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Man stages rooftop sit-in on block of flats - VIDEO
A MAN staged a dramatic 15-hour rooftop sit-in on a block of flats in Southampton. Police shut a city road for more than ten hours as specialist negotiators tried to persuade the man to come down from the top of the 40ft building. As darkness
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Reason to be cheerful for Riley
AFC TOTTON gave themselves something to smile about with a 3-1 friendly win at Sydenhams champions Blackfield & Langley tonight. Despite recent player departures, the cash-strapped Stags travelled with a squad of 19, including Fawley AFC midfielder
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Wycombe catch Spitfires cold in friendly opener
EASTLEIGH were caught cold early in each half as they succumbed 3-0 to npower League Two outfit Wycombe Wanderers in their pre-season opener at the Silverlake. With just three minutes gone, Spitfires keeper Ross Flitney brought down Dean Morgan
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Jon Barnes wins Hampshire Open
Ampfield’s Jon Barnes claimed the Hampshire Open title for the second time in his career after a two-shot victory at Royal Winchester. Barnes’ 36-hole total of 139, a score of five-under-par, was enough to again earn him the trophy that he first
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Pochettino watches Saints win at Sholing
Mauricio Pochettino watched on as Saints under-21s won 4-1 in a dominant performance against Sholing at the Silverlake Arena tonight. A brace from Jake Sinclair and goals from Omar Rowe and Lloyd Isgrove secured victory, writes Peter Howard.
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Rees leads Glamorgan fightback against Hampshire
Gareth Rees scored 84 not out on his first appearance of the season as Glamorgan fought back on the second day of their LV County Championship Division Two clash with Hampshire at Cardiff. Out of favour all summer, left-handed opener Rees was only
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Two cars crash into Hampshire home
MOTORISTS had a miraculous escape today after two cars crashed into a Hampshire home. A silver Hyundai Getz and a red Volkswagen Polo collided on the A3090 at Pitt, between Winchester and Hursley, just before 4.30pm. Police, fire and ambulance
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Delays on M27 after lorry and car collide
MOTORISTS faced rush hour delays after a lorry and a car collided on the M27 this evening. A blue Audi was involved in a collision with an HGV between junctions two and three of the eastbound carriage at around 5.07pm. Police say there were
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Veterans' village plan for hospital
FOR 256 years it provided care and treatment for thousands of servicemen and residents in Hampshire. But now plans have been handed in to transform a former hospital into a veterans’ village and state-of-the-art care centre. The ambitious plans
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Marland memories
FOR a long time it was one of the old town’s great open spaces, a place where Southampton schoolboys played football, the venue for funfairs and rallies. Marlands, now the site of the Civic Centre, had its roots back in medieval times, when a leprosy
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New service to the Alps to begin from Southampton
A HEATWAVE may be gripping Hampshire but winter has come early to Southampton Airport. The terminal was transformed into a winter scene to celebrate the launch of a new route to a skiing mecca. A new service to Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps
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Dani King celebrates Calshot's golden anniversary
Olympic gold medallist Dani King MBE helped Hampshire County Council’s Calshot Activities Centre celebrate its 50th anniversary today. Dani, who is from Hamble-le-Rice in the Borough of Eastleigh won the cycling team pursuit gold at the London
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Duchess visits Hampshire
A Hampshire garden celebrating its 60th year was treated to a visit from royalty. The Duchess of Cornwall toured Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, in Ampfield, near Romsey this afternoon taking in its recently rejuvenated Centenary Border. Taken
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Lib Dem councillor defects to Tories
ONE of Hampshire's leading Liberal Democrat councillors has defected to the Conservatives, the Daily Echo can reveal. Adam Carew, a Lib Dem for 30 years, has described the national party as “”utterly shambolic” and claims to have become disillusioned
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Bid to attract air firms to airfield
MULTI-million pound plans are in the pipeline to attract commercial air companies to a Hampshire airfield. Up to 150 jobs could be created by revamping and relighting the airstrip and building a bigger hangar at Daedalus in Fareham, the site of
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Saints to find out TV dates
Saints' first set of live televised Premier League fixtures are set to be announced tomorrow. This season sees the introduction of a new three-year £3.018bn deal for domestic TV rights. Long-term Premier League partners Sky will show some 116
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Motorcylist killed in crash is named
A motorcyclist who died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision on the A31 at Northfield Lane, Alton has been named. Trevor De’Ath, 42, from Oakhanger, near Bordon died when, for reasons yet to be determined, he lost control of his blue
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Festival to celebrate Island's sea-faring heritage
Sea shanties, beach art and sailing will all form part of a nine-day celebration of the Isle of Wight later this year. The Festival of the Sea will be officially launched at an event this morning. The event will take place from September 14
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Family organise fundraiser in memory of young dad killed in car accident
The family of a young father killed when he was hit by a car are organising a special event in his memory. Steven Johnson’s mum, Ange Dandridge and his brother Sam have arranged a fun day at the Saints pub in Millbrook. The event has been organised
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Football club wins permission to build new ground at Mansel Park
A Southampton football club has won permission to build a new ground. City council planners have given Bush Hill Football Club consent to build a new pitch and a building containing changing rooms, showers and toilets. The building at Mansel Park
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Dawson impresses for Hants
Hampshire were bowled out for 341 by Glamorgan as they bid for their first LV County Championship win in seven matches. Unbeaten overnight, Liam Dawson (72) and Adam Wheater (43) were two of the second day's first three wickets to fall after Hampshire
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Rhino mania takes the biscuit with bakery's fundraising treats
With just four days to go until the stampede charges on Southampton, rhino-mania is sweeping the region. As the final touches are being made to the life-sized sculptures ahead of their official unveiling to the public, people everywhere are getting
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Exbury bronze sculpture set to fetch £1m at auction
A bronze sculpture which was owned for 45 years by millionaire Exbury banker Leopold de Rothschild is set to fetch around £1m at auction. The 7ft work, titled Curved Form (Bryher II) was produced by Dame Barbara Hepworth in 1961 and bought by Mr
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Glitz and glamour of the proms
FROM onesie-wearing boys to girls wearing sparkling tiaras, our school leavers have had no shortage of glitz and glamour for this year’s proms season. And then of course there was the transport. They arrived in racing cars, tractors and golf
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Golden day for respite centre charity
A HAMPSHIRE respite centre is holding a special open day tomorrow to mark the 50th anniversary of the charity that runs it. Netley Waterside House, in Netley Abbey, will open its doors tomorrow between noon and 4pm, marking the golden anniversary
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Would YOU want to draw this naked man on your hen night...?
IT IS the latest hen party craze to sweep the States – and now it has arrived in Hampshire. For many women waving goodbye to single life, the thought of L-plates, tiaras, novelty hairbands and male strippers is their idea of a hen night from hell
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Actress helps
A FAMOUS actress will support a Hampshire charity later this year. Vanessa Redgrave who featured in films such as Mission Impossible and Atonement, will take part in a fundraising event for SWVG, a Southampton-based group working with refugees
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Police commissioner under fire over jobs
HAMPSHIRE’S Police and Crime Commissioner has come under fire for agreeing to spend almost £250,000 on five new managerial jobs. At a time when the force is making widespread cuts, Simon Hayes has announced the creation of posts for two new assistant
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Flight delays easing after air traffic problems
DELAYS are this afternoon easing for air passengers after technical problems at a Hampshire-based air traffic control centre were resolved. NATS in Swanwick had been forced to restrict the number of aircraft flying across the south and those taking
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Southampton tops buy-to-let league
SOUTHAMPTON has been named as the country’s top buy-to-let hotspot. The city topped the list compiled by HSBC bank as the best place for investors to put their cash. It found Southampton had relatively affordable houses and average rents of £901
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Better to be safe than to be green?
IS the forced green issue more important than public safety? In my opinion, the new street lighting lenses are sighted too high and do not emit enough light. To add insult to injury, our councils are seemingly embarking on a programme of cutting
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‘Impossible’ for Farage to be PM
I WOULD like to agree with the letter written on July 3 by Sam Snook, all about the faults of Nigel Farage, UKIP leader. He may be popular with the public at present, but I agree that he is not the right leader for UKIP. How can any voter cast
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Better to be safe than to be green?
IS the forced green issue more important than public safety? In my opinion, the new street lighting lenses are sighted too high and do not emit enough light. To add insult to injury, our councils are seemingly embarking on a programme of cutting
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Time for referendum on the EU is now
JULY 4 was my late Hebridean mother’s birthday and I noticed that on that day the Henry Jackson Society was having a discussion, in the Houses of Parliament, on the defence of Scotland in the event of a vote to leave the UK next September in their
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Driver injured in M3 crash
A DRIVER was injured in a one-car crash on the M3 near Winchester yesterday. A Ford Mondeo left the road and rolled over between junctions 11 and 12 southbound between Shawford and Pitmore at about 4.30am. Firefighters had to cut off the roof
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Holiday headache for employers
REGARDING the proposals for schools to set their own holiday dates, has anybody considered the effect this will have on the service industry? We employ just over 50 people, which includes engineers on the road and office staff – men and women,
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Teen made threats to kill ex-girlfriend
A TEENAGER told hospital staff he was going to kill his ex-girlfriend and her new partner, a court heard. Jealous Mark Hayden said he had even followed the couple with a knife. The two nurses were so concerned they contacted the police, who arrested
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Man arrested at gas-filled house in Winchester
A MAN has been arrested after police and firefighters were called to a gas-filled house in Winchester. The 21-year-old from Winchester was being questioned by police on suspicion of making threats to commit criminal damage. Police and firefighters
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Art school was destroyed
THE END of the week, June 28, Facts. On completion of the Civic Centre, the art school thrived only to be destroyed in the subsequent bombing, with tragic loss of life to pupils and teachers. When the memorial was unveiled some survivors attended
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Bequest did fund a city art school
IAN Murray is unusually error prone in his piece “Cultural Quarter scheme could be picture perfect”, even by his standards. He confidently states that the Chipperfield Bequest “stated that the art should be used to fund an art gallery but also
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Kite-flying fun for Testwood Sports College pupils
PUPILS flew kites they had made themselves as a Hampshire school proved that learning can be fun. Year 9 pupils at Testwood Sports College, Totton, filled the sky with brightly coloured designs as part of a project that examined the relationship
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Labour men dismissing our wish to leave EU
IN my view it would appear that P. Billow’s (Letters, July 2) approach to John Denham and Alan Whitehead on the subject of immigration fears is akin to approaching the Wicked Witch of the West to give Dorothy a helping hand. These so-called guardians
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Why would you want to pass when I’m doing 70mph?
I ALWAYS appreciate other people’s viewpoints, but PD must have a magic rear view mirror to be able to see the middle lane when my rear view mirror is filled with a great big lorry close up my stern. We all know of the fatal blind spot of the wing
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Constant lane-switching is too dangerous
READING the letter from PD of Shirley, Southampton, criticising middle lane hoggers, I find that to keep changing lanes is positively dangerous especially when travelling with HGV vehicles which you know you will have to overtake eventually. To
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Queen does pay her share of tax
RICHARD Grant says the Queen does not pay tax (Letters, July 3). I am afraid she does pay tax, like other members of the Royal Family. Perhaps Richard Grant should find this out before writing. However, the Queen works fulltime, unlike
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Fracking too costly to cut energy bills
MOST experts say shale gas is unlikely to cut energy prices in the UK as it has in the US. The costs of getting the gas out of the ground will be too high. Fracking is a risky technology. Experience elsewhere shows it can cause water contamination
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Scooter club raises thousands for sick children
AN army of scooters descended on Southampton to raise thousands of pounds for sick children. The Wimpson Old Boys Scooter Club hosted its first charity fun day at the Saints pub in Millbrook, raising money for the Piam Brown children’s cancer ward at
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Flight delays after 'technical problems' at air traffic control
AIR passengers across the south are facing major delays this morning after a Hampshire-based air traffic control centre reported “technical problems”. NATS in Swanwick has been forced to restrict the number of aircraft flying across the region
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Eastleigh's Colin Firth immortalised in giant statue of Mr Darcy
The infamous scene from a TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice that turned Eastleigh-born actor Colin Firth into a Hollywood sex symbol has been immortalised in a giant statue. Complete with see-through wet shirt and dark curls, the fibreglass
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How could anyone abandon these babies?
HIS tiny hands clasp tightly onto Sue Allan’s warm finger – enjoying every second of comfort this kind stranger provides. It’s eerily silent: He doesn’t cry, squeal or gargle like other babies his age. Instead his big brown eyes stare vacantly
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Tributes to motorcyclist killed in crash
THE FAMILY of a motorcyclist killed in a crash in the New Forest have paid tribute to him. Michael Smith, 50, from Tennyson Road, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, died when he lost control of his blue Yamaha 550 and struck a silver Mercedes Vito van
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Pan treble wows dance audiences
A “TRIPLE whammy” of performances hit the Berry Theatre, Hedge End, thanks to the talented performers at Roynon Dance Swanmore. Members wowed audiences with a captivating rendition of the Peter Pan story, combining a range of dance styles.
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PREVIEW: Living journey through tales of the Holocaust
IF history retreats into obscurity as the world rushes forward at breakneck speed what are we left with to help avoid making some of the same mistakes? This is the question posed by a searing new docudrama from Miami’s What if Works and Solent
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Cannabis factory found at former sex club
A FORMER sex club closed down by council chiefs has been used as a cannabis factory, the Daily Echo can reveal. Police raided the old Club Kiss building and found a “significant amount of plants”. Two people were arrested. Specialist units,
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REVIEW: Festival Evensong, Winchester Festival, Winchester Cathedral
WHILE millions watched Andy Murray finally gain his longawaited Wimbledon crown, festival goers in Winchester sought out the cool, contemplative air of the Cathedral for a special evensong service. Dramatic tapestry panels created by contemporary
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Festival-goers told to save the day...
FESTIVAL-goers are being encouraged to save the date – as Isle of Wight 2014 details are announced. Hot on the heels of this year’s party in Seaclose Park, headlined by The Stone Roses, The Killers and Bon Jovi, organisers have already put next
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Southampton pensioner in court on child porn charges
A SOUTHAMPTON pensioner appeared in court on 16 child pornography charges. Robert Young, 65, of Arthur Road, faced eight charges of making indecent moving images and eight of possessing them. He did not enter a plea to the charges but indicated
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Charlie Austin's Hull move collapses
Hull have shelved a move for Burnley striker Charlie Austin after he failed a medical. The newly promoted Tigers had looked to be closing in on a deal for the 24-year-old former Wessex League hotshot, who scored 28 goals last season, as he underwent
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The Rumour Mill - Tuesday July 9
The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of the transfer rumours making headlines in today's newspapers... Christian Benteke last night handed in a transfer request at Aston Villa (Various). Chelsea are considering a bid for Benteke after being
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Now Whitley leaves Totton
AFC TOTTON have lost another experienced member of last season's squad. Luke Whitley, who followed manager Steve Riley to the Testwood Stadium from Bashley last summer, has signed for Calor Southern One South & West side Wimborne Town.
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Costa Concordia trial to start
The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia is due to go on trial in Italy today, some 18 months after the luxury liner ran aground with the loss of 32 lives. But the hearing in Grosseto, in a theatre rather than the Tuscan town's small courthouse
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After battle with depression, singles business is a new start for Lori
SHE had been struggling with depression for years. The death of her father, ill health in her family and being involved in a serious car crash had all left Lori Juniper struggling to cope. And when her long-term relationship came to a sudden
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Boy impaled on metal railings
A TEENAGE boy was impaled on railings last night, trapping him for half-an-hour. The 13-year-old was trapped on the cast-iron railing for more than 30 minutes before he was released by firefighters. Firefighters had to cut away three railings
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My mission to feed the elderly
AUDREY Martin was a ‘fiercely independent’ 88-year-old with two loving daughters who visited her regularly. But her daughters began to notice that she was losing weight and her health had started to deteriorate. “My mother lived in Lymington
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Rainbow Project Life Chances scheme helps Michael back to work
I JUST want to make my little girl proud.” Those are the words of Michael, who has found work with a Daily Echo-backed scheme. The 24-year-old from Southampton has gained a year-long work placement as part of the Life Chances scheme, run by the
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Shaw's rise from schoolboy to superstar
Luke Shaw’s magnificent debut season in the Premier League has turned the teenage Saints defender into one of English football’s top young stars. At Rydens Enterprise School, on the outskirts of Surrey, there has long been a sense that he was destined
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Rhinos go on parade through Southampton city centre
THE CHARGE has begun. After more than 12-months of planning the first rhinos took to the streets of Southampton during a special one-off parade in glorious sunshine. Showcasing their colourful designs, the magnificent life-sized sculptures
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Firefighters return to landfill site blaze
FIREFIGHTERS returned to landfill site on the Hampshire border in the early hours after a blaze they had previously put out flared up again. Crews from Ringwood fire station tackled the fire at the Blue Haze Landfill site in Verwood Road near Ringwood
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Hill won’t panic buy
RICHARD Hill admits his Eastleigh squad is a tad on the thin side but says he won’t be rushed into making additional summer signings. Hill, whose charges open their pre-season campaign at home to npower League Two outfit Wycombe Wanderers tonight
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Saints face a fight to sign Leandro
If Saints want to sign Brazilian international Leandro Damião this summer, it appears they will face stiff competition from elsewhere. Reports yesterday claimed that Russian superpower Zenit St Petersburg have joined the pursuit of the player and
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Attacker admits ABH
A TEENAGER who punched another man in the street was bailed for reports at Winchester Crown Court. Waldemar Coelho, of Hill Lane, Southampton, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to Matthew Forrester. The 19-year-old, said by defence
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Attacker flees after lifting woman’s skirt above waist
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was indecently assaulted in Southampton. A man approached a 21-year-old woman and lifted her skirt above her waist before running off towards the Sports Centre, according to officers. The incident
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Motorist was more than double the alcohol limit
A WINCHESTER woman has been banned for 17 months after she was caught drink driving near her home. Deborah Stanger, 42, of St Annes Close, Badger Farm, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. She was more than double the legal limit.
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Young athletic stars strike gold
HAMPSHIRE returned with a bumper crop of medals from the 83rd English Schools’ Track & Field Championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium – over a third of them gold. The county managed 17 podium places with six athletes – Adam Jones, Leslie
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Sholing gear up to host Saints
SHOLING are confident Saints under-21s will have the perfect platform to showcase their skills in tonight’s pre-season friendly at the Silverlake Arena (Tuesday, 7.30pm). The Boatmen have temporarily returned to the Sydenhams Wessex League so they
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Teen paid for goods using fake cash
A TEENAGER conned a shopping centre by paying for goods with dud money, Winchester Crown Court heard. Hannah Bloomfield, 19, admitted seven charges of passing counterfeit Bank of Scotland £20 notes in various shops in Eastleigh’s Swan Centre, and
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Council to bring in evening car parking charges in city centre
DRIVERS will soon be paying to park in Southampton city centre until 8pm. The city council is set to rubberstamp contentious plans to extend parking charges into the evening. As previously revealed in the Daily Echo, council chiefs unveiled
