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Power cut hits hundreds of homes
HUNDREDS of Hampshire homes and offices were plunged into gloom after a power cut this afternoon. About 480 customers in Winchester lost their electricity supply at about 12.30pm when contractors damaged an underground cable, said Southern Electric.
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Hampshire MEP found guilty of benefits charges
A BRITISH member of the European Parliament was today found guilty of 21 charges of deception by falsely claiming benefits. Ashley Mote, 71, a former UK Independence Party representative, was found guilty of eight charges of false accounting, eight of
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Dad charged with murder of baby son
A 25-year old father has been charged with the murder of his three-week old son. Kitt Donald Wilson appeared before magistrates court after being charged last night with the crime. The young baby boy, Trent Wilson, died at Southampton General Hospital
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Disease fears end animal contests
ANIMAL contests have been scrapped at this year's Alresford Show because of foot-and-mouth fears. The recent outbreak of the livestock disease in Surrey has forced organisers to cancel the cattle, sheep, pigs and goats sections. However, if restrictions
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Inspirational Olivia loses fight for life
HER inspirational spirit and determination to beat cancer won the hearts of thousands. But after battling the disease for all of her short life, two-year-old Olivia Gallienne has lost her fight for survival. The brave toddler died in Southampton General
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Residents' road death fears
NEARLY 1,000 residents have signed a petition calling for a pavement to be installed on a Hampshire street where two people have been seriously injured in the past eight months. People living in Marchwood say they fear someone will be killed on the road
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Man in court charged with murder of his partner and son
A WINCHESTER man alleged to have murdered his partner and his son today made his first appearance at crown court. James Conan, 64, is accused of stabbing Kirsty O'Connell, 21, and smothering Patrick O'Connell, four, at their flat in Woolford Close, Stanmore
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Airport protesters
COULD someone tell me how the protesters at Heathrow are able do this? Why aren't they at work? How do they get money to live on? Is this another group of people skiving at the taxpayers' expense? EVE MOTHERSHAW, Southampton.
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Improving primary education still further
I'm am once again pleased that primary school children have produced the best set of Key Stage 2 results ever with record numbers of 11 year olds reaching the expected level for their age in English, maths and science. That is a testiment to all the
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A Hampshire Hog now
I was born and brought up in Hebburn, County Palatine of Durham. Some 22 years and 105 days after my birth, I left my native county, to live and work on the south coast of England. I moved to Hampshire to live and work on 1st May 1985, first on the Waterside
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Evils of man
I WAS shocked and dismayed to read that someone killed four harmless mountain gorillas for apparently no reason. Man split from gorillas two million years ago, maybe the gorillas decided we were ne'er do wells and thought they would be safe from us in
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Cancer can often be prevented
At World Cancer Research Fund we want to get the message across that cancer is largely preventable, and that up to 40 per cent of cancers could be prevented by eating healthily, being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight. To help us do
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Lib Dem pair should resign
IN the Swaythling ward of our city council we have two Liberal Democrat councillors who were elected to represent the voters of that ward and also the city itself. Both Cllr Ann Milton and Cllr David Beckett have refused to answer local residents' concerns
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Tory-controlled council's spending
AS the former chairman of Fawley Parish Council, I read with interest and bemusement the article and Councillor Dunsdon's comments (August 15)regarding the alleged over-ambitious plans of the last Conservative Parish Council in Fawley. I believe some
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What's so special about Christians?
COULD Mrs Jackman (Letters) clarify the morals and ethics that the Christian faith has that by implication members of other faiths, or indeed people who are non-believers don't have? Surely at a time when the multi-racial society viewpoint is so prevalent
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Itchen College A-level results
A GATHERING of photographers and reporters awaited students as they arrived at Itchen College in Southampton for their results. Once again the attraction was pupil Melanie Slade, girlfriend of Arsenal and former Saints player Theo Walcott, who shot to
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Chef stabbed outside city restaurant
A MAN who stabbed a chef as he arrived for work in Southampton is being hunted by police. The 27-year-old had just turned up for work at Buffalo Bills restaurant, in Commercial Road, but as he opened the front door he saw two men walking off from the
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Horse breeder keeps licence despite cruelty conviction
A HORSE breeder who left a young gelding to starve and become lice-infested will be allowed to continue breeding horses. Two-year-old gelding Archie was so sick when he was found by RSPA officers that he had to be destroyed. He could not even stand up
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Saints chaplain attacked by fan
ONE of Southampton's most senior religious leaders was left cut and bruised after he was attacked by a drunken Saints fan. The Rev Ian Johnson, team rector of the city centre parish and a Daily Echo columnist, was the victim of an unprovoked assault
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Barton Peveril College A-level results
IT was a Thursday that could dictate the rest of their lives. That's how many Barton Peveril College students must have felt as, with a swarm of butterflies in their stomachs, they filed through the gates of the giant campus in Chestnut Avenue. For this
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Burley backs Thomas to plug holes
George Burley has backed Wayne Thomas to solve Saints' defensive strife. The Saints boss yesterday sealed the signing of the 28-year-old centre half for a fee of £1m up front, rising to a possible £1.2m, from Championship rivals Burnley. Thomas,
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Peter Symonds College A-level results
CELEBRATIONS were in order at Peter Symonds College in Winchester as students achieved excellent A-level results yet again. The Winchester sixth form college smashed last year's record, with 99.5 per cent passing their exams. Among the high-achievers
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Brockenhurst College A-level results
OVERJOYED New Forest students have celebrated yet another record year of A-level results. Colleges across the district followed the national trend and reported results that once again better previous years. Some of the most ecstatic scenes were at Brockenhurst
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Fareham College A-level results
AS they nervously opened the dreaded envelopes, shrieks of joy from students soon filled the corridors of Fareham College in one of the college's most successful years. With four top A grades to her name, it was tears of joy for Emma Gregory as she revealed
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Mum's the word for Warne
Hampshire have stunned the cricket world on the eve of the Friends Provident Trophy final by admitting that Shane Warne may qualify as a non-overseas player next year - through his German mother. Warne will captain the Hampshire Hawks in tomorrow's Trophy
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Racism figures in schools revealed
MORE than 600 incidents of racism in Hampshire schools were reported last year, but education bosses say the true number could be even greater. Hampshire County Council has revealed the findings of its latest survey into racist bullying in primary and
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Police name electrocution victim
POLICE have named the man who died after being electrocuted in an accident at a Hampshire industrial estate. He was Anthony Marco Milani, 26, of Woolton Hill, Newbury. He died as he was operating a crane near an overhead power cable in West Horton Lane
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Prison staff threaten strike action
WINCHESTER Jail could be poised for industrial action following the result of a national ballot by prison officers. The Prison Officers' Association says a vote over the 2007 pay award backed action up to and including "strike action." Any action would
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Residents horror over plans
Residents have reacted in horror to a developer's plans to redevelop the most expensive piece of real estate ever sold in Southampton. A convent, a swimming pool and a student accommodation block are among buildings set to be demolished to allow the
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Gambler stole £50,000 to fund habit
An escaped prisoner stole more than £50,000 in cash and goods to feed his gambling obsession. The career criminal's victims not only included his landlady and landlord, but also his girlfriend Southampton Crown Court heard. Duncan McGing, 39, had walked
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Jolly Good Show
THEY are the latest venues trying to prove they have what it takes to be Hampshire's top floral pub. And unlike the weather the Daily Echo's Pubs In Bloom Competition is definitely hotting up. Today's entries include the Duke of Wellington Pub in Bugle