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Hampshire fire fighters tackle large waste fire
FIREFIGHTERS from across Hampshire tackled a large rubbish fire this evening. Around 50 firefighters dealt with a fire at a landfill site near Verwood where approximately 30,000 tonnes of rubbish caught fire. Supporting appliances from Beaulieu
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Homes and firms hit by power cut
HOMES and businesses in Hampshire were affected by a widespread powercut this evening. Electricity provider SSE said customers in the Chandler's Ford and Fair Oak areas were hit by a power failure at around 5.50pm. Engineers worked to restore
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Vince and Dawson edge Hampshire in front
JAMES Vince and Liam Dawson both struck half centuries as Hampshire shaded the first day of their LV County Championship Division Two match against Glamorgan in a sun-drenched Cardiff. Vince (80) and Dawson (69 not out), with a partnership of 132
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Superfast broadband target to be missed in Hampshire
A TARGET to bring superfast broadband to the vast majority of Hampshire will be missed, a highly critical report has warned. It will be September 2015 before 90 per cent of county homes and companies get speeds of at least 24 megabits-per-second
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Eastleigh Mela - Pictures
Follow @EchoPics Click here for more pictures We had a photographer at Eastleigh Mela. You can view the pictures here. These pictures are available to purchase as prints, mugs, t-shirts and more. Click here to order pictures
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Warsash Carnival - Pictures
Follow @EchoPics Click here for more pictures We had a photographer at Warsash Carnival, so even if you weren't there, you can still get in on the action. These pictures are available to purchase as prints, mugs
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Hedge End Carnival
Follow @EchoPics Click here for more pictures We had a photographer at Hedge End Carnival, so be sure to view the excellent images he took. These pictures are available to purchase as prints, mugs, t-shirts and
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Working locally to improve our town
TOTTON planning committee is only an advisory body and New Forest District Council is the main planning committee that has the say on planning issues in our town. Mainly they do agree with what is put forward from Totton at New Forest, but when
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Drivers ignoring mini-roundabout
ONCE again we have had a near-miss at the Ogle Road/Portland Terrace mini-roundabout in Southampton, caused by drivers totally ignoring the fact that the roundabout exists and failing to slow down and give way to a vehicle that has exited Ogle Road
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Time for new code of ethics
IT seems MPs will soon insist on police having their pensions cut to stop them retiring to avoid investigation. Police forces should also be stopped from sorting out their own failures, and a new ethics code must be drawn up. This surely should
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Boats on the High Street
READING the comments lately in the Echo about the boating lake on the Common brought back memories of when I was a lad. On bank holidays, the fishermen at Town Quay used to load their rowing boats on to hand carts and push them up the High Street
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I have been a victim of insurance scam
IN response to the letter printed on Wednesday, July 3, ‘Beware this possible insurance scam’. I, too, was involved in a similar incident in June 2012 in Winchester Road when a female driver of a V-reg Matiz deliberately slammed on her brakes after
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We need law to tackle earphone dangers
ANOTHER child has died crossing a road while wearing earphones. Surely it is about time there is a law banning earphones when cycling, walking or running. How many more fatalities will there be before the dangers are recognised? Also remember
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Road repairs deal a waste of public money
SOUTHAMPTON City Council boasts that it is spending millions, in partnership with Balfour Beatty, repairing the potholes in our roads. I think that should be rephrased wasting millions. From what I have witnessed the standard of workmanship
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Out of frying pan and into the fire
SO, we hear that Croatia has joined the EU. One of the reasons for joining, apparently, is to eradicate the corruption prevalent after the wartorn break-up of Yugoslavia. A case of “out of the frying pan and into the fire” springs to mind.
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Naked bike ride is an exhibition in flouting the law
LIKE a lot of your readers, I am interested in the one law for all attitude regarding naked bicycle riders. As a pedestrian I cannot think of anything more unpleasant than riding a bicycle in the buff. Being male I do not believe we were designed
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Ford Sports and Social Club reunion - Pictures
Follow @EchoPics Click here for more pictures Here ae our pictures from the Ford Sports and Social Club reunion. These pictures are available to purchase as prints, mugs, t-shirts and more. Click here
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Steps to keep brain and body active
THEY are taking to the dance floor in their senior years to stay young at heart and active in body. Now pensioners from a Southampton dance club are urging people to put their best foot forward to beat off the looming dangers of killer diseases
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Students do their bit for BASICS funds
TWO HAMPSHIRE students donned their trainers to help raise vital funds for medics who dedicate their spare time to saving lives. Abigail Daventry and Hannah Bulter, who both study physiotherapy, took on the 5km challenge at Southampton Common in
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Adopt A Room: Help a sick child’s family
A HAMPSHIRE charity that provides a place to stay for parents of seriously-ill children has launched a new initiative to raise vital funds. Wessex Heartbeat is urging businesses to sign up to its Adopt A Room scheme to ensure that Heartbeat House
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Debt plight of ‘zombie’ businesses
THEY are living with debt hanging over their heads. More than one in five businesses in our area is struggling to keep up with crippling debts, according to new figures. The R3 insolvency trade body has released evidence of what it calls “zombie
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Big Apple hotel given a citrus zing by PR firm
A SMALL Hampshire firm is making a big splash in one of the world’s most glamorous cities. Lymington travel public relations agency citruspr has embarked on one of its most ambitious projects to date – to relaunch a New York hotel. The firm
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New organ donor campaign launched in effort to stop people dying needlessly
THEY are the unnecessary deaths that could have been prevented if more people donated their organs. Over the past four years a total of 73 people in Hampshire have died due to the shortage of organs – deaths that could have been prevented if loved
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Emotional reunion as former staff say goodbye to Ford plant
Click here for more pictures IT was the end of an era. Former workers from Southampton’s Ford Transit factory gathered for an emotional reunion at the company’s social club. It is almost certainly the last time they will host a gettogether
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Former Saints player charged with rape
Former Southampton footballer Nile Ranger was charged with rape today, police have said. The London-born 22-year-old will appear in court next month following an investigation by Northumbria Police. In a statement the force said: ''A rape was
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Charity joins forces with city council to assist elderly and disabled
A SOUTHAMPTON charity has joined up with a council service so that they can help more people. The Society of St James has teamed up with the council handyperson service so that they can reach out to elderly and disabled people. The charity,
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Taste of Thailand comes to Southampton
A taste of Thailand came to Southampton over the weekend. Thousands of people filed into the city’s Mayflower Park on Saturday and Sunday to see a host of the south-east Asian country’s cultural offerings. The sun shone as crowds were entertained
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College's boarding facilities and services rated outstanding by Ofsted
INSPECTORS have praised as outstanding the boarding facilities and services at Peter Symonds College in Winchester. Ofsted also hailed the pastoral care of the 80 students, many from the Falkland Islands. Inspectors noted the “very strong affiliation
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Holbury man jailed over sex assaults
A HAMPSHIRE sex offender slept in his car for a week before handing himself in to the police and confessing what he had done, Southampton Crown Court heard. Stephen Graham, 54, described as a “broken man”, wept as he was jailed for sixand- a-half
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Rare chance to see Manet work
AN IMPRESSIONIST masterpiece is now on show in Southampton’s city art gallery. Edouard Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus will be on display at the gallery until July 22. The work is an item of significant importance in both impressionism
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Walk for health
TWO health walks will allow the opportunity for a stroll around Southampton’s Common this week. The first will take place this morning at 10am, and the second on Thursday at 10.30am. Both walks will set off from the Hawthorns Centre, and will
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Mixing cookery with exercise
A SOUTHAMPTON club will hold a session focused on staying healthy this week. The Learn 2 Love Learning group will meet tomorrow for a session on exercise and cookery. The free session, aimed at people who have been out of learning for a while
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Geological time called at St Denys pub
GEOLOGY will be the subject of discussion at a Southampton pub tonight. The South Western Arms in St Denys will host this month’s Cafe Scientific talk at 7pm. Gary Morse of the Russell Society will give the talk, which will be on the discovery
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On track for a family fun day
MINIATURE train rides and a host of children’s activities will be on offer on July 17. The Riverside family fun day will be held at Riverside Park in Manor Farm Road from 10.30am to 2pm. As well as a variety of entertainment to keep the young
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Saxon tribe to be brought back to life with a grant
VILLAGES across the Meon Valley will celebrate Saxon culture through a variety of activities, events and studies. The Friends of Corhampton Saxon Church have been awarded a grant to help bring to life the story of how the Meonwara tribe settled
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New chief executive unveiled for Southampton City Council
SOUTHAMPTON City Council’s new chief executive has been unveiled. Dawn Baxendale will take up the post after impressing council chiefs at a round of interviews for the lead post. The decision will be formally rubber-stamped at the authority
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Prom's a night to remember for Regents Park Community College students
A SCHOOL prom roared into life as pupils from Regents Park Community College in Southampton prepared to dance the night away. Bikers riding a group of high-powered three-wheelers delivered some of the elegantly-dressed students to the Botleigh
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Southampton MP wins backing in bid to protect consumers from rip-off tactics
A SOUTHAMPTON MP’s bid to stop supermarkets fooling shoppers with “dodgy” special offers has taken a big step forward. Consumer minister Jo Swinson will consider whether to ask officials to examine Itchen MP John Denham’s ideas to change the law
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Another new baby expected
ZARA Phillips and Mike Tindall have announced they are expecting their first baby in the new year. The birth will follow the keenly anticipated arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby, which is expected in the coming days. Buckingham
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Island robbers punch victim
A MAN was punched in the face and robbed by a gang as he walked along a town centre street. The three attackers, who kept hitting the 26-year-old victim after he was knocked to the ground, took his wallet. Detectives are also investigating
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Dazzling report for inspirational Redbridge Community School
OUTSTANDING and “a haven for aspiration”. That was the verdict of inspectors after a visit to Redbridge Community School in Southampton, where they delivered a report that simply says education does not get any better than this. Ofsted – the
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QE2 to leave Dubai
THE QE2 is to leave Dubai under her own steam to a new home port, it has been revealed. The vessel, which has been in the Middle East since leaving Southampton in 2008, will leave the UAE and sail to China. There it will become a luxury floating
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Boozy Birds brave heatwave for hospice trek
THEY call themselves the Boozy Birds – but this group of Hampshire fundraisers ditched the wine for water on a charity walk in the blazing heat. More than 40 people joined Annette Young on her 10km trek in aid of the Countess Mountbatten House
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Back Brit flick movie
HAMPSHIRE film producer Ben Richards is back on the scene with another independent movie. About a group of friends going on a drinking spree, The All- Dayer follows their journey as they visit a number of pubs. The indie Brit flick comedy is
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University partnership creating bursaries worth £25,000
THE University of Southampton has signed a new partnership with Sagentia, a leading global research and development consultancy, which will provide generous bursaries totalling £25,000 to science and engineering students. Sagentia, which undertakes
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Bungalow plan refused
PLANNERS have turned down an application to demolish a building in Obelisk Road, Southampton. Developers TL and RJ Hanslip wanted to build a two-bed bungalow and a two-storey building containing two two-bed flats at the site, alongside parking
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Attacker steals cash
POLICE are hunting a robber who knocked a man to the ground and stole his money on Saturday. The 50-year-old victim was struck from behind and fell to the pavement in Sandown High Street at 10.45pm, never seeing his attacker. He later discovered
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Knife attack accused in defiant court appearance
A MAN has appeared in court over an alleged knife attack on a woman. Michael Easy stood before Southampton magistrates with his hands in his pockets to hear the charges against him relating to an assault on the sister of his ex-girlfriend in Alma
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Small, but Sheer Bliss! Blissfields Review
IT may be one of the smallest festivals on the UK circuit but Blissfields still packs quite a punch. Thousands of fans descended on Hampshire at the weekend for the festival, headlined by indie darlings Bastille and Mystery Jets. Held at Woodmancott
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Police arrest three in farm drugs raid
THREE people have been arrested after police raided a Hampshire farm for drugs. Officers swooped on Furzecote Farm in Curdridge Lane, near Bishop’s Waltham, on Friday night. Forensics teams scoured the farm throughout the weekend as part of
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REVIEW: The Taming of the Shrew, RAODS, IBM Hursley Park
IN this all female cast, Vicky Wilson (Petruchio) once again shows herself to be an admirable Shakespearian actor, capturing the machismo nature of the worst type of man, in her/ his bid to tame feisty and irrepressible Miriam Roe (Katherine) – the
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Weekend in Pictures July 6th - 7th, 2013
Follow @EchoPics Click here for more pictures We had photographers capturing the mood from around the county at the weekend. Here's some pictures they took from the following events Blissfields
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The Rumour Mill - Monday July 8
The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of the transfer rumours making headlines in today's newspapers... Doncaster are making an £850,000 bid to bring Saints striker Billy Sharp back to the club (Daily Mirror). Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino
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Rice Up - the little ethical shop taking on the big supermarkets
AN independent ethical co-operatively run supermarket opened in the centre of Southampton on Saturday. Could it help change the way people in the city shop? The people behind Rice Up Wholefoods certainly hope so. It’s the sort of shop that
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Hampshire rugby star backing Tigers to roar
HAMPSHIRE ace Anthony Allen is backing Leicester Tigers to challenge for a record 11th Aviva Premiership title this season – but the England centre has warned a fast-start to the new season is essential. The Tigers have been handed a challenging
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Hampshire skipper hails Academy youngsters
Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams praised county prospects Wilf Marriott and Lewis McManus for their part in the Academy’s six-wicket victory over his club side St Cross on the Ageas Bowl’s Nursery Ground. Marriott, recently back from his Oxford Brookes
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Teenager in cliff rescue drama
A TEENAGER was rescued himself, after climbing 50ft up a cliff to reach a dog which had fallen from the top. Matthew Downie, 16, and the animal were lifted to safety by rescuers amid dramatic scenes watched by hundreds of people enjoying a scorching
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Appeal launched to help families of sick children
A HAMPSHIRE charity that provides a place to stay for parents of seriously-ill children has launched a new initiative to raise vital funds. Wessex Heartbeat is urging businesses to sign up to its Adopt A Room scheme to ensure that Heartbeat House
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More information for rail passengers thanks to new screens
THOUSANDS of Hampshire rail passengers will benefit from improved information screens as part of a major investment scheme. New technology has been introduced at Southampton Central, Southampton Airport Parkway and Eastleigh, providing “next fastest
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Work on Hampshire bottleneck delayed until after summer
WORK to ease congestion at a Hampshire bottleneck has been delayed until after the August Bank Holiday period. The Highways Agency has announced the rescheduling of the improvement work on the roundabout between junction nine of the M3 and the
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730 runs scored in record-breaking Southern Electric Premier League game
Swashbuckling six-hitter Shu Chowdhary smashed a career-best 187 and had the locals running for cover as championship chasing Burridge ran up a staggering 408-4 before completing an 86-run victory over SEPL Division 1 rivals Rowledge. It was the
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No ordinary Joe: Lovett turns tide in Sarisbury's favour
Inspirational Joe Lovett led Sarisbury Athletic to a 45-run victory over Liphook & Ripsley – the little all-rounder striking an innings rescuing half-century before ripping through the opposition lower-order to celebrate a maiden five-wicket return
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Hampshire teenager lands golden double for England
FAREHAM schoolgirl Letitia McMullan struck gold twice while representing England in an international table tennis event on the Isle of Man. The 14-year-old Henry Cort pupil helped England win the under-14 girls team category, and she also won the
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Former AFC Totton striker scores on Poole Town debut
Former Eastleigh and AFC Totton striker Richard Gillespie netted on his Poole Town debut at the weekend. Tommy Killick’s Southern League Premier Division nwcomers suffered a 3-1 friendly defeat to Championship outfit Yeovil at Tatnam. Ex-Cherries
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Former Totton & Eling striker quick to impress for Blackfield & Langley
FORMER Totton & Eling striker Craig Feeney began his Blackfield & Langley career by scoring on his debut at the weekend. Feeney was on target as the reigning Sydenhams Wessex League champions defeated visiting Combined Counties League side
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Sholing handed home tie in Wessex League Cup
NEW boys Sholing will start life back in the Sydenhams Wessex League with a Friday night cup tie. Dave Diaper’s men will host lower division US Portsmouth in the first round of the Wessex League Cup on Friday, August 2. It was one of three
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Sydenhams Wessex League rivals to clash in FA Vase
TEAM Solent have been handed a home tie against Wessex League rivals Horndean in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase. If successful in the tie on September 7, Solent will be home again two weeks later in the second qualifying round to another
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Shaw backed for full England honours
DELL legend Francis Benali insists Luke Shaw has “endless opportunities” as the starlet prepares to commit his long-term future to Saints. Shaw is expected to sign a five-year contract at St Mary’s on his 18th birthday this Friday - in the same
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Southampton diving scheme nominated for national award
A DIVING programme that supports disabled people has been nominated for a prestigious fitness award. Divability, set up by Active Nation at The Quays Swimming Centre in Southampton, has been put forward for the final of the UKactive and Matrix
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Cat crisis at worst for 25 years
HAMPSHIRE’S main RSPCA animal centre is having its worst cat crisis in a quarter of a century, its chairman has warned. Bosses at the Stubbington Ark, near Fareham, say it has reached a crisis point as it struggles to cope with the huge number
