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Hants win last-ball thriller
NOT for the first time, Hampshire served up a Friends Life t20 thriller in front of a bumper Ageas Bowl crowd last night. But, boy, they made hard work of what should have been a routine win against a Sussex side whose interest in the competition
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Shaw signs five-year deal
Saints have confirmed that Luke Shaw has signed a new five-year contract with the club. The news was announced this evening, on the left-back's 18th birthday. The deal had effectively been agreed back in January, when Shaw publicly pledged
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Tech firm’s ahead in the G-Cloud
A HAMPSHIRE firm has the chance to win contracts in IT across the public sector. Fareham-based technology firm Cobweb Solutions Ltd has secured a place on the Government’s G-Cloud supplier framework for IT services, which it said could become a
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Help staying step ahead of criminals
BUSINESS owners will be able to fight crime via a new online scheme. Business Watch is being launched in Totton and is a free crime prevention service run in partnership with Totton police, who will identify crime issues as they occur. The
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Winchester Festival closes with the Nash Ensemble
THEATRE Royal Winchester hosts ‘chamber musical royalty’ in the form of the Nash Ensemble for the final event of this year’s Winchester Festival programme on Sunday. Starting with three players in Haydn’s carefree Trio that concludes with the Gypsy
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Park in running for top award
THEY have transformed a city park into a thriving green space for families and children to flourish. Now developers need your help to back them in a national award championing regeneration schemes. The Friends of St James’ Park (FoSJP) clinched
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Rogue traders warning
RESIDENTS in Chandler’s Ford are being warned to be on their guard against rogue traders reportedly operating in the area. They are said to be offering to tarmac driveways. Hampshire Trading Standards said the traders tell residents they are in
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Isgrove earns new Saints deal
Saints winger Lloyd Isgrove has signed a new one-year contract with the club. The 20-year-old is yet to make his league debut, but has travelled with the first-team squad to Spain and Austria for their pre-season tour. Isgrove, who has been
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Fangio's F1 Mercedes nets over £19m
A classic Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz, which was on display at Beaulieu, has become the most expensive car to be sold at public auction after fetching more than £19 million. The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 was the race car driven by five-times F1 world
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Diesel stolen from roadside
THIEVES got away with 900 litres of diesel from a roadworks site in Romsey. Police say the theft at Winchester Hill where work is being carried out to install traffic lights at the junction of Cupernham Lane, happened between 5pm last Friday night
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Lorry crashes into railway bridge
A LORRY crashed into the side of a Southampton railway bridge this afternoon. An off-duty train driver reported the collision, which happened at Winchester Road, just before 1.40pm, at the railway junction between Redbridge and Romsey. A Network
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Motorcyclist killed in road crash
A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a road crash in a Hampshire village. The incident happened shortly after 2.50pm this afternoon on Botley Road in Fair Oak. It is believed the male motorcyclist was in collision with a tree before colliding
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Evita brings a taste of Argentina to Fareham
THE incredible life of Argentinian actress turned socialite Eva Peron is brought to life in Fareham this week. With one of the most memorable scores ever written, including Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, the Lloyd Webber musical Evita is brought to
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Follow the Go! Rhinos trail with the location map
RHINO-MANIA has hit Southampton! Over the last 48 hours magnificent rhinos have been creating a stir as they have been popping up in streets, parks and stores across the city. And now we have the map to ensure you can charge around the Go!
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Store given green light to sell alcohol from 6am
TESCO’S latest Southampton store will open this month. The supermarket giant has been granted permission to sell alcohol at its express store on Thornhill Park Road, which will open on July 23. Yesterday the city council’s licensing panel approved
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MotoGP 2013 - Review
Reviewed On: PlayStation 3 Available For: Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PlayStation Vita, OnLive Publisher: PQube Developer: MileStone Genre: Racing Age: 3 (PEGI) Price: £24.98 from Zavvi (correct at time of print)
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More royal visitors for the New Forest
THE NEW Forest Show will receive a royal visit for the second year running. Organisers of the three-day spectacular have announced that the Earl and Countess of Wessex will tour the showground on July 31. It follows last year's visit to the
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Ricky Warwick at The Cellar tonight
FORMER member of hard rock band The Almighty, singer, songwriter and guitarist Ricky Warwick is on a co-headlining tour and will be at The Cellar tonight. His no-frills style of playing incorporates elements of Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen
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Calls for safety measures after young cyclist’s death
CALLS have been made to introduce safety measures on a notorious road following the death of a young cyclist. The tragedy was the second in three months on Thomas Lewis Way, one of the busiest routes in and out of Southampton. A safety plea
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Liverpool calls Southampton 'two-faced' over £70m port loan
POLITICIANS in Liverpool have branded port chiefs in Southampton “two-faced” for accepting a £70m European loan to improve the city’s docks. They have criticised the acceptance of the European Investment Bank (EIB) loan, after a bitter dispute
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New Forest to celebrate 125 years
The New Forest Golf Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary next month. The course, which is based near Lyndhurst, was opened back in 1888. To mark the occasion, a Texas scramble competition will be held on Saturday, August 17, followed by
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The Mela Festival comes to Southampton tomorrow
THE Southampton Mela Festival returns for its 11th year of festival fun tomorrow. Attracting over 20,000 people in recent years, the free festival is full of an assortment of musical styles; exhilarating dance acts and family fun activities and
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Alternative Cinema - Harbour Lights reopens
HARBOUR Lights reopens this weekend after a major refurbishment, the first in its 18 year existence on Southampton’s waterfront. Following a gala evening for members last night with an early screening of the hotly anticipated Lovelace, it’s back
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Join the Romsey bed race next week!
ROMSEY Carnival Committee is reviving a favourite event from yesteryear – the bed race. The 2013 race will take place on Tuesday, and start from Alma Road car park and proceed along Love Lane, The Hundred, The Cornmarket, Bell Street, Market Place
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Don't miss Romsey summer music festival tomorrow
THE SUMMER music festival returns to Romsey tomorrow with 86 acts taking part across 21 different venues filling the town with music, dance and street entertainment for all the family. In 2013, the event is also part of Our Big Gig, a community
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Dragon boat racing in Winchester this weekend
TEAM spirit is essential, experience of dragon boats is not. All-comers will enjoy this year’s dragon boat race in aid of Winchester Samaritans on Sunday. The day’s racing at Winchester's Navigation Canal will see teams compete in 40
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Robbie in Real Time...
INTERNATIONAL football, the grand prix, Cirque du Soleil, live theatre and now concerts. Cinemas are really branching out from your regular old blockbusters these days it seems. Robbie Williams has this week announced his Take The Crown stadium
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Mottisfont goes Winnie-the-Pooh mad this weekend!
FROM tomorrow, there’s an opportunity to enjoy 36 hand-painted illustrations by E.H. Shepard, created for the books Winnie-the- Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, kindly on loan from Egmont UK Ltd. Some of these works have never been seen before
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Hythe set for weekend fesival
HYTHE village centre will come alive this weekend with three days of open air entertainment. There’s something for everyone – face painting, street entertainers, brass bands and jazz music. The festival kicks off tonight with the Cavalier Jazzmen
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Celebrate Hampshire's finest food tomorrow
A CELEBRATION of the region’s finest food and drink will see ‘Hampshire’ as the dish of the day at Sparsholt College’s Taste of Hampshire. Food and drink is about tasting, cooking and appreciating and this event will have the very best of the county
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Southampton prepares for Race for Life!
THOUSANDS of Hampshire women are preparing to take on cancer by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Southampton in just two day’s time. They’ve all answered the rallying cry ‘cancer, we’re coming to get you’ and will set out to run a
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£20m windfall will create over 730 jobs
HAMPSHIRE is set for a major jobs bonanza after three hi-tech companies were promised part of a multi-million-pound Government hand-out. More than 730 jobs will be created once £20.6m of new investment is pumped in to Hedge End’s SPI Lasers UK
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Delays Home for Christmas
IT’S the seasonal shindig that proves one of the hottest tickets in town each Christmas. Southampton’s own Delays return to The Brook on Thursday December 19 for their traditional hometown festive gig – the band’s only show of 2013. The indie
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Magnificent Mela Festival
IT’S a colourful feast of music, arts and food from around the globe. Hoglands Park will be transformed tomorrow for Southampton’s largest free festival – the Mela. Meaning gathering, the Mela is now in its 11th year and offers a great family
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Glastonbury winners in Southampton
AFTER winning Glastonbury’s Best Emerging talent competition in 2011, Treetop Flyers have gone from strength to strength. Their debut album, The Mountain Moves, received high praise for effortlessly capturing the spirit of late-1960s west coast
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Our Big Gig in Hampshire this weekend
OUR Big Gig is taking place across the country with an aim to bring the community together in a celebration of music this weekend. Celebrating local musical talents and getting more people involved in music making, Hampshire is having a number
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Free gymnastics and dance taster tomorrow
If you’ve ever fancied trying out gymnastics combined with dance, this could be the weekend to give it a go. The girls from Rhythmic South will be offering a free taster session this Saturday from 10am at Cantell School in Bassett. Train alongside
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Hedge End Performing Arts Company perform West Side Story
THE epic West Side Story is being performed by the Hedge End Performing Arts Company, who celebrate their 20th birthday this year. The Broadway musical hit was the group’s debut show at Wildern School back in 1993 so it seemed fitting they returned
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Golfer gets two holes-in-one on the same day
WHEN Brian Hughes dusted off his clubs and returned to the golf course for the first time in nearly 30 years you may have expected him to be a bit rusty. But the Hampshire hot-shot is celebrating an unbelievable one-in-a-million feat – just two
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Mystery over alleged attack on teenager
POLICE are investigating reports of 20 youths attacking a teenager in a play park – but they do not know who the victim is. Hampshire police confirmed they had received a report from a concerned woman who said she was walking past the Hiltingbury
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Two motorway crashes causing delays
TWO separate crashes on a Hampshire motorway is causing delays of more than a hour this morning. The first incident happened on the southbound M3, just after junction 12 for Eastleigh. Lanes two and three and are blocked as a result of the
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Amateur group brings Broadway show to Southampton
FOUR friends. One original musical. Three weeks to write it. [title of show] is a wickedly delicious musical comedy about Hunter and Jeff, two nobodies in New York who decide to write an original musical for the New York Musical Theatre Festival
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Mystery buyer pays £2.4m for Exbury artwork
FOR years it was tucked away in a quiet corner of an award-winning Hampshire attraction. A 7ft bronze sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth stood in a private part of Exbury Gardens, unseen by the thousands of visitors who have flocked to the New
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The Rumour Mill - Friday July 12
The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of the transfer rumours making headlines in today's newspapers... Arsenal are ready to up their bid for Luis Suárez after their initial £30m offer was rejected (Daily Telegraph). But they will need to go
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Contemporary city living proves extremely popular with buyers
The recent launch weekend of the show home at Hyde Park Corner in Winchester, an extremely well-designed development of two, three and four bedroom homes, attracted over 30 attendees. Notably it also resulted in two reservations, proving that contemporary
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Landguard Place residents begin new chapter in the heart of Southampton
Landguard Place is the latest chapter in the story of Park Centrale, Linden Homes’ peaceful development in the heart of Southampton and this week marks the beginning of a new chapter too, for the new residents who are moving in to these beautiful apartments
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Richard Chaplow tweets his thanks to Saints fans
Richard Chaplow has taken to social media to thank Saints fans for their support during his time at St Mary's. The midfielder's contract has been mutually terminated to free him up for a move to Championship club Millwall, where he spent a short
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Man in court on rape and stalking charge after roof top stand off
A MAN is due to appear in court today following a dramatic rooftop stand-off with police in Southampton. Derek Johnston, 39, of no fixed abode, has been charged with rape, sexual assault, and stalking. Officers closed Gainsford Road in Bitterne
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Eight rescued after arson attack on block of flats
A COUPLE and their little girl were taken to hospital this morning after a suspected arson attack inside a block of flats in Southampton. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus had to force their way in to six homes around 4.30am to rescue eight
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Horse riders demand action over cyclists
HORSE riders in the New Forest are demanding action to reduce the risk of accidents involving cyclists. They are calling on organisers of cycling events to adopt a voluntary code of conduct in a bid to keep the roads safe. It follows growing
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Talks to try to bring fluoride saga to an end
TOP LEVEL talks will be held next week as council chiefs join forces to try and bring an end to the fluoride saga once and for all. Leader of Southampton City Council Simon Letts will meet with leader of Hampshire County Council, Roy Perry, on
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Fresh hope in childhood cancer fight
IT is the major breakthrough that could give doctors a vital weapon in the fight against childhood cancer. Scientists at the University of Southampton are celebrating after developing antibodies capable of attacking tumours which previously have
