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Wotte: So unlucky not to have won
Mark Wotte was left cursing Saints’ luck and the referee after his side drew 1-1 with Blackpool. The Saints head coach was measured in what he said about the penalty decision that saw his side go behind but was pleased with the way they fought back
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Saints kept alive by Mcgoldrick's cool strike
David McGoldrick’s fine second half goal cancelled out a dubious penalty converted by DJ Campbell as both teams got a result that didn’t really suit. It was nearly so much better as Andrew Surman smacked the inside of the post with a free kick deep
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Star-spotting at the original Ocean Terminal
EVERY day was like a window into the past, where it was possible to glimpse how things used to be. An era of wealth, elegance, and exclusivity. For a time back in the 1960s I worked in Southampton Docks for the newspaper and bookseller WH Smith
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The vision for the Itchen
THIS is a future vision of the River Itchen in Southampton dreamt up by a team of architects to show the potential of the waterfront. It brings together ideas from around the world to show how the river could become a cultural attraction at the
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Now’s ‘not the time’ for European jolly
SOUTHAMPTON council chiefs have been accused of taking a “jolly” to one of Europe’s top cultural cities at a cost £4,260 to the taxpayer. The “study tour” to Porto, on the coast of Portugal, has been slammed as excessive by taxpayer campaign
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Inquest without a body
ONE of Hampshire’s most puzzling missing persons investigations could be solved next week, the Daily Echo can reveal. An inquest is to be held in the case of Kevin John Palmer, who police and his family believe was murdered even though his body
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As long as football is played, managers' blood pressure will rise...
LOOKING back over the last week I was, as ever, always interested in what my fellow managers were up to. It’s been an interesting few days for people such as Neil Warnock, with regards the Carlos Tevez affair. Neil is not always the
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Man knifed in chest as he fought off mugger
A MANHUNT is under way to find the armed hoody who stabbed and beat a 21-year-old man in a city centre park. The victim was in Watts Park, Southampton, when the attacker barred his way and demanded his wallet and phone. When he refused to hand
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Probe into sewage leak sinking
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing today into the sinking of a barge that leaked sewage into the River Itchen. A major clean-up operation was launched when the MV Humber Star began taking on water and leaking gallons of effluent and red diesel off
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Investigation after porn shows up on 20 TVs in supermarket
TESCO staff are trying to figure out how a pornographic film was shown on 20 TV screens in a Hampshire store. Shoppers at the Tesco superstore in Bursledon were shocked when explicit footage of a couple having sex flashed up on the flat-screens
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School head denies assault
THE head of a special unit for problem pupils has denied assaulting one of the students. Eve Ritchie-Fallon, pictured, currently suspended from her role at the Forest Education Centre at Dibden, entered a not guilty plea when she made
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Companies volunteer to help wildlife
CORPORATE volunteering has been going from strength to strength at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, with companies from all over the county taking part in practical conservation tasks. Donna Birch, the trust’s volunteering development
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City's tallest building will be built say developers
WHEN it is built it will be Southampton’s tallest building. Today developers have insisted they are fully committed to this stunning hotel proposal despite putting in plans for a car park on the site. They want to build a 70-space car
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Driver dead after car smashes into tree
A MAN was killed after his car came off a Hampshire road and smashed into a tree. The driver died when his blue Ford Focus left the A33 near Micheldever, north of Winchester, at about 9.35am yesterday. The crash happened near the
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Greengrocer joins our campaign
SERVICE tailored to customers’ individual needs is the dangling carrot that will persuade them to support independent businesses through the recession, according to one Hampshire greengrocer. Mark Steward, who manages his family-run fruit and veg
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Around the island in eight hours
A TRIO of Southampton pals are hoping to complete a 70-mile cycle around the Isle of Wight for charity today. Southampton Solent University Students Richard Sudworth, Alasdair Boden and Philip Hallwood are hoping to raise more than £1,000 by
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Taser use in Hampshire extended
POLICE in Hampshire will take delivery of 50 new Taser guns in the next few weeks as part of a Government push to help officers deal with “dangerous people” without resorting to firearms. Until now, use of Tasers has been restricted to dedicated
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North still in line for Hampshire role
Hampshire manager Giles White says Australian batsman Marcus North may still play for the county this season – even if it is only for a few weeks. North was due to play for Hampshire from the beginning of the season, April 15, until the end of May
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Last chance to save £52,000 for projects
LITTLE over a week remains for Hampshire people to rescue £52,000 of charity funds that is winging their way back to Government coffers. The money was earmarked for good causes across the county but without help it will soon be back in Alistair Darling
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Ormerod wishes both sides could win today
FORMER St Mary’s star Brett Ormerod wishes Saints and Blackpool could both walk away from Bloomfield Road with three points today. The striker, who is in his second spell with the Seasiders, is set to line up against his old club this afternoon
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Art House gallery festival night
A FESTIVAL atmosphere will hit a Southampton pub tomorrow night with music, poetry and fancy dress at a fundraising evening. The Metamorphosis evening at the Talking Heads pub in Portswood is raising funds for the Southampton Art House. The gallery
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Workers lose jobs as credit crunch bites
THIRTY-six Hampshire jobs have been lost as the credit crunch continues to bite. Latest victims are allied companies Warmroof Systems – billed as “the UK’s No 1 roof repair and loft insulation company” – and Solar Home Energy, which have main offices
