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Tories storm to victory in county council elections
THE CONSERVATIVES have stormed to victory in the Hampshire County Council election. Of the 78 seats on the council, 51 are now held by the Tories, 25 by Liberal Democrats, one by Labour and one Independent Labour was virtually wiped out losing
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New Alfa in demand at top dealer
Meridien Milano the Alfa Romeo dealership in Drayton, Portsmouth, is experiencing a boom in sales and it is largely due to the MiTo, after all it is the Sportiest Compact Car in the world. The Alfa Romeo MiTo, pictured top right, takes it name from the
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Motorhome show time
MARQUIS Motorhomes, the UK’s largest motorhome dealer network, has announced that it will again be holding its popular summer spectacular at Paultons Park, near Romsey, next Friday to Sunday, June 12-14. The annual motorhome extravaganza is now in its
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Denis Norden at The Point
DENIS Norden, one of television’s most enduring personalities, will host an ‘audience with’ evening at The Point, Eastleigh on Tuesday. Even without his clipboard, Denis Norden is instantly recognisable from the hit out-take television shows
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Blackbud at The Joiners
BLACKBUD play a south coast double bill in the week they release their much anticipated new self-titled album. The critically lauded West Country three piece take to the stage at The Joiners on Tuesday and appear at Winchester’s Railway Inn on Thursday
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Will we be compensated for damage?
FURIOUS motorists whose cars were splattered in wet cement by road workers have today demanded to know whether they will get compensation. Scores of angry car owners, whose vehicles have collectively suffered thousands of pounds damage, have
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Damerham tomb site sheds light on history
IT was a time when our ancestors roamed free across Hampshire carrying little more than a stone tool and bow and arrow. The “once-in-a-generation” discovery of two 6,000-year-old tombs, under farmland near Damerham in the New Forest, is already shedding
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Advice from Dougray
HOLLYWOOD hunk Dougray Scott is urging Hampshire residents to look beyond the label of those who flee to the county to escape war and persecution. As part of the British Red Cross’ new campaign, Look Beyond the Label, the Mission Impossible II star
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Gang attack students who crossed their ‘turf’ in park
SEVEN university students were attacked in a Southampton park by a gang who shouted at them: “This is our turf”. The victims, six male and one female, were sat in the playground area of Southampton Common when they were attacked by a gang of up to
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Guitar Hero: Metallica (360)
Genre: Rhythm Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: Activision Rating: 12 (BBFC) It’s time to dust off the drums, get out the guitar and muster up the might for the microphone. Guitar Hero: Metallica is here bringing with it the
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Pokemon Platinum (DS)
Genre: Role-Playing Game Platform: Nintendo DS Publisher: Nintendo Rating: 3+ (PEGI) Over the past 13 years, Pokemon fans have been treated to 15 main games and a selection of spin-off titles. Never in it’s history though
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OSTAR sailors pass halfway mark
HAMPSHIRE’S young solo sailors have passed the halfway mark in a gruelling 3,000-mile race across the Atlantic. Oscar Mead and Katie Miller have around 1,300 miles to go before reaching the finish line in the Original Singlehanded Transatlantic Race.
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Sir Alan Sugar's enterprise role in the Government
BUSINESS guru Sir Alan Sugar will receive a peerage as part of a new enterprise role in the Government, it emerged today. The businessman famous for his catchphrase ''you're fired'' on television show The Apprentice, is expected to be given
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Sir Alan for Prime Minister
I WILL be among the millions tuning in to see this year’s Apprentice crowned this weekend. It’s good to see two strong women in the final in the form of my pick Kate Walsh, a very smiley licensing development manager based in Alresford, and
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Denham gets Communities Secretary role in Cabinet reshuffle
SOUTHAMPTON Itchen MP John Denham was today revealed as the new Communities and Local Government Secretary in Gordon Brown's make-or-break reshuffle. Mr Denham will move from his post as Innovation and Universities Secretary, to replace Hazel
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Your chance to win weekend camping tickets for you and two mates courtesy of Carling
The Isle of Wight Festival is back with one of the strongest line-ups of the summer; with headline performances from The Prodigy, Stereophonics and Neil Young promising to make it a weekend to remember. As official beer
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Parking Mad!
COUNCIL chiefs have forced two cheap car parks to close. Private firm Total Parking Solutions had been charging motorists £3.50 a day on land earmarked for development. The company has been given until Monday to shut them after planning permission was
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Sir Alan Sugar to join the Government
Sir Alan Sugar will receive a peerage as part of a new enterprise role in the Government, a source said today. The businessman, who has been in talks with the Prime Minister, is expected to be given a seat in the House of Lords as part of Gordon
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17 years for part in £100,000 robbery
A GANG of robbers armed with sledgehammers stole more than £100,000 from a security van in Hampshire, a court heard. Escaped prisoner Jason Colliver and three other men targeted a Group 4 vehicle that was delivering cash to the Halifax bank in Station
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Prime Minister launches Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Gordon Brown today launched a major Cabinet reshuffle after two of his top ministers quit in just 12 hours. The shake up comes as Defence Secretary John Hutton announced this morning he is standing down as an MP. The move
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Coaching changes at three top local clubs
It may be out of season for rugby union but plenty of clubs are busy preparing for next term. Three of last season’s London South-West sides – Tottonians, Trojans and Winchester – have reshuffled or replaced coaching staff. Totts, the highest finishers
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Fame And Glory to take Derby...
Fame And Glory can emerge best of the Ballydoyle sextet at Epsom and give the brilliant Aidan O’Brien a third victory in the Investec Derby. The unbeaten Montjeu colt ticks all the boxes and has followed an identical path this season to Coolmore’s recent
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Coach firm seals a lucrative deal
A LEADING Hampshire coach firm has won a multi-million pound contract creating 40 new jobs. Fareham-based Lucketts Travel announced the deal with National Express as it scooped a national accolade for its coach holidays at this year’s Coach Tourism
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Mystery of urn found with ashes is solved
THE mystery surrounding an urn found at a Hampshire beauty spot has finally been solved. The urn, which had contained the ashes of Roderick Jones, was discovered at Blashford Lakes, near Ringwood, four months ago, and police launched an international
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Walking over hot coals!
A GROUP of fundraisers hot-footed it through one of the world’s shortest charity walks last night – 20ft over a bed of burning wood embers. Cheered on by dozens of onlookers, around 20 brave people took the daring walk over the hot coals in
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What a racket!
HOW much longer does this din coming from the old VT site have to go on for? I asume they're banging pylons into the ground or something similar. This has been carrying on for months and months, the whole surface area must now be made up of these rods
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Seen as just human?
(A RESPONSE to Mr D R Smith – 29th May 2009) Despite disagreeing with humanism, I find myself agreeing with Mr Smith (May 29) that England should not be considered Christian. I would hate that later generations could think that at around the time of
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I may start to neigh!
WHILST the Lib Dems in Eastleigh are to be commended for encouraging us to recycle and take care for the environment, it is a great shame they don't practice what they preach. In the past fortnight, I have had three if not four of their "Standpoint
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MPs should pay property profits back
I HAVE heard only one of the three main party leaders, Mr Clegg, state that he considered that all profits made by MPs , on property purchased with tax payers money, should be returned to the tax payers. This seems fair as it was indeed our money invested
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Hope of revival for Radio Hampshire
FORMER staff of Southampton-based Radio Hampshire are hopeful of a deal to revive the off-air station. The station, which broadcast from St Mary's Stadium, was abruptly shut down after the owners moved to put it into liquidation. It is understood
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Blades keen on Saint Drew
SHEFFIELD United are in the race to sign Saints midfielder Andrew Surman, the Daily Echo understands. As exclusively revealed earlier this week, Saints have received an offer for the midfielder from an unnamed club. The amount is not known, although
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Joyce at 83 still keeps fit
A SPRIGHTLY 83-year-old has wowed fitness instructors by notching up her 100th workout in less than a year. Joyce Scorgie was given a special T-shirt after taking part in a century of fitness sessions at Curves Romsey since August 2008. Joyce said:
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Proud day as Dowd’s Farm project begins
A £100m mini-town of 765 new homes will help ease Hampshire’s crippling housing crisis, according to a council boss. The Dowd’s Farm development, Hedge End, which will include 230 properties set aside for affordable housing, a primary school, a lake
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New Forest bikers are buzzing off to Casablanca
ADVENTUROUS bikers are aiming to raise thousands for a New Forest charity – by riding all the way to Casablanca and back. Four fundraisers, from mobile phone makers Sony Ericsson, are setting off in July and aim to ride all the way to the
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Fareham voters give Labour a hammering
THE dismal economy and row over MP expenses were blamed for the hammering the Labour party took from Fareham voters in the small hours of this morning. Fareham Results in Full The councillors who represent Gordon Brown’s government
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Prime Minister gets resounding message from Hampshire
VOTERS across Hampshire today sent the Prime Minister a resounding message in the local elections. Gordon Brown is now facing a fight for his political life after suffering a severe blow as the election results showed a bad day for his Government
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Apple tree planted in memory of Gwen
SHE devoted ten years of hard work and dedication to the parents, teachers and children of Mansel Infant School. Now Gwen Moore has been honoured with a permanent memorial in the grounds of the new primary school that has replaced it. Friends and
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Swan upmanship!
A HAMPSHIRE man is taking on the Solent this weekend – in a pedal-powered swan. Ringwood businessman Mike Boss, left, and his friend Mark Nalder will set out from Stokes Bay in Gosport on Saturday in the swan-shaped pedalo to raise money for charity
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B&Q staff put DIY skills to test at Burlesdon's victorian brickworks
WORKERS from B&Q’s head office in Chandler’s Ford put their DIY skills to the test when they were asked to make bricks the Victorian way. Fifty members of the company’s showroom took part in a team volunteer day at the Bursledon Brickworks Conservation
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Tories retain control of county in the New Forest
JUBILANT Tories maintained their grip on the New Forest today as the area stayed resolutely true blue. New Forest Results in Full In the Hamsphire County Council elections the Conservatives retained seven seats and gained one from the
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County Council results from Eastleigh
EASTLEIGH DIVISION RESULTS: BISHOPSTOKE AND FAIR OAK *Angela Roling (Lib Dem) 2300 Chris Rhodes (Con) 1338 Hugh McGuinness (UKIP) 892 Wendy Borrill (Lab) 353 Turnout 37.28 per cent BOTLEY AND HEDGE
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New hope for cancer victims in Caribbean
A GROUP of liver specialists in Southampton have developed a pioneering cancer surgery programme in the Caribbean. Consultant surgeons Neil Pearce and Mo Abu Hilal set up the project involving highly advanced keyhole surgery for liver cancer patients
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Labour support collapses in Eastleigh
VOTERS across Eastleigh sent Gordon Brown a “get out of Number 10” message today as Labour support collapsed in spectacular fashion. Eastleigh Results in Full They came bottom in all seven divisions, losing thousands of votes which
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Fire crews work amid explosion fears
FIREFIGHTERS will spend the day cooling gas cylinders on a Hampshire industrial estate to prevent a potentially devastating explosion. Twenty businesses remained closed today after last night's fire at Leading Leadwork Ltd's workshop in Botley
