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Winchester City are all smiles for the play-off semi-final
DIRECTOR of football Dave Malone has credited ‘the two Pauls’ with leading Winchester City to the Southern One South & West play-off semi-finals with a smile on their faces. He reckons the key to the Citizens going above and beyond expectations
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Hampshire's richest people revealed
The wealth of Hampshire's richest people has been revealed in the latest Sunday Times Rich List. Five billionaires and at least fourteen multi-millionaires have Hampshire connections. Hampshire’s top earners range from the Chemicals billionaire
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New Sydenhams One kings crowned
PORTLAND United manager Gary Bailey was in dreamland on Saturday after his side clinched the Sydenhams One title with three games to spare by thrashing Andover New Street. A hat-trick from Alex Godfrey and goals from Carl McClements and Lewis Whyton
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Thousands of jobs at risk after high street retailer collapses into administration
HIGH street retailer BHS has collapsed into administration, putting 11,000 jobs at risk and threatening the closure of up to 164 stores. It is the biggest retail failure since Woolworths went bust in 2008 and threatens jobs at outlets in Fareham
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Young Alresford Town side crushed 8-1 at Bemerton
ALL the trials and tribulations of Alresford Town’s traumatic season were encapsulated in Saturday’s dismal 8-1 defeat at Bemerton Heath Harlequins. Of the Magpies’ starting eleven, only Ben Stanbrook was with the club in Alresford and there were
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PHOTOS: Overturned tractor blocks road
A TRACTOR crash has blocked traffic and thrown debris over a Hampshire road. Drivers have come to a standstill after the trailer fell on its side on Bassett Green Road in Southampton at about 1pm. Pictures show the stricken vehicle stranded
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Wilson and Mason battle for Sydenhams golden boot
SAM Wilson is level pegging with Sholing’s Dan Mason in the battle for the Sydenhams Premier Division’s golden boot. Salisbury’s former Eastleigh marksman is now tied with Mason on 37 goals after scoring twice in the Whites’ 5-1 victory over Hamworthy
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Motorway crash causes delays
DRIVERS are facing delays after a van crashed into a car on the motorway. The vehicles collided on the M3 northbound at junction 13 for Eastleigh at around 10.40am. No one was injured. Two lanes were blocked and the female car driver was assessed
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Brilliant Barry ends Andover Town's 16-match unbeaten run
SHOLING dented Andover Town’s promotion hopes by emphatically ending their 16-match unbeaten run at the Silverlake Arena on Saturday. Two goals from Barry Mason and another by Lee Wort saw the Boatmen replace Andover in third spot in the Sydenhams
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Car stolen from residential street
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a car was stolen from a residential street. The grey Range Rover Sport, with a registration starting AL55, was taken from Tavistock Close in Romsey on the night of April 22-23. The vehicle contained
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Osbornomics
THE following is a perfect example of Osbornomics, you know the sort that tells you how much better off you are under his policies when by sleight of hand he reduces your income. I checked my pension statement for 2016-2017 and discovered the increase
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A long walk
I FEEL I have to make a comment regarding buses to the General & Eye Hospitals. Is it possible to have a bus that stops near the Eye Hospital? The nos. 3 and 17 both go to the General via Shirley Warren, Coxford Road. To get to the
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False claims
I HAVE followed recent Echo letters on the question of false claims by Shirley Labour councillors, taking credit and the glory for St Jude’ Action Group’s ‘Flats No, Church Yes’ campaign. What’s happening in Shirley is unfortunately nothing original
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Fund the NHS
I GIVE to charities. But until a close relative became seriously ill, I did not realise how many charities were seriously involved in propping up aspects of the NHS. If we are to be the “best health service in the world”, we must fund the NHS
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Beatle and star actor cause stir at Southampton Docks
THE familiar faces of Beatle Ringo Starr and actor Peter Sellers caused quite a stir at Southampton Docks almost fifty years ago, back in May 1969, when the pair were among 570 passengers boarding the second voyage of the QE2 at Southampton. The
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Hampshire complete Best signing
Hampshire have announced the short-term signing of West Indies paceman Tino Best, after confirming compatriot Fidel Edwards will undergo surgery on a fractured ankle. Edwards is one of many key players injured this season for Hampshire, who also
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Still one of the top unis for start-ups
A HAMPSHIRE University has been named among the best in the UK for graduate start-ups for the third year running. The Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey (HE-BCI) ranked Southampton Solent after 46 graduate start-ups were
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This week's 1976 FA Cup anniversary celebrations
THREE celebration events will take place this week to mark the 40th anniversary of Saints' famous 1976 FA Cup win. It all starts on Wednesday when members of the squad and legendary former manager Lawrie McMenemy as well as club icon Matthew Le
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Brewery looking for investment to help expansion plans
A Hampshire-based pub firm with its own craft brewery is to be floated on the stockmarket to raise funds for an expansion programme. Upham Group plc, which owns 13 pubs and manages another two, is valued at £36.8 million. Today the group announce
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REVIEW: The Knights of Music, Phillip Schofield, Mayflower Theatre
It was exactly 20 years to the day since Phillip Schofield stood on the Mayflower stage and opened his week-long run in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Announcing this fact he told the packed theatre on Sunday:"Who would have thought
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Monday, April 25, 2016
4:51pm Norovirus outbreaks hits cruise ship https://t.co/TIR29mHqQO https://t.co/3IDODUT0Nz — @dailyecho
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UPDATE: Family informed as police investigation launched after body found in sea
THE family of a missing Hampshire man has been informed of a body recovered from the sea. An investigation is underway after the body of a man was spotted in water off the Isle of Wight last night. Nitin Woocheet, 26, has not been seen for
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Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater makes Southampton Mayflower debut
ONE of the world’s most popular dance companies Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are heading for Southampton as they return to the UK for the first time in six years.They will present two exhilarating mixed bills of dance at Mayflower Theatre on Tuesday
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Winchester motivated by Banbury banter
WINCHESTER City have been given even more incentive to beat Banbury United in tomorrow night’s Southern One South & West play-off semi-final. As the fifth-placed team, City travel to Oxfordshire to take on the second-placed club tomorrow night
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Eastleigh manager Chris Todd: We're not getting in the play-offs now - but you never know
EASTLEIGH manager Chris Todd conceded his side’s play-off dream is all but over after the heartbreaking defeat at home to Tranmere Rovers. James Norwood’s 87th-minute header stunned most of the 3,269 crowd at the Silverlake Stadium – while sending
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Koeman urges Saints to keep Europa pressure on Liverpool
Ronald Koeman has urged his side to keep the pressure on Liverpool after a significant weekend in the race for European football. Saints defeated bottom of the table Aston Villa 4-2 at Villa Park while Liverpool were 2-0 up at home to relegation
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J-Rod delights Saints with welcome return
Ronald Koeman was pleased with Jay Rodriguez’s first Saints start for seven months. The 26-year-old has had another frustrating season, as his comeback from a serious knee injury was cut short by a foot problem which also required surgery.
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Call for talks so lives aren't put at risk in doctors' strike
HOSPITAL patient campaigners have urged the government and doctors' leaders to do a deal so lives are not put at risk by the first-ever full walkout in the history of the NHS by junior doctors. Thousands of medics across the country are preparing
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PHOTOS: Thousands hit Southampton for half-marathon and 10k races
IT WAS a day when thousands of runners reclaimed the streets of Southampton. They came from across the country to turn roads around the city into a seething mass of humanity. ABP Southampton Schools Challenge and Family Fun Run - in pictures
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Britain's Got Talent winner celebrates fan's 106th birthday
ONE of Hampshire’s oldest residents celebrated her 106th birthday with a visit from a Britain’s Got Talent winner. Phyllis Shelley said the personal visit by singer Paul Potts, who triumphed in the TV talent show in 2007, had “made her day”.
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Southampton club closes after 27 years
BOSSES have called time on a popular Southampton nightclub. The Dungeon and Xcalibur, one of the city’s longest running clubs, has closed for good after a final farewell on Saturday night. As reported by the Daily Echo, it had shut temporarily
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Investigation after man's body lay undiscovered in home for six months
MENTAL health chiefs are under fire again after an inquest heard how a vulnerable Hampshire man may have lain dead for up to six months in his home before his body was discovered. Nicholas Green’s family were not told he had been discharged by
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University one of the UK's best for start-ups
A HAMPSHIRE University has been named among the best in the UK for graduate start-ups for the third year running. The Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey (HE-BCI) ranked Southampton Solent after 46 graduate start-ups were
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Home plans rejected after concerns over "cavern-like environment"
PROPOSALS for a new home in Southampton have been thrown out due to fears residents would be living in a “dark and subterranean, cavern-like environment”. The plans for the one-bedroom dwelling at 167 Peartree Avenue were filed with the city council
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School celebrates after it's rated "good" in latest inspection
IT IS a school where pupils share their teachers’ “high aspirations” and are “motivated to learn and succeed”. That is how the Ofsted inspectors described Southampton’s Oasis Academy, Lord’s Hill, in its latest report. The school was awarded
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Hampshire brewery creates new ale made with blood
IT IS a meat lover’s dream drink. Bosses at Southampton’s Dancing Man Brewery have come up with a stout made with pig’s blood. It will be served at their second Pig and Beer Feast tomorrow. Head brewer Aidan Lavin, 36, from Woolston, told
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Farmer could be jailed for refusing to move mobile home
A HAMPSHIRE farmer could be jailed after refusing to remove a mobile home at the centre of a 15-year planning battle. Members of the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) heard that Colin Shutler had flouted a High Court injunction by failing
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Runners' wedding proposal at half marathon
IT WAS blood, sweat and tears of happiness for one couple, as Jack Lawrence proposed to girlfriend H’Eloise Hunt on the finish line of the half marathon. The thirty one year old from Shirley was running as a pace maker and had decided that after
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Pensioner facing prosecution after alleged hit and run
A SOUTHAMPTON pensioner faces prosecution after an alleged hit and run in the Meon Valley. A 76-year-old man has been reported for the offences of careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident on the B3035 Corhampton Down, near Bishop’s
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Paralympic star to scale Africa's highest peak
HE’S the Hampshire sporting hero who took part in London 2012 Paralympic Games after losing both legs to meningitis. Now wheelchair rugby star Aaron Phipps is preparing for his greatest challenge – scaling Africa’s highest peak in a bid to raise
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Mass cycling event to return to Southampton
THE Sky Ride festival of cycling will return to the streets of Southampton this summer for the seventh time, the Daily Echo can reveal today. Thousands of people are expected to descend on the city for the annual event on Sunday, June 12. Since
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PHOTOS: Thousands take part in ABP Southampton Half Marathon and 10k
THOUSANDS of runners pounded the streets of central Southampton in the ABP Half Marathon and 10k. Incredibly, the half marathons were won by a couple - Matthew Revier claiming the men's title while Laura Benton won the women's race. ABP