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Firefighters tackle house blaze
FIRE crews have put out a blaze at a Southampton home. Ten firefighters from Hightown Fire Station took an hour to deal with the blaze in the lounge of a semi-detached property in Middle Road, Sholing, after they were alerted by a passerby
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Cannabis grower sentenced
A CANNABIS grower bought a special light in a charity shop to help cultivate his crop, a court heard. Police raided Martin Breen's home after finding a bag containing cannabis in a jacket pocket and discovered 12 plants being grown, said prosecutor
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'Disappointment' at Lapland theme park
A WOMAN told today of her ''sheer disappointment'' at visiting a Lapland-style theme park which she thought would be a magical Christmas experience. Angela Barnes was left distraught having bought tickets to go to the Lapland New Forest UK
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Tree of Light switch-on to remember loved ones
TONIGHT the true meaning of Christmas will be remembered. Memories of lost loved ones will shine on when Southampton’s Tree of Light is switched on in a grand ceremony. Just days earlier the Daily Echo–backed fundraiser was almost cancelled
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Benefits cheat given 45 years to pay off £30k
A BENEFITS cheat has walked free from court today despite dishonestly claiming more than £30,000. Married Donna-Marie Davenport told the authorities she was a single mum and needed financial help to look after her two children. But the
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Robber struck by an act of conscience
A ROBBER developed a conscience when his victim told him he was a serviceman and promptly returned some of the cash. Lincoln McLean, 20, approached submariner Dennis Gibbons as he was drawing money from a cashpoint machine at a service station
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Hants star impresses in Australia
Hampshire teenager Danny Briggs took the last two wickets to fall this morning as the England Performance Programme won the last match of their Australia tour. The slow left-armer finished with excellent match figures of 7 for 106 as Western Australia
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Major drive for profits at video game retailer
A HAMPSHIRE based computer game giant is planning a major sales campaign to try and claw its way back into profit. Game, a market leader, is fighting back after figures released in its latest six month report show losses of £18.8m compared
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Win A £50 Waterstone's Gift Card.
Give the kids the joy of a good read this Christmas. You’ll find a fabulous selection of gift ideas for children of all ages at your local branch of Waterstone’s, including new books from TV favourite Peppa Pig, magical picture books, and a fantastic
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Defensive duo eye start
DAN SEABORNE and Aaron Martin are battling for the right to replace Jose Fonte in the centre of the Saints defence for tomorrow’s game against Brentford. The Portuguese defender, one of Saints’ key men, will miss the St Mary’s match through
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Police bid to shut city bar
POLICE chiefs are bidding to shut down a bar where a mass brawl broke out leading to the arrest of a Saints footballer, the Daily Echo can reveal. Officers want to permanently close down the White House in Southampton which they say is run
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Flybe goes public
SOUTHAMPTON’S largest carrier Flybe started life as a public company today. Company directors agreed to the stock market flotation in a bid to raise £60m in new shares. The regional airline priced shares at 295p in conditional dealings
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Australia recall former Hampshire batsman
Phil Hughes will replace another former Hampshire batsman, the injured Simon Katich in one of four changes to Australia's 12-man squad for next week's third Ashes Test in Perth. Australia, beaten by an innings and 71 runs in Adelaide and therefore
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Lib Dems take council seat from Tories
THE Conservatives lost a Hampshire council seat to the Liberal Democrats last night. Nursery boss Nick Gregory won a Fareham Borough Council by-election with 933 votes. His closest rival in the Fareham West ward was Tory Stephen Day with 687. The by-election
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Train firm bosses double profits
THE company that owns Hampshire's major train operator has reported soaring profits just weeks after announcing fare hikes for passengers. Stagecoach bosses admit people using South West Trains would see ticket price increases of about 6.3
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Lapland New Forest was like 'concentration camp', court told
A MUM who took her family to a Christmas theme park in Hampshire likened it to a “concentration camp”. Anita Saunders took her whole family to Lapland New Forest because it was her son’s fifth birthday, she told a court. Describing
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More acts added to Isle of Wight Festival bill
WELSH rockers Manic Street Preachers have joined the line-up the bill for next summer’s Isle of Wight Festival. They were among a host of top acts added to the bill this morning. Critically acclaimed Public Image Ltd featuring I’m A
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Forest pony sales in the doldrums
THE bottom is falling out of the market for New Forest ponies with some foals failing to reach their reserve price of ten guineas. It has led to concerns from one pony owner that some will end up like some Dartmoor ponies, as food for zoo animals, on
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Shopping centre to be redeveloped by 2012
THE multi-million pound redevelopment of a Hampshire shopping centre is set to be completed by Christmas 2012. Plans to redevelop the Whiteley Village retail centre were approved by Winchester City Council yesterday. The current site will be demolished
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34 arrests after student protests turn to violence
THE number of arrests after the latest tuition fees demonstration descended into vandalism and violence rose to 34 this morning. Rampaging protesters attacked a car containing the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall last night.
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Woman sailor was not best candidate, tribunal told
A FEMALE sailor was turned down for promotion because she was not the best candidate and it had nothing to do with the fact she was a woman, a tribunal appeal heard. Chief petty officer Jacqueline Cartner, 41, won a sex discrimination case against
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Ex-Saints star named and shamed for poor use of English
FORMER Saints star Jamie Redknapp and London Mayor Boris Johnson were named and shamed today for their poor use of the English language. The pair were among the award "winners" in the Plain English Campaign's annual Golden Bull booby prize
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Praise for Hampshire's children's services
CHILDREN living in Hampshire are getting the best start in life but more can be done to help those growing up in Southampton, Government inspectors say. Children’s services in Hampshire have been praised for being “excellent” by Ofsted inspectors
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New life for your unwanted computer
A SOUTHAMPTON-based computer charity is offering free IT collections over the new year. As hundreds of people across the city unwrap a new computer for Christmas, Jamie’s Computers are offering to collect unwanted machines and accessories. Jamie
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Fishing rights up for sale for £¼m
FOR a quarter of a million pounds, some people might buy a house or even consider a super car. But for the same sum, you could net the fishing rights on a stretch of the River Itchen Navigation near Winchester. A section nearly one-mile
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Teenager suffers broken jaw in attack outside nightclub
A TEENAGER was left with a broken jaw when he was attacked in a nightclub queue. The 19-year-old man was hit in the face when he tried to calm down an argument and he has since had surgery. The teenager was with friends in the queue at the Junk
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By-election to fill council vacancy
A BY-ELECTION has been called for a seat in a city council in Hampshire after the recent death of the incumbent. Councillor David Spender was first elected to the Badger Farm and Oliver’s Battery ward in Winchester in May 2005 but died in October after