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Tourism 'Oscars' for two county businesses

TWO Hampshire businesses are celebrating success in the tourism "oscars". The Chewton Glen Hotel near New Milton has been named large hotel of the year in the 2008 Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, which were presented tonight. The other Forest winner

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Lorry driver held over pedestrian death

A lorry driver has been arrested following a fatal collision with an eldery woman in Eastleigh. The 77-year-old pedestrian was hit outside the BP petrol station along Twyford Road, just before 12.30pm. She died from multiple injuries and was pronounced

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My family saved my sanity

IT was about seven years ago that it first started. I was working as a childminder and also had an evening job cleaning. I had four children and a husband to look after, and I was at college - it all got too much. I decided to give up the childminding

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A new beginning for Hampshire spin

Yorkshire closed on 270-6 (84 overs) after Hampshire won the toss The last time Hampshire were at Headingley transpired to be Shane Warne's final first-class appearance. Warne's retirement less than a month ago left Hampshire with its most inexperienced

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Police hunting man convicted Winchester jewellery robberies

A man convicted of conspiracy to rob nine jewellers - including two in Hampshire - is being hunted by police. Elliott Albert Burton, 28, of Southacre Avenue, Birmingham failed to appear at court on Thursday, April 17 and in his absence was found guilty

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Consultant will not be charged after baby death

A SOUTHAMPTON General Hospital consultant will not face any criminal charges after police carried out an investigation into an allegation of negligence. The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced that no prosecution will be brought against Dr

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Joining forces to combat yobs

RESIDENTS on a Southampton estate where gangs of youths erupted into violence and left a house badly damaged say they are planning to work together to stamp out any further anti-social behaviour. Plans for a neighbourhood watch scheme, a petition

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Lonely Jack gets his drinking pals

IT'S been a long and lonely wait but Jack Hammond has finally got two new drinking buddies. The 88-year-old greatgranddad will never have to go to the pub alone again thanks to Henry Rosenvinge and Trevor Pugh. They are two of the kind-hearted

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Mistaken ID claim at blackmail trial

A MAN accused of helping blackmail a Hampshire businessman by posing as a Daily Echo reporter has claimed he is a victim of mistaken identity. Karl Bate told jurors he had played no part in the plot to gain £4,000 through threats about allegations

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Coroner halts inquest into Hercules crash deaths

AN inquest into the deaths of ten servicemen, including one from Hampshire, who died when an RAF Hercules crashed in Iraq is to be halted, a coroner announced today. Wiltshire Coroner David Masters said it was not possible to get through all the witnesses

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Winchester's Christmas light show

IT may only be spring but city centre bosses in Winchester are readying their latest weapon in the battle for a bigger slice of the lucrative Christmas trade - a spectacular £200,000 light show. These artist's impressions are a first look at the

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Spending pounds to fight obesity

A UNIQUE, multi-million-pound obesity unit, due to be built in Southampton, will make the city the envy of the medical world, it has been claimed. The country's first specialist obesity and nutrition biomedical research unit is one of two created at

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Kids get the most out of Flybe Community Cup

YOUNGSTERS from across Hampshire put on a fine display of football at St Mary's on Sunday in the Flybe Community Cup six-a-side finals. The 28 winners of the regional qualifiers battled it out on the glorious surface throughout the day. And they were

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QE2 and QM2, with Queen Victoria in the distance

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All in the name of slimming . . .

I work for Slimming World and am about to return as the permanent consultant at the St Mark's Church Centre group in Archers Road, Southampton, Wednesdays at 7pm. As part of our promotion, we have to deliver 2,000 leaflets. If you were in the vicinity

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Abolishing 10 per cent tax band

Regarding the abolition of the 10 per cent tax band in the Budget of 2007 under Gordon Brown. As I recall, during the live broadcast, when he said the word "abolish", the Labour back benchers actually cheered the statement. They either did not understand

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Curbing bait advertising

I read in the national press that bait advertising - where shoppers are enticed by an advert for an item that turns out to be unavailable - will be outlawed. I particularly enjoy Waitrose roasted coffee ice cream which is sold only in 500ml tubs. It

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Titanic sinking

Titanic sank because it hit a colossal iceberg. It is as simple as that. Had the ablebodies seamen in the crow's nest been issued glasses by Smith, Jennifer Hooper McCarty et al would not be writing codswallop ad nauseam, ad infinitum. Despite having

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Dump your animal tested products

APRIL sees the arrival once again of Laboratory Animal Week across the globe (April 19-26), when those concerned about the use of animals in laboratory tests will be taking action to help end the suffering. Everyone can help. This year, we are asking

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So much fuss over the three Queens

As a teenager in the late 40s, I am bemused at all the fuss about three Queens being in Southampton at the same time. As many of my friends from the old pier and Guildhall dance floor would say "Oh P-L-E-A-S-E!! SAM.

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Gordon fuels petrol prices

I recently heard Gordon Brown speaking on TV after giving away an extra £100m of taxpayers' money. He was saying that we can trust him to handle the mortgage disaster because they are working hard with fuel bills and petrol prices and getting results

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Titanic themed restaurant?

Thinking about a wow factor for Southampton. How about a restaurant and dance hall on the pier in the style of the Titanic? PIPPA GANDER, Totton.

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We're paying for Scottish benefits

As I listened to Alex Salmond's speech (April 20) I heard him say that we have a Government that puts Scotland first. I was nodding in agreement when it dawned on me that he was actually referring to his own SNP administration in Scotland, and that all

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The QM2 passes Queen Victoria

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The three ships as viewed from the north

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The three Queens together

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Schools braced for teachers' walkout - updated

PARENTS are facing childcare headaches as tomorrow's strike action threatens to close more than a third of Southampton's schools. By last night 32 of the city's 81 schools had informed parents that they would be forced to close to some or all

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Sotonians want bank holiday for St George

ARMED with a sword, shield and a suit of armour the Daily Echo's own St George descended on the streets of Southampton to gain support for a new bank holiday to celebrate our patron saint. He may have killed a dragon but it seems such a feat of strength

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Girl in coma shows first signs of waking up

A TEENAGER who has laid in a coma for six months following a horror car crash has shown the first signs of waking up. Sophie Wilkinson has amazed her family and doctors by beginning to respond to voices and focusing on those around her. As celebrities

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Traffic jams hit motorways

MOTORISTS experienced lengthy hold-ups this morning with rush hour traffic coming to a gridlock on major routes. Worst affected was the M27 eastbound at junction two where traffic in all three lanes came to a standstill shortly before 8.30am. The M271

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The Queen Elizabeth 2

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A spectator waves goodbye to the QM2

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Queen Mary 2

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Crowds gather to see the ships

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Queen Mary 2 at Eastern Docks

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QM2 passes the QE2

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QM2 leaves Western Docks

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Queen Victoria

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Crowds gather with QM2 behind them

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Moment of history as the three queens meet

A DRAMATIC spectacle was played out on a grand scale with three of the world's most famous leading ladies starring in a show only Southampton is able to stage. This was a one-off, unmissable occasion which the city had never seen before nor will ever

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Superbugs block trust's foundation bid

SUPERBUGS in Southampton's hospitals have set back a second attempt by health bosses to apply for foundation status and break free from Government control. The number of cases of MRSA reported in the last year, while cut from 57 to 36, broke

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Off duty firefighter saves man from burning flat

A NEW Forest man is today lucky to be alive after an off duty fire fighter rescued him from a burning flat. The 50-year-old was saved by retained fire fighter Brad Wilson who was alerted to the blaze, in Lyndhurst High Street, on his way home last night

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King Alfred exhibition has disappointing visitor numbers

THE numbers of people visiting a unique exhibition on Alfred the Great has been lower than hoped. Alfred the Great - Warfare, Wealth and Wisdom brought together a collection of artefacts connected to the Anglo- Saxon king. On show have been

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May 9 handover to Lowe and Wilde

Rupert Lowe and Michael Wilde are set to return to power at Saints on May 9. The Daily Echo understands that date has now been agreed between the club's outgoing PLC board and the two former chairmen for an orderly handover of power. Assuming the

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Vettori rules out Hampshire move

NEW Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has ruled out becoming Hampshire's third and final overseas player of 2008. The Hawks had been strongly linked with the spinner after Shane Warne revealed he was not coming back to the Rose Bowl at all this

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Henderson takes positives from reserves draw

SAINTS reserve team coach Stewart Henderson took plenty of positives from the 1-1 draw with QPR last night. Although the Londoners grabbed a late equaliser, which temporarily denied Saints the Central Division title, the hosts deserved a lot more after

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Top cop went undercover - as Life on Mars character

HAMPSHIRE'S top cop was forced to go undercover in the guise of television's nononsense DCI Gene Hunt, it has emerged. Chief Constable Paul Kernaghan adopted the name of the hard-hitting, heavy-drinking character from hit BBC show Life on Mars

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Bluestar buses reinstate axed route

BUS travellers have won back their service - six months after it was cancelled. Passengers lost the Bluestar 6 and 6a services which ran through Turnpike Way when its contract ran out and the company had planned to leave the road without buses

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Council stalwarts offer fond farewells

SEVERAL city councillors had their swansongs at the last full meeting at Winchester Guildhall before the elections on Thursday, May 1. Among those opting to step down is Cllr Cecily Sutton, who has represented Colden Common and Twyford since