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Eastleigh sign two midfielders
Eastleigh have made a double transfer swoop. The Spitfires have completed the signing of Linoln City midfielder Ali Fuseini, 22. And they have also captured Newport County midfielder Scott Rogers, 32, subject to receiving international clearance
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Council in rethink over cricket club’s move
COUNCIL chiefs last night vowed to think again over controversial plans to evict a sports team from the ground it has used for 175 years. Civic leaders have drawn up proposals to relocate Lymington Cricket Club following claims that stray balls
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War hero's medals among buried stolen haul
THEY are precious mementos for the family of a war hero killed in action. Aside from the frayed ribbons, the First World War honours belonging to Reginald Davis have been kept perfectly intact since they were awarded almost 100 years ago.
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Help young job seekers get a breakthrough
THEY are the generation suffering most as the crisis in the economy continues to bite. Nationally more than a million 16- to 24- year-olds are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET). And here in Hampshire the problem is just
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Plumbing problem forces school unit to shut
A SOUTHAMPTON school unit has been forced to close its doors today because of plumbing problems. The Compass School Pupil Referral Unit will be shut this afternoon while the issue is fixed. As Friday is an inset day at the centre, it
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MPs in cruise war clash at Commons
MPs HAVE clashed in the House of Commons over Southampton’s cruise ship rivalry with Liverpool. The contentious matter was raised when a new planning policy for the UK’s ports was being discussed at Westminster. Southampton Itchen MP John Denham
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Christmas tree theft warning from police
POLICE are hunting a gang who stole Christmas trees worth more than £5,000 – amid fears that it could be the start of a seasonal crimewave. Garden centres are being put on alert after thieves targeted two premises, escaping with almost 150 trees
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105-year-old woman targeted by burglars
THIEVES posing as water company officials have targeted a 105-year-old woman during a distraction burglary in a Hampshire town. Two men arrived at the frail pensioner’s home in Arrow Close, Eastleigh and while one of them engaged her in
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Centre one of country’s best for hip operations
WHEN it comes to hip replacement surgery, a Southampton treatment centre has been named one of the best in the country. The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011 judged Care UK, which runs the Southampton NHS Treatment Centre based at the Royal South Hants
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Ex-Saint in frame for Sunderland job
FORMER Saints striker Mark Hughes is the early frontrunner to become the new manager of Sunderland. Hughes is odds-on to replace Steve Bruce, who was sacked by the Premier League club yesterday. Martin O’Neill is also being strongly
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Mum’s terror as toddler finds syringe in stairwell
A THREE-YEAR-OLD toddler found a drugs syringe in the stairwell outside her Southampton home. Little Whitney Jennings picked up the needle before her mum could stop her at their home in Bitterne. Mum Jade Jennings “screamed” and took the syringe
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Porter's ready to emulate hero Niemi
AFC Totton’s FA Cup run has been real Boy’s Own stuff for goalkeeper Grant Porter. At 21, the Saints fan is one of the youngest members of the Stags’ squad, but has done a decent impression of his boyhood hero Antti Niemi during the club’s
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Lethal acorns fed to ponies
OFFICIALS are being urged to install new warning signs in the New Forest after a man was seen offering potentially lethal acorns to ponies. Pigs are released in the Forest every autumn to gobble up the acorns, which can prove deadly if eaten in
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Hooiveld signs permanent Saints deal
JOS Hooiveld has signed for Saints on a permanent deal from Celtic. The centre half, who initially moved to St Mary's on loan from the Glasgow side in August, has put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Saints have paid an
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Win Christmas with the Daily Echo
IT’S the most important feast of the entire year – and today you can win yours. The Daily Echo today launches the annual Win Christmas Competition. To start the festive countdown with a bang we are offering you the chance to win a turkey dinner
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REVIEW: The Sound of Music, Salisbury Amateur Operatic Society, City Hall, Salisbury
I BET there aren’t many people who don’t know a song or two from The Sound Of Music. For those who have been living in a cave, it delivers a tale of love, values and morals and has tunes that will ingrain themselves into your brain and visit you
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Investigation into plane’s ‘technical problem’
AN INVESTIGATION is under way after emergency services rushed to Southampton Airport as a plane carrying 50 passengers reported technical problems before landing. Crews from Eastleigh and St Mary’s were called to the terminal’s runway amid reports
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Tributes to panto dame who died on stage
THE show will go on. That’s the message from devastated actors at a drama group after a popular cast member died during a Christmas pantomime. Bev Smith had just finished his opening scene as Sarah the Cook, the pantomime dame, during a performance
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Greene King serves up 3,000 new jobs
THE FIRM that runs 134 pubs and restaurants in Hampshire today reported a rise in half year profits and said 3,000 new jobs were on the menu as it gears up for more growth. Greene King, which owns Hungry Horse, Old English Inns and the Loch
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B&Q staff celebrating windfall
STAFF working for Hampshire based DIY giant B&Q are today celebrating a £7.4 million share scheme windfall. Hundreds of B&Q staff in Hampshire and others at sister company Screwfix stand to make an average gain of £3,516 per person if their cash in their
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Green Day musical to make UK debut in Southampton
AMERICAN punk band Green Day are bringing their their explosive Broadway musical to Southampton. American Idiot, will get its UK premiere at The Mayflower in 2012. The story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post
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Widower ‘couldn’t live without wife’
A WIDOWER killed himself on the first wedding anniversary after his wife’s death, an inquest heard. Police responding to concerns about Denis Lyle found the 83-year-old retired industrial chemist dead in his home in Emery Down, Lyndhurst, in
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Financial fair play edges closer
Championship clubs have given their "in principle" support to the Football League's proposals for a new financial fair play framework. Representatives from the 24 clubs met at the Ricoh Arena yesterday to discuss the plans, which will now be
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'Bargain' basement Rovers ready to face Saints
IT’S Saints v Doncaster, top v bottom, at the Keepmoat Stadium this weekend. So you wouldn’t think it would be hard to guess which side was full of big money stars with bundles of Premier League and international experience. Surely the side who
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Driver cut free from car
A driver was cut out of their car by fire crew this morning after a crash in Eastleigh. The accident closed Tennyson Road near the junction with Scott Road, after a Hyundai collided with a Ford Mondeo shortly before 7.45am. Fire crew from Eastleigh
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Workers 'will not be ignored' say union members
IT was billed as the largest day of industrial action in the country since the Winter of Discontent in 1979. Two-thirds of Hampshire schools closed as tens of thousands of union members, including teachers, civil servants, health and
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Can you help Crack A Crime this Christmas?
DECEMBER has arrived, the countdown to Christmas is officially under way – and it Is once again time for our alternative festive countdown. Crack A Crime To see who is lurking behind today's window, visit the interactive
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Body confirmed as that of missing pensioner
Police have confirmed that a body found in the New Forest is that of a pensioner who went missing last month. The body of Mavis Hardy, 77, who lived at The Fairings in Fordingbridge, was found by a dog-walker at Bickton yesterday. A post-mortem examination
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High speed chase forced motorists off the road
TERRIFIED motorists were forced off the road during a late night high speed police chase through Southampton city centre. Sean Bray, who doesn’t hold a full driving licence, raced through several red lights at some of the city’s busiest junctions
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Mental health patients ‘will be treated in hospital’
HEALTH chiefs have pledged that people suffering from severe mental illness who are a danger to themselves or others will still be treated in hospital despite ward closures. Bosses at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust plan to close nearly
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Saints legends visit children's unit
SAINTS legends visited the children's unit at the city's hospital to present money that will go towards toys and a laptop computer. Former footballers Matt Le Tissier and Francis Benali met the youngsters in the paediatric unit to present
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100 firefighters tackle industrial estate blaze
MORE than 100 firefighters battled a blaze on a Hampshire industrial estate early today. Fire crews from across two counties were called to the fire which broke out in the early hours of this morning. Half the building collapsed and
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Police return to bank in hope of leads
POLICE will today return to the scene of a robbery where a gang targeted the same Hampshire bank where two armed robbers were shot dead. Last Thursday morning a man wearing a balaclava approached a courier delivering cash to the HSBC branch in Chandler
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Burglars steal £2,500 worth of goods from house
BURGLARS stole £2,500 worth of possessions, including two laptops, an Armani watch and cash, after breaking into a home in Boswell Close, Southampton, overnight between Monday and Tuesday.
