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Homes in darkness after power cut
AROUND 90 homes have been plunged into darkness tonight after problems were reported with the electricity supply. The power was turned off at 6pm by Scottish and Southern Energy as a precaution when it found several households in Bitterne were
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Man dies after rush hour accident
A MAN has died following a road accident near Winchester this morning. He was a 27-year-old man from Eastleigh who was driving a red Skoda Octavia. The badly damaged car was found in the front garden of a house around half a mile east of the
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OS bosses can't rule out job cuts in £20m savings
STAFF at Southampton based mapping agency Ordnance Survey were fearing for their jobs today after bosses revealed plans to slash costs by up to £20m. Workers were told about the cuts yesterday via a video briefing by director general Vanessa
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Introducing - Sell Yourself
The Daily Echo understands these are difficult times which is why we are launching our Sell Yourself campaign to give those seeking work the chance to showcase their skills and talent. Each week in our Recruitment sections on a Thursday and
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KP freed up for three-week IPL stint
England's top cricketers have signed their central contracts - allowing them the opportunity to play in the Indian Premier League. The signing of the annual 12-month deals, which run from September 30, was delayed because of a dispute between the players
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Pensioner's body found in Hampshire field
A MAN'S body has been found in a Hampshire field. Officers searching for missing pensioner Robert Underwood made the discovery near Selworth Lane in Soberton, at 2pm today (Thursday). They are not treating the death as suspicious. Police launched
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Hampshire man missing on Mount Everest
FEARS are growing for a Hampshire man who has not been seen since trekking on Mount Everest four weeks ago. Julian Wynne was last seen as he set off alone on a trail towards the base camp of the mountain in Nepal. With no contact from
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Southampton pensioner found
POLICE in Southampton have located missing pensioner George White. The 66-year-old was located in the Weston area of the city a short while ago and is being checked over by an ambulance crew. Prior to going missing, he was seen by his
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Credit crunch deals a blow to eco-investment
THE credit crunch is putting off businesses from investing in green measures such as energy efficiency – despite the fact it could lead to substantial cost savings, according to the latest Environment Agency (EA) research. A poll of 1,000 UK decision-makers
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Free school meals off the menu
PLANS to dish up free school meals to thousands of Southampton children look set to be snubbed. City chiefs had been asked to take part in a scheme that would see around 15,600 under 11s get a free school meal. But it has been revealed
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Lock up and leave with peace of mind at Chilworth
With rain clouds and cold weather unfortunately being a common occurrence in Britain, it comes as no surprise that recent statistics suggest that approximately 600,000 British Citizens live abroad for part of the year*. However, with this comes one
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Ikea will cause traffic misery, admits council
TRANSPORT bosses have admitted Southampton's new Ikea store will cause weeks of traffic chaos when it opens next month. A leaked memo warns there are likely to be "very severe delays" along the West Quay Road for six weeks when the store opens
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New homes become even more affordable
The latest cut in the Bank of England’s base rate has brought interest rates down to their lowest level in the Bank’s 315 year history. Just twelve months ago they were 5.5% but now stand at 1.5% (with the expectation that they may fall further)
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Husband appears in court charged with wife's murder
THE husband of a woman found stabbed to death in a Hampshire park appeared in court today charged with her murder. Peter Cooper, 71, of Highfield Lane, Southampton, appeared before New Forest magistrates having spent the past two days being
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Classic Triffids movie to be revived with filming at tranquil spot
IT is a cult classic that terrified a generation of children. The idea of the vast majority of the world waking up blind and the survivors being stalked by man-eating plants caused many a sleepless night for impressionable young TV viewers.
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Hopefuls step on stage to become a funstar
IT COULD be the first step to a career in the limelight of showbiz. Around 60 Hampshire hopefuls attended auditions at Southampton Park Hotel to perform as singers, dancers and comperes in Haven holiday parks. Successful auditionees
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Wightlink ferry docks for last time
A VETERAN Wightlink ferry docked in Lymington for the last time yesterday after completing its final cross-Solent voyage. The Caedmon, which has been operating on the busy Lymington to Yarmouth route since the early 1970s, is one of three C-class
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Hedge End oil drilling still on agenda
DETERMINED oil company bosses say that they haven’t given up hope of drilling into a vast oil reservoir buried under thousands of homes in Hedge End, writes Peter Law. Northern Petroleum is continuing to scour for sites surrounding the leafy Hampshire
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Lamb keeps warm with a woolly jumper
LIKE the rest of us this little lamb knows how to keep the winter chill at bay – wear a jumper! And that’s just what this cutie is doing after having a rather frosty reception into the world. Not only was he born in sub-zero
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City gives backing to revive super-port plan
SOUTHAMPTON City Council has renewed its support for a super-port at Dibden Bay. Councillors agreed to lobby for the use of the reclaimed land on the other side of Southampton Water. They said the controversial development was vital
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Get it licked with stamps for charity
BEFORE you next go to throw away your next envelope, which has a stamp attached, please think that by simply saving that stamp, you could be helping a young child who has kidney failure. The British Kidney Patient Association needs your used postage
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Separating fact from fiction
THE excellent and fascinating feature on Percy Toplis (January 15), the so-called Monocled Mutineer, serves as a reminder of the shabby role of the BBC in 1986 when it commissioned and broadcast its drama of the same name. Programme makers were at the
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Bikers rally to demand safety action
DOZENS of bikers are due to stage a mass rally tomorrow to demand improvements to a notorious Hampshire road following three deaths last summer. Relatives of the victims will join members of the Southampton Motorcycle Action Group (SMAG) when
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Commonsense has gone out of the window
WHAT an absolute load of hyped-up rubbish being bandied about in the media over Prince's Charles and Harry's so-called racial insults. By contrast I walked into my local shop this morning, which is run by an Asian gentleman, and he is just that; a
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How sad can that be?
FROM Saint to porn star. What a backward step that is! Another sad fact is, that he says he has the backing of his parents, how sad is that? His wife is also a porn star and he says there is no jealousy between them. How could there be when they are
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Government departments should have seen this coming
THE looming recession is likely to be prolonged. The responsibility for the social turmoil it will cause, for the better part, can be laid at various government departments insofar as monitoring all aspects of wealth generation over recent decades. The
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Landmark tower is reduced by crunch
A LANDMARK apartment tower and medical centre development in Southampton has been scaled down to beat the downturn. Healthcare firm CareCapital has been forced to drop the value of the scheme by £1.5m to £15m and sacrifice a £2m basement car
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Bennett and Weeks pass School test
HAMPSHIRE pair Liz Bennett and Emma Weeks have expressed their delight at making the 2009 Ladies’ European Tour. Bennett, of Brokenhurst Manor, and Weeks, of Bramshaw, both made the cut at qualifying school last week, earning them a tour card. However
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Pietersen has to turn opinion once more
Kevin Pietersen knows what it is like to face a barrage of criticism from a nation and flourish. As a budding cricketer in his first international winter back in 2004-05, he returned to South Africa, the country of his birth, to turn jeers into cheers
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March deadline for administration
FOOTBALL League clubs have until the fourth Thursday in March to go into administration, or they will have their ten-point deduction suspended. Clubs who take the step before March 26 will be penalised immediately. If they wait until
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Castle's tough title test
HENRY Castle is hoping to cause a real upset in the Potteries tomorrow when he attempts to land the English lightweight title. The 29-year-old Southampton boxer takes on Stoke’s Scott Lawton in the champion’s birthplace in front of what is expected
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Gran fights Tudor museum plan
A GRANDMOTHER claims that she has been condemned to living life in a hole after councillors passed plans for a multimillion- pound revamp of Southampton’s oldest museum. Edwina Richards, 84, claims that a new cafe extension to Tudor House will
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One fan's despair for club he loves
THIS is Trevor Webb, a lifelong Saints fan despairing for the future of the club he loves. The 41-year-old season ticket holder was at St Mary’s last weekend to witness another sad day in the miserable recent history of Southampton FC.
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All steamed up over swimming pool ‘fire'
FIREFIGHTERS responded to a 999 call reporting smoke billowing from a Hampshire school – but found it was steam coming from the swimming pool. Crews were called just before 11.30pm on Wednesday to Wildern School in Hedge End. On closer
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Outrage over loos
A WINCHESTER city councillor has branded public toilets as disgusting. At the town forum Cllr Eileen Berry attacked the state of the loos at St Maurice’s Covert as “disgusting and unacceptable in a city like ours”. Robert Heathcock, head of environment
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Pair charged with perverting justice
TWO people have appeared in court charged with making a false rape allegation. Kelly Hargreaves, 27, and Matthew Williams, 28, face charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice and making an allegation of rape on May 27 last year. The
