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Violent carjackers jailed
TWO robbers who carried out a violent carjacking in Hampshire have been jailed. They were part of a three-man gang who used a knife to steal a £30,000 Mercedes from a man in Stanmore. Jermaine Ford, 22, was jailed for five years and Richard Bonsu
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Fluoride protestors aim to have law overturned
IS this what you thought you were voting for? That is the question Hampshire campaigners are asking of every MP who passed the law giving local people the power to decide on controversial schemes to fluoridate water supplies. Hampshire Against
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Leaving bins out could cost £100
SOUTHAMPTON householders who leave their wheelie bin on the pavement on the wrong day face being slapped with a £100 fine, the Daily Echo can reveal. City Council bosses have quietly brought in on-the-spot fines larger than for other offences
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Freight lifeline for tiny island
TINY Channel Island Alderney is to have a twice weekly “lifeline” freight link with Southampton. Lying 60 miles off the Isle of Wight and just eight from the coast of France, it has been added to the services of Channel Island freight specialist
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Protestors' anger after homes debate is cancelled at last minute
RESIDENTS who picketed a planning meeting were furious when councillors failed to even discuss the controversial housing scheme they were protesting against. Around 60 people travelled from Nursling to Test Valley council’s Romsey offices to
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Council goes ahead with budget cuts to save £8m
SOUTHAMPTON City Council has pressed ahead with plans to axe 120 jobs as part of an £8m cost cutting move. Councillors have agreed the lowest tax rise in the history of the authority as a result of record efficiency savings by the authority
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MP criticises county council for ‘traffic chaos and delays’
A HAMPSHIRE MP has lashed out at highway chiefs for allowing a “sudden rash” of roadworks in Eastleigh. The town’s MP Chris Huhne has accused Hampshire County Council of causing “chaos” by failing to stagger the timing of road repairs and gasworks
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D-day for council's 120 job cuts and £8m of savings
SOUTHAMPTON councillors were today preparing to axe 120 jobs and make £8m of cutbacks to plug a budget black hole. They claim to have found record efficiency savings to protect frontline services while delivering the authority’s lowest ever
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Honeymoon tragedy to be examined
THE final moments of a Hampshire teacher who died saving his bride on a honeymoon cruise are to be heard by a court. Luke Day, pictured, and his wife Sophie were about to embark on a two-day voyage along the River Nile in Egypt when their boat
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Lumb stars in England Lions win
HAMPSHIRE'S Michael Lumb shrugged off injury to lead England Lions to a Twenty20 warmup win over the senior side in Abu Dhabi today. Lumb returned to the field, after being struck on the helmet by Stuart Broad, to smash the winning runs in a thrilling
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Arrests after pub brawl
A PUB brawl left one man needing stitches in his head and two others arrested. The punch-up happened outside the Shamblehurst Barn shortly after the Saints' FA Cup clash with Pompey. A witness, who wished to remain anonymous, told the
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City's green geothermal network gets bigger
SOUTHAMPTON’S geothermal heating network will be extended to a major new city residential development today. Residents of the Gantry development, a block of 115 flats being built next to The Mayflower theatre, will have their energy bills cut
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Murder accused tells jury he was attacked
THE man accused of murdering a teenager whose body was found in a children’s play area, had drug and alcohol problems, it was revealed. Scott Townson, 21, also did not like Luke Woolf, a former fellow resident at the house that catered for
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Pub’s hunt for chicken tester
MUST have taste buds and like chicken. Few jobs have such easy to meet criteria but that’s all you need for the finger-licking post of chicken tester at a Hampshire restaurant. The winner will get to tuck in to all the eatery’s chicken
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Quantitative easing has the Red Bull effect
Do you think it is a good idea to keep any investments in corporate bonds/gilts as I am hearing from some sources that they are a massive bubble. Bubble? That's a synonym for fizz, and it's ironic that the biggest contributor to it being a bubble is
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Footballer collapses on pitch
A YOUNG Hampshire footballer is today recovering at home after he dramatically stopped breathing during a match. Robbie Tambling collapsed while playing for Gosport Borough at AFC Totton's Testwood Park last night. The 17-year-old -
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Arrest warrant out for Pompey chairman
PORTSMOUTH FC chairman Sulaiman Al Fahim is a wanted man in his native Dubai, it has been revealed. An arrest warrant has been issued for the businessman, for allegedly failing to pay a debt of £1.4m. The amount relates to a dispute
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Thief tried to ram raid historic shop
A THIEF used a make-shift battering ram in a bid to break into an historic Southampton shop. Using a plank of wood wedged in a shopping trolley the would-be raider tried to break his way into the Cobwebs shop at Old Northam Road. However, the
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Attacker jailed after being caught on camera
HE was caught by a photograph on a mobile phone left behind at the scene of his vicious street attack. At Winchester Crown Court yesterday Matthew Lloyd was jailed for two-and-a-half years after beating a nurse unconscious. Lloyd knocked
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Fire crews tackle house blaze
FIRE crews last night tackled a blaze in a Southampton home. Six fire engines were called to Shaftesbury Avenue, Highfield, before 8pm on Tuesday as flames took hold of the end-of-terrace house. More than 40 firefighters
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Letters from Prestatyn (day 5)
IT’S the joy of six for the Chandler’s Ford Mob in Prestatyn. After three and a half days of hard grind in the round-robin group stages, the Hampshire lads stepped up to the plate yesterday afternoon and produced individual performances of
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Saints won't get any more seats for Wembley
SAINTS are set to turn Wembley into a home ground for the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final. But there could still be 25,000 empty seats for the game against League One rivals Carlisle due to segregation reasons. Just over 44,000 supporters will
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Jurors do not understand directions of a judge
Less than a third of trial jurors fully understand a judge's legal directions, a ground-breaking study carried out in Hampshire suggested today. Jury members also looked on the internet for information about their case, despite being told not
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DVDs stolen
A TOTAL of 30 DVDs and 20 CDs were stolen from a room in a housing block in Bellevue Road, Southampton. The theft happened sometime on Friday or Sat and anyone with information should could PC Simon Driver at Southampton’s burglary investigation
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Drug factory uncovered
A CANNABIS factory with 172 plants has been uncovered by police. A Hampshire garage had been converted into a drug production line complete with sophisticated lighting, heating, ventilation and two specialised growing rooms. The plants seized
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Mugged for a mobile
A MAN was punched and kicked to the head after falling asleep in foliage as he made his way home during the early hours of the morning. The victim, aged 22, suffered facial cuts and bruises and had his mobile phone worth £200, a bank card and £50
