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Dickson poised for Bradford move
Saints defender Ryan Dickson is poised to join League Two side and potential Capital One Cup finalists Bradford City on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old has not played for the club in more than a year, and a deal is now understood
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Biker hit by car in city accident
A BUSY Southampton road has been reopened following an accident in which a man was injured. Lodge Road was reopened at 5.30pm after the collision involving a Hyundai and a motorbike which happened just after 4.30pm. Emergency services attended
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Premier League gossip round up - Spurs, Chelsea, QPR, Man City and Arsenal
DAILY MAIL: Angry Chelsea fans have decided to boycott matches until Rafa Benitez is dumped, it was claimed last night. ALSO: Jamie Oliver was Manchester City's surprise transfer-window signing yesterday, agreeing a five-year deal to take care of all
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Todd signs on for Spitfires
Eastleigh have signed former Exeter City and Torquay United defender Chris Todd from Forest Green Rovers on an 18-month contract. He is the third centre-half to arrive at the Silverlake Stadium this week, following in the footsteps of Dean Beckwith
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Clegg would 'welcome back' Huhne into Cabinet
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has indicated that he would be keen to have Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne back in the Cabinet if he was cleared of perverting the course of justice. Huhne resigned as a minister after being charged over an allegation
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Adkins confirms Lallana and Fonte absence
Saints manager Nigel Adkins has confirmed that Adam Lallana and Jose Fonte will miss this weekend's trip to Aston Villa. The pair are both suffering from knee injuries and are expected to each be sidelined for a few weeks. Adkins would not
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Thief steals 12 bottles of French wine
A thief stole a dozen bottles of French wine during a burglary. The booze was taken along with tools and a Cannondale Synapse men's bike from an insecure garage. Also stolen from a porch was a black Laura Ashley handbag and an Iphone 4S.
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Rural funding call
FARMERS, rural businesses and communities in Hampshire are being invited to throw their hat in for a new round of rural enterprise funding. Discussions are taking place for the next round of European Union Rural Development funding for 2014 to
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Jordan to leave the Silverlake
Eastleigh have transfer-listed defender and club captain Tom Jordan. The popular centre-back, 31, has been made available with immediate effect as manager Richard Hill continues to revamp his Silverlake Stadium squad. After a six-month saga
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Ben, 24, heads up Haskins restaurant
HE is only 24 but Haskins Garden Centre’s new restaurant general manager says he has the recipe for growth. Ben Harrison, who has just been promoted to the helm of the eatery at the West End branch, said: “I’m delighted to have the opportunity
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Economy like a rollercoaster
THE SOUTH-EAST economy has bucked the national trend by behaving more like a “rollercoaster”, according to a Southampon insolvency body. The research by insolvency trade body R3 found instead of stagnating like the rest of the country, the region
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Police hunt after £2000 worth of fishing equipment stolen
Police are appealing for witnesses after £2000 worth of fishing equipment was stolen from a garage in Andover. The garage in Albany Road has been targeted twice in less than a week. The first incident was between 2am and 3pm on Sunday, December
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Divers ready to take plunge at man-made lake
A DIVING lake is being built near Southampton, allowing novice divers to gain experience before they take the plunge. The man-made lake at Andark Diving and Watersports is the first of its kind in the country and is designed to allow diving students
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Internet art lessons
IT is virtually the best way to learn. Pupils at Wildern School have been brushing up on their art skills over the Internet, with a teacher who beams his lessons into the classroom from Canada. Anthony Kawalski is the school’s “virtual artist
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Final push for appeal
HAVING saved the lives of hundreds of patients fighting blood cancer, one Southampton doctor knows more than most how vital a specialist unit is to ensure successful treatment. So Matthew Jenner is urging Daily Echo readers to get behind the Final
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Blackburn target former Pompey boss
Blackburn managing director Derek Shaw claims discussions to secure Blackpool's Michael Appleton as the npower Championship club's new manager remain ongoing. A statement from Shaw was released on Blackburn's official website, www.rovers.co.uk, last
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Pacquette sent packing
EASTLEIGH have released frontman Richard Pacquette - just a month after signing him. With wet weather blighting the early part of his stay, the former QPR and Havant & Waterlooville hitman made just two appearances for the club in defeats at
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Drink drive campaign could be extended
POLICE chiefs are looking to extend the annual Christmas drink drive campaign after figures from the latest crackdown showed a 15 per cent drop in the number of arrests. During Hampshire police’s Smashed campaign, which ran from December 1 to January
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Teenagers team up for sports equipment
TEENAGERS have secured new sports equipment after teaming up with a parish council. A new £7,500 multi-sports area for the Bradley Road playground in Harestock, Winchester, has been unveiled. It comprises a basketball hoop, football goal and
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Plea to fund £8m Hampshire bus link
A TRANSPORT minister has been urged to help find £8 million to fund an extension to a Hampshire bus link. Parliamentary under secretary of state for transport, Norman Baker, was visiting the new Bus Rapid Transit link between Fareham and Gosport
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Bars ordered to shut after selling booze to under age kids
Two Isle of Wight bars are to be closed for seven days after staff were repeatedly caught selling alcohol to juveniles. In recent test-purchase operations carried out by police and local authority trading standards officers, two venues: Ryde Superbowl
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Six shortlisted for cancer care centre design
SIX architects have been shortlisted to design a new £10m cancer care centre in Hampshire. Firms submitted design concepts for the state-of-the-art facility north of Winchester, which will provide radiotherapy, chemotherapy and palliative care,
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Sex offender facing jail term
A SOUTHAMPTON man, who admitted four sex offences against a girl, was bailed for reports, knowing he will receive a prison sentence. Paul Barnes, 46, of Honeysuckle Road, will be sentenced at the city crown court on February 1. Defence barrister
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Windfall to transform play area
COUNCIL chiefs are celebrating an £86,000 windfall that will enable them to transform a children’s play area on a New Forest estate. Lymington and Pennington Town Council has received £21,108 from the Veolia Environmental Trust and £65,000 from
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Di Canio would sign eight Bournemouth players
AFTER thrashing Bournemouth 4-0 in September, Paolo Di Canio told his assistant manager Fabrizio Piccareta that he would quite happily sign the majority of the Cherries side. Four months on, the Swindon Town boss feels vindicated in his judgement.
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Massive salt dome to tower over countryside
A HUGE dome containing 30,000 tonnes of salt is to be built in the Hampshire countryside to help keep the roads safe during icy weather. The massive structure – more than 70ft tall and almost 140ft wide – will occupy part of a Highways Agency site
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Hopes raised over Spitfires buried in Burma
Hopes of finding a forgotten squadron of Second World War Spitfires, originally designed and built in Southampton, have soared after the discovery of a crate which may hold the key to the mystery. As previously reported, the lost Spitfires, entombed
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Sevilla president in London to discuss deal for Alvaro Negredo
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido flew to London this morning to finalise the transfer of the club's top striker Alvaro Negredo, according to reports in the Spanish media. Negredo talked up a move to the Premier League this week and with Sevilla
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School's 'outstanding' hat-trick
SAY it loud and proud – we’re outstanding! Delighted pupils and staff at Hedge End’s Wildern School are celebrating a special hat-trick after being given top marks by Ofsted inspectors for the third time in a row. The 1,800-student secondary
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Police officer injured chasing a suspect
A police officer suffered serious facial injuries while chasing a suspect. The constable, who is in his 30s, was pursuing of a man who had tried to run away from him, when the officer was hurt so badly he needed hospital treatment. A spokesman
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Marine's lucky escape after rock was thrown from motorway bridge
IT could have killed us. Those are the words of a Royal Marine after a rock thrown off a motorway bridge smashed through the roof of his car. Corporal AJ Orchard was driving at night on the M3 through Hampshire when the large stone crashed
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Hampshire star says he will be exonerated over sex assault claims
Comic Jim Davidson has said he will be "completely exonerated" by a police investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted two women. The 59-year-old, who lives in Stockbridge, was arrested at Heathrow Airport after flying back to the UK to
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Founder of U3A group dies aged 87
Well-known local tour guide and founder of Romsey U3A (University of the Third Age) Margaret Barraclough, has died aged 87. Mrs Barraclough was a member of local history group LTVAS and of the Romsey NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and
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Giles: Pietersen saga is history
Ashley Giles admits the breakdown in relations between England and Kevin Pietersen ''got out of hand'' but is confident the issue is at an end after the batsman signed a full central contract. Pietersen's turbulent relationship with the England
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Hampshire prison to close
A HAMPSHIRE prison is one of six in England, are to close, the Ministry of Justice said today. Kingston Prison in Portsmouth, which holds 200 inmates is to close. In total, the six prisons hold up to 2,600 prisoners. The six will be replaced
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MP quizzes Cameron over flood insurance
A Southampton MP has accused the Prime Minister of “effectively abandoning” attempts to strike a deal with insurers on future cover for households. Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, Alan Whitehead, the Labour MP for Southampton
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Pregnant mums' diets linked to fat kids
HAMPSHIRE academics have proved that mums-to-be who eat higher levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids during pregnancy have fatter children. Researchers believe their findings could help cut the rising obesity epidemic. The team from the University
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Woman's tears over abuse claim
A woman who claims she was sexually abused by a former Hampshire council boss more than 20 years ago told a court that she didn’t report it because she was afraid of getting into trouble. Wiping away tears, the woman claimed what she was subjected
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Young actress in BAFTA-nominated film
It is the highest honour that can be handed out in British cinema. Now a young Hampshire actress is set to rub shoulders with her fellow stars of stage and screen, after a film in which she played a lead role was shortlisted for a BAFTA award.
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Premier League will not intervene on ticket prices
The Premier League will not intervene over ticket prices in response to calls for a cap on the amounts clubs are charging. The league insists tickets are a matter for individual clubs although it does encourage 'stretch pricing', where a range
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Milan deny Ramirez rumours
AC Milan have scotched rumours in Italy that they are interested in signing Gaston Ramirez from Saints. The Rossoneri were reported to be looking at a possible move for the Uruguayan, who only moved to St Mary's from Bologna in the summer.
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Police calm parents after girl claims she was followed
POLICE have this morning moved to allay fears among parents after a schoolgirl reported being followed by a man. The nine-year-old was walking along a footpath off Shakespeare Road in Boyatt Wood, Eastleigh when she started to become “uncomfortable
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100 new jobs created by city firm
A DEEP-sea pipe manufacturer is to create 100 new jobs by opening a new plant in Southampton. Specialist Hampshire-based oil and gas pipeline firm Magma Global is creating the new high-tech facility thanks in part to a £8.76m investment from the
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Saints snap up Sparsholt starlet
SPARSHOLT College are celebrating after Saints signed their Football Academy student Isaac Nehemie. The 17-year-old old left-sided player has signed a full-time scholarship arrangement at Saints which will keep him at St Mary’s until the end of
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Don't blame council
YOUR editorial (January 3) blaming the council for ending bus subsidies rings hollow. If the Government had not cut local Government funding the Labour-controlled council would not have to remove the subsidies. You then propose selling our
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Away days put Saints' resurgence to the test
Saints’ trip to Villa Park on Saturday will mark the start of a testing run that sees them play five of their next seven matches away from home. The club have thus far played 11 games at St Mary’s but only nine on the road, which means they are
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A ridiculous idea
WHAT a ridiculous idea of cutting completely most bus services after 8pm. Most people are struggling enough at the moment and cannot afford taxis. Has the council thought about people visiting relations in Southampton’s hospitals in the west of
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Severe cuts are due to the Government
I WOULD like to add some comments to your story (Daily Echo, January 3) regarding cuts in bus subsidies. Councils are being subjected to severe budget cuts from the Tory/ Lib Dem government and as a result, the Labour council in Southampton have
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Farewell to the cinema
AFTER an absence of several years my wife and I decided to go to the cinema. We arrived at the Multiplex in Ocean Village, obtained our tickets and were shown to the relevant waiting area. The auditorium was clean, functional but quiet. No music
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Not done with fox hunting
WHILST reading through the press, I have the feeling that the subject of fox hunting is to arise again – I thought the Government had put that one to bed. Wrong again. What disturbs me is what sort of people are they that like to chase a creature
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Shaw pledges future to Saints
HIGHLY-rated Saints fullback Luke Shaw has pledged his long-term future to the club. The 17-year-old has been the subject of intense transfer speculation, with the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea all interested in signing him. But Shaw has revealed
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The scheme to save you £200 a year on fuel bills
HAMPSHIRE families could save up to £200 a year on their gas and electricity bills under a new scheme. County council bosses are setting up a “bulk buying” initiative that will enable customers to combine their purchasing power and get a better
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Collective energy switching - how does it work?
COLLECTIVE purchasing and switching occur when a group of like-minded consumers band together to negotiate a better deal with their gas and electricity suppliers. There is no set model for how individual schemes will operate, however this kind
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The bulk buying scheme that could cut your gas and electricity bills
IT is a scheme that could save Hampshire families up to £200 a year on their gas and electricity bills. County bosses are setting up a “bulk buying” scheme that will enable customers to combine their purchasing power and get a better deal from
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Phone pest in court
A WINCHESTER phone pest who breached an ASBO to contact police has been given a three-year conditional discharge. Steven Shaw, 40, of Trussell Crescent, Weeke, called the police on November 6 without a genuine emergency or about a current police
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Fonte facing major injury crisis
Saints centre-half Jose Fonte is facing weeks on the sidelines, the Daily Echo can reveal today. The 29-year-old, who has been an ever present for Saints in the Premier League this season, was stretchered off during the FA Cup defeat to Chelsea
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How many people still watch TV in black and white?
“FOR those television viewers watching the snooker in black and white the pink ball is next to the green.” Commentator Ted Lowe's famous words may be redundant for most people in Southampton but there are still some who prefer to watch their television
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Fraudster convicted of nine offences
A HAMPSHIRE man has been handed a suspended prison sentence by magistrates after being convicted on nine charges of fraud. Alexander Marlo Schlebusch, 28, of Northmore Road, Locks Heath, was found guilty of trying to obtain bogus refunds on store
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Assault plea to trace good samaritans
POLICE are anxious to trace a group of youths who went to the aid of an assault victim. A 33-year-old woman and a 38-year-man were walking along Station Road in New Milton when they were confronted by a man who was drunk. He kicked the woman, bruising
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City tower to be converted to student flats in £10m plan
THIS is the £10m vision to transform an ageing Southampton office block into swanky student flats. Developers have revealed plans to overhaul the 12-storey 1970s city centre tower into 156 studio apartments after failing to attract firms to take
