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Plans to transform historic boating lake are sunk

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Southampton's Boating Lake from being turned into a meadow are celebrating after the proposals were thrown out by the city council today. As previously reported by the Daily Echo the Environment Agency had put in a

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Killer 'waited in bedroom' for victim

HE went out to kill, and picked an 85-year-old grandmother simply because her patio door was open. That was the chilling tale told to a jury about how alleged murderer Jamie Boult ended up raining blows on to the pensioner’s head after walking

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Fracking has led before to air pollution

I WANT to add my voice to the growing chorus of people opposed to the plans for fracking for natural gas in the south of England. Everyone who is uncertain, or who thinks that it will not cause horrific pollution in the air and groundwater should

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Being in the EU makes Britain less important

 I AM not quite sure which planet Mr Richard Grant inhabits (Letters, June 11) when it comes to the EU, but it is not this one. As someone who worked for eight years for the EU Parliament I think I have a good insight into its machinations.

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Club’s open to all and it’s better than ever

WE would like to thank our chairperson Sadie who for many years organised Sholing Senior Citizens Club and has now retired. We all wish her the best. I would like to refer to Dorothy O’Beirne’s article which is headed ‘my club’, in fact she has

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What need for late lighting?

I AM going to show my age by recalling that street lighting used to be turned off from between 10pm and 11pm each night in towns and cities. Pubs closed at 10pm or 10.30pm on a Saturday, nightclubs at 11pm. The only real Sunday trading was the

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Shame on anyone who lets Rushington plans through

I WRITE regarding the proposed development on the Ridgway Cars site at Rushington. Southampton’s traffic comes to a standstill often enough, either from the A35 or Marchwood bypass. Two lorries have caused road closures on the Rushington roundabout

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Letter brought a tear to my eye over shop closure

IN response to the letter by Mr Michael Clements, June 6, regarding the closure of Gibbs Home Electronics in Southampton. Thank you for a very kind gesture in writing to the Daily Echo. Your letter brought a tear to my eye. I am pleased to

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Thanks to all involved in our City of Culture bid

I READ the sad news that Southampton was not successful in getting through to become the City of Culture. I think everyone involved in the bid should be congratulated for the sterling job they did in the first place. The hard work and effort

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Wet summers forecast – get out your cozzies!

WE are saved from wet summers! The Met Office has announced after a meeting of experts that for the next ten summers Britain is going to be cool and wet owing to the shifting of the Gulf Stream and the Atlantic temperature rising by an average 1C.

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Proper road repair job too much to ask..?

AS many of your readers know, the state of the roads around Southampton is a disgrace. My favourite is Redbridge Hill to the junction with Wimpson Lane. Have you tried it? You lose count of the number of potholes. In fact there are more potholes

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Animal testing isn’t needed anymore

I MUST respond to the letter from C Magee who, I understand, is the media and public affairs manager at Understanding Animal Research, which is funded by the contract research and pharmaceutical industry. C Magee asserts, “Since 1986, it has been

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Hi-tech solution to care for vulnerable

VULNERABLE people in Hampshire will be able to live longer in their own homes thanks to the latest technology. From reminding the sick to take their medication to sensing if an elderly resident has fallen, telecare services provide a vital tool

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Bus 'lifeline' saved as new operator steps in

A VITAL Hampshire bus service has been saved Pensioners who feared the worst after their bus service was axed are now celebrating after a new route was announced. It comes after residents living in Westwood Road, Portswood and Highfield, campaigned

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Southampton Needs An Arts Centre

Tuesday is Decision Day for Southampton's proposed arts centre. It's more like Groundhog Day since the decision over its future seems to come round many times in the last few years. But really, finally, this is the moment when the City Council will

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Deadline looming for public say on £28m to ease traffic

MILLIONS of pounds is to be made available to ease Hampshire’s chronic road traffic nightmare. The Solent Local Transport Body (LTB) has £28.8m of Government cash to spend on major projects – and your views are needed on where to spend it.

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Spinning class fitness coaches back Daily Echo's Staying Alive campaign

Active Nation fitness coaches at Chamberlayne Leisure Centre are supporting the Daily Echo’s Staying Alive campaign, urging Sotonians to burn off those extra calories in a bid to battle killer diseases and illnesses. We launched the campaign after

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Community order for teenager who stole cash and camera

A TEENAGER stole cash, a camera and other items from another tenant at a house in Eastleigh after walking into his unlocked room, Winchester Crown Court was told. The victim, Patrick Kunn, initially thought the only thing missing was an envelope

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Plans to build 71 homes on school field rejected by Winchester City Council

Plans to build 71 homes on a Hampshire school field have been rejected by planners. Linden Homes’ proposals to develop the field at Swanmore College of Technology were turned down by a Winchester council planning committee The school was set to

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Level crossing work to close section of Mottisfont road

A SECTION of a Hampshire road will be closed next week while work is carried out on a level crossing. Network Rail engineers will be working on Mottisfont & Dunbridge Station level crossing overnight next Monday. And while the work is being

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Stoneman stays positive after race controversy

  DEAN Stoneman is even more determined to win the Porsche Carrera Cup after a bitter- sweet weekend in Yorkshire. The Southampton-born racing car driver was denied a sec¬ ond successive victory in controversial circumstances after

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Burglary's devastating impact on Southampton victim, 81

A JUDGE told an intruder who smashed his way into the home of a pensioner: “One doesn’t need to look at the impact statement to know the devastating affect a burglary can have on a householder, particularly an 81-year-old, undermining the independence

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Southampton City Council to spend £128,000 on how to understand welfare cuts

SOUTHAMPTON City Council will spend £128,000 – to help people understand the changes to welfare benefits. People living in council or housing association homes will have their housing benefit reduced by hundreds of pounds a year if they are deemed

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Hollywood stars pack the streets of Totton and Eling Carnival

Click here for more pictures THE STARS of Hollywood drew the crowds and helped make this year’s Totton carnival one of the biggest yet. From Mickey Mouse to Superman and Dorothy, famous faces from the big screens dotted the streets as the

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Totton and Eling Carnival - Pictures

Follow @EchoPics Click here for more pictures We had a photographer at the Totton and Eling Carnival this year, so be sure to view the excellent images he took. These pictures are available to purchase as prints,

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Warning to van drivers after spate of thefts in the New Forest

VAN drivers are being urged to take extra security precautions following a spate of thefts from vehicles parked in the New Forest. The Safer New Forest Partnership, which includes the district council, says drivers should mark their tools as well

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Councillors to decide on £7.7m plans for student tower block in Southampton

STUDENTS in Southampton could soon be living in swanky flats, high above the centre of Southampton. Ambitious plans to transform disused office space in the 13-storey Brunswick House building into 156 student flats could be rubber-stamped this

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Winchester City Council: We've no plans to revisit solar panel scheme

WINCHESTER City Council has no plans to revisit a solar panel scheme, according to its housing boss. Chief housing officer Richard Botham said no provision for photovoltaic cells had been included in this year’s maintenance schedule because of

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Woman, 74, found dead in garden pond died of natural causes, inquest told

A HAMPSHIRE woman found dead in her garden pond died of natural causes, an inquest heard. Angela Duke, of Hound Road, Netley, was found face-up in her pond by a police officer after her neighbour raised the alarm on March 6. A pathologist’s

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Lollipop man honoured by schoolchildren, staff and pupils at age of 88

A SOUTHAMPTON lollipop man has been honoured by pupils, staff and parents - at the age of 88. Every day for 20 years Dennis Green has greeted parents and their youngsters as they head to class – never once taking a day off sick. After working

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Thieves smash their way into shop

BURGLARS in crash helmets have smashed their way into a convenience store. Two men wearing helmets broke a window of the sliding door of the Co-op store, in Spring Lane, Bishopstoke, at around 2.40am this morning. It is thought they used a

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Hampshire father was victim of sudden adult death syndrome, inquest hears

A HAMPSHIRE dad was found dead in his trailer after suffering from sudden adult death syndrome, an inquest heard. Howard Bonnick was discovered by his partner of 12 years, Paula Marks, who had not heard from him in two days. She found the 56

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Minister to pay a visit

TRANSPORT secretary Patrick McLoughlin is set to visit the Gosport peninsula on Thursday. The Conservative politician will meet young apprentices on a Network Rail training course at HMS Sultan and will explore the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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Appeal after house extension rejected

COUNCIL chiefs have rejected plans to extend a house at Whitby Road, Milford on Sea, and add an external staircase. The applicant has lodged an appeal.

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Man arrested after purse theft

POLICE arrested a man at Southampton General Hospital on Saturday night after a purse was stolen. The purse was returned to its owner and the man was taken to police custody.

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Flats plan at Southampton pub refused

PLANS to build 13 flats at the rear of a Southampton pub have been turned down. City council planners have refused developer Mr P Harding permission to build a three-storey building at the rear of the Ship Inn.

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Police surgery

POLICE will lend a listening ear at their next neighbourhood surgery in Southampton. The Shirley, Regents Park and Freemantle team is hosting a ‘Have Your Say’ meeting in Colebrook Avenue Church Hall, Shirley, from 6.30-8pm on Wednesday, July 17

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Funding for sports stars of tomorrow

UNSUNG sporting stars can apply for help towards new kit, equipment,training costs or to raise their profile as the sports stars of tomorrow. Building on the legacy of London 2012 Olympics, Southampton-based oil supplier CPL Petroleum has launched

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Bikers saddle up for ride in Steve's memory

“THEY did my brother proud.” Those are the words of a Hampshire man after scores of bikers rode into Southampton in memory of fellow motorcyclist Steve Dawson who was killed in a crash in the city last month. They travelled from the Bold Forester

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Sentence adjourned

A SOUTHAMPTON judge adjourned sentence on a drugs offender for reports. Lance Nicholas, 29, of Smythe Road, Sholing, admitted being in possession of cocaine, which put him in breach of a conditional sentence imposed at the city crown court for

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Man admits assault on woman

SOUTHAMPTON man Kevin Phillimore is awaiting sentence for attacking a woman. Phillimore, 49, of Malmesbury place, Shirley, admitted assaulting Kelly Venn in Basingstoke on June 18. He also pleaded guilty to breaking a restraining order on June

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Judge in court accused of perverting course of justice in Huhne case

A judge has appeared in court accused of perverting the course of justice in connection with the Chris Huhne trial. Constance Briscoe, 56, of Crescent Grove, Clapham, attended Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of two counts of the offence,

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Immigration rules bar low-paid dads from families

IT is one of the proudest and emotionally overwhelming moments of any man’s life – the pleasure of welcoming a firstborn child into the world. But Inodeel Naizai faces the agonising prospect of being unable to see his new son or daughter for at

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Highlighting a painful disease

IT CAN strike at any age. That is the message from health bosses as the first Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week launches today. GPs across Hampshire are urging people to be aware of the condition, wrongly associated with old age. It causes

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Little Chef wipes Heston's dishes off menus

CELEBRITY chef Heston Blumenthal is no longer flavour of the month with Little Chef – just years after spicing up one of their Hampshire roadside restaurants. The British restaurant chain has reportedly struck his quirky-style cuisine off their

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Man in hospital after flat fire

A MAN spent the night in hospital after a fire started in the living room of his Hampshire flat. The man, who suffered smoke inhalation, had to be rescued by firefighters along with a woman, who also lived in the flat and their pets. Fire crews

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Pothole danger fears

ANGRY residents in Alresford fear a child cyclist could be killed by a large pothole on a local road. People living in the Grange Road area have complained to the county council about the hole close to the Stratton Bates recreation ground.

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Apprentices threw asbestos around, inquest hears

A HAMPSHIRE man died from industrial disease years after throwing asbestos around with colleagues as a joke, an inquest heard. David Adams, 76, died at Winchester’s Royal Hampshire County Hospital on February 25 from a cancerous tumour on his lung

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Corporal keeps troops and vehicles fighting fit in Afghanistan

A SOUTHAMPTON man has been deployed to Afghanistan with the task of keeping both troops and vehicles fighting fit. Corporal Oliver Devlin, a 25-year-old former pupil of Upper Shirley High School, is on his second deployment to Helmand Province,

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Restraining order imposed

A WINCHESTER man has been shackled by a court order to stop him pestering a woman. John White, 26, admitted damaging a black 04-reg Vauxhall Astra belonging to Sophie-Anne Sillence in Winchester on June 14. Magistrates at Basingstoke imposed

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Delia Hughes Murder trial - live coverage

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Under-21s confirm friendlies

The pre-season fixtures for Saints' under-21 team have been confirmed, with matches against Sholing and Eastleigh planned. Martin Hunter's squad will travel to Sholing on Tuesday, July 9, before facing the Spitfires on Friday, July 26 (both 7.30pm

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Fears over riverside walkway

THEY already have to put up with vandalism, antisocial behaviour, needles and condoms being left in the bushes and thefts. And residents of one Southampton community believe a new public walkway near to their homes will only add to their woes.

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The Rumour Mill - Monday June 24

The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of the transfer rumours and gossip making the headlines in today's newspapers... Saints are set to suffer a treble snub, with Cagliari's Radja Nainggolan, Celtic's Victor Wanyama and Roma's Pablo Osvaldo all

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Decision day for cultural quarter

IT IS THE final hurdle in a 14-year-long battle to create a “world class” cultural centre in Southampton. Tomorrow city councillors will have the final say on whether a £40m development including the longawaited arts complex will be built in the

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Wanyama reveals Saints offer was "not right"

Saints target Victor Wanyama has revealed that his potential transfer to St Mary’s has stalled because the personal terms offered were "not right" for him. Celtic have already accepted a bid for the Kenyan international, but the midfielder has

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Man on trial accused of murdering Southampton gran

A TRIAL of a man accused of murdering a Hampshire great-grandmother is set to begin this morning at Winchester Crown Court. Jobless Jamie Lee Boult, 24, from Chessel Crescent in Southampton, is accused of killing pensioner Delia Hughes, 85, who

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Home rule for Lymington as old boys put the bite on Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH old boys Darren Cowley and Matt Metcalfe heaped more misery on their former club as Lymington coasted to a seven-wicket victory at the Sports Ground. Metcalfe, who won the title with Bournemouth in 2010, worked in tandem with Simon

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City's spectacular end to cycle week

KING Alfred gazes down on a very 21st century activity. The end of National Cycle Week saw a series of spectacular stunts performed in front of the king’s famous statue in Winchester city centre. A hive of pedal-based activity in Broadway

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Saints need 'more leaders' to realise European dream - Watson

SAINTS need “more leaders” on the field in 2013/14 if they are to live up to manager Mauricio Pochettino’s expectations of challenging for Europe. That is the verdict of former Dell striker Gordon Watson in the wake of Saints spending over £30m

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Southampton researchers reveal secret of Andy Murray's tennis success

THE secret of Andy Murray’s tennis success has been finally revealed – thanks to the help of Southampton researchers. It’s his ability to manage his desire for grand slam success as much as his skill on the tennis court that makes him a world-class

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Saints told to splash cash on five more top signings

AMBITIOUS Saints have been told they need to splash the cash to bring in FIVE more top signings this summer. So far Mauricio Pochettino has added just one player to his squad since the end of last season – £8.5m Croatian centre half Dejan Lovren

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We'll clean up overgrown graveyard ourselves say angry relatives

THEY united in fury at the dilapidated state of what should be a peaceful resting place of their loved ones. Now grieving relatives are taking the law into their own hands to clear up an overgrown and neglected graveyard in Southampton. Distressed