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Ave Maria…and what Katie did next

MEMBERS of the Maria Catalano Appreciation Society (South Hampshire Branch) and the Katie Henrick (South Coast) Fan Club made an early start last Sunday to see the stars in action in Derbyshire. It was five minutes short of 7am as happy-snapper Kevin

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Ave Maria…and what Katie did next

MEMBERS of the Maria Catalano Appreciation Society (South Hampshire Branch) and the Katie Henrick (South Coast) Fan Club made an early start last Sunday to see the stars in action in Derbyshire. It was five minutes short of 7am as happy-snapper Kevin

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Burley furious over Barnsley winner

GEORGE BURLEY branded Saints' injury time losing goal against Barnsley today as "unprofessional". Burley was furious after his side battled back from two goals down to equalise at the start of six minutes of injury time against Barnsley at St Mary's

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Saints press self destruct

Saints rounded off a miserable week with a 3-2 defeat against ten man Barnsley at St Mary's. Defeat to Watford, a draw with Colchester and this loss made it one point from three games for George Burley's men who were again guilty of some poor defending

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Prime minister visits Southampton General Hospital

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown today made a whistlestop visit to Southampton General Hospital. Mr Brown, accompanied by his wife Sarah, toured the cardiac unit which reopened last November after a £60 million redevelopment. He was on his way to the

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Reprsentative Trials Saturday 29th September 07

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Saints 2 Barnsley 3

TO put it fairly mildly, it's been a bad week for Saints. Having had a break following back-to-back wins over Stoke and QPR, confidence and optimism was pretty high. After the three games in a week Saints have just had, both are pretty much at the other

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Screaming girl was held under water in bath

A SCREAMING schoolgirl was pushed down into a bath of water with such force that it left a "ring of bruises" on her body, a court heard. Now the brute who carried out the attack has been jailed for nine years. Stephen Cooper's young victim thought she

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£100,000 reward to find missing Rosemary

HE knew a reward for information was being discussed but had no idea how much the sum might be. David Edwards was astonished when he learned that his employer was prepared to pay £100,000 to anyone who could lead police to his 15-year-old daughter.

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As the Arctic melts and opens new trade routes, will Southampton be frozen out?

FOR the first time in recorded history, a direct seagoing route through the Arctic - connecting Europe and Asia - is ice-free after unprecedented melting this summer. While scientists warn the disappearing ice cap is an environmental disaster, shipping

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Man stabbed five times

A man was rushed to hospital in the early hours of this morning after being stabbed five times. Police and ambulance crews were called to a disturbance in Southampton Road, Eastleigh, just after 2am this morning to find a man with stab wounds to his

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Hampshire's season ends with abandonment

Hampshire's final match of the season was abandoned this morning. Torrential rain had led to the abandonment of the third day of their LV County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley, but despite good weather in Leeds, and the sight of

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Council outlaws heavby lorries from four forest villages

WINDOWS rattle in their frames, roaming animals do not stand a chance against them and the peace and quiet of rural Hampshire is shattered. Huge articulated lorries and narrow, rural roads through the New Forest National Park have never gone comfortably

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I may never see my Lunar again

IT WAS the moment she hoped would never come, but yesterday Alexandra Hughes was told she would never see her beloved pet dog again. It has been 11 long, traumatic months since Lunar the golden Labrador was taken from her Eastleigh home by the Labrador

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European justice

WITH regard to the McCanns and the Princess Diana case, there has been a rather strange silence from the europhiles with regard to the actions/inactions/ machinations and methods of the European police forces and the rustice system which they wish to

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We need a bigger rebate from EU

FORMER PM Margaret Thatcher won us a £3 billion a year EU rebate. The very same rebate the EU now want to snatch back from Britain. European Commission chiefs insist that Britain no longer deserves the cash back agreement. Seeing as we seem to pay more

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Passing buck for demise of political career

HAVING considered the recent discussion on voting, I believe that by completely blaming the electorate for current councillors, George Melrose may somehow be trying to pass the buck for the demise of his own political career. Part of the political process

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Cancer is linked to lifestyle

A SURVEY we recently commissioned showed that about half of people do not know about the link between cancer risk and lifestyle. The science community has known about this for years, but unfortunately the message still does not seem to be getting through

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Fluoridation fears

THE Daily Echo recently reported that fluoride may the added to the water supply of Southampton. The Green Party has backed a statement by over 600 professionals condemning the practice and warning of serious effects on the human body. Fluoride is listed

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Legality of fluoridation

BEFORE the public is totally misled about the supposed benefits of fluoridation, it is worth asking a very simple question. Exactly what is the legal status of this contentious product fluoridated water? Ill-informed health sector experts claim that

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I've had it with Cameron and his green measures

LETTERS to the Echo often reflect what the majority of people are thinking, and for once I agree with David Harrison. We are ruled by a Government who has no idea what it is like to be a ordinary citizen or pensioner. The Opposition seem to be even worse

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Lift crane away by helicopter

REGARDING the stuck in Winchester (DAily Echo, September 13), why not do as Richard Miller did when building Millbrook Towers? They took section by section out of the middle by helicopter and delivered it to next job at Oslo Towers, Weston. J ROUSE,

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Davina is star attraction at ladies' lunch

Big Brother star Davina McCall swung into Southampton yesterday to help raise more than £14,000 for charity. The mum-of-three hosted the Dine with Davina charity lunch at the city's Grand Harbour Hotel. Proceeds from the ladies' lunch will go to the

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Dailly is dedicated to Saints

CHRISTIAN Dailly has vowed to dedicate himself to Saints for the next month. The 33-year-old Scottish international defender has joined from West Ham on an initial month's loan and will go straight into the side to take on Barnsley at St Mary's this

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Accomplice in revenge attack left with a permanent reminder of the crime

A MAN recruited as back-up for a revenge attack got 16 months in prison - and a fractured skull. Brian Gray, 42, has been left with a permanent reminder of his part in the crime - a dent in his forehead where he was struck with a hammer by the intended

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Up, up and away for sensory garden

YOUNGSTERS at Fareham's Rainbow Centre have been given an extra sense of fun thanks to a brand new £100,000 activity garden. The Play Away garden, at the centre for children with motor disorders such as cerebral palsy, includes a sensory garden, play