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Wheelchair stolen from disabled gran
THEFTS don’t get much more callous than that of a disabled grandmother’s wheelchair. Shirley Doyle thought her chair was safe when she left it in the porch of her daughter’s Southampton home while visiting her five grandchildren.
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Over 40 arrests in drink-driving crackdown
FORTY three motorists have been arrested in the first four days of Hampshire police's Christmas drink-drive crackdown. Officers have already stopped 338 vehicles and carried out 320 breath tests in the first week of the December campaign, codenamed
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Wedding store owner won’t face any police action
THE woman behind a failed wedding dress business that suddenly shut in Southampton will not face any police action, the Daily Echo can reveal today. Without any warning Champagne & Lace Bridal Lounge Ltd closed its High Street store in July
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Help a child in care
CAN you spare a few hours each month to help a child or young person in care? If the answer is yes, No Limits charity in Southampton needs your help. The charity is recruiting volunteers to be Independent Visitors, who are matched with
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Council offers free insulation to Hampshire homes
THOUSANDS of homes across Hampshire are being offered free insulation as part of a new multi-million-pound scheme. Energy bosses are paying £5m into the scheme in a bid to slash heating bills across the county. That is enough cash to
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Huhne's plan for 32,000 more wind turbines
EASTLEIGH MP Chris Huhne has revealed plans to build up to 32,000 new wind turbines in the Government’s bid to reduce its carbon footprint. A report by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, headed up by Energy Secretary Mr Huhne, describes
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Are police plans for Saints vs Pompey match going too far?
It’s set to be one of the biggest ever football policing operations in Hampshire as police prepare to use the controversial ‘coach bubble’ tactic to get Southampton fans to this month’s clash with rivals Pompey. But is this approach heavy-handed –
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How does Southampton compare to rivals this Christmas?
T'IS the season to be jolly. Yes, we may be in the middle of one of the worst economic downturns of modern times, but businesses across Hampshire are hoping that the Christmas spirit will bring some financial relief. Many firms are relying on
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Tax campaigners slam Rose Bowl bail out plans
LOW-tax campaigners have criticised controversial moves to use millions of pounds of public money to bail out the Rose Bowl. As exclusively revealed in the Daily Echo, behind-the-scenes discussions have taken place about the possibility of Eastleigh
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‘Pest control’ conmen planted rats in pensioner's home
A GANG of conmen who posed as pest controllers to fleece a frail Hampshire pensioner out of thousands of pounds have been ordered to pay the money back. Michael Black, 46, Richard Cooper, 20, and Robert Cooper, 32, duped a 75-year-old man after
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Building collapse closes city road
PART of a derelict building has collapsed into a major Southampton road. Live updates You can get live traffic updates on this and other incidents from our Live Traffic tool. Police have shut Cumberland Place after
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Hampshire investigator used by national newspapers
NATIONAL journalists commissioned a Hampshire private detective to find out personal details about sportsmen and celebrities including Hugh Grant and his former girlfriend Liz Hurley, the Leveson Inquiry heard today. Records seized from
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Trail of blood led to burglar
A BURGLAR was caught after he left blood at a home he broke into. Shaun Blything broke into the family home in Malmsbury Avenue in Shirley while the occupants were out, riffling through every room and stealing £15,000 worth of jewellery, electrical
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Titanic could have been saved 30 seconds earlier
EXPERTS have revealed that Titanic might have been saved from disaster if it had changed course just 30 seconds sooner. It has been reported that a crewmember on the White Star liner, which set sail from Southampton in April 1912 but sank in
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David Lloyd clubs could be sold off
THE owners of David Lloyd – which has fitness clubs in Southampton and Ringwood – are understood to be considering a sale of the business. The gym chain, which runs 79 centres in Britain and a further ten across Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands
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City Christmas parking misery
FESTIVE drivers in Southampton face some of the longest waits for parking spaces, according to a survey. The city has come out fourth worst for Christmas queues with a quarter of those surveyed having had to wait an hour or more for a space.
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Extremists alert over new policing polls
MINISTERS have issued a “clarion call” for candidates to come forward and run Hampshire police. Next year, residents will go to the polls to vote for the controversial post of elected police and crime commissioners. At the same time a leading think
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Qur’an talk
A TALK on the Qur’an takes place tonight at the University of Southampton, from 7pm to 9pm, hosted by the Islamic Society. The speaker is renowned international debater Adnan Rashid, on the topic of “the magnificent Qur’an”. Everyone is welcome
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The Saturdays, BIC
ON the first night of their latest UK tour, The Saturdays stormed the BIC. Slowly descending from the ceiling in a cage, the five Saturdays – Una, Frankie, Mollie, Vanessa and Rochelle – soberly dressed as bespectacled, stereotypical secretaries
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Tories accused of plot to make it cheaper to sack workers
UNION leaders have accused Tory council chiefs in Southampton of revealing massive £432,000 “golden goodbyes” for two top executives to make it cheaper to sack lower paid workers. Taxpayer watchdogs branded the redundancy payments for the
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Give for writers of the future
SOUTHAMPTON’s The Nuffield is among organisations set to benefit from the Big Give Christmas Challenge, which gets under way today. The Nuffield hopes to raise £6,000 online, which will go towards its highly acclaimed writers’ programme, developing
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Handel's Messiah, Southampton Philharmonic Choir, Southampton Guildhall
HANDEL’S glorious oratorio The Messiah has become an essential part of the festive season, and this performance by the renowned Southampton Philharmonic Choir and soloists was guaranteed to get everyone into the spirit of Christmas. The
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Pensioner fighting for life after crash
A PENSIONER was seriously injured after a car smashed into railings on a Hampshire road. The 76-year-old woman was travelling in a green Ford Focus when it left the road on Sunday afternoon. A 27-year-old male pedestrian was also left
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Hammond: Away form not a problem
DEAN Hammond insists there is no problem with Saints’ form away from home. Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Doncaster condemned Nigel Adkins’ side to a second successive defeat on the road. And the surprise result, which followed the previous
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Joseph is on his feet - thanks to Echo readers
A HAMPSHIRE youngster is back up on his feet, thanks to a generous donation from Daily Echo readers. Joseph Park, 7, from Chandler’s Ford has Cerebral Palsy and Down’s syndrome and is confined to a wheelchair most of the time. His parents were
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Heads will still have responsibility for expelled pupils
HEAD teachers in Hampshire will no longer be able to wash their hands of the troublesome students they have expelled. New measures would mean heads will be responsible for youngsters’ education even after they have been expelled – with exam results and
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Inquest begins into soldier's death
An inquest will begin today into the death of a serviceman who died in hospital in the UK after he was injured in a blast in Afghanistan. Richard Hollington was evacuated back to Britain after he was wounded in the Sangin district while serving with
