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Avoid UKIP and follow Liberal ways
ONE-TIME UKIP leader Alan Sked, a former Liberal, was not happy with the way the EU was operating and in protest set up Political Parties, which wanted to NOT have members of the European Parliament, but to argue the point at Westminster by electing
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Badger cull process is hopelessly flawed
THE killing of badgers in Somerset and Gloucestershire has not begun, and may not take place for some months yet. This remains a highly unpopular policy, and the recent vote in Parliament, where MPs were heavily whipped to turn up and vote along
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Shedding Light on past pastor of ‘hidden church’
UPON reading the Daily Echo on June 15, I came across the article entitled “Seeking a new home for ‘hidden’ church” I was surprised to find an inaccuracy in the article. Peter Light was pastor of the church from 1991. For ten years prior to this
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Why were cameras moved so bikes avoid detection?
A DAILY Echo article of June 17 states that the biker was not identified as he rode without a front number plate. In fact motorbikes do not have front number plates as these were determined to be a danger to pedestrians in an accident. The reason
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Sad that working pensioner can’t use bus concession
READING Your views letter on bus passes, I feel it only right to feel sorry and upset about the poor pensioner who has to pay an extra annual fee for bus transport due to early morning work commitments. I am sure the 2.5 million jobless will be
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In focus, you get what you pay for
IN reply to Bev Wood’s reference to the price of glasses with varifocal lenses (Letters, June 10), I have always attended my local optician for my varifocals. Several years ago my friends said that I paid too much and should go to Specsavers as
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Happily receiving statements after leaving
BT IN response to Richard Grant of Burley’s letter of June 12, I too had problems accessing my BT account as it would not recognise my password. This situation did not improve even though I telephoned and complained, being assured I would receive
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Keep up good work
SOUTHAMPTON City Council workers need not hang their heads in shame – they are out working in all types of weather. Pity more people are not like these guys and girls. The cemetery is just trying to go back to meadows as it was before.
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Disgusted that ship ceremony not screened
WHAT a sorry state of affairs Southampton is in when the city council said it could not afford to fund a giant TV screen in Mayflower Park so that citizens of Southampton could witness the Duchess of Cambridge naming the Royal Princess. (“All those
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So sad that there was nothing to see of big occasion
WE were excited. The launch of a beautiful new ship by the Duchess of Cambridge. We drove to a good vantage point – a car park opposite the moored Royal Princess. We cried and cried. As the Daily Echo reporter said – one police launch, a couple
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NHS 111 system was perfect for me
IN RECENT weeks I have read many detrimental comments made about the NHS helpline 111 service and with this in mind, I would like to express an opposite view. On Sunday evening at about 10.30pm I found it necessary to seek medical help and it was
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Catwalk Style in Eastleigh
CLOTHING cast offs, “upcycled” into new designs, will take centre stage in a catwalk show tomorrow. Fashion designers from across Hampshire have teamed up with Eastleigh’s charity shops to give new life to unwanted clothes. And the fruits of
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A chap just doesn't know what to wear these days
Bit of a kerfuffle at Ascot over dress code this season. How I empathise. The invitation to the farewell dinner this week for departing Southampton City College principal Lindsey Noble said smart/casual. The term used to be every woman’s nightmare
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A night of glamour, drama - and tattoos (and that was just the ladies)
Wonderful to be presenting a gong at the Venus Business Women’s Awards in Southampton this week. The Daily Echo Business Mother of the Year – voted by readers – was the wonderful Emma Sheldon, a disabled mum who is manager for Southampton Centre
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Personally, I hope we are spying on everyone out there
What do I make of the BBC’s moral high ground bedfellow of choice, the Guardian, and its decision to ‘expose’ the fact that Britain has been using its spies to keep an eye on the comings and goings of foreign powers? Am I shocked, for instance,
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Oh the irony - but I doubt the BBC will see it
Is there an irony in the fact the BBC, so earnest in its pursuit this week of names of health staff responsible for another shocking hospital cover-up, has been found to have paid out £28m in licence fee cash to staff to shut them up? I think so
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Who will we boo when all the bankers are in jail?
So now bankers who make big mistakes or are reckless with the future of the economy will face trial and imprisonment. Hoorah! No doubt there was much clapping and nodding of heads when the long-awaited government report into the state of British
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Cancer sufferer denied £100k life insurance payout
A TERMINALLY-ILL Winchester man has been denied a £100,000 life insurance policy. Andy Young was diagnosed with bowel cancer last August and despite several operations the cancer spread to his liver. The 54-year-old prison officer, of Greenhill
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Driver pleads guilty to causing death of Jade Clark
A MAN has pleaded guilty to causing the death of Ringwood teenager Jade Clark. Health and safety executive Brian Hampton has admitted causing death by careless driving after he knocked the 16-year-old off her red scooter as she rode along the A31
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Why KP is 'treading on eggshells'
Kevin Pietersen accepts he has made mistakes in his dealings with England and admits his recent injury problems have left him "treading on eggshells" around team-mates. The former Hampshire star made his competitive comeback for Surrey today, putting
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New Irish role for ex-Saints ace Magilton
Northern Ireland have appointed former international Jim Magilton to the new position of elite performance director. The role reunites former Saints midfielder Magilton with Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill, having briefly worked as his assistant
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Eastleigh welcome "model pro" Strevens to the Silverlake
EASTLEIGH have signed former Barnet, Gillingham and Wycombe striker Ben Strevens and welcomed young frontrunner Sam Wilson back to the Silverlake Stadium. London-born Strevens, 33, finished last season back at his former club Dagenham & Redbridge
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Police say verdicts send message that killers will be caught
OFFICERS leading the investigation into the murder of Jamie Dack hope that today’s guilty verdicts will send a clear message that those who commit “callous and despicable” crimes will be brought to justice. Speaking following the verdicts at Winchester
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Murder victim's stepdad speaks out as 'justice is done'
JAMIE Dack's stepfather today told how justice had finally been done for his stepson. In an emotional statement, Eddie Dack said: what our family wanted is justice for Jamie and today finally justice has been done. Jamie was cruelly tortured and
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Crown Prosecution Statement on conviction of Jamie Dack's murderers
Lee Nicholls, Ryan Woodmansey, Andrew Dwyer-Skeats and Donna Chalk today have been convicted at Winchester Crown Court of the murder of Jamie Dack on 6th April 2012. Last year, they all pleaded guilty to perverting the course of public justice,
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Carnival Fever in Totton
HOLLYWOOD will be hitting Totton this weekend when the popular carnival returns to the town. The theme for this year’s carnival is Totton and the Movies providing plenty of scope for creative costumes and floats. The parade, tomorrow, will
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Saints confirm pre-season trips
Saints have confirmed they will travel to Spain and Austria for this year's pre-season. As reported by the Daily Echo earlier this week, the club had arranged to prepare for the new Premier League season by visiting both countries. As part
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Gang found guilty of murder of Jamie Dack
THREE friends have today been found guilty of the brutal murder of Jamie Dack whose body they burnt in a bin. Jurors at Winchester Crown Court returned the unanimous guilty verdicts against Ryan Woodmansey, 32, Andrew Dwyer-Skeats, 27, and Donna
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Freedom with Southampton Choral Society
GRAB a slice of freedom with Southampton Choral Society when they perform a world premiere choral cantata tomorrow night. The Freedom concert, which celebrates the anniversary of the abolition of slavery 80 years ago, will take place at King’s
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Thieves steal wheelchair
“HOW can anyone stoop so low?” That’s the question posed by a Romsey woman who has been left housebound after her self-propelled wheelchair worth about £250 and on loan from the British Red Cross was stolen from inside the Olive Tree pub in Latimer
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Gig of the Week - Frank Turner and Sean McGowan in Joiners celebration
IT’S the UK’s best small venue – and on Monday it plays host to two of the country’s best musical acts. The Joiners scooped the accolade last month after 76,000 votes were cast in their favour by NME readers. To celebrate, Frank Turner will
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What's On Near You - Highlights on the Stage this week
BASED on the celebrated novel by Sir Walter Scott, there’s just a week left to see I Puritani at Grange Park Opera, near Alresford. It is the English Civil War and the Puritans are supporting Oliver Cromwell against the King. Sung in Italian with
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The Nuffield alive with the Sound of Music
THE Nuffield is alive with the sound of Footlights Youth Theatre as they present their new production of the timeless Rogers and Hammerstein classic The Sound of Music under the direction of David Tatnall and Martin Paterson. The show tells the
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Raymond out of British Amateur
Neil Raymond was knocked out of the British Amateur Championship at the quarter-final stage this morning. The Hampshire player lost 2&1 to his England colleague, Garrick Porteous, at Royal Cinque Ports, Kent. Raymond, 27, had cruised through
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Night at the Hounsdown Oscars
STUDENTS at a Hampshire school have turned filmmakers and staged their own Oscars night to celebrate their films. Hounsdown School students created and directed their own videos and films and submitted them into the Hounsdown Oscars where they
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Alternative Cinema - Summer in February
DIRECTED by Christopher Menaul with a screenplay written by Jonathan Smith based on his 1995 novel, Summer in February stars Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), Dominic Cooper (The Devil’s Double), Emily Browning (Sucker Punch). This is an enchanting
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Amateurs with a professional touch...
HAVING been propositioned by an Aussie soap star in front of them, made my very nervous first foray onto stage in front of them and danced the night away to New York New York with them more times than I care to remember, I love all of my amateur thespians
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Rose signs for Tiger's management company
Newly-crowned US Open champion Justin Rose has changed management companies and joined the agency that represents Tiger Woods, it has been confirmed. Just a few days on from Hampshire's Rose breaking his major duck with victory at Merion, it has
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The Rumour Mill - Friday June 21
The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of all the transfer rumours and gossip making the headlines in today's newspapers... Saints plan to spend £17m of a £30m transfer kitty on Roma striker Pablo Osvaldo (The Sun). The club will also seal a
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Cyclist races back from Paris for birth of son
FOR most people, cycling hundreds of miles to Paris for charity would be a challenge of a lifetime. But new dad Rob Henderson took it to another level by racing back to the UK – in time for the birth of his first child. The chairman of New
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Gig Preview: Paul Weller in Southampton next week
EVEN if you’re not knee deep in mud, you can still catch The Modfather in action. Paul Weller is right in the middle of festival season, having performed as special guest to The Stone Roses at Isle of Wight Festival a week ago. To warm up for
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Living Through Dance - Strictly Confidential opens at The Mayflower on Monday
YOU’LL have seen them on TV; you may have caught up with them on the arena tour. But now, here’s your chance to get up close and personal with the stars of Strictly Come Dancing in Southampton. Strictly Confidential is a songand- dance extravaganza
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Crown Court evacuated
SCORES of barristers, defendents and legal workers were evacuated following a fire alarm at a Hampshire court ths morning. Some of the county's most senior judges were gathered at the top of the steps outside Winchester Crown Court following the
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Whirlwind weekend for Academy trio
Three of the Hampshire Academy side to face table topping Ventnor at Newclose are set for a hectic weekend of cricket and travel. Luke Webb, who lives in Gillingham in rural Dorset, will be leaving home at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning to make his
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Saints linked with £17m forward
Saints have been linked with a £17m move for Roma forward Pablo Osvaldo. The Italian international could leave the Serie A side this summer and is rumoured to have attracted interest from a host of top clubs in England. Osvaldo, 27, previously
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Sunseeker to close New Forest boatyard
A LUXURY boat builder is set to close its New Forest yard after the firm was sold to Chinese investor. Sunseeker has said it is “highly likely” that the site, which employs 50, in the Queensway Industrial Estate, in Stem Lane, New Milton, will
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Barnes has an American dream
Ampfield’s Jon Barnes has qualified for the Great Britain & Ireland team that will take on the United States in this year’s PGA Cup. Barnes earned his place in the squad after finishing fourth in the Glenmuir PGA Championship, at Slaley Hall
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Football fans could have to pay £185,000 to save club
AS many as 100 football fans could end up paying a share of a £185,000 debt to save their club, the Daily Echo can reveal. The fans are members of AFC Totton which could face closure because of its huge debts – unless they find a financial saviour
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Flybe records £40m loss in annual figures
Southampton Airport’s biggest carrier Flybe said it had ramped up its cost cutting drive to steady the business after a turbulent year sent it nosediving deeper into the red. The Exeter-based carrier now hopes to make annual savings of £50 million
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£32m aircraft deal secured hundreds of Hampshire jobs
IT’S the aircraft of the future which has secured tens of thousands of UK jobs. And now the new Airbus will safeguard 850 jobs here in Hampshire. Engineering giant GE Aviation has begun developing its huge new 9,000 sq m state-of-the-art facility
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End of an era as Perry-Lewis calls it quits
Matt Perry-Lewis has stepped down as captain of St Cross Symondians after 16 years at the helm of the Winchester-based ECB Southern Electric Premier League club, writes MIKE VIMPANY. He has led St Cross since their Hampshire League days and hands
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Hampshire aiming for win number four
Hampshire Royals will be looking to make it four Yorkshire Bank 40 victories on the bounce when they face third-placed Durham Dynamos at the Emirates ICG tomorrow (1:45pm). The Royals squad is unchanged from that which was named against Derbyshire
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Ramirez on bench as Uruguay close in on semi-finals
SAINTS midfielder Gaston Ramirez was an unused sub as Uruguay closed in on the Confederations Cup semi finals by beating Nigeria 2-1 in Salvador over night. Diego Forlan celebrated his 100th cap for Uruguay by thumping in the winner. Forlan struck
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Celtic not a selling club - but Saints are lining up Wanyama swoop
Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley insists the Parkhead side are not a selling club - despite Saints lining up a £10m bid for midfielder Victor Wanyama. Hoops boss Neil Lennon has made no secret of a club policy that seeks to identify cheap youngsters
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New Forest ponies in danger of becoming a rare breed
THEY have been part of Hampshire’s heritage for hundreds of years. The New Forest is famous for the thousands of ponies that roam the landscape, delighting the huge number of people who visit the area each year. But experts are warning that
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Durham coach suffers suspected heart attack
Messages of support flooded in for Geoff Cook after the Durham head coach was admitted to hospital having suffered a suspected heart attack. Durham skipper Paul Collingwood and former England captain Michael Vaughan were amongst those tweeting their
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Knifeman search proves fruitless
A SEARCH was launched yesterday after reports of a man acting suspiciously in a Hampshire village. Concerned residents reported seeing a man holding what looked like a butter knife in his hand in Church Road, Shedfield, just before 11am. Hampshire
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Briggs eyeing England place
DANNY Briggs will be hoping to force his way back into the England international t20 team next week. The 22-year-old Hampshire spinner has been named in a 14-man squad for two games against New Zealand at Surrey’s Oval HQ next Tuesday and Thursday
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Student halls evacuated after fire
STUDENTS had to be evacuated from their halls of residents after a small fire in a hallway. They had to leave the Highfield block near the Avenue at 2.53am after smoke alarms sounded. By the time crews from St Mary's Fire Station arrived the
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T&E out for revenge at Alton
Totton & Eling are out to avenge their recent Southern Electric t20 Cup defeat by Alton when the sides meet in a Premier Division match at the Linden Oval tomorrow. But the absence of influential Western Australian run-scoring batsmen Will
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Batting woe causing Lymo skipper sleepless nights
Captain Ali Jaffer admits Lymington’s fragile battling is becoming a “concern”. Jaffer’s comments come in the wake of Lymington capitulating for just 88 at Bashley (Rydal) last weekend, their second collapse in succession. Big guns Glyn Treagus
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Kong is off to Brazil
Tom ‘Kong’ Watson has been handed a fight in Brazil as reward for his brilliant knockout win against Stanislav Nedkov. The Southampton Mixed martial Arts middleweight king produced a stunning second round stoppage of Nedkov when the pair met at
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Celtic willing to sell Saints target if the price is right
Saints have been given the green light to land influential midfielder Victor Wanyama after Celtic confirmed they are prepared to sell him this summer. Mauricio Pochettino is in the market for a defensive central midfielder to compete with Morgan
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Vandals damage nature reserve with bonfire
VANDALS have fire-damaged a city nature reserve after lighting a bonfire. They carried a stolen pub garden picnic bench for hundreds of yards to the meadow in the Miller’s Pond Nature Reserve in Sholing before lighting a large fire on Tuesday.
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£1m scheme to improve city estates
ALMOST £1million will be ploughed into major improvements on council estates across Southampton. The city council has announced that 133 more car parking spaces will be created, while roads will also be improved. The authority has set aside
