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Trott and Bell sink hapless Hants
They may not have made England’s ICC World Twenty20 squad, but Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell were far too good for the Hampshire Royals at the Rose Bowl tonight. Hampshire captain Nic Pothas won the toss for the eighth time in as many matches
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Hants to face Championship leaders without Carberry
Hampshire will be without Michael Carberry for next week's LV= County Championship match against leaders Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Carberry has scored 425 Championship runs at 42.5 this season but will be playing for the Lions against
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Global warming blamed for Isle of Wight caterpillar infestations
By Ben Mitchell, Press Association Global warming was being blamed today for an increase in caterpillar infestations which can leave people with severe allergic reactions. In the latest incident, residents of West Street, Newport, Isle of Wight
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Hospital caterers left my mum-in-law hungry
AN ELDERLY Hampshire patient went hungry when caterers failed to feed her properly, it has been claimed. Florence Smith, 96, who lives in an annexe at her daughter Denna Parkyn’s home, went into hospital four weeks ago with leg ulcers.
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Galaxy Glory
Ford has launched its dynamic new range of market-leading multi-purpose vehicles – the Galaxy and “seven-seater coupe” S-Max – with a pricing deal making them more attractive to business and private motorists alike. It hardly seems possible
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MotorMart's Beaulieu AutoJumble
BEAULIEU'S popular MotorMart AutoJumble returns this weekend in the grounds of the world-famous National Motor Museum. Events Manager Judith Maddox said: “Stand bookings are well advanced for this year’s show with lots of new stand-holders in addition
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Time to upgrade
SUBARU’S highly acclaimed Impreza WRX and STI Type UK are now being offered with complimentary optional upgrades worth more than £3,200 at participating dealers. The free items include the Prodrive Performance Pack, which further improves acceleration
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The Mikado, ROADS, Romsey
THESE three little Japanese maids are making their way to the Plaza Theatre in Romsey, to appear in the forthcoming 75th Anniversary Production for RAODS. Jemma-Louise Hunt (Pitti-Siing), Annie Masters (Yum-Yum), and Abigail Millar (Peep-Bo) are all
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Maskerade, Waterside Theatre in Holbury
IN WATERSIDE Theatre Company’s latest sortie into Discworld all is not well in the Ankh-Morpork Opera House. A ghost stalks the dark corridors, leaving strange letters for the management….and killing people. Agnes (otherwise known as Perdita X) Nitt is
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A foot in the door, Bishopstoke Players
WOULD you buy a keyboard, wardrobe or security system from any of these characters? Come and see how Mrs Archer copes in Richard Harris’s hilarious comedy A Foot in the Door, being performed by Bishopstoke Players from Thursday to Saturday at Bishopstoke
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Closer, The Maskers Studio, Shirley
MASKERS’ latest offering Closer by Patrick Marber is a multi-award winning play of sexual passion and betrayal charting its characters’ actions over a period of about four years. Alice, a young stripper, falls in love with suburban journalist Dan. Then
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Oklahoma coming to The Mayflower
FROM the producers of South Pacific, 42nd Street, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, comes a brand new revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical Oklahoma! Set on America’s Western Frontier, against a background
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Owen Oakeshott on home ground
How have you found putting on one of the most important political dramas of all time at this moment of history? “It’s been fascinating rehearsing and putting the play on during the whole election campaign. It’s been really really interesting
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Cider with Rosie, Theatre Royal, Winchester
LAURIE Lee’s celebrated novel Cider With Rosie comes to Theatre Royal Winchester in a new stage adaptation that brings the author’s evocative prose brilliantly to life with drama, live music and original songs. The play portrays Lee’s famous recollections
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Court hears of phone call with Paula
ON the night she disappeared Saints steward Paula Poolton argued with her secret lover accused of her murder when he said he couldn't see her, a court heard. In his witness interview with police when Paula was still missing Roger Kearney
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Jekyll and Hyde, Showstoppers, The Nuffield Annex
Uncomfortable, discordant and brilliant describe Showstoppers’ production of Jekyll and Hyde. Henry Jekyll (Jake Snowdon) really got under the skin of the character (and the audience) in this emotional and changeable role. He battled to control the emerging
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Condoms for children of 13
CONDOMS will be handed out to children as young as 13 in a bid by health chiefs to cut soaring teenage pregnancy rates. Youngsters will be able to pick up batches of the contraceptive under the credit-card style scheme that is being fronted
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King of the jazz world
HE’S the UK’s biggest jazz artist with five albums under his belt. But if it wasn’t for an appearance on Parkinson, life could be very different for Jamie Cullum. When people talk about a life-changing moment, rarely will it have come on a TV show
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Local Bands with Xan Phillips from showcaseuk.tv
THE festival season is approaching and the best of Southampton’s musicians will be travelling near and far exporting their great sounds. It’s one aspect of live music we forget: when touring these acts become our cultural ambassadors. Last week we were
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Firesfighters second visit to Hardley factory
FIRE crews have been called to a Hampshire company for the second time in less than 24 hours. They were summoned to the Charleston Industrial Estate in Hardley today after 1,500 litres of an inflammable liquid started leaking from a storage tank. Crews
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Art on the wall
A RENOWNED artist has painted an exclusive piece on the wall of a Hampshire exhibition space. John Burgerman, whose energetic and colourful drawings have been used by Sony and Apple, created the artwork at Winchester Discovery Centre to launch a two-month
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Our lives are made a misery by gangs
SHOWDOWN talks with a police chief were due to take place today after residents of a Southampton estate last night vented their anger over street gangs. An emergency meeting was called by the Merry Oak Residents’ Association to take a stand
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Health chiefs' £28m spend condemned
HEALTH chiefs have been condemned by a top nursing body after it emerged they had spent £28m of taxpayers’ money on management consultants. The news, revealed by the Daily Echo, was described as “deeply concerning.” It also comes at
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Delays at The Joiners
DELAYS fans will get a sneak live preview of the fourth studio album Star Tiger Star Aerial when the foursome perform a benefit gig in aid of the families of James Shears and Alan Bannon on Monday. The Southampton indie band will showcase some
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Foals - Total Life Forever
Foals emerged a couple of years ago with one of the most popular albums of summer 2008. Emerging off the back of the wave caused by nu-ravers The Klaxons they merged the genres of dance and indie further with a poppy twang which filled a host of dancefloors
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Dad-of-three sold steroids to friends
A FATHER-of-three who dealt steroids from his Hampshire home has avoided an immediate jail term. Police found about £300 of class C drugs and £1,170 in cash when they raided unemployed Darryl Sims’ home in Penarth Close, Southampton, in January this
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A serious case of film déjà vu
ANOTHER week, another movie remake. Have I finally discovered the time machine that allows me to transport myself back to the 90s and my teenage years? Will I be spending the weekend swooning over boys at the disco to the sounds of Bryan Adams Everything
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League clubs eye Totton's 'Wizard of Gos'
AFC Totton’s wing wizard Mike Gosney is attracting interest from two Football League clubs. The 22-year-old left-sided player capped a superb season by scoring a hat-trick and collecting the man-of- the-match award in last month’s Hampshire
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Four Lions - Southampton’s Harbour Lights Cinema
FOUR Lions follows the attempts of four wannabe suicide bombers from Sheffield who plan to kill thousands of people taking part in a fun run. The problem is, they’re hopeless terrorists!Leader Omar (Riz Ahmed) is annoyed by the incompetent nature of the
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From Emmerdale to Rocky Horror
“I’VE jumped on the Rocky Horror Show train and I’m hanging on for dear life. It’s a wild ride!” laughs the show’s new narrator Maxwell Caulfield. The celebrated actor, best known for his starring role in the film Grease 2 on the other side of the
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Amicus sends its services global
A TECHNOLOGY firm from Totton has sealed a deal to send its brand global – and claims it will generate £10m sales in the first year. Amicus ITS has set up a network of firms to re-sell its computer management services to companies across Europe, Australia
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Jury sees Paula’s bloodstained clothes
CRIME scene investigators carried out extensive searches when Saints steward Paula Poolton’s body was discovered, yet no forensic evidence was found to link her to the man accused of her murder, a court heard. Carrie-Ann Oliver told Winchester
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Four bailed in connection with Millbrook stabbing
THREE men and a woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Southampton have been bailed pending further enquiries. With the circumstances surrounding the stabbing of a man in his 20's unclear police have put out
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Shopkeeper accused of £20,000 post office theft
A SHOPKEEPER has been accused of stealing almost £20,000 from his post office - just weeks after winning a top award. Haivor Hughes, who runs the sub-post office at Pilley Stores in the New Forest, is alleged to have taken £19,647 between
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Brewer back at Horndean
BREWER Fuller, Smith & Turner has officially opened its £5m new Hampshire distribution centre. Located less than a mile away from the old Gales Brewer site, the Hampshire distribution centre is the hub for Fuller’s deliveries in the region. The decision
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Which hero will scoop luxury cruise?
HAMPSHIRE heroes with hearts of gold have been shortlisted by judges and now one will win a trip on a luxury yacht to be treated like a millionaire. The three Daily Echo finalists are couple Major Ruth Hill and her husband Major Alan, from
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Former Hants ace Bond retires
FORMER Hampshire fast bowler Shane Bond has announced his immeditate retirement from all forms of cricket. The 34-year-old New Zealander announced his decision to end his career on his return to Christchurch following his side's exit from the
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Friday May 14
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Donaugracht, cargo, 0130, 104; APL California, container, 0630, 205; Gran Canaria Car, roro, 0700, 105; Apollogracht, cargo, 0800, 102; OOCL London, container, 1130, 207; Lord Nelson, training, 1130, 104w; OOCL
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Send in your tokens before it’s too late!
THERE are just a few days left for tokens to be sent in to vote for the winners in the Daily Echo’s £6,000 School Build Challenge. Sixteen shortlisted finalists from across Southampton and Hampshire are battling it out to see their outdoor projects
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Firefighters aim for 80 per cent target
HAMPSHIRE firefighters expect to respond to life-threatening and critical incidents within eight minutes 80 per cent of the time by 2013 with an eventual target of 100 per cent. The 80 per cent target is one of a raft of improvements set out by Hampshire
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The news all fans wanted to hear
IT is the news all Saints fans wanted to hear – Alan Pardew is staying on as the club’s manager. Chairman Nicola Cortese finally broke his silence yesterday to confirm he would not be sacking Pardew. There had been intense speculation
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Baywatch theme for latest Carnage evening
MORE than 1,000 student revellers last night joined a mass bar crawl around Southampton. The fancy dress Baywatch beach party, run by Carnage UK, was added to the student events calendar as a post dissertation bash and the last of the academic year.
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Fire safety concerns could delay building
FIRE safety officers could block a controversial plan to build nearly 50 homes in a Hampshire town, the Daily Echo can reveal. Civic leaders are seeking expert advice after building control staff warned that low archways on the estate could prevent
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Wasteland to growing ground
ALI and Kahdija Shadab have performed a minor miracle on their plot. They have toiled to transform the former wasteland that lies behind their home. The land was overgrown and had become a bit of a dumping ground but steadily they have cleared the
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Wightlink rules out ‘black boxes’ for ferries
Wightlink has rejected calls to install sophisticated data recorders aboard controversial new ferries on a cross-Solent route. The company was asked to fit the devices amid claims that the ferries’ powerful wash was a potential hazard to
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Bluebell a sight not to miss at Mottisfont
THE NATIONAL Trust has urged nature lovers to escape to the countryside to see native British bluebells which have bloomed in spectacular displays. They say people usually see the invasive Spanish bluebell but now scented British bluebells, which are
