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Saints 1 - 1 Reading
SO 2008 for Saints ended with equal measure of disappointment and pride, optimism and frustration. It was rather typical of what has been such a rollercoster of a year that Saints should put in a good performance, get what is a decent result – even if
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Eastleigh carnival is facing the axe
IT is one of the oldest carnival parades in Hampshire. For more than 120 years the fun packed colourful pageant has rolled out onto the streets of Eastleigh. But carnival organisers in Eastleigh have warned that this summer’s big parade could be
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Missing mother and child found
A MISSING mother and child have been found safe and well. Gabrielle Batola, who is facing deportation proceedings to send her back to the Republic of Congo, contacted police in Southampton on Sunday after fears were raised for her wellbeing
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Taxpayers to foot bill after council loses floor cleaning case
TAXPAYERS are facing a bill for more than £140,000 – because staff at three sports halls failed to clean the floors properly. A Hampshire council has been rapped by a High Court judge and told to pay costs after wrongly accusing a flooring contractor
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Bid for eco-home in New Forest
SOLAR panels, a rainwater collection system and state-of-the-art ground source heating. This is the hi-tech ecohome developers want to build in the New Forest – provided they get the nod from planners. Jim and Jackie Brenan are looking to bulldoze
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OAPs’ lunch for an amazing 10p
A bowl of soup and a roll for just 10p. This is the deal one pub is offering to make sure pensioners get at least one piping hot meal a day and a bit of companionship. It is this bargain and other things Lynne Ryan does to help her fellow
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Acker Bilk’s back to celebrate 80th birthday
ONE of the world’s most famous jazz musicians, Acker Bilk, will be celebrating his 80th birthday by playing at Eastleigh’s Concorde Club. With his trademark bowler hat and waistcoat, the master of the clarinet soared to global musical fame with Stranger
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Big Gig at the Nuffield
IT was a change of scenery for The Nuffield’s monthly comedy fix which is usually held in the theatre’s cosy café bar. Luckily the theatre was still small enough for everyone in the Big Gig’s line-up to quickly build a rapport with the audience – made
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Hampshire Police launch three-month operation targeting burglars
There is nowhere to hide... That’s the warning from Hampshire police as they wage their biggest war against burglars in a bid to drive down crime. Aircraft with thermal imaging equipment, dawn raids and sniffer dogs are just some of
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Distraction burglar used child accomplice
HE is one of Hampshire’s most prolific burglars who used a child as an accomplice. Michael Joseph Cooper is today being hunted by police after going on the run while he was due before the courts. Cooper, 21, was convicted in his absence of conspiracy
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Campaign stands up to bullying
HOW can we stop bullying? That is the question Hampshire County Council is asking residents, in a bid to gain an insight into the problem and work out how to support children affected by it. The authority’s children’s services department is seeking
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New home is a big hit with tots
TWELVE months ago the future looked bleak for one popular Hampshire pre-school. Facing eviction and then hit by a huge fire, things could not have got much worse for the pre-school that had been an important part of the Netley Abbey community for
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Opening offers a Sure Start
STAFF and children have every reason to smile at Waterside Primary School’s new nursery and children’s centre which has just been officially opened. Work on the Waterside Children’s Centre at Langdown, Hythe, began last July after the building arrived
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Dancing On Ice credited with truancy improvement
THE television show Dancing on Ice has been credited with helping stop truancy at two schools where attendance has risen by 28 per cent since a new reward scheme was introduced. Staff at the middle and high schools in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, in conjunction
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Hairdresser head-butted on appointment
A MOBILE hairdresser was head-butted as he arrived at a bogus appointment. The stylist was attacked by two men who then tried to steal his equipment worth £2,000 as he turned up for the appointment. The 26-year-old suffered bruising and grazing to his
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Monday 19 January
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: NYK Apollo, container carrier, 02:30, 205; Mississauga Express, container carrier, 05:00, 204; CMA CGM Butterfly, container carrier, 06:00, 207; APL Finland, container carrier, 18:30, 206. Today’s principal
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Recession hits trade at container terminal
CONTAINER volumes at Southampton docks have plummeted ten per cent thanks to the global recession, the Daily Echo understands. Although the container terminal operator DP World does not release figures for its Southampton operation, port insiders
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Remarkable result at Rose Bowl
SPINNERS from communications agency Remarkable have won the marketing account for the Rose Bowl and Hampshire Cricket. The award-winning Winchester agency will now provide “strategic marketing direction” and generally raise the club’s profile after
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Stone hurled from car smashes pub window
THUGS catapulted a stone which smashed the window of a busy Southampton pub just inches from where regulars were drinking. The 4cm stone hit the window of The Ice House in Shirley Warren with such force that it bent the lead frame sending shattered
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Spotlight on city’s oldest museum
THE NEXT stage of a multi-million pound restoration of Southampton’s oldest museum is set to be debated tomorrow. Tudor House Museum has already undergone a radical makeover with £1.9m being spent on turning it into a education resources centre and
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We’re looking for the south’s fun-loving Calendar Girls
YOU’ve seen the classic film and booked your tickets for the hit show – now it’s your chance to become a real life Calendar Girl. Today the search gets under way to find Hampshire’s very own models willing to strip off for a tasteful photoshoot
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Fareham council boss and ex-business partner settle out of court
A HAMPSHIRE council chief due to face allegations of sex discrimination at an employment tribunal today has settled out of court. Fareham Borough Council leader Sean Woodward was alleged to have acted unfairly against former business partner
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Bank sealed off after woman suffers head injury
A BANK was sealed off today after a woman was found with a serious head injury. She was discovered in the lobby of the Lloyds TSB bank in Lyndhurst High Street at 5.30am when a man went in to use the cash machine. The woman, thought
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Howe appointed Cherries boss on permanent basis
EDDIE Howe has been tasked with keeping Cherries in the Football League after being appointed manager on a permanent basis. Howe, who stepped in following Jimmy Quinn’s departure on New Year’s Eve, was offered the post following Cherries’ 1-0 defeat
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Health treatment's a personal choice
WHAT with all the negativity against introducing fluoride into our water I am surprised no one has mentioned the effects it may have on weight gain, especially given the recent Daily Echo headlines of ‘Fat-hampton and Obese-leigh. Fluoride
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Why close Burley?
How many readers remember when road works would mean a slight delay but the road was NOT closed completely? I expect, most of us. The days of a man each end of a stretch of road being repaired holding a lolly pop ‘stop/go’ sign. Later to be replaced
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Nothing is free
I WONDER if I could prevail on you to help clear up the confusion that has arisen over two articles in newspapers associated and published by Newsquest Media (Southern) Ltd. On the front page of News Extra & Advertiser published on 1st January 2009 is
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CAB advice service reminder
SOUTHAMPTON Citizens Advice Bureau would like to remind your readers that we provide an advice service concerning the financial aspects of Long Term Care. This will include guidance on NHS Continuing Care. Advice can be given on maximising income by
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Disembowlment of our society
HERE we are at an apex of our existence. What a sorry lot we have become. Are we, the Soton people responsible? I try to put myself in the governing bodies mindset., but feel powerless to control this situation. How is it I can see a catastrophic
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Clowning around to keep us smiling!
MOST of us already struggle to find a spring in our steps on Monday mornings. But Hampshire residents would be forgiven for wanting to stay in bed a little longer today, as it’s officially the most depressing day of the year. Known as
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Cracking down on pavement cyclists
POLICE are to launch a crackdown on pavement cyclists in a second Southampton neighbourhood. They are to target Portswood after declaring a similar scheme to stop people cycling illegally in Shirley a success. Eight officers and Police Community
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Molyneaux: Missed first-half chances costly
Lee Molyneux believes Saints lost their game against Doncaster in the first half and not the second. The left back was making his home debut after his January signing on a free transfer and has now seen firsthand the problems Saints have in front of
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Jan: Tactical switch was right
Jan Poortvliet defended his decision to switch to playing three at the back as Saints chased the game against Doncaster. The Saints head coach saw the decision first questioned by one of his own players as Chris Perry, who made way for the
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Crime cutting clean-up week gets underway
GRAFFITI removal, bench repairs, shrub planting, and a major clean-up are all planned for this week for one Southampton neighbourhood. Bitterne is the latest area of the city that will benefit from a crime reduction and environment week (CREW
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Fans revolt but Jan understands why
SAINTS endured one of the most depressing days in their turbulent recent history on Saturday as fans turned on one another in the wake of another dismal home defeat. The 2-1 St Mary’s loss to Doncaster leaves Saints second from bottom of the
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Chairman the target of fans' fury
THE message from thousands of Saints fans was clear: “We want Rupert out!” Patient for so long this season, many supporters finally snapped on Saturday. Plenty of bad blood has been simmering under the surface and it came exploding out at the
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Students hoping for Biff Baff Boff success
BIFF Baff Boff has bounced onto the timetable at a Hampshire campus. And 26 music students at Fareham College are hoping to burst into the pop charts with I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here stars David Van Day and Timmy Mallett. As
