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City road to be fully reopened for short time
COMMUTERS will tomorrow be travelling with ease after works to widen a busy city road were suspended. Work has been going on to widen the carriageway of the slip road on the outbound carriageway of Millbrook Road West as part of the Costco development
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Echo MD leaves the company
IT was announced yesterday that Stewart Dunn, managing director of Newsquest Hampshire, publisher of the Southern Daily Echo, had left the company. Stewart, who had joined as general manager of the Echo in 1991, is a former president of the Chamber
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Forte joins Sheffield United
Saints forward Jonathan Forte has joined Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old started his career at Brammall Lane and will look to assist the League One side with their promotion push. Forte joined Saints from
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A record year for Sandy Balls holiday park
AN award-winning holiday centre is investing £200,000 in its future after celebrating a record-breaking year. New figures released by the five-star Sandy Balls complex in the New Forest show that 2012 was the best season in its 90-year history.
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Judge's ultimatum over completing unpaid work order
A JUDGE gave a supermarket warehouse worker an ultimatum: “Either you complete this work by March 28 or you will go to prison.” Recorder Stuart Jones QC issued the warning to Gundars Freimanis, who had been given a six months suspended sentence
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Music festival's big plans for overnight camping
ORGANISERS of the Alresford Music Festival want to introduce overnight camping to attract more people. The festival, now in its fourth year, proposes to offer festival-goers the chance to stay on the recently-purchased field next to Arlebury Park
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Primary is officially a 'good' school thanks to Ofsted
WICKHAM Church of England Primary is a good school – and that’s official. Inspectors from Ofsted rated the school ‘good’ for its overall standard of education. Head teacher Maria Ackland, who took the helm in 2009, said: “Our children are an
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Suspected pickpocket chased by staff at Eastleigh shop
THIS is the image of a suspected pickpocket who was chased by shop workers after a woman with learning difficulties reported that her purse had been stolen. The man was captured on CCTV after a purse containing bus passes and nearly £100 was taken
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Hants receive ECB loan
Hampshire are one of 13 counties to benefit from loans of up to £1m provided by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The ECB has announced an £18 million programme of investment into first-class county cricket following a board meeting at Lord’s. Loans
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Table Top Racing - Review
Reviewed On: iPad Available For: iPad, iPhone, iPod Publisher: Playrise Digital Developer: Playrise Digital Genre: Racing Age: 9 (PEGI) Price: £1.99 Click here to see the trailer Any game to come from the legendary
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Council plans to spend £700,000 to cut traffic
WORK costing nearly £700,000 is to be done on a Fareham road to ease traffic flow. Hampshire County Council proposes to spend money improving the A32 Fareham Road and the Brockhurst roundabouts in Gosport. The idea is to help traffic flow freely
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Restaurant fights to stay open after spate of noise complaints
A BUSINESSMAN has launched a last-ditch attempt to save a Hampshire restaurant that has sparked a spate of complaints about late-night noise. Paul Bayntun, who runs Fine Food 4 Sail in Bath Road, Lymington, has lodged an appeal after civic leaders
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Boy died in father's arms after boating accident
A father has described how his 14-year-old son died in his arms after he became entangled in a propeller having been thrown by a huge wave from their speedboat during a day trip to the Isle of Wight. Charlie Hutton was travelling on the rigid hull
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Bale following in Ronaldo's footsteps
Gareth Bale hopes he can one day go on to emulate the achievements of Cristiano Ronaldo after revealing that he has been trying to model his game on the Real Madrid star. The Welshman came to Tottenham's rescue for the umpteenth time last night
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Young stars to light up Waterside show
The Waterside Boxing Club are holding an event at the Waterside Sport and Social Club in Holbury tomorrow night (7pm). On show are some of the most promising young boxers in the south. The main bout sees Basingstoke’s Jacob Gabriel take on
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Tributes to teenage showjumper who died after fall
A teenage showjumper has died after being injured at an equestrian event when she fell from her horse. Ella Pallister, 17, died in hospital yesterday as a result of injuries sustained while competing at Kingston Maurward, near Dorchester, Dorset
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Hampshire catwalk queen could be Miss England
SHE is already Hampshire’s catwalk queen. Grace Levy, 23, represented the county at a prestigious beauty pageant, after wowing judges to win the Miss Hampshire crown last year. And now Grace is set to taste the glitz and glamour of the Miss England
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Doodle your way to success
BUDDING artists throughout Hampshire can put their scribbles to good use by getting involved in a doodle competition to raise money for national charity Epilepsy Action. Doodles may be shapes, patterns, drawings or scribbles. There is a suggested
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No place for Lambert in England squad.
THERE was no dream call-up for Saints striker Rickie Lambert, the Premier League's joint top-scoring Englishman this season, when Roy Hodgson named his squad for next Wednesday’s glamour friendly with Brazil. England squad: Butland (Birmingham) Hart
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Shaw included in England U21 squad
Saints’ teenage full-back Luke Shaw has been called-up to the England Under-21 squad for the first time, ahead of next week’s friendly against Sweden. The 17-year-old has been fast-tracked into Stuart Pearce’s team after a string of impressive
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Fox left out of Scotland squad
DANNY Fox has been left out of Gordon Strachan’s first Scotland squad for the friendly against Estonia at Pittodrie on February 6. Fox last night was handed his first Premier League start by Saints since early November. Squad: Gilks (Blackpool),
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Teenage ambassadors jetting off to India
TWO TEENAGE campaigners from Ringwood School are to travel to India after winning an international award. Year 10 pupils Millie Wells, 15, and Sam Whittingham, 14, have been appointed as the 2013 ambassadors for the Young Global Education Campaigners
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Watchdog's apology to care home
A NURSING standards watchdog has apologised to a Hampshire care home wrongly named as employing a nurse who put residents at “real risk of harm”. Nurse Nigel Willey admitted a catalogue of wide-ranging failings relating to the care of patients
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Inquest opens into death of man found hanged
An inquest has opened after a Winchester man was found hanged at a local beauty spot. Lee Dobson, 45, of Portal Road, Highcliffe, was found on St Catherine’s Hill on January 17. The inquest will be resumed later this year.
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Date set for Olympic heroes to be honoured in home county
Two Hampshire heroes will be honoured by their home town next month. As previously reported in the Daily Echo, Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Dani King and Paralympic silver and bronze medallist David Smith will be awarded the Freedom of the
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Sky to offer football on pay-per-view
Sky is to offer football fans the chance to watch live Barclays Premier League matches on a pay-per-view basis via their internet TV service from the spring. The broadcaster will give unlimited access to all six of its sports channels via 'Now
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Big response to toy appeal
More than 150 toys were donated by people in Southampton over the festive period as part of a toy appeal. The toys will go towards raising funds to help some vulnerable and disadvan-taged children in the UK. The appeal was run by the company Access
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Mystery surrounds crash which killed great-grandmother
Mystery still surrounds why a motorist veered into the path of an oncoming car in a Hampshire road killing a great-grandmother. Despite a six-month investigation into Joyce Frigot's death a Hampshire coroner was unable to ascertain how Nigel Bath-Smith
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Disqualified driver caught behind the wheel on the M3
Southamptom man Andrew Clack was caught driving on the M3 whilst disqualified. Officers stopped his Seat Ibiza near Winchester on December 23, Basingstoke Magistrates Court heard. Clack, 27, of Chettle Road, Thornhill, was further disqualified
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Nick’s battling high seas in epic Antarctic voyage
He's the award-winning Hampshire yachtsman battling treacherous conditions as he attempts to recreate an epic Antarctic voyage. Nick Bubb is one of six adventurers who are bidding to emulate the feat achieved by polar explorer Ernest Shackleton
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School meal prices frozen
THE PRICE of school meals for thousands of schoolchildren in Hampshire has been frozen for the fourth year running. But parents in Southampton will have to wait until later this year to see if they face a price hike in September. Councillor
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Council chief defends putting aside £500K for leader's projects
The man in charge of Southampton City Council has been forced to defend plans to spend £500,000 of a Government windfall. The huge lump sum has been earmarked for the council leader’s “Getting Our Economy Moving” fund for Councillor Richard Williams
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Father died from overdose
A HAMPSHIRE father died after taking an overdose, an inquest heard. Police were called to the home of Neil Murchie, 45, of Brunel Road, Southampton, when his colleagues became worried that he had not turned up for work. When they broke into
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Lidl get go-ahead to build depot
BUSINESS leaders in Hampshire have praised civic bosses after they gave Lidl permission to build a new depot and create 400 new jobs. The controversial development at Nursling next to the M271 has been given the green light by Test Valley Borough
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Hants physio to join England
Hampshire physio Craig DeWeymarn is set to leave the county to join the England set up. DeWeymarn joined Hampshire two-and-a-half years ago when Andrew Nealon left to join Liverpool FC. A talented cricketer himself, DeWeymarn captained Bournemouth
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Government scraps plans to sell off New Forest
THE Government has scrapped proposals to sell or lease part of the New Forest. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has today confirmed that the Forest and many other areas of woodland across the UK will remain in public ownership. And the Forestry
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Jail for stalker who put victim 'through hell'
“YOU put her through hell.” Those were the words of a judge as she jailed a man for a carrying out a terrifying seven-month stalking campaign against a Hampshire mum. Obsessed John Ridd was told his behaviour was predatory and controlling as
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Suspended jail term for teenager
A TEENAGER who turned up at a music festival near Winchester with a quantity of drugs has narrowly avoided a prison sentence. Cormack Reid, 19, of Holly Park, Plymouth, was arrested at the Boomtown Festival at Matterley Bowl on August 9 last year
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Dart theory to tyre attacks
A DART was used to slash the tyres of 18 cars in a Hampshire town, officers believe. A spokesman for Hampshire Police said that a “pointed implement” was used to pierce the car tyres in Cavendish Close, Romsey causing hundreds of pounds of damage
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Town's new CCTV cameras
OBSOLETE security cameras in Romsey town centre have been replaced with eight new digital models. The cameras transmit images to desktop computers which can be accessed by the police but are securely stored at the council’s Andover offices.
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Hampshire flood alert
FIRST came the Siberian snap as snow, ice and gale force winds wreaked havoc across the south. Now Hampshire has been placed on flood alert with a barrage of rain expected to sweep the county tomorrow. Torrential downpours have been forecast
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Head who turned around school in turmoil will stand down
HE is the inspirational head teacher who has overseen the dramatic turnaround in fortunes of a Southampton school. But now the principal of Oasis Academy Mayfield has revealed he is to hand over the reins after four-and-a-half years at the helm
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Dear Antoine, Southampton University Players, The Nuffield
DIRECTOR Margaret Sargeant revisits Jean Anouilh’s curious play, which begins with the gathering for the reading of the will of a distinguished French playwright (Geoff Dodsworth), at his final retreat in the Bavarian mountains, but takes off in all
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Great Expectations for Film
TO celebrate the launch of The Dickens Legacy, Great Expectations will be screened live via satellite to more than 150 cinemas across the UK and Ireland, including Southampton’s Harbour Lights Picturehouse and Odeon. Although it is Dickens’ most
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Firefighters in £20,000 charity challenge
Members of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have revealed details of a cycling challenge to raise money for charity. In previous years, officers and fire fighters have taken part in 'Square 2 Square' challenges, cycling from Newport on
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MP criticises plans for tax on fizzy drinks
PLANS to impose a “fizzy drinks tax” aimed at reducing people's daily sugar intake is not the right approach. That's the view of Romsey and Southampton North MP Caroline Nokes. Mrs Nokes who is chairman of a parliamentary committee dealing
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Transfer Deadline Day - Live
As that is the end of play for Saints for the day we are going to wrap up this live blog. No doubt there are still going to be some late deals elsewhere. QPR have so far only signed one player but could finish the day with another four on their
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Man charged after dad left blind in one eye
A Southampton man has been charged with assault after a clubber was left blind in one eye. Thomas Goff, 29, appeared before the city’s magistrates court charged with grievous bodily harm. It comes after dad Dean De Freitas told how he was the
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New elderly day centre opens
ELDERLY people in Hampshire looking for company during the day will be able to socialise with others of their age thanks to a new day care centre in Romsey. Professional carer and managing director David Betteridge had always wanted to create a
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Smoke alarm saves man from house fire
A resident escaped unharmed after a fire broke out in his Hampshire home - thanks to his smoke alarm. The male occupant fled his property in Branwick Close, Titchfield Park, following the blaze in the early hours of this morning, after being awoken
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Pochettino rues missed point at Old Trafford
MAURICIO Pochettino was left highly frustrated that Saints failed to claim a rare point at Old Trafford last night. Saints dominated the second half at Manchester United, only to lose 2-1 to a Wayne Rooney first half double after Jay Rodriguez
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Mum demands answers after son dies on railway line
THE mum of tragic electrocution victim Jason May is still “angry” and calling for more information after his inquest. Linda May vowed to find out more about her son’s death on the railway line after a coroner dismissed a witness account that a
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Ursula's picture scoops top award
A Hampshire school pupil has scooped an international photography award with a picture of her school silhouetted against a sunset. Eight-year old Ursula Baynes saw off competition from across the globe with her picture, called “Sunset Staircase
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NPA extends permission for housing scheme
DEVELOPERS have been given more time to forge ahead with a housing scheme that aims to transform an “eyesore” site in the New Forest. If the scheme goes ahead 24 new homes will be built at Gosport Lane, Lyndhurst, on an overgrown plot behind the
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Villagers celebrate preserving precious field
A Hampshire village is celebrating after preserving an 18-acre field. Twyford residents and parish councillors gathered at Berry Meadow marking the end of more than three years’ hard work. The field was previously owned by Bishopstoke Fishing
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Pochettino leaves door open for deadline day signings
Mauricio Pochettino has not ruled out adding to his squad on transfer deadline day. The new Saints boss has seen his team in action twice since taking over and had a close look at the players at his disposal on their trip to Spain. Although
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Burglary charges
AN Andover man has been charged with three burglaries including one at Leckford near Stockbridge. Mark Alan Williams, 37, of Hadrian Road has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Winchester Crown Court next Tuesday. He was charged
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Star gives music lessons to youngsters
LAST WEEK pop star Omar was in the company of royalty receiving an MBE for his services to music at Buckingham Palace. Yesterday the R'n'B star swapped Palace for a Southampton classroom. The singer helped run a workshop with more than 40 students
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Public meeting to discuss town plan
ALRESFORD civic chiefs are staging a second public meeting to discuss the controversial town plan. The town council is holding the hastily-arranged meeting this Monday, February 4, at the town recreation centre. It follows one last Wednesday
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Anger as new £135K city role ‘misses out education’
HE is the man who has overseen Southampton’s meteoric rise up the school league tables. Under Clive Webster, more 11-year-olds are passing vital tests in English and maths than ever before and GCSE results have gone from rock bottom to close to
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County's new top cop confirmed
HE was the man tipped for the top job - and now it's official. Hampshire now has a new chief constable who will take up the helm of running the county's police force next week. Andy Marsh, the current deputy chief constable, was appointed unanimously
