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Saints blunted by leaders in St Mary's stalemate
• Launch the Photo Gallery SAINTS had a big time atmosphere back at St Mary’s for the visit of Brighton but on this occasion couldn’t produce a big time result. Before last night’s game there was so much anticipation around the ground
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Saints 0 Brighton 0 - as it happened
Saints team Davis, Richardson, Jaidi, Fonte, Dickson, Chamberlain, Schneiderlin, Hammond, Lallana, Barnard, Lambert. Subs: Bialkowski, Butterfield, Martin, Gobern, Holmes, Doble, do Prado. Brighton team Ankergren, Calderon
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Flooded basement closes Southampton school
A SCHOOL has been forced to shut after its basement flooded. Mount Pleasant Junior School, in Mount Pleasant Road, will close for two days from tomorrow because water is seeping from an unknown source and a damp smell is emanating through the
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Town Quay makeover
Southampton’s historic waterfront is to undergo a major, multi-million pound makeover, dramatically transforming the appearance of Town Quay, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal. Owner and operator of Southampton Docks, Associated British
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Win! Barbie Lets All Dance!
Barbie Lets All Dance! Release Date: 29th November. Label: UMTV Kids. Barbie is back with a hot new album that’s bound to get you dancing! ‘Barbie Lets All Dance!’ – features all the best pop anthems to get you and your friends on the
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Southampton ‘Graffiti’ is a £20,000 Banksy original mural
HE is the world famous guerrilla graffiti artist who swoops secretly in the night to splash urban landscapes with his edgy paintings. His anti-establishment work sells for up to £1m and his celebrity fans include Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
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Royal wedding set for April
Prince William will marry Kate Middleton on Friday, April 29, at Westminster Abbey, St James's Palace announced today. St James's Palace also announced that the wedding - including the costs of the church service, music, flowers, decorations
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'Production problems' cost De La Rue group £35 million
THE world's largest banknote printer claims its volumes are likely to drop by a fifth this year after a production crisis which involved staff allegedly fudging quality-control paperwork. Hampshire-based De La Rue, which prints notes for the
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Passengers to face 6.2% rail fare increase
Train travellers will face mid-winter misery in January when train fares rise by an average of 6.2%. The increase was announced today by the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc). The organisation gave no details of what the
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Unblock our footpath!
CAMPAIGNERS will today lobby councillors to force Sainsbury’s to remove a blocked up pathway used by elderly people to get to their local shopping centre. Councillors will decide whether a public right of way has been cut off by the supermarket giant
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He gave his life to save countless others
HE gave his life to save countless others. Friends and family gathered to say their final farewells to Sapper William Blanchard, the Hampshire Territorial Army solider killed in a gunfight in Afghanistan. More than 400 mourners packed
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What a carry-on
I AM once again the one-armed wonder as I try to function single-handed while carrying Katie about. I remember thinking carting her about wouldn’t be an option with her big brother around, but I forgot how the sound of a screaming newborn can penetrate
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Engaging thoughts
ON FIRST hearing about the royal wedding many people thought about love, the future of the monarchy and a possible extra bank holiday. I found myself wondering if aristocratic lovelies would be reassessing their romantic options with the country’s most
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Couple attacked while travelling on bus
A WOMAN and her boyfriend were punched in the face and head as they travelled on a Southampton bus. The 23-year-old and her 28-year-old partner got on the number 18 Blue Star service in Millbrook to Thornhill before 7pm on Friday. Along the route the
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We're ready for the big freeze
BRRRR-ING it on. That is the defiant message from Hampshire’s councils who say they are ready for the winter blast set to sweep the county later this week. Forecasters have warned that much of the county will be blanketed in snow by
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Patience Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society
Twenty maidens are swooning over Reginald Bunthorne (Frank Allen) who entertained us with his prancing and preening in this ebullient role. This leaves the rather uncoordinated army with their noses out of joint, as they have their sights set on
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Jobs promise goes as Government cuts fund
ALMOST 1,000 jobs planned for youngsters in Hampshire will be scrapped under Government cutbacks. Council chiefs have admitted the jobs will be lost after the Govern-ment axed the funding pot to pay for them. It comes as latest employment figures
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Much Ado About Nothing Southampton University Students’ Union Theatre Group
This play is rapidly becoming a favourite of this reviewer, and this pared-down but not dumbed-down production by a very talented student company took a packed house by storm, telling its story of love tested and love compromised with clarity, wit and
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The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Musical Galaxy Milton Musical Society
Travelling around the world is a bit of a tired theme on the variety show circuit but Milton Musical Society added another dimension with their ambitious production. The show was well constructed and flowed musically and between the scenes, with some
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Murder at Priorswell Manor performed by Lee Players
The curtain opens on the sparsely-dressed manor house of Lady Cholmondley during the 1930s. First appearances are of a poor set design, presentation, abominable use of space and stilted acting - then the comic twist is revealed: this is a play about
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Action threat over cigarette packet plans
SOUTHAMPTON cigarette giant British American Tobacco (BAT) has threatened legal action over Government plans to force companies to use plain packages. BAT, the world’s second largest cigarette manufacturer, criticised the proposal by health secretary
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The complicated world life insurance
In an all too complicated world life insurance is one of my least written about areas but it is fundamentally one of the most important tasks a family should make sure they 'get right'. In the last year I have had three people close to me pass
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'Shaken baby went limp and lifeless'
A HAMPSHIRE man shook a baby so severely it caused a brain injury, a court heard. Daniel Holdaway, from Southampton, is accused of “deliberately” and “excessively” shaking the child, causing the infant to go “lifeless and limp”. Southampton
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Flu jabs for expectant mums
MUMS-TO-BE are being urged to get their free seasonal flu jab this winter. For the first time the jab will be offered to pregnant women because it also offers protection against swine flu. Pregnant women who catch the H1N1 strain of
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Doswell set for Eastleigh return
IAN BAIRD says the return of Paul Doswell will add a “large amount of spice” to Eastleigh’s FA Trophy tie against Sutton United. The Spitfires were paired with the Ryman Premier Division leaders in the first round draw, setting up an emotional
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Tuesday November 23
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Gran Bretagna, vehicle, 1100, 102; CFL Perfect, cargo, 1200, 107/8; Gran Canaria, ro/ro, tba, 105 Sailings: Aristote, cargo, 1700, 102/3; Gran Bretagna, vehicle, 2300, 102; Manx Eagle, cargo, 2359, 108;
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Did you see assault?
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager allegedly assaulted a police officer in Southampton. The officer was left with a suspected fractured ankle as he tried to arrest the teen on Portsmouth Road, near the Itchen Bridge The 19-year-old
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We’ve no choice, we must have new HQ
THE new headquarters for Eastleigh Borough Council is set to be Eastleigh House, the Daily Echo can reveal. Bosses claim the move will make the authority more accessible to the public, save costs in the long term and utilise a building more
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Talking paper on move and going digital
THE new home of Winchester Talking Newspapers has been opened by the city’s mayor, Councillor Richard Izard. He presided over the ceremony, which took place in the new studios at Chesil House in Chesil Street. The talking newspaper is
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Police appeal over big fight
ONE man suffered a fractured skull and another a broken jaw during a brawl in Southampton. Police have now launched an appeal to find out more about the fight, which involved about seven men. They have specifically appealed for a taxi driver to
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'Street sleep' to raise cash for India’s “untouchables”
WRAPPED up in nothing more than Daily Echos, teens slept on the streets for a night to raise cash for India’s “untouchables”. About a dozen young people from Testwood Baptist Church in Totton raised more than £600 to help the Dalits in India – people
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Rivals bid for lottery cash
SOUTH coast rivals Southampton and Portsmouth will go head to head tonight in a battle for lottery cash for community projects. And Daily Echo readers could hold the key to the transformation of Southampton’s Daisy Dip park in a public vote for £50,000