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The Tollhouse Inn, Lymington
THEY already run two of the most successful pubs in the New Forest – the Waterloo Arms in Lyndhurst and the Plough in Tiptoe. Now Michael Rogers and his wife Michelle have added another string to their bow by acquiring the Tollhouse Inn, which
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Prince Indian Brasserie, Southampton
BESIDE a good range of curries, from baltis to vindaloos, attentive service is always on the menu at Prince Indian Brasserie. Staff at the restaurant in London Road, Southampton, are always very polite and friendly from the moment you walk in the
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Free swimming for kids returns in two month trial
UNDER eights can make a splash for free at pools in Southampton in a bid to get youngsters active. From today children under eight will be able to swim for free at Bitterne Leisure Centre and The Quays Diving Complex. The charity Active Nation
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Body found in search for missing pensioner
POLICE searching for a missing pensioner have found a body. Growing concerns for the welfare of Georgina Hardy, 77, from The Fairings in Fordingbridge, sparked a major search over the last ten days, with scores of officers combing the Forest. Ms
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Huge police operation for Saints' clash with Pompey
IT will be one of the biggest police operations ever seen in Hampshire for a football match. Hundreds of officers will have their rest days cancelled as the force tries to ensure that the south coast derby clash between Saints and Pompey passes
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Campaign to stop council evicting cricket club
MORE than 1,000 people are backing an Internet campaign to prevent a sports team being evicted from their ground after 175 years. Civic leaders are meeting tonight to decide the fate of Lymington Cricket Club, which has been based in the town
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Rickie off ‘to protect hip injury’
RICKIE Lambert was taken off during last night’s 2-1 win over Hull as a precaution to try and protect a hip injury. The Saints front man, pictured below, who has barely missed a game since joining the club from Bristol Rovers, was withdrawn
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Sex attack on woman out shopping
Police in Hampshire are appealing for information following a report of an indecent assault on a woman. It is reported the assault took place on Monday, November 28 between 2.30 and 3pm in Arundel Street, Portsmouth, behind the Labour club.
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Thanks for wonderful send-off
OUR thanks to everyone who gave my brother Rick Brown such a wonderful send-off. So many of Rick’s musician friends packed the crematorium, a true testament to their love and respect for him. His music will live on through his CDs. A tribute night
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One very proud dad
SATURDAY, November 19 was an important day for Sally Spicer and one to be remembered. It was the day she was selected as a candidate for the Coxford Ward at next year’s local elections. Sally feels elated about this as, living in Coxford, she
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Thoughtful memorial
MY father and I were invited to a memorial service with other families who have lost someone this year, following the death of my mum. The service was organised by the funeral directors James Bevis for all the clients they have had this year. What
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A donation will help in battle against cancer
THIS Christmas World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) is offering your readers the chance to remember loved ones lost to cancer with a Candle of Hope pin badge. The gold brooch symbolically lights the way to a future free from cancer as money raised
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Expensive jobs
I UNDERSTAND that the Scouts’ bob-a-job is coming back. It will cost £1 this time round. That’s inflation for you! PHILIP G HAWKINS, Sholing, Southampton.
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I don’t think I am on my own when I say ‘long live the EU’
MR Holley displays a prickly character when insisting I stop claiming the EU has helped keep the peace in Europe for over 50 years, (letters November 25). I’m afraid that the defining characteristic of a Liberal is that we are pretty much independent
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Get rid of spendthrifts
EASTLEIGH borough councillors who seem so keen on spending taxpayers’ money on the Rose Bowl should bear in mind if it goes pear-shaped they can be personally surcharged. If I lived in Eastleigh I would be looking to get rid of these spendthrifts
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These ‘gifts’ simply create more suffering
AS Christmas approaches, Oxfam, Christian Aid, Age UK and other aid agencies are once again tapping into public disquiet over the existence of plenty in the midst of hunger, and asking you to make a Christmas gift of a farmed animal to an impoverished
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Treat the cemetery with respect, please
I AM writing in answer to the article published in the Daily Echo on November 21 and the letter from Andrea Bright (November 24) about Brookwood Cemetery. Sadly I lost my husband three years ago. We chose Brookwood Cemetery in Eastleigh as I have
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Royston shows leadership
I WRITE to express my concern about the most recent bin strikes. I can understand why some people at Southampton City Council are unhappy with a pay cut but surely this is better than no job at all? With all the turmoil in Greece and Italy we
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Ice rink melting denied
Winchester ice rink bosses have today crushed speculation that the facility is melting. Worried ticket holders have contacted the rink today concerned that it has shut due to the weather melting the ice. But Simon Barwood, from Winchester
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Blows to head caused death
A PATHOLOGIST detailed the 36 injuries sustained by a grandmother at the trial of the man accused of her murder. Dr Hugh White told Winchester Crown Court that Georgina Edmonds, pictured below, sustained a minimum of five blows to the head, which
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Spitfires gunned down in shootout
EASTLEIGH waved goodbye to £4,000 in prize money and a place in the FA Trophy first round proper after losing a tense penalty shootout against lower league Chippenham Town. Last night's third qualifying round replay ended 1-1 after extra time with Alan
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Bill Bailey, Bournemouth International Centre
It doesn't get much better than seeing Bill Bailey dismantle Akons 'Smack That' in a thick West Country Accent and hearing him play Metallicas 'Enter the Sandman' on a collection of French horns. Anyone who's seen Bill Bailey before will know
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Youths arrested over stolen bag
THREE youths were arrested in the grounds of a Southampton school after a car was broken into and a handbag stolen. Offenders broke into a Vauxhall Astra parked in Manor Farm Road in Bitterne Park between 4.30pm and 5pm on Sunday and stole the
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The Vaccines, Southampton Guildhall
THE biggest-selling new band of 2011 hit Southampton for a sell-out gig at the Guildhall. Their punchy, fast-paced tunes may be reminiscent of the Ramones but The Vaccines have created a style all their own. A really enthusiastic crowd
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The Borrowers, The Nuffield
ON reflection I would quite like the idea of living the life of a Borrower. There’s the humans to watch out for of course – that cook is decidedly nasty – and there might be a cat. But life beneath the floorboards living off the food and bric-a-brac
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The Turn of the Screw, Studio Theatre, Salisbury
KEN Whitworth’s adaptation of Henry James’s chilling tale shows the predicament of a governess (Emily Prince) who believes malevolent ghosts (James Paterson and George Cotterill) are threatening her two young charges – Fraser Adams, definitely
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Drink-driver, 80, is banned
A PENSIONER has been banned from driving after admitting drink-driving and failing to stop after an accident. Peter Quick, 80, of Winchester, reversed his silver Lexus into a car at Winchester railway station on August 14 while over the alcohol
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Wightlink victory over new terminal
WIGHTLINK has won its battle to safeguard a cross-Solent ferry service used by one million passengers a year. Next month the company will begin to transform its Lymington terminal, which is too small for the larger W-class ferries it introduced
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Saints fans attacked at away game
TWO Saints fans needed hospital treatment following an unprovoked attack by Bristol City fans after last weekend’s defeat. Three Southampton supporters were walking to Bristol’s Temple Meads railway station following the clash when they were
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Strike Action - Schools
THE majority of schools across Southampton and Hampshire look set to be closed or partially shut by the mass strike action. Letters have begun going out to parents to inform them of the disruption caused by the strike action being taken by
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Man beat partner unconscious
A JEALOUS father of three who beat his partner unconscious by repeatedly banging her head against the floor has been jailed for 20 months. Charlene Goddard was so terrified when Kenneth Chance began attacking her, she feared she would die. Southampton
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Stabbing accused before magistrates
A MAN has appeared in court charged with robbery after a shop worker was threatened with being stabbed. As reported in the Daily Echo, a man walked in to Motorworld in Bridge Road, Woolston, Southampton, on Thursday last week and allegedly stole
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Thousands walk out in strike action
TENS of thousands of teachers, civil servants, health and local government workers in Hampshire have today walked out in the largest day of industrial unrest since the 1979 Winter of Discontent. Around two thirds of schools in Hampshire, including
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Investigation after major house fire
An investigation will begin today after flames ripped through a home opposite Southampton General Hospital into the early hours of the morning. More than 30 firefighters were at the scene of the incident in Tremona Road this morning fighting
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Fraudster is fined £20,000
A BENEFIT fraudster has been fined £20,000 and ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work. Marian Rae made false representations on housing benefit claim forms by failing to tell council chiefs her husband was employed. She received overpayments
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Arrests over arson at church
TWO teenagers were among those questioned by police over an arson at a church. Officers arrested six people after a report of arson and theft at the St Mary’s the Virgin Church in Carisbrooke near Newport on the Isle of Wight. An 18-year-old man from
