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Bond car’s real
ASTON Martin's new DBS, recently unveiled at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance but which had a fleeting if dramatic cameo role in the Bond film Casino Royale, came face-to-face with the Le Mans class-winning DBR9 at an exclusive test day at the Nurburgring
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Kit gives Cooper S the Works
MINI has added a new chapter to its Adventure theme that began: Mini Cooper S. Great driving. The end? Fans of the British-built sports hatch will be delighted to learn that the story continues with the launch of an all-new John Cooper Works tuning kit
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Kia pledges: We’ll deliver Coupe
KIA Motors Corporation has released a second preview image' of the concept car it will unveil at the Frankfurt International Motor Show on September 11. Shown in profile, the svelte Sports Coupe Concept reveals classic lines coupled with a lengthened
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Crescent’s treat
CRESCENT Suzuki are celebrating the start of September in fine style with an open weekend this weekend at the Verwood branch. If previous open weekends are anything to go by, the home of the Rizla Suzuki British Super Bike Team will be packed over Saturday
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Wire-free talking
IT MAY not look much in the accompanying photograph, but Acumen has developed a nifty Bluetooth intercom package, using their acclaimed Interphone module, complete with a specifically designed on-bike charger that enables users to top-up the unit's battery
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Join in hunt for treasure
IT'S normally easy to spot a motorcycle treasure hunt - bikes will pass a certain spot a few times looking for a clue and then make use of a local map to work out a convenient route to the next location in the hunt. Occasionally there's a little head
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New Look to move into Waitrose site
BUDGET fashion giant New Look is to triple the size of its presence and create dozens of new jobs in Southampton's WestQuay by taking on the vast former Waitrose shop. It's just the latest low cost clothing chain to open a massive shop in Southampton
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No more juggling space for circus firm
IT really was quite a balancing act for Happy the Clown as he made his new pitch in a swish Eastleigh office block. Russ Randelle's circus skills came in useful as he faced the giant task of unpacking boxes and answering a red hot telephone. It was
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Help to get ahead with top billing on Google
FAREHAM based Internet marketing specialist Ben Norman, pictured, has penned a book to help companies get their websites top billing on search engine Google. Getting Noticed on Google is full of useful tips designed to help business people harness the
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Summer ball to bring in £7,000
THE cash-strapped Titchfield Bonfire Boys' Society has had a welcome financial boost. A fundraising glitzy summer ball is a sell-out, with the organisers having sold 200 tickets, raising £7,000 in the process. This year's Titchfield Carnival was cancelled
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Brockenhurst Carnival
BROCKENHURST went carnival crazy as the New Forest staged one of its last major events of the summer. This year's carnival queen was nine-year-old Georgina Killengray, of Brockenhurst, who was driven through the village in a 1960 Jaguar XK 150. One
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Blooming great despite the weather
THE Winchester in Bloom contest has put on a fine display - despite gardens enduring the wettest June and July on record. Jane Campbell, of Southwick Close, Harestock, won the award for best private front garden. In the private gardens section, the
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Mayor toasts appeal success
FINAL figures have revealed that Councillor Peter Wall's Eastleigh Mayoral Charities Appeal has been one of the most successful in memory. Cllr Wall, with the help of his wife Marian and their team of volunteers, raised £40,258 during his time as the
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Firefighters help girl in tight spot
THE gold rings were well and truly stuck on her finger but Eastleigh firefighters soon came to the rescue of a teenage damsel in distress. Blue Watch sprung into action when an unusual call came knocking on their door at the station in Steele Close at
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Deer rescued
FIREFIGHTERS were called to the rescue of a deer that became stuck in a gate in a Hampshire village. The animal was trapped in the gate in Normandy Close, Rownhams, for around half an hour at around 8.30am yesterday morning. Firefighters from Redbridge
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Murder enquiry launched after man's body found at M3 services
A murder investigation has been launched in Hampshire after the body of a man was found at an M3 service station. Detectives were called to the Days Inn hotel at the Fleet Services on the M3 yesterday after reports of a man having collapsed. On arrival
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Blooming great despite the weather
THE Winchester in Bloom contest has put on a fine display - despite gardens enduring the wettest June and July on record. Jane Campbell, of Southwick Close, Harestock, won the award for best private front garden. In the private gardens section, the
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Heartbreak for Arthur, 99, as thieves steal his trusty banjo
For the past 85 years Hampshire pensioner Arthur Banks has enjoyed nothing more than strumming away on his banjo. Now the 99-year-old has been left feeling flat after the instrument, which has been his pride and joy since he bought it in 1922, was stolen
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Skateboard attack left man in hospital
A MAN who was attacked with a skateboard suffered a fractured eye socket which required five metal plates to be inserted during an operation, a court was told. David Baude was injured after a flare up with Bradley Down at Eastleigh's multi-storey car
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: container, 0630, 207; Artemis, passenger, 0630, 106; Undine, roro, 0730, 34/35; Anja C, general cargo, 0830, 36s, Clara, cargo, 0930, 107; Maersk Niigata, container, am, 206; APL Germany,container, 1330, 207;
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Bring home Queen Mary
DOES Southampton City Council realise that there is a structure large enough to hold a new ice ring, a maritime museum, a Spitfire museum, plus bars, shops and a hotel already in existence? A structure capable of opening up the waterfront and providing
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Not boiler suits on farms
WHILE not begrudging the fun of the young ladies with tractor (Daily Echo, August 22) I do challenge the authenticity of their garments. Airtex shirts, fawn dungarees, or breeches with knee-high turn-over top socks were our usual dress, and to my knowledge
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Cameras needed here
I WOULD like to know why there are no cameras on Bitterne Road West, near the Station Hotel and Kwik-Fit. Every night we have to put up with cars racing to get through the lights and loud music when people stop at the lights. People ride their bikes
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Free bus travel pledge
BEFORE the May elections this year, Southampton City Council's Conservatives promised pensioners and disabled people free bus travel across Hampshire. Despite being elected into office they have not delivered on their pledge and pensioners remain confined
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Police should have the right to charge offenders
THE Crown Prosecution Service is costing council taxpayers thousands of pounds every week by causing police officers to prepare files which have to be faxed to the CPS for them to decide whether a detained person should be charged with an offence. Sometimes
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Fight for a referendum on EU constitution
A RECENT poll found that 81 per cent of Britons want a referendum on the revived EU constitution, in line with the manifesto promises made by all the main parties at the last general election. So readers may be interested to hear that there are now plans
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Airport pledges are not kept
NEW Forest residents, their parish councils and other representative organisations are right to be concerned over the increasing numbers of aircraft, and the noise generated over them (Daily Echo, August 13). For many years (since 1965, when the present
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Sickened by vandals
WE have had an allotment at Newtown Road, Weston, since March this year. Many hours have been spent turning the waste ground into a suitable place for plants to grow. We were thrilled to pick our first peas, runner beans, potatoes, cabbage, courgettes
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Old and vulnerable are targets
MY 87-year-old father and an elderly neighbour of his in Hedge End recently became victims of conmen who force their way into people's houses under the guise of Neigh-bourhood Watch and rob them of what they can find. If a vigilant neighbour had not
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Child referee showed a lot of courage
I WAS disappointed that Roy Kingdon failed to recognise himself as a football mad parent (In My View, August 18). Apart from being "a decent goalie", he quotes no formal qualification for officiating at a game, unlike the "rather young referee" that
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Danger drivers race for kicks
Play video THEY tore their cars and motorbikes up and down the roads like they were in the Grand Prix. Screeching around the roundabouts with wheels spinning and burning tyre marks into the ground, the souped-up cars would race up and down relentlessly
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He was my entire life - partner's tribute to tragic Shannon
The grieving partner of a 30-year-old motorcyclist killed in a collision with a lorry at Southampton Container Terminal has paid tribute to him. Jax Fovargues, 32, said that she did not know what she would do following the death of her long-term boyfriend
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Police go undercover to crackdown on street car racing
POLICE have today vowed to step up their crackdown on speeding motorists using Hampshire's roads for street racing. It comes after undercover officers captured drivers racing each other along a busy dual carriageway while hundreds of spectators looked
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Stubbington Fayre... basking in the sunshine
HUNDREDS of people helped raise thousands of pounds for charity as the annual Stubbington Fayre basked in the late summer sun. The event was opened with a carnival procession through the village led by the marching band from the Nautical Training Corp's
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Jones' former club to get substantial sell-on clause fee
Saints are considering a formal offer for Kenwyne Jones - but George Burley won't be handed all the money if the wantaway striker is sold. That's because Jones' former Caribbean club stand to benefit from a substantial sign-on clause inserted in the
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Udal hails debutant Dawson
Shaun Udal hailed the debut of Liam Dawson on his return to the Hampshire Hawks line up. Nic Pothas captained the Hawks at Northants in the Pro40 defeat yesterday in the absence of Shane Warne and was backed up well by Udal and John Crawley. But
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Eastleigh FC flying high
EASTLEIGH are up to third in the Blue Square Conference South after yesterday's 1-0 win at Dorchester. But you won't find team boss David Hughes going overboard with optimism just yet. Summer signing Warren Ryan settled matters with a firm downward
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Tremlett wins Collingwood praise
Captain Paul Collingwood toasted England's new-found fearless attitude as India were downed by 42 runs at Edgbaston yesterday. Despite heading into the match without injured all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and losing Hampshire's Dimitri Mascarenhas to
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McGoldrick to be loaned out for family reasons
Saints will consider loaning young striker David McGoldrick to Nottingham Forest for family reasons. The 19-year-old hitman, who was born in the East Midlands city, has a young family in Nottingham and is keen to be nearer to them. League One side
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Lynne dons her leathers in memory of husband
Charitable Lynne Humphrey pulled on her motorcycle leathers to join a bike ride in memory of her husband Ray, who died after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Ray, who was passionate about motorcyling, belonged to the Southampton and District Motorcycle
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Leisure centre in bid to beat obesity
A HAMPSHIRE leisure centre will help tackle child obesity thanks to a £47,000 grant from The Big Lottery Wellbeing Programme. River Park Leisure Centre in Winchester has set up a programme to tackle the issue that is becoming a national crisis. By
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£5 million hospital expansion plan
A MAJOR £5m hospital expansion plan to provide a better environment for patients going through cancer treatment is revealed today. Health bosses have received a the cash injection to revamp Southampton General Hospital's pioneering blood disorder unit
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Carnival fever comes to the New Forest
BROCKENHURST went carnival crazy as the New Forest staged one of its last major events of the summer. This year's carnival queen was nine-year-old Georgina Killengray, of Brockenhurst, who was driven through the village in a 1960 Jaguar XK 150. One
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Giant fashion store plan for shopping centre
BUDGET fashion giant New Look is to triple the size of its presence and create dozens of new jobs in Southampton's WestQuay by taking on the vast former Waitrose shop. It's just the latest low cost clothing chain to open a massive shop in Southampton
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Council pledge clamping is not for profit
THE man in charge of Southampton's transport policy has insisted that plans to introduce wheel clamping to city streets are not about making money. As revealed in the Daily Echo, the city council's ruling Tories want to bring in a scheme of immobilising