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Mangotsfield 1-1 AFC Totton: Stags end season with a first point in eight matches
AFC Totton ended their season with a first point in eight matches. The Stags travelled to Mangotsfield on the back of seven straight Evostik Southern One (S & W) defeats, but left Gloucestershire with their first point since March 19. Several
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Shortwood 1-1 Winchester City: Feeney extends unbeaten run ahead of play-off semi
Craig Feeney scored a late equaliser from the penalty spot as Winchester City drew their last game before Tuesday night's play-off semi-final at Banbury United. Feeney netted from the spot in the 86th minute after City had gone behind in the 11th
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PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Cancer-suffering youngsters ride in fire engines on special day out
YOUNGSTERS with cancers were given rides in fire engines in the 28th annual fire engine run in Hampshire today. Twenty privately-owned engines took the youngsters from St Mary's Stadium in Southampton for a free day out at Paultons Park in the
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Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton: Koeman relieved to get vital win
Ronald Koeman conceded Saints made life difficult for themselves at Aston Villa but was delighted to come away with three points to keep their season alive. Saints fought out a 4-2 victory at Villa Park in a very tough atmosphere with the home
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Eastleigh 0-1 Tranmere: Major setback for Spitfires' promotion hopes
by Paul McNamara Eastleigh’s National League play-off bid is hanging by a gossamer thread after James Norwood’s 87th minute header condemned the Spitfires to defeat at the Silverlake Stadium. The Tranmere striker’s decisive late goal completed
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Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton - in pictures
Our photographer Chris Moorhouse was at Villa Park to capture the match - check out the pictures above. • Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton - match report >> • Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton - as it happened >>
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Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton: Saints' European hopes lifted
Saints’ European hopes were given a significant boost as they defeated bottom of the table Aston Villa 4-2. • Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton - match report >> • Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton - as it happened >> Two goals from Dusan
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Sailors rescued after boat runs aground on rocks
A HAMPSHIRE lifeboat was called out to help stricken sailors whose motorboat had run aground this afternoon. Hamble lifeboat was despatched to the waters near Hythe Marina after a pleasure craft had run aground on rocks nearby at about 1.05pm.
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Eastleigh 0-1 Tranmere: as it happened
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Hampshire man kidnapped by al-Qaeda speaks about ordeal for first time
A HAMPSHIRE oil worker who was kidnapped by al-Qaeda has spoken about his ordeal for the first time. Sixty-four year-old Bob Semple from Southampton was released from captivity in August 2015 after a gruelling 19 months. The petroleum engineer
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The 20 words and sayings we owe to Shakespeare
THE legacy of William Shakespeare can still be found in the English language in the dozens of sayings and phrases he left behind in his many works. Here are 20 which can be traced to the Bard's works, and how their meanings are interpreted today
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Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton: as it happened
5:27pm • Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton - in pictures >> • Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton - match report >> • Aston
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Man knocked to the ground in vicious mugging
A ROBBERY victim is being urged to come forward to help his attacker face justice. Officers from Hampshire police want the victim of a mugging to contact them after he was knocked to the ground in a vicious attack. A witness saw a man being
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Why do we commemorate St George's Day?
ST GEORGE'S Day is one of England's oldest traditions. Along with the other patron saints of the United Kingdom, the day in his honour dates back centuries and celebrates the diverse community that is England. What is happening to mark
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Hants sign bowler on short-term deal
HAMPSHIRE have signed Ireland bowler Craig Young on a loan deal. The 26-year-old fast-bowler has joined the club on a short-term deal after injuries to Fidel Edwards, Reece Topley, Gareth Berg and Ryan Stevenson. He is set to play for Hampshire's
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Was Shakespeare's visit to Hampshire fact or fiction?
WILLIAM Shakespeare has made his mark on the English public like perhaps no other writer and millions flock to his birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, for that reason. Today marks the 400th anniversary of his death with events planned across the country
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Meat thief jailed for eight weeks
A MAN has been jailed for two months after committing four thefts of meat while serving a suspended sentence. Alex Sartain, whose address is care of an address on MacCallum Road, Enham Alamein, admitted to stealing a quantity of clothing from TK
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Live news
1:45pm [Saints] Aston Villa v Southampton: match updates https://t.co/8QcQQPjPb5 via @dailyechosaints — Daily Echo
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Experts use cutting edge new technology in battle against lung disease
DOCTORS and scientists at a Hampshire university have turned to advanced 3D x-ray imaging technology to investigate lung disease for the first time. Experts at the University of Southampton used the specialist scan to better understand the way
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Residents evacuated after high street blaze
A FIRE in a shop caused a busy high street to be closed off and residents to be evacuated. Fire crews were praised for their quick response in tackling the blaze at the empty unit in Winchester High Street yesterday. They were called to the
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BUTSERFEST’S BIG 10 YEAR BIRTHDAY TO BE BIGGEST AND BEST YET
THE UK’s biggest Youth Music festival has announced it’s first line up of bands for 2016 with Southampton's Creeper being among the first confirmed acts.Hampshire-based Butserfest celebrates it's tenth birthday this year on Saturday September 10 and organisers
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PHOTOS:Famous people we've said goodbye to in 2016
Celebrity deaths come in threes? Not in 2016, where this year is off to an even sadder start with a whole host of departed musicians, actors and entertainers. According to research conducted by the BBC Radio 4 programme, More or Less, double
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Bob Geldof to launch new Hampshire music venue 'Stage'
MUSIC legend Sir Bob Geldof will officially launch a brand new music venue in Hampshire on Friday (April 29) when he performs with The Boomtown Rats.Basingstoke’s new premier live performance venue 'Stage' will open its doors for the very first time with
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Zoe Hanson Column
THE nation’s favourite great-grandmother, The Queen, turned 90 this week. I’ve loved all the little insights into royal life, especially William recounting the time that he and his cousins got told off by our monarch for playing a little too boisterously
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Europe should have been in "our own hands" rues Southampton star
SHANE Long is rueing the fact that Saints have to rely on teams above them slipping up to qualify for the Europa League. The industrious striker laments that Ronald Koeman’s side “should have taken it in our own hands” when they had the chance.
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Long's Southampton learning curve
SHANE Long had to "bite his lip" during his less prominent early days at Saints. But after a big learning curve is now aiming for his best Premier League season ever as one of the club’s key men. The Republic of Ireland international striker
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Rarely seen works go on display at Mottisfont
AN intriguing exhibition of rarely seen works by some of Britain’s most famous twentieth-century artists goes on show at the National Trust’s Mottisfont in Hampshire this weekend. Over 50 drawings and sketches will be displayed, alongside works from Mottisfont
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St George's Day to be celebrated across Southampton and Hampshire
FROM festivals to awards recognising some of the most deserving people in Hampshire, the county is set to mark St George's Day in style today. The third annual St George's Day festival will take place in Southampton later today, at the 1865 in
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Appeal for action over number of affordable homes
A COUNCILLOR has appealed to his authority to take action to ensure enough affordable homes are built, saying they must not be seen as a “soft touch”. Cllr Martin Tod’s proposal, put before Winchester City Council, was to address some developers
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Phillip Schofield on his return to the stage with The Knights of Music
HE may be showbiz royalty, but even Phillip Schofield gets starstruck by some of the Queen's most decorated citizens. Returning to the stage after a 15 year hiatus to present The Knights of Music, a celebration of the Knights and Dames of the entertainment
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Great-grandmother wakes up to find thief stealing her jewellery
A TRAUMATISED great-grandmother has spoken of the moment she woke to find a burglar in her bedroom rifling through her valuables in the dark. Seventy-three-year-old Valerie Barnes now fears going out after she discovered the thief in the early
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Southampton ready for half marathon
IT is the landmark moment that Southampton has been holding its breath for. The final gruelling training runs, gym sessions, specialist diets and frantic fundraising efforts have all been completed. Now there is no turning back as more than
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Calls for safety officer’s return to duty after suspension
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for the reinstatement of a civilian crime-buster who has been suspended after allegedly assaulting a 16-year-old boy. More than 800 people have signed a online petition calling for Accredited Community Safety Officer Norman
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Huge swastika poster hung on house
AN ANTI-EU campaigner is defying police after hanging a giant swastika from the front of his home. Taxi driver Dusty Miller has put up the huge banner featuring the symbol in the latest of a series of stunts in protest against the European Union
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Driver dies after serious crash on motorway
THE DRIVER seriously hurt in a crash on the motorway last week has died. Ionut Balabaneanu, 35, died at Southampton General Hospital on Wednesday, following the crash on the M27 on Tuesday, April 12. Mr Balabaneanu, from Bognor Regis, was travelling