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Jobs to go as administrators close camera chain
DOZENS of Hampshire jobs are to go after administrators announced it was closing all Jessops camera shops beginning today. Around 1,300 jobs at the stricken camera chain will go across the UK. The group has seven stores in Hampshire, including
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How to best look after the elderly during the cold weather
The elderly or frail are more likely to become ill in cold weather and it is important that they keep warm. It is important to be more aware – perhaps you have not seen them for a while, look for signs which might suggest that something is wrong
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Warm your home while saving money
There are some simple steps people can take in reducing their energy. For example: turning your thermostat down by 1˚C could cut your heating bills by up to 10 per cent and save you around £100 a year. turn radiators down in rooms which
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Dickson completes Bradford move
Ryan Dickson has completed his move from Saints to Bradford City, signing on loan with the League Two side until the end of the season. The deal effectively brings down the curtain on the 26-year-old’s St Mary’s career, with his contract due to
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Teen charged with attacking police officer
A HAMPSHIRE teenager has been charged with assaulting a police officer. The 33-year-old Bitterne based police constable was attacked after he chased a youth who ran off during a stop and search in Fritham Road, Harefield. The youth is alleged
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Accident causes tailbacks on major road
A CAR crash has caused traffic chaos on one of Hampshire's busiest roads. Traffic has ground to a halt on the A31westbound following the two-car accident just after 5pm. It has meant traffic queuing back from Castle Malwood Hill almost to Junction
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‘Intimidating’ cliff steps spark an outcry
COUNCIL chiefs have been reported to the Local Government Ombudsman after replacing a set of steps on the Hampshire coastline. Campaigners claim the new steps at Hordle Cliffs are dangerous and intimidating – and say could prevent some people from
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Olympic hero Ben star of boat show
IT’S their opportunity to start the year on a high and ride the crest of a wave of success that is sweeping across the Hampshire marine industry. From tomorrow a range of Hampshire firms will be exhibiting their stock at this year’s London Boat
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Health trust pays £60k for private beds at The Priory
PATIENTS suffering severe mental illness were sent to an exclusive private hospital for treatment after a more than a third of NHS beds were axed, the Daily Echo can reveal. More than £60,000 was spent on treating patients at the private Priory
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Stolen moped
POLICE are appealing for information about a stolen moped that was taken from a property in Shirley Park Road, Southampton overnight on Monday. The Blue Keeway Hurricane moped, registration HX10 HXO, was covered with skateboard stickers. Call
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Search for owners of abandoned bikes
OFFICERS are looking for the owners of two bikes abandoned in Bishopstoke. The blue ladies mountain bike and red hybrid “jump” bike were discovered on Sunday morning. Anyone who can prove the bikes belong to them should email mark.jeffery@hamphire.pnn.police.uk
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Police continue search for man who fell from bridge
POLICE have issued photos of a man they believed jumped from the Itchen Bridge in Southampton earlier this week. Officers believe he was Christopher Spikesman, from Languard Road, Shirley. Police were called to the bridge by worried members
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Tributes paid to popular teacher
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Southampton teacher, who died of an apparent heart attack. Tearful pupils at St Monica Infant and Junior Schools were told in a special assembly of the sad news of Chris Goodchild’s sudden death. The fun-loving
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Daily Echo launches Stay Warm Campaign
THE launch of the Daily Echo’s Stay Warm campaign comes as Age UK prepares to bring its own nationwide fundraising drive to Southampton. The Echo-backed Wrap Up and Run 10k event will come to the Common in March, with organisers hoping to get 1,000
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Five top tips for staying warm during the cold snap
Aim to keep the temperature of your main living room at 21C. The rest of your home should be heated to at least 18C. Make sure you have plenty of warm drinks and hot meals. If you are sitting down, use a shawl or blanket to keep you warm
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Where are the hotbeds of Saints' support?
Thanks to researchers, you can now see where Saints fans from across the UK are tweeting from about their favourite club. The Oxford Internet Institute has put together an interactive map showing where Twitter users mentioned the official #saintsfc
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Council digs up flowers - to help catch drug dealers
THEY provided a rare splash of colour in the heart of the city. Residents of a Southampton street worked hard to create a horticultural oasis by planting and tending communal flowerbeds that brightened up their neighbourhood. But while the
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Penguin gets wetsuit sponsorship deal
An international surf firm has come to the rescue of a featherless penguin - by creating him a new designer wetsuit. Bald Humboldt penguin Ralph, 14, was at risk of sunburn after all his body feathers fell out in just one day, rather than the usual
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Top tips for driving in snow and ice
THIS week temperatures plummeted bringing icy conditions that highlight our lack of skill and practice in winter driving. Hopefully you’ve had your car serviced, tyres scrutinised for maximum efficiency not just legal minimum tread depth, the coolant
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Waterfield targets Rio 2016
Pete Waterfield is refusing to rule out an attempt to compete at a FIFTH Olympics. Waterfield, a silver medallist at Athens 2004, has revealed that synchro parner Tom Daley helped persuade him to keep Rio 2016 in his sights. The pair finished an
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Les Misérables c'est magnifique
THE stage production has been seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and 21 languages since it opened in London in 1985. The spectacular 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables was a smash hit at The Mayflower in the summer of
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Hants new boy captains Australia to victory
George Bailey, Hampshire’s overseas player, captained Australia to victory in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Bailey led from the front by hitting a 79-ball 89 as Australia won by 107 runs at the MCG. He put on 140 in 23 overs with former Hampshire
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Bring back the censors
I FIND it encouraging that editor Ian Murray, in his End of the Week column last week, realises how low TV producers have sunk in their eagerness to entertain us with much that is distasteful, disgusting and degrading – full of sexual innuendo and
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Three arrests over dog thefts from across Hampshire
POLICE have arrested three men in connection with recent dog thefts in Hampshire. Three working dogs were stolen from external kennels during burglaries in Bullington and Owslebury on Sunday, December 30 and Monday, December 31. The arrests
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Beat the scammers
FURTHER to the recent letter regarding scammers who telephone and offer to fix your computer, perhaps readers may like to try my husband’s response. He simply asks “which computer?” – which seems to leave the caller at at total loss as to how to
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Festive TV misery
SADLY I am not interested in viewing films that are shown on TV, which meant that I was struggling to find suitable programmes to watch over the Christmas and New Year period. On some days I was reduced to seeing the news more times than is normal
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Correcting the curve
I WONDERED why the top media headlines of five or so years ago about the bed-blocking elderly had disappeared and now I know why (“Pathway to a peaceful death”, Saturday Review, January 5). With a 60 per cent target set by Government for in-hospital
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Pathway care was beyond excellence
I HAVE read your article regarding the Liverpool Pathway Care (LPC) in the Saturday Review. Having just lost my husband to cancer, my family and I had the LPC for him in the last few days of his life. If anyone says this is back-door euthanasia
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Mosley had support
I WAS interested to read Mr Fagles’s account of Sir Oswald Mosley’s visit to Southampton (Daily Echo, January 1) and the hostility shown toward him, although it must be added this was not universal, even in the south of England. In Worthing, he
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Not another coffee shop!
YET another coffee shop is now looming, to add to the seemingly endless appendage of such outlets, including burger chains, in and around Totton! Not Just News, an independent newspaper shop is closing and is the last such outlet in the northern
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Vlaar could make Villa return
Aston Villa skipper Ron Vlaar has returned to training after a seven-week absence and could play in tomorrow's Premier League clash with Saints. However, it was confirmed this morning that striker Darren Bent will be sidelined for ten days with
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Author’s ashes to be scattered
A ROMSEY playwright and author’s ashes are to be scattered in Cornwall. As reported by the Daily Echo, Angela Sewell, right, died last month aged 84, and on Wednesday friends gathered at Southampton Crematorium and Romsey Abbey to say a final goodbye
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Wine in raid haul
A DOZEN bottles of French wine were among items stolen during a raid on a Hampshire home. Burglars took the bottles of booze along with a bike, tools, an iPhone 4S and a Laura Ashley handbag when they targeted a property in Alvercliffe Drive, Gosport
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Fillies and cow killed
ANOTHER four animals have been killed on New Forest roads. A brown filly was badly injured in a hit-andrun incident on the B3055 at Latchmoor, and the animal had to be destroyed by one of the agisters. A cow was killed on the C10 at Goatspen
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Police slated over Savile sex abuse claims
Jimmy Savile was ''a prolific, predatory sex offender'' who could have been prosecuted for offences against at least three victims while he was alive, two separate reports said today. The disgraced TV presenter used his celebrity status to ''hide
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Police plea to man in schoolgirl slap claim
POLICE have pleaded with a man to come forward after he was caught on camera by a girl who claimed he had slapped her. Officers say they would like to hear from the man so they can determine exactly what happened during the alleged incident involving
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Eastleigh after derby day revenge
Local bragging rights, revenge and thoughts of promotion will all be in the mix tomorrow in a top-of-the-table clash. Eastleigh want to be the talk of London 3 South-West by the end of play by beating leaders Winchester after losing to them earlier
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Alleged sex abuse victim 'spoke out to protect others'
THE third alleged victim of a former council boss told a jury she broke her silence more than 20 years after she claims she was sexually abused because she feared other children could be at risk. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons
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Police break down door to wake man caught in kitchen fire
POLICE had to hammer on the door of a house to wake a man whose kitchen had caught fire after he fell asleep. Firefighters say the man in his 30s was overcome by smoke following the blaze which was started by food being cooked in a pan left on
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Allen: My season could be over
IT’S touch and go whether Dave Allen will play again for AFC Totton this season due to a foot fracture. The versatile frontman/midfielder has broken the outside of his fifth metatarsal bone – an identical injury to one he sustained at Winchester
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Dickson for Wembley?
Saints defender Ryan Dickson is poised to join League Two side and potential Capital One Cup finalists Bradford City today on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old, below, has not played for the club in more than a year, but a deal
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Fire service inundated with Fawley fire calls
FIREFIGHTERS were inundated with calls about Fawley's refinery last night, with many residents fearing it was on fire. Hightown fire station were among those to respond on several occasions as the county's fire control room received the flurry
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Fans still backing Adkins
Nigel Adkins has again received the support of the Saints fans despite fresh reports suggesting the club are reviewing his position. Roberto Di Matteo, who has been regularly linked with the manager’s post following his departure from Chelsea earlier
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Adkins silent on Saints transfers
Nigel Adkins has again refused to comment on Saints’ January transfer plans, despite the club continuing to be linked with a string of high-profile stars. Cagliari defender Davide Astori has been the most heavily rumoured target, with St Mary’s
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Hooiveld back for Villa test
Jos Hooiveld is set to step into the shoes of the injured José Fonte at Aston Villa – and will be hoping his Premier League fortunes improve. The Dutch centre half is the obvious replacement for Fonte, who is sidelined with a knee injury that he
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Motorway drama after car plunges into trees
The drivers of a car and lorry are now being treated by paramedics at the scene for minor injuries, police said. The slip road has been shut to all traffic at the Eastleigh north junction joining the southbound carriageway to allow for emergency
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Attack pair spared prison
TWO MEN who assaulted a Southampton drug dealer have been given suspended sentences. Rafal Pielka and Dawid Abramski pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm on a man in June last year, close to St James’ Park in the city. Southampton
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Marwell mourns death of white rhino
FOR more than 15 years he was one of Marwell Wildlife’s top attractions. But staff were forced to put down the 29-year-old male white rhino Hannu yesterday after a battle with severe arthritis. He had been receiving veterinary care but his
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Drunken car thief rampage
A TEENAGER from Southampton went on a drunken rampage, stealing a car and assaulting a police officer. The 17-year-old broke into a pensioner’s garage in Ringwood Drive in North Baddesley and stole a white Peugeot 106. The youth was eventually
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Southampton guitarist's band Alt- J are Brit Awards favourites
A SOUTHAMPTON musician is poised to win the music industry's top awards. Joe Newman from Highfield, and his band Alt-J are leading the nominations for next month's Brit Award, competing for three trophies each. But they also have the big award
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Streaker's drinking binge at Ageas Bowl cricket match
A STREAKER binged on ten pints of cider before running on to the pitch during a major international fixture at the home of Hampshire cricket, it has been revealed. The naked man sprinted on to the field of play at the Ageas Bowl as juniors were
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Bikes stolen from sheds
POLICE are warning people to make sure their bikes are secure after thefts from sheds. A pink Apollo BMX and a black Stomper mountain bike, together worth £230, were taken from a shed in Edward Avenue, Eastleigh, between last Friday and Sunday.
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South braced for icy blast of Siberian weather
It is a Siberian blast that will leave residents across Hampshire facing bone-chilling temperatures. The county has been put on severe weather alert after forecasters warned of a bitterly cold snap moving in from Russia this weekend. Met office
