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Late leveller keeps Saints waiting for the title
SAINTS reserves were seconds away from winning the Pontins Holiday Combination Central Division title tonight. David McGoldrick had put Saints ahead in the 76th minute against QPR and that looked as if it was going to be enough to give Stewart Henderson's
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The QE2, Queen Victoria, and QM2
Picture by Echo reader Nick Grace
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Show grows
THE world's foremost eco-friendly motor show returns to the Eden Project this spring. Sponsored by The Co-operative Insurance, it will be featuring a wide range of the greenest cars on the planet. The Co-operative Insurance Sexy Green Car Show will
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Pride on a plate
A WELSH business man from Oxford has invested £34,400 to purchase the number plate WEL 5H at a DVLA Personalised Registrations auction held in Newport, South Wales. The business man, who wishes to remain anonymous, says he made the purchase to celebrate
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Bikes going under the hammer again
THE LAST Monday of the month means Southampton Motorcycle Auction. Following the success of the first of these dedicated auctions for two, three and even four-wheeled motorcycles, a larger selection of machines will be going under the hammer. Not literally
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Ready to Rock?
The sound of a bike is every bit as important as the performance or handling. That's why so many of us replace perfectly good, new, exhaust systems (actually tuned parts of the machine's engine that the manufacturers took great time and care to design
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A hit with speed fans
DAVE Madeley and his nine- year-old (bike mad) son Tom were fortunate enough to win tickets for Sunday's Thruxton BSB courtesy of Think! First fact that has to be mentioned is that they both thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Any parents unsure about taking
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Hampshire firm accused of economic terrorism
ONE of Hampshire's biggest companies has been accused of "economic terrorism" by a union whose members are due to go on strike from their Scottish oil refinery at the weekend. Up to 1,200 workers at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth are due to
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Pompey's latest bid to leave Eastleigh
Portsmouth Football Club have announced they are hoping to build a new training ground in Lee-on-the-Solent. It comes months after the club's plans to build one in Titchfield were thrown out by Fareham Borough Council. The new 35 acre site comes under
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Royal’s sparkling performance at boat-naming
IT was the moment they had all been waiting for. The Princess Royal tilted a bottle of champagne over the bows of two new boats before giving a group of disabled sailors the royal nod of approval. Members of Lymington SailAbility watched on proudly
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Research units coming to SGH
TWO multi-million pound research units are coming to the city to in recognition of the pioneering medical work carried out by Southampton University Hospital Trusts. The two units will be worth a total of £8m during the next four years and are set to
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Thousands fail to keep dentist appointments
THOUSANDS of wasted hours and more than £1m down the drain. That is the cost of patients who do not bother to turn up to their NHS dental appointments. Across the county, 56,223 appointments have been wasted over 18 months - amounting to 720 every
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M&S team get set to go to the Race for Life
FOR the fifth year running, staff at Marks & Spencer in Southampton's WestQuay shopping centre are gearing up to run the Race for Life. The women have a poignant reason for taking part in the event around a 5k course on Southampton Common, which regularly
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Very disrespectful
Very disrespectful THE Caught On Camera photo of a couple skiing in Hedge End Cemetery was disgraceful. Have these people no common decency? It is very disrespectful. Like a lot of other people, I have several members of my family buried in that cemetery
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Change for the worse
I AGREE with correspondents Mrs Pamela Humpreys and Rachael Hatton about Mayflower Park. Apart from cars being parked by the play area there are also coaches and camper vans. I noticed that the little park caters for children up to about nine. My grandson
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The power of sport
THE power of sport for doing good is in danger of being sidelined. While the Olympics are providing a high profile platform for the tensions between politics and sport, young people who are at risk of offending tell us sport transforms their lives.
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Why is this field being built on?
AS recently as last week the Education Secretary Ed Balls stated that the Government was continuing to refuse to sell school playing fields because physical education is a continuing priority. It appears rather ironic that part of the field behind the
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Why the extra charge?
I TRIED to dump my old fridge at local tip but was denied access with my van becuase I own a car. When I phoned the council they told me there was nothing they can do but they will collect it for £25. Don't we pay for these services out of our ever increasing
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The lesser of two evils
THE Daily Echo's report on the car theft gang (April 10) was puzzling and a little disturbing - and not simply because of the actions of the gang. First, there is the notion that I must hide my car keys in my house in case someone should break in to
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Don't force insurance on cyclists
AS a regular cyclist I have sympathy with Freda Down (Letters, April 15) if she is worried about cyclists using pavements. They shouldn't. However, her statistic of 267 pedestrians in one year being injured in collisions with cyclists is a little selective
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A frightening sight
WHAT truly frightening and worrying scenes we witnessed on our television screens. We saw the Olympic torch being car ried through the streets of London guarded by Chinese secret police pushing and shoving English citizens out of the way, they were protected
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I lost out after bank gave me forged £20
WHEN paying for a meal recently my £20 note was returned as it was thought to be counterfeit. This was surprising as the only £20 notes that I had were from my bank as a counter withdrawal. On taking it to another branch they confirmed that is was indeed
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Lowe and Wilde return date in the balance
Saints' current PLC board are hoping to delay the date of a handover of power after calling an EGM yesterday. In a surprise move the PLC board yesterday named a date - Friday, May 16 - for the EGM requisitioned by former chairmen Michael Wilde and
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My father survived this
HE walked away from the wreckage of his aircraft with just a cut to his head. Today, pilot Mike Watts was recovering in hospital after an incredible escape when his light aircraft crashed into a field. Despite the impact, his only physical injury
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M&S team get set to go to the Race for Life
FOR the fifth year running, staff at Marks & Spencer in Southampton's WestQuay shopping centre are gearing up to run the Race for Life. The women have a poignant reason for taking part in the event around a 5k course on Southampton Common, which regularly
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New roundabout lights will save lives says chief
ROADWORKS that will see 30 new traffic lights on a busy roundabout are vital to save lives, it has been claimed. Council bosses defending the controversial works, which started yesterday, say they estimate there is around one crash a week on the dangerous
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More phone in as card ‘scam’ inquiry continues
THE investigation into an alleged card-cloning scam at a Southampton garage was continuing as police took more calls from potential victims. Detectives received three more calls from residents claiming to have lost money or who have been informed by
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BAA faces break up of empire
SOUTHAMPTON Airport operator BAA will today get the first official indication of whether it will be forced to break up its UK airport empire. The Competition Commission (CC) will publish a document outlining its "emerging thinking" in its inquiry into
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Ineos accused of ‘economic terror’
ONE of Hampshire's biggest companies has been accused of "economic terrorism" by a union whose members are due to go on strike from their Scottish oil refinery at the weekend. Up to 1,200 workers at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth are due to take industrial
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Dustman turned bike tycoon unveils website
A FORMER Hampshire dustman who built a business from selling a bike a week on eBay into one of the biggest names in cycling in the south is about to unveil his new website. It will be the latest step in Dave Harding's meteoric rise, which has seen
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Solent-built speedboat with a £1.5m price-tag
THESE 100mph, £1.5m luxury speed boats are set to be a familiar sight on Southampton water after manufacturer XSMG Marine moved into its new Hampshire home. Designed for the wealthy waters of Monaco and Dubai, the XSR48 "superboat" is now about to
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Team rack up the hours on Balmoral
HAMPSHIRE workers spent 50,000 man hours refitting the cruise ship Balmoral, it has emerged. Staff of Southampton maintenance and refurbishment company CLC transformed the old Norwegian Crown into the Balmoral for Fred Olsen Cruise Line in a German
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: APL Germany, container, 0015, 206; Queen Victoria, passenger, 0545, 101; Pacific Princess, passenger, 0630, 106; Queeen Mary 2, passenger, 0700, 38/9; Kebbi, roro, 0800, 201; Asian Trust, roro, 1130, 43; Arklow
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Saints stars named as theft victims
THREE of Saints first team stars were among those targeted by a dressing room thief at St Mary's. Top scorer Stern John, goalkeeper Kelvin Davis and midfielder Jason Euell were all victims of the criminal who struck during their side's Championship
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Will airport owner be forced to sell?
BAA's common ownership of seven UK airports, including Southampton, "may not be serving well the interests of either airlines or passengers," a report from the Competition Commission (CC) said today. The CC's view came in an ''emerging thinking''
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Call for review of container ship design after accident
A review of the technical rules used in container ship design was today recommended after an investigation into the hull failure of a vessel which was grounded off a World Heritage Coast. The storm damaged 53,000-tonne MSC Napoli - carrying 2,318 containers
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Council to evict homeless man from multi-storey car park
A HAMPSHIRE council is taking legal steps to evict a tramp from its multistorey car park. For the last two months the homeless man has been sleeping rough in one of the top floors of the car park at Eastleigh. Despite temperatures plummeting
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Totts seal best-ever finish
Tottonians ended the season on a high - with their best league position in the club's history. Totts put on an impressive second-half display that hosts Old Wimbledonians had no answer to. "We lost more games than last season but that is because
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Saints targeting title
Stewart Henderson is hoping Saints fans will turn out to see his reserve team attempt to clinch some silverware at St Mary's tonight. While the first team may be struggling at the wrong end of the Championship table, Henderson's second string can seal
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Stiggy sets new Selborne record
Fearless golf on a cheerless day earned Stiggy Hodgson a handsome dividend at Blackmoor on Saturday, making him, at 17, the youngest winner of the Selborne Salver. Fresh from his stirring midweek victory in the McEvoy Trophy, Hodgson, of Sunningdale
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Carberry out to catch Vaughan's eye
Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry hopes to impress England captain Michael Vaughan with another Headingley century after being named in this season's England Performance squad. The 27-year-old is one of three uncapped players in the 26-man squad alongside
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Volunteers to make 12,000ft leap for charity
FRIENDS and co-workers are diving straight into fundraising by jumping thousands of feet for charity. The fun 15 comprising Vosper Thorneycroft staff and family friends are taking up the charity challenge in aid of Hampshire Autistic Society.
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Residents to speak out against anti-social yobs
RESIDENTS on a Southampton estate can speak out about anti-social behaviour tonight after gangs of youths brought terror to their community. About 40 neighbours living in the Lydgate Green area of Thornhill have been invited to the public meeting
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QE2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria due in port today
THOUSANDS of sightseers were expected to pack Southampton's waterfront for a grandstand view of all three Cunard "Queen'' liners as they met in the city for the first and last time today. Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 2 are all
