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Luton announce Lacey loan
BLUE Square Bet National outfit Luton Town have announced that up-and-coming Hatters centre-back Alex Lacey has joined Eastleigh on a month’s loan. The deal, yet to be confirmed by the Spitfires, follows news that the Stoneham Lane club will allow
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Eastleigh prepare to host Arsenal and Manchester United
Eastleigh are set to host Arsenal and Manchester United at the Silverlake Stadium in the next four weeks. Having qualified from the Elite Group Stage of the Professional Development League, Southampton’s under-21 side will play a number of high-profile
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Travellers jailed for forced labour scam
TWO travellers who exploited vulnerable men and made them work long hours with no pay, live in tents and suffer beatings were jailed today. Victor Romain, 56 and Christopher Groombridge, 32, suffered at the hands of John Connors and his brother-in-law
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Sub shooting sailor wanted to 'start a massacre'
A SAILOR told his colleague how he was thinking of the best way to "start a massacre" - a year before murdering an officer on board the submarine HMS Astute. An inquest heard today how Ryan Donovan told fellow seaman Andrew Love that he wanted
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Road closed after sewage tanker overturns
A LORRY carrying thousands of litres of liquid sewage overturned in a Hampshire village today. Fire crews were this afternoon working to stop diesel from the stricken vehicle leaking onto the road surface and into drains. The tanker, which
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Delay for Saga Ruby passengers
Cruise passengers in Southampton were told their holiday was on hold today. Around 450 people were looking expecting to board the Saga Ruby this afternoon, ready for departure from the docks this evening. But checks carried out by staff this
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Sub shooting sailor disobeyed order to get out of bed
A SUBMARINER refused orders to get out of bed days before murdering a colleague onboard a nuclear submarine, an inquest heard. Able Seaman Ryan Donovan appeared "agitated and stressed" as he was given orders to help with a clean up in the vessel
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Fan charged over St Mary's smoke grenade
A MAN has been charged by police after a smoke grenade was thrown onto the pitch during Saints’ FA Cup clash with Chelsea. As reported, four smoke bombs were let off by away supporters as their side came from behind to beat Nigel Adkins’ men 5-
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Teenagers attacked in street robbery
FOUR teenagers were attacked and robbed of their mobile phones as they walked through a Southampton car park. The three 16-year-old boys, who were with a 15-year-old girl, were followed down a city centre alleyway before being attacked by the gang
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Dealer who hid drugs inside himself jailed
A SOUTHAMPTON drug dealer who tried to hide £300-worth of heroin inside himself has been jailed after being held in custody until the drugs were discovered. Police successfully applied for extra powers to hold and monitor Ali Reza Beigy-Hadad for
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Boo! Eight Plus One, The Hilt, Hiltingbury
THIS self-penned panto had all the essential elements of family fun, bringing together a local community to hiss, cheer and sing along with the gregarious cast. The content was splendid but occasionally the pace lagged and the characters needed
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Warne banned for crucial Big bash clash
FORMER Hampshire skipper Shane Warne has been banned for one match and fined for his nasty clash with Marlon Samuels in yesterday's Big Bash Melbourne derby. In unprecedented scenes at the MCG, the Melbourne Stars skipper engaged in a verbal war
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"Extraordinary" prehistoric figurines unearthed by Southampton archeaologists
Southampton archaeologists have unearthed more than 300 prehistoric figurines. The team from the University of Southampton made the “extraordinary” find during work in Greece. The clay figures were found at the site of Koutroulou Magoula and
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Investigation after toddler is slapped in Southampton street
Police are investigating after a woman reportedly slapped a toddler across the face on a busy Hampshire street. Officers say that several people have come forward to report the assault on the boy, which happened on Shirley High Street. Witnesses
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Royal line-up appeals to the young and old
THEATRE Royal Winchester’s new spring programme has a host of theatrical treats for audiences both young and old. Drama highlights include a superb double-bill performance of Chapel Street and Bitch Boxer (March 12 to 14), the acclaimed new work
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Le Tiss' donation helps raise cash at cancer charity night
AN auction prize donated by football legend Matt Le Tissier raised over £3,500 to help cancer victims at the annual Dave Wellman Cancer Trust gala ball at Hedge End. The visit to the popular Sky TV Soccer Saturday studio to watch the programme
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Council boss admits there are no funds to fight fluoride plans
THE race has begun to put fluoride into Hampshire water – even though most people may not want it. With less than three months to go before they are abolished, health bosses have told the Daily Echo they are still determined to pump the chemical
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Striker Wort keeps up great start
SHOLING striker Lee Wort continued his great start to 2013 as his side came from behind to secure their first away win of the season. Fresh from scoring twice in the New Year’s Day success against Winchester City, Wort bagged a hat-trick in a 3
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Southampton-bound coach in motorway crash horror
EIGHT people were injured after a coach heading to Southampton crashed down an embankment and overturned after the driver lost consciousness. The vehicle, carrying cruise passengers due to set sail from the city, left the carriageway on the southbound
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VIDEO: Jail for football thug who kicked PC's head
THIS was the moment a football thug unleashed a ferocious attack on a police officer and kicked him in the face. Violent Leonard Pinnick left PC Darren Willis with a dislocated jaw, black eyes and broken teeth after lashing out at the officer who
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Adkins expects to have strong squad to tackle Villa
Nigel Adkins expects to have most of his frontline stars available again for the crunch visit to Aston Villa. The Saints boss decided to rest eight-goal top scorer Rickie Lambert for the FA Cup tie against Chelsea. But he was denied the services
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Eastleigh drop to relegation zone
Eastleigh manager Richard Hill refused to comment after the 3-1 defeat at Bromley that plunged his side into the Blue Square South relegation zone. Cash-strapped Truro City are the only side below Eastleigh after they failed to capitalise on an
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Ward-Prowse believes he can learn from Chelsea defeat
James Ward-Prowse believes he can learn from Saints’ 5-1 defeat against a Chelsea side who boasted almost £100m worth of talent on their subs bench. The midfielder was handed his first start since the end of October for the third round tie at St
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Six-goal humbling hurts Riley
Stags boss Steve Riley confessed to be “hurting” following his side’s 6-0 capitulation at free-scoring Chesham. It was not difficult to see why as the home side’s towering strike force of Simon Thomas and Inih Effiong netted four times between
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Adkins admits to 'reality check'
Nigel Adkins admitted Saints were given a reality check as they were dumped out of the FA Cup 5-1 by holders Chelsea. After three back-to-back draws in the Premier League, the last of which came against Arsenal, confidence was high around St Mary
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Man attacked with crowbar by masked burglars
MASKED men armed with crowbars injured a man when they stormed into his house in a violent burglary. The brazen trio forced their way in through the back door of the detached home, assaulting the man and demanding his watch. The victim, a man
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Major gas works mean diversions
GAS works are to impact on road in a Hampshire town, forcing buses to re-route. Diversions and temporary turning bans are to be put in place on the A32 and other roads around Gosport for mains replacements. The work, being done in the Lees
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Police arrest fan for throwing smoke grenade at St Mary's
POLICE have confirmed they arrested a Chelsea fan for throwing a smoke grenade on the pitch at St Mary's. It was one of four explosions let off inside the stadium during Saturday’s FA Cup clash, while a flare was found discarded outside. Police
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Fonte injury puts pressure on Saints
Saints will step up their efforts to land a central defender after Jose Fonte was stretchered off during the FA Cup hammering by Chelsea. There have been conflicting reports in Italy over the weekend over the future of Davide Astori after his agent
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Pensioner queued five days for beach hut
A DEDICATED husband will today finally get his hands on a sought-after beach hut for the summer - after spending the past five days camped out at the front of a queue at a popular beauty spot. Determined Keith Duell wanted to ensure he was in with
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Pony rescued from water
FIRE services were called out to rescue a pony that appeared to be stuck in a stream. Residents raised the alarm when they saw the animal in the stream in a field off Aldermoor Road, Coxford, - the fire service was called out at 2pm on Saturday
