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Firefighters rescue pregnant cows
FIREFIGHTERS rescued two pregnant cows that were trapped in a slurry pit at a Hampshire farm after walkers left a gate open. The seven-month pregnant animals were found up to their necks in slurry at the farm in Ridge Lane, Ridge, near Ower
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Cruise ship drug smugglers jailed for 48 years
A GANG caught trying to smuggle £1.75m of cocaine into Southampton on a cruise liner were today jailed for a total of 48 years. The three women and one man strapped shrink wrapped packages to their bodies, secured them with tape and tried to
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Hey Mr Producer
He is officially the most powerful person in British theatre and the man behind such smash hit productions as Grease, The King and I, Guys and Dolls, Saturday Night Fever and Chicago. More recently, producer David Ian has given us the Fame-esque
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Dancing for Joy
BOSSES and staff at Romahome, the south’s only motor-home manufacturer, are dancing with joy after receiving two top industry awards from John Sergeant, who famously pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing last autumn. Andrew Jones, managing director of
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Boy George jailed for beating escort
Boy George was jailed for 15 months today for handcuffing a male escort to a wall and beating him with a metal chain. The 47-year-old former Culture Club singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, imprisoned Audun Carlsen during a drug-fuelled
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Clare Teal at Winchester's Theatre Royal
YOU don’t have to be a jazz lover to enjoy an evening of fabulous music and witty repartee from Clare Teal and her band, one of Britain’s most engaging and successful jazz acts. Clare is also a talented songwriter and much-loved Radio 2 personality
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Relentless Energy Drink Tour is back
THE Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2009 is back and bigger than ever with 17 shows hitting cities across the UK and Ireland with the best of this year’s – and next year’s – rock talent. The tour comes to Southampton Guildhall on Sunday night
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The Wrestler (15)
AFTER years of largely forgettable supporting roles, Mickey Rourke makes a spectacular comeback in the title role of Darren Aronofsky’s hard-hitting drama. Packing the sort of hefty emotional punch suggested by its title, The Wrestler is a mesmerising
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Christian bus driver refuses to drive bus because of slogan
A SOUTHAMPTON bus driver refused to drive his bus after spotting a slogan on the vehicle saying ‘There’s probably no God’. Ron Heather, from Lordswood, left his shift early in protest at the atheist comment after being shocked by the message
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Preview: Mr Parkers Bones
THE Nuffield Youth Theatre’s next production of Mr Parker’s Bones is a bloodthirsty yarn of loss and murder based on a true story. The group have teamed up with Fairbridge Solent, a young people’s charity, and community special school Great Oaks School
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Preview: Southampton University Players – The Forsyte Saga
SOUTHAMPTON University Players present The Forsyte Saga at The Nuffield from Tuesday, January 20. The ultimate in family drama, it charts the progress of a well-to-do London dynasty, weaving a tale of love, obsession and deceit through the late 19th
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Thriller Live to return to the Mayflower
FOLLOWING its sell-out success last year, Thriller Live returns to The Mayflower for one week only from February 23 to 28. Created by renowned Michael Jackson biographer Adrian Grant and featuring choreography from director Gary Lloyd with
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Comedy Bar Big Gig at the Nuffield
THE Comedy Bar Big Gig, a sell out in 2007 and 2008, returns to The Nuffield this week starring funnyman of the moment Russell Kane and a host of other comics. Back again to launch the fantastic 2009 comedy season at The Nuffield, the gig features
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Small gifts bring big smiles in the Crimea
TODDLERS tied down in rows of Victorian hospital beds, families crammed into single room homes and children abandoned by parents addicted to alcohol and drugs. On the surface it can be hard to see exactly how a shoebox filled with gifts for
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Rolls-Royce on a roll with new record year
WHILE most carmakers have been hit hard by the global economic downturn, south coast based Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has seen its 2008 sales increase by one-fifth. Last year the luxury car manufacturer based at Goodwood near Chichester retailed 1,212 cars
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Teenage school arsonist escapes jail
A SCHOOLGIRL who caused more than half-a-million pounds worth of damage when she set fire to a Hampshire classroom has walked from court. The 13-year-old admitted three counts of arson after starting three fires at Henry Cort Community College
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The boy who cannot live with his family
ALTHOUGH it won’t help them meet the costs of heating their single room home this winter the shoebox delivered to 14-year-old Slava in the poorest part of the Crimean capital Simferopol certainly brought some hope to the teenager. As with the thousands
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Tone down all these overemotional speeches
ISN’T it wonderful to see British films, actors and directors doing so well during awards season? The fabulous Slumdog Millionaire with Danny Boyle at the helm received four Golden Globes at a rather glamorous ceremony in Hollywood this week. And
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F1's new shape
LEANER, meaner and focused on winning, Toyota’s contender for the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion-ship broke cover this week. Panasonic Toyota Racing unveiled its new TF109 racer at its Cologne headquarters in a ceremony broadcast online around the globe
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We all need to be good neighbours
THE tragic case of a pensioner who died after being trapped in the bath for eight days shows we all need to be good neighbours, charities and council workers have said. They spoke out after the Daily Echo revealed how 81-year-old Irene Vyse had lain
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Make your garden wildlife-friendly
As we move into the new year, you may be making plans for 2009 and considering what to do with your garden. How about making it more inviting for wildlife? Here at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust we run a free wildlife information
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Rented homes set to get insulation boost
THOUSANDS of privately renting tenants in Southampton could see their heating bills slashed under a scheme to boost insulation in their homes. The city council is teaming up with German energy giant E-On to offer landlords free cavity wall and
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No one sacked over crisis that shut hospital ward for ten months
A DAMNING report into the closure of a hospital ward has accused nurses of indulging in “unacceptable behaviour” towards the elderly patients. Investigators condemned a “culture of insensitivity” among employees who put their own needs above
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OAP has £1,000 stolen from bag
AN ELDERLY shopper had more than £1,000 stolen from her handbag while she was shopping in a Hampshire supermarket. Police have released CCTV images of the man they would like to speak to following the theft at Sainsbury's in Hedge End.
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It’s not entirely bad news on high street
HEFTY Christmas sales falls at the owners of Homebase and Currys have confirmed the impact of the economic downturn on Britain’s battered retailers. But resilient sales at some high street chains suggested the festive season was not a complete washout
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£8.4m to help the poor and disabled in Hampshire
POOR and disabled people in Hampshire could get a share of £8.4m Government cash to help make it easier for them to live in their own homes. Grants and interest-free loans will be available to make vital improvements in heating and household
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Family and friends mourn Southampton restaurateur, Franco Fantini
IT was just how Franco Fantini would have wanted to say his final farewell to Southampton, the city that became his adopted home and where his flamboyant and colourful character became a byword for unashamed enjoyment. One of the city’s
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Trevor wins £43,000 Daily Echo Find the Ball jackpot
HE has literally hit the jackpot – and Southampton grandfather Trevor Thomas could not be happier. Perseverance has paid off for Trevor who has won a whopping £43,000 in the Daily Echo’s Find the Ball competition. It was a case of
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Island turbine battle
CAMPAIGNERS are urging people to have their say about a plan for three wind turbines on the Isle of Wight. The Wight Against Rural Turbines (ThWART), which claims to have 3,000 supporters, plans to hold a series of meetings explaining why the project
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Trevor warmed by restaurant’s support
RESTAURANT owners in Southampton have pitched in to support the chilly protest of the landlord of the recession-hit Grapes pub by supplying him with hot meals. Trevor Nesbitt is staging a sit down protest outside the doors of the popular boozer he
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Reporting system is plane crazy
WHY is it that more and more, lower flying aircraft use Burley as part of their flight path especially Bisterne Close? Surely during daylight hours pilots can see houses and during the night, lights on! There is quite a wide area of land between the
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Friday 16 January
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: NOR Feeder, container, 0200, 205; CMA CGM Ravel, container, 0330, 204; Fidelio, roro, 0730, 43; Shanghai Express, container, am, 206; HNLMS Johan De Witt, military, 1500, 106; Sierra Nevada Highway, roro, 1530,
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Lighting up Hythe
I WRITE regarding the recent letter from one of your readers on the subject of Hythe's Christmas lights. I am a little disappointed that this individual failed to fully investigate the facts before making these negative comments. I, for one, can tell
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Fines for waste
Fines for waste IT’S distressing that Southampton University student Michael Shields puts up such a poor argument for the Tories (letters 6 January). Liberal Democrat run Cardiff council most certainly has not ‘fined people for not recycling enough
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Divine intervention
I NOTICED the other day the echo mentioned some new bus adverts that have been causing quite a stir in the city. The adverts for those who missed the article state ‘There is probably no God, so stop worrying and enjoy life.’ These adverts have been
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You're out of touch, Mr Denham
LABOUR’S John Denham is both out of touch and out of tune with the city and the people of Southampton. The people and the way of life are gone for ever. southampton is a mecca for polish immigrants. just look at Shirley High Street. His spend your
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Mystery of the green bag
OUR daughter and partner along with our two grandchildren boarded a bus in Shirley High Street recently. It eventually arrived at Warburton Road, Thornhill, and as they got off our nine year old grandson realised that he had left his green drawstring
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Relevance of the Monarchy: It's time to end Royalty
THE time for the monarchs has surely shown once again, that royalty in this country needs to come to an end. The latest embarrassing instalment in the story of these out of date, hurtful institutions brings another belt of disgusting and offensive performance
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Skunk story proved hubby isn't animal crackers
THE article about The skunk, pictured, in the Daily Echo prompted me to write and say my husband came in about 1am Sunday January 4 after putting his car away and said he had just seen a skunk zigzagging along our road (Cranbury Road Sholing). I knew
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Council buck-passing
HAVING just read your article “Families fear cut to lifeline’’. I feel so outraged I had to put pen to paper. Obviously the city council have the audacity to try and sell the idea that 'they can do things in different ways' as a positive but having looked
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Surman: I'm happy at Saints
Unlike many footballers in the modern age, Andrew Surman is actually pleased nobody has yet made Saints an offer for him. The midfielder, one of the club’s most prized assets, has been linked with moves to the likes of Fulham, Stoke, Wolves
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Tributes paid to respected Dibden Purlieu teacher, Howard Miles
HE was an inspirational teacher whose strict approach to discipline was matched by his ability to impart knowledge. Howard Miles was an imposing presence at Noadswood School, Dibden Purlieu, where he was famous for his stern “You, boy!” rebuke. However
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Two held after restaurant raids in Southampton
IMMIGRATION officials have arrested two men at different Southampton restaurants. Officers arrested a Bangladeshi man at the Balti House Restaurant in High Street after discovering he was in the country illegally. After checking his documents they
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Keeping Fast Motor Boat 43957 afloat
SHE is part of our distinguished naval history, having served alongside great ships including aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. Fast Motor Boat 43957 was used to ferry the captain and his officers between ship and shore for 12 years in the 1950s
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Jan: Lets give something back to fans
Jan Poortvliet has urged his players to “give something back” to the loyal St Mary’s fans who have seen just one home league win all term. Though attendances have been down at Saints this season, the hardcore supporters have turned up week
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Court could be axed in drive to slash costs
A BUSY Hampshire court that handles thousands of cases a year could be axed to save money, the Daily Echo can reveal. Officials are discussing the possibility of “mothballing” New Forest Magistrates’ Court, in Lyndhurst as part of a major cost-cutting
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Man injured in flat explosion
Fire crews were called to an explosion in a Hampshire home last night. The blast was caused when an aerosol can exploded in a first floor flat. As a result the 50-year-old man who lived in the first flat in Mountbatten Road, Eastleigh
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Talk to Frank on the timetable at Wyvern Technology College
LESSONS in the dangers of drugs were on the timetable at one Hampshire school. Pupils at Wyvern Technology College, in Fair Oak, were visited by the Frank drugs education bus to learn about the addictive nature and the side-effects of different drugs.
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Pupils in ukulele heaven
YOUNG musicians at one Hampshire school have started the new year by strumming the right notes and impressing a national orchestra. Pupils from Sherborne House School, in Chandler’s Ford, enjoyed playing the ukulele so much that they sent the
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Totton Trant staff go pink
STAFF at a Hampshire construction firm looked pretty in pink as they raised £1,000 for the Breast Cancer Care charity. Totton-based construction group Trant encouraged everyone to wear an item of pink clothing for the day and donate £2 to the charity.
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Con artists selling bogus police diaries
CONMEN claiming to be selling diaries on behalf of the police are targeting people on the Isle of Wight. The bogus cold-callers have been phoning households and businesses claiming to work for the force selling stationery. Hampshire Constabulary
