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Adkins: we deserved Notts County win
NIGEL Adkins felt Saints deserved to beat Notts County with their second half performance. The Saints boss saw his side make it four wins from five and just one loss in eight with a 3-1 victory at Meadow Lane. They did it the hard way, falling behind
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Chaplow likely to extend Saints stay
Saints are expected to extend Richard Chaplow’s loan spell. The central midfielder’s one month switch from Preston comes to an end after Tuesday night’s game with Dagenham and Redbridge at St Mary’s. But after the victory at Notts County, in which Chaplow
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Resilient Saints close to within point of play-offs
• Launch the Photo Gallery Saints got out of jail to beat Notts County 3-1 and make it four wins from their last five league games. Nigel Adkins’ men were well below par at Meadow Lane and looked like slipping to defeat after Mike Edwards
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Firefighters fight thatch blaze
FIREFIGHTERS today battled a blaze at a thatched home in a Hampshire village. Crews fought flames at the two-storey house on the main road through Cheriton, near Winchester from 12.20pm until 1.41pm. The 23 firefighters and two officers were from
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City students sail to world title
A GROUP of Southampton students have sailed to international glory after winning the Student Yachting World Cup. The eight-strong team from Southampton Solent University beat Switzerland and 12 other nations in the week-long championships in
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Saints Match Gallery
A selection of pictures from today’s Saints match against Notts County. • Launch the Photo Gallery
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Census dodgers cost Southampton more than £35m
CENSUS dodgers have cost Southampton more than £35m in the past nine years, the Daily Echo can reveal. The lost millions could have paid for a “pristine new road network for the city”, rebuilt two secondary schools or eight primary schools,
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St Mary Bourne barn gutted by fire
A FIRE gutted a large barn in Hampshire today. Firefighters from seven stations fought the blaze for more than seven hours. Crews were called at 4.02am to the outbuilding engulfed in flames in St Mary Bourne, Hampshire and the stop call
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Notts County 1 Saints 3 - as it happened
Saints Davis; Richardson, Fonte, Seaborne, Harding; Puncheon, Hammond, Schneiderlin, Lallana; Lambert, Barnard. Subs: Bialkowski, Dickson, Jaidi, Chaplow, Bignall, Chamberlian, do Prado. Notts County Burch; Thompson
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80 jobs under threat as bailiffs raid Boyes Conning freight site
BAILIFFS have raided the site of a collapsed Hampshire freight business Boyes Conning leaving the future of more than 80 staff still working there on a knife-edge. In a bid to recover estimated debts of £250,000 owed to the landlord of the
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MS sufferer avoids prison
A JUDGE extended the hand of mercy to a burglar sitting in the back of a court in a wheelchair. Judge John Dixon heard Mustafa Ahmed, who stole more than £2,000 of goods from student accommodation, was now suffering from multiple sclerosis. He
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Gym raises cash for cancer care
HUNDREDS of pounds have been collected for breast cancer by a Hampshire gym during a month of pink fundraising. Curves Gym, Eastleigh, held a month-long programme of fun events to get customers and staff to boost the coffers of Breast Cancer Care.
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Spin in memory of Arthur
UP to 200 people are gearing up for a mass spin challenge in the New Forest in aid of the Daily Echo-backed Help for Heroes appeal. The Big Spin Challenge is being held next month at Totton Health and Leisure Centre in memory of former shift manager
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What a porker
HAMPSHIRE pensioner Margaret Smith was told the micro pig she bought would grow to just 12 inches – but now it is an 8 stone monster hog. Margaret was stunned when her beloved designer piglet, Pigwig, suddenly ballooned in size to two feet
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Bill Martin, daredevil Southampton pensioner
A DAREDEVIL Southampton pensioner has celebrated his 80th birthday in exhilarating style. Bill Martin, from St Anne’s Road, Woolston, asked his family for a 12,000ft skydive to mark the milestone celebration. Unwilling to let him fling himself out of
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Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride for Hampshire policeman
A HAMPSHIRE policeman has completed a 936-mile cycle challenge, with only ten days training. Paul Owen, 42, from Gundleton near Alresford, stepped up at the last minute to take on the Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride, when another team member pulled
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Dog walker was punched on nose following a row
A HAMPSHIRE mum was left with a suspected broken nose after being punched in the face during a row with a fellow dog walker. Emma Hansford was out with her six-year-old son walking her Japanese Akita, Reg, through woodland when she was confronted
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Lawrie kicks off a new era
LEGENDARY former Saints manager Lawrie McMenemy kicked off a new era for cancer care in a Hampshire village. Southampton FC’s only FA Cup-winning boss cut the ribbon on the new Waterside Cancer Support Centre at The Grove in Hythe. The facility, funded
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A quarter of hospital nebulisers missing
A HAMPSHIRE hospital is missing thousands of pounds worth of vital equipment out on loan. Southampton patients suffering from breathing difficulties are being forced to wait for essential treatment as stocks of nebulisers, right, reach critical levels
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Woman sees off would-be robber
A THIEF fled empty-handed after attempting to snatch a woman’s bag in Southampton. The suspect reached for the 57-year-old’s bag outside the Gordon Arms pub, in Gordon Road, Portswood, at 6.18pm yesterday. But the woman pulled it away
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Ince believes Saints are perfect test for County
PAUL Ince believes Saints will provide the perfect test for Notts County in his first game as the club’s new manager. The former England international was unveiled as replacement for the sacked Craig Short at Meadow Lane this week. But, although
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Alex gets an England call
SAINTS teenager Alex Chamberlain has been rewarded for his promising start to the season with a first call-up to the England Under-18s squad. The 17 year-old midfielder has been named in Noel Blake’s 18-man party for the friendly against Poland
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Puncheon is out to KO Ince
Jason Puncheon this afternoon comes up against the man he once hailed as the biggest influence on his career hoping to get one over on him and break his scoring duck for the season. The Saints winger has seen his form gradually improve over
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Chris Holland: I’m just a lucky guesser
TERRY Azor reckons Chris Holland is one of a “special breed”, but Holland himself insists he’s “just a lucky guesser”. Chris Holland spent 48 seasons at Warren Social but now plays number one for Super League snooker outfit Shirley Working
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Pony and cow involved in collisions
A NEW Forest pony was injured in an accident with a vehicle on the B3054 at Hill Top, near Beaulieu. A cow involved in a collision on the B3078 at Bramshaw Telegraph is not thought to have been hurt.
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Suspicious calls alert
POLICE are urging people in Southampton to be vigilant after reports of suspicious calls. Reports have been received of a male caller purporting to be from a security firm. He then goes on to ask details of holiday plans, whether the
