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White suffers suspected broken leg
SAINTS striker Jamie White has suffered a suspected broken leg while playing for the reserves at home to Aldershot Town tonight. White, who was returning to the Saints fray following a loan spell with Shrewsbury Town, sustained the injury while going
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Hampshire man loses £130,000 in internet scam
A 32-year-old man has lost more than £130,000 in an internet scam involving Nigerian fraudsters, police said today. The victim , was contacted by a man posing as a woman in the summer of 2007. They struck up a friendship and the ''woman'' began
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My special bond with four-legged friend
THE smile on Anna Gilchrist’s face as she pats Cognac’s head says it all. This is the dog who slowly but surely managed to connect with her across the abyss created by months spent falling in and out of consciousness. Anna, 29, from
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Bennett joins professional ranks
BROKENHURST Manor's Liz Bennett today secured her first Ladies' European Tour card. The 26-year-old amateur was one of 50 players to make the cut at the final stage of qualifying school, in La Manga, Spain. That has guaranteed her a
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Norwich sack manager Roeder
SAINTS’ relegation rivals Norwich have terminated manager Glenn Roeder's contract with immediate effect. The Canaries were dumped out of the FA Cup by fellow strugglers Charlton last night and are currently only outside the Coca-Cola Championship
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Party talk led to fatal ride in car
Car crash driver was twice drink drive limit THE driver of a car that crashed into a tree killing himself and a friend was double the legal drink-drive limit, an inquest heard. Brett Richardson, 27, got behind the wheel of his high performance Subaru
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Pupils bought knives to take home as Christmas presents
A HAMPSHIRE school today apologised for allowing its pupils to buy knives to take home as Christmas presents. Children as young as nine were allowed to buy the craft knives as part of a Secret Santa scheme last month at Titchfield Primary School, Hampshire
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Hospital crisis as staff stuggle to cope with demand
HEALTH services are at crisis point as staff struggle to cope with the massive demands of winter. Bosses were forced to put Southampton’s hospitals on black alert – the most serious – yesterday, closing their doors to all but the most critically
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Ford workers face single shifts
PRODUCTION cuts could spell disaster for Ford workers, claim union bosses. Their fears came after the motor giant yesterday confirmed it will be cutting production at its Swaythling plant to a single shift and putting the plant on a shutdown
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Final farewell for Margherita’s Franco
HUNDREDS of mourners, many from overseas, are expected to attend the funeral of one of Southampton’s best known restaurateurs, Franco Fantini tomorrow. As so many people will be attending, the time the white Victorian funeral carriage pulled by two
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Care workers threaten strike over home closures
CARE workers at two Hampshire homes for the elderly threatened with closure are to be balloted for strike action in protest at the proposals. Unions are urging staff at Whitehaven Lodge and Birch Lawn in Southampton to back the one-day walkout
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Debbie Thrower is leaving Meridian Tonight
IT has been an on-screen marriage that has been enjoyed by Hampshire television viewers over the past 16 years. But from next month the Fred and Debbie show will be no more, as the face of local TV news changes forever. Veteran Fred
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Fog causes flight delays
DENSE fog is causing delays and frustration for passengers travelling through Southampton Airport today. Flights in and out of the Eastleigh airfield have been delayed, diverted or cancelled because of the pea soup-like conditions. Visibility has been
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Titanic pub shuts
HISTORIC Southampton pub The Grapes has shut blaming soaring costs, cut-throat competition and the recession. The popular Oxford Street boozer, which featured in the smash hit film Titanic which starred Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio
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Car fire brings motorway hold ups
A busy commuter route near Southampton was hit with major traffic disruptions today after a car caught fire. Emergency services were called to the Chilworth intersection of the M3 and M27 following reports that a blue Volvo Estate had burst into the
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Passenger numbers fall at airport
The number of people using Southampton airport fell last year, according to figures out today. The airport is among seven run by the BAA company, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, which handled 145.8 million passengers in 2008 - a drop
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Winchester stabbing probed
DETECTIVES are investigating the stabbing of a man in a street attack. The 20-year-old was walking along a path between Tesco and Winnall Manor Road in Winchester when he was stabbed once in the left arm from behind. No money or valuables were stolen
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Winter bloomer brightens up garden
THE temperature outside might be plunging below zero but that hasn’t stopped one determined daffodil coming into bloom more than three months early. The flower is usually seen towards the end of March – but Southampton resident Carol Brown got
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Solent group demands in-depth ferry report
ONE of Hampshire’s leading conservation groups is calling for a more in-depth investigation into new ferries due to enter service later this month. The Solent Protection Society (SPS) is worried about the potential impact of the Wight-class
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Drivers told by union to time their tea breaks
BUS drivers have been told to time their breaks by union bosses preparing for a showdown with managers. The records kept by First Hampshire and Dorset bus workers will be a key factor in determining whether 254 First workers go out on strike. The union
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Wednesday 14 January
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Nagato Reefer, refrigerated, 0930, 104; Houston Express, container, 1900, 206; CMA CGM Kingston, container, 2200, 204; Domina, bulk, pm, 36. Today’s principal Southampton sailings: Herm, container, 0200,
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Youngsters’ tennis bid
SOUTH Wonston Parish Council has backed plans to refurbish the tennis court on the recreation ground after the village’s youth council came up with the idea and suggested setting up a fundraising group, similar to the one that got the skate park off the
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Eatery team grab a pizza the action
THE team behind one of Southampton’s most successful restaurants is planning to launch a chain of Italian eateries across the south of England. Eight years after launching Oxfords in Oxford Street, Simon Foder-ingham and Jimmy Hajiantoni hope that a
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Where are their donors?
I WAS shocked to read in the Daily Echo regarding the number of donated liver organs that have gone to foreigners considering the number of children and young people from this country who are desperate for these organs. While I sympathise with anyone
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EU destroys right to work
MR Burke! You call my letter defending Ford jobs “highly amusing” (December 27). Please don’t undermine letters defending British jobs! Ford watches for solidarity. I’m sure you didn’t mean to show that but simply got carried away attacking UKIP and
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Interest-ing, Mr Denham. . .
LABOUR’S John Denham (In My View, January 1) really should think twice before he puts his name to the latest whips’ handout – this time getting heavy with credit card companies. Actually, the Labour Party itself is encouraging its own members
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Ambulance delay: Country should treat her better
I HAVE read the comments in Monday’s “comments from the Daily Echo website’’ and have no doubt that the fault is not directly with the ambulance service – it is all to do with underfunding and not providing sufficient capacity to cope with such situations
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Bishop's growing rich-poor divide thoughts are so right
I THINK that the Bishop of Winchester is right to suggest that there is a growing gap between the rich and the poor. Might I suggest that a major reason for this is that with the continued decline of industry, many people have lost their skilled jobs
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Matilda was the first Queen of England
AFTER reading the Echo I always like to turn to the Quiz of the Day to tax my brain. Recently, one of the questions was “Who was the first Queen of England to reign in her own right’’, the answer the following day was given as Mary I. But as a keen
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Tailbacks on major commuter route
THERE were major delays on one of Hampshire's busiest commuter roads this morning. Two vehicles were involved in an accident that brought widespread delays to eastbound traffic on the A31 near Ringwood. No one was injured.
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Growing menace of allotment vandals
EXASPERATED allotment holders in Southampton are to meet police after being the target of an increasing spate of vandalism. The holders, fed up with repeated attacks on sheds and the shop, will discuss measures with the local community officers on how
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Georgina: Calls may hold clue
DETECTIVES have taken 20 fresh calls with information about the murder of a Hampshire grandmother one year after her death. The information came after a renewed appeal to find the killer of Georgina Edmonds, who was bludgeoned to death in the
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South has plenty of ‘gifted’ pupils
ALMOST one in seven secondary pupils in the south has been classed as gifted or talented under a Government programme aimed at stretching and challenging exceptional children. Figures from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
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Fun fir for Marwell tigers
AFTER a few weeks in the limelight they are usually thrown in the bin or put out to be recycled. But a zoo near Winchester has adopted a novel way of using old Christmas trees – giving them to animals to help encourage their natural instincts. Marwell
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Jan still on lookout for more signings
JAN POORTVLIET has not ruled out MORE January signings to boost Saints’ survival bid. The head coach, pictured, has already snapped up defender Jan-Paul Saeijs and Lee Molyneux since the transfer window opened. He has also seen Marek Saganowski
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Gas supply’s a hot issue in the Crimea
ANOTHER visit to bring shoeboxes to the houses of Ukrainian families takes us to a region of Simferopol where wealth and poverty live side-by-side. We meet a couple who have seven children, including a three-month old baby. Inside the house damp ravages
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Former midwife celebrates 90th
SHE celebrated her 90th birthday by wandering down memory lane. For a surprise party turned into a reunion with old colleagues for New Milton pensioner May Welsby who was a midwife for more than 40 years. The great-grandmother qualified in 1945 and
