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£35,000 car parts stolen
SCRAP metal thieves have stolen car parts worth more than £35,0000 from vehicles across Southampton. Their main target appears to be catalytic converters. Thirty four have been sawn or cut off exhaust pipes on cars and vans in two months. It
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Hants win thriller against Championship leaders
Hampshire batsman Neil McKenzie hit a match-winning maiden LV= County Championship hundred – then celebrated by singing the team’s victory song for the first time. "I had the lyrics photocopied for me but will know them for next time," smiled
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Paedophile disappears after returning to UK
A convicted paedophile from Southampton who was jailed for manslaughter in France was able to disappear on his return to Britain, it emerged today. Police lost track of Paul Francis Turner after he was believed to have arrived back at London's
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Football thugs banned from matches
THREE Saints fans have been banned from all football matches for three years after being involved in a mass brawl with Dutch supporters at an England game. Darren Wharton, Richard Bridle, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons
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Horror day for Bland at Wentworth
RICHARD Bland has missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship, after slumping to a round of nine-over-par today. The Southampton-based professional was tied seventh at the start of play this morning on three-under. But he endured a dismal day on
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Armed robbers jailed
TWO armed robbers have today been jailed for nine years each after hitting a jewellery shop. Oliver Mazirel, 22 and Gary Ridgwell-Smith, 23, were sent down for the Isle of Wight robbery in July last year but also sentenced for turning over
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Green Lanes
LAND Rover has announced that its push for a greener future will feature a two-wheel-drive (2WD) option in addition to the traditional all-wheel-drive derivative for the new compact Range Rover. On sale next year, the 2WD vehicle will emit less than
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RCZ scoops new title
THE Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe – pictured – has been voted Design of the Year in the 2010 Fleet World honours held this week at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, to celebrate the top performers of the fleet industry. The award adds to
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Good forecast for Beaulieu’s May Motormart AutoJumble
EXHIBITORS and visitors to Beaulieu’s May Motormart AutoJumble have become accustomed to rather stormy weather in recent years so to have a favourable forecast and be greeted with fine balmy weather for the start of the show was a most welcome
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Eastleigh Mela returns
The Eastleigh Mela returns on July 11 and promises to be even brighter, bigger and bolder. Part of the Eastleigh Music Festival, and run by The Point and Eastleigh Borough Council in conjunction with Eastleigh Asian Welfare and Cultural Association,
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Eurobeat; Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton
WITH this year’s Eurovision Song Contest about to explode onto our screens this weekend, local theatre companies Music Theatre South and Theatre 2000 are about to bring the excitement and silliness of the contest to Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. Eurobeat
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Leslie Grantham on joining Dad's Army
AN interesting life is a pretty big understatement when it comes to Leslie Grantham. Enlisting in the British Army as a teenager, he was a convicted murderer by the time he reached his 21st birthday. Born just after the war, Grantham was sentenced to
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Kellerman coming to The Theatre Royal Winchester
THE critically acclaimed drama Kellerman is coming to Theatre Royal Winchester in a moving and accessible performance that combines digital media, creative set design and innovative physical theatre. This is a rare opportunity for audiences to
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Girls night out
GIRLS’ Night Out is a story of love, laughter and men in thongs, together with a great pop soundtrack. Jane is preparing for the biggest day of her life and that wouldn’t be complete without a traditional hen night with the girls. Meanwhile Tony and
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World cup flag crackdown 'a disgrace'
FOOTBALL fans across Southampton have joined forces to describe the council’s crackdown on St George’s flags as a disgrace. They have backed council tenant Karl Staples who is determined to keep the banners, bunting and balloons he has put
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Rose back in the swing at Wentworth
JUSTIN Rose felt much happier with his game after his second round at the BMW PGA Championship today. The Hampshire golfer shot two-under-par at Wentworth this morning to move back to one-over for the tournament. That could well be enough to make
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Victory on the waves
THREE Hampshire youngsters are celebrating victory at a national sailing competition. Pictured are thirteen-year-old Anna Prescott from Southampton and her crew Jessica Eales, 12, from Lymington, who won the Feva dinghy class at the RYA Eric Twiname
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Scott Wallis success in Optimists
ROMSEY youngster Scott Wallis scooped second place narrowly missing out on victory at a major sailing competition. The 14-year-old from Spinnaker Sailing Club was lying equal first with Arran Holman going into the final race of the Optimist class
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Third bid to snatch a child from city streets
POLICE are hunting two men in a black car who have tried to snatch at least three children off the streets in Southampton. The pair have been preying on youngsters on their way to and from school. Detectives are linking three attempted
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Local Bands with Xan Phillips from showcaseuk.tv
IF you like your music free and easy to find then Southampton city centre is the place to be next bank holiday weekend. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday you’ll find a live stage at the Bargate featuring local song writers like The Rebs, Dlugokecki, Dustproof
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Woman's car ploughs through wall
A DRIVER crashed her new car through a brick wall yesterday - narrowly missing a pedestrian. The 50-year-old lost control of the £11,000 Ford Fusion which smashed thorough a wall in Millbrook, Southampton narrowly missing a man on the other
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Back in time with the girls
IS the Sex and the City movie sequel a good idea? No, probably not. Am I getting ridiculously excited about it anyway? Hell, yeah. If our office girls night out for the first film is anything to go by, it will be like a glorious get together of your
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Harper Simon – Harper Simon
Despite doing the rounds in the States since last year this week sees the official release of Harper Simon’s self-titled debut LP in the UK. A lot of pressure is on the man. Being the son of Paul Simon cannot be easy and despite the obvious influences
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Four Lions at The Harbour Lights
WRITTEN by Peep Show pen team Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong and directed by cult satirist Chris Morris (Brass Eye, Nathan Barley), Four Lions is the latest British political comedy that is as tasteless as it is timely. Following four Islamic terrorists
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Comedy marches on to stage
DAD’S Army Marches On will be ready for inspection at Fareham’s Ferneham Hall from Thursday to Saturday. Best known for the role of Dirty Den Watts in EastEnders, Leslie Grantham will be swapping one shady character for another as Private Walker, the
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Cheap drink and hot sun
Never a good combination and if the forecasters are right then we'll have a lot of thirsty people this summer. I welcome the Government plans to control the sale of alcohol at what is sometimes absurdly cheap prices. I am sorry for responsible
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Murty hopeful of Saints return - despite being released
DETERMINED defender Graeme Murty could be back at Saints next season – despite being released last week. The experienced full-back was let go by manager Alan Pardew after a frustrating, injury-plagued year at St Mary’s. Murty featured
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Eight more charged after football violence
EIGHT more men have been charged after violent clashes following Saints' derby match with Pompey. Detectives have also issued pictures of three more men they are still hunting in connection with the ugly scenes following the FA Cup game in
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Romsey could get elected mayor
AS Romsey’s mayor takes up his chain of office councillors are giving the public a say on having an all powerful directly elected borough mayor. Under Government rules Test Valley Borough Council must decide by the end of the year whether
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Hampshire women duped by conman
A HAMPSHIRE opera singer was among a string of women across the world to fall victim to an internet conman who may have taken them for more than a million pounds. John Keady, 44, trawled dating sites claiming to be a businessman and international
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Beach cleaning date
A HAMPSHIRE beach is getting a spring clean from a team of volunteers. The group from The Fareham Society will meet on Meon Shore at 9.30am on Sunday. For more information contact the society on 01329 280526.
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Next Home to open new store
HIGH street giant Next is set to open its biggest new store of 2010 in Southampton. The Next Home store will open at West Quay Retail Park in early August, a spokesman for the retailer confirmed. A new Starbucks café will also operate
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Librarians’ ballot for strike action
VOLUNTEERS will be recruited next month to replace trained librarians in Southampton as unions ballot for strike action. The city council has revealed to staff the detail of its plans to replace six paid librarians with volunteers this year
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Horse power ruled the day
THEY came from far and wide to celebrate a colourful tradition dating back nearly 800 years. Thousands lined the streets as the equine community cantered in to Wickham for the biggest and oldest horse fair in the country. They watched
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Two men held after fight involving a gun
DETECTIVES were last night questioning two men after a fight which led to armed police swooping on a street in Southampton. Officers surrounded a house in the early hours of yesterday after reports of two men fighting – one of them was brandishing
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Adventurer of the Year photo competition is launched
EXPLORERS, thrill-seekers and outdoor go-getters will get their chance to show off their best action snaps in a summer- long photo competition to find the city’s adventurer of the year. From conquering a mountain or dangling from a bungee
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Solid sales by brickmaker Michelmersh
HAMPSHIRE based specialist brickmaker Michelmersh said sales across the group so far this year were “well in excess” of the same period last year. Fresh from its £10m acquisition of Sussex rival Freshfield earlier this month, chairman Eric Gadsden also
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Driving ban for cricketer Alan Mullally
A FORMER Hampshire and England cricketer has been banned from the roads for more than two years after he was caught drink-driving. Bowler Alan Mullally, 40, was nearly four times the legal drink-drive limit when he was stopped near his home
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Peak performers
A TEAM of intrepid car dealers is doing some extreme off-roading today by taking on the three highest mountain peaks in the UK to raise cash for charity. The groups from Scotthall Hampshire hopes they can conquer Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon
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Objections to plans for pub
CONTROVERSIAL plans to open a pub just yards from an ancient Hampshire church have sparked more than 170 protests, the Daily Echo can reveal. Council chiefs have been inundated with letters objecting to an application to convert a furnishings
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Who stole my birds?
A HAMPSHIRE youngster has been left devastated after her chickens were stolen. Martha-Rose Phillips, 8, broke down in tears as her mum and dad told her the news that the birds, a seventh birthday present, had been taken. Now Sue Newham
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Weather solo
Bournemouth has set up its own weather service – the first of its kind in the country – to counter “unpredictable and confusing forecasts”. It follows last year’s “disastrous” Whitsun Bank Holiday prediction from the Met Office for the seaside resort
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Friday May 21
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals Tamesis, vehicle, 0430, 34/35; Celebrity Eclipse, passenger, 0515, 101; OOCL Shanghai, container, 0800, 206; Jason, cargo, 0800, 7; Gran Canaria Car, roro, 1000, 105; Gotaland, container, 2300, 207e; Huelin Endeavour
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Inquest hears man, 27, had rare disease
A POPULAR Hampshire man who suffered from a rare undetected disease was found dead at home, an inquest has heard. Russell Coles died at his parent’s home in Ash Close, Romsey, less than a day after falling ill at a Winchester pub. The 27-year-old
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Head’s 505-mile trek for school
FOR most completing a gruelling 26-miles run is long enough. Hampshire headteacher Tom Donohoe is completing a mammoth 505-mile journey around the south in just 20 days. The crazy idea is to help raise money for the school where he works in order
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Web blunder investigated
AN investigation has been launched after a Hampshire council published residents’ signatures on its website. Civic bosses have now issued a public apology following the blunder which council tax payers claim put them at risk of fraud.
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Assault charge
A SOUTHAMPTON man who hit his former girlfriend has been further remanded in custody until May 18. Richard Peacock, 22, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to assaulting Jay Diaper.
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Lead stolen
THIEVES have stripped the lead roof off a derelict school building. The lead, worth £200, was stolen from the old Netley Court School in Netley Abbey. Police believe the 20-metre strip was taken in the early hours of Wednesday morning
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Subway closes
ROMSEY’S Subway sandwich takeaway bar has closed. A company spokesman said the Latimer Walk premises was not viable and Subway would now be investigating whether there are any alternatives sites in the Hundred or Market Place. Subway opened a
