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Salisbury edge closer to Wessex title with 1-0 win at Blackfield
SALISBURY reeled off their 17th league win in a row tonight to edge ever closer to the Sydenhams Premier Division title. A second-half header by Steve Walker sneaked the league leaders past second-placed Blackfield & Langley 1-0 at Gang Warily
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Salisbury in talks over potential stadium move
HIGH-LEVEL discussions are taking place between Salisbury FC, Wiltshire Council and Sport England on a potential new community stadium for the Whites. The talks, which have been going on for the past year, have reached an advanced stage with the
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No Tadic rift insists Koeman
Ronald Koeman insists there is no problem between him and Dusan Tadic. The Serbian midfielder told the Daily Echo that he was happy at Saints after national newspaper reports of a rift between him and the St Mary’s manager. However, he was
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Hants have three players out of opening game
You know the cricket season is only days away when Hampshire pose for their annual team picture. Rain meant the pre-season photo shoot had to take place indoors for the first time in several years as Hampshire unveiled their new-look kits at the
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Eastleigh wideman to miss Grimsby clash - but he should be back for Barrow
THE bad news for Eastleigh is that Luke Coulson will not be fit for Saturday’s Vanarama National League showdown at promotion rivals Grimsby Town. The good news is that the 22-year-old stands a fighting chance of returning for Tuesday’s big free
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PHOTOS: Police try to find owners of stolen jewellery
POLICE in Hampshire are trying to find the owners of jewellery recovered in an ongoing burglary crackdown. The items were found today as part of Operation Hawk, although Hampshire Constabulary has not said where they were recovered. It is believed
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Davis injury blow for Southampton
Steven Davis has been ruled out of Saturday’s game against Newcastle with an ankle injury. The Northern Ireland captain could miss up to three weeks of action, though Ronald Koeman remains optimistic he could be back much sooner. The good news
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Steps for steel
Having noticed the shattering news that Port Talbot is losing one million a day, I think the government should step in and preserve what little is left of the steel industry. As, some people claim,we are giving more than that to the EU every day
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NHS argument
THE argument made this week by Brexit campaigners that turning our backs on Europe is the only way to save the NHS is utterly ridiculous. The notion that we haven’t had a good NHS since 1973 is absurd and frankly it is unbelievable that those who
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Waste of time
IN REPLY to the letter from Steven Galton. I have lived in North Rd St Denys for thirty years. Yes thirty years. We the residents have campaigned for help with speed restrictions in Priory Rd South An ageing complex a dangerous exit from North
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Saving money
Saving money PIPs were introduced to save the Government money and that is why the criteria for claiming them have been tightened up, or at least compared to those for DLA. Many other instances exist of reductions in Government spending, for example
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Motorway to close for repair works
A BUSY stretch of motorway in Hampshire will close for two nights for essential repairs. The closures will affect a section of the northbound M3 between junction 4a for Farnborough and 4 for Camberley tonight and tomorrow. The carriageway between
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Totton boss Hollick thanks "brilliant" Shortwood for their help in coach drama
AFC TOTTON boss Steve Hollick has given a huge vote of thanks to Shortwood United for helping the Stags out of a spot of bother on Tuesday night. Totton’s team coach became the talk of the Gloucestershire town of Nailsworth after blocking the main
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One Winchester City goal hero pays homage to another
THEY say it takes one to know one – and there is no doubt in Andy Forbes’ mind that Warren Bentley is an outstanding striker who should be playing in the National League. Forbes, a prolific scorer in the Conference South with Eastleigh, has had
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Steel track
SOMETIMES you need to put two things together to solve two problems. British Steel will only survive if buyers can be found for the product it makes. It’s been suggested that this could well involve contracts for UK infrastructure projects.
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Litter dumps
I HAVE recently spent several hours clearing litter from a countryside hedgerow. It is depressing to see how some people seem to view the countryside as a convenient place to dump their rubbish. They may not realise that when an empty drink or
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What rights?
THERE has been a lot of correspondence recently regarding the Human Rights Act, but I feel it’s worth pointing out that having introduced it into British law, Tony Blair promptly bombed Iraq, followed by David Cameron bombing Libya and Syria, so obviously
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Long live the NHS
DURING the last eighteen months I have had three stays in Southampton General Hospital. The first time was with a fractured vertebrae in my back resulting in a three week stay on Ward E5. The second time was for a Perforated Bowel requiring
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Demise of the steel industry is not a surprise
THE demise of the UK steel industry is not surprising, bearing in mind the majority of cars, vans and lorries are made and brought from abroad, particularly from Germany and France whose industry is managing quite well. Only last week a local bus
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Lawrie on...Terry Paine
SOUTHAMPTON’S most successful manager, Lawrie McMenemy, has today released his much anticipated autobiography, entitled ‘A Lifetime’s Obsession.’ In the book, McMenemy talks about his life, from growing up in the north east and serving with the Coldtsream
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PHOTOS: Junior Wardens climb half-a-mile of steps for charity
YOUNGSTERS took fundraising to new heights as they climbed half-a-mile’s worth of steps. A team of 60 Junior Neighbourhood Wardens trekked up and down 1,829 stairs in five of Southampton’s tallest tower blocks to raise cash for Hampshire and Isle
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Lawrie on...Rupert Lowe
TO LISTEN to Rupert Lowe talking about his academy and his young payers is par - ticularly annoying when the credit should go to the scouts and coaches who have been working for many years on Southampton’s behalf. They were employed by me in the
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Tributes paid to popular musician and former pub landlord after sudden death at 34
TRIBUTES have been paid from far and wide to a popular Hampshire musician, tour manager, DJ and friend to many who has died suddenly at the age of 34. Steve Dillon, also known as Stevie D, died at his home after having a suspected aneurysm in the
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The royal wedding that turned into a financial disaster for two men
IT WAS the historic royal wedding on the Isle of Wight and opportunistic entrepreneurs sought to cash in on the fairy tale as Princess Beatrice, the youngest of Queen Victoria’s and Prince Albert’s children, became the unlikely bride of the dashing
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Lawrie on...turning down Manchester United
SOUTHAMPTON’S success reflected well on me as the manager. It resulted in a number of job offers which, apart from one, never made it into the newspapers or the boardroom. They included approaches and offers from Everton, Leeds United and my boyhood
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Budding stars get helping hand into music industry
STARS of the future will get a boost into the music industry as a Southampton university joins forces with the country’s most prestigious music organisations. Southampton Solent University has become a member of UK Music’s Music Academic Partnership
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Hampshire firm chosen to represent the UK at US trade show
A HAMPSHIRE firm which helps businesses set up online stores was picked to represent Britain at a major trade show in the US. Kong, based in Chandler’s Ford, was selected by the UK Trade & Investment department (UKTI) to be a UK Tech Ambassador
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Sainsbury's to end Brand Match in favour of lower prices
Sainsbury's is to end its Brand Match pricing strategy in favour of lower regular prices on key products. The supermarket giant said it had found that cheaper prices across the board mattered more to customers than strategies such as Brand Match
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Four new homes could be built in city
DEVELOPERS want to build four new homes in a neighbourhood in Portswood, Southampton. The scheme is to create four three-bedroom terraced houses in Osborne Road South. It would include associated parking, refuse and cycle storage. The application
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Cancer charity gets huge cash boost
A HAMPSHIRE charity has been presented with the money received through a massive cash boost from government coffers. The Haven in Titchfield, which provides personalised care programmes for breast cancer sufferers, will get £150,000 – from George
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Junior doctors set for second day of strikes
JUNIOR doctors across Hampshire took to the picket line for the fourth time yesterday over a controversial new employment contract. Around 100 doctors waved banners outside Southampton General Hospital at the start of a 48-hour strike, which lasts
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Drink driver banned
A MAN has been disqualified from driving after he was caught with excess alcohol. Aaron Carter, 21, of Fairfield Green, Four Marks, near Alresford, was stopped in a Ford Fiesta on the A31 in Four Marks on March 13, magistrates Court heard.
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Flybe releases latest trading figures
EUROPE'S largest regional airline Flybe has recorded solid results for the fourth quarter of the 2015/16. The carrier, which operates 27 services from Southampton, carried 1.8 million passenger in the three months to March - matching last year’
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Strongmen bid to smash world record in log lifting
TWO Southampton men are hoping to smash British and world records – in log lifting. Strongmen Aaron Page and his coach Tom Hibbert are both aiming to break records in the event later this year, which sees the men lifting a massive log-shaped weight
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Festival to celebrate St George's Day
THE NOMINATIONS are in for the St George's Day Awards and now preparations are underway for a festival to celebrate the day. The Daily Echo has helped launch Southampton's City Council's St George's Day awards, which celebrate the people who make
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Scammers use hospice's identity to con the public
SCAMMERS have been using a Hampshire children's hospice in a bid to con money from the public. Naomi House Hospice and Jacksplace based in Sutton Scotney near Winchester say that they have been notified that ‘malicious’ emails are being sent from
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Health trust boss refuses to resign after damning report
THE HEALTH trust at the centre of a number of controversies has been told it must make significant improvements - and that it has failed to learn from previous mistakes. Bosses at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust have repeatedly come under
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£1.5m pledged to fix potholes across Hampshire
HAMPSHIRE has been given £1.5m of fresh ammunition in the war against potholes. A new government grant will help fill nearly 30,000 in the next 12 months. Southampton will get £80,000, enough for 1,500 potholes, while Hampshire County Council’s
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VIDEO: Acid attack accused tells court he came to Southampton to sell drugs
A BROTHER accused of throwing acid in a woman’s face admitted he came to Southampton to sell drugs. Billy Midmore told Southampton Crown Court he transported the crack cocaine and heroin from London to Southampton by wrapping them in condoms or
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3:40pm Motorway to close for repair works https://t.co/vBfraMQlas pic.twitter.com/wAWx9F412y — Daily Echo (@dailyecho
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Woman whose mother died from cancer has double mastectomy
IT WAS her chance of ridding herself of a cruel disease that ultimately claimed the life of her mother. Faced with the prospect of almost certainly falling victim to cancer, a Hampshire mum has spoken of her radical surgery to reduce those chances
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Jobs face axe at city's centre for seafarers
SEVEN staff face losing their jobs when Southampton’s Centre for Seafarers shuts at the end of the month. Redundancy consultations have begun ahead of the iconic service’s closure on April 29, as reported by the Daily Echo yesterday. The building
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Lawrie on...Taking over and 'that' Mick Channon story
THE ONE thing I remember was the smell, not booze at that time in the morning, but manure. Two of the squad, Mike Channon and Brian O’Neill, had on wellington boots covered in horse dung. I was to realise in time that Mike had interests other than
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Exclusive extract from Lawrie McMenemy's new book: Former Saints boss reveals Paine rift
LAWRIE McMenemy has lifted the lid on his long running feud with fellow Saints legend Terry Paine. In McMenemy’s revealing autobiography, ‘A Lifetime’s Obsession’, which has been released today, the club’s most successful manager reveals the details
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Main route in to Southampton to close for repair works
ONE of the main routes in to Southampton will be closed overnight for three weeks. The works to the Redbridge Flyover are needed after an accident damaged its safety barriers. The closures will start on Monday, with the entire inbound carriageway
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Lawrie on...Signing Alan Ball
ALAN BALL joined us from Arsenal after our FA Cup win in 1976 and his reputation, and the stature he carried as one of Eng- land’s World Cup winning side of 1966, allowed us to bask in his talent and celebrity. He helped take us to a new level
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Illegal immigrants discovered at restaurants
ILLEGAL immigrants were discovered after officials swooped on two Hampshire restaurants. Immigration officers discovered three people without visas at Masala Indian Restaurant and Takeaway in Ringwood, while another was found at Pasha Restaurant
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MP backs doctor appointments campaign
ANOTHER Hampshire MP has launched a rallying call for families to ease the NHS log-jam caused by thousands of patients failing to turn up for GP appointments every month in Southampton. Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead says surgeries in his constituency
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Drug crime a key target for new police chief
THE NEW CHIEF Constable of Hampshire has said continuing the crackdown on drug related violent crime in Southampton will be one of the first things she tackles in her new role. After just two days in the top job, Olivia Pinkney said she was aware
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Dog owners welcome compulsory microchipping
SOUTHAMPTON dog owners have welcomed the compulsory microchipping of their pets. As new legislation is brought in, the Daily Echo spoke to dog owners who welcomed the change in the law. Dog owners may face fines up to £500 if their dog is over
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Southampton gets its own lottery
A NEW lottery is launching to help good causes and job creation in the SO post code area. The SOlotto will give players the chance to win cash prizes of up to £50,000 and will also be putting money back into the local community. The lottery
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Drink-driver loses licence
A YOUNG man has been disqualified from driving after he was caught with excess alcohol. Aaron Carter, 21, of Fairfield Green, Four Marks, near Alresford, was stopped in a Ford Fiesta by police on the A31 in Four Marks on March 13, Basingstoke Magistrates
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The Master Puppeteers - Nigel Plaskitt talks Avenue Q
JUST when you thought puppets couldn’t get any more streetwise than the Muppets, along came Avenue Q to take manually operated puppetry onto a new level of sophistication.The idea of a show in which the puppets and the puppeteers worked side by side,
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One Good Night for Ireland's leading country singer
IRELAND'S leading country singer Derek Ryan is promising Southampton fans 'One Good Night' later this month. His rise to become one of the biggest stars of Irish Country music has been phenomenal. In just over five years few artists have made such an
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Relive the joy of Dirty Dancing
BACK in 1987 a low-budget film captured the hearts of cinemagoers the world over as two relatively unknown performers – Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey – danced their way to movie immortality, and $214m at the box office.Since then, generation after
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Rockin' All Over the World with Strapped For Cash
AS legendary live act Status Quo prepare to embark upon their very last tour featuring electric rock music, Hampshire rockers Strapped for Cash have been booked to join them. The Southampton band will support Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt at their show
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REVIEW: Travels With My Aunt, Salisbury Playhouse
REVIEW: TRAVELS WITH MY AUNTSALISBURY PLAYHOUSEBased on Graham Greene’s 1969 novel, this is a stylishly produced and fast-moving play.Although Greene was the author of 24 serious novels – among them Brighton Rock, The Power And The Glory, and The Heart
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Pony dies after another road crash
ANOTHER animal has died in an accident in the New Forest. The collision, which occurred on the C10 road at Vereley, involved a pony that was so badly injured it had to be humanely destroyed by one of the agisters. A donkey was injured in one
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One in five say social media "makes them depressed"
ONE in five people say using social media makes them depressed, a new report has found. A survey by Privilege Home Insurance revealed that 6.9 million adults in the UK feel depressed looking at their friends' lives online as they compared their