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Hants win pre-season friendly
Hampshire beat Holland by 23 runs in the first friendly of their South Africa tour. Chris Benham (78*) starred in the Hawks' 50-over total of 225-8. And Billy Taylor (3-25), Jimmy Adams (3-30) and David Griffiths(2-25) all took wickets as a Holland
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Hants look for fresh overseas aid
Hampshire are after a new overseas player following Marcus North’s call-up to Australia’s one-day squad. Manager Giles White is in Cape Town on a pre-season tour with the Hampshire squad, where North is with Australia for the third and final
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School head on assault charge
THE head of a special unit for problem pupils in Hampshire has been charged with assaulting one of the students, the Daily Echo can reveal. Eve Ritchie-Fallon was suspended four months ago after an incident involving a 15-year-old boy at the
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Sean Hodgson 'ecstatic' after murder conviction is quashed
SEAN Hodgson has been freed after 27-years in prison for the murder of Southampton woman Teresa De Simone. His first words outside the court were: "I feel ecstatic, it's great to be free." The conviction was quashed at the High Court
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New CCTV images released of Bike Bandit suspect
THESE are the pictures police hope will lead them to the armed robber dubbed the bike bandit, who has held up a bank and a building society in Southampton. The audacious robber has terrified staff into handing over thousands of pounds
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Tiger Lilly, Southampton
FOR the most indecisive of souls, a question as simple as Indian or Chinese for supper can pose a major problem! If that’s the case, Tiger Lilly, which specialises in both types of cuisine, could be just the place for you. On the site that used
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The Bugle, The Square, Botley
SADLY many pubs are joining the credit crunch casualty list. But The Bugle Inn in The Square at Botley has found the perfect recession busting recipe – plenty of good food and a musical menu catering for all tastes. Landlord Paul Whitfield
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City’s students look for the ideal paper plane design
IT’S the ultimate office or classroom battle. Who can make their paper plane fly the furthest? Now students from the University of Southampton have joined the battle to be the best in the world. The university staged one of the 12 UK qualifiers
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Cruise ships take green route into blue yonder
The world’s latest cruise ships, Azura and Queen Elizabeth, set to make a big splash when they enter service in Southampton next year, will be the most energy- efficient passengers vessels ever seen in the city. Incorporated in these two
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Solicitor speaks of Hodgson's relief at quashing of conviction
A statement issued by Mr Hodgson's solicitor, Julian Young, said his client was obviously relieved that his denials had been accepted and his innocence, which he had maintained for so many years, confirmed. ''Sadly, the mother of the victim
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Kate begins bid to be The Apprentice
A HAMPSHIRE high-flyer will be fighting it out in the boardroom as she battles to be the last suit standing in the new series of The Apprentice. The 27-year-old Kate Walsh says she has the academic background and business experience to wow
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Hunt continues after bus shooting
POLICE are continuing their hunt for a car that was involved in a suspected drive-by shooting involving a bus full of passengers. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Echo, passengers on board a Solent Blue Line service were forced to dive for
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Jury sworn in inquest for ten patients
A jury was sworn into today at an inquest being held to investigate the deaths of 10 elderly patients at a hospital which has been investigated by police for allegations of over-prescribing painkillers. Coroner Andrew Bradley told the panel of five
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New Queen Elizabeth cruise liner is return of legendary name
THE Lizzie is coming home! One of the most famous names in Southampton’s history is to be reborn in the 21st century. Cunard’s new ship Queen Elizabeth will be a floating art deco palace recalling the elegance of the legendary liner
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Ten arrested after drug raids
TEN people have been arrested following dawn raids across Eastleigh this morning. Nine men and one woman were busted by police squads as part of their latest crackdown on dealers of class A drugs. All ten are being held at police stations
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Council rent rises to be cut
THOUSANDS of Hampshire council tenants will see their rent rises halved under a Government plan. Housing Minister Margaret Beckett has announced extra cash to help local authorities cut their planned rent increases to help tenants during the
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Woman dies after crashing into a tree
A WOMAN has died after crashing into a tree near Winchester. Lucie Attwood, of Springvale Road, Kings Worthy, was driving a black Volkswagen Golf along Old Stoke Road, Stoke Charity, when the accident happened shortly before 9am last Friday
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Police have reopened 30-year-old murder probe
HAMPSHIRE police today confirmed they have reopened their investigation into the murder of Teresa de Simone. Speaking outside the Old Bailey in London after Sean Hodgson had his murder conviction quashed, Detective Chief Inspector Phil McTavish
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Boom for glass recycling at docks
NEARLY 80,000 tonnes of glass: that’s how much the Recresco plant in Southampton processed last year. The glass-recycling plant at ABP’s Western Docks is “booming”, according to reports published by the company. The company brings in bottles from
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Heat seeking spy in the sky
A LIGHT aircraft fitted with a military-style infra-red camera took to the skies at the weekend to expose Hampshire’s worst heat wasters. Clear and cool conditions allowed the crew to soar 3,000ft to capture a series of aerial photographs of
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Residents demand safety is stepped up on major city road
HUNDREDS of residents living in and around a main Southampton street are calling for road safety near their homes to be stepped up. People living near Lodge Road in Portswood want to see an improved pedestrian crossing on the busy street and
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Driver took cocaine before fatal crash
A HAMPSHIRE man who died in a head-on crash with a double-decker bus had been up all night playing poker and taking cocaine, an inquest heard. Andrew Callis, 25, died when the Ford Escort he was driving veered into the path of an oncoming, 12
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Web firm brings 50 jobs to city
MORE than 50 jobs with an average salary of more than £30,000 are to be created in Hampshire by an Internet company. Canadian web-hosting giant Peer 1 is planning to set up a European headquarters in Southampton, which it plans to grow to employ
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Conviction due to be quashed after 27 years in jail
ONE of Britain’s longest running injustices was today set to be righted with the man wrongly jailed for killing a Hampshire woman finally tasting freedom after 27 years behind bars. Sean Hodgson’s conviction for the murder of Teresa De Simone
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Fritzl admits all charges in incest and imprisonment trial
Josef Fritzl pleaded guilty today to all of the charges against him - including homicide - at his incest-imprisonment trial in Austria. Fritzl told a court in St Poelten, west of Vienna, that he had a change of heart and decided to acknowledge
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Trek to the summit of Kilimanjaro
THEY took the challenge of a lifetime, why don’t you? As seen on television, nine celebrities recently took the Kilimanjaro challenge and successfully made it to the top, now it’s your turn. Children Today are looking for adventurous volunteers to trek
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Communi-Tea Week needs your support
WE are writing to ask your readers to support "Communi-tea Week", a nationwide campaign which helps tackle the problems of isolation and loneliness that millions of our pensioners face each and every day. More than a third of older people in the UK,
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Take up the British Heart Foundation challenge
I’M writing to encourage your readers to join me in getting fit and active this spring, by signing up to take part in an event for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). On April 26th I’ll be joining the BHF Heart Runners team at the Flora London Marathon
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Author asks for support this Mother’s Day
AS a mother and grandmother I know only too well how devastating meningitis can be. My youngest child contracted the disease at the age of seven but fortunately made a full recovery. I know that we were among the lucky ones. Unfortunately thousands
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Inquests open into ten hospital deaths
TEN Hampshire families are hoping their elderly relatives who died a decade ago can finally be put to rest following an unprecedented set of inquests, starting today. All the elderly people were patients at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital
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Man rescued after frying pan fire
A MAN with mobility problems had to be rescued from his home by firefighters after a frying pan filled with eggs started burning. Neighbours of the 68-year-old called 999 after initially trying to get access to the house in Baxter Road, Southampton.
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Organisers pull plug on bike show
A MOTORBIKE show on the edge of the New Forest has been scrapped because organisers say that interest in their new format stalled. The Great Netley Sort-Out was gearing up to be a bike-lover’s dream, with dozens of displays and spare-part
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Charity birthday bash raises £1,400
FED UP with on going treatment in her fight against cancer, mum-of-two Lorraine Clifford wanted to celebrate her birthday in style. So, with the help of her two daughters Leanne, 24 and Carly, 22, the 53-year-old hosted a glamorous birthday charity bash
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Police in dawn drug raids
DRUG-BUSTING police squads were due to swoop on homes across Eastleigh this morning in their latest crackdown on cocaine and heroin dealers. Teams of officers were expected to carry out a series of dawn raids at nine locations across the
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Bartosz on loan to Ipswich
SAINTS goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski has joined fellow Championship side Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the season. The 21 year-old Polish stopper has seen limited first-team action this season – though he has featured regularly on the bench
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Goals galore for girls
IT WAS goals galore as young girls took to the pitch to boost their footballing skills, thanks to one Hampshire college. More than 100 girls from 12 schools across the area took part in a five-a-side football tournament at Fleming Park Leisure
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Mahon ready to face Saints
BLACKPOOL have signed Burnley midfielder Alan Mahon on-loan for the rest of the season. The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland international will go straight into the squad for Saturday’s crucial match against Saints. Mahon has not started a game for
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Holmes eager to help Saints' survival bid
SAINTS winger Lee Holmes is “dying” to help the club’s survival bid by completing his latest return from injury. The 21-year-old has been out of action with medial ligament damage in his right knee since the end of January, but took part in his first
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Oliver raises £3,000 at Abba-tastic evening
DESPITE being struck down by a life-threatening disease one Hampshire youngster has shown his fighting spirit to raise thousands from his hospital bed. Oliver Uglow has raised £3,000 for Leukaemia Busters, thanks to the support from his Eastleigh
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Homes plans fall at planning hurdle
PLANS for 31 new homes have been refused because councillors felt two of the houses would be too close to a neighbouring flat. Fareham Borough Council’s planning development control committee turned down the detailed proposals for Course Park Farm,
