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Saints release season ticket details
SAINTS have announced season tickets for the new campaign - with prices being increased from last year. Supporters have been waiting with baited breath for an announcement from the club for a number of weeks. That has finally arrived
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Campaigners win first fight in jousting battle
CAMPAIGNERS planning to protest against plans to stage medieval jousting tournaments in the New Forest have won a brief reprieve in their long-running fight. The row over the tournaments at Black Knoll Barn in Brockenhurst centres upon concerns
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A27 closed after serious crash
A BUSY Hampshire road has been closed in both directions following a serious accident. The A27 Southampton Road at Titchfield was shut after two vehicles collided outside Hambrook's nursery. A police spokesman said one person had been taken to hospital
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Remembering Franco in style
IT was one of Franco Fantini’s last requests to give the people of Southampton a flamboyant and fun-filled Italian evening in his memory to raise money for the two cancer charities close to his heart. Now tickets are on sale as La Margherita
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Happy anniversary Grace and Charles
TOGETHER they have celebrated 75 years of wedded bliss. And to mark the occasion Grace, 100, and Charles Nice, 98, of Hedge End enjoyed a party with family and friends at Alresford Golf Club. Their son Trevor, 70, put his parents’ happiness down
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Spend or bank old £20 notes
HAMPSHIRE residents are being reminded they only have one month to spend or bank any old £20 notes before they are finally withdrawn from circulation. The £20 note featuring a picture of composer Edward Elgar is being taken out of circulation
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Bus gathering marks end of Portswood depot
TYPICAL! You wait ages for a bus to turn up and then 20 arrive at once. But these were double deckers with a difference as the classic fleet recreated some of the city’s routes from the 1960s to mark the closure of Southampton’s 130-year-old bus
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Hampshire police budget to be slashed by £3m
Force told to make cuts that won’t damage frontline services POLICE in Hampshire have been ordered to make millions of pounds of cuts within months to help tackle the national debt. Policing Minister Nick Herbert said Hampshire Constabulary would
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Pianists the key to free music
SOUTHAMPTON city centre became a stage over the bank holiday weekend, as the Keys to the City event brought piano music back into the spotlight. The free event was organised by Music in the City, which uses performance space in Southampton to help
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First lady of jazz returns to The Concorde
Monday, May 31, 2010 For up-to-the-minute news and information dailyecho.co.uk 19 with Lorelei Reddin, Entertainments Editor The ultimate guide to what’s on in the South: dailyecho.co.uk/leisure lorelei.reddin@dailyecho.co.uk scenesouth SHE has been
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Rival cruise port competition is sunk
LIVERPOOL’S ambitions of winning a slice of Southampton’s lucrative cruise business have been torpedoed after a major cruise line quit the city saying it was too hazardous. Fred Olsen’s decision to pull up the gangplank on its cruises over safety
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Esther 's wartime memories
HAMPSHIRE celebrity Esther Rantzen recalled her wartime childhood during a visit to a VE Day-style street party. The nostalgic celebration was attended by 65 children, one for every year that has passed since the end of the Second World War. Esther
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Bra doctors advice for Romsey
THE ‘Bra Doctors’ hit Romsey’s streets to give advice to women wearing badly fitting underwear. Armed with stethoscopes and dressed in white coats bra experts Kate Naylor and Lucy Ellis took to the streets identifying women with badly fitted
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A lifetime in the skies
FOR MANY fighter pilots the end of the war signalled an end to their flying ambitions. But for one Hampshire grandad it only fuelled his determination to spread his wings and spend a lifetime in the skies. At 87, Doug Gregory is Britain’s oldest
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Plans for new home for New Forest NPA gather pace
PLANS to provide a permanent home for New Forest National Park Authority staff at Lymington town hall look likely to move a step closer in early June when district council Cabinet members discuss the issue. Also up for discussion will be what Ringwood
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Simon to cycle 50 miles ‘to give something back’
THEY have supported him throughout his childhood and now he wants to give something back. Simon Archer will complete a gruelling 50-mile cycle in one day to raise money for the Scout Group of which he is now an assistant leader. The
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Les dennis pays tribute to Hampshire teen
ENTERTAINER Les Dennis has paid tribute to an inspirational Hampshire teenager who died from a rare form of cancer. The 56-year-old game show host, opened a Romsey fun day organised by George’s Trust, a charity launched in memory of George O’
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Air your views
NORTHAM Safer Neighbourhood Team will be holding a public meeting to discuss antisocial behaviour, youth nuisance and environmental problems tomorrow. Residents and local businesses are invited to attend to discuss issues that matter to them
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Still no decision on plan for 23 new homes at Alresford
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 23 new homes in Alresford are still hanging in the balance. Despite recommendations from city council officers, councillors failed to reach a decision over the former railway cutting. Councillors will revisit
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Arctic triumph for husky girl
AN INTREPID adventurer has travelled 250km, navigated her way through barren highland and deep forest and endured temperatures below minus 20C – to raise money for a Hampshire charity. Louise Willis, 27 of Boyatt Wood, Eastleigh, drove a pack
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Accountants in exam success
FIVE members of the team at Chandler’s Ford accountants HWB have taken significant steps along their chosen career paths following a series of exam successes. James Flood has passed the final Association of Accounting Technicians exam and is
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Robbers posing as police target elderly
A GANG of robbers pretending to be police officers has been targeting elderly residents in Hampshire. The distraction burglars struck five times across the county in as many hours, conning residents into handing over money and belongings.
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Twins splash out for Enham’s charity cafe
A PAIR of disabled identical twins have taken to the water to raise hundreds of pounds for Hampshire disability charity Enham. Catherine and Sarah Griffiths swam a total of 60 lengths in a sponsored swim to raise £430 for the charity’s newly
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Improving access to heritage across Hampshire
A PAIR of disabled volunteers are playing a key role in planning a history event in a Hampshire town. Joanne Reed and Terry Rhodes are both giving advice and support as disability and inclusion experts ahead of the 2010 Gosport Heritage Open
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Brazil honours Paul for disability work
A FORMER Romsey man’s work with disabled people in Brazil has been recognised by the country’s government and the Lions International. Paul Davies, pictured right, who moved to South America 20 years ago, has helped gain acceptance for the
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Hampshire hoping Dimi can tackle Spitfires
DIMI Mascarenhas is still in contention to play in Thursday’s Friends Provident t20 opener against the Kent Spitfires. The Hampshire captain has not played this season because of an Achilles injury but has been included in the squad for tomorrow’s
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York City keep tabs on Tubbs
YORK City will be keeping an eye on Salisbury City’s free-scoring striker Matt Tubbs – if the Whites are unsuccessful with their appeal over demotion from the Blue Square Bet Premier. Salisbury-born ex-Saint Martin Foyle, the Minstermen’s manager
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Arron keeps it in the family in Daily Echo Hampshire Darts Open
ARRON Monk put on a dazzling display of darts to win the Daily Echo Hampshire Open and make sure his family name stayed on the silverware. The 19-year-old Andover ace beat talented Yorkshireman Martin Atkins after working his way through a
