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Saints held to a draw by the Rams
Steve Davies' late equaliser rescued a point for Derby in their Coca-Cola Championship clash with Southampton. The second-half substitute latched onto Martin Albrechtsen's pass to finish from inside the penalty after 83 minutes and crush Southampton's
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MP wants study into impact of fluoridation
A HAMPSHIRE MP is calling for the Environment Agency to study the potential effect of fluoridating Southampton's tap water. Chris Huhne, part of whose Eastleigh constituency will also have fluoride added to its water supplies, hopes the
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Housing boss in asbestos probe back from Caribbean holiday
SOUTHAMPTON’S council housing boss last night returned from a washed-out Caribbean holiday and admitted tenants should have been told the council was probing the unsafe removal of asbestos from their homes. Tory Phil Williams pledged an internal
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Mum was strangled in front of her kids
A NINE-year-old boy tried desperately to save his mother as his jealous father strangled her with a computer cable. Gavin Amy flew into a rage and throttled his 26-year-old wife Emma in their Southampton home after he discovered she was seeing
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Travelling light
I REMEMBER when Ben was a baby how long it took to get out of the house simply due to the sheer weight of gear needed to accompany a newborn. As a brand new, slightly hysterical new mother, I remember being petrified that I would be caught
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Enjoy a little TLC
BEING single and being desperate to find someone to have a relationship don’t necessarily go hand in hand. Plenty of singles, even if they’d like to meet someone at some point, just want to get out there, have some fun and meet new people. And, as a
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My Life: So many obstacles in the way of true love
WHEN Shakespeare observed that ‘the course of true love never did run smooth’ he clearly knew what he was talking about. And back in the 16th century, surely they had far fewer hazards to throw true love off its path. Television had yet to be invented
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Bands united
MORE than 200 Southampton musicians from 40 bands launched a new collaboration aimed at boosting the local music scene. Jurassic Mark: Volume 1, a two-disc CD showcasing the city’s wealth of musical talent, was celebrated with a party at The Talking
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Crime writer to headline city’s literary festival
AUTHOR and film producer Peter James will be a key speaker at the 29th Winchester Writers’ Conference, Festival and Bookfair. The festival will be taking place at The Stripe on the weekend of July 3 to 5. Peter James, pictured, is famed for his Roy
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Walk this way in Winchester
WINCHESTER preservation watchdogs have lined up a series of evening walks around the city over the summer. The walks by the City of Winchester Trust start on June 4 when city guide Elizabeth Proudman will lead a tour on the Victorian city. On June
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Australia retain number one ranking
Former Hampshire star Simon Katich took three wickets as Australia won the second Test match against South Africa by 175 runs - and seal an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. South Africa began the final day in Durban with hope
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Business finance in the news
Business finance has never been in the news more than it is now and justifiably so. The lack of liquidity is having a stifling effect on businesses looking to restructure their business finance to provide liquidity in today's market, and it
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Tuesday 10 March
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: X-Press Elbrus, container, 0030, 207; Soul Sound, cargo, 0045, 44; Torrens, vehicle, 0930, 34/35; Morning Crown, roro, 1130, 43; NYK Oceanus, container, pm, 205; NYK Themis, container, pm, 207 Today’s principal
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Sea prize for brains
THE hunt is on for Southampton’s smartest company. Disabled youngsters’ charity the Rose Road Association has teamed up with the Daily Echo and Wise Catering to challenge the region’s best business brains to enter a major new quiz. Pitting accountants
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Southampton cruise liner crippled after engine problems
SOUTHAMPTON cruise ship Aurora is languishing alongside the quayside in Auckland, New Zealand, crippled by a problem with the vessel's propulsion system. The P&O Cruises' vessel, with 1,736 passengers on board, has been tied up since last Friday as emergency
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Sharp drop in passenger numbers at airport
BAD weather and a ''shorter'' February have been blamed for a sharp decline in the number of passengers using Southampton Airport. In February 2009 owners BAA handled 20 per cent fewer passengers than February 2008, which contained an extra, leap-year
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Serial burglar jailed after 4-month spree
A HAMPSHIRE burglar is behind bars after targeting homes in a four-month crime spree, bagging thousands of pounds worth of property. Christopher Clarke was sentenced to nine months in jail for a string of burglaries. Portsmouth Crown
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Painting by revered Southampton artist donated to Tate Gallery
A MAJOR landscape by the Southampton-born artist John Everett Millais is being donated to Tate by one of his great-grandsons. The 1890 work, Dew-Drenched Furze, is regarded as one of the great achievements of his later art. It will go
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Blow to town centre as flagship store abandons plans
A HIGH street giant has pulled out of a new flagship store in a Hampshire town just months before it was due to open its doors. Fareham's council leader has described the decision by Debenhams as a "devastating" blow to the town, but hopes a deal can
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FREE entry to Explosion
PEOPLE living in Gosport are entitled to FREE entry to Explosion, the Museum of Naval Firepower in Priddy’s Hard, Gosport, every weekend this month. Residents need to show proof of residency to make use of the offer at the museum that is only open
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Citizen’s arrest driver is banned
He swerved across lanes, tried to overtake when cars were approaching and at one point even hit a bush. Reckless drink-driver John Grant was only stopped when a fellow motorist forced him to pull over and made a citizen’s arrest. Yesterday
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Ocean and Earth day
UNCOVER the mysteries of the Earth and its oceans at the National Oceanography Centre, pictured, in Southampton on Saturday. The Ocean and Earth Day event, which is organised in partnership with the University of Southampton, is part of National
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A new chapter in schools writing
Young literary enthusiasts from five Hampshire schools have put pen to paper to write a chapter each in a page-turning thriller. Youngsters from Romsey, Mountbatten, Hounsdown, Hardley and Applemore schools took part in the week-long writing
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Wacky walkers dress to impress for cardiac unit
DOZENS of people put on their walking boots and strolled round a Southampton park to raise awareness of heart conditions. Clad in wacky fancy dress, supporters, previous and current patients of the Wessex Cardiac Centre took part in the inaugural Wessex
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Ken is president of New Forest Show
HAMPSHIRE’S top politician has agreed to become the president of this year’s New Forest Show. County council leader Ken Thornber was elected at the annual meeting of the New Forest Agricultural Show Society, which organises the three-day event. Show
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Fluoridation plan praised
THE controversial decision to fluoridate Southampton’s water has finally received glowing praise – from a national association of dentists and doctors. South Central Strategic Health Authority’s (SHA) move to give the scheme the green light
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Daily Echo offers charity grants
TIMES may be tough for everyone but charities across Hampshire can get a cash boost by applying for a grant from the Gannett Foundation. The foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett – the US Corporation which owns the Newsquest Media Group
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Fluoride: What a farce
WHAT an absolute farce that public consultation on adding hexafluorosilicic acid (heavy industrial waste) to our water supply was. Since when has a Bo answer become a Yes? Are these 12 people who decided they know what is best for us brain dead? Still
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Fluoride: It's immoral and illegal
THE addition of fluoride to the public water supply is both immoral and illegal. Water companies have been ordered to clean up the water supply in the past and this they have done, now they are shackled by a government ruling to do so. I wrote to the
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Fluoride: One could make a cartoon about the decision
ONE could make a cartoon about it! Youngsters and grown ups happily consuming their fizzy drinks and sweets while creating mayhem all around over their teeth! Someone in the Health Authority obviously thought putting fluoride in our water would not only
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Fluoride: What part of No do you not understand?
WHY are we not surprised we lost the vote on the fluoride issue. What part of NO do the council panel not understand? My generation fought a war to keep our country free of discholarship, alas the generation we fought for seem to lack integrity. Seventy
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Key piece of county heritage unearthed
EXCITED archaeologists have unearthed a key piece of Hampshire’s heritage. They have uncovered a rare silver penny that would have been currency during Alfred the Great’s reign as King of Wessex from 871 to 899. It was found on the site
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City jobless soaring above 6,000 mark
THE number of people out of work in Southampton has smashed through the 6,000 mark with 40 per cent more unemployed than at the same time last year. Depressingly for those signing on to the dole, there are now more than six unemployed people
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Some Comic Relief as staff show off their pyjamas
IT’S not the beer goggles, bar staff at one Hampshire pub really did pull pints in their pyjamas. Staff at the Hunters Inn in Swanmore, including the dog Poppy-Wiggles, turned up for work in their best bed wear to raise cash for Comic Relief
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Forget the Champions League, come and watch Saints!
MARK Wotte has told fans tonight's crucial match against Derby County will be much better entertainment than watching the Champions' League. Some supporters might be tempted by the draw of Liverpool v Real Madrid or Juventus v Chelsea on television
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Ex’s vendetta destroys family’s cars
A SOUTHAMPTON man with a hatred for his former partner’s family deliberately crashed into three of their vehicles – and then told the police what he had done. Duncan Wilson, 26, first targeted Nicola Hayter, ramming her parked car which had
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Suspected norovirus outbreak still affecting hospitals
THE outbreak of suspected norovirus lingers in hospitals in two Hampshire hospitals. Numbers remain static with 11 patients showing symptoms of the virus at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial. Kingfisher
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Crack down on underage booze sales catches out pub
A HAMPSHIRE pub has been caught selling booze to an underage teenager. Bar staff at The Bugle, in Titchfield, failed to challenge a youngster who was working on a police test purchase operation targeting pubs and off licenses in and around
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One tonne yellow lorry stolen and abandoned
POLICE are appealing for information about the theft of a one-tonne yellow Thwaites swivel truck and trailer from a compound in Mayles Lane, Wickham. Taken either on either March 3 or 4, it was seen in the early hours of March 6 being towed
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Lallana gives Saints a boost
SAINTS have received an injury boost ahead of tonight's game against Derby, with Adam Lallana available for selection. The midfielder - credited in some quarters with the goal that gave Saints victory at Pride Park back in August - missed
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MPs to answer business questions
BUSINESSES will be able to quiz MPs in a special Question Time-style event being held in the New Forest. The MPs will be Sandra Gidley (Romsey), pictured, Alan Whitehead (Southampton Test) and Desmond Swayne (New Forest West). Daily Echo editor
