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Growing up and growing out of it
HYTHE & District Club A captain Wayne Crotty admits his once great snooker side are “growing up and growing out of it”. Premier champions in 1989 and five-time runners-up to Eastleigh Conservatives in the 1990s, Hythe refuse to draft
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Fire prompts call to fit smoke detectors
A FAMILY forced to flee from their burning home have urged others to fit smoke alarms. The Littler family say they were lucky to escape with their lives after a fire started in an upstairs bedroom and quickly took hold of their Eastleigh home
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Cinderella, Waterside Theatre Company
THIS lesser produced version of Cinderella, centred on a 1960's Halloween theme, provided Becky Coultas (director) with a fun vehicle to which the cast responded in like form. A pig (Leighton Fort) and Cilla Black (Angela Sutherland) are just two
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Two, The Thomas Lord & West Meon Theatre
THE Thomas Lord Pub was the ideal setting for an evening of the most intimate and powerful theatre that is Two, an excellently written comic-drama about an embittered pub landlord and his wife intertwined with snapshots of their customers' lives. With
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Funeral for student who died after anorexia battle
Friends and family of a gifted student who died after a two-year battle with anorexia gathered for her funeral today. Alice Rae, 18, from Houghton, near Winchester, was buried following a service in All Saints Church, Houghton, attended by
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Drugs seized at Hampshire ferry port
CUSTOMS bosses have seized 24 kilos of cannabis resin, with an estimated street value of £50,000, at a ferry terminal in Hampshire. UK Border Agency (UKBA) officers seized the drugs from a vehicle disembarking a ferry from Caen, France.
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Little Women, Maskers Theatre
IT is interesting to note that Louisa May Alcott once dismissed this sort of work as moral pap for the young, but her famous story remains hard to resist, even today, and the audience’s enjoyment of this show was unmistakable. The whole
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140 workers in walkout from Hampshire power station
AS many as 140 contract workers have downed tools at Marchwood Power Station today, the Daily Echo can reveal. The walkout took place shortly after 10am following a vote at a workers' meeting. A worker, who wished to remain anonymous
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'Cop shop' opens in Sainsbury's Lordshill
IT’S quite literally Hampshire’s very first “cop shop”. Chief constable Alex Marshall joined Sainsbury’s Lordshill store manager Gordon Silvester to open Coxford Community Police Station in the aisles of the store. Pictured, left to
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The Red Lion, High Street, Southampton
IF you’re looking for a pub with a bit of history then look no further than The Red Lion in Southampton’s bustling High Street. Dating all the way back to 1148 the walls of the building hold many secrets and tales, some stranger than others.
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Dreamboats and Petticoats
INSPIRED by one of the biggest selling albums of the decade, Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical visits The Mayflower for one week only from May 25 – 30. In 1961 emotions run high as talented young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win the hearts
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Keane as mustard again
“THAT which does not kill us makes us stronger” said Friedrich Nietzsche. Whether or not Keane have been brushing up on their 19th-century German philosophy remains to be discovered, but there’s definitely something in those words, more than a century
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The Graduate, Winchester Theatre Royal
DUSTIN Hoffman and Anne Bancroft’s unforgettable performances in The Graduate are recalled at Theatre Royal Winchester in a brilliant stage adaptation of the legendary Oscar winning film. This is a tale of sexual misadventure, teenage rebellion
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Second Wold War shell discovered
STAFF at a dredging company working at the former Vosper Thornycroft site in Southampton were evacuated today after discovering an old Second World War shell. The explosive device was found approximately 150 metres from Victoria Road while
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Revolutionary Road (15)
WRAP up warm with a thick, winter coat and scarf when you watch Revolutionary Road. Sam Mendes’s beautifully crafted adaptation of the novel by Richard Yates chills to the bone with its unflinching portrait of scenes from a disintegrating marriage.
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NICK & NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST (12A)
Set in New York City over the course of one manic night, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist is a warm hug of a film that leaves you feeling wonderfully contented. Nick (Michael Cera) is the bass guitarist and the only straight member of a queercore band
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Would Gordon be such a bad PM?
EVEN though it makes pretty awful viewing, it’s a good thing Paris Hilton is on a mission to find a British best friend in her latest reality TV outing. Her knowledge of the UK isn’t the best, to put it mildly. When the heiress/ socialite/not sure
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WestQuay rival mothballed
A HUGE Hampshire shopping development designed to rival Southampton's WestQuay has been put on hold indefinitely. The £500m Northern Quarter project in Portsmouth has been mothballed by developers because of the credit crunch. Centros
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Hants McDonald's first to get solar power
MCDONALD’S at Ower is getting a green makeover. Steve Radford, owner and operator of the burger restaurant, is making six-figure investment in the business and the upgrade includes fitting solar panels to the roof and installing waterless urinals
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Council's plan to be a bank
ACOUNCIL in Hampshire wants to succeed where high street lenders have failed and launch its own “bank” to boost the dire local housing market. In the first of a trio of recession- busting initiatives, Eastleigh Borough Council will soon offer
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Rose well placed in Dubai
HAMPSHIRE'S Justin Rose goes into today's second round of the Dubai Desert Classic in a strong position. Rose, who is 22nd on the latest world rankings, finished four-under-par after day one yesterday. Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy was
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Super Sam sails her way into history
SHE has survived nearly 24,000 miles in the world’s most treacherous conditions and taken part in a dramatic mid-sea rescue – now round-the-world yachtswoman Sam Davies is in line to become one of the most famous female sailors in the world.
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End of road for free Southampton parking
CAR parking charges are to shoot up across Southampton on Sunday ahead of P-day – the day shoppers will no longer be able to park for free. On Monday, the hoods will come off new parking meters at West Quay Retail Park, pictured – the last
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Art Gallery venue for Mayor's Ball
Dancing in front of Queen – the Mayor and Mayoress of Southampton Brian and Mary Parnell take the first dance at the Mayor’s Ball at the City Art Gallery in front of the City’s picture of the QE2. Echo picture by Malcolm Nethersole. Order
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Motorway's yellow vultures catch just one driver each day
FEWER than one driver a day was caught speeding through roadworks to widen Hampshire motorway, the Daily Echo can reveal. Road safety bosses issued 268 tickets to motorists snapped breaking a 50mph speed limit between junctions three and four
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Land sale is good news for theatre
A KEY moment has been reached in a £1m scheme to improve Winchester’s Chesil Theatre with the announcement that purchase of a sliver of land from St John’s Winchester Charity had been completed. The sale, overcomes one of the project’s main stumbling
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Busy year for our lifeboat heroes
HAMPSHIRE’S lifeboat stations were among the busiest in the south last year with more than 300 launches. Of the RNLI’s 43 lifeboat stations in the south east, Calshot was the third busiest with its lifeboat launching 131 times, a rise of 22 since 2007
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Teen seriously hurt after car hit pole
A HAMPSHIRE teenager is in a serious condition in hospital today after his car collided with a telegraph pole. The 19-year-old lost control as he drove his black Peugeot 206 towards Chandler’s Ford at around 8.30pm last night. Fire
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Care group folds
THE annual meeting of Romsey Arthritis Care Group, held last week at the Crosfield Hall, was the last as the organisation has been wound up. Several long-serving committee members did not wish to stand for re-election and no new volunteers had come
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A dark night to diamond day for Lily and Mervyn
A COUPLE who have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary met in the dark and didn’t see each other in daylight until their first date! Lily and Mervyn Hunt met in the gloom of Southampton’s Classic cinema during Walt Disney’s Fantasia in 1944
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Fluoride – just a month to D-day
THERE is less than a month to go until Southampton finds out if its water is to be fluoridated. After months of debate, health bosses will finally make a decision on the controversial plans – which would see nearly 200,000 Hampshire residents receive
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Wake up to deafness
STAFF at a Hampshire travel agents donned pyjamas and dressing gowns to back a national campaign described as a wake-up call on hearing loss. Employees at the Lymington branch of The Co-operative Travel joined colleagues across the country in a bid
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Cork's IPL shocker for Hampshire
Dominic Cork has thrown Hampshire’s pre-season plans into chaos with his inclusion in the Indian Premier League auction. All-rounder Cork signed a two-year contract with Hampshire in October after being controversially released by Lancashire
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Wotte happy to make Saints changes
Mark Wotte has already proved he’s not afraid of making changes and hopes they will continue to have a positive impact on Saints. The new head coach wasted no time in changing the way the team attack and defend set-pieces, the pre-match routine
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Saints aware of Wilde death threat
Saints have said they will co-operate fully with Hampshire Police after the death threat made to Michael Wilde. The Daily Echo yesterday revealed that an e-mail had been sent threatening to kill the Saints football board chairman if he continued his
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My lovely caring sister is a saint
“HELPING people keeps me young.” So says an 81-year-old great-grandmother who tots up as many hours with her volunteer work as many people do in a full-time job. One of 12 children, Mary Stone was nominated for the Daily Echo Good Neighbour Campaign
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Now they can take away your licence
UNDER tough new Government measures, more than 20,000 absent parents in the south face losing their driving licences and passports if they refuse to fulfil their child maintenance obligations. The Welfare Reform Bill includes powers to remove
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Southampton's Car Parking Charges
A COMPARISON of the cost of leaving your car in Southampton's main city centre car parks. WestQuay Shopping Centre (unchanged) Podium Multi Storey Up to 2 hours £1.80 £1.70 Up to 3 hours £2.80 £2.50 Up to 4 hours £3.60 £3.50 Up to 5 hours £4.90
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Ford – record loss of £10bn
THE financial crisis looming over the future of Southampton’s Ford Transit plant was underlined when the car giant reported record losses of £10.2 billion. Ford blamed an “extraordinary slowdown” in sales across the world for the dire results
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Scouts to celebrate centenary
THE 2nd Southampton Scout Group are 100 years old in February 2009. We are holding a celebration evening to mark our centenary. This will be held at our Scout Headquarters - The Arthur Dawkins Hall, Ridding Close, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5PJ - on
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Public meeting on water fluoridation
SPEAKER Dr Peter Mansfield has been researching the effects of water fluoridation on health for many years. He was a member of the research review group for the York Review on water fluoridation. If you would like to learn more about the issues concerning
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Thanks for all your support
ON behalf of Southampton Voluntary Services Family Projects we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part in the 2008 Toy Appeal. Once again it was a very successful with over 4,000 gifts distributed to children across the
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Seeing red over traffic lights
I WONDER how many people are aware of the new roadworks that will be starting next month on Brownhill Way at the junctions with Lower Brownhill Way and Frogmore Lane. Signalisation is what they call it...traffic lights...presumably replacing the two
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Outlook’s fare for producers of local food
LOCAL producers of everything from bread to beer hoped to tap into millions of pounds’ worth of supply contracts at a special “meet the buyer” event. More than 100 buyers turned out to sample their wares at the event, organised by trade body
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Friday 30 January
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals APL Almandine, container, 0030, 204; Caribbean Highway, vehicle, 0500, 40; Axel Maersk, container, 0800, 207; Taipan, roro, 1330, 34/35; Kyoto Express, container, pm, 207 Today’s principal Southampton sailings
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Go Fairtrade nuts with Harry Hill
MOST people think I'm nuts but actually I love eating them - one reason I've brought out my own range of salted Fairtrade nuts called Harry's Nuts! I'm not making any money out of this venture - it's all being done to help Fairtrade farmers lift themselves
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Charity bag collection
CAN someone explain why charities put bags through the door and then don’t bother to collect the filled bags. One charity should have collected bags Wednesday. My neighbour, recently widowed, filled two bags (his own and mine) with his late wife
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New law protects atheists' views
I’VE never been driven to write into the Echo before (I've been close on occasion though) but this furore over First Bus and the Atheist posters has given me cause to write in again. This time over the many letters from Christians who are offended
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Club saddened by third death in two months
PLAYERS at a rugby club are again in mourning after their president became the third club member to die in just two months. Norman Cracknell had been at New Milton Rugby Club for more than 20 years. He died in hospital this week following a short illness
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Southampton Sixth former bids for Countdown quiz show glory
A SIXTH form student from Hampshire today hopes to be crowned Countdown’s Champion of Champions. Steven Briers has already beaten off competition from 14 others to make it into this afternoon’s final. The 19-year-old, who is studying
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Dealer trapped by an undercover cop
A MAN who supplied an undercover police officer with hard drugs, was jailed for two and a half years. Andrew Sawyer, pictured, used his mobile phone to set up the deal and then drove to Shirley where the officer gave him £20. Sawyer
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Countdown to a new pitch
NEW Countdown presenter Jeff Stelling handed a Hampshire school major funding yesterday to help build a new all-weather football pitch. Jeff, who is also a Sky Sports presenter and lives in Alresford, handed over a £342,000 grant to Henry Beaufort
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Pregnant woman spared jail term
A HEAVILY pregnant woman who racially abused a doctor and his wife has been spared jail to give her unborn baby a chance in life. Kirsty Thomson, 20, who is due to give birth in six weeks, launched a tirade of abuse at the couple after downing
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Wotte lays down the law as Skacel prepares to leave Saints
MARK Wotte has laid down a clear message to his Saints squad – if you don’t want to be here, hurry up and leave. As speculation mounts as to who might join or, more importantly, leave the club before the transfer widow closes on Monday, Wotte
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Wasteful police are chumps at the pumps
THOUSANDS of pounds of taxpayers’ cash have been wasted by police officers filling their cars with the wrong kind of fuel. Since 2005, more than £22,000 has been splashed out because petrol has been put in a diesel tank or vice-versa. A Freedom
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Land sale is good news for theatre
A KEY moment has been reached in a £1m scheme to improve Winchester’s Chesil Theatre with the announcement that purchase of a sliver of land from St John’s Winchester Charity had been completed. The sale, overcomes one of the project’s main stumbling
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Cash hope for hospice
HOSPICE chiefs took their campaign to recover money trapped in a failed bank to the heart of Government. Trustees of Naomi House children’s hospice held talks in London with Kevin Brennan, Minister for the Third Sector, who is the Government
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Cocaine charge for city man
A SOUTHAMPTON man, who admitted being involved in the supply of about £2,000 worth of cocaine, was further remanded in custody. Francis Pearce, 28, of Alma Road, Portswood, will be sentenced at the city crown court on Tuesday, February 24.
