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Pearson: Let's spoil Sky TV's plans!
Nigel Pearson is hoping to ruin Sky's day by inspiring his Saints side to victory at West Brom tomorrow night. Saints have had to wait while their other relegation rivals played this weekend before getting their chance to make a mark on the table at
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Winchester College parents made to pay for poorer pupils
HAMPSHIRE'S best known private school is forcing parents to pay a levy of £1,400 towards bursaries for poorer pupils. Headmaster Ralph Townsend fears the future of Winchester College could be jeopardised if it retains its current largely upper class
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Sportstars Red and Winchester Eagles win U9 cups
Sportstars Red and Winchester Eagles emerge as winners of The Team Elite and Jim Pearson Cups respectively. After a very even first have where Fawley Falcons started the stronger, Sportstars grabbed the initiative with a late goal just before the break
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Calls for review into council surveillance
CAMPAIGNERS called for a ''root and branch review'' of spy laws today after it emerged that councils were using them to track dog-foulers and litterbugs. Some local authorities across the United Kingdom have used the Act more than 100 times in the past
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Hampshire man in bid to complete Shackleton's pole mission
A HAMPSHIRE man is taking part in training in Greenland to prepare for an attempt to complete explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's failed journey to the South Pole. He is among a team of modern adventurers who will set out this October, exactly 100 years
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Saints in drop zone after Wednesday win
SAINTS travel to West Brom tomorrow night needing a win to lift themselves out of the Championship's relegation zone. Nigel Pearson's men were dumped back into the bottom three for only the second time this season when Sheffield Wednesday won 3-1 at
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Fighting back from MS
THREE years ago Eric Donnelly was bedridden and helpless, relying on his wife to feed and clothe him. He was stuck at home and day by day his body deteriorated- ravaged by Multiple Sclerosis. But now with the help of gym staff at Bitterne Leisure Centre
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Fireworks celebration for Independence of the Seas
RAIN will not dampen celebrations surrounding the world's largest cruise ship Independence of the Seas in Southampton today. A fireworks display will take place at 8pm as part of seven days of star-studded inaugural events linked to Royal Caribbean International's
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Airport still set for growth as New Forest appeal fails
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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Out on the streets
THE daily soup kitchen at St Mary's Church is an important part of Simon Leach's day. The 28-year-old, who sleeps rough in a car park in Southampton, has been coming to get free food, provided by the Society of St James, on a daily basis since he came
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Soldier to take part in polar race
Hampshire soldier Major Steve Napier, 37, a paratrooper, is tackling a 350-mile race to the North Pole. Maj Napier, second in command of the Army Training Regiment at Sir John Moore Barracks in Winchester, is part of a three-man team which is braving
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Does Southampton need an elected mayor?
AS Southampton voters weigh up their political choices in Thursday's local elections, the chances are whoever they pick will not be able to claim a majority. For nine years, the city council has drifted with no overall control - until an unprecedented
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Brass Monkey signs up for campaign
NO GLASS over the bar. That's the simple rule staff follow at one Hampshire bar that is today backing the Daily Echo's Last Orders For Glass campaign. Before making the switch from glass to plastic Graham Deacon, the owner of The Brass Monkey in Fareham
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Bishop's insight after trip to Burma
A HAMPSHIRE church leader has spoken of the desperation of people fleeing from Burma for a new life in Thailand. The Bishop of Winchester the Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt was speaking exclusively to the Daily Echo after 54 Burmese migrants suffocated to
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Warm welcome for new vicar
MORE than 500 people flocked to Romsey Abbey to welcome its latest vicar with open arms. The Rev Tim Sledge was this week instituted as the new vicar of Romsey Abbey at a symbolic ceremony held at the Abbey. The Rev Sledge, who takes over from long-serving
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Fuelling the flame of discontent
FOR the past month newspapers and news bulletins have been filled on an almost daily basis with images of Olympic torchbearers being jostled by protestors crying out for a free Tibet. In London, the world's attention focused on China's human rights record
