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Wotte's "mixed feelings"
MARK Wotte tonight told the Daily Echo he had mixed feelings about stepping into the role as Saints head coach. The club announced shortly after 8pm that Jan Poortvliet had stepped down due to the side’s woeful home form – Saints have won just one
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Poortvliet quits as Saints boss
JAN Poortvliet sensationally quit as Saints boss tonight. The Dutchman walked out of St Mary’s after just eight months in the job. A club statement said he had taken the decision to stand down from his position in response to the team’s poor home form
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No new police officers until 2010 says chief constable
HAMPSHIRE police will not recruit any new officers for the frontline until at least the end of the year. The force says that it is unlikely to launch another recruitment drive before late 2009 despite predicting that it will have shed enough jobs by
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Why is raw sewage still flooding in our road?
HAMPSHIRE residents have spoken of their misery after drains flooded their road with raw sewage. The effluence – including tampons and condoms – poured out of storm drains along Chestnut Avenue in Eastleigh yesterday morning following heavy
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Jobs axe threat at Home Delivery Network Ltd
JOBS could be lost in Hampshire as Britain's biggest home delivery distributor plans to axe hundreds of posts across the country. On the day that the country officially slid into recession workers at the Home Delivery Network Limited could
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Two fined hundreds for dropping cigarette butt
TWO women have been fined hundreds of pounds for dropping cigarette butts in a Hampshire town centre. Sarah Richards was just two yards from a bin when she was spotted throwing her ciggie on the ground outside Fareham Library, last August.
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Fury over rise in number of £50,000-plus council officials
COUNCIL chiefs in Hampshire have been accused of “ignoring economic reality” as the number of high earners they employ rocketed last year. Despite the economic downturn latest figures show the number of staff taking home more than £50,000 rose
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Thomas Tantrum - this week's showcase local band
THE last seven months have been pure gold for Southampton’s Thomas Tantrum and the latest nugget is that their debut album nominated for Xfm's 2009 New Music Award (voting ends on February 3.) It started last June with Lily Allen adding Thomas Tantrum
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Ex-special police chief denies theft
HAMPSHIRE'S former special police chief pleaded not guilty today to stealing money from the car parts company where he worked. Satbir Giany, 37, who was awarded an MBE by the Queen, is accused of two counts of theft and one of false accounting
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Ex-Saint should feel ‘at home’ at City
SOUTHAMPTON and Winchester City may be worlds apart in footballing status, but ex-Saint Craig Richards should feel very much at home at the Denplan City Ground. Richards, who finally made his debut for Winchester in their 2-1 win at Gosport
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Gang get 18 years for smuggling 1.1 million cigarettes in city
A GANG of smugglers from Southampton has been jailed for more than 18 years after smuggling 1.1m cigarettes into the country. The trio of smugglers, originally from Latvia, were found guilty of evading more than £1.7m in duty by stashing the
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More mystery flying objects in skies over city
IT’S the latest in a long line of extraterrestrial activity across Hampshire. Two new videos have surfaced on the Internet of unidentified mystery objects hovering above the Southampton skyline. It is the latest in a long line of sightings
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UK officially in recession
The UK is officially in recession after the economy saw its worst output performance since 1980 in the final three months of 2008, official figures revealed today. The economy shrank by 1.5% in the fourth quarter of last year - worse than the declines
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Bikers converge on council to demand action
BIKERS this morning staged a rally to call for urgent safety measures on a notorious stretch of Hampshire road. Members of the Southampton Motorcycle Action Group joined grieving relatives of three people who died on the A326 to hand over a
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Dalmation collection is sold
SHE spent 17 years of her life hoarding anything spotty she could get her hands on. Hats, jackets, mugs, suitcases, bike leathers, Easter eggs and even toilet paper – if it was white with black spots, it was in her collection.
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Backdated tax bills threaten businesses in Southampton docks
PORT based businesses facing financial ruin because of an unexpected tax hike must be given more help, a committee of MPs has demanded. The Treasury sub-committee said a Government agency was to blame for the situation, which has already forced
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Abba singing classes hit Hampshire after Mamma Mia musical
Echo man meets his WaterlooA HAMPSHIRE singing teacher is taking a chance on striking gold with the tunes that inspired the biggest film of 2008. Savannah Fuenmayor has a dream of making a living out of music, and is hosting the first of a
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Fears of further cuts at Ford plant
FEARS are growing of further production cuts at Southampton’s giant Ford plant. The Daily Echo understands an extra week of downtime and basic pay may be on the cards for February. This latest scare coincides with a mass meeting to update
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Fair Oak waste site returned to nature
IT IS the end of an era for a Hampshire landfill site as it is transformed from an eyesore into an area of natural beauty. After eight years and more than one million tonnes of waste, the Fair Oak landfill site has taken it’s last delivery, ready
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City walls are among best inner city historical attractions
THEY have taken pride of place in the city centre for hundreds of years. Now two of Southampton’s historical gems have been declared among the best in the country. The City Walls and Bargate have been voted among the UK’s best historical features
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Bid for some plane speaking at St Mary's
IN April 2006, during a home match against Millwall, a plane carrying the banner “Time to go, Rupert Lowe” flew over St Mary’s. Nearly three years on, Saints fan Karl Swanborough is planning a repeat of that scene. The 25-year-old has set up a
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Protests musts be peaceful, says trust chairman
SAINTS supporters’ group members have called on fans considering protesting at St Mary’s to do so peacefully and not during games. Following the 2-1 defeat to Doncaster, and the scenes that followed, there has been talk of demonstrations at
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Davis makes plea to fans to stick together
KELVIN Davis has urged Saints fans to stick together for the rest of the season. Supporters were seen fighting among themselves during the 2-1 defeat to Doncaster, pictured right, adding a black mark to an already miserable day. The trouble
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Vertical take-off is the answer
I HAVE always maintained and written that vertical take off planes are what's needed not more runways and if someone had their wits about them they could have been ready to replace Concord. Vertical take off planes is the future not destroying 700 homes
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Israel seems to have learned nothing
I FIND Israel's behaviour utterly revolting. Their response to Palestinian aggression was far too extreme, cruel and counter productive. When the IRA bombed England did we invade Ireland? Did we bomb Dublin? No we did not. Negotiations brought an end
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A poem. . .
Is the Common a space for enjoyment? Who determines the nature of this space? Over history long gone Town Hall gents. Today new challenges we have to face Common is for people- message be sent How to achieve wider use of this
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Will you support Diabetes UK?
Will you support Diabetes UK? I AM writing to ask your readers to support leading health charity Diabetes UK this year as it marks its 75th anniversary. There are around 200,000 people with diabetes in the South West and a further 60,000 who have Type
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Law firms must act now
THE YouGov Centaur survey has recently revealed that partners have cast doubt on the fundamental business model of law firms. With 44 per cent of the UK’s law firms having already made redundancies – twice the amount previously reported, the future looks
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Loss of 30 million files fails to end risky procedures
A LARGE scale disaster waiting to happen – Government allowing employees to use USB’s or Government not ensuring their data is encrypted? Recent media coverage has highlighted some major embarrassing data loses across the public sector all of which could
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Man was in house with his dead wife
A HAMPSHIRE man spent days living with the body of his wife, an inquest has heard. Epilepsy sufferer Joy Parker, 73, refused help and wanted to take care of herself and her elderly husband Ron, Southampton Coroners Court heard. But when
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Tributes to police officer killed in crash
A Hampshire police officer has died his car went out of control and crashed into a tree. Constable James Drew lost control of his Skoda Octavia in a dip on the A31 yesterday. The 27-year-old’s red car left the road, went into a garden
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Travel team’s collection tins at the ready!
THESE workers at a Southampton travel agents have pledged to raise money to support Southampton Hospital Charity’s Red & White Appeal. The five-strong team at Thomson Travel in Shirley High Street have chosen to support the fundraising
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Court’s closure could go ahead, admits minister
A GOVERNMENT minister has confirmed that a Hampshire court could close – but says that any shutdown would be temporary. Bridget Prentice, parliamentary under secretary of state at the Ministry of Justice, was responding to a parliamentary question
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Alex is in the frame after win
SIX-year-old Alex Smith has won a jungle gym worth £500 thanks to a recession busting competition. The climbing frame is a top of the range DIY playkit from Ruscrete Land-scapers in Totton. Hazel Wood Infant School pupil Alex – who is pictured in
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Star pals give Dee a lift
SHE might be alone on a yacht in the South Atlantic Ocean but Hampshire round the world yachtswoman Dee Caffari celebrated her 36th birthday today with more than 2,300 messages from her fans, including several celebrity friends. Seventy-four days into
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Vodaphone makes new mast proposals
RESIDENTS are being invited to view proposals for two Vodafone masts in Winchester. The company applied to build in Weeke and Abbotts Barton last September, but withdrew the plans after concerns were expressed. Vodaphone now wants to try again, but
