-old was dismissed for violent conduct in Saints' 2-1 pre-season win at AFC Bournemouth last month after reacting angrily to a heavy challenge from Cherries winger
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Sailors ready for famous test
MORE than 300 yachts will converge in the Solent tomorrow for the start of one of the world's most famous yacht races. At 10am the starting canon will be fired from Cowes' Royal Yacht Squadron, marking the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race. Many of
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Is Annalise our top talent?
SATURDAY night diva Annalise Gray is the latest entry to the Daily Echo's Hampshire's Top Talent competition. The six-year-old from Dibden is already a champion in her style of dancing and has been treading the boards since she was two. The youngster