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Get snapping for the chance of free boat show tickets
THE countdown has started for Southampton Boat Show - the largest on-the-water show in Europe. More than 130,000 visitors are expected to flock to the city's Mayflower Park between September 14 to 23 for the world-renowned extravaganza. To celebrate
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Get snapping for the chance of free boat show tickets
THE countdown has started for Southampton Boat Show - the largest on-the-water show in Europe. More than 130,000 visitors are expected to flock to the city's Mayflower Park between September 14 to 23 for the world-renowned extravaganza. To celebrate
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Ken ya believe Jones' bad timing?
IF Kenwyne Jones' timing in the penalty area was as bad as his timing in submitting a transfer request, then Derby wouldn't want to pay £5 for him, let alone a possible £5m. It is hard to have any sympathy with the striker for taking the actions he
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Lorry crash causes Bank Holiday motoring misery
A CRASH between two 17-ton lorries has forced police to close a road off the busy A31 and led to huge traffic hold-ups. Police are diverting heavy Bank Holiday getaway traffic and urging drivers to avoid the area. A tanker carrying 2,000 litres of diesel
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Former Portsmouth player jailed for lying to police
A former Pompey footballer has been jailed for four-months for perverting the course of justice after he lied, claiming his stepfather was at the wheel of a speeding car. Vincent Pericard, who is currently signed to Stoke City who Saints play tomorrow
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Jones drops Saints bombshell
Kenwyne Jones is refusing to play for Saints after handing in a transfer request. The Trinidad & Tobago striker, who has been the subject of two bids from Derby that have been knocked back by Saints, handed in a written transfer request to manager
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Bank holiday traffic jams start early
The promise of warm weather and a long weekend has led to huge tailbacks on Hampshire's motorways today. Drivers reported queues forming from as early as 11am along much of the west-bound M27 as people headed to the New Forest for the weekend. Traffic
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Double handed to Brixham
Forty-five yachts and their crews set out from the Solent on Friday evening for a 90 mile race to Brixham. It's a return to the Devon coast in the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's racing calendar after a break of four years and forms part of the popular
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Jackpot win for grandfather-of-five
A HAMPSHIRE grandfather is today celebrating after scooping £16,000 in the Daily Echo's Find the Ball competition. Retired postal worker Michael Cavell hit the jackpot by correctly predicting where the ball was hidden in last Saturday's competition.
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Yobs smash up pavilion
A parish council has been left with a bill running into thousands of pounds after vandals wrecked one of its community buildings. All the windows were smashed and hundreds of tiles were torn off the roof at Roy Underdown Pavilion in Hamble. The pavilion
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North South Hampshire divide
SOUTHAMPTON is the poorest place in the southeast, according to shock new figures. Average wages in the city are just half those of affluent neighbour Winchester, which is the 37th richest area in the entire country, according to research by Barclays
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Police raid nets thousands of pounds worth of Class A drugs
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of Class A drugs have been stopped from reaching the streets of Hampshire following a police raid on a crack house in Southampton. Wraps of heroin and crack cocaine with a street value of more than £8,000 were netted in the
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Bowing out on a high
A HAMPSHIRE college has recorded its best ever GCSE results despite having the death knell sounded on its future. Woolston School Language College saw its overall pass rate results soar by six per cent, just ten-months after staff and pupils were told
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Josh triumphs after personal loss
FIVE years ago Josh Weldon's sister Laurah died from cystic fibrosis, and his world was plunged into turmoil. Depressed by the loss of his beloved sister he turned his back on Woolston School Language College. But just a few years on, the 16-year-old
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I did it for you, mum!
I DID it for my mum. Those were the words of 16-year-old Aimee Merritt as she celebrated passing all nine GCSEs despite the tragedy that had engulfed her life just months earlier. Aimee's carer mum Sarah Merritt was brutally murdered when she paid a
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Everyone’s delighted with a record-breaker
PUPILS at the Romsey School were celebrating after the school achieved its best-ever results with a record- breaking 77 per cent achieving five or more A* to C grades. Visibly nervous teenagers started trickling into the drama studio yesterday morning
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Pippa shines as success is equalled
THERE were record numbers of higher grade passes flying around in Lymington as Priestlands School equalled its best-ever set of exam results. Five or more A* to C grades were achieved by 68 per cent of pupils, and this included maths and English for
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Nikita hits A* jackpot at just 15
NIKITA Chander is celebrating today after hitting the jackpot with 11 A* GSCE successes - even though she is only 15. Her achievement is all the more surprising because she took the exams a year earlier than other students after being advanced an academic
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Joy, tears – it must be results!
AS the clock struck ten, hordes of anxious youngsters flooded through the double doors at Regents Park Community College, eager to receive their GCSE results. Laughter, smiles and tears filled the main hall at the King Edward Avenue school as dozens
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Smiles all around at Oaklands
Smiles all around as teenagers make the grade IT was smiles in abundance as dozens of apprehensive teenagers settled their nerves and opened their GCSE results at Oaklands School yesterday. Throwing their arms round each other, the students celebrated
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Best ever results for St Anne’s
GIRLS at St Anne's School in Southampton got their best ever results. A staggering 38 per cent of grades were at A* or A with 85 per cent of the 184 candidates getting five or more A* to C grades. Sixteen students achieved straight A* or A grades in
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Girls win the bragging rights!
IT WAS a record-breaking year at Bitterne Park Secondary school with more than 70 per cent of pupils achieving five A* to C grades or more. The school beat its performance 12 months ago by six percent and will see a large number of students going on
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Joyous hugs mean they’ve made the grade
HOWLS of delight filled the corridors of Cams Hill School in Fareham, as pupils finally received their GCSE grades. After weeks of nervous waiting, hundreds of students gathered to receive their brown envelopes and discover if all their hard work had
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Nightmares give way to dreams of bright futures
AS shrieks of joy filled the corridors, a wave of relief swept through Crestwood College for Business and Enterprise as envelopes were ripped open to reveal the results that had been the cause of so many nightmares. Left physically shaking after discovering
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Warne suffers freak rib injury
MATCH DRAWN - HAMPSHIRE 111-2 (CARBERRY 66*, CRAWLEY 15*) AFTER 47 OVERS Points - Lancashire (12) Hampshire (10) Hands were shaken at 4.23pm. 3.31pm Hampshire have had the results back from Shane Warne's MRI scan. Physio Andrew Nealon said: "
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Among top performers in the country
TWO STUDENTS from a Winchester school were among the top GCSE performers in the country. The results for Westgate School pupils Poppy Koumis - in French and Media Studies - and Richard North - in French - were among the top five marks in England. Overall
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Nine GCSEs despite life saving operation
A HAMPSHIRE student gained nine GCSEs despite undergoing a life saving operation and being too unwell to revise until three weeks before the exams. Adam Weatherill, 16, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, got two A*s, five As and two Bs against all
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The great wealth divide
HAMPSHIRE: Barclays survey shows Southampton has lowest household incomes in south-east SOUTHAMPTON is the poorest place in the southeast, according to shock new figures. Average wages in the city are just half those of affluent neighbour Winchester
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Bullet train ready to shoot off to London
THE first of the 140mph bullet trains that will whisk people from central London to the site of the 2012 Olympic Games was loaded on to the tracks in Southampton docks. Promised to slash journey times, the train, the first of 30 ordered, is a version
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Dock Movements
Today's principal, Southampton arrivals: Stina, container, 0600, 7; Artemis, passenger, 0615, 106; Colombo Express, container, 0700, 206; Saga Ruby, passenger, 0700, 101; Nobleza, roro, 0830, 202; Eilbek, container, 1800, 204; CMA CGM Parsifal, 2115
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Maintain cycle brakes
WE must all hope that young Callum Lockyer (Daily Echo, August 14) recovers fully. The main lesson to be learned isn't about helmets, but about maintaining bikes. Helmets protect only the cyclist's head in a collision - and then only partially. Most
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Strain on mums to be?
GIVEN the ever increasing stress caused to drivers travelling to and from work within the city, I am wondering if female drivers who may be in their later stages of pregnancy experience any physical discomfort when confronted with slow moving traffic
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What to do after your A-levels
NOW that the dust has settled after A-level results day, it is time for young people across the country to consider their next step. With the rising costs of university and doubts over the real impact of community projects abroad, an affordable and valued
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How to beat the problem of vermin in refuse
WE did not always have the problem of maggots, rats and other vermin in our refuse. So who creates the problem? Much of the onus is on the consumer, but much more is on the manufacturer and the Government. The consumer should be more responsive, organic
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Sad to read negative reaction to mentally ill
I WAS dismayed to read the negative position taken by the landlord of the Court Jester, Paul Shinar, over plans to site a mental health drop-in centre near to his pub (Daily Echo, August 16). What-ever happened to tolerance? This kind of judgement and
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They'll be selling off NHS
AT last someone (N Smith, Letters, August 13) is able to see the future with regard to the selling off of the NHS. Many are unable to shout from the tallest building alerting others to the seriousness of the situation. Operations and surgeries are good
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Parking charge of £1.50 is too much
HOW can Southampton City Council justify the exorbitant charge of £1.50 for up to one hour's parking on Tremona Road? What if you need to visit a resident in Cedar Dale Road? At least half an hour should be free and then make a moderate charge, eg 30p
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Not faith schools
DAVID Griffiths (Letters, August 17) asks, regarding the two new academies to be set up in Southampton, who will pay to bus pupils to these faith schools? Although they will be run by Oasis Community Learning, a Christian body, they will not be faith
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Delap: I expect to be booed
THE man who remains Saints' record signing returns to St Mary's for the first time since being part of the post-George Burley arrival exodus. Rory Delap, Saints' £4m addition from Derby in the summer of 2001, will be playing only his fifth game for
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Tobin inspired by Hampshire greats
BASINGSTOKE'S Rob Tobin will be inspired by Britain's class of 1991 as he continues his quest for more medals at the World Athletics Championships this weekend. Tobin claimed a double medal haul at the European Indoor Championships earlier this year
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Opera falls victim to foot and mouth
BRITAIN'S latest foot and mouth crisis has claimed another victim in the form of an operatic performance in the New Forest. The Garden Opera company's performance of La Bohème, scheduled to take place in the Walled Garden at Somerley Park on Saturday
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Powerboat festival gets under way
THE thrills and spills of high-octane powerboat racing finally arrive in The Solent today with the start of the Cowes Powerboat Festival. Thousands of spectators are expected to descend on the Isle of Wight for three days of spectacular events on and
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Giant task for Saints
George Burley will call on Saints' six-footers to try and combat Stoke City's aerial threat. The Saints boss, whose team go in search of their first points of the season against the Potters at St Mary's tomorrow, is only too aware of what to expect
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Burley: Let's build on Norwich performance
GEORGE Burley will send Saints into action against Stoke tomorrow asking them to build on their performance at Norwich last week. "We're encouraged by that performance so we've got to build on it," said the manager. Burley will be boosted by the
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Donald: Dimi can cut it at the highest level
Allan Donald has likened Dimitri Mascarenhas to former New Zealand all rounder Chris Harris. Donald, England's bowling coach during the Natwest Series against India, believes Mascaranhes's skills are comparable to Harris, who made a record 250 one-day
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Popular Saints fan was over the limit when he crashed
A POPULAR Saints fan who died when his car ploughed into a telegraph pole was more than two-times above the legal drink-drive alcohol limit, an inquest has heard. Southampton Coroner's Court heard how the last hour of James Davison's life still remained
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Back in the saddle
A CYCLIST who has eaten tarantulas, ridden through a banana plantation and gone head-to-head with a large tortoise is now planning his latest venture. Kevin Crowley from Fair Oak is preparing to cycle 500 miles across North Vietnam in six days to raise
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GCSE delight for Hampshire's youngsters
ClickHERE for more GCSE results The wait was finally over for thousands of Hampshire youngsters yesterday as their GCSE results arrived. Across the county there were howls of delight accompanied by a few tears of despair as teenagers ripped open their