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£50k boost to transform park
A CITY PARK will get the make over it needs after residents were presented with a cheque for £50,000 today. Daisy Dip, in Bassett Green, Southampton was choosen after residents entered the 'Enhance Daisy Dip' plans to appear on ITV Meridian as part of
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Stolen yacht collides with jetty
A LAND, air and sea search was carried out earlier today after a stolen yacht collided with a jetty. Both RNLA Calshot Calshot's all weather and inshore lifeboats were launched at 2.24am after the vessel was reported to have collided with BP's
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Hospital cleaners vote to strike
HUNDREDS of hospital cleaners have voted for industrial action and could be on the picket line by the end of the year. UNISON balloted its members and 98 per cent voted in favour of taking strike action at Southampton General Hospital over what they
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Hants will not rush Carberry back to action
Michael Carberry will not be rushed back for Hampshire’s Caribbean T20 campaign in January. The Hampshire batsman had to pull out of the England Performance Programme’s trip to Australia because of a blood clot in his lung, effectively ending
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Baby's ribs broken after being squeezed so hard
A BABY was “gripped” and “squeezed” so hard that its ribs were broken, a court heard. Dr Joanna Fairhurst, a consultant paediatric radiologist at Southampton General Hospital, said the injuries suffered by the infant, allegedly shaken by
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Bentley Continental GT
MEASURING the success of a car is possible in all sorts of exacting numerical methods, but there is a lot to be said for how it plays in the hearts and minds of the public. The news that a second-generation Bentley Continental GT has arrived
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Police hunt cross-dresser
A man who made an indecent remark to a woman while wearing women's clothing is being hunted today by police. At 11.20am on November 22, a woman was walking in Church Road, Tadley, Hampshire, when she was approached by a man wearing a red mini
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Southampton Musical Society are back
SOUTHAMPTON Musical Society are performing back in Southampton after a six year absence, the first company to perform in the brand new HUB theatre at City College. Their first pantomime in over 20 years, Dick Whittington runs from Wednesday to Saturday
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Noises Off: RAODS
AS the Christmas lights go up in Romsey and thoughts turn towards Christmas celebrations, RAODS is offering the ideal night out with Noises Off, a farce by Michael Frayn. This hilarious romp is a farce about a farce, a play within a play
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A Christmas Carol at the Nuffield
WINTER – times is ‘ard. Spare a copper for the poor Cratchit family at the corner… Mister Scrooge is having none of it. “Christmas? Bah Humbug!” But sshh! Look, it’s Marley’s spooky ghost come to teach Scrooge a lesson. The three mischievous Spirits
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Comedian Rhod Gilbert talks to SCENE SOUTH
A LOT of thought appears to go in to naming comedy tours: John Cleese’s Alimony Tour referenced his latest costly divorce, while Jenny Eclair and Bradley Walsh took on a similar theme with their Because I Forgot To Get A Pension and The Wife’
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Dean Gibbons And The Knowledge Of Death Or The Day After Yesterday
A DARK comedy set around the effects of global warming is set to stretch an audience’s grey matter at The Point. Dean Gibbons And The Knowledge Of Death Or The Day After Yesterday, presented by Inconvenient Spoof, imagines the world at a point
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Lott to say: Pixie Lott talks to Scenesouth
You must be really excited to be out on your first headlining tour? I can’t wait, really can’t wait. I’ve been a support act a few times so it’s nice to have my own show after two years or so. What have you got planned? We’ve
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Rumer at the Soul Cellar
SHE’S the singing sensation who has already been compared to the legendary Karen Carpenter. Now Rumer is performing live at the Soul Cellar in Wave 105’s next Up Close and Personal Gig on Monday. The 31-year old singer/songwriter from the New Forest
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Local Bands with Xan Phillips from playdio.com
YOUR route from musician, to band, to gig always has some great personal milestones. Following your debut performance headlining The Joiners comes fairly high as yo ur next goal in this neck of the woods. When it comes to recording you’ll want
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Elkie Brooks on stage at the Concorde
PEARL’S A Singer was a gem of a song that turned her into a household name. And it will be top of the running order when Elkie Brooks steps on stage at The Concorde Club tonight. Elkie is back by popular demand. But her latest appearance at the
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Les Vacances de M.Hulot: Winchester Film Society
JACQUES Tati’s masterly 1950s creation Les Vacances de M.Hulot gets a rare outing for Winchester Film Society on Tuesday. This is a gentle portrait of the clumsy, well-meaning Hulot on vacation in a provincial seaside resort. Inspired by the sophisticated
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Wagner, NO!
COVER your ears everyone. My heart sank at the speculation that Wagner is to cover Creep by Radiohead on X Factor’s rock themed show this weekend. I can’t possibly watch or I will be screaming at my TV set for the tuneless wonder to leave our indie
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Thousands fall victim to electricity meter fraud
MORE than 5,000 people across Hampshire have been conned by criminal gangs offering fake cut-price electricity deals in the past ten months. Fraudsters go door-to-door flogging cheap top-ups for electricity prepayment meters. The bogus deals
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Health staff swap theatre for the stage
THE HOSPITAL wards of Southampton have untapped potential and tonight that talent is taking to the stage. Staff from Southampton General Hospital will ditch their scrubs and stethoscopes for the glitz and glamour of show business as they sing for stardom
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Christmas with Frank, Dean and Sammy
BABY It’s Cold Outside, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Let It Snow, White Christmas and Winter Wonderland are on the play list for Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr in Christmas With The Rat Pack – Live From Las Vegas when it arrives at
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Southampton dentist honoured
A leading Southampton dentist has been inaugurated as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists. It is a prestigious award for Clive Marks since there are only 85 fellows in the whole of the United Kingdom . While there are dental
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County aims to cut overtime and weekend payments to plug hole
UNIONS are opposing Hampshire County Council’s plans to save millions by cutting weekend and overtime pay. The Conservative council says the cuts, estimated to save £3.2m a year, will help avoid compulsory redundancies and protect frontline services
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Jedward still have X Factor
LIKE a pair of giddy cockatoos, Jedward brought their own brand of chaos and mayhem to Southampton last night. The quiff-haired identical twins were rapturously greeted at the city’s Guildhall by hundreds of screaming fans. Having made their name
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Council staff threaten strike action
ANGRY workers have threatened to ballot for industrial action amid savage budget cuts at Southampton City Council. Civic chiefs have revealed that all 4,180 non-teaching staff face a 5.4 per cent pay cut through reduced hours. And up
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Presenter unveils new horse rescue equipment
TV newsreader Louise Minchin helped launch the country’s first truck to help save stricken horses stranded in bogs. The £75,000 vehicle will be used about 200 times a year and is packed with all the equipment needed to rescue large animals
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Free parking on Sundays
WINCHESTER civic chief Kelsie Learney has been defending the controversial plans for Sunday parking charges. The traffic and parking committee will next Wednesday consider a proposal for a £2 for all-day parking in central car parks. There will still
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Bernard Matthews dies
Turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews died yesterday, his company said. The 80-year-old became a legend in his own language with his pronunciation of the word ''beautiful'' in a series of 1980s television commercials. He offered the masses
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Christmas comes to Winchester
IT is now official – Christmas is definitely under way in the city of Winchester. The cathedral’s festive market and ice rink was opened in an eye-catching ceremony after a lantern parade through the city. Scores of residents made lanterns
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White Ribbons flutter in united fight against domestic violence
THEY stepped out in their hundreds last night, united in their defiance against domestic violence. An estimated 300 people walked through Southampton city centre to mark International White Ribbon Day. The procession began below Holyrood Church, in
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Snow forecast for Hampshire
BRRRRR-ACE yourselves because the snow is coming. Flakes are set to sweep across Hampshire this weekend as sub-zero temperatures continue. There may not be enough to build snowmen but forecasters have warned that the white stuff will
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Business tries its best for charity
A HAMPSHIRE estate agents has tried its best for charity, raising £400 through a sponsored rugby pass. George Burnand, a partner at the Winchester branch of estate agents Strutt and Parker, passed a giant rugby ball between around 55 businesses in
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Adkins brings Oscar in from the cold
Oscar Gobern is on stand-by to make his first Saints start since taking on the might of Manchester United almost two years ago. The 19-year-old midfielder could be called in from the cold to partner Dean Hammond in the middle of the park for tomorrow
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Adkins decides against deadline day moves
Nigel Adkins will have to continue with his current Saints squad until January after the emergency loan window closed without incident. There was speculation that Saints might attempt to bolster their squad before the window shut last night, the
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Finn content with England performance
England's Steven Finn said adapting to Australian conditions was not the decisive issue for the touring bowlers after a back-and-forth second day at the Gabba. Having been bowled out for 260 yesterday and then watched Australia move to 96 for one at
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Up to 30 jobs at risk at city firm
UP To 30 JOBS face the axe at a Hampshire firm, the Daily Echo can reveal. It is understood that about 55 ‘at risk’ letters have been issued and 30 jobs may go at Lawton Communications Group. Bosses at Lawton – whose blue chip clients
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Hussey holds firm as England rally
England's bowlers fought back with four wickets after lunch on day two but Michael Hussey held firm for Australia before bad light and rain stopped play in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. After the hosts reached lunch with a comfortable-looking
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Friday November 26
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Endeavor, container, 0030, 203; Queen Elizabeth, passenger, 0630, 46; Hartland Point, roro, 1000, RLC 3; OOCL Seoul, container, 1145, 206; Wilson Antwerp, cargo, am, Salt Mead Anchorage; Victoria C, bulk, 2000
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Students to march in Eastleigh today
MORE than 300 students were due to march on a Hampshire town today in the continuing protest will against rising university tuition fees. Students will be petitioning people in the streets of Eastleigh before lobbying outside the office of
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Yellow cards cut booze troubles
THEY were introduced to tackle foul and drunken behaviour blighting Southampton city centre. Now, city council chiefs say a yellow card scheme has achieved its goal of curbing boozed-fuelled violence by nearly 30 per cent. Police and
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Tom Jones to appear at festival
TOM JONES is the latest music A-lister to join the bill at next year's Isle of Wight Festival. The Welsh legend will make a special guest appearance on the Saturday of the three day event. John Giddings, the Festival promoter, says “
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Island 'a special case'
A FORMER Lord Chancellor has called for the Isle of Wight to be given the same treatment as Scottish islands in the radical reforms of parliamentary boundaries that would see it carved up. Coalition plans to “make every vote count” involve dividing
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Dismay at lead thefts damage
PROPERTY owners are facing huge repair bills following a spate of lead thefts in the New Forest. Material worth thousands of pounds has been stripped from the roofs of large country houses and other buildings, some of which have flooded as a result
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Mattresses stolen in raid
THIEVES have taken several thousand pounds worth of beds from Sleepmasters store on the Isle of Wight. At least 19 mattresses were reported stolen. Two women and a man were later arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and bailed until
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High cost of heroin substitute
ALMOST 30,000 prescriptions for methadone were handed out across the region last year, government records have revealed. According to the Department of Health doctors in Southampton signed off 4,000 scripts between April 2009 and March this year
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Car crashes into barrier
A DRIVER escaped with minor injuries after crashing into a road barrier. The accident happened on Clement Attlee Avenue, Portsmouth, today at about 4.45pm. No-one else was involved or injured. The man was not badly hurt but taken to the Queen Alexandra