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25 pairs of tickets to the Ringwood Brewery tour to be won
Come and join Ringwood in celebrating National Cask Ale Week! Ringwood Brewery is offering 25 lucky Daily Echo readers and a friend the chance to come and have a tour and a full tasting of their beers for FREE on Saturday 11 April. Start your Easter
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Honda's lifesavers
TWO-WHEELED paramedics are beating the congestion on Hondas to deliver life-saving service Honda’s versatile ST1300 Pan European has been chosen by the London Ambulance Service to extend its fleet of paramedic motorcycles. Twelve Pan European motorcycles
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Just Champion
WHILE other motoring classics are biting the dust in the economic downturn, the Earl of March is boldly pressing ahead with his 17th Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 3-5), and Goodwood Rev-ival (September 18-20). What’s more, he said at the press launch
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Police expect a 'protracted process' in the hunt for the killer of Teresa De Simone
DETECTIVES hunting the killer who murdered a woman 30 years ago said today they have started eliminating people from the inquiry - days after the man wrongly imprisoned for the crime walked free. Sean Hodgson spent 27 years in jail for the
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April weather lost UK the IPL
Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi has confirmed concern over England's changeable weather was the "overwhelming reason" for today's decision to award South Africa the relocated IPL tournament. Modi made the announcement at a press conference
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IPL to be staged in South Africa
The 2009 Indian Premier League has been relocated to South Africa. The decision to stage the tournament in South Africa followed a meeting between IPL chairman Lalit Modi and Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola. The
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Running for fun
TONED muscles, bags of energy, top notch fitness levels, and streamlined athleticism. It sounds like everyone’s ideal man or woman, doesn’t it? So where do we find him or her? A bit of logical thinking, and surely Southampton’s dozens of sports
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Is all the fuss worth it?
LAST week I spent an evening helping my boyfriend make 15 masks of his friend’s face. They were, of course, for a stag do. The do in question was a weekend in Blackpool. Costume changes included matching tee shirts and Mexican outfits. My boyfriend
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Firefighters discover body at Isle of Wight house fire
A PERSON has died following a fire on the Isle of Wight this afternoon. Emergency services were called to a house on fire in Victoria Road, Cowes, shortly before 1.00pm where they found a body. Firefighters extinguished the flames at the house, which
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Stolen school laptops worth £15,000
POLICE are hunting burglars who snatched computers worth £15,000 from Perins Secondary School in Alresford. Three men are believed to have broken into the school at about 6.30pm on Monday, March 16. They entered a classroom in Pascal Block and broke
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Nurse tells inquest of painkiller fears
A NURSE has told an inquest into the death of ten patients at a Hampshire hospital that she had raised concerns about the level of painkillers being prescribed. Anita Turbritt, a senior staff nurse at Gosport War Memorial Hospital (GWMH)
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Easy like a Sunday morning
MORNINGS are becoming a lot more fun. Ben, thank goodness, has started to come around to the idea of not disturbing his mum and dad until around 6.30am – a vast improvement on the 5.30am wake up call we were enduring. He also went through
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Pregnancy advice goes unheeded
A STUDY by researchers at Southampton University has found many mums-to-be don’t follow healthy lifestyle recommendations before they’re pregnant. Diet and lifestyle advice for pregnant women is widely available, but little is known about whether
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Swan Song / In By the Half Maskers Theatre Company
ONE common denominator between these two short plays is the central theme of veteran actors reminiscing about their lives and careers during their twilight years. Another is that both contained dazzling performances in the intimate studio. Mature
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Jade's legacy
HUNDREDS more women across Hampshire are going for smear tests as a result of Jade Goody’s public fight against cervical cancer. In Hampshire during the last month an extra 1,000 woman a week have gone for cervical screening tests. Health
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Guys and Dolls Performing Arts Winchester
Bad turns good when gambler Sky Masterson (Ben Findley) gets a date with Sgt Sarah Brown (Steph Crockford) of the Salvation Army for a bet and ends up falling for her. Sarah was played with just the right amount of naivety and was a lovely contrast
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Copacabana Showstoppers The Nuffield Annex
Barry Manilow’s Copacabana will be a familiar tune to many, but his musical? A love story about the dewy, innocent Lola La Mar, played and sung expertly by Harriet Lee and, unsuccessful songwriter Tony Forte (Alex Clements). The two meet when Lola
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Does Boysie come back to visit the pub?
SOMETHING strange is going on at The Anchor in Redbridge. Is there a poltergeist or a restless spirit on the loose? Landlady Maxine Winkworth and her husband Maurice say that since they took over the pub more than two years ago they have often
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Annual General Meeting
Please note that the Annual General Meeting of the Southampton and District Tyro League will take place on Thursday 4th June 2009. The meeting will start at 19:00hrs and will take place at Southampton Football Club. The secretary or
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Lloyds Register delays move to Southampton
HISTORIC shipping name Lloyds Register is postponing its move to Hampshire for at least two years, it has emerged, but the company is still vowing to come. Originally the ship safety firm was due to bring 400 staff from its current London headquarters
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Wheel have a go!
ADVENTUROUS staff from three Hampshire offices of Blake Lapthorn solicitors will be taking to the roads in the Deloitte and Sailors’ Society Cycle 2009, being held in and around Southampton on May 10. More than 50 staff from the firm’s Southampton,
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Family tribute to driver killed in crash
THE family of a driver killed in Hampshire have today spoken of their grief. James Hockley, 26, died when his Ford Focus crashed into a tree on the A33 at Micheldever. In a statement, the family said: "We are absolutely devastated and
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Tuesday 24 March
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals Guardian Leader, roro, 0600, 43; Don Carlos, vehicle, 1230, 34/35; Grande Meditteraneo, vehicle, 1430, 105; NYK Apollo, container, 1430, 205; Grande Anversa, roro, 1530, 101; Asian Vision, roro, 1630, 40; Savannah
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Designs nominated for architect award
THE rebuilt Mountbatten Building at Southampton University is on the shortlist for a top architecture award. Destroyed by fire in 2005, the hi-tech research building rose from the ashes in a £55m project which is now a favourite to land a coveted Royal
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Trolley dash for Comic Relief nets £300
LUCKY dad Mark Fisher bagged himself almost £300 of groceries and toys in a charity trolley dash for Comic Relief. Mark, from Nursling, was watched by wife Carly, son Tom, 10, and daughter Louise, 8, as he helped himself to as much as he could during
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Chief quits over school buildings
THE man responsible for shelving ambitious building projects at five Hampshire colleges has resigned. Learning and Skills Council (LSC) chief executive Mark Haysom said he was stepping down because of “well-publicised difficulties” with the
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Lesson on the buses
FOR most people it’s a pretty straight forward routine. You decide what bus you need, wait at the stop, signal to the driver as it approaches, get on and pay your fare and then get off at the required stop. Not too difficult, one would
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Grand Prix legend mourns his father
FORMER Grand Prix star and Sports Car World Champion Derek Warwick, who went on to own a chain of car dealerships across the south, has returned to his native Hamp-shire to mourn his father Derrick who died last week aged 79. The funeral for Derry, as
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Discovery Centre win architect award
THE new Discovery Centre in Jewry Street, Winchester, above, has scooped another architectural tribute. It has been saluted by the Civic Trust, which is now in its 50th year of presenting awards for buildings that enhance their community. The charity
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Help a great citizen win dream holiday
YOU have less than a week to nominate an amazing person in your community for a holiday of a lifetime. The winner of The Coast – Great Citizen Awards 2009 will be someone whose selfless work improves the lives of those around them. Maybe they have
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How do you compare a meerkat? It’s simples!
THEY are the new celebrities of a Hampshire zoo after one of their brothers landed a starring role in a TV advert. Now the meerkats at Marwell are bathing in the limelight because of the spoof commercial called comparethemeerkat.
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
DECADES have passed since Joseph first pulled on his dreamcoat in London’s’ West End. But there isn’t a mothball in sight or a single faded thread in this spangled, kaleidoscopic, extravaganza. Colourful, comical, charming, and camp. This sparkling
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Stepping out for West End’s Countess Mountbatten House hospice
WALKERS take the first step in a series of fundraisers for West End’s Countess Mountbatten House hospice. Staff have been pulling on their walking gear to promote the hospice charity’s first major fundraising event. It is a twilight
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Thank you
WOULD you kindly include a personal ‘thank you’ to the kind young people who came to my assistance on March 11 after my fall in the High Street. PEGGY BARNES, Woolston.
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Investment dismay
FOLLOWING the takeover of HBOS by Lloyds TSB I would like to congratulate the well paid directors of the companies for allowing my investment with them to fall by 90 percent from August 2008 till February 2009. Many thanks! MA GRIFFITHS, Dibden Purlieu
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What a great night out!
HAD a girls night out with my daughter and her friends by seeing the outrageously funny Hot Flush at the Mayflower. Haven’t had such a good laugh at the theatre for years! Hot Flush hit the spot, I was crying with laughter. More of the same please
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Where are the health and safety inspectors?
WHAT a wonderful idea to move the children’s playground in Mayflower Park from the lovely old position. The new playground is 10ft from one of the most polluted roads in the city, next to the most disgusting toilets in Hampshire. The Boat Show comes
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Fluoride: We must continue to protest
ALLOW me to give an exact quote from a Department of Health letter in August 2008. “It is the government’s policy that no new fluoridation schemes should be introduced unless it can be shown that the local population is in favour’’. Along with the majority
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Weather could be decider if IPL are to play in England
The English weather could be the determining factor against the relocated Indian Premier League being played in England after the tournament's chairman, Lalit Modi, expressed his concerns about rain affecting the six-week league. Modi flew
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Headmaster denies sex assaults on boys
THE HEADMASTER of a private Southampton school has pleaded not guilty to indecently assaulting teenage boys. Brother Jack Davis appeared before Southampton Magistrates' Court today to face six counts of indecent assaults on boys aged under
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Fluoride fighters start battle fund
CAMPAIGNERS have launched a fighting fund to help take their bid to stop fluoride being added to Hampshire’s tap water to the courts. Hampshire Against Fluoridation (HAF) is taking legal advice on challenging the decision to add fluoride
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Speak out over parking
TRADERS, shoppers and motorists are all being invited to have their say over controversial plans for a shake up of parking provisions in Romsey. Town councillors are asking residents to attend their next planning committee meeting to air views
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Fine time to save yourself money cleaning the car
NOW that the weather is improving there really is no excuse to carry on paying to have your car washed. Whether you favour one of the automatic types you find at many garages, or the group of blokes who offer to clean your pride and joy in the car park
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More on quantitative easing
Following last week's article on quantitative easing I had a number of questions which arose which I will endeavour to answer below. How soon will quantitative easing take effect? That’s an impossible question to respond to. Normal credit channels
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Pike true to his word as Stags land Bennett
GOSPORT Borough say they could got more money from other clubs for the loan of their star striker Justin Bennett. But having thrashed out a verbal agreement with AFC Totton, Borough felt it only right and proper to rebuff the increased offers that
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Trio face burglary charges
THREE men have appeared before Winchester Crown Court in connection with an aggravted burglary in Winchester last December. Richard Chalker, 30, Paul Gibbs, 40 and Anthony Covele, 48, who live in Poole, all pleaded not guilty to the offence
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Son found dad dead
A RECLUSIVE father who shunned medical attention was found dead in his Southampton flat by his young son, an inquest heard. Paul Keeler, who was 60, had contracted pneumonia but did not get medical care. Mr Keeler lived at Albion Towers
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Child abuser jets off
A SEX offender was able to rejoin his family in the Far East after being spared an immediate prison sentence. Liam Sheehan, 46, received a sixmonth suspended sentence after admitting two offences of indecency with a child that happened at a
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Salvage work starts on sewage leak boat
ATTEMPTS to salvage a barge that sank and leaked sewage into the River Itchen will begin today. The MV Humber Star remains partially submerged off Woolston jetty, pictured, four days after she began taking on water and leaking gallons of effluent
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Wotte grateful Saints can have a rest
MARK Wotte is hoping a combination of work and rest will help his stars play their ‘seven cup finals’ with the spark they need to keep them in the Championship. This weekend marks an important break in the season due to international fixtures and means
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Arson destroys gorse
ARSONISTS are thought to have started a fire that destroyed a large area of gorse at Pennington Common, yesterday. Fire crews from Lyndhurst and Lymington dealt with the incident.
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Add your memories to restored shrine
A DERELICT shrine to Hampshire’s war heroes needs your memories to bring it back to life. Tucked away in a park near Eastleigh, the Stoneham War Shrine has saluted those who sacrificed their lives in war for more than 90 years. Now as part
