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Fares aren't a rip-off, say taxi bosses
TAXI bosses in Southampton have insisted that proposed new fare hikes are not being imposed to rip off customers. The promise comes as it was announced that fare prices in the city look set to rise by up to 45 per cent, but only for the first part of
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M27 tailback cleared
Huge tailbacks that hit a Hampshire motorway earlier today have been cleared in time for the evening rush hour. The accidents, on both sides of the M27, led to massive queues as emergency services shut lanes while they cleared the incidents from the
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Poor response to Crimewatch appeal
A NATIONWIDE appeal to track down a man who strangled and then set alight a Hampshire taxi driver has produced only two new lines of inquiry, police have admitted. Detectives in London and Hampshire manned phones until the early hours of the morning
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Robbers use bottle on pizza man
TWO youths attacked a pizza delivery driver with a bottle before taking his car. The 24-year-old victim had just made a delivery to a block of flats in Chettle Road in Thornhill, Southampton, when he was approached by two youths. The attackers, who
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Formula One power boats on the crest of a wave
RACING at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, they are set to blow Cowes' peaceful image as the home of yachting out of the water. This weekend The Solent will resemble a Formula One racetrack more than a sailing haven, as scores of powerboats roar
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Powerboats to parade through streets
A PROCESSION of some of the fastest powerboats in the world will take to the streets of Southampton this afternoon. Several teams competing in this weekend's British Grand Prix of the Sea will be parading around the city before they head across The Solent
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Unwanted directories
NOW that the BT phonebook, recently issued and distributed to the area has become very advertisement orientated similar in nature to the Yellow Pages, the question must be asked if we need Yellow Pages and the Thompson Directory, or are we just contributing
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Unfair inheritance tax
THE next election will be won on things that personally affect people regardless of political persuasions. My house has no real value until I die. I spent most of my life paying for it with taxable income. My son who lives with me will have to sell
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Lost in the post
I SENT a letter to Lordshill about three months ago. When it didn't get there I wrote to Royal Mail at Villers Road, Shirley. I've not had a reply. In July I sent a letter to Aldermoor. It never got there. I wrote again to Royal Mail and again I had
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Jobsworths are trying to stop bridge jumping
IN the 1970s I went on a outward bound course with the school. One of the activities was bridge jumping (bombing) and it was great fun. No wonder kids get into trouble when jobsworths try to stop them doing anything. There is danger in many things but
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Improving east of the city
I APPLAUD the letter from Matthew Deane (August 9), who highlighted the river front. Two groups, Chessel and Eston, are already active and in Peartree another volunteer group works with the city council for gradual improvement and maintenance. Millers
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Some people are very selfish
THERE are some heartless, selfish people. I got the No 10 bus from Thornhill to the city centre. A few stops late a couple in their early 20s got on and sat on the lower deck in the only seats with plenty of legroom. These seats are meant for disabled
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An ideal detention centre
WITH the country filled to the brim with criminals and those on remand and the government promising to build new prisons, why has no one come up with the idea that the Ordnance Survey building could be converted into a prison, youth detention centre,
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Not faith schools
DAVID Griffiths (Letters, August 17) is wrong in his assertion about the new Oasis Academ-ies. They will not be faith schools - they will be open to all without a faith or with any faith. COUNCILOR PETER BAILLIE, Cabinet member for children's services
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Stab sentence sends wrong message
I CANNOT believe the legal system in this country. First we read the case of Michelle Teague sentenced to three months' imprisonment for conning the state out of £38,000 (Daily Echo, August 18). I feel this sentence was correct. On the same page was
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Will the prudent pay?
I CAN appreciate Andrew Peterson's frustrations regarding excessive bank charges (Letters, August 14). However, one would hope that customers who enter into contracts with their banks understand the consequences of becoming overdrawn. Banks can pile
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UFO spotted over the New Forest
A FLYING saucer, a practical joke or simply a trick of the light? Call it what you will, an eagle-eyed walker has spotted yet another UFO hovering in Hampshire's skies. This mysterious object was seen circling above trees in the New Forest in broad
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Virgin media boss leaves with £3.6m payoff
THE boss of troubled Hampshire based cable giant Virgin Media has quit, with an estimated £3.6m payoff for just 18 months at the helm. In his time at the head of the major Hampshire employer, Steve Burch oversaw a damaging public row with rival Sky
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They're after your blood!
HAMPSHIRE has today been issued with a health warning as the number of bites from ticks in the county has rocketed. One bite from the tiny blood-sucking insect can pass on Lyme Disease, leaving victims at risk of becoming blind or paralysed. Health
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Future of bus routes – it's time to decide
HAMPSHIRE bus services were due to go under the microscope again today, with the fate of six routes hanging in the balance. In July, the contentious decision was made to shave nearly £500,000 off Hampshire County Council's £6m transport budget by cutting
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Dimi aids England victory charge
There was no more fitting a setting for Dimitri Mascarenhas to take his first one-day international wicket than a Rose Bowl filled to capacity. The Hampshire beneficiary put the disappointment of the Friends Provident Trophy final defeat against Durham
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Head rules heart as Sales departs
STRIKER Paul Sales says he is "gutted" to be leaving Blue Square Premier new boys Salisbury City after the best two seasons in 17 years of football. But from a practical point of view, the Chandlers Ford-based marksman feels that returning to his old
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Powell's Stoked up
Darren Powell will aim to help Saints to their first win of the season on Saturday after making himself available to George Burley last night. The big centre half has been sorely missed over the first three games of the campaign, all of which have
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£290 million council privatisation deal signed
A historic £290m deal that could change the face of Southampton City Council forever has been signed. More than 650 council workers will wave goodbye to the public sector as jobs and key services fall into the hands of a private firm. Despite demonstrations
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Store caught selling wine to under age shopper
A HAMPSHIRE convenience store has been caught selling alcohol to under-age customers for the third time in just three months. The One Stop shop in Stubbington was one of six premises targeted by police in Hampshire as they continue their clampdown on
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More misery for Southampton motorists
MOTORISTS will face major delays on one of the main routes into Southampton today because of a gas leak. Thousands of people heading into the city will face misery as the inside lane of the A35 Totton Causeway on the way into Southampton will be shut
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Toddlers step up to help others
Toddlers in Hampshrie have been taking their parents for a stroll to help raise cash for a national charity. The youngsters from Chandler's Ford were joined by their mums and dads as they took part in a half-a-mile walk for the charity Barnados. The
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Love at first sight more than six-decades ago
A Hampshire couple have spoken of how they fell in love at first sight more than 65-years-ago. Len and Hilda Patrick, who celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary today, say they are still as much in love as they were when they met in 1942. The couple
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Stunning shots of the night sky captured in Hampshire
They are some of the most stunning shots of the night sky ever taken, and what's more they were captured from a Hampshire back garden. Astronomer Professor Greg Parker has taken detailed photographs of everything from star clusters to nebula producing
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Mascarenhas - Dravid was a dream first scalp
Dimitri Mascarenhas admits that India captain Rahul Dravid was a dream first one-day international scalp. The Hampshire all rounder dismissed The Wall' as England beat India by 104 runs in the first one-day international of the best-of-seven Natwest