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Lib Dems launch campaign in Romsey
LIBERAL Democrats held a rally in Romsey to launch their European election campaign for the south east. South east Euro MP Sharon Bowles was joined by number two candidate Catherine Bearder and the Lib Dem's local MP Sandra Gidley. They
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Green party lauch "New Deal"
THE Green party has pledged tens of thousands of extra jobs in Hampshire under a Green "New Deal". Rolling up in Southampton on a vegetable oil powered campaign bus they insisted a switch to a green economy was essential to tackle the recession
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Williams' F1 deal
JENSON Button will be going all out to extend his Formula One World Championship lead in Spain this weekend – his life depending on race harnesses crafted in Hampshire. For his Brawn GP team has just confirmed that it has agreed a new partnership
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Fun at 40
TODAY it’s the Mini’s 50th birthday, but don’t forget the Ford car designed for the young at heart is refusing to grow old gracefully – as the Ford Capri prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Although production ended in 1986, Capri lives
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Fab at 50
Fifty years ago today, the first Mini rolled off the production line at Cowley, now called Plant Oxford. For the first time in half a century that very car is returning to its birthplace for a celebration of 50 years of production. The Mini Minor
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Moby Dick at The Point
THE Point is delighted to welcome leading UK comedy theatre company, Spymonkey to the venue for the first time with a special preview of their new show Moby Dick. Spymonkey makes physical, comedic theatre that engages, challenges and entertains
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Best of Irish dance and music
THE musical extravaganza Essence of Ireland is coming to the Kings Theatre in Southsea for a fantastic night of Irish arts. Capturing the true “Essence of Ireland,” this 18- piece show – ten dancers plus eight musicians – is a blend of breathtaking
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PREVIEW: What the butler saw
BISHOPSTOKE Players’ next production is a madcap romp of mistaken identity, gender confusion and naughty intrigue. Being staged at Bishopstoke Memorial Hall, Riverside for three days from Thursday, What The Butler Saw begins as any ordinary
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PREVIEW: Holiday Snap
THE summer holidays arrived early in Kings Worthy as the Worthy Players amateur drama group warmed up for their next show, Holiday Snap. Written by Michael Pertwee and John Chapman, this comedy is set in a Portuguese timeshare villa where
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Stan’s Café take inspiration from the motor industry
THE brilliantly innovative theatre company Stan’s Café take inspiration from the people behind the Midlands’ motor industry to create their latest performance in The Nuffield’s Studio Bar on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is 3006 and underground
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PREVIEWS: Whodidit? and Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations
YOUNGSTERS at Dynamo Youth Theatre are taking to the stage at Havant Arts Centre for their latest show this week, a double bill of comedy. The company is showcasing the younger members in Ernie's Incredible Illucinations while the older members
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PREVIEWS: The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband
ON the menu with Maskers Theatre next week is The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband. Cookery, lust, chauvinism and cannibalism are the ingredients in Debbie Issit’s spicy take on the love triangle scenario. Ken and Hilary have been married
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Marc Jackson revealed as new bidder
THE Saints fan who tried to buy AFC Bournemouth last year has dramatically emerged as a key man in a rival bid to the one including Dell legend Matt Le Tissier. The Daily Echo understands that Dorset businessman Marc Jackson has peiced together
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Rona: a woman for all seasons
THE ‘woman of the season’ award must go to Rona Paget. Happy Snapper Kevin Legg and I covered 41 events this season in the Southampton & District Social Clubs League. But it was during out first excursion back in September that we
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They all want your votes for Europe
THE candidates vying to become the next crop of Euro MPs for Hampshire have been revealed. Voters will get to choose ten £63,000-a-year members of the European Parliament to represent the south-east for the next five years. Fifteen parties
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Dee honoured as top citizen
HAMPSHIRE’s round the world sailor Dee Caffari can add another accolade to her long list of achievements. Dee, pictured, who is from Titchfield, has been honoured by her home borough of Fareham. The mayor, Councillor Ernest Crouch presented her with
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CD REVIEW _ Conor Oberst – Outer South
Conor continues his post-Bright Eyes adventures with his first album alongside his Mystic Valley Band. A poetic singer/songwriter, Oberst’s distinctive vocals bellow over instrumentals any guitarist would love to put his name to. This album’s influences
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The NME Radar Tour comes to the Wedgewood Rooms
THE NME Radar Tour brings La Roux, Heartbreak, Magistrates and The Chapman Family to Wedgewood Rooms on Thursday. Widely understood to be the second coming of 80s pop, crazy hair and fat synths are just two tiers on this ziggurat of pop greatness for
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Ebony Bones
EBONY Bones is back. She is set to release her self-produced debut album Bone of My Bones in June. But before that, The Muzik, the first new track from Ms Bones since the brace of singles she self-released nearly a year ago, is out on Monday. The
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Imelda May
DUBLIN-born Imelda May is fast becoming regarded by fans and critics alike as one of the finest vocalists currently emerging out of the UK roots music scene. She has performed for royal families, huge festivals for all types of music, pubs and clubs
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SpongeBob on stage!
MORE used to heading up top musicals like Spamalot and Singin’ in the Rain, this time Alison Pollard is in charge of a loveable sea sponge during his adventures on stage at The Mayflower. So how did this highly respected director and choreographer find
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Local Bands with Xan Phillips from Showcaseuk.tv
EVEN in these tough financial times you can still put your money where your mouth is. And as my ‘money’ is unsigned and independent acts, my proverbial mouth will be the Soul Cellar in Southampton. Every Monday night from 7pm you’ll hear the best of
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My picture of Lily is soured
NOW I like Lily Allen. She’s a real talent and I like her down-to-earth attitude. She’s never afraid to speak her mind and I’ve often giggled at some of her more colourful comments about celebrities who have riled her. But I’m starting to wonder
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The Last Mistress from Winchester Film Society
THE Last Mistress is the latest and final offering of the season from Winchester Film Society next week. Set in aristocratic early 19th century France, Ryno de Marigny has taken the young and innocent Hermangarde as his bride. Lacking the emotional connection
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Modern Life at Harbour Lights Picturehouse
AN intimate portrait that necessitated unlimited access, Modern Life offers a witness to farmers’ lives, values, family stories and all that binds them to the land. The film is the result of ten years spent filming the French farming communities of
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Fame back by popular demand
FAME, the musical that inspired a generation to don legwarmers and leotards and leap on top of taxis is back at The Mayflower by popular demand next week with X Factor finalist Beverley Trotman joining the cast as teacher Miss Sherman. Fame The Musical
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Drugs gangs return to Southampton in rented ‘factories’
ORGANISED crime gangs are back targeting Southampton – setting up cannabis factories in privately rented homes. The properties are being converted into specialist growing areas for hundreds of plants which are then being chopped up and sold
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Swastikas painted on headstones in New Milton
GRAFFITI vandals have painted swastikas on headstones at a New Milton cemetery. Five headstones were damaged in the attack with swearwords also being written on the ground’s walls earlier this week at the graveyard in Church Lane. The
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Friday 8 May
Today’s principal arrivals: Ventura, passenger, 0630, 106; Tokyo Car, ro/ro, 1100, 40; Morning Catherine, vehicle, 1130, 43. Today’s principal sailings: Ventura, passenger, 1700, 106; Maersk Sheerness, container, 1800, 206. Tomorrow’s principal
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Bumper deal for frieght firm
A SOUTHAMPTON freight firm is expanding its fleet by about a third after landing its biggest ever contract. Meachers Group has invested £2.5m in 38 new tractor units and 40 trailers after signing a national delivery deal with Finnish packaging giant
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Boat show axed for leisure spectacular
THE Lymington entrepreneur behind one the country’s biggest boat shows has scrapped this year’s event due to the downturn. James Brooke, 36, organiser of the Sail Power & Watersports Show at Earls Court, will instead focus on plans for a new show at
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‘We don’t want Lidl warehouse’
THERE could be as many as 500 lorry movements every day at a huge supermarket warehouse planned for a New Forest village, the Daily Echo can reveal. German retailer Lidl wants to build a regional distribution centre on a field on the edge
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Euro MEP fires parting shot to "Soviet" EU
OUTGOING Hampshire Euro MP Ashely Mote has fired a parting shot to the EU describing it as the “old Soviet Union dressed in western clothes”. The independent eurosceptic MEP, who is not seeking re-election, spoke out ahead of the European elections next
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Blaze in Gosport basement flat
FIREFIGHTERS fought a blaze which swept through a basement flat in Gosport last night. They were called to the scene at Pavilion Way at about 10.26 pm where they found smoke pouring out of the building which is in the former St Georges Barracks currently
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Great South Run success
ORGANISERS of this year’s BUPA Great South Run have something to smile about already. All 21,000 spaces for runners have been filled – six months before the event. The ten-mile race in Portsmouth will taken place on October 25 this year
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Tracy wins the competition but gives the prize to her in-laws
A Hampshire couple are celebrating the generosity of Daily Echo reader Tracy Morris who has given them a special golden wedding present. Tracy won our competition for a romantic trip for two on a vintage carriage pulled by the restored Oliver
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The Bush Inn is tops
PUB landlord Nick Young is toasting success after winning two awards in the space of two days. The Bush Inn at Ovington won the annual Wadworth Pie and Dessert Competition with its Venison Wellington and was also hailed Best Restaurant/Pub in
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Putting on a smile
Youngsters in Romsey are to put a smile on people’s faces by putting on a musical extravaganza as part of the town’s biggest summer festival. Members of the Romsey Youth Council are planning a free concert in Memorial Park during the Beggars Fair
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Brother and sister charity success
Brother and sister Oliver and Louise Gregory should be proud of themselves after their charity efforts. Oliver and Louise, aged 20 and 17, have cycled the South Downs Way, raising hundreds of pounds for charity. They pedalled the 100-plus mile
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Dramatic twists in Saints takeover
THE Battle for St Mary’s took a dramatic new twist last night when a south coast businessman emerged as the chief rival to the Matt Le Tissier-led bid for the club. The Daily Echo can exclusively reveal that Marc Jackson – previously linked
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Shame on you, cyclist
TO the cyclist that I saw run the red light in New Road and was nearly hit by a bus coming down Above Bar Street in the city centre at around 7am on May 1 this year. I was the older cyclist who waited patiently at the lights behind you. I was also the
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Are ‘lights’ law?
Are ‘lights’ law? I AM surprised at the number of motorists that do not turn their lights on when it is raining as required by law. If they have an accident with no lights on are they covered by their insurance company? D MOORE, Southampton.
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Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
THIS week is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, and I’d like to tell your readers about this disabling neurological disease. MS affects the central nervous system. Its cause is not known and there is no cure. It affects around 85,000 people in the UK,
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Priorities are wrong
WE have over the past few weeks been told of a couple who could not adopt a child because they were overweight, but who vetted the girl Leanne who gave birth to triplets eight months ago. Her parenting skills are non existent, she feeds them on junk
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Sadness in Oz for Saints
AS a couple of old Saints supporters it is very sad to see our old club being relegated after all these years. Although we have been living in Aussie land for the last 43 yrs we have always followed the Saints fortune. I first went to the old Dell
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Echo Find the Ball winner nets £21,000
SHE may have only been playing the Daily Echo’s Find the Ball competition for a matter of months, but beginner’s luck has shone on Julie Young who is today celebrating scooping the jackpot. The mum of two is waking up £21,000 richer after winning
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Let’s support the Gurkhas!
STATING the obvious, the clowns who made the decision to ban the Gurkhas from settling in this country are, in my opinion, beneath contempt. To call them traitors or thugs is too good for them. I feel that the time has come for; Ship, Corp/Regimental
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Gurkhas’ treatment is diabolical
GURKHAS have fought and died for this country and have every right to be able to live here, certainly more right than others (i.e. terrorists, etc) who always seem to be welcomed with open arms and an open purse. But the way Gurkhas have been treated
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Police investigate death at rail station
POLICE are investigating after the body of a man was found at a Hampshire railway station yesterday afternoon. An area of Southampton Parkway station was cordoned off around a vehicle parked in the car park, while officers investigated how the man
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Wotte move for Scowcroft was denied by bank
Mark Wotte has revealed that money was so tight at Saints he was unable to sign the imposing striker he so desperately needed to give his side a chance of survival. The head coach first wanted to bring former star Dexter Blackstock back to St Mary’
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Man charged with murder following brawl in a Hampshire pub
POLICE have this morning charged a man with murder after a 21-year-old died following a brawl in a Hampshire pub. Kyle Bartlett died in hospital of head injuries after an altercation in the Walkabout in Portsmouth on Tuesday night. Ben
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Loanees not back on payroll
SAINTS administrator Mark Fry will be keen to try and complete a deal before May 21. That date is significant in that it is the day on which Saints’ players and staff are next due to be paid – the third Thursday of the month. But
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Sponge’s flying visit
YOUNG cartoon fans couldn’t believe their eyes when they spotted their underwater hero Spongebob Square-pants out and about in Southampton city centre. The bright yellow Nickelodeon star left his Bikini Bottoms home to promote the musical version of
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£84,000 for worthy causes
EIGHT organisations that help young people and victims of crime across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have received grants totalling £84,000 from the Hampshire Police Authority. The annual grants from the authority’s Crime Prevention Committee were
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Ferrari at village fair
PETROL heads are in for a treat after a Formula One car was lined up as the showpiece at a Hampshire village fair. The 1980 Ferrari 312 t5 – once driven by Gilles Villeneuve – will be revved up at Awbridge Fete and Motor Fair on Saturday, May 16.
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Watch the birdies
DAILY Echo readers will be able to watch the magical moments four rare goshawk chicks break out of their shells and into the world thanks to a new webcam. The journey through the breeding season of the nesting goshawks will be beamed into the
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Jail for thug who beat ex-girlfriend
A JUDGE slammed a career criminal who beat up his former girlfriend after she had let him stay at her flat. Judge Peter Ralls told Robert Doughty who had slapped, kicked and stamped on Lisa King he had treated her in an appalling and degrading way
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Dancing in memory of Winchester Primary School teacher Bonnie Wilson
FRIENDS of a young Hampshire teacher raised more than £3,200 by dancing in her memory. Winchester Primary School teacher Bonnie Wilson lost a brave battle against cancer last year, aged just 23. Her life was celebrated during a Scottish dancing night
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Midwife Miriam is our hero
A WINCHESTER midwife is being hailed a hero by Tommy’s, the healthy pregnancy charity. It gave Miriam Edmond, 48, a community midwife with Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust, its annual “Hero” award. She was nominated by Denise Percy, 38
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Help with kit for Wellow Youth Football Club
A RETAILER has helped kick-start fundraising for a new football team in a Hampshire village. Wellow Food Market has donated £400 to the village’s recently formed Youth Football Club to help pay for kit and equipment. The fundraiser was organised as
