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House left badly damaged by fire
A HOUSE was left badly damaged tonight after a fire broke out in its roof. Around 60 firefighters battled the blaze in a three story property in Salterns Lane, Bursledon, after being called out at 4.45pm. Crews used six pump jets, two hose
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No clue to why man took own life
A YOUNG Southampton man who took his own life left no clues as to the reasons why he did it, an inquest heard. Mateusz Sentowski was found by his brother in the shed at their family home. He had hanged himself. The shed was locked from the inside
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Angina test ‘flawed if used alone’
A COMMON test for the diagnosis and treatment of angina is flawed in at least a quarter of cases when used on its own, a leading heart specialist from Southampton has claimed. The condition, which is characterised by a painful tightening of the
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Tough Mudder 2013 Picture Gallery
Images from the Tough Mudder 2013 at the Matterley Bowl near Winchester.
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'Despicable' theft of pensioner's mobility scooter
THEY are prisoners in their own home. That is the reality for a Second World War merchant seaman and his wife after burglars stole their mobility scooter from outside their Southampton home. Fred and Mary Baker found the motorised vehicle had
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Sharkstoppers deliver a blow to payday lenders
IT is a campaign designed to stop vulnerable people in Southampton from falling victim to payday lenders. Now Sharkstoppers, launched earlier this year to tackle the problem of high interest pay day lending, has achieved two victories. Firstly
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More jobs pledge as research centre prepares to open
NEW jobs are on the cards in Hampshire as a new multi-millionpound research centre opens later this month. Wickham crop system development company Agform will open a new research facility at the Hilldale Farm Research Centre on June 21. The
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Cyclist hurt in road crash
A CYCLIST was knocked off his bike on a major city street this afternoon. The 20-year-old man was in collision with a car at about 3.40pm outside Dominos Pizza between Lodge Road and Banister Road and Avenue Road in Southampton. But he suffered
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G8 summit tax demand
SOUTHAMPTON Itchen MP John Denham is fronting a campaign urging world leaders preparing for an international summit to set corruption and tax evasion at the heart of their agenda. The Labour MP is backing his party’s Day of Action initiative demanding
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Cyclists to raise cash for charity
AN annual cycle ride is taking place on Saturday, July 27, in Hampshire to support a charity set up in memory of a young girl. Organisers of the Denmead Cycle Ride want to raise cash for Hannah’s Holiday Home in Oakdean, which is used by families
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Life-savers keen to attract young blood
YOUNGER people are being urged to start saving lives after latest figures reveal that almost half of Hampshire’s blood donors are over 45. The high proportion of older donors has sparked concern, prompting NHS Blood and Transplant to embark on
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BAE field gun team blasts way to victory
THE team from defence giant BAE Systems have been celebrating victory in the Junior Leaders Field Gun Competition held at HMS Collingwood in Fareham. They were the fastest to run, dismantle, reassemble and fire their gun over an obstacle course
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Karaoke has never been so fashionable
FOR the first time ever at the Isle of Wight Festival, River Island will be giving festival-goers the chance to perform like a headlining act at our very own ‘singINstyle’ tent. How will it work? Choose your favourite karaoke song and head backstage
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Forbes joins Conference South new boys Gosport
FORMER Eastleigh and Winchester City crowd favourite Andy Forbes has signed a one-year deal for Conference South new boys Gosport Borough. The 34-year-old striker-turned-defender was released by Eastleigh at the end of last season following defeat
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Put the kettle on to help cancer charity
THEY say there are few things in life that can’t be fixed with a good cup of tea. And it seems the Mayor of Winchester agrees. Councillor Ernie Jeffs and his wife, Barbara, were at Winchester Cathedral’s refectory to throw their weight behind
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Health trust looking for governors
A HAMPSHIRE health trust is calling on residents to take a more active role in the county’s healthcare. Solent NHS Trust is aiming to achieve foundation trust status, but to ensure that happens it needs to recruit residents interested in becoming
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Rescuer beaten up on pontoon
THE social secretary of a Hampshire sailing club was beaten up in a bizarre assault on its pontoon as he tried to rescue a man from the water, a court heard. Daniel Cruse had helped David Short to pilot a boat to Eling Sailing Club and they were
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Cheryl lands ideal job with family firm thanks to Daily Echo initiative
SHE was keen to get back into work so that she could provide for her young son. Now, thanks to the Daily Echo, Cheryl Ballard has landed her ideal job. The 25-year-old from Weston, Southampton, featured in our Give Me a Chance campaign, which
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Hospital probed after patients face long waits in A&E
A SOUTHAMPTON hospital is being probed after patients persistently faced longer waiting times in accident and emergency, it has been announced today. Monitor, a regulator for the health sector, is investigating whether University Hospital Southampton
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Microsoft loses prototype phone
MICROSOFT lost a prototype version of a new phone - and paid to get it back. An employee of the Redmond firm was using the new Lumia 920 which was running a new version of Windows Phone 8. The device was then picked up by someone and sold online
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Visually impaired 'could have dolphin-like abilities'
RESEARCH from a Hampshire university has revealed that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use similar hearing techniques to that of dolphins, pictured, and bats. The study carried out by the University of Southampton Institute
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Bus chiefs face tough questions over cuts
IT WAS labelled a “fiasco” when the Daily Echo first revealed cuts to bus services in Southampton. Now pensioners have criticised the changes to First routes across the city, which will come into effect from June 30. Today they have the chance
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Fund donation helps church bloom
FLOWERS, shrubs and trees have been planted in the grounds of Lymington United Reformed Church, which is also sporting a new lawn. Cllr Elizabeth Lewis, who represents Lymington on the district council, donated £500 from her annual community fund
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Theatre group set for trio of shows
THEATRE group Illyria return to the Deanery Garden, Winchester, for three shows between June and August. The series starts with Babe the Sheep Pig on Friday, June 28, based on the Dick King-Smith book where a farmer puts a piglet to work herding
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Land sale to cover £16m building shortfall?
WINCHESTER City Council could sell land to cover a £16m shortfall in its house building programme. The current cost is about £36m, £16m more than budgeted for in February, due to the council listing more schemes than it can afford. But officers
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‘Give us a splash park at former boating lake site!’
A SPLASH park, an all-year playground and a picnic area. Those are just some of the suggestions the public have put forward to replace the former boating lake at Southampton Sports Centre. People were invited to attend a drop-in session at
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Southampton pub organises beer festival
The Junction Inn, Priory Road, St Denys, Southampton, is holding a beer festival from June 20 to June 23. Landlord Martin Gentry said there will be up to 20 ales, ciders and a range of bottled beers.
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Private hospital in running for two top awards
A private hospital in Southampton has been shortlisted for two top healthcare honours. Nicola Hall from Spire Southampton has been nominated in the management excellence category of the Laing and Buisson Independent Healthcare awards. The second
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Pensioner's death was 'accidental', despite two-hour wait for ambulance, says coroner
A Southampton pensioner who fractured her knee and shoulder after tripping over a vacuum cleaner cable died after undergoing surgery for her injuries, an inquest heard. Southampton Coroner’s Court heard that Kathleen Brooks stepped out of the lift
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Mind games
HOW would you describe Derren Brown? “Master of psychological illusion” is how he’s billed ahead of his show at the BIC Windsor Hall last Saturday. Audiences have their minds bent like a boomerang as the mysterious showman unveils his new show,
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£20m vaccination campaign helps prevent measles spread
A multi-million pound catch-up vaccination campaign has helped stop the spread of measles in Hampshire. The national £20m programme to immunise all youngsters aged between ten and 16 with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab was launched in
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Flower power for pupils with wildflower meadow visit
Youngsters went back to nature at a special event held in a Hampshire meadow. Pupils from Red Barn Primary School and Northern Junior School, both in Portchester, had a lesson at nearby Linden Lea, a chalk downland meadow sown last autumn.
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The engima of Cortese
IT’S 2009 and the autumn sun is shining across the rolling fields surrounding the plush Four Seasons hotel in Dogmersfield, north Hampshire. A smartly dressed Italian banker named Nicola Cortese is in the adjacent grounds having a series of portrait
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Obstacles remain over Alresford rugby pitches plan
Agreement over proposed new rugby pitches has yet to be reached between Alresford civic chiefs and the town rugby club. The town council heard that some of the obstacles that looked like scuppering the two new pitches at Arlebury Park had been
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Ofsted investigates "serious concerns" over council's alleged failure to support schools
Ofsted inspectors were being sent into a council today amid concerns that it was failing to help its schools raise standards. The Isle of Wight Council is being targeted in a bid to find out why it has a high number of under-performing schools,
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Motorcyclist in serious condition after crash
A MOTORCYCLIST is in a serious condition following a crash involving a car. Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision, which happened at 9.15pm on Saturday in Locks Road, Locks Heath. The crash involved a blue Nissan Micra and a red
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Teenager heading to America for live-saving treatment
A teenager is set to leave the country to begin life-saving treatment this weekend. Sam John, who has an inoperable brain tumour, is set to head for America on Sunday for treatment after it began growing again. His family and friends had been
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New plea for knife raid witnesses
POLICE have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a violent knife raid on a Southampton house. As previously reported in the Daily Echo, two men burst into a house in Harborough Road on a Sunday evening. Andy Palmieri, a 23-yearold Solent University
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Career criminal back behind bars
A CAREER criminal who threatened to shoot police officers dead after being released from jail on licence is today back behind bars for more than three years. Wayne Cornlouer is only 20 but has committed 36 offences including assaulting police,
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Three sought after demand for free food at takeaway
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an incident at a Winchester takeaway. Three men entered the Oriental Star, in Andover Road, at about 9.30pm on Wednesday, June 5, and demanded free food. When they were refused, one of the men attempted
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Early results look positive for scheme
THE report ‘Scheme praised despite no change’ (Daily Echo, May 31) did not mention that Hampshire has made good progress supporting more than 400 families through the Troubled Families Programme. While we were not one of the pilot authorities claiming
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See sense on specs prices
Unfortunately I have now reached the age where I need varifocal glasses. Can anyone tell me why the prices range from sublime to ridiculous? Local opticician – £500. Two supermarkets – two pairs for £300 and two pairs for £159. How can
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Sunshine Festival - Sun and Song at Alresford Music Festival
TWENTY bands mixing rock, pop, soul, electro, hip hop and country showed why Alresford Music Festival is fast becoming a staple in the diary of Hampshire’s music lovers. Previous events have been dogged by bad weather, but this year the gods were
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The Anniversary, Burdock Valley Players, Upper Clatford
THREE reluctant sons meet to celebrate a widow’s wedding anniversary. The mum, Viv Slingsby, gives an excellent performance as a ruthless, malevolent harridan, scheming all the while to keep control of the lives of her sons. The shy eldest son,
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Cancer research still needs to use animals
I would like to join S Clayton in congratulating Jean Bayliss on her recovery from cancer (Daily Echo, May 20). However, I fear S Clayton may have been misinformed as to the availability of alternatives to animals in cancer research. Since
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REVIEW: The Three Musketeers, Nuffield Youth Theatre, The Nuffield
NUFFIELD Youth Theatre’s adaption of the well-known story was a rumbustious, fast paced and fun production. It was beautifully staged, with an attractive yet simple set, impressively choreographed fights and costumes and music that presented an
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Is bus too much to ask for?
ON Friday, May 31 my friends and I were sat in the sun in Shirley Precinct when we were approached by someone canvassing for the Labour Party. We were not happy with this as we had just been told our lifeline, the S2 bus is to be axed on June 26
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The Greatest Show in Town! Otterbourne Village Hall Committee
EARLY Monty Python episodes included a recurring feature called “It’s the Bishop!”, so it was in this most entertaining of variety shows, with Ryan Bishop oozing youthful confidence as he delivered two faultless solos as well as joining the ensemble
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Dismay at dead hedgehogs
I KNOW just how David and Fran Carpenter feel about the culling of badgers, (Letters, May 23), as I had a similar cause for dismay recently, on reading a letter in the Daily Mail from a West Countryman, who, on a country walk, found no fewer than nine
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Vandals target bird hide
VANDALS have smashed up a bird hide at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. Rangers from Wight Nature Fund estimate the damage at Mill Copse will cost around £300 to repair. Police are appealing for information. Contact PCSO Catherine Quinn at
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Thanks for helping mum after her fall
I would like to thank all the passers-by who attended when my mother had a serious fall near to the Bargate on Saturday, June 1. This included the two police officers, a female doctor from the hospital and the man and woman for providing their
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A matter of conscience
THE subject of a vote on same-sex marriages is now on the cards. Not being familiar with legislation on the subject, as I suspect many of us are not, I wonder how employers who support pension schemes work out that employees in a same sex-relationship
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The Sunshine Boys, CCADS, Menuhin Theatre, Portsmouth Central Library,
VAUDEVILLIAN legends Willie Clark and Al Lewis, who haven’t spoken to each other for years, are persuaded to stage a nostalgic reunion – will professionalism or past resentments rule the day? This production was an absolute gem, the intimate venue
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Longest work day
THIS year the longest day falls on a working day (Friday, June 21). Why does it never seem to occur at the weekend, when the extra time would be appreciated? PHILIP G HAWKINS, Southampton.
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Changes bring more people to enjoy Dip
I ATTENDED the Daisy Dip launch event in Swaythling. We were celebrating all the changes that have happened over the last three years to make the Dip a family-friendly, welcoming green space. The MUGA (Multiple Use Games Area) which is in use on
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Scaramouche Jones, on tour from RAODS, The Maskers Studio, Shirley
JUSTIN Butcher’s white-faced clown (Neil Gwynne) marches into his dressing room – escaping a group of children, their “clucking parents” and a lifetime’s silence – expecting to die at the stroke of midnight, his 100th birthday. He’s just enough
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Soap star Lynne takes on wicked panto role
THIS year’s Kings Theatre Southsea pantomime Sleeping Beauty will see the return of Home and Away soap star Lynne McGranger and Come Dine With Me star Christopher Marlowe. Lynne, pictured, was last welcomed to the Kings in 2010 when she played
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Fairway to clear up golfing confusion
WITH reference to the articles regarding Fairthorne Manor Golf Club in Botley, I would like to clarify one or two points. There were basically two types of golfers, Manor and Manor club. We all paid the same subscription to the Manor and there
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Expansion plans for school
PLANS to expand a primary school have received the green light. The scheme will provide extra classroom space at St Peter’s Catholic Primary School in Winchester so it can accept 15 more pupils in reception, bringing its yearly intake to 60.
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Peach of a Production - James and the Giant Peach coming to Southampton
ROALD Dahl's very first children's book and one of his most popular stories, James and the Giant Peach, comes to The Mayflower in September. This classic book tells the story of James, a lonely young boy who lives with Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker
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Police patrols to increase in Hampshire
INCREASED police patrols will be launched in Hampshire to stamp out antisocial behaviour over the summer months. Test Valley Borough Council has joined forces with policing teams in Andover and Romsey and Hampshire County Council to launch Operation
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Suspect in Portswood Travelodge charity box theft
THIS is a man police want to trace in connection with the theft of charity box from a hotel in Southampton. A man burst into the Travelodge in Lodge Road, Portswood, shortly after 6.40pm on Saturday, May 25, and grabbed a Macmillan Cancer Research
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Search after asbestos dumped
POLICE and council officials are hunting flytippers who dumped nearly half a tonne of potentially deadly asbestos in Hampshire. Cement-bonded asbestos was found in an underpass on Roman Road, Chilworth. It has cost council tax payers more than
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Crewman visits city on epic walk for Help For Heroes
IT is a walk that remembers the fallen British soldiers who have lost their lives in Afghanistan. Ben Greer is due to be in Southampton today, walking through the city centre with 100kg on his back to raise money for Help for Heroes. Ben, from
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Apple to showcase iOS 7 at WWDC 2013
Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) begins today in San Francisco, with the Cupertino giant expecting to showcase a new version of its mobile operating system. iOS 7 is expecting to be shown off to developers, with suggestions
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Young driver dies after road crash
A YOUNG motorist has died after a crash on a Hampshire road. Driver Edward Sebborn suffered life threatening injuries after a single-vehicle collision in Curdridge last week. The 23-year-old, of Westbury Court, Hedge End, was taken to Southampton
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The Rumour Mill - Monday June 10
The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of all the transfer rumours and gossip making the headlines in today's newspapers... Robert Lewandowski could move to the Premier League, after Borussia Dortmund blocked his sale to German rivals Bayern Munich
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A Shaw thing for success
Windsurfer Bryony Shaw flew the flag for Britain on the opening day of the Sail for Gold Regatta at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy yesterday. Nearly 200 sailors from 22 nations are contesting the third stage of the EUROSAF Champions
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Crash on slip road in Southampton
MOTORISTS are facing delays as they head into Southampton from the motorway this morning. An accident at the Nursling roundabout, at the top of the southbound slip road of the M271, has sparked long queues of traffic snaking back to the M27 roundabout
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'Exciting times' for Tony
TONY Hill’s trainer has warned supporters not to expect too much too soon. Wayne Batten was pleased to see his charge step up in weight and perform well in his comeback fight against Vygaudas Laurinkus at Winchester Guildhall on Saturday night.
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Ex-Hants bowler a batting hero
Former Hampshire seam bowler Richard Logan led a rearguard action as St Cross Symondians had to bat out the last ten overs of the day to force a draw against Bashley (Rydal) in the opening ECB Southern Electric Premier Division ‘Time’ pennant match
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Plans to turn down city street lights sparks safety fears
YOU cannot put a price on safety. That is the message from concerned community leaders in Southampton after the city council unveiled plans to dim street lights. Council chiefs say they will take a “common sense approach” to the scheme, which
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Silly prank or heinous crime?
Now I’m not saying this was right, but in my day if a couple of 14-year old lads flashed at a couple of girls of a similar age in the park, it was frowned upon, but not taken too seriously. If the lads were spotted by an adult they got a ticking
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Sailing to disaster or just the Doldrums?
Did they deliberately snub the Round the World Clipper race, or did Southampton City Council simply forget to put in an application? Either way, the event which brought in £5m to the city when last staged, has now sailed off to a yacht mariner
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Bosisto helps nail Bournemouth
Will Bosisto hit an unbeaten 74 and Dave Taylor a quick-fire half-century as Totton & Eling nailed Bournemouth emphatically to the Southern Electric Premier Division basement with a seven-wicket victory at Southern Gardens. Martin Miller (57
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Sohail Tanvir debut - at last!
SOHAIL Tanvir finally makes his Hampshire debut this week – five years after being denied by the Pakistan cricket authorities. Hampshire first tried to bring Tanvir to the Ageas Bowl a few months after he helped Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals to the
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More cycle glory for Julia
The UK’S top female time triallist, Bramshaw’s Julia Shaw, below, took her fifth consecutive national 25-mile title at Tattershall in Lincolnshire at the weekend. The gold medal, her sixth for time trialling’s “Blue Riband” distance, comes only
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Green light for new £2.5m building at college
ITCHEN College bosses have received the go-ahead from Southampton City Council to create a new base for students training towards emergency services and military careers. The two-storey building, set in the sixth form college’s grounds in Middle
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Fire crews tackle spate of bin fires across Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON firefighters were called out to three bins fires overnight and a bonfire. The small fire unit from St Mary's was first called to Magnolia Road in Bitterne, at 10.10pm last night, where they found a bin alight. They were then called
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Council could sell land to cover £16m shortfall
A HAMPSHIRE council could sell land to cover a £16m shortfall in its house building programme. The current cost is about £36m, £16m more than budgeted for in February, due to Winchester City Council listing more schemes than it can afford.
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Hampshire health trust looking for governors
A HAMPSHIRE health trust is calling on residents to take a more active role in the county’s healthcare. Solent NHS Trust is aiming to achieve foundation trust status, but to ensure that happens it needs to recruit residents interested in becoming
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Ex-serviceman's walk to remember fallen comrades
AN ex-serviceman will walk through Southampton city centre today in memory of the British soldiers who have lost their lives in Afghanistan. Ben Greer will carry 100 kilogrammes on his back in his bid to raise money for Help for Heroes. Ben
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Saints star Rickie backs new sports injuries centre
SAINTS’ top goalscorer is backing a new multi-million-pound centre launched today with the aim of preventing career-ending sports injuries. Striker Rickie Lambert has thrown his support behind city experts who are on a mission to develop better
