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Power restored to 500 homes and businesses
POWER has been restored to more than 500 homes and businesses in Southampton city centre this evening after a major black out. Shops and households were thrown into chaos when electricity supplies cut out shortly after 2.10pm after an underground
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Elite Training Centre net sponsorship deal
The Elite Training Centre, which attempts to offer promising young footballers a route into the professional game, has benefited from a new sponsorship deal. The Hampshire organisation has reached a three-year agreement with Eden Vauxhall, who
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New Saints kit rumours spread
Saints fans have been speculating over this season’s new home kit after images of a possible strip were posted online. Rumours swept across the internet after social network users started to share a supposed picture of the new home shirt, with
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500 homes and businesses hit by power cut
MORE than 500 homes and businesses in Southampton city centre are without electricity this afternoon after a huge power cut. The blackout struck at 2.10pm cutting off supplies to Southern Electric customers. The cause of the disruption is unknown
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McKenzie hopes Hants captaincy was a one-off
Neil McKenzie is hoping to hand the captaincy back to Dimi Mascarenhas tomorrow after leading Hampshire to a successful start of their Friends Life t20 defence. The South African led from the front with an unbeaten 37 that ensured the Royals reached
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Three sites earmarked for wind farm's HQ
IT will be the nerve centre of a giant off-shore wind park proposed for waters in the Solent. Developers Navitus Bay Development Ltd yesterday revealed they are earmarking three sites on the Hampshire and Dorset coast to house the control centre
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Charity walk to help fight leukaemia
TIME IS running out to take vital steps towards eradicating a devastating disease that targets thousands of youngsters every year. There is just over a week to register for this year’s Purbeck Odyssey, which is back by popular demand and a great
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Lottery boost for charity
IT IS a project aimed at improving the lives of Hampshire families affected by fathers in prison. Spurgeons aims to reduce reoffending among prisoners upon release and the risk of children entering the criminal justice system through support groups
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Law firm's first female managing partner
A MAJOR city law firm is now being led by its first ever female managing partner. Eric Robinson Solicitors is now under the command of Catherine Maxfield, pictured, who defied her deprived background in Laleham-on- Thames to realise her childhood
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Firms invited to bid for new infrastructure projects
CONSTRUCTION firms can now enter the second round of bidding for a scheme to create new jobs and homes in Hampshire. The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) fund is for largescale infrastructure projects such as road networks, service and
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Controversial animal testing lab facilities to be demolished
ANGRY confrontations and furious demonstrations made national headlines as animal rights activists targeted a controversial testing laboratory in Hampshire. Now the site at Wickham, which came to symbolise everything the protesters hated, is to
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Promoting a life-long love of reading
MANSEL Park children enjoy books and stories and do plenty of things to foster, not just success in reading, but hopefully a life-long love of reading. The youngest children learn through a combination of high quality story books and carefully
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Chartered accountants' expansion move
HAMPSHIRE-based chartered accountants CW Fellowes has expanded. The independent firm, which specialises in providing audit, accounting, outsourcing, tax and business advisory services in Chandler’s Ford and Fareham, has acquired Blue Spire South
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Regular singing helps pupils
THE children at Mansel have regular singing assemblies. Singing happens in class too and has proven especially helpful when learning times tables and doubles. The choir of 41 children had the opportunity to sing at the Marlands shopping centre
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Son's tribute to a good soldier and a great dad
TRIBUTES have been paid to one of the few TA soldiers who volunteered to serve in the First Gulf War in the early 1990s. Sergeant Mike Keelor, who has died of cancer aged 67, appeared in the Daily Echo after deciding to take part in the conflict
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Charity shop appeal
A HAMPSHIRE charity has appealed for unwanted clothes, toys and books to help stock its new shop. Eastleigh-based Smile, Support & Care, which delivers respite care and support to youngsters with disabilities, wants the items to fill a planned
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House Captain candidates on the election trail
ELECTION fever has been gripping Mansel Park Primary School as 16 candidates in Year 5 have been canvassing and running campaigns in their hope of being voted their next House Captain. The four hopefuls for each house made speeches in a special
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Green fingers paying off...
MANSEL Park Primary is lucky to have a large outdoor space which mean teachers can deliver hands-on learning, something they believe is key to engagement. Staff have spent time developing different areas including a woodland trail, a pond where
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Education honours
PUPILS, teachers and business mentors will be among those honoured at an education awards ceremony. The Amazing People Awards takes place on Tuesday, July 9, in the Novotel, West Quay Road, Southampton. The gala celebrates excellence in business
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Action urged after lorries overturn
LORRY crashes on a busy Hampshire roundabout have sparked calls for action. Two HGVs have overturned on the Rushington roundabout at Totton in the past few weeks, with one of the huge juggernauts toppling on to the pavement. The ever-increasing
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Mansel Park going places
IT is a school that is going places. For the first time since the separate infant and junior schools were amalgamated into a through primary, Mansel Park has been rated as good by the school’s watchdog Ofsted. It is an achievement that is testament
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Celebration of special education work
SOUTHAMPTON is to be recognised for its ground-breaking work in improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families. Southampton City Council and NHS Southampton City PCT were awarded
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University of Southampton bestows prestigious honour on renowned geochemist
SOUTHAMPTON has awarded a prestigious honour to a world-renowned geochemist. The University of Southampton has given Dr Benjamin Van Mooy a Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellowship. The honour was established last year to mark the
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Family fun day at hospice
GAMES and other activities will be among the attractions at a family fun day in the New Forest on Sunday. The event is being staged at Oakhaven Hospice in Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington, at 1pm. Toys and plants will be among the items for sale
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UK's 'unseen' seafarers playing vital role in Southampton economy
An unseen fleet of seafarers, constantly coming and going through the port of Southampton, is playing a vital role in not only the local economy, but UKplc as a whole, says the Seafarers UK charity. Seafarers Awareness Week (SAW), organised by
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Dream opportunity for retiring principal
RETIRING Peter Symonds College principal, Neil Hopkins, is to take up a new role as the first executive director of the Maple Group of sixth form colleges. The Maple Group consists of ten of the highest-performing colleges across England, including
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Community facilities land windfall
TWO community facilities are set for a revamp after being granted a windfall. Hampshire County Council has granted Portchester Community Centre, in Fareham, £3,116 to install blinds which will ensure the safety, security and privacy of groups using
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School is praised for its careers education
A SCHOOL has come top of the class nationally for its careers education. Hamble Community Sports College has won the Investors in Careers kitemark for the standard of advice which means fewer numbers of students leave the school without any further
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Oasis of talent
A CELEBRATION of artistic achievement and talent is being staged at the Oasis Academy, Mayfield. The event for students, their families and teachers is being held next Tuesday where artwork will be displayed and performances e staged in a bid to
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Lottery grant for organisation that aims to fight negative effects of jail
IT IS a project aimed at improving the lives of Hampshire families affected by fathers in prison. Spurgeons aims to reduce reoffending among prisoners upon release and the risk of children entering the criminal justice system through support groups
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£1.2K compressor stolen
A compressor worth £1,200 has been stolen from outside a premises. It happened in Chickenhall Lane, Eastleigh, overnight between 6pm on Monday and 6am on Tuesday. Call Eastleigh Police on 101.
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Concert in the park
THE annual George’s Trust Concert in the Park organised by the Romsey Bandstand and Entertainment Trust will take place this Sunday from 3pm in the War Memorial Park. Ensembles drawn from Romsey Area Schools Concert Band, the Romsey Area Schools
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Driver cut free after three-car pile-up
A person had to be cut free from their car after a three-car collision. The collision happened in Winchester Street, Botley, at 6.10pm on Tuesday, when a silver Mercedes collided with a blue Audi. Some debris also hit a grey Volkswagen Golf
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MP praised for support
GOSPORT MP Caroline Nokes has been commended for her support of children with type 1 diabetes to be better supported in schools. According to the charity Diabetes UK, many children with health conditions such as type 1 diabetes, migraines and asthma
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Firecrews put out barn blaze
Firefighters are clearing up the aftermath of a barn blaze at a Hampshire farm yesterday. The fire broke out shortly after 5.15am at Stroud Wood Farm off Portsmouth Road in Lower Upham when hay caught alight. Twenty firefighters from Easteligh
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Time short to find a university place
THERE’S stilltime to find a place at a university or college this year, buttime is running out. That’s the message from UCAS,the organisation responsible for managing applications to higher education in the UK. Although the ‘on time’ deadline
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Was Delia's killer mentally ill when he battered pensioner to death with lump hammer?
MEDICAL experts are today battling it out in court over whether a man accused of killing a pensioner in her own home was mentally ill at the time. Prosecution and defence in the murder trial of Jamie Boult are cross examining each other's witnesses
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Building renamed to mark charity’s work
A BUILDING which recognises the work of a Southampton –based charity in supporting development in a village in Cameroon was officially opened. A group of engineering and French students have been supporting a village called Bambouti in the west
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Earphones stop man from hearing burglar
A man could not hear a burglar knock on his door before breaking in because he had his earphones on, a court heard. Southampton Crown Court heard how the tenant of a shared house in Lodge Road, Southampton, was shocked to find that the burglar
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Homegrown film star given prestigious Star of Tomorrow award
It is an accolade which has helped propel budding actors including James McAvoy, Robert Pattinson and Carey Mulligan to stardom. Now Hampshire actress Rosie Day is hoping to follow in their footsteps after being chosen as a ‘Star of Tomorrow’ by
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Chiefs spend £496K on expanding school
HAMPSHIRE’S education chiefs have pumped £496,000 into expanding a primary school. Work on building two more permanent classrooms at Rownhams Primary School is due to start this summer and be completed by next spring. The first pupils and staff
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Lymington Harbour project wins top award
A MULTI-million-pound attempt to save one of the south’s biggest sailing centres has won a top award. Engineers have embarked on a 30-year project to build two huge breakwaters either side of the entrance to the Lymington River following coastal
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Attempted house break-ins
WOULD-BE burglars left empty-handed after failing to break into a home in Southampton. They staged their attack between 11.15pm on Monday and 11am the following morning at a home in Morris Road, in the Polygon area. Someone also attempted to
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Coins stolen in burglary
Police are investigating a burglary in Sandown on the Isle of Wight. A cash box containing items such as euros, gold and silver coins, was stolen from an address in Hill Street between 10.30am and 1.40pm on June 22. Specific items taken included
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Woman admits she lied about partner's 'indecent exposure'
A woman who lied to the police about her former lover exposing himself at her family’s posh Hampshire country house estate has been spared a prison sentence. Sophia White had been living with her partner of eight years, Gregory Payne, in a home
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Too few honours for ordinary heroes
ONCE again highest honours go to actors like Tony Robinson and people who are just doing a well paid job; and few token sops to members of the public. Is it not time the honours system was only give to the ordinary heroes of the voluntary services
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Controversial sheltered housing scheme approved
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build new sheltered housing in Hampshire has been given the go-ahead. Work on the complex in Romsey is due to start as early as September, developers have revealed. But the proposals have been ciriticised by town mayor
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New mobility scooter has given elderly couple their lives back
“IT has given us our lives back.” Those are the words of Mary and Fred Baker, who have been given a new mobility scooter after theirs was stolen by thieves outside their Southampton home. Help My Mobility came to the rescue of the elderly couple
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Taking turns before ‘hiring’ squad
IT may not have been Alan Sugar saying the words but pupils from Hounsdown School, Totton, were bidding to be “hired” by prospective employers at a mock-interview event. The English department at the Jacobs Gutter Lane school organised for local
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Is it time to eradicate grey invaders?
AS I approach the last years of my long life I would like to believe that one of the things I have done is to help to alleviate the problem of the survival of two sections of the wonderful wildlife in this lovely land of ours. I am referring to
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Council workers do great job
I WISH to agree with the recent letter regarding council workers, they do a great job – yes! Working long hours in all weathers, and it’s disgusting the rubbish they have to pick up left by people too tired to pick it up and bin it, or take it
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Law of physics means investing will net success
SOUTHAMPTON University will be part of a multi-million pound investment across the south east in the teaching and research of physics. More than £13m will go towards establishing a dedicated regional training programme for post graduate physics
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Insurance puzzle
I WISH my insurers would let me know my cover or how I could get an appropriate response from them regarding my home. The Financial Ombudsman’s department also seems to have drawn a blank, and the council won’t help me either. Houses in this
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Climate research crushed by politics
JOE Cox of the Green Party (Letters, June 18) gloats that scientific evidence of global warming is accumulating. No doubt scientists worldwide are busy beavering away at more evidence for global warming – they have to sing for their supper.
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Students to capture Glastonbury stars on film
IT IS a star-studded festival featuring some of the most influential names in rock. Among the headliners at Glastonbury this year are the Rolling Stones, Liam Gallagher and Arctic Monkeys. The daddy of all festivals will see some 175,000 revellers
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Motorcyclist hurt in crash
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital after he was involved in a collision with a car near Romsey. Police say that the 58-yearold biker from Curdridge, near Botley, was thrown into the air in Sunday afternoon’s crash on the A27 at the Shootash crossroads
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Second school trip to Cornish activity centre axed
MORE Hampshire pupils have been left devastated after their plans for a memorable school trip were left in tatters, it has been revealed. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Echo, 36 youngsters from Portswood Primary School were left distraught after
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Inquest into tragedy of new mum's sudden death
A Hampshire mother died from a rare heart condition just eight days after giving birth to triplets, an inquest heard. Isabel Mason had little more than a week to get to know her newborn babies before she suddenly collapsed at the Royal Hampshire
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Tea party for Forces Day
MUSIC by The Four Winds will form part of a cream tea garden party in aid of Armed Forces Day. Members of the League of Friends are staging the event at Milford on Sea War Memorial Hospital on Sunday at 2pm.
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Store holds pink fundraiser
STAFF and customers at Sainsbury’s superstore in Portswood, Southampton, are being asked to wear pink for charity on July 18. The event marks the store’s first fundraiser in aid of the Rose Road Association, which provides respite care to children
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Tools charity opens doors
A CHARITY will be opening the doors at its Netley Marsh HQ this weekend. Tools for Self Reliance, which refurbishes tools for people in the Third World, open its doors in Ringwood Road on Saturday from 11am through to 4pm. Entertainment will
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Family fun at Lakeside Railway.
RIDING ON a steam train and face painting are just some of the activities at a family fun day at Eastleigh Lakeside Railway on Saturday. The Hampshire Autistic Society-organised event will include a magician, a bouncy castle and stalls
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Blood donor sessions at Ageas Bowl
THE HOME of Hampshire cricket will be hosting blood donor sessions next month. Nurses from NHS Blood and Transplant will be at the Ageas Bowl, West End, between 1pm and 3.25pm and 4.30pm and 7pm, on July 15. To book your appointment call 0300
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Driver dies as car overturns into ditch in Hampshire
A driver died when his car came of raodc and overturned into a ditch in Hampshire Police are appealing for information to the fatal crash in which a car came off the road at Church Crookham. The silver Peugeot 206 was heading east on a rural
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Fire crews tackle bedroom fire
FIREFIGHTERS battled a fire which started in a bedroom last night. Crews from Fareham and Gosport were called at 10.40pm to the blaze in Brockenhurst Road in Gosport. Hampshire Fire and Rescue said all the people living in the property, which
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Two charged following Hampshire drug raids
DETECTIVES have charged two men following a series of drug raids across Southampton and the New Forest. The warrants were co-ordinated yesterday in Southampton, Lyndhurst, Winsor and Calmore as part of Operation Fortress, the campaign to reduce
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Police officers foil raid on newsagent
TWO police officers foiled a raid on a Hampshire newsagent early today. Officers were patrolling the Cornmarket in Romsey when they spotted the break-in in progress at Martin's. Two people fled on a motorbike and despite efforts to catch them
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Nutcracker for the Nuffield this Christmas
IF YOU think you know The Nutcracker, then think again. Blanche McIntyre, one of theatre’s fastest rising directors, returns to The Nuffield to direct the Christmas show, the traditional tale – with a twist. This story of the Nutcracker Prince
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The Rumour Mill - Thursday June 27
The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of the transfer rumours making the headlines in today's newspapers... Saints are negotiating a £2.5m transfer for Ecuador defender Frickson Erazo. The 25-year-old centre back plays for Barcelona Sporting
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Massive music search back looking for talent
HAVING seen more than 9,000 entrants to 2012’s competition, the UK’s second-largest music search is back. Only outnumbered by the X Factor, Open Mic UK has announced 2013 audition dates will commence in August with the Hampshire audition taking
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REVIEW: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Theatre Royal. Drury Lane. West End If Willy Wonka made a chocolate bar called Stupendous then it would be sold at this production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Forget any concerns that by moving
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Mike and Mechanics mark milestone
MIKE & The Mechanics, who have sold over 10 million records worldwide, have announced The Living Years – 25th Anniversary Tour. Their 23 dates around the UK in 2014 will include Hampshire stops at Fareham’s Ferneham Hall on March 4 and The
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REVIEW: Carnaby Street, Bournemouth Pavilion
This is a terrific new musical, directed by Bob Tomson (Dreamboats & Petticoats and Blood Brothers). Set in 1960s London, featuring the famous Marquee Club and the trendsetting Carnaby Street fashion shops, this is a pacy, energetic production
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Confederations Cup exit for Ramírez
Saints playmaker Gastón Ramírez saw his Confederations Cup campaign come to an end last night, as Uruguay lost their semi-final against Brazil. The 22-year-old was an unused substitute in Belo Horizonte, as the tournament hosts triumphed 2-1.
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Green light, but will it be in the red for arts complex?
Delighted that the much talked of and long debated Cultural Quarter for Southampton appears to have passed the final planning hurdle. It was inevitable that Grosvenor Estate would succeed in persuading councillors to allow them to build more flats
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Raymond begins Brabazon defence
Neil Raymond was four shots off the lead after the first round of the Brabazon Trophy, as the Corhampton star began his bid to make history at Formby. Hampshire number one Raymond has won the English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
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"Let them rot in jail" - family calls for Jamie's killers never to be free
LET them rot. They were the words of the family of murder victim Jamie Dack as his “sadistic” killers were jailed for life and told they would collectively serve at least 121 years behind bars – with no guarantees they will ever get out. A
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Hampshire bowlers reach national semi-finals
HAMPSHIRE are through to Worthing following a breathtaking performance in the regional finals of the Balcomb Trophy at the Halls club, Kent. Their display in the Bowls England double-rink championship had county boss Derek Collins in raptures as
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New twist in AFC Totton takeover saga
CRISIS club AFC Totton were remaining tight-lipped about their plans for the future following last night’s full members’ meeting at the Testwood Stadium. With the media not permitted to attend, a club spokesman would only confirm that the Stags
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How to change the fortunes of British tennis
Famed American coach Nick Bollettieri believes diverting youngsters to tennis from other sports could be the key to improving British fortunes. Home hopes have come under the annual Wimbledon scrutiny, and the results have not made for pretty reading
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Southampton Athletics Club youngsters close in on promotion
Southampton AC are closing in on joining the elite clubs of southern England. Their U13 & U15 young athletes put in a magnificent performance to win the third league match of their Youth Development League lower age group campaign. That puts
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Hampshire sailor wants to take on the world
A RISING star of solo sailing said his plans to race around the world are on track after winning the newcomers’ division in a gruelling race around Europe. Hampshire’s Jack Bouttell blitzed his competition to win the rookie division of the Solitaire
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One in five Southampton youngsters are obese by age of 11
THEY say school days are the best years of your life. But soaring numbers of Southampton pupils are overindulging in potentially deadly lifestyles which could come back to haunt them in their later years, a study reveals. Shocking figures released
