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Freight company jobs derailed by recession
RAIL freight company EWS, which carries containers from Southampton docks, is to axe 530 jobs. The TSSA union said the Doncasterbased company, which operates up to ten services from Southampton every day, blamed the recession for a drastic cut
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Saints 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
THERE is a very good reason why goalscorers command top dollar, both in terms of fees and wages. And it’s been there for all to see at St Mary’s this season. Saints do have some very hard working frontmen. You cannot question
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Late goal denies Saints victory
Saints failed to register a second home league win this season after conceding a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday. Jan Poortvleit’s side looked like improving their dismal St Mary’s form after taking an early lead through Bradley
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Lapland New Forest debacle may end up in court
TRADING standards bosses are taking advice from a specialist barrister and the Office of Fair Trading as they consider legal action against the organisers of a controversial winter wonderland attraction. They believe the people behind Lapland
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Wonderland attraction fails to open following failure of Lapland New Forest
A WINTER wonderland for children failed to open today after a council said it had ''serious concerns'' about the event. Trading standards inspectors toured Lapland West Midlands, near Wolverhampton, today before councillors said they could
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Lapland refunds: Where do you stand?
TRADING standards officers say it may be some time before they know whether any legal action can be taken against the owners of Lapland New Forest for misleading customers. Dorset County Council says it is looking at various options, including
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Death in the Himalayas
FOR HILMA Miles it was the ultimate adventure which she had planned for years. But for nature-loving Hilma the hiking holiday to the snow-tipped mountains in Bhutan has ended in tragedy. After days of trekking through the Himalayas last
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Clampers charge £450 to release cars and fine £50 for arguing
A CAR clamping firm has been branded “greedy and immoral” for charging motorists hundreds of pounds then threatening a £50 rudeness fine. Hampshire-based Whites Car Solutions is charging people as much as £450 for parking in the wrong
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Crack-a-crime for Christmas - day six
TODAY’S suspect to feature on the Daily Echo’s Crack A Crime for Christmas is that of Daniel Kabali. The 24-year-old is wanted for questioning over supplying class A drugs. Crack-a-crime for Christmas - click here Kabali is from Southampton and
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Shelter lament
WHO is it in our community who thinks it is great fun to go round smashing all the glass out of bus shelters. These shelters are there for the good of persons waiting for a bus in inclement weather, wherever there is a shelter at some time or other
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Spitfire memorial really is a sure fire hit for city
WHAT a brilliant idea to place a Spitfire memorial at the end of Town Quay. This would be a wonderful sight for thousands of cruise liner passengers travelling in and out of the port of Southampton. I hope it is an exact replica of the Second World War
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Please do not abandoned the elderly
FOR car drivers cuts to bus services mean little. A part of them may even think “Well we shouldn’t run buses that don’t pay’’. What they forget is there may come a time when they can’t drive and they too will be totally dependent on the bus. The 6 bus
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Sack the offenders
IT is sad that in some parts of the country right wing extremists become elected to local government; often by disguising their party’s real policy or by watering down so it may be fit for certain people’s consumption. Once elected they do little to further
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Care of the elderly: a penny-pinching, national disgrace
IT does not come as a great surprise to me that this arrogant minority Conservative Council see fit to close care homes for elderly residents, or to hike up the cost of cremations, again something that will hit families or close relatives of the elderly
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Seeing life under the sea on HMS Trafalgar
SHE is 280ft long, has the steering wheel of a Lancaster bomber and is powered by a nuclear reactor. The Royal Navy submarine HMS Trafalgar, docked in Southampton for a five-day visit, weighs some 4,700 tons on the surface, has spent the past
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County council remuneration
YOU report and then comment in Editor’s columns extensively on Hampshire County Council members’ decision on their remuneration. For the record, the increase for the current year was agreed some months ago and is 2.45per cent to basic and special responsibility
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Almost 100 jobs to go at Meridian TV as axe falls
MERIDIAN TV staff are facing an uncertain Christmas, with an announcement about job losses likely to come before the new year. More than half of the Hampshirebased broadcaster’s 172 workers are to lose their jobs as part of a radical shake-up
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Lowe recommends watching Saints to escape recession
RUPERT Lowe believes watching Saints is a great distraction from the current economic misery that is gripping the country. Attendances are down by around 25 per cent at St Mary’s this season – but Lowe remains hopeful the crowds will improve. The
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Lowe open to serious Saints offers
SAINTS chairman Rupert Lowe has insisted he and his board remain willing to talk to any potential serious investors in the club. It is now more than a year since SISU placed on the table the only investment offer Saints have received in the last few
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‘Learn from my mum’s death’
A GRIEVING son has called for improved traffic safety measures at the New Forest junction where his elderly mother was killed. Bruce Parris asked highways bosses to take action after Pauline Parris was hit by a white van while crossing the
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Hopes rise for boxing club’s new home
HOPES of a permanent home for a Fareham sports club set up by the late Dereck Hoile, pictured, who lost his battle with motor neurone disease three months ago, could be given a huge boost on Monday. Fareham Borough Council will be asked to give
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Tory candidate's energy plea
WINCHESTER would-be Tory MP Steve Brine is calling for urgent new measures to help families and pensioners who face soaring energy bills and are struggling to make ends meet this winter. The average gas and electricity bill has now soared to £1,260
