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Owen: Never write England off!
Michael Owen believes England blew Russia away tonight after taking his international goal tally to 40 in a 3-0 win at Wembley. The Newcastle striker netted twice in the first half as Steve McClaren's men took maximum points from their vital Euro 2008
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Minnows stun Australia
World Cup holders Australia suffered one of cricket's great shocks tonight as Zimbabwe triumphed by five wickets in a World Twenty20 contest at a rain-drenched Newlands. Man-of-the-match Brendan Taylor guided the Zimbabweans home from the penultimate
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Scotland go down fighting
Scotland capitulated after a promising start to lose their opening match of the World Twenty20 to Pakistan by 51 runs. The Scots performed well in the field to restrict Pakistan to 171 for nine from their 20 overs at Durban but the target proved beyond
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Ruthless Owen destroys Russia
Michael Owen hit 'The Big 40' as England took a mighty stride towards Euro 2008 with a clinical dismissal of Guus Hiddink's Russia. Owen struck twice in the first half to become only the fourth player, after Jimmy Greaves, Sir Bobby Charlton and Gary
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ITV regional news shake-up announced
LOCALISED news coverage on ITV Meridian is in for a shake up after the network announced it wanted to slash its regional coverage to save costs. Programmes such as Meridian Tonight are now under review with ITV in favour of larger regional news broadcasts
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Results now updated
The results for last Sunday have now been updated, together with the league tables and leading scorers for each division. This information can be seen by selecting your league at the top of this page.
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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is bound for Hampshire
Hot-headed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is expected to host an evening of culinary delights at a Titchfield restaurant tomorrow. The foul-mouthed Michelin-starred chef was spotted by residents earlier this week popping in and out of The Granary restaurant
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Motorbike crash leads to more traffic chaos
A MAJOR route into Southampton city centre was closed in the run up to rush hour this afternoon after a motorcyclist collided with a road barrier. Ambulance crews rushed to the westbound dual carriageway of Bitterne Road West at around 2.45pm after receiving
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Are you entered in the Cups?
ACCOUNTING giant Price- WaterhouseCoopers has boosted its Southampton-based headcount to 350 after hiring 26 graduates. The new team will be working within different departments of the firm, but all will be starting work straight away with more experienced
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Lizard Lounge bar sold in £2.5m deal
POPULAR South-ampton nightspot the Lizard Lounge has been sold in a £2.5m deal. The Bedford Place bar, which last year marked its 12th anniversary, was bought by London-based group Celwade, which immediately leased it out to bar operator Inventive Leisure
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Students given lessons in how to remain safe
POLICE will offer students safety advice during freshers' weeks at Hampshire's universities this term. All students will be supplied with panic alarms, timer switches and ultra-violet pens courtesy of Hampshire Constabulary in an attempt to reduce the
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So fittingly, biker's final ride is in a sidecar hearse
A MOTORBIKE enthusiast known around the world for his intricate paintings of the machines made his final journey in a specially adapted sidecar hearse. It was a fitting farewell to Rod Organ, who died on August 31, as his coffin was transported from
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Extra Twenty20 incentive for Hampshire in 2008
THERE will be extra incentive for Hampshire to do well in next summer's domestic Twenty20 Cup competition. England's successful Twenty20 teams next season face significant financial reward the for their efforts with entry into a Champions League-style
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Rose Bowl record low is eclipsed
New Zealand blew away minnows Kenya for a record low total at Kingsmead to begin their World Twenty20 campaign with a crushing nine-wicket win. The Kenyans, whose previous apppearance in Durban was for the 2003 World Cup semi-final, never recovered
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Teenager rushed to hospital after accident
A TEENAGER has been rushed to hospital after being knocked down by a car in Eastleigh this morning. The girl suffered "serious head and leg injuries" after she was in collision with a silver Volkswagen Golf on Chestnut Avenue, shortly before 8.30am.
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End of an Era
At the close of what has been a hectic and extraordinarily successful race season, Janet Grosvenor, who has been Racing Manager and the 'face' of the Royal Ocean Racing Club for more years than she wishes to mention, has decided to step down from the
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Disgraced harbour boss quits post after £50,000 fine
FOR years he has been the head of the body that manages a busy Hampshire harbour. But after being ordered to pay a £50,000 bill for breaking fishing laws, Graham Butler, pictured right, has stepped down. Butler voluntarily resigned from his role as
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£100m vision for shopping village
MORE than £100m is set to be spent in a new Hampshire community over the next ten years creating a better shopping precinct. That was the promise yesterday as the scheme was unveiled by bosses at Whiteley Village Outlet Shopping Centre. The massive
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If you are shielding missing Rosemary, please get in touch
DETECTIVES searching for Hampshire schoolgirl Rosemary Edwards have urged anyone shielding her to contact police for the sake of her distraught family. Rosemary disappeared a week ago after she was grounded for lying to her parents about the circumstances
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Flybe grounds planes for safety checks
FLIGHTS to Southampton were today cancelled and delayed after airline Flybe grounded six of its aircraft for urgent safety checks. Two flights from Edinburgh, four flights from Guernsey and three flights from Jersey have all been cancelled. Passengers
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Rider dies in Alps tragedy
"HE was the kind of man who constantly made you laugh and was always there for his friends and family." Those were the moving words of a grieving mum as she paid tribute to her son who was killed in a motorbike crash in France. Mark Bettinson died instantly
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Carnival’s future is brighter
GLITZ, glamour and glorious music has given a boost to campaigners fighting to save one of Hampshire's most popular and oldest carnivals. The future of Titchfield Carnival looks a lot brighter thanks to an outpouring of support at the first ever Carnival
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Controversial homes plan for town thrown out
MULTI-million-pound plans to transform three open spaces in a Hampshire town were rejected today. A developer had submitted proposals to provide Totton with 188 homes on two sites and a new ground for the town's football club, AFC Totton. However, all
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Balcombe celebrates maiden Championship wicket
CLOSE - KENT 342-5 (VAN JAARSVELD 112*, JONES 20*)AFTER 104 OVERS, HAVING WON THE TOSS David Balcombe earned a surprise call-up to Hampshire's Championship side - after Shane Warne watched a video of his record haul for the second XI. The 22-year-old
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Lizard Lounge bar sold in £2.5m deal
POPULAR Southampton nightspot the Lizard Lounge has been sold in a £2.5m deal. The Bedford Place bar, which last year marked its 12th anniversary, was bought by London-based group Celwade, which immediately leased it out to bar operator Inventive Leisure
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More than half want new career
NEARLY three-quarters of Britons enjoy their job, but more than half would like to change their career, a survey showed. Seventy-one per cent of those quizzed said that they liked their job, with 16 per cent claiming that they were indifferent to it
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Royal Caribbean rewards bosses for success
ONE of the biggest cruise operators out of Southampton, Royal Caribbean Cruises, has had a reshuffle at the top. Jo Rzymowska is promoted to managing director for the UK and Ireland, while Robin Shaw becomes vice-president and managing director for
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Dock Movements
Today's principal arrivals: Tirador, cargo, 0730, 105, Otello, vehicle, 0830, 34/35, Alina, bulk, 1130, 107, Jaynee W, tank, am, 22, Transitorious, cargo, 1430, 36s, Atlasgracht, cargo, 1530, 104, Pegasus Leader, ro/ro, 1630, 43, Maersk Kendal, container
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Standing up against fascism
RALPH Prothero (Letters, September 5) doesn't seem to know much about the Spanish Civil War. The International Brigades fought to support the legally elected socialist Spanish government that a coup by right-wing fascist members of the army was trying
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Sort out the road chaos first
IT was with dismay and horror that I read of the proposed development of the Royal Pier and surrounding areas for the provision of yet more shops, bars, restaurants etc (Daily Echo, September 6). Surely the first priorty should be a transport plan that
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Where do the rest go?
COUNCILLOR Adrian Vinson wrote (In My View, August 28) concerning the travellers' transit camp at Swaythling: "Southampton needs a transit site, to help prevent illegal encampments''. If there is a transit site with only 12 pitches and 24 wish to use
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Our people deserve better
OUR country has gone a long way past the point of no return. Family life as it should be does not exist in the majority. While I hold the greatest respect for Daily Echo columnist the Rev Ian Johnson, his writing remains one-sided when considering the
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Why I supported Lib Dem candidate
THE local Labour party in the guise of Councillor Don Thomas and others and now Dave Griffiths (Letters, September 6) are still desperately trying to justify the disingenuous claims that have been made regarding their supposed support of Lordshill Community
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Debt to Southampton volunteers
THE fact that Ralph Prothero (Letters, September 5) can write such drivel is a testament to the freedom of speech available to us all thanks, in no small part, to the four volunteers commemorated on the Southampton Cenotaph whether in Spain or indeed
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Fighting for democracy
STALIN'S support for the republican Government in Spain during the civil war was not quite as Ralph Prothero (Letters, September 5) imagines it. Stalin's main pre-occupation was Hitler, and the main thrust of his foreign policy (right up to his non-aggression
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Chavs must have a baby
ANOTHER must have for chavs, not mentioned in the Daily Echo (September 4), is a baby. Never mind that the prospective parents are immature and jobless. Sadly, my grandson is one of them! NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED.
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Poor cycleways
I AGREE with Terry Scriven (In My View, September 1) about the cycleways being poor in Totton. I thought when they did the repairs to Salisbury Road they were going to put in a cycleway but all they have done is put a few markings at side roads and junctions
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No action over drugtakers
WE are having problems with our neighbours smoking drugs. We have told the police numerous times over the last two months, but they have always said they are busy, or they will come round but never do. We were also asked to have witnesses, which we did
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Wreckless bus driver should not be at wheel
SOME bus drivers do not take into consideration their passengers' safety. I was recently on a bus travelling out of the city centre with my partner and our two-year-old daughter. I am seven months pregnant. The bus driver kept pulling away quickly and
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Truancy levels soaring
EDUCATION bosses are losing the battle to get pupils to turn up to lessons, new Government figures show. Southampton's secondary schools boast the worst truancy record in the south east with more children having bunked off lessons at both primary and
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£5m school project builds into love match
IT has taken five years of planning, more than a year of building and has cost in the region of £4.5m. This week Southampton's newest school has opened its doors for the first time to the delight of pupils and staff - and two workers who found love while
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Udal among Hants stars sweating on a new deal
Hampshire manager Paul Terry has revealed that the futures of the county's out-of-contract players will be decided by next week. Veteran off-spinner Shaun Udal is the most high-profile of the Hampshire players in limbo and he was dropped yesterday
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New bookies is under starter's orders
CORALS has become the first bookmaker to be given permission for a shop on a Winchester estate. City licensing chiefs have approved a plan to convert a video shop in Stoney Lane, Weeke, despite numerous objections. Objectors included the Winchester
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Dyer aims to follow Surman into England fold
Nathan Dyer is aiming to become the next Saints academy graduate to receive an England under 21 call-up. Under 21's chief Stuart Pearce included FOUR St Mary's academy graduates in his squad for the season's opening Euro 2009 qualifiers against Montenegro
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Village leaders back safety calls
VILLAGE leaders are backing calls for a pavement to be built beside a busy road where two walkers have been seriously injured. Campaigners gained the support of Marchwood Parish Council after presenting members with a petition signed by more than 900
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Pay rise for councillors gets go ahead
A CROSS party committee has agreed that Southampton councillors should be awarded inflation-busting pay rises. Members of Southampton City Council's Standards and Governance Panel agreed that councillors worked hard and deserved more money. As reported
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Shane, 9, takes a frame off the World No 75!
NINE-YEAR-OLD local snooker sensation Shane Castle challenged the World No 75 to a practice match - and took a frame off him! Castle, from Marchwood, lost in the first round in the Coalville Under-21s tournament in Leicestershire. At a loose end
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Batsman blasts 157 off 48 balls
Totton & Eling all-rounder James Hibberd may have written his name into the record books after hitting an astonishing 157 runs off just 48 balls in a Twenty20 cup match in Somerset. Hibberd, 26, who plays Minor Counties Championship cricket for Wiltshire
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Carnival's future is brighter
GLITZ, glamour and glorious music has given a boost to campaigners fighting to save one of Hamp-shire's most popular and oldest carnivals. The future of Titchfield Carnival looks a lot brighter thanks to an outpouring of support at the first ever Carnival
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Official: Hampshire has the funniest students in Britain!
HAMPSHIRE has the funniest students in Britain. And that is official. Earlier this year 19-year-old Southampton student Hannah George was crowned queen of the laughs. Hannah, who is doing a degree in comedy writing at Southampton Solent University,
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Waste not, want not at the Romsey Show
A HAMPSHIRE company has helped to turn this year's Romsey Show into the greenest event yet. Thousands of people flock to Broadlands Park every year, leaving behind a huge clear-up operation with bins full of food containers, wrappers, drinks bottles