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Post workers demand Royal Mail sell off is scrapped
POSTAL workers this afternoon held a rally in Southampton demanding the Government's abandon its plan to sell a stake in Royal Mail. Around 80 members of the Communication Workers Union and other supporters marched through the city urging shoppers
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Police close A3090 following serious accident
Check the latest local traffic reports POLICE have closed a Hampshire road after a serious crash on the main route between Ower and Romsey. Emergency services were called to the A3090 in East Wellow between Ryedown Lane and Gardeners
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Sweeney Todd, Showstoppers
THEY say that love and hate are two sides of the same coin. The direction (Ella Dolan and Sophie Paterson) captured the subtle interplay that led to the rise and demise of Sweeney Todd (Hamish Ritchie) without making gory murder and pies made
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Dance stars return to south coast
TWO foot-stomping Southampton dance stars return to the south coast next week when they appear in Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance at Poole Lighthouse from Tuesay to Thursday. Selina Breed and Laura Jones are part of the troupe for the show, which
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It’s a right royal celebration!
ONE of England’s most famous kings gave his royal approval to celebrations in Hampshire. Celebrities of the past such as King Henry VIII and Florence Nightingale, and TV stars of today, including actress Lisa Riley, descended on Fareham to
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Child abuser, 69, jailed for 3 years
A DEPRAVED pensioner has been locked up for three years for sexually abusing young children. Naval architect Bruce Norris admitted seven counts of sexual assault on two girls aged just eight and three. Southampton Crown Court heard how the 69-year-old
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A railway century for Eastleigh works
IT was a golden age of rail. Fire-breathing giants like the legendary Lord Nelson roared out of the locomotive running sheds, and huge clouds of smoke billowed over the roofs of the terraced houses that were home to many of the railway workers.
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Mother holds vigil for her son after tragic crash
A MOTHER has spoken of how she is keeping a bedside vigil for her son following an accident that also claimed the life of her brother. Dad-of-two Dean Everson, from Southampton, died after a car crash that left his 21-year-old nephew Scott Anderson seriously
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Hythe pensioner, 71, pushed through shop window
POLICE today are continuing the search for a gang of muggers who pushed a pensioner through a plate glass window. Horrified shoppers saw the 71-year-old man attacked and robbed by three youths wearing hoodies. The victim suffered serious
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Fairytale start to new Alice adventure
IT was the moment when Alice in Wonderland met the granddaughter of the little girl who inspired the famous character. Alice, played by seven-year-old Sophie Goulding, rode through Lyndhurst in a pony and trap last night to launch an eight-month
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Lawrie waits for some more positive news
Like everyone else connected with the club, I am waiting day by day for some positive news to come out. With no games to report on that involve Saints, it is natural the media ask the questions we all want the answers to. But I suppose administrators
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Howden on board with ace Golding
British Olympic Tornado sailor Will Howden has joined forces with Mike Golding for the first round of the 2009 iShares Cup. Howden will be ‘bowman’ alongside Warsash-based skipper Golding, Bruno Dubois Fraser Brown. Venice is the first city in the
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Hants RFU presidents welcome World Cup matches at St Mary’s
PAST and present Hampshire RFU presidents have expressed their delight at World Cup games potentially coming to Southampton, writes SIMON CARTER. The Daily Echo revealed earlier this week that St Mary’s was among the stadiums chosen by the English RFU
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Snooker: Finn turns back on Super League
SNOOKER Town Champion Mike Finn insists he will not play in next season's planned Super League. Finn, from Premier champions Woolston Cons A, is the first high-profile name to publicly refuse to compete. “It’s not for me,” he said. “I won’t play in
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Award tops off season for Brenda
Brenda Cummings’ successful season has been capped with a prestigious British Darts Organisation award. The Hampshire ladies’ captain has been presented with the BDO Loyalty Award for 2009. Cummings chalked up 250 games for her county this season
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Darts: What an exhibition
Two of darts most colourful characters are staging an exhibition night in the capital of the New Forest. Last year’s Lakeside World Championship finalist Tony O’Shea and semi-finalist Darryl Fitton will be producing a double dose of darts fun
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Another 48 hours for Saints bidders
Saints’ survival hopes are going right to the wire after another day of frustration – but the Matt Le Tissier backed bid remains in pole position. The clock is ticking if the club is to be saved from extinction but a deal to buy it looks
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Hospital A&E ‘wait’ is among the worst
WAITING times at Southampton General Hospital’s accident and emergency department are among the worst in the country, new figures reveal. The department was the second worst major A&E department nationally for admitting, discharging or transferring
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Cyrano de Bergerac, Chichester Festival Theatre
JUST don’t mention the nose. Few who do live to tell the tale. Cyrano de Bergerac is the greatest swordsman in France, capable of taking on 100 assailants at a stroke. He is not the kind of man who accepts insults lightly, even if his conk is the
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Show your support with a Tigers wristband
HAMPSHIRE’S soldiers were due to arrive home this weekend after making their final journey out of Iraq – and the local Army recruitment office is urging people to show their support by buying special Tigers wristbands. Southampton’s Army Careers Information
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Extra chair will ease queue for the dentist in Titchfield Common
CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend a Hampshire dentist’s surgery will be up for discussion once again. Doctor Manori Ambrose wants permission to add a third dentist chair to Manor Dental Surgery in Hunts Pond Road, Titchfield Common. It could create 2,000
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MP offers hope of trade revival
A CITY MP will meet traders and residents today to revive the fortunes of a Southampton community. Itchen MP John Denham wants to discuss how the Woolston district centre can be vibrant and attractive to shoppers and visitors when shops cease
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A shameful affair
HAVING heard that Luton MP Margaret Moran has claimed for her partner’s house in Southampton, I wonder if I can claim housing benefit for here and my partner’s home in Berkshire as we don’t live together? I doubt it. My elderly parents need a few renovations
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Andoverians’ reunion date
I KNOW that many old Andoverians take your excellent publication and I wonder therefore if I might use your columns to contact as many of them as possible that were around in the 50s and 60s. Geoff Foss is organising a reunion for any old Andoverians
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You don’t buy bread with percentages
MR Davey (letters May 7 , Echo website) really should try to understand that you don’t buy bread with percentages. The increase in the Hythe & Dibden Parish Council “whopping tax increase of 3.5 per cent” represents £2.38 per year per band D council
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Fluoride: Charitable group concern
GUY Harkin (letters) former director of the NW Fluoridation Evaluation Group gives an impressive list of fluoride supporters, but says little of his own investigations. Did his group take note of the York Review, whose Report, their scientists believe
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MPs’ ‘exes’? Put them in the hands of a Wessex parliament
THE Scottish Parliament, soon after it was set up 10 years ago, introduced an open and honest system for paying MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament). That is in stark contrast to the shenanigans at Westminster. Since Margaret Thatcher’s time
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We won Bursledon lane war!
WHAT is 228m long, costs at least £5,000 of taxpayers’ money and has been subject of a dispute for ten years? Although it may sound like the start of a bad joke it is in fact the battle that has been waged between residents in a small Hampshire
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Praise from patients for ambulance service
PATIENTS have highly rated South Central Ambulance’s response to non-urgent calls. Overall those surveyed said they were happy with the length of time they waited before speaking to a telephone adviser. In a further 16 questions on reassurance,
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Awards for prestigious Hampshire buildings
FOUR prestigious new buildings from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are in the running to scoop an award for architectural excellence. They have been shortlisted by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) South for their 2009 awards
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Asbestos death
CONTACT with asbestos claimed the life of a retired railway worker, an inquest has heard. Southampton Coroner’s Court was told how Robert Hill, 77, of Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton, developed lung cancer after he was exposed to the substance
