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Southampton 'benefitted from migration' says Vote Leave leader
CABINET minister Chris Grayling led a rally of more than 140 people in Southampton tonight to launch the official campaign to leave the EU. Vote Leave supporters and advocates of cutting ties with the European Union, gathered at St Mary's Stadium
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Celebrations as seriously-ill boy gets access to breakthrough drug
THE family of a seriously ill Hampshire boy are celebrating victory after their son has been granted access to a breakthrough drug. Jagger Curtis suffers from a severe muscle wasting condition called Duchenne muscular dystrophy which means he is
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Grieving mum inspired to run Race for Life in memory of her nan
A SOUTHAMPTON mum-of-three is leading the charge of the pink army at this year’s Race for Life in memory of her nan, who died just nine days after being diagnosed with cancer. Kayleigh, who lives at Waterside Park, is running in memory of Chrissie
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Delays after breakdown on main Hampshire road
DELAYS are building on a main Hampshire road after a vehicle breakdown. One lane of the A31 westbound is closed at Castle Malwood Hill after the incident, which happened at about 3pm. Tailbacks are increasing and disruption is reported as far
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REVIEW:The Intimate Sinatra starring the UK’s Top Big Band Singer Matt Ford, The Concorde, Eastleigh.
RADIO disc jockeys tend to pick old favourites like My Way and New York, New York for their Frank Sinatra playlists.But there are other classics from Ol’ Blue Eyes’ collection which rarely or never get air play.At Eastleigh’s Concorde Club the key was
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Bands and audiophiles gear up for Record Store Day
RECORD collectors across Hampshire will be joining millions of people around the world as they queue to get their hands on rare vinyl. Hundreds of people are expected to head to one charity shop in Southampton city centre tomorrow to stand in line
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Is it right to charge for Parkrun in Southampton?
IT is the global mass running event which has united hundreds of thousands of people in embracing a healthier lifestyle and fostering newfound community spirit in hundreds of towns and cities - including in Hampshire.The Parkrun movement has rapidly grown
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Salisbury take Wessex crown
SALISBURY clinched the Sydenhams Wessex Premier League title last night with victory over Horndean. Three second half goals gave Steve Claridge’s phoenix club - only formed last summer - a 3-0 success at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Adam Kelly
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Hants to face England stars at Headingley
HAMPSHIRE will be up against several England stars including Jonny Bairstow, one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year, when they play county champions Yorkshire at Headingley this weekend. World T20 trio David Willey, Adil Rashid and Liam
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Cheer on the 1976 FA Cup boys at Guildhall Square
SAINTS fans are being encouraged to gather at Southampton’s Guildhall Square on May 1 for a 40th anniversary parade in celebration of the club’s famous 1976 FA Cup victory. The actual open-top bus that carried the winning team on a victory tour
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Man charged with causing death of Hampshire mum in car crash appears in court
A MAN appeared in court today in connection with the death of Ringwood mum-of-two Tereasa Cutler in a car crash. The 49-year-old died in a collision on the A31, near to Lake Gates in Wimborne, as she drove home from her sister's funeral in June
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Southampton v Manchester City kick-off time changed - AGAIN
SAINTS' match with Manchester City has been move to a later time. The kick-off time for the Premier League match at St Mary's on May 1 was earlier today announced as 4.15pm, rather than the original 4pm time scheduled. However, that has bveen
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Weather warning: Severe rains to batter Hampshire
SEVERE downpours are set to batter Hampshire after a weather warning was issued for the county. Showers and wet weather have already swept across Southampton this morning but conditions are expected to get worse. The Met Office has issued a
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Southampton's date with Manchester City finally confirmed
Saints' game against Manchester City will still take place on Sunday, May 1, but with a 4.15pm kick-off time. The match could have moved back to its original date on the previous day had the Champions League semi-final draw meant City were due
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New flight launches from Southampton Airport
A new air service between Southampton and Munich took off for the first time this morning. bmi regional’s new route offers direct jet flights from Southampton to Munich twice daily. As the first plane from Munich arrived today the airport’s
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REVIEW: 'Safe' Zoielogic Dance
IT’S a great idea. Take those iconic 1930s images of labourers building the Empire State Building – and creating with it the 20th century’s US powerhouse – and make a dance show based on them, exploring the themes of masculinity, fragility, and male bonding.It
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Everton injury crisis ahead of Southampton visit
Everton may be without seven first-team players including Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley as they look to remedy their poor home form against Saints tomorrow. Only bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa have fewer points than the Toffees when playing in
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The Daily Echo celebrates Saints' 1976 FA Cup victory with glossy magazine
THE Daily Echo is celebrating Saints’ momentous FA Cup 1976 victory by releasing a special publication in celebration of the 40th anniversary of that famous day. The glossy 84 page souvenir magazine contains a vast collection of never seen before
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Southampton to return to women's football
Saints have made a formal commitment to jump back into women’s football as part of their deal with Under Armour. The club did have the Southampton Saints team under their umbrella until cutting them loose in 2005 following relegation from the Premier
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Under Armour promise Saints kit made with fans in mind
Under Armour have assured fans they are designing their first Saints home kit with supporters as well as players in mind. The company’s Peter Murray was on hand at St Mary’s yesterday for the public confirmation of the seven year partnership between
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And Then there were NoneDalian Players, Woolston Methodist Hall, Manor Road North, Woolston
AGATHA Christie's venerable thriller gets a modest but effective staging, as a group of suspects and victims are polished off one by one with varying degrees of plausibility while the audience gets steadily more enthused and amused by the horrid absurdity.While
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BREATH OF SPRING WEST MOORS MEMORIAL HALL STATION ROAD WEST MOORS
It never ceases to amaze and delight me how local amateur groups using basic small stages can come up with such ingenious and beautiful sets. So much hard work must have gone into making the 1959 Kensington Apartment living room of Dame Appleby ( a suitably
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Councillor banned from offices after 'appalling racist behaviour'
A HAMPSHIRE councillor has been expelled from his party and banned from council offices after being found guilty of racist behaviour. Fareham Borough Council has upheld a complaint made against Conservative Cllr David Whittingham by three council
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Power failure closes Hampshire school
A SCHOOL in Hampshire has closed due to a power failure. Pupils who attend Wickham Church of England Primary School have got the day off after the power failure left them with no running water or electricity. The school, in Buddens Road, Fareham
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Live news from Hampshire - April 15
2:11pm Is it right to charge for Parkrun in Southampton? https://t.co/JG3OlHbyGO pic.twitter.com/1UJ8CItIzO — Daily
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Fire breaks out at Hampshire home
FIREFIGHTERS from Southampton attended a roof fire at a Hampshire house. Fire crews from Redbridge attended the blaze with firefighters from Romsey in Church Lane, Braishfield near Romsey after they received the call at 11.40pm last night.
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Win a signed Saints shirt in today's Daily Echo
DAILY Echo readers have the chance to win a shirt signed by the entire Saints squad. The exclusive shirt can be won thanks to a partnership between Betfair and Southampton Football Club. The betting firm is also giving new customers three £10
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Firefighters tackle dramatic bus blaze
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a bus fire in the earlier hours of the morning. Two fire crews from Eastleigh fire station rushed to Chickenhall Lane in Eastleigh to the bus fire at 3.30am this morning. They spent nearly an hour tackling the blaze inside
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E-fit released of man wanted after hammer attack on teenage girl
POLICE have released an e-fit as part of a manhunt after a teenage girl was seriously injured in a hammer attack. The 17-year-old was rushed to Southampton General Hospital with significant injuries and officers taped off a row of terraced houses
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Former Saints star Lovren nets incredible injury-time winner for Liverpool
FORMER Saints star Dejan Lovren completed an incredible Europa League comeback for new club Liverpool by netting an injury-time winner against Borussia Dortmund. The Croatian defender left many Saints fans feeling bitter when he left St Mary’s
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UPDATE - PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Three arrested after armed heist
ARMED police with dog units shut down a Hampshire city centre after a raid at a jewellery shop. Dozens of officers swooped on Winchester and closed off a huge section of the city centre after the armed robbery. A number of raiders targeted
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UPDATE: Driver arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after man killed in crash
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a collision with a lorry. Emergency services were called to Leckford, near Stockbridge, after a crash between two motorcycles and a large goods vehicle. One of the riders, a 63-year-old man from Southampton, died
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Indie heroes The Bluetones bring their extended 20th Anniversary Tour to Southampton
AFTER The sell-out success of The Bluetones return to the live forum in 2015 the band have extended the tour into 2016. This time taking in 18 dates - the tour started yesterday in Milton Keynes and takes in Southampton Engine Rooms on Monday April 18
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Southampton ready to exploit Goodison disharmony
SAINTS will look to exploit the disharmony at Goodison Park tomorrow, says Ronald Koeman. Everton have the second-worst home record in the Premier League and the discontent among the fans towards manager Roberto Martinez after an up and down season
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Koeman not concerned by unlucky Austin
RONALD Koeman insists that he is not worried about Charlie Austin’s injuries and that his fitness will benefit from a good pre-season. Austin has had to regularly bat away accusations that he’s injury prone during his career and the fact that he
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Top night with Toploader at the Concorde Club
GUARANTEED to get you 'Dancing in the Moonlight', sunlight and any other light you care to mention... Toploader are set to raise the roof at Eastleigh's Concorde Club on Thursday ( April 21).Eastbourne's favourite sons have come a long way since the release
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Treetop Flyers land at The Joiners
LONDON-based alt rock quartet Treetop Flyers who recently released their second full length album ‘Palomino’ to critical acclaim (support from Q, Mojo, Uncut, Record Collector, DIY, Sunday Express and many more) are playing Southampton’s Joiners on Monday
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Former Punk era wildman at the new Talking Heads
FORMER Punk Rock wildman 'Jah Wobble' who was the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) will play the new talking Heads in Southampton on Thursday ( April 21).John Wardle first met John Lydon, John Grey and Sid Vicious at Kingsway College, London
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New competition for young business talent - could you win?
A NEW competition aimed at finding new young business talent in the Solent area has been launched. Young Start-Up Talent (YST) is aimed at helping 16-25 year-olds with an entrepreneurial flair turn their ideas into reality. The project was
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School joins stampede to support Zany Zebra extravaganza
A HAMPSHIRE school has joined the stampede to support the arts extravaganza of the year. Calmore Junior School is galloping to the aid of Marwell’s Zany Zebras, a family-friendly trail that will lead through Southampton for ten weeks in the summer
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Controversial development at 'white elephant' site gets green light
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a giant distribution site on land formerly designated as Hampshire police’s “white elephant” have been given the go-ahead. Civic chiefs at Test Valley Borough Council have overturned a previous committee’s decision
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Shakespeare classic with musical twist
FILTER Theatre bring their critically acclaimed version of Twelfth Night to Nuffield, Southampton next week, following a New York run and an extensive tour of India. The UK tour of the production marks 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. This story of
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Landowner's legal bid could see Local Plan ripped up
ONE of of Hampshire’s biggest landowners has launched a legal bid that threatens to derail future plans for development across the Test Valley. Landowner Barker Mills Estates (BME) has lodged a formal complaint to the High Court against the borough
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Not A Belieber
IT'S a sad day for Beliebers everywhere. Or at least those foolish enough to fork out hundreds of pounds for a few seconds of his time. The singer has cancelled all meet and greets for the remainder of his Purpose tour, leaving thousands of teenyboppers
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Landmark £40million 350 home project finally gets underway
EIGHT years ago the bulldozers moved in to clear the way for a luxury development that would rejuvenate a prime riverside plot in Southampton. But instead of towers of high-end homes, the former Meridian studio site has been left as derelict wasteland
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Pub at centre of 'violence and sexual entertainment' allegations reopens
A TROUBLED Southampton pub has reopened after agreeing to strict new licensing conditions. But the long term future of the Shield and Dagger pub in Shirley is still in doubt as councillors will meet to discuss whether it will be allowed to remain
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Sinister celebrations in The Birthday Party
'THERE'S s a gentleman living here. He’s got a birthday today and he’s forgotten all about it. So we’re going to remind him. We’re going to give him a party.’ It sounds like fun but it’s soon clear that The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter, at Theatre
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Saints chairman Krueger reveals "excellent" talks with Koeman
Saints chairman Ralph Krueger launched Saints’ seven year partnership with US sportswear giant Under Armour with a fanfare at St Mary’s. Krueger and Under Armour representative Peter Murray gave a detailed presentation setting their joint vision
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Koeman: We must be ready for more departures
RONALD Koeman admitted that Saints need to be prepared to lose yet more players in this summer’s transfer window. Koeman has had to recruit heavily over the two closed seasons he’s been at St Mary’s, but is hoping for a quieter one – although he
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Vibrant mixed bill of dance on Mayflower stage
LAST seen in the UK in 2012, one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies, Nederlands Dans Theater 2 returns for a Dance Consortium UK tour and is coming to Mayflower Theatre tonight and tomorrow. NDT2, the junior division of Nederlands
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Jodie Prenger on heartbreak, Skype and farmyard animals....
JODIE Prenger shot to musical theatre fame after being crowned the winner of TV’s I’d Do Anything, winning the role of Nancy in Oliver!She went on to enjoy success in a long list of box office and critical hits, from comedy One Man, Two Guv’nors to classic
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Russell Kane in sold out Southampton date
RUSSELL Kane unleashes another blisteringly-funny stand-up performance about growing up and growing down in his latest show, Right Man, Wrong Age. Multi-award winning comedian, presenter, actor, author and scriptwriter Russell Kane is best known as the
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Miracle from mind-altering genius Derren Brown
THE multi-award winning master of psychological illusion returns to Mayflower Theatre next week with his most daring show yet, Derren Brown: Miracle. Derren delivers an evening of mind-altering genius. Witness the wonderment of one of the world’s most
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Pop, rock, folk and everything in between from Moulettes
MOULETTES continue their journey into the alt.pop/rock/folk universe with the release and tour of their most accomplished album to date - Preternatural.It was in early 2015 when reading an article in the New Scientist that lead singer Hannah Miller first
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The Music of the Monarchs
PAY homage to Britain's great monarchs in an evening of atmospheric music from Southampton Choral Society. The Society's next concert, at St James Church in West End on Saturday, will showcase a mix of choral music through the centuries, both happy and
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Second outing for Southampton's new professional orchestra
FOLLOWING their sensational sell-out launch last November, són - Southampton's vibrant, new professional orchestra - continue their first series of concerts with Eroica Unwrapped - featuring John Suchet. The celebrated classic FM presenter and author
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Superlative Strings from Nigel Kennedy
THE Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra join maverick violinist Nigel Kennedy for a tour of The New Four Seasons and Kennedy’s own Dedications. Kennedy recorded Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons back in 1989 and sold over two million copies, making history to become
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PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Daredevils branded "idiotic" after handstand stunt on 220ft high crane
THRILLSEEKERS have been branded 'idiotic' after scaling a 220ft crane on a landmark Southampton building site before performing a handstand on top of it. The stunt was performed on a crane at the WestQuay Watermark development and has sparked outrage
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Alan Titchmarsh airlifted to Hampshire hospital after eating fish, chips and an Easter egg
ALAN Titchmarsh was airlifted to hospital after eating fish and chips, followed by an Easter egg. A representative for the TV gardener told the Press Association: "He's fine. He's fit as a fiddle and that's the end of the matter." He was taken