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Brown provides dogged resistance
CLOSE: Hampshire are 136-4, still 103 runs behind Yorkshire's 398 Hampshire will have to follow the resilient lead of Michael Brown and Nic Pothas if they are to avoid a first Championship defeat of the season at Headingley tomorrow. England discard
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Lorry crash death woman is named
POLICE have named the Eastleigh pensioner who died in a horrific accident in the town earlier this week. She is Audrey Boxall, 77, who lived in Lawn Road, not far from the scene of the accident. Mrs Boxall suffered fatal injuries following a collision
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Motorists told to avoid East Hampshire
MOTORISTS are being told to avoid driving through an area of east Hampshire after a head on crash between a lorry and a van. Police have closed routes surrounding Horndean Road in Emsworth after a white Nissan Vinette van collided with a white Mercedes
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Three vehicle smash closes busy road
COMMUTERS are facing long rush hour delays this afternoon in Eastleigh following a three-vehicle smash. Southampton Road has been closed at the approach to the Swan Centre roundabout where the crash happened shortly after 3.30pm. Firefighters had to
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Independence of the Seas In Port
Picture from Mayflower Park by Echo reader Rob Burner
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Docks welcomes largest liner - Independence of the Seas
The world's largest cruise ship, Independence of the Seas, arrived in Southampton this morning, bringing a huge economic boost to her first home port. Over the course of the vessel's inaugural six-month season, Independence of the Seas, the largest ever
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Blackmailer hunted by police after skipping bail
A MAN found guilty of blackmail in his absence is being hunted by police. Paul Tyler, 39, of Woodley Close, Romsey, was convicted by a jury at Portsmouth Crown Court of blackmailing an Eastleigh businessman out of £4,000 by threatening to expose him
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Lewis murder: Mum's reaction to life sentence
THE mother of Hampshire teenager Lewis Singleton said she felt "numb" after his killer was jailed for life. Jeanette Singleton was speaking after hearing Judge Mr Lord Justice David Steel send Rilkki Johnson to prison for at least 15 years. "It doesn't
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Lewis murder: Judge calls for tagging review
A SENIOR judge has demanded an urgent investigation into electronic tagging of offenders after hearing a youth was able to commit murder while on a curfew. Mr Lord Justice David Steel said he was "astonished" that Rikki Johnson, 19, had been able to
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Craig David and Coldplay star in £10m rich list
SOUTHAMPTON pop sensation Craig David has been listed in the top ten of Britain's richest young music stars with a fortune of £10m. The 26-year-old R&B singer who has sold more than 13 million albums across the globe is tenth in the list alongside Amy
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
A look onboard - More pictures in Saturday's Daily Echo
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
A look onboard - More pictures in Saturday's Daily Echo
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
A look onboard - More pictures in Saturday's Daily Echo
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
Independence of the Seas PARKED in Southampton
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
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18-county English cricket format under threat from T20
Sean Morris, the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association, has hinted that it may be necessary to look beyond the current 18 county system to maximise the prospects of Twenty20 cricket in England. With a blaze of public interest
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English cricket to create its own Indian Premier League by 2010
England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive David Collier confirmed that the ECB is on course to create its own version of the Indian Premier League by the year 2010. With a blaze of public and player interest as well as large amounts of money
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Diamond anniversary day for childhood sweethearts
CHILDHOOD sweethearts whose Southampton school romance blossomed into a lifelong love celebrated their diamond wedding yesterday. Phyllis and Maurice Jones, of Bitterne, met at St Deny's School while attending evening classes as young teens. She trained
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Teenager jailed for life for Lewis Singleton's murder
A YOUNG man who brutally stabbed a Hampshire teenager to death has today been sentenced to life in prison. Rikki Johnson, 19, of Honeysuckle Road, Bassett, Southampton, has been told he will serve a minimum of 15 years behind bars for the murder of Lewis
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
Echo picture by Chris Moorhouse
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
Echo picture by Chris Moorhouse
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
Photograph by Adam Chalmers
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
Photograph by Adam Chalmers
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
Photograph by Adam Chalmers
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Arrival of Independence of the Seas
Images by Adam Chalmers
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National Park loses airport legal battle
NATIONAL Park chiefs have suffered another defeat in their battle to curb the rise in aircraft flights over the New Forest. The High Court has grounded a bid by the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) to limit the growth of Bournemouth Airport,
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Home remortgaged to help injured son
THE FAMILY of a Southampton student have been forced to re-mortgage their home to fund rehab treatment for their son who suffered serious brain injuries after being punched in the face. Daniel Wallace, 20, spent more than a month in intensive care and
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£30m hospital plans unveiled
A HEALTHCARE company has unveiled plans for a £30m private hospital and research centre that will bring 150 jobs to Test Valley. The "compact" hospital, earmarked for the Chilworth Science Park, is expected to act as a magnet for research and
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Winchester's burning issues
POLITICS in Winchester stands at a crucial fork in the road. One way points to an era of Conservative domination, the other to stalemate. The election on May 1 will determine the political landscape for years to come. Currently the Tories have 29
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Former Liberal Democrat stands again – as Conservative
A FORMER Liberal Democrat city councillor is standing again - for the Conservatives. Ann Jones represented St John and All Saints ward, that covers Winnall and Highcliffe, from 1998 until she lost her seat in 2003. She stood again unsuccessfully for
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Cameron backs knife campaign
TORY leader David Cameron has backed the Daily Echo's knife campaign by calling for tougher penalties in relation to violent crime. He was speaking in Hampshire on the eve of the sentencing of those responsible for the killing of Southampton teenager
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More pupils move out from temporary classes
THE number of children, teachers and support staff in temporary buildings at Hampshire's 540 schools has fallen. A Hampshire County Council report has shown that there are now currently 149 temporary buildings in use compared to 1,093 temporary buildings
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VT net third title with an injury-time strike
VT Reserves claimed a dramatic injury time winner to lift the Southcott Homes Southampton Senior Cup Final at St Mary's last night. Andy Gordon's late strike ended the brave resistance of Romsey and their exceptional keeper David Nicol - who was chosen
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Seven face car ringing charges
SIX Southampton men and a youth have appeared in court accused of conspiring to steal scores of vehicles as part of an alleged organised crime ring. Another man, from Rownhams is accused of burglary and vehicle theft. They were arrested following
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Leader’s hospital pledge to lift Gosport Tories
TORY leader David Cameron has offered a lifeline to Gosport's Royal Haslar Hospital. During a local election campaign visit to the town he pledged a Conservative Government would find a future for the threatened hospital. Mr Cameron stood on a wall
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Do the decent thing and give purse back
TO the person who took my daughter's purse from Bitterne Leisure Centre on April 12 or 13: it containted £10 plus her bus pass the money was to buy her dad a birthday presant. Her pass was a company pass, so bus drivers will be looking out for it if
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Thefts from footballers
UNENDINGLY, you receive and publish letters seeking a wow factor. Well. That was my reaction to your account of the disgusting thefts from the Saints' and Burnley footballers. Twenty-two young men giving their all, for little reward, to be violated in
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What legacy will we get from London Olympics?
THE Public Accounts Committee has concluded that the government greatly underestimated the cost of staging the London Olympics. The cost has risen from £4bn to £9.5bn. Representation Wessex would like to know how much of that legacy will be shared with
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True democracy
A BLANDFORD (Letters) speaks of honest politicians, we had two in the parliament, and they were expelled. Why? For having the audacity to refuse all their MPs' salary. The main parties are there for power and to help the minority to become richer than
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Arts lovers are let down again
I WENT to the closing bash for the Tower Arts Centre. True to form, John Tellet and his team put on a fantastic show. The spring programme has been the usual roaring success with most of the shows sold out and over 4,000 people enjoying the various events
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A legacy for generations
THE South East Develop-ment Agency (Seeda) has given the go-ahead in Southampton for a vast tonnage of laminated plastic to be formed into thousands of new vessels for the super rich. This will add to the millions of tonnes already strewn around our precious
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Why should prisoners get £10,000 to stage play?
BBC South Today on April 17 featured a report about inmates of Winchester Prison being given £10,000 by the Arts Council to perform a play inside the jail. Is it just me or is this complete madness? They're in jail for a reason, and I'm pretty sure it's
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Your first Ford car
Do you remember your first Ford? Did you dream of driving like the Professionals or the Sweeney? Were family holidays spent navigating the countryside in a Ford Cortina? Testimony Films (makers of Veterans - BBC1, Ground Zero - Channel 4, Britain's
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BT's £25 charge
Recently I made arrangements to have a BT line into my house and cancel Virgin. Days later I rang BT to confirm the date for connection. I was bewildered to hear it had been cancelled as I hadn't paid the £25. Apparently this is what they charge to have
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To all corners of the globe
HE has looked down from the roof of the world and seen some of the most dramatic landscape on earth - but for Hampshire adventurer Adrian Hayes there is still no place like home. The 47-year-old is back in the New Forest after becoming the fastest man
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New home for memorial to Titanic’s postal staff
A MEMORIAL to the five postal workers who drowned in the Titanic disaster is to be given a new home in Southampton's Civic Centre. The future of the monument had been in doubt amidst the relocation of Southampton's flagship High Street Post Office to
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Vandalism pollutes pond with sewage
VANDALS have been blamed for polluting a stream and pond. A blocked manhole had caused sewage to overflow for several days into the Little Hat Stream and a nearby pond in Ambleside, Botley. Branches, tarpaulin and fencing had been stuffed into the
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Witchcraft link to headless stag dressed in a T-shirt
The gruesome story of a beheaded stag whose carcass was left dressed in a T-shirt has left a community baffled and sickened. Lying at the edge of a field was the body of a fallow deer - its head missing and its carcass fitted with a bloodied white T-shirt
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Business boom creates 300 jobs
MORE than 300 jobs are to be created in the New Forest in a dramatic expansion of property services company Peverel. Already New Milton's largest single employer, The Peverel Group has unveiled plans that will see it double the size of its headquarters
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Packaging producer axes jobs
RISING costs have forced packaging producer Huhtamaki to axe 90 jobs at its Hampshire manufacturing plant. The Finnish owned company is to make the cuts at its Gosport facility by closing down its plastic wrapping department. The company's food service
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: OOCL Europe, container, 0600, SCT; Vantage, container, 0630, 7; Independence of the Seas, passenger, 0700, 101; Maersk Wind, roro, 0730, 34/35; Heidelberg Express, container, 1300, 205 Today's principal sailings
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Solo adventurer on final leg to record books
IT is an epic voyage that has lived up to its name in every sense. Solo adventurer Adrian Flanagan is taking to the seas again for what he hopes will be the final time in a bid to complete a lifetime's ambition. His bid to become the first person
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Walkers’ charity trek
FUNDRAISERS are hoping to foot the bill for new play equipment at a Hampshire special school by completing a gruelling marathon trek. Members of Footprints want to raise £5,000 by walking 131 miles along the North Downs, from Surrey to Dover, in just
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Commons sticks with Hampshire water
HAMPSHIRE mineral water will continue to be drunk in the corridors of power after MPs ditched plans to switch to tap water. A Commons' committee ruled that Hildon water, which is bottled in Broughton, should continue to be served in Westminster meeting
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No regrets for Hughes
DAVID Hughes has "no regrets" about stepping down as Eastleigh manager back in the autumn. The former Dell midfielder resigned after just a few months as Spitfires boss with Ian Baird making the controversial short journey from Havant & Waterlooville
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Pearson can't bear to watch
NIGEL Pearson says he won't put himself "through hell" by watching the scores roll in tomorrow afternoon. With Saints not in action until Monday night, the St Mary's boss isn't entirely sure what he'll be doing come 3pm tomorrow. But he knows one thing
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Dance the headlines
DOZENS of local youngsters are gearing up to celebrate 120 years of the Daily Echo. The talented performers from dance company 2Groove are in rehearsals for Headliners, a show representing the newspaper's history through song and dance. The show will
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Will this building turn heads in Southampton?
The Daily Echo can today reveal the building developers claim will be the most striking in Southampton. Rising above the heart of the city the eight-storey office block is part of a £70m scheme including a 180 apartment block and hotel that will go before
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My saintly mission
IT'S one of the world's most remote civilisations - and you'd think it has very little in common with Southampton. But one tourism expert is hoping to bring a taste of her home city to the Atlantic island of St Helena - opening up a whole new world of
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Law ladies get set to run for charity
A TEAM of solicitors from Southampton are lacing up their running shoes in celebration of brave colleagues who have fought cancer. Staff at Paris, Smith and Randall are taking part in Race for Life this summer to raise money for Cancer Research
