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Saturday at Isle of Wight Festival The Pictures
A selection of great pictures from the sunny second day of the Isle of Wight Festival 2013, headlined by The Killers other bands that graced the stage were The Maccabees, Ben Howard, Bastille and Little Mix. FOR MORE PHOTOS CLICK HERE
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Care homes plan open days
CARE homes across Hampshire are opening their doors so people can get a taste for life as a resident. Among them are four Bupa homes in Southampton who are inviting people in as part of National Care Home Open Day on June 21. There will be
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Giant cruise ship to make debut in Southampton
Southampton is set to host another cruise first next year when Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas makes her inaugural voyage from the port. Royal Caribbean International has announced that Quantum of the Seas will be making its inaugural 8-night
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Arrest following Post office robbery
POLICE have today made an arrest after a terrifying gun point robbery at a Hampshire Post Office. Officers have detained a 24-year-old man from Holbury following an incident in which staff and a customer were threatened at the Blackfield branch
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Drugs seizure yacht sells for £176,000
A yacht at the centre of the largest drugs seizure in UK history has fetched £176,000 at auction. Drugs with an estimated street value of £300m were seized when officers from the UK Border Agency raided the Louise in Southampton docks in 2011.
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Sailing star Dee Caffari backs Daily Echo initiative
YOUNG sports fans in Southampton were shown the ropes by double-record breaking yachtswoman Dee Caffari. Dee, who became the first woman to sail singlehandedly around the world in both directions visited youngsters from 14 schools and early years
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Kitten rescued after becoming trapped
AN animal rescue officer was called out after a kitten became trapped alongside a freezer. The Hampshire Fire and Rescue expert was called to The Ridings in Hedge End after the six-week-old cat was found in a gap next to the kitchen appliance.
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Hampshire's roll of honour in Queen's Birthday list
A HEAD teacher who transformed the fortunes of a Hampshire college has been honoured in the Queen's Birthday list. Tony Lau-Walker has been recognised for his services to Further Education – after turning Eastleigh College into an “outstanding”
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Rose sets sights on US Open win
Hampshire's Justin Rose believes he is capable of ending England's 17-year wait for a major champion and 43-year search for a US Open winner, at Merion, this weekend. Rose carded a second-round 69 to move to level par and just one shot behind joint
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New boss for champs Blackfield
ASHLEY Vickers has been replaced as Blackfield & Langley manager – a month after leading them to the Sydenhams Wessex Premier title. The former Dagenham & Redbridge defender’s assistant, Glenn Burnett, has taken over and has already re-signed
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Holloway picks up first race win
NEW Eastleigh runner Stuart Holloway picked up his first Summer Series RR10 win in the series’ fifth race at Alver Valley Country Park. The howling wind and rain made a mockery of the ‘summer’ in the race series’ title, writes MALCOLM PRICE.
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Romsey darts awards handed out
THE Hendy Romsey Darts League presentations have been made. AWARDS Mens Pairs Semi-Finals & Final: Semi 1: Mark Smith & Kevin Fryer beat Mike White & Andy Hall Semi 2: Lee Young & Mick Snellgrove beat Lee Childs & Charlie Cousens
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Totton 'need guardian angel'
AFC Totton manager Steve Riley has sent out an SOS – Save Our Stags - after four more players left the crisis club. Winger Mike Gosney has joined rivals Gosport Borough after nearly a decade with Totton, while Jonathan Davies and Richard Gillespie
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Darts star turn scrapped
Organisers have pulled the plug on a star-studded exhibition night of darts. The Southampton City Masters, scheduled to be staged at Southampton Guildhall on June 21, was to feature four world quality PDC players. Top of the list was two times
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Poch link to Spanish pair
Mauricio Pochettino is being linked with two more La Liga stars. Levante goalkeeper Keylor Navas’ representative has been quoted in Spain as saying Saints and West Ham are interested in the 26-year-old Costa Rican international. Navas reportedly
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Snooker's Nowicka misses out
THERE was no happy home-coming for a University of Southampton student at the women’s European Snooker Championship, writes TIM DUNKLEY. Weronika Nowicka insisted she was “disappointed”, despite winning two of her six matches and taking a frame
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Lawrie - let's play Saints way!
Saints have been bucking the Premier League trend by giving English players a chance – and club legend Lawrie McMenemy wants to see more clubs follow suit. McMenemy, below, had a spell in charge of the England under-21 side that included winning
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Horse trapped in gate
ANIMAL rescuers were called after a horse became trapped in a metal gate. Two specialist officers from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service as well as a vet and a multi-role vehicle from Eastleigh were called to the scene, on Titchfield Lane in Wickham
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Saints make £8m swoop
Saints last night made their first signing of the summer, completing the £8.5m capture of Lyon's highly-rated centre half Dejan Lovren. The Croatian international, 23, has signed a four-year contract at St Mary’s after moving from the French club
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Firm hit with £25K fine for pollution risk
A HAMPSHIRE scrap metal firm has been fined £25,000 for putting groundwater at risk of pollution. Magistrates imposed the fine on Dase Engineering Ltd after residents raised concerns about the contamination risk at the firm’s site in Bishop’s Waltham
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Overgrown city cemeteries 'upset relatives'
THEY are meant to be tranquil areas of the city where loved ones are laid to rest. But bereaved relatives have expressed their distress as overgrown grass blights cemeteries in Southampton. Steve Plumridge said he was brought to tears at the
