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MP defends expenses claims
HAMPSHIRE MP Julian Lewis has said he would be ‘astonished’ if he was asked to repay any of the £7,000 expenses he claimed for redecorating his second home. The New Forest East MP denies any wrongdoing in his expenses claims and insisted he
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OAP fights for life after collision with reversing car
AN 85-year-old man has been left fighting for his life after being hit by a reversing car in Hampshire. Police are appealing for witnesses after the pensioner was struck by a silver Skoda Fabia as it reversed into a parking space in Alresford
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Gazza might have come to Saints’ aid
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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Expenses claims by New Forest East MP Julian Lewis
Among the expenses claimed by Julian Lewis MP published today are: 2005/2006: £98 two rugs for bedrooms £23 kitchen utensils £11.25 light bulbs £352.50 solicitor’s fees £45 shower curtain £11 shoe tidy
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The admiral of the tracks
SHE is affectionately known as Nelly. Lord Nelson, the steam engine that refused to die, is a permanent reminder of Eastleigh’s proud railway roots and those glory days when locomotives rolled off the production line at the Campbell Road works.
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Motorists warned as horse fair gallops in
HUNDREDS of people will converge on The Square at Wickham on Wednesday for the traditional horse fair which can trace its history back to the 13th century. The action-packed event attracts visitors from all corners of the country to talk about
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MP in new expenses revelations
A Hampshire MP who backed a law that would have blocked the public release of parliamentary expense claims benefited from thousands of pounds in second-home payments, it was reported today. New Forest East MP Julian Lewis is among a group of
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Helen Shapiro is spreading the word
SHE was a British Sixties songbird who became one of the world’s youngest pop stars. At the tender age of 14 Helen Shapiro soared to international stardom with hit singles like Walking Back to Happiness , Tell Me What He Said, Don’t Treat Me Like a Child
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Last chance to book a talent spot
DON’T miss your last chance to enter Red Funnel’s exciting new talent competition to uncover the best of the South’s fresh new talent. The winner will receive a whopping £1,000 cash prize, and along with those shortlisted, will get paid to perform
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Lower rates reduce repossession fears
THE NUMBER of people in the south under threat of losing their home after failing to pay the mortgage has fallen as owners reap the benefits of low interest rates. Figures from Ministry of Justice showed the number of families served with a
