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Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis (DS)
Genre: Point and Click Adventure Reviewed on: Nintendo DS Publisher: Deep Silver Rating: 12 (PEGI) The first Secret Files game will always have a special place in my heart. Not only did it prove that point and click games
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Monsters Vs Aliens (360)
Genre: Action Reviewed on: Xbox 360 Publisher: Activision Rating: U (BBFC) The game plays through like it was the movie. It’s broken down into acts and scenes with the player taking on the role of one of the three main characters
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Eastleigh celebrates centenary of the railway works
THOUSANDS of rail fans are expected to invade Eastleigh today for what is being billed as one of the biggest rail events of the year. The three-day Eastleigh 100 marks the centenary of the giant railway works opening. The plant, which closed
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Bravery award for beach party mother
A WOMAN who battled high waves to drag a body from the Solent has received an award for her bravery. Emma Phelps was at an eighth birthday party on the beach at Barton-on- Sea with her two daughters and friends when they spotted the body, later
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Velvet Assassin (PC)
Genre: Action Reviewed on: PC Publisher: SouthPeak Rating: 15+ (PEGI) I wanted to love this. It’s a sneak-fest involving lots of Nazi throat slitting loosely based on the real-life story of heroic British agent Violet Szabo
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Son backs move to evict mum, 98
THE son of a 98-year-old “neighbour from hell” has backed council bosses attempting to evict his mum from sheltered housing. Nigel Plaisted said his mother Mary, who is facing being kicked out of her Lordshill home for bringing misery to her
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Viggers 'ashamed and humiliated' over duck pond expenses
Tory MP Sir Peter Viggers said today he felt ''ashamed and humiliated'' over his expenses claim for an island to house the ducks in his pond. He described his decision to include the feature in his taxpayer-funded second home claims as a ''
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Man stabbed in the face
A MAN is fighting for his life after a knife was impaled in his face last night in Southampton. The 34-year-old is undergoing surgery after he was stabbed in the Maybush area of the city around midnight. Police said the man was in a
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How to make a duck island for just £20!
IT MAY have cost a Hampshire MP more than £1,600 but the Daily Echo’s DIY duck island cost just over £20. A more modest version of Gosport MP Sir Peter Viggers water feature can be completed on a shoestring. The smaller scale duck island
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Five weeks for Tory expense claim study
THE TORY party’s verdict on the expense claims of its Hampshire MPs may not be disclosed for five weeks, a party spokesman has admitted. The claims of every Conservative MP are being studied by an internal party scrutiny panel to judge whether
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Operation: Civvi Street
WHEN Darren Binns heard the distant wailing sound his body jolted into readiness. Was it a siren warning of another missile bombardment on the military base in Iraq? No, he let himself relax – it was just a car alarm. The former RAF movements
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Sean Hodgson rushed to hospital after taking heroin
A MAN falsely imprisoned for the murder of a young Southampton woman has been admitted to a London hospital after injecting himself with heroin. Former drug addict Sean Hodgson was rushed to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital after going to
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Gangmaster stripped of licence
A SOUTHAMPTON gangmaster has been stripped of his licence for exploiting workers he provided to a Tesco food supplier. Jagjit Singh, who ran Saphire Trading in Portswood Road, was said to have created an "atmosphere of fear and intimidation
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National Park bosses accused of wasting taxpayers' money
NATIONAL Park chiefs have been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money after convening a meeting of the planning committee to discuss just two applications. Ten members of the National Park Authority (NPA) travelled from across the New Forest area
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Arctic adventurers’ trek delayed after skis fail to arrive
A HAMPSHIRE adventurer has finally embarked on his latest Arctic challenge – 48 hours late. Former Army officer Adrian Hayes was forced to postpone the start of his 2,000-mile trek across Greenland after vital equipment failed to arrive on
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Adams aims to keep Trophy place
AFTER replacing John Crawley in Hampshire’s Friends Provident Trophy side, Jimmy Adams is determined to stay there. Crawley began the competition with a century against Worcestershire but was surprisingly left out of Hampshire’s team for the crucial
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‘Super lot’ auction in memory of mum
IT’S YOUR CHANCE to bag a signed Status Quo football shirt, tickets to a gig and children’s passes to the zoo. This super-lot is being sold on auction site eBay with the proceeds going to Wendy’s Appeal, set up to raise cash for all manner
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Hamza does a great job in Dimi's role
HAMPSHIRE starlet Hamza Riazuddin is relishing his role as Dimi Mascarenhas II. The 19-year-old did a fine impersonation of the Hampshire captain in the ten-wicket win against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Riazuddin set the tone for the victory
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Step forward for Saints bidder
ONE of the parties interested in buying Saints is set to move to a final stage of due diligence. The group being led by businessmen Marc Jackson and Stuart Green are understood to have been given the green light to get further access to the
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Man spared jail after breaking sentence
A WINCHESTER man found with cannabis has avoided jail for breaking a suspended sentence. Michael Castle, 21, was arrested by police when they found a tin containing cannabis resin. Winchester Crown Court heard that Castle, unemployed, of Stanmore
