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No DNA matches in hunt for murderer
DETECTIVES working on the new murder inquiry into the death of Teresa De Simone have admitted they will have to go back to basics to find her killer. They must first find the original police paperwork from the case, which has so far not been located
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£400 worth of shopping vouchers to be won courtesy of Triple Velvet!
We’re being encouraged to use energy efficient lightbulbs, we’ve turned our central heating down by one degree, and we religiously sort our recycling every week, but wouldn’t it be nice to know, as consumers, that the big companies are doing their
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Outstanding achievement at St Luke’s in Sway
A HAMPSHIRE school has been rated “outstanding” by independent inspectors after gaining maximum marks in all 40 categories. The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) says St Lukes in Westbeams Road, Sway, is among the top 13 per cent
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Sticks ‘n’ Stones and Mobile Phones
OYT has tackled yet another meaty and highly relevant subject with their new production focused on cyber bullying. Mixing drama, music and, of course, technology, this was a thoughtful and highly effective exploration of what has become a growing problem
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Solid Silver 60s Show
Now in its 24th year, this enjoyable show features five acts whose hits and heyday were over 40 years ago – yet they still play live, and rock! Opening the show are The Dakotas – excellent musicians. Wayne Fontana is an engaging old pro with an endearing
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Stunning opera season ahead
SEVERAL nights of stunning opera are set for Grange Park Opera in Alresford this summer. The season includes the UK premiere of Cavalli’s Eliogabalo, directed and designed by David Fielding. Christian Curnyn makes a welcome return to conduct this piece
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Saints Royally beaten
Saints reserves slipped to a 4-0 defeat against Reading in front of head coach Mark Wotte. The Saints boss was watching from the stands at Aldershot’s Recreation Ground after calling for his fringe players to prove they have what it takes to boost
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Winchester Symphony Orchestra
IT was brave of the Winchester Symphony Orchestra to mount a single-composer programme and to choose Brahms as that composer - one who shuns dramatic, colourful effects for serious, mature working of quite abstract materials. However, when over seventy
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House sparrow numbers decline in Hampshire
HAMPSHIRE’S house sparrow population is in falling, the RSPB’S Big Garden Birdwatch has revealed. The number of house sparrows, pictured right feeding its young, spotted on average per garden in Hampshire dropped to a new low of just 2.47 –
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Mother speaks of the death of her son
John's mother, Joan Palmer, and brother Michael Shellhorn, said in a joint statement after the inquest: "John was a well respected man who had settled in Spain with his family. "He was devoted to his wife and daughter. "We as a family have had so many
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Open verdict returned on Kevin Palmer whose body was never found
A MAN who vanished ten years ago may have been dumped at sea or buried, an inquest has ruled. Kevin John Palmer has never been seen since a night he spent with friends drinking in pubs and a country club in Hampshire in March 1999. The
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Top attractions in Southampton closing Sundays
THREE of Southampton’s most popular tourist attractions are to be closed every Sunday for the foreseeable future because of a row over council staff wages. Southampton City Council workers at the City Art Gallery, Maritime Museum and the Museum
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Lights out across Hampshire for Earth Hour
HAMPSHIRE residents and businesses are being urged to plunge the county into darkness on Saturday evening as part of a global one-hour switch off. Between 8.30pm and 9.30pm some of the south’s most famous buildings, including Southampton’s Civic
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I haven't seen my children for three years, but if I go home I will be killed
HE is the life and soul of Southampton General Hospital and one of its most popular volunteers. As he pushes the snack trolley through the maze of hospital corridors, Collen “Sixpence” Mutambo has a cheery greeting and friendly wave for staff and
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A close encounter with an alien in Winchester
THERE was no space ship or typical little green men. Just a pretty blonde, dressed strikingly in a white ballet outfit, whose penguin-like walk made her stand out from the crowd. Yet she is no average Hampshire girl – but the vision
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Police close motorway for training exercise
POLICE closed all three lanes of the M27 near junction five shortly before 11am this morning for a training exercise. They were learning how to get a car that fails to stop off the motorway by using four police cars to surround a vehicle.
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Museum for Spitfire pilots put in doubt
THE Ministry of Defence has been urged to ensure plans for a museum commemorating the efforts of Spitfire pilots in the Second World War are not delayed because of the recession. Harrow Council said uncertainty over the future of the site
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Family’s grief for tree crash victim Lucie Attwood
THE grieving family of a charity worker who was killed when her car smashed into a tree near Winchester have told of their devastation. Lucie Attwood fundraised tirelessly for organisations including The Joe Glover Trust – a Colden Common based charity
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Don’t let £52,000 be lost to charities
A CASH gift of £52,000 for Hampshire charities is about to evaporate unless Hampshire residents dig deep. The money was put aside for good causes across the county but unless more donations roll in it will soon be back in the treasury’s coffers
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Son for the football fan who nearly died
A FOOTBALL fan who was left fighting for his life after a punch-up outside a Southampton pub has become a dad for the first time. Chris Jones’s girlfriend Kathryn Andrews gave birth to their little boy just 24 hours after he was released from hospital
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Fresh wave of arrests in crackdown on drug dealers
A TEENAGE girl was among those arrested by police as part of an ongoing crackdown on suspected drug dealers. In all six men aged in their 20s and the girl were today being questioned following the fresh wave of dawn raids across the Eastleigh area of
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Protecting Hampshire's most precious creatures
The chalk rivers of Hampshire provide some of our most picturesque landscapes and are nationally and internationally renowned as the historic birth place of dry-fly) angling. However, it is too often forgotten that this habitat and the fish that
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Three cleared of swindle
THREE men who were jailed for their parts in an international industrial machinery swindling case have been freed after having their convictions quashed. Appeal Court judges allowed Mark Thompson, Jason Ralph and Philip Harvey to walk free after
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Broughton Primary School celebrate opening new extension
Teachers and pupils cut the ribbon on Conker Lodge, a new £200,000 extension at Broughton Primary School. Special guest for the day was the school’s oldest former pupil Gwen Hatcher, 89, pictured with children. Picture: Joanna Mann. Order no: 8282976
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Stab vests for council staff
ONE is at the frontline of fighting dangerous criminals on the streets of Southampton. The other is more likely to be issuing tickets to householders who put out their rubbish too early. But now it is the latter – council staff in Southampton
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Wednesday 25 March
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Morning Cello, roro, 0700, 43; Grande Italia, roro, pm, 105. Today’s principal Southampton sailings: Asian Vision, roro, 0500, 43; Tyumen-3, cargo, 1000, 107; NYK Apollo, container, 1100, 205; Fehn Coast,
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Festive lights may be cancelled again
CHRISTMAS lights in Southampton could be cancelled again, Tory council leaders have revealed. The festive display was scrapped last year because councillors said that the lights were past their best and the cost of replacing them wouldn’t represent good
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You’re hired, Sir Alan Sugar tells Garmin
THE APPRENTICE boss and business high flyer Sir Alan Sugar is the first buyer of Totton-based satellite navigation giant Garmin Europe’s latest product. The former computer mogul now has a luxury private jet operation called AMS Executive Aviation,
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Hampshire viewers need to retune for digital TV today
TELEVISION viewers who use freeview or analogue will have to retune their sets today. Digital UK are carrying out a "reorganisation of the airwaves" in preparation for the digital switchover in 2012. It means that if you receive your
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The £100,000 rabbits case
A COUPLE who cost the RSPCA more than £100,000 could be made to pay £10,000 after they failed to show up to their own appeal hearing. Pete and Dawn Bundy were banned indefinitely from keeping rabbits after officers discovered 126 animals in
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Takes the biscuit!
THE American government has poured billions of pounds into bailing out the American banking industry, and what do they do? Pay themselves multi millions in bonuses. So if the most powerful man on earth can’t stop banks filling their pockets with the
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BBC wants teen newlyweds
I AM writing to ask whether you would be kind enough to place an appeal for our new BBC documentary in your publication which I hope will be of interest to your readers. In the past, you have been incredibly generous in printing our appeals which has
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The fringe benefits
Some of Saints’ fringe players have the chance to prove they have what it takes to keep the club afloat after Mark Wotte admitted he will not get a loan player in before tomorrow’s deadline. The Saints head coach has always maintained he
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Saints look set to get past tomorrow’s Football
League deadline for administration which would bring an immediate ten-point deduction. There has been much conjecture between fans over whether the club would accept a points deduction this month if they felt relegation and administration had become
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Hampshire officers on summit duty
A CONTINGENT of police officers from Hampshire will be helping with the major security operation at next month’s G20 summit. Specialist teams are being deployed to the capital as leaders from the world’s 20 richest countries descend on London’s Docklands
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Is Mabel the oldest shopper in town?
IN her day the bustling village shop had a place at the heart of the community. But over the years 101-year-old Mabel Evans, of Hythe, has seen local stores get squeezed out as giant chain outlets have moved in. However, this is one
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Council wins eco award
HAMPSHIRE County Council scooped a prestigious national award in the Government Business Awards for its environmentally friendly work. The awards, which recognise local authorities demonstrated sound business judgement and operational expertise
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Roadworks to bring misery for drivers
Check the latest local traffic reports COMMUTERS and businesses face misery when a major route into Winchester is closed. Southern Gas Networks (SGN) will begin a six-week project to upgrade gas mains under Bar End Road on Monday.
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Court appearance after cyclist’s death
A MOTORIST has appeared in court charged over the death of a Southampton cyclist. Julia Moor appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court to face an allegation of causing death by dangerous driving. The 30-year-old of Rownhams Road, Maybush, was charged
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Dinner with Ray Mears
TV personality, author and wilderness expert Ray Mears will present the Test Valley Business Awards at a gala dinner on April 20 at The Lights, Andover. Ray said: “I am looking forward to the Test Valley Business Awards gala dinner to meet people who
