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Tyre giant snaps up two rivals
Micheldever Tyres, the UK’s largest tyre distributor, has bought two more firms and announced an increase of its existing financing facilities. New and significant additional finance has been provided by banks, GE Capital, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland
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Call for help as adult abuse claims treble
REPORTS of alleged abuse of vulnerable adults in Hampshire have nearly tripled over the past three years, the latest figures show. The number of cases has soared from 736 in 2008 to 2,029 in 2010 – up 175 per cent. Age Concern Hampshire has voiced
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Young Robbie on road to recovery
HIS right arm is still in plaster and he has a small scar on his nose, plus a bit of bruising under the eyes. But ten-year-old Robbie Street has made an amazing recovery since a quad biking accident in Turkey left him fighting for his life.
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St. Mary's expansion? Seems unlikely..
Quite out of the blue last week, someone under the illusion that I know anything of merit, emailed me to ask if I could shed some light on something he’d heard. Basically, one of his mates was adamant that Saints are about to expand St. Mary
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Council to order purchase of land for development
COMPULSORY purchase orders (CPOs) to buy land for one of Hampshire’s biggest developments will be served within days. It has also emerged that the £135m scheme in Winchester may also include a six-screen cinema. Developers Henderson Global Investors
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Saints should still be in the Premier League - Jones
DAVE Jones believes Saints would still be in the Premier League if false allegations of child abuse hadn't cost him his job at the club. Nearly 12 years have now passed since the sickening claims - relating to Jones' time as a care worker in
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Win a winter wonderland with Virgin Media and the Daily Echo
It will be a magical Christmas for one Daily Echo reader whose house will be the talk of the town next month with their very own VIP festive lights switch on. Virgin Media is looking to transform one reader’s home into a magical winter wonderland
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Boy band turn on hospital’s lights
PATIENTS facing the festive season in hospital have something to smile about after Southampton General Hospital unveiled its first outdoor Christmas tree. Festive sparkle dusted the wards as the nine-metre-tall tree was lit up outside the main
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Police want Saints fans' help to beat homophobes
SAINTS fans have been challenged to help prevent the homophobic abuse of Brighton fans on Saturday. Seagulls supporters are often subjected to homophobic chants at away grounds across the country because of the town’s reputation as the UK’s
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Son found mother lying in a pool of blood, court hears
THE son of Georgina Edmonds has told jurors of the moment he discovered his mother lying dead in a pool of blood. Harry Edmonds described how he had got into her home through a sash window and found her on the floor in a pool of blood. Mr Edmonds
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City students guilty over protest at Fortnum and Mason
A PAIR of SOUTHAMPTON students are two of ten protesters found guilty of aggravated trespass following an anti-cuts demonstration at Fortnum and Mason. The luxury department store in central London was targeted by members of the UK Uncut campaign group
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99p store to bring 35 new jobs to city
THIRTY-five new jobs are to be created when cut-price retailer 99p Stores opens a brand new outlet in Southampton next week. The new High Street shop, which is the firm’s fourth in the city, is opening three years to the day since Woolworths
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Flat intruder hunted
A WOMAN awoke to find a hand reaching through the bedroom window at her ground-floor flat. The 55-year-old was disturbed by a noise at her home at Pembrey Close, Shirley, Southampton. The intruder ran off and the woman contacted police who are now
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Police alert on thefts from homes
POLICE are warning people in Southampton to be vigilant after a number of thefts from homes. Yesterday a Nintendo DS games console, handbag and purse were stolen from Hazeleigh Avenue, Bitterne, while in Cedar Road, Bevois Town, a purse with bank
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False car plate clue to raids
BURGLARS who forced their way into two independent Hampshire businesses are being hunted by police. The raiders stole around £20,000 worth of designer baby and children’s clothes in their first strike, before breaking into a power tool firm just
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Mobility scooter one inch too big for train
IT might not sound much, but one inch made all the difference for Brian Espiner in visiting his new granddaughter. She is in London, while he lives in Hampshire and travels to the capital by train. The problem is that his mobility scooter is 2.75cm
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Matt Cardle at the O2 Academy Bournemouth
X-Factor 2010 winner Matt Cardle will be hitting the road in March 2012 for an extensive 20-date tour of the UK, which includes the O2 Academy Bournemouth on 8th March. When Matt Cardle turned up for his first audition on THAT show just over
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Exercise tests terror response
EMERGENCY services are today being put through their paces simulating their response to a terrorist attack. Police, ambulance and fire service personnel have donned chemical protection suits as part of the exercise to deal with a potentially catastrophic
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Cigarette burglar jailed for 5 years
A PERSISTENT burglar who stole thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes from shops in Hampshire has been locked up for five years. Andrew Pepper, 36, pictured, was initially stopped after police saw the number plates of his van covered up. When
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Rise in number of young job hunters
THE NUMBER of young people looking for work has risen throughout Hampshire, new figures show. A total of 7,030 18 to 24-year-olds were claiming unemployment benefit in October across the Hampshire County Council, Southampton City Council and
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Cup heroes Totton are at it again!
THINGS just keep on getting better and better for FA Cup heroes AFC Totton. With the excitement of Saturday’s 8-1 Bradford Park Avenue bonanza still fresh in their memories, the Mighty Stags climbed back into second spot in the Southern Premier Division
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Pensioner conned out of £4m
A HAMPSHIRE pensioner has been duped out of £4m by fraudsters, it has been revealed. The OAP may now be forced to sell his home. The elderly man from Hamble is believed to have lost his life savings by being groomed by conmen to regularly spend money
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Hundreds call for bus route to be restored
HUNRDEDS of residents have backed a campaign against a bus company’s decision to re-route a Southampton service. As reported in the Daily Echo, Bluestar’s number 18 service no longer stops in Kingsway and instead goes straight down New Road
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Park authority staff move into new town hall home
STAFF at the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) have moved into their new home – in less than three days. The NPA has transferred from South Efford House in Milford Road, Everton, to Lymington Town Hall, which it will share with the district
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Poyet's mind games sure to continue
Gus Poyet is the Championship’s master of mind games – and you can be sure he will continue to play plenty more ahead of Brighton’s meeting with Saints this weekend. It was Brighton’s actions last season that turned this friendly south coast
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Homes inquiry
A PUBLIC inquiry has been ordered into plans to build more than 20 homes on a town centre site in the New Forest. Land at Grove Road, Lymington – currently occupied by builders’ merchants Travis Perkins – will be replaced by 16 houses and seven
