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Guly out, Lallana in?
Guly Do Prado may miss the next few games with a knee injury - but Adam Lallana could return against Manchester United. Do Prado was replaced after an hour of the goalless draw against Everton and is expected to miss the trip to Old Trafford, but Lallana
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Housing association creates 1,000 apprenticeships for city residents
A HOUSING association has pledged to get its unemployed residents on the job market by creating 1,000 apprenticeships. Showing its commitment to get residents into work it has matched a grant it received of £1m with the apprentices to receive Radian
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Business park set for transformation
A HAMPSHIRE MP has launched work to transform Fareham Business Park. Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport, marked the beginning of demolition work at the site. It was originally the home of US global healthcare company CBRE, which sold the 11.3
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Burglar steals Chinese figurines
A BURGLAR has stolen figurines of sentimental value belonging to a retired serviceman. Two Singapore-style Chinese figurines were taken when someone got into the man's ground floor flat, in The Redan, Alverstoke, Gosport, through an insecure window
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Attacked and robbed by armed gang in own home
AN ARMED gang burst into a Southampton home before assaulting the residents and demanding they hand over their money. The trio of robbers burst in armed with a a crowbar, baseball bat and a hammer. The gang rang the doorbell and then forced
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Cleveland Bay, Chandler's Ford
FAMILY is the key to a pub which has been serving its community for the last 25 years. The Cleveland Bay sees a whole range of people through its doors – everyone from mothers with prams, to regular drinkers, to those on working lunches. But
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Your chance to question captains of industry
PLACES are still available for some of the guest speakers at next week’s Daily Echo South Coast Business Works 2013. Captains of industry from across the south will be at the free exhibition at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel on February 5 to forge
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Ervine stars in Bangladesh
Sean Ervine hit an unbeaten 30 from just 11 balls to fire Duronto Rajshahi to a record Bangladesh Premier League score – and a four-run win. The Hampshire all-rounder’s innings included 22 from just four balls, beginning with a six against a Kabir Ali
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Redknapp: Transfer business is like gang warfare
QPR manager Harry Redknapp thinks the battle to move players on during the transfer window has led to "gang warfare" between agents. The former Saints manager has flown across the continent this month trying to bring in the players he feels he
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Musical youngsters entertain blind club members
MORE than a dozen children aged five to ten spent a day entertaining members of Ringwood and District Blind Club. Led by their head teacher, James Stanford, children from Poulner Junior School orchestra performed for more than 50 members of the
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Drug charge man spared jail
A Waterside man, who turned to heavy drug use after the death of his father, was spared an immediate prison sentence. Charles Fulford, 27, was arrested after police searched his bedroom and found £380 of skunk cannabis. An examination of a
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Inquest to be held into death of grandmother
THE INQUEST into the death of a grandmother killed by a Hampshire driver will be held in Southampton on Thursday. Joyce Frigot, 61, died in June on the A35 near Holmsley in the New Forest , after a car crash as she drove to IKEA with her daughter
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Top employer
A SOUTHAMPTON children’s services group has been named one of Britain’s best employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff. Southampton’s Core Assets in Lyndhurst Road has secured 35th position in Stonewall’s Top Employers 2013 index and seventh
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iPads replace pens and paper in a first for school
THEY are more accustomed to chalkboards, pens and paper. But now children at a Southampton school are using the latest technology in the classroom. Youngsters at Great Oaks School have taken delivery of 40 iPads, which have been loaded with
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Naked rambler fights outraging public decency charge
HAMPSHIRE’S Naked Rambler will have to wait until tomorrow to see if indecency charges made against him will be dropped. Appearing at Oxford Crown Court, wearing only his boots, Stephen Gough, pictured, hoped to have the charges of outraging public
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Polish anglers sign up to pledge
THE Polish Anglers Association has promised to translate the rules of any angling club as a contribution towards integration with British anglers. The idea came from the Angling Trust’s Building Bridges officer Rado Papiewski and his colleague
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School children approached and assaulted on way to school
Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a number of teenagers were approached and assaulted by an unknown man as they walked to a Hampshire school. Between 8.15am and 8.45am on Friday there were six incidents where a man approached
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Store's Elvis impersonators support Carer's Trust
THE king might be dead, but Elvis Presley’s spirit lives on with staff at the Cooperative store in Obelisk Road, Southampton. As part of its new fundraising drive for the Carer’s Trust – the Cooperative’s chosen charity of the year – staff at the
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Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards 2012 Gallery
All the excitement, presentations and celebrations from the Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards 2012 held at the Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton.
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Run charity race for Age Concern
AGE UK is challenging the people of Hampshire to run 10k around Southampton Common in March to raise money to keep the elderly warm next winter. Call 0800 169 8787 or visit ageuk.org.uk/10k to sign up for the challenge on March 17.
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Historic building to be demolished to make way for 'Black Hole'
AN historic building will be demolished to make way for a “Black Hole”. Civic leaders approved plans for a nine-bedroom hotel, to be named the Black Hole. It will replace a 19th century workshop in Wharf Hill, Winchester.
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Council U-turn over plans to introduce district centre parking charges
Southampton parking bosses have made a U-turn over controversial plans to introduce charges in more city car parks. It comes after business leaders warned that it would stall trade. Under budget plans, charges were set to be rolled out in district
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Pioneering clinic in Southampton leads way in IVF
IT’S a state-of-the-art machine that offers new hope to childless couples desperately trying to start a family. And a Southampton fertility clinic is one of the first five in the world to have the pioneering piece of equipment. It only arrived
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Alfie's, Winchester
KNOW your market, as the saying goes, and you will be successful. And the number of punters piling into Alfie’s at weekends suggests the management know what their customers want. Manager Craig Friswell explains: “We appeal to people across all
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Meeting on immigration rule that’s keeping families apart
A meeting about immigration rules which are separating families in Hampshire will be held tomorrow. Southampton community leaders have slammed a Government policy which prevents British citizens sponsoring spouses from outside the EU unless they
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New Hants signing fails to prevent series defeat
Hampshire’s George Bailey hit a 36-ball 45 but still finished on the losing side as Sri Lanka completed a 2-0 ODI series victory against Australia in Melbourne. Chasing a Duckworth-Lewis revised target of 122 in 15 overs, Australia lost by three runs
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King and Trott target third successive world title
Olympic champion Joanna Rowsell is confident Great Britain can win a fifth Track Cycling World Championships team pursuit title in six years in her absence next month after opting to focus on the road in 2013. After consultation with British Cycling
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Pupils' artistic talents wins sports vouchers for schools
Children from across Southampton showed off their artistic side and took part in a sports-themed competition to mark the opening of sports shop Decathlon in West Quay Retail Park. The winning entry for the eight to 11-year-old category was Callum
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IPhone 5 stolen in robbery
Police are appealing for witnesses after an IPhone 5 was stolen during a robbery in Hampshire. The incident occurred between 1.45am and 1.50am on January 27 in Coburg Street, Portsmouth The victim, an 18-year-old man, was walking home from
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Hopes rise over A31 road safety bid
IT is a notorious stretch of Hampshire road known among commuters for its accidents and traffic snarlups. But urgent calls to improve the A31 at Ringwood have moved up a gear after highways chiefs pledged to examine a raft of new safety proposals
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A Grand Night Out
IT was the Academy Awards of Hampshire. Dubbed the Oscars of the South, the Daily Echo’s annual Curtain Call awards returned to Southampton’s De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel in all their glory. More than 400 performers, supporters and crew dressed in their
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Mental illness 'killing friendships'
MENTAL illness is leaving friends in Hampshire lost for words and suffering on their own, latest figures have revealed. A shocking 77 per cent of people in the south-east who have battled with mental health problems say they have lost friendships
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'Paedo Island' fears raised by residents
Outraged residents have called for a review into closing an Isle of Wight prison, over fears the move council turn the holiday hotspot into “Paedo Island”. Campaigners have said that shutting down Camp Hill will mean the majority of the prison
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Police apeal after job centre fire
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fire at a former job centre in Hampshire. A member of the public called the emergency services after seeing flames. He also saw a man appear from a side alley near to the scene. Police would like
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Baby boom is on its way after Olympics get pulses racing
THEY have become some of the most iconic moments in our country’s modern history. The success of British athletes during last summer’s Olympics will live in the memory for years to come. Cyclist Bradley Wiggins’ first gold, Ben Ainslie’s fourth
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Fierce conditions cause big problems for Lymington adventurer
HUGE swells and fierce winds are causing problems for a Hampshire sailor attempting to recreate a famous voyage of Antarctic discovery. Already having had to contend with icebergs, crew members on the Alexandra Shackleton, skippered by Nick Bubb
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Coutinho tipped to be a success
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti believes a move to the Premier League would represent a “great opportunity” for Philippe Coutinho. Liverpool have agreed an £8.5million fee with Inter for their Brazilian playmaker, who has also attracted interest
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Pochettino in race against time
THE CLOCK is this week ticking down on Mauricio Pochettino and Nicola Cortese’s short-term plans for Saints. The January transfer window shuts this Thursday night and every club in the top flight then has to stick with what they have through to
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Drug dealer is ordered to pay £2.3m to the police
Hampshire police has secured its largest ever criminal benefit payout after a convicted drug dealer was ordered pay more than £2m to the force. Imtiaz Ali, 46, was told he would have to pay Hampshire Constabulary £2.3m within the next six months
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Factory farming cruelty
WITH reference to a recent letter, I agree that no animal should be allowed to suffer, therefore shall never understand how something so horrific as factory farming is allowed to take place. Although affordable food is necessary, a massive amount
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I'll collect rain water to drink
DR Jeyanthi John says fluoridation is still needed to reduce tooth decay in children. I had all my teeth removed before I was two years old, so why was that? Mother’s milk no good? On BBC 1 recently there was a programme on the lack of water
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Don’t medicate us against our will!
IN reference to the letter “Children Missing Out On Fluoride” by Dr Jeyanthi John. Firstly, children are not missing out. Putting fluoride into our drinking water is not the answer to children’s decayed teeth. Has Dr John not heard of the Childsmile
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Guilt and open justice
HOW I agree with Mr Burlington about “innocent before proved guilty”(Letters, January 19). I don’t know how the Editor can be easy in his mind about the many innocent people whose reputatation has been ruined by the Echo. I think of teachers
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Quango policy failure
ONE does begin to wonder when Government is able to declare a “Bonfire of the Quangos” and then not only fail to implement the policy but proceeds to produce a quango for the National Health Service, which appears to cost more to establish and run,
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Jane Austen: Pride of Hamphire
TODAY is the 200th anniversary of the publication of one of the best-loved books in the English language : Pride and Prejudice. Events are taking place across Hampshire this year to celebrate the book and its author - Jane Austen. As well as television
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Bus roof ripped off after crashing into railway bridge
A bus has had its roof torn off after hitting a railway bridge in Hampshire. The accident at Portchester Railway station this morning is the second time in five months a bus has hit the bridge. Emergency services attended the scene and Station
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Vickers is philosophical after Blackfield's Vase dream is ended
ASHLEY Vickers felt immensely proud of his battling Blackfield & Langley troops in the wake of Saturday’s dramatic 3-2 defeat at Bemerton in the FA Vase fourth round. But, while saluting the Watersiders’ efforts in pegging back a two-goal deficit
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Care home residents 'at risk of harm'
TOILET seats were found smeared with faeces while vulnerable residents were put “at risk of harm” at a Southampton care home, a report has revealed. Medicines intended for one individual were found in the wrong person’s bedroom during an unannounced
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Huhne pleads not guilty
HAMPSHIRE MP Chris Huhne has today pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice. The former energy secretary will now face trial over claims he persuaded his former wife to take speeding points on his behalf. Mr Huhne spoke only to
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Is this the most controversial book of the 21st century?
HE’S author of perhaps one of the most controversial books of the 21st century and one half of a media monitoring website which is changing the way people think about news. David Cromwell is asking us to reconsider the way we think about ourselves
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Wort fires Sholing to fifth win of 2013
HAT-TRICK hero Lee Wort made it five wins out of five for Sholing since the turn of the year. The bad old days of 2012 looked a distant memory for the buoyant Boatmen as they swept aside Abingdon United 3-0 at the Silverlake Arena. Having survived
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Lallana set for Saints return
Adam Lallana is winning his fitness battle and could return to the Saints squad this week. The midfielder damaged medial knee ligaments in the win over Reading on December 8 but is on course for a return just shy of eight weeks later. Saints
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Hampshire yachtsmen hail 'amazing' Vendee Globe victory
HAMPSHIRE duo Mike Golding and Alex Thomson have sent their congratulations to Vendee Globe winner Francois Gabart. Gabart was first across the finishing line yesterday off the French port of Les Sables. Golding, who is currently sixth as he
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Two die in car crash
Two people have died in a crash in Hampshire. The accident involved a Renault Clio and Ford Mondeo and happened in Twinley Lane, Whitchurch. Police say the female driver of the Clio and the male driver of the Mondeo both died at the scene.
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Boomtown Rats to reform for Isle of Wight Festival
THE Boomtown Rats will reunite on stage for the first time in 26 years at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. Playing together for the first time since 1986, Bob Geldof will take to the Main Stage with the other five band members for the UK festival
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Reading boss hits out over Adkins sacking
Reading manager Brian McDermott has criticised Southampton chairman Nicola Cortese over the sacking of Nigel Adkins. Adkins led Saints to two successive promotions and had guided the club out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone recently
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Casey sees red as Winchester implode at Didcot
THE dismissal of Winchester City’s on-loan AFC Totton goalkeeper Ross Casey changed the face of Saturday’s Southern One South & West 5-2 loss at Didcot Town. Winchester had a strong first half and deservedly led 2-1 at half-time through Andrew
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Totton turning Testwood into a fortress
IF 11th-placed AFC Totton are to stage a late push for the Southern Premier play-offs, it will be their home form that gets them there. Steve Riley’s men have had their troubles on the road this term, but Saturday’s 2-1 victory over St Neots Town
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Why I hated my 32 stone Embarrassing Fat Body
HE IS literally half the man he used to be and tonight he will be sharing his battle against the bulge with the nation. With help from Southampton surgeons, Andy Hale has shed 16 stone in weight and hopes his fat busting success featured in tonight's
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Model Kelly Brook launches sky high entertainment package
TV beauty Kelly Brook was at Southampton Airport to help a new inflight entertainment scheme get off the ground. The model joined cabin crew at the terminal to showcase an initiative rolled out by Sky and Flybe. From today, passengers travelling
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Why it took us so long to warn of level crossing danger
Hampshire roads chiefs have explained why it took so long to warn drivers of the dangers of the Brockenhurst level crossing. They said they launched a full investigation immediately after the incident in which a pensioner drove through the level
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Homeless charity to expand base
A Hampshire homeless charity is expanding its base. Emmaus Hampshire, which provides work and accommodation for the homeless, is increasing its provision from 24 to 26 people. The charity in Winchester will build two new suites on site along
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Four in court accused of kidnap
FOUR men have appeared in court accused of kidnap. Ian Skinner, 22, Mohammed Musa, 22, Joshua Folorunso, 22, and Pritpal Singh, 21, are charged with snatching Abdul Ibrahim at Tower Street multi-storey car park, Winchester, on January 21. All
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School's action plan to stop repeat of 'appalling abuse'
AN ACTION plan has been drawn up to prevent a repeat of the “appalling abuse” suffered by a vulnerable teenager at a special school in Hampshire. Forced into action after a damning report into failures to protect the girl, who was groomed with
