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'Troubled' families to get more help
HUNDREDS more 'troubled families' will be helped in Southampton after the Prime Minister hailed an existing scheme as a “success”. The city council is among 51 local authorities picked to spearhead an expansion of the scheme that aims to turn around
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Totton & Eling lose cup final in 'extra time'
New Milton are the Southern Electric t20 Plate competition’s inaugural winners after pulling of a dramatic Super Over Cup final victory over Totton & Eling at the Linden Oval. Left-hand all-rounder Nicky Elliott was New Milton’s hero, defying
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Taider stakes claim for first-team place
Saphir Taider pushed his claims for a first team spot with a goal in an all-action display for Saints under-21s. Taider, who is on a season long loan from Inter Milan, played the full 90 minutes in the first league game of the season against Fulham
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Hants dup help England clinch series
Hampshire duo Tom Alsop and Brad Taylor starred as England U19s clinched their ODI series against South Africa at Trent Bridge. Batting at No.3, Alsop followed Sunday's 80-ball hundred with a 68-ball 57 (three fours, one six) in a 39-run win on
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Missing boy found safe and well
AN eight-year-old boy who went missing from his Southampton home has been found safe and well. Kane Dogan-Hooper ran away from his home in the Shirley area of the city at around 5.20pm today. But Hampshire Constabulary has confirmed this evening
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City to be promoted at homes show
A NEW consortium has been set up to attract businesses and jobs to the Solent. It will make sure development opportunities in Southampton and Portsmouth are promoted at MIPIM UK – the first UK property trade show to gather together all professionals
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Beer thief hunted by police
POLICE are hunting this man who stole a box of beer from a Hampshire shop. Officers investigating the theft have today released CCTV image of the man carrying the crate of Budweiser before he flees the store without paying for it. The theft
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Referendums let people give their opinion
RECENTLY I announced that if I were to be elected to represent the Southampton Itchen Constituency in Parliament I would hold referendums on significant issues prior to voting in parliamentary debates. These referendums will, of course, not be
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Let’s leave now before we become ‘Greater Europe’
I CERTAINLY feel that Ralph Prothero (Letters, August 11) should take off his rose-tinted glasses and have a good look around at the world (including the UK) and digest what is happening all around us today. He seems to believe we are building
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Can anyone help me in my search for ex-neighbour?
Re: Mrs. Jane McDougal of 50 Orchards Way, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1RE until 2001. The archivist at the Civic Centre suggested I contact the Daily Echo. I have searched in vain for years to find my ex-neighbour Mrs Jane McDougal. I lived
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Picture of elephant shows what’s wrong with captivity
THREE photographs in the national press of a baby elephant trying to get into a child’s paddling pool, with his sad mother looking on at a safari park, encapsulates all that is wrong for captive zoo wildlife – and circuses are even worse. All this
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Refusing plan just because it’s Labour
FEEL compelled to respond to the ‘In my View’ by Millbrook Conservative councillor Galton, where he tries to defend not supporting improvements to Sturminster House in Millbrook. Cllr Galton claims to fight for the people of Millbrook and said
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Councillor proposal is one of the most insane suggestions
THE incongruity of R Grant’s suggestion (Letters, August 9) that Councillor David Harrison should stand for John Denham’s seat in 2015 shows that politically he has completely lost the plot. He proposes the man who canvassed every house in The
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Hants boost promotion hopes with Canterbury win
HAMPSHIRE showed they can win without overseas aid after storming back into the LV County Championship promotion positions. Director of cricket Giles White is looking for the county's fourth overseas player of the season for the last three Championship
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Join the gardening team
THE Friends of St James’s Park gardening team meets from 1pm to 3pm on Wednesdays in the gardens in St James Road, Shirley. Tasks include planting flowers and clearing litter.
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Volunteers needed for anxiety study
RESEARCH volunteers are needed to help the University of Southampton discover more about how anxiety disorders are diagnosed and treated. Volunteers aged 18 to 65 who suffer from anxiety disorders are asked to email gadstudy@hotmail.com.
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Armchair exercises for the elderly
AN ARMCHAIR exercise class for the elderly takes place at Avenue St Andrew’s Church, Southampton, from 1.45pm to 3.15pm on Mondays. Call 023 8067 8787 to get involved.
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Tenants can have say on areas needing improvement
COUNCIL tenants in Peartree, Southampton, can meet with council officers to identify areas for improvement. The meeting will take place at the Festival Hall in Merryoak Road on August 28 from 10am to 11.30am. Call 023 8083 3185.
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Chance to meet police
A POLICE surgery takes place in the New Forest on Tuesday, August 26. The session runs from 11am to noon at St John the Baptist Church Hall, Church Lane, Burley.
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Jewellery and cash stolen in burglary
BURGLARS stole jewellery and cash from a house in Kiln Road, Fareham. Police are appealing for information on the incident, which happened between August 1 at 10am and August 10 at 11.45pm. Call Fareham police station on 101.
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Blaze leaves tractor badly damaged
FIREFIGHTERS were called into action when a tractor caught fire. Firefighters attended the scene at Limekiln Lane, Bishop’s Waltham, just after 10.45am on Saturday. The blaze was extinguished within 20 minutes but the tractor was badly damaged
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Suspected arson attacks tackled by firefighters
POLICE are investigating a series of fires in the space two hours thought to have been deliberately started. Crews dealt with four blazes in the early hours of yesterday morning in Gosport. The first was a car on fire in a car park opposite
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Steam festival raises thousands of pounds for charity
A FESTIVAL of steam has raised thousands of pounds for charity. More than 2,000 people turned out for the two-day Forest Fayre and Steam Rally at New Park, Brockenhurst, at the weekend. Visitors inspected a variety of vintage vehicles, including
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Board set Saints ambition says Lambert
Rickie Lambert has backed Dejan Lovren after the centre half received stick from Saints fans during his Liverpool debut at the weekend, and said the board deserve scrutiny over the reasons for the summer departures as well as the players. Both
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Dog show raises cash for charities
FROM Great Danes to tiny Bichon Frise pups, canines of all shapes and sizes strutted their stuff at a charity dog show. Hundreds of two-legged and four-legged punters headed to the event at the Hampshire Bowman pub in Bishop’s Waltham, which raised
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Chance to get antiques valued
A SOUTHAMPTON care home is giving anyone with any treasured possessions the chance to get them valued for free on Friday, August 29. Antiques expert Michael Lakin will be speaking at Sunrise of Bassett Care Home in Burgess Road. After his talk
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New restaurant or cafe on the way?
ANOTHER food or drink outlet could be coming to Alresford. Preston Candover Ltd has won approval for a change of use of the ground floor of the former Keats, Marshall Bendall estate agency in Broad Street. The use was previously for financial
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Couple launch appeal over mobile home refusal
A COUPLE who want to produce meat, elephant garlic and mushrooms on agricultural land near Fordingbridge are appealing to the Secretary of State to allow them to live on their land for three years. Sophia Fletcher and Nick Crowe have been allowed
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Mosque fun day raises funds for Gaza aid
HUNDREDS turned out for a fundraiser festival in Southampton. Medina Mosque, in St Mary’s Road, Southampton, hosted the Eid Mela festival to mark the end of Ramadan. It was organised by the Southampton Palestine Solidarity Campaign, raising
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Kittens left dumped in suitcase
THEY are so tiny that they should not have been parted from their mother. But fifteen unfortunate sick kittens have been found dumped in a suitcase on a resident's doorstep. Sarah Mills opened her doorstep on Friday morning to find the closed
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Motorcyclist's split-second decision to speed cost him his life
IT WAS a split second decision that robbed a family of a husband, father and son. James Ratsey-Woodroffe’s choice to speed as he headed home to his wife and three children proved fatal when he lost control of his motorbike and crashed. Now
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Weekly bin collections in city could be at risk
SOUTHAMPTON council bosses have refused to rule out scrapping the city’s weekly bin collections. While they say there are currently “no plans” to introduce fortnightly collections, they say they will have to look at “all options” once vital funding
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Fonte: Saints proved their strength
Jose Fonte believes Saints proved their doubters wrong at Anfield – even if they did not head home with the three points he felt they deserved. After a summer of upheaval at St Mary’s, few people had given Ronald Koeman’s men much of a chance at
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Father's ashes stolen along with cash and jewellery by burglars
SENTIMENTAL and valuable jewelley and £3,500 cash was stolen during a burglary at a Hampshire home - including the ashes of the victim's father. A thin bangle with a solid heart containing some of the victim's father's ashes and the word 'dad'
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Fordingbridge couple celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss
FOR two weeks each year Dennis and Bettina Whiting from Hampshire are the same age. And this is why the pair chose August 14 as their wedding date. Seventy years on, the union is as strong as ever, with the couple from Fordingbridge citing
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Weston Park schoolgirls reunite 50 years after O-levels
AFTER half a century apart a group of former schoolgirls in Southampton have reunited. The class of 1964 at Weston Park Girls’ School have gathered for a chance to reminisce about the good old days. Out of the 60 women who left the school after
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Motorcyclist killed in crash 'never got to see baby daughter'
A MOTORCYCLIST who died in a crash had just got engaged and was soon to become a father. Mark Ashdown was riding his Honda motorbike when it collided with a car before hitting a wall and tree at a crossroads in Fair Oak, an inquest heard. Despite
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Container port to open seven days a week
Southampton container port is to open on Sundays for the first time ever. DP World Southampton will now operate seven days a week in anticipation of a surge of demand over the Bank Holiday and in the run up to Christmas. The move is initially
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New ranger hired to look after New Forest campsites
A NEW ranger will help happy New Forest campers have fun while helping them to protect the National Park. Chris Marshall will lead bug hunts, forest games and craft activities exclusively for families at four Camping in the Forest campsites throughout
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Eastleigh care home calls in the Echo for top news-writing tips
THEY have wise heads and a nose for the news. Residents at Otterbourne Grange care home, near Eastleigh, are creating a monthly newsletter to keep their families and neighbours aware of what is going on in the village. And staff invited the
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VIDEO: New Amur cub revealed at Marwell
IT WAS a moment to behold as the baby Amur leopard cub emerged slowly from her den. The 12-week-old female cub took her time to follow her mother into their new enclosure at Marwell Wildlife. Five-year-old mum Kaia bounded straight in
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Appeal for missing teen
POLICE were appealing last night for help to find a missing teenager who was last seen in Hampshire. Demi Samphier, above, was last seen near Southampton Central train station at 3.45pm on Wednesday, August 13. The 16-year-old is 5ft 4ins tall
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Betting firm jibe a joke too far for fans?
IT was all just a bit of fun, but were national betting company Paddy Power being a bit too clever when using recent and somewhat raw events at Southampton Football Club to poke fun at fans who travelled to watch their team at Liverpool yesterday?
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Muslim leader hits out at 'inaction' claims
A leading Islamic figure in Southampton has hit back at claims that British Muslims are not condemning the current violence in Iraq. Following the ongoing attacks by ISIS against people living in Iraq, questions have been raised about why more
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Fordingbridge street collection raises £150 for the blind
A STREET collection in Fordingbridge raised £149.50 for the Ringwood and Fordingbridge Club for the Blind. Treasurer Mary Peach and co-ordinator Eric Love thank everyone for their support.
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Fundraising stadium tour kicks off in fine style...
They kicked off their Premier League charity challenge in style. Father and son Simon and Henry Stone arrived at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton in a Ferrari as they began their quest to visit all 20 Premiership grounds using a variety of transport
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County workers get on their bikes
HAMPSHIRE is one of the “cycling to work” capitals of the country, it has been revealed. Latest figures have found that 20,658 people pedal to work in the county every day, making Hampshire the fifth most popular region to cycle to the office in
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Charity swim cancelled after high winds
A CHARITY swim has been postponed due to dangerous winds. Organisers of the Solent Swim Challenge have put back the cross-Solent swim until October 5 after high winds meant it was too dangerous to attempt. Twenty-one brave swimmers were due
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Free holiday activities for children
SUMMER holiday fun continues this week with a range of free activities for children. The Play Rangers are putting on a number of sessions for nought to 12-year-olds at parks and open spaces in Fareham offering sports, games and crafts. Today
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Saddling up for CycleFest
There was fast-paced and frantic action worthy of the Tour de France itself. Thousands of people got on their bikes and headed to Winchester as part of the 2014 city CycleFest. Cyclists riding mountain bikes, BMXs and more weaved their way
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RNLI rescue man heading for USA in a dinghy
A SAILOR was rescued while trying to sail to America in a dinghy with only a map of Southampton to guide him. The 30-year-old Bulgarian national was found off the coast of Dorset in a 14ft boat he purchased for £300. He was spotted looking
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Cruise ship cancels voyages
Southampton based cruise ship, Queen Victoria is being forced to cancel two voyages due to a problem with one of her propulsion units. Announcing the cancellation of the cruises in January of next year, Cunard said “it is timely” that a bearing
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Man tormented by bird attacks at his own home
IT IS an iconic film that saw humanity come under vicious attacks by flocks of birds. And now life is imitating art for one Southampton father who has been tormented by pigeons like a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. Rob Daniels has
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Saints linked with Townsend bid
Saints have reportedly had a £10m bid rejected for Tottenham winger Andros Townsend. The 23-year-old England international could find himself down the pecking order at White Hart Lane this season, but Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has praised
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Gatting hits 84
Joe Gatting hit 84 as the Hampshire Academy comfortably accounted for Alton by 75 runs on the Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground. The former Sussex batsman shared an important second-wicket stand of 91 with Lewis McManus (41), which pointed the Academy
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Hill’s praise as ‘dead on its feet’ side holds on for draw
Eastleigh manager Richard Hill was full of praise for his team after coming away with a point against Gateshead less than 48 hours after their last match. Hill, who led the Spitfires to the Conference South title last term, has achieved an unbeaten
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Schneiderlin is a 'key player' for Ron
Ronald Koeman has backed Morgan Schneiderlin to be a key player for his side this season after bringing him into the team to face Liverpool. The French midfielder was keen to join some of his former teammates in getting out of St Mary’s this summer
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Bonanza bid for Woolston snooker side
SNOOKER: IT’S 19 years since Woolston Trades & Labour Club B had their hands on the Summer Bonanza trophy. Now the class of 2014 hope to emulate the boys from 1995 in the 35th final against Ashlett Club C at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club on
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Ventnor skipper rocks rivals with three-wicket spell
Mark Holmes rocked Bashley (Rydal) with a three-wicket new ball spell which set up an eventual win for Ventnor from a relatively low scoring affair at Newclose. The Ventnor skipper had Bashley reeling at 23-4 before Nick baker (46) and Luke Webb
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Teams wanted to join darts league
DARTS: New teams are wanted to join the Itchen & District League as it heads back to full strength. Its existence was under threat three years ago, but with the help of Pete Broomfield – who has been competing in it since he was 14 – and other
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St Cross crash to a heavy defeat
St Cross Symondians lost seven wickets for 27 runs before crashing to a 119-run defeat by Havant, who leapfrogged to the ECB Southern Electric Premier League summit in the process. The result, which coincided with Lymington’s victory at South Wilts
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Final day showdowns to decide division titles
The Southern Electric Premier League is gearing itself up for a photo-finish in three of its four divisions, with the final day showdown between South Wilts and Havant at Bemerton set to decide the ECB Premier Division title. The championship race
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Tragic death of mum who beat cancer
JUST six weeks ago she was celebrating the news that she and her family had been waiting for. Despite being diagnosed with breast cancer just before Christmas, young mum Joanne Craddock had kicked it into touch. After six months of intensive
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Boatmen grab first win to keep unbeaten run going
Sholing got their first win of the Southern League South & West Division One campaign in a 2-1 over Stratford Town in a scrappy match at the Silverlake Arena. At half-time it was goalless, but a dangerous Barry Mason cross picked out summer
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Daily Echo phones down
THE Daily Echo is currently experiencing technical problems and our phones are not working. We apologise to anyone who has tried to call this morning and has been unable to get through. Anyone who wants to contact the Daily Echo should do so
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Lymington bounce back for win over cup victors
LYMINGTON skipper Simon Beetham paid tribute to his players’ powers of recovery after they had gone from zeroes to heroes in less than 24 hours. Beetham admitted his troops had been left crestfallen following a crushing 106-run defeat by holders
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Unbeaten Spitfires sitting in fourth spot after epic Gateshead draw
Eastleigh sit unbeaten in fourth place in the Vanarama Conference Premier after a historic week that was topped off on Saturday with an epic 2-2 draw with Gateshead at the Silverlake Stadium. The Spitfires proved once more against the Tynesiders
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Major fashion retailer could bring new jobs to shopping centre
A HAMPSHIRE shopping centre is in talks to bring in a major fashion store creating 30 new jobs, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal. Eastleigh’s Swan Centre has announced that it is looking to shake-up the current layout of the site to accommodate
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No FA Cup upset on historic day for youngest boss Phillips
IT was a game that captured the imagination of football fans as far away as South America, but there was no FA Cup upset for the competition’s youngest manager to celebrate. Romsey Town’s 22 year-old head coach James Phillips received messages
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Victim trapped sex attacker through text messages
A SEX attacker whose victim trapped him with incriminating text messages faces the next seven years behind bars. Shameless Alan Flood, 66, celebrated as he was sent down for a string of sex attacks on a teenage girl, who he groomed with sweets
