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Bikers' charity run
TWO hundred motorcyclists are expected to ride out in aid of two children's charities. Eastleigh mayor Roger Smith is hosting his charity bike run in aid of Naomi House Children's Hospice and Liberty Child tomorrow. Bikers are asked to saddle up
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Psychiatric report to be considered
A SOUTHAMPTON man had his case adjourned for a probation officer to consider the recommendation of a psychiatric report that he does not require treatment in hospital but receives psychiatric assistance as part of a community sentence. Peter Canning
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Trigs guide to refilling fruit machines
STANCE is the most important thing. A good solid stance, facing the machine, with your right foot in line with the slot. But the secret is in the grip. Trigs reckons the best technique is to hold a stack of one pound coins in your right hand between
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Trigs guide to refilling fruit machines
STANCE is the most important thing. A good solid stance, facing the machine, with your right foot in line with the slot. But the secret is in the grip. Trigs reckons the best technique is to hold a stack of one pound coins in your right hand between
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Titanic's secrets of the deep
SHE lies in cold, still waters deep beneath the Atlantic, the once proud and pristine Ship of Dreams is now slowly but surely crumbling away as time, inexorably, takes its corrosive toll. It was 96 years ago that Titanic, then hailed as the greatest
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Another battling point in relegation fight
CHARLTON 1 SAINTS 1 SAINTS moved a point nearer to Championship safety with a battling 1-1 draw at Charlton. Roared on by 3,200 Saints fans decked out in yellow, Nigel Pearson's men took an early lead in the most bizarre circumstances at The Valley.
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Budget relief for charities
A HAMPSHIRE community foundation is celebrating after £300m of relief for charities across the country was announced in the Budget. Chancellor Alistair Darling announced in his first Budget speech that as the basic rate of income tax falls by 2p he
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Man jailed for bottle attack
A MAN who threw a broken bottle at a friend who had given court evidence that put him behind bars has been jailed again. Karl Wells was out drinking with friends in Fareham town centre in July 2006 when he got into an argument with Liam Smith
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Councils deny snooping over school places
HAMPSHIRE councils have denied using snooping powers to check up on parents over school admissions. Southampton City Council and Hampshire County Council distanced themselves from Poole civic bosses who admitted using the tactic on three occasions
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Is this the messiest bedroom in Hampshire?
WHAT a mess! Dirty clothes spilling out of laundry baskets, books strewn all over the floor and empty drinks bottles under the bed. Welcome to the first entry in the Daily Echo's search for the messiest bedroom in Hampshire. Sent in by reader
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Church expansion plans to go before planners
A POPULAR Hedge End church is on the threshold of having one of the biggest buildings of worship in the south. If it gets the go-ahead from Eastleigh councillors on Monday the King's Community Church will be able to spread its wings in spectacular
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Crimestoppers calls and arrests are on increase
ARRESTS resulting from calls about crime in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to Crimestoppers have increased by more than a fifth. Latest figures show that during the last 12 months the number of arrests from calls increased by 29 per cent. At the
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Jurors take just minutes to clear well respected teacher
JURORS took just 25 minutes to unanimously clear a well respected Hampshire teacher of abusing his position by having a sexual relationship with a pupil. For the past two years Gordon Neale, 54, faced the prospect of his career ending in ruins
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Can Sharon Osbourne help bring our Sophie back?
HOLLYWOOD hunk Johnny Depp has already pledged his support. Now the Queen of Darkness and the Hamster have vowed to help. X-Factor judge Sharon Osbourne and Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond have agreed to record a tape of commands to help wake
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Lucy just the ticket to draw in funds for good cause
GLAMOUR model Lucy Pinder was the star attraction at a promotional event for Winchester domestic services firm The Lifetime Company at the Bulthaup kitchen shop in the Broadway. The former Peter Symonds student picked the winners in a charity
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Woman dies after slipping on grape
A WOMAN died after slipping on a grape at till 13 of a Hampshire superstore. Maureen Jarvis, 68, broke her right leg in the fall and later died of medical complications, an inquest has been told. Mrs Jarvis appeared to be slowly recovering but
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Cannabis haul could be worth £30m
DRUGS seized on a boat in Southampton could be worth up to £30m, a court heard. The amazing figure emerged as nine men appeared before Southampton magistrates facing charges of smuggling cannabis into the UK. It comes after a raid on the River
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A deafening silence...unlike the aircarft
AS a resident of Bitterne Park and living directly under the flight path I read with interest the letter on airccaft noise by Colin Cain, UKIP. He asked for clarification on compensation for the effects of noise to health and loss of value to properties
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Uninsured cyclist: It's left our son to pick up the pieces
WE would like to say thank you to the inconsiderate, uninsured cyclist with no lights, who rode straight out in front of our son on his motorcycle Tuesday evening at 10pm behind Sainsburys at Bitterne, causing him to skid and crash in the road and just
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Government has not saved for a rainy day
BRITAIN is clearly not prepared for the economic downturn. Our government has spent the money in the good times and not saved for a rainy day. Families are being squeezed by increased tax rises. The average tax bill in Southampton will go up by £150
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Lymington Hospital praise
IN answer to your article re Gallstones and Lymington Hospital, in the Daily Echo The Choice is Yours page. I recently went into Lymington Hospital to have my gall-bladder removed, and here is an answer for you. My Doctor referred me to the hospital
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The park seems so small now
WE visited Mayflower Park on Sunday and what a shock to see the old play area closed and the new one open! I knew this was coming but cannot believe the size of the new park and it's new location. It is about a third of the size of the old park and whilst
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Could it be Satnavs?
I READ with interest the proposal that Meachers provide a lorry park in Nursling Industrial Estate to enable goods to be transferred from the lorries to smaller vans to transport into our busy city centre. However, should this happen and if their
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Mystery cruise winners revealed
IT has been an interactive voyage into the unknown which has seen hundreds of readers joining in the adventure. Today we can reveal the winners of the Daily Echo's Mystery Cruise competition. Norman Price and his partner Annette Marsh were among
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Fake licence helped man get job at council
A SOUTHAMPTON man used a fake driving licence to get a job with the city council. Christopher Channell, 52, pleaded guilty at the city crown court to obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception by falsely claiming he was the holder of a valid
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Claus deserves Celtic sell-out
CLAUS LUNDEKVAM's first choice, when it comes to his testimonial match, has always been to play against the mighty Glasgow Celtic. Whilst there have been one or two functions already for Claus, he has put off the game itself because he wanted to see
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Rose's Masters challenge wilts
Joint first round leaders Trevor Immelman and Justin Rose went in opposite directions on their return to The Masters at the second day at Augusta National. But sadly for Rose and his followers, Europe's number one last season was the one going into
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Kenna makes early Prizefighter exit
Colin Kenna's dream of lifting the Prizefighter trophy evaporated at the first hurdle last night as he was stopped by Paul Butlin. The Southampton based heavyweight seemed in control of his quarter-final bout against the bigger man from Melton Mowbray
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Fareham Town up for sale
THE current owners have promised they will only sell to someone with "the best interests of Fareham Town at heart" after deciding to put the club on the market. Former chairman Bob Ralls, who handed over the reins to his nephew Nick six months ago
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Radiographer banned for being drunk on duty
A HAMPSHIRE health worker took the spirit of Christmas too far by turning up for work drunk. Radiographer John Baker conducted X-rays on two patients at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester before he was found to be intoxicated, a
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Widow tells of tricks by bogus plumbers
POSING as plumbers, three men tricked their way into the sheltered accommodation homes of the elderly and vulnerable to fix supposed water leaks. Instead, they plundered jewellery and money from their victims - one of them a 93 year old woman
