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Firefighters Make It After 60-Mile Run
THE group of firefighters running 60-miles in one day reached St Mary's fire station in Southampton shortly before 11pm last night. Crossing East Sussex, West Sussex and in to Hampshire the team of 12 firefighters were raising money for the
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Hit and run driver injures 12-year-old boy
A BOY of 12 escaped with leg injuries after being involved in a hit and run with a car in Southampton today. The youngster, who was dressed in school uniform, was in collision with the blue vehicle, thought to be a Nissan, as he crossed Bitterne Road
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Lumb-less Hants toil in the heat
While Michael Lumb had afternoon tea with the Prime Minister, his Hampshire teammates toiled in the Rose Bowl heat – despite winning the toss yet again. Lumb was one of four players who would have been playing for their counties had David
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Underfloor heating 'cooking residents alive'
OVERHEATING residents in a Hampshire tower block were left to sweat out the heatwave – because the council left the heating on. Unable to turn off their underfloor heating, residents of Canberra Towers in Weston, Southampton, said the heat
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Step closer to the new cemetery
PLANS to create a new £500,000 cemetery in the grounds of a former hospital have moved a step closer. Civic chiefs want to provide more than 800 grave plots at the former Coldeast Hospital in Sarisbury Green by 2012. The scheme has now inched
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Mystery woman gives £25,000 to eye team
A KIND-hearted Daily Echo reader has donated £25,000 to Southampton’s pioneering eye research team after reading about their work. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, made the generous gift after seeing our front page story about Professor
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RBS to sell majority stake in The Priory
CELEBRITY rehab clinic group The Priory, which has three operations in Hampshire, could be sold off by its owners. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is sounding out potential buyers for the firm behind The Priory chain, it has been reported. Taxpayer-backed
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Saints ban for fan in attack on supporter
A FOOTBALL fan has been banned from attending Southampton’s home games for three years, following post match violence in the city centre. Gary Blanden, 27, was arrested after Saints’ clash against Millwall last August when a police officer saw
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Inspiring kids with 1,000mph speed bid
IT is designed to propel man along the ground faster than we have ever gone before. But just as importantly, a campaign to break the 1,000mph land speed barrier is aimed at providing the rocket fuel to fire kids’ imaginations and get them interested
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Body found in river
AN investigation is underway today after a body was found floating in a Hampshire river. Police are trying to establish the identity of the man and how he died after the grim discovery was made close to Northam Bridge in Southampton A Marine Unit vessel
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Murder accused denies cover up
THE secret lover of Saints steward Paula Poolton denies covering his tracks at work on the night she went missing, a court heard. Roger Kearney, described as a lover by his defence, said that there was nothing about him not using his swipe card to get
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Alan Price at the Concorde club, Eastleigh
IT was the inspirational keyboard playing of former Animals star Alan Price that turned The House Of The Rising Sun into a worldwide smash hit. And the Concorde audience were treated to a double helping of that iconic tune from the 60s which
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Pair jailed for smuggling £8m of cocaine
TWO men were jailed for 12 years each today after being caught with almost £8m worth of cocaine when a liner docked in Southampton. Tanusa Queuedo-Ojeda and Oliver Hernandez were detained when they disembarked from the Fred Olsen ship Black Watch on
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Accused gives evidence in murder trial
The man accused of murdering his secret lover Saints steward Paula Poolton has started giving his evidence this morning. Roger Kearney, 57, took to the witness box at Winchester Crown Court. He told the jury Paula had put no pressure
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RBS to sell majority stake in The Priory
CELEBRITY rehab clinic group The Priory, which has three operations in Hampshire, could be sold off by its owners. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is sounding out potential buyers for the firm behind The Priory chain, it has been reported. Taxpayer-backed
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The bishop, the hen night and a naked woman
HEARD the one about the bishop and the naked party girl? The Bishop of Winchester has been praised for his chivalry after coming to the rescue of a drunk naked woman who was locked out of her hotel room during a hen do. The Rt Rev
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Olympic ambitions
LAW firm Trethowans is backing Southampton Olympic diving hopeful Max Brick. The Southampton and Salisbury based firm is sponsoring the 16-year-old, who ranked third in the British Men’s Senior ten-metre individual event in 2009 and is now gunning
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Monday May 24
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Auto Bank, roro, 0645, 31; Undine, roro, 0730, 34/35; Gran Canaria Car, roro, 0900, 105; Majestic Maersk, container, 1030, 207; OOCL Shenzhen, container, 1130, 205; Cimbria, container, 2100, 206W. Today’s
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Government unveils £6bn cuts
George Osborne unveiled plans for an immediate £6.25 billion cut in ''wasteful'' public spending today - insisting the Government was ''getting on with the job'' of tackling the deficit. The Chancellor, standing alongside his Lib Dem deputy
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Children with hayfever wanted for study
RESEARCHERS in Southampton have renewed their appeal for children who suffer from hayfever to take part in a study that is due to start in a few weeks. They want youngsters with hayfever to take part in clinical trials of a drug that could
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Warrant for fire raiser
A WARRANT has been issued for a fire raiser who failed to turn up for sentence. Jacqueline Frier, 43, had been convicted at Southampton Crown Court last month of starting a blaze that caused about £50,000 damage to her council home in Rossington
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£110m school build project at mercy of new government
IT IS the £110m school building project designed to transform Southampton’s education standards. Given the go-ahead by the Labour Government in the week before the General Election, it could now fall victim to the new coalition’s plans to slash
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Fire near railway station
FIRE crews spent three hours tackling a blaze in undergrowth next to a Hampshire railway line. Trains had to be slowed down as they passed through Hedge End railway station yesterday evening as firefighters had to climb over the safety fence to cross
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Power cut after fire
HOMES were left without power last night after an electricity substation on a telegraph pole caught fire. Southern Electric had to isolate the supply to the box on Hookpit Farm Lane in Kings Worthy, near Winchester, after it caught alight
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Cow gets head stuck in gate
FIREFIGHTERS have released a cow after it got its head stuck in a gate. Fourteen firefighters, including a specialist animal welfare officer and a senior officer, spent more than 30 minutes freeing the stricken animal. The cow had got
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Motorcyclist killed on Hampshire road
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a collision on a Hampshire road. Stephen Scott was killed when his black Suzuki bike was involved in a crash on the A338 near the county border with Wiltshire. The 60-year-old, from Tidworth in Wiltshire
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Crashes causing delays
TWO crashes are causing delays on major Hampshire roads this morning. Two motorists have been taken to hospital following a smash on the northbound A34 near WInchester. Police were called to the scene, near the Kings Worthy junction,
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Hospital launches drive to aid Ghana
A FUNDRAISING drive was today being launched at Southampton General Hospital to help improve healthcare for people in Ghana. Together Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Ghanaian Health Service will work with the children’s organisation
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University backs call for increase in fees
The call for an increase in student fees has been backed by the University of Southampton. The Russell Group of leading universities – of which Southampton is a member – has called for an increase in the maximum annual tuition fee payable by
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Martin tipped for success with Saints
SAINTS youngster Aaron Martin has been tipped for an impressive professional career – by the men who helped guide him at non-leaguers Eastleigh. The 20-year-old centre half turned iside in their 2-1 defeat at Gillingham at the end of last month
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Council brings in new parking permit
WINCHESTER city council has introduced a new off-street permit that gives residents more choice in where to park. The new permit allows residents living within parking zones to park in certain pay and display car parks during off-peak times
