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Bjork's designer died in blaze after complaining about fire escape signs
A HAMPSHIRE-born fashion designer had complained there were no signs showing where fire exits were in the block of flats in which she lost her life in a devastating blaze. Catherine Hickman's boyfriend of six years Mark Bailey told an inquest into
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Cities bid for £1.5bn deal to generate thousands of jobs
A BID for a £1.5bn package that would bring thousands of jobs into the Solent region has been officially lodged today. Southampton and Portsmouth have joined forces to compete for the government's new City Deals skills which will mean the two cities
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Free workshops for young start-ups
FREE workshops are being held for new businesses in the Eastleigh area. The Moving On sessions are aimed at supporting people who have set up companies in the last three years, are inexperienced at running their own firms and who are having difficulties
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Vegard Forren - see the Saints' target on video
WATCH a video displaying the abilities of Vegard Forren, as he's in action for Molde in Norway. Saints are believed to have agreed a £4m deal for the 24-year-old centre-half, gazumping Liverpool in the process. Watch the clip below or read
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Met Office predicts possible blizzard for southern England
THE SOUTH could be facing blizzard conditions later this week, according to forecasts from the Met Office. Forecasters have warned that a combination of bitterly cold winds, snow and ice could batter the county on Friday, with up to 15cm of the
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Showcasing Hampshire's top produce
IT offers the best chance to bring the county’s bounty to the market. From wine and beer to game, fruit, confectionery and ice-cream, the Business Solent Supplier’s Showcase 2013 will see producers set out their stall to big and small buyers.
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Huxley's new golf buddy
ALRESFORD-BASED Huxley Golf, the PGA’s official supplier of all-weather golf surfaces, has announced an expansion into Portugal. RED (Relvados e Equipamentos Desportivos) will be the company’s authorised distributor and installer, supplying its
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Pompey Supporters Trust confident of a future
Portsmouth's prospects look bleak on the pitch but the Pompey Supporters' Trust remain confident they can secure the club's future off it. Troubled Pompey today confirmed six first-team players have left Fratton Park at the end of their short-term contracts
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The Vaccines to play benefit gig for The Joiners
HOT property The Vaccines have become the latest high-profile act to pledge their support for Southampton’s iconic music venue The Joiners – with a benefit gig next week. Tickets are expected to be snapped up immediately for Tuesday night’s date
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Man attacked in his own home by burglars
A MAN was attacked in the early hours after disturbing two burglars who had broken into his home. The householder was hit on the head and then punched in the stomach. Police say he suffered a minor head injury but did not need hospital treatment
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Award-winning beer pulls in customers
A PRIZE-WINNING Hampshire beer has gone on sale direct to the general public for the first time. Saxon Bronze, which recently took bronze in the Hampshire Beer of the Year competition, is produced by Alfred’s Brewery in Winchester. Now real
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60 chase 21 jobs
NEARLY three people applied for every job on offer at a new convenience store. Managers received 60 applications for 21 posts at the Tesco Express in Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh. Store manager Darren Wheeler said all vacancies had been filled
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Celebration of new Guildhall
SOUTHAMPTON’S Guildhall has long been a steadfast city landmark which, when it was built, had an eye to future generations. Designed as a social location for municipal functions, which up to then tended to take place on board ocean going liners
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City stores see sales growth
TWO of the Southern Co-operative’s best performing outlets during the Christmas trading period were in Southampton. The High Street and Maybush Corner stores were the best performers, helping to contribute towards a 3 per cent seasonal sales growth
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Teenage boys are robbed at knifepoint
Detectives in Hampshire are investigating after two boys were targeted in robberies. The incidents took place during the early evening on Monday, January 14. A 15-year-old boy was approached by a man wearing a light grey tracksuit just after
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Ainslie named British Yachtsman of the Year
HAMPSHIRE sailor Ben Ainslie has capped a sensational sailing year by being named the British Yachtsman of the Year for an unprecedented sixth time. The title, awarded by the Yachting Journalists’ Association in association with yacht insurers
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Into Africa for marina builder
IT may only be January but one Hampshire firm is already making waves in the marine industry in 2013. Fareham-based Walcon Marine Ltd is set to dive into the unknown after winning a £1m contract to construct the first ever purpose-built yacht marina
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Ba and Torres fit to face Saints
Chelsea strikers Demba Ba and Fernando Torres are available for tomorrow's Premier League clash with Southampton following their struggle with a hamstring injury and illness respectively. John Terry's comeback from a knee problem will continue,
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Southampton's hidden vaults
HISTORIANS can discover Southampton’s underground vaults. Dr Andy Russel will lead two tours of the city’s hidden passageways on Saturday, March 9. The tours start at 10.30am and 2pm, from Southampton’s Tudor House. Tickets cost £5 for
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HMV bosses confident of deal to secure future of retailer
Bosses at stricken retail chain HMV today said they were ''convinced'' they can secure a future for the business despite collapsing into administration after poor Christmas sales. Trevor Moore, chief executive of HMV, insisted there
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Victim killed and his body burnt in his car
THE blood of murder victim Agim Hoxha was found on a wrecking bar bought by one of his alleged killers hours before his body was found, a court heard. Prosecutor Nicholas Haggan QC told jurors how Arben Lleshi had gone shopping in Southampton on
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Doctor attacked as she treats 'injured' man
A DOCTOR was assaulted as she went to the aid of a man she thought was injured. The doctor was making her way home along Olive Road after work at Southampton General Hospital, when she saw a man crouching down in undergrowth who appeared to be
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Raising money with a 13-mile morning stroll
KEEN ramblers are being invited to sign up for an early morning walk along the Hampshire coastline. Fundraisers from Naomi House children’s hospice are urging people to sign up for their annual Solent Sunrise Walk, which is taking place on Friday
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Mascarenhas and Katich set for Big Bash clash
DIMI Mascarenhas is preparing go head-to-head with a former Hampshire teammate - for the right to face another in the Big Bash final. The 35-year-old all-rounder is expected to keep his place in the Melbourne Stars side for their Australian Big
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MP targets supermarkets' 'misleading' special offers
Supermarkets' “misleading” special offers will come under the spotlight at Westminster today. Southampton Itchen MP John Denham is attempting to change the law to force major grocers to come clean about their prices. The likes of Tesco, Sainsbury
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Fareham school's impressive report
“IT is a massive improvement.” That was the view of a headteacher whose school has made an impressive leap up the Ofsted ratings. Staff and pupils at St Francis Special School in Fareham are celebrating after inspectors graded it as good with
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Council admits housing cost help scheme is 'very limited'
Winchester's civic chiefs have admitted that a scheme to help people struggling with housing costs is ‘very limited’. Discretionary housing payments (DHP) are paid out to people on housing benefit or council tax benefit who are struggling to pay
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Young carers celebrate council cuts reprieve
Southampton council chiefs have handed a reprieve to a vital lifeline for young carers across the city that had faced the axe. Talks at Southampton City Council late last night ended with council bosses vowing to save the city’s Young Carers Project
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Alleged murder victim was successful drug dealer
A WELL-off drug dealer was attacked, seriously injured and most likely murdered in a flat before his killers dumped his body in a car and set it on fire, a jury was told. Agim Hoxha's "badly burned remains" we're discovered by firefighters who
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Store boost
HIGH street clothes retailer Topshop/Topman has announced plans to open a store in a new Hampshire shopping mecca. The firm is set to join 50 other stores at the redeveloped Whiteley Shopping Centre, taking on a 12,500 sq ft unit. Other fashion names
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Dementia care figures for city revealed
DEMENTIA patients in Southampton are 20 per cent more likely to get the treatment they need than the rest of the country, figures released today show. More than half of those suffering from the debilitating disease in the city were diagnosed last
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Strict hygiene code to combat norovirus
IN reply to D Watton (Letters, December 19), who is to blame for the virus on Oriana? We have had 35 cruises in the last 13 years, all with P&O, 19 of which on Oriana. Out of these 35 we have had norovirus on nine of the cruises, yet never
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Swift delivery
I WOULD like to say “thank you” to the Royal Mail. I ordered a book by telephone at an address in Berkshire on January 2. To my surprise it was on the doorstep the next day, January 3, before lunch. What made it more remarkable was that the only
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Vans wreck grass
I WALK along Mansbridge Road near Gater’s Mill, Southampton, outside Copsewood Park, a new housing development, regularly, and have noticed that the grass verges have been ruined by the building contractors’ vans parking on them, and churning them
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Animals suffering
MARWELL Wildlife’s annual animal audit will fail to count the physical and mental suffering endured by these wild animals as a result of the frustration of a lifetime spent in cages (“Zoo staff take stock of all animals great and small”, January 4)
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National Service RAF
AMONG your readers there must be thousands who during the National Service years served in the RAF. An organisation exists for such people called the RAF (National Service) Association which has groups all over the country which meet regularly with
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Hunt turned verges to mud
OVER a recent weekend, there was a meet of a hunt, and Bisterne Close in Burley for some reason was used as a car park. There were many cars, 4 x 4’s with trailers etc, all trying to navigate the narrow lane and worst of all, parking on the verges
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Reaching new heights in new home
It was a tall order, but a herd of giraffes have been rehomed at Chessington World of Adventures for a new multi-million pound safari attraction. The four Rothchilds giraffes were transported in huge 6m trailers before settling into their state-of-the-art
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Man robbed in city park
A MAN was left with a fractured cheekbone and broken nose after being attacked on his way home from work. The 23-year-old was walking through a Southampton city centre park when he was robbed by a man who snatched a telephone from his hand. As the victim
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Store played its part in helping launch The Beatles
HMV's flagship London store famously played its part in helping The Beatles land their record deal, setting them on the path to becoming the biggest band in the world. In early February 1962 the group had been rejected by Decca Records after recording
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HMV demise will leave consumers out of pocket
The demise of HMV has once again left consumers out of pocket as they find their vouchers and gift cards have become worthless overnight. It is not usual for administrators to honour gift vouchers and they do not normally give refunds for them
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Attack outside pub
A WOMAN has been cautioned by police after she punched another woman in the face outside a Hampshire pub. The 28-year-old left a bar in Eastleigh High Street before arguing with a 24-year-old and lashing out, leaving the victim with a bleeding nose.
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City shopping centre facing closure
THE future of a Hampshire shopping centre is hanging in the balance after stunned business owners were told they had just weeks to get out. Tenants fear the sudden moves to kick them out of Southampton’s Bargate Shopping Centre mean it could be
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Friends tell of shock at businessman sex charges
CHARACTER witnesses spoke of their shock that a Hampshire businessman and former parish council chairman was facing sex charges involving three girls. Retired magistrate Roy Farmers, who for six years acted as local chairman of the Lord Chancellor
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HMV is latest high street casualty: 4000 jobs at risk
Entertainment store HMV has become the latest high street casualty as it announced it had been forced to call in administrators. Following discussions among the music retailer's directors, the company last night announced it was ceasing trading
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Schools boss calls on church to re-examine its attitude towards homosexuals
The boss of the charity that runs two Southampton secondary schools has called on the church to re-examine its attitude towards homosexuals. Leading, evangelical minister The Rev Steve Chalke says it gives a negative attitudes which can have a
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Saints close on Forren swoop
Saints are closing in on their first signing of the January transfer window with defender Vegard Forren expected in Southampton today to discuss personal terms ahead of a £4m move. The Norwegian international was due to start a trial at Liverpool
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Lidl warehouse gets go ahead
COUNCILLORS have today backed plans for a Lidl distribution centre that could bring up to 400 jobs to Southampton. The 43,000 square metre complex on land next to the M271 motorway will serve an area from Poole to Newbury and across to Brighton
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Asbestos dumped in rural Rownhams
TWO tonnes of cancer-causing asbestos sheeting have been dumped in Hampshire. Council bosses are urging people who may have seen anyone fly-tip huge piles of the potentially lethal substance at Greenhill Lane, Rownhams, to come forward. Test Valley
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Wigan dealt Ramis blow
Saints' relegation rivals Wigan Athletic have confirmed defender Ivan Ramis will miss the remainder of the season after rupturing his cruciate ligament in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Fulham. Latics boss Roberto Martinez feared the worst immediately
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No snow - but it's staying cold
WRAP up warm because it’s staying cold. That is the message from the Met Office as Hampshire is experiencing a Siberian snap. The county is on a weather alert – but is likely to avoid the snowfall which is hitting other parts of the country
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Dick Whittington, Mountbatten Players, The Point, Eastleigh
PRIMARILY a fundraising venture for Countess Mountbatten House, it would be uncharitable to criticise this oftenhilarious pantomime too much. A shaky start, with some sound and lighting problems, was quickly overcome and the laughs just kept on
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The King's New Clothes, RAODS, Plaza Theatre, Romsey
PETER Bond and Bob Heather’s version of Hans Andersen’s story presses all the expected panto buttons, though some of the routines may have little to surprise or delight more jaded audience members. Still, I saw the preview night of 16 performances
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Ex-Saint's funeral to take place
EX-SAINTS will be out in force at the funeral of Ken Jones this afternoon. Signed from Bradford Park Avenue by Ted Bates in 1965, the full-back made 92 appearances during his five years at The Dell. He went on to become an accomplished snooker
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Otterbourne Village Hall Committee, Otterbourne Village Hall
THE story is of Snow White is so well-known that it requires no synopsis, and all the much-loved characters were here (plus a few extras!). The entire company gelled together, with no perceived weak links, creating and maintaining individual characters
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Parents of Hampshire boy shot dead in school massacre call for gun crackdown
THE parents of a Hampshire schoolboy who was one of 20 children shot dead at a US school have called for action over the deaths. In their first public appearance following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Connecticut where six-year-old
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Cook confident Bournemouth can pull off FA Cup upset
Bournemouth defender Steve Cook is confident his side can cause an FA Cup upset tonight in their third-round replay and make history at the same time. The Cherries welcome Roberto Martinez's Wigan looking to make it 19 games unbeaten in all competitions
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Wait goes on for Pompey fans
Portsmouth fans will have to wait a little longer for the fate of their club to become clearer after the court case over the sale of Fratton Park was adjourned until the end of the month. The cash-strapped club's High Court case had been due to
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Saints linked with £4m Forren
SAINTS have been linked with Norwegian international defender Vegard Forren. But Liverpool look to have jumped ahead of Merseyside rivals Everton in the pursuit of the centre half after he was invited for a trial. The 24-year-old was expected
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Strachan ends long wait to be Scotland boss
Gordon Strachan admitted being appointed the Scotland manager was the culmination of a personal project "40 years in the making". The former Celtic, Southampton, Coventry and Middlesbrough boss replaces Craig Levein, who was sacked in November, as
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Hill puts his faith in Todd
CHRIS Todd has vowed to put his leadership qualities to good use with Blue Square Bet South outfit Eastleigh. The 31-year-old former Exeter and Torquay defender was one of three centre-halves signed by the Spitfires last week as manager Richard
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Aldershot runners in clean sweep
ALDERSHOT, Farnham and District made a clean sweep of the senior races at the Hampshire Cross Country League’s round four event at Bournemouth’s Kings Park at the weekend. With overnight rain making the 6km course considerably tougher than usual
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Winchester win the big derby
Winchester got the better of local London 3 South-West rivals Eastleigh who only buckled late in the game when down to 13 players. Both sides fought hard in atrocious conditions and at the final whistle Winchester were relieved to have maintained
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Cyclist dies after Hampshire crash
A POPULAR Hampshire cyclist has died following a collision with a car in the New Forest. Southampton University student James Atherton was seriously injured on Sunday – just 24 hours after taking part in a race – and died in hospital yesterday.
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Bailey impresses Aussie selectors
THE chairman of Australia’s selectors has admitted they are contemplating calling George Bailey up for the Test series in India. If the Tasmanian batsman, pictured, is called up and impresses, he could well keep his place for this summer’s tour
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Saints legend sticks up for Rodriguez
SAINTS legend Jim Steele insists Jay Rodriguez should not be labelled a cheat following the controversial penalty at Villa Park. The former Southampton centre-half, man of the match in the 1976 FA Cup final, believes Rodriguez has been harshly
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Arms charge
A TWENTY-year-old Southampton man appeared before the city crown court on a firearms charge. Wayne Cornlouer, of Landguard Road, was accused of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and making a threat to kill. He
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Girl banned from lessons for dying her hair pink
A HAMPSHIRE mum has removed her daughter from school after it punished her over the colour of her hair. Leah Halford has temporarily taken daughter Billie out of Ringwood School after discovering the 13-year-old was put in “isolation” because she
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Fine for stealing from church
A MAN has been fined £250 for stealing lead from a Hampshire church. Paul Anthony Fuller, 40, admitted the theft from Our Lady of Walsingham Roman Catholic Church in White Hart Lane, Portchester. Fareham magistrates also ordered Fuller, of
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Hampshire fire victim told to stay in flat during hour-long 999 call
A Hampshire woman who was one of six victims of a huge tower block fire finally lost consciousness after being on a 999 call for nearly an hour, an inquest heard. Fashion designer Catherine Hickman, who grew up in Romsey, called emergency services
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Adkins: Villa win takes pressure off
Nigel Adkins insists Saints go to Chelsea without any mental scars from their 5-1 FA Cup hammering just ten days ago. The Saints boss has seen his side bounce back from their heavy defeat at the hands of the Blues in the best possible way – by
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iPad stolen from home
AN iPad was taken from the kitchen of a Southampton home while its owner sat watching TV, police say. A 61-year-old man heard |a noise at his property in Grosvenor Road, Portswood, between 6pm and 7pm on Friday. But when he went to investigate
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City's pothole compensation bill totals zero
NOT a penny of Southampton taxpayers’ cash was paid out for compensation claims over potholes last year, the Daily Echo can reveal. The drop in successful compensation claims made against the city council for damage and injuries caused by holes
