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Salisbury to face boss's old club in pre-season
SKY Bet League Two promotion-chasers Portsmouth have been confirmed as Salisbury's first pre-season friendly opponents. Steve Claridge will face his former club, where he made more than 100 appearances as a striker and also had a spell as manager
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Eddie targets Football League status for Poole Town
EDDIE Mitchell has vowed to help push Poole Town towards the Football League – irrespective of whether he buys a controlling share in the club. Until May 31, the Sandbanks-based property developer has an option to buy a 51 per cent stake in the
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Man-of-the-moment fires Sholing up to second
DAN Mason picked up the Sholing supporters' player-of-the-season trophy - and promptly fired the Boatmen up to second in the Sydenhams Premier Division. With 61 per cent of the votes cast his way, Mason was the runaway winner of the senior award
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Dogs rescued from house fire
FIREFIGHTERS rescued four dogs after a fire at a house. Fire crews were called to a kitchen fire and rescued four dogs from inside the property. The house had been empty at the time apart from the canine residents who all escaped unharmed after
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Elections 2016: The parties in Eastleigh have their say
Keith House, Liberal Democrats “Tackling congestion, protecting green gaps, keeping Council Tax and preserving public services remain the priority of Eastleigh’s Liberal Democrats. The Lib Team team has delivered a record breaking thirteenth
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Elections 2016: Eastleigh candidates
Here is a list of all the people standing in the upcoming local elections being held in Southampton next week: Bishopstoke East Martin Lyon, UK Independence Party Christine McKeone, Labour Party Trevor Mignot, Liberal Democrat Ania
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VIDEO: Saints stars in incredible basketball challenge
Saints stars Ryan Bertrand, Dušan Tadić and Cuco Martina have teamed up with London Lions basketball giants in the first Tap Tap Boom challenge from online bookmaker Betfair. The challenge shows footballers paired with basketball players to combine
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Chairman of crisis-hit health trust resigns
THE chairman of a controversial mental health trust accused of failing to properly investigate the deaths of hundreds of people with mental health problems and learning difficulties has resigned tonight. Mike Petter says he is stepping down from
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Lafayette back for 'Mission Impossible'
CHRIS Todd has been around the game long enough to know that anything can happen in football. And it will be that thought spurring on his Eastleigh side on Saturday as they bid to pull off ‘Mission Impossible’ at Woking (5.30pm). On the face
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Two more charged after drugs raids
TWO MORE people have been charged following a string of drug raids across Southampton and beyond. In total, 15 people from Southampton and London have been charged with offences relating to possession and supply of class A drugs in Southampton.
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Banned Alli to miss Saints game
DELE ALLI will not figure against Saints a week on Sunday after a three-match ban for violent conduct ended the Tottenham star's season. The 20-year-old midfielder was hit with the suspension after appearing to punch West Brom’s Claudio Yacob in
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Glitz and glamour help raise thousands for charity
GLITZ and glamour came to Romsey when the great and the good of the town raised tens of thousands of pounds for Ebola orphans. Two hundred people put on their finest frocks and most dapper dinner jackets for the St George’s Foundation gala dinner
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Female prison worker admits inappropriate relationship with inmate
A WOMAN who worked at a prison in Hampshire today narrowly avoided jail after admitting misconduct in public office. Sonya Knight, 22, of Mirabella Close, Woolston in Southampton, was sentenced to eight months in jail suspended for eighteen months
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Elections 2016: What the parties in Southampton say
Green Party, Joe Cox The Green Party will stand a full slate of candidates in Southampton, giving voters in all 16 wards the opportunity to vote for a Green candidate. The party aims to present an viable alternative to the politics of austerity
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Woman's death sentence for killing child commuted to life imprisonment
IT was shortly after 9am that Elizabeth Dew heard the tell-tale jangle of keys outside her cell for a warder to accompany her to the prison governor’s office. She had once been condemned to death for the murder of her infant son until the Home
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Win golden tickets for a family of 4 to preview Lost Kingdom at Paultons Park!
New for 2016 is an amazing new Dinosaur Theme Park World, Lost Kingdom opening May 17th. Take a Jurassic jeep expedition at the Dino Tour Co., ride the Velociraptor boomerang coaster and soar high into the sky on The Flight of the Pterosaur – a new
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Port of Southampton scoops top logistics award
ABP Southampton is celebrating after scooping the prestigious Freight Industry Times’ Commercial Port Award. The port was named a winner at the inaugural Freight Industry Times Supply Chain Champion Awards, held at the National Conference Centre
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ABP team pounds city's streets for half marathon
DURING working hours their thoughts are firmly on the water but, last weekend, a 16-strong team of ABP staff laced up their trainers and took part in the second-ever ABP Southampton Half Marathon and 10k (Sunday 24 April). The race saw over 6,000
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UPDATE: Thatched roof fire tackled by 60 firefighters
FIRE crews are dealing with a large thatched roof fire. More than 60 firefighters are tackling the blaze at the property in Farleigh Lane in Nutley, Basingstoke, where flames engulfed the thatched roof of the home. Hampshire Fire and Rescue
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SOUNDCLASH FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS SUNDAY
RADIO One DJ Mistajam is among a host of acts lined up for the third instalment of Soundclash Festival which takes place this Sunday.The popular event drew in tens of thousands of music lovers to its two days last year, and this year boasts a stunning
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Amesbury book their ticket to the Sydenhams Premier
AMESBURY Town have sealed promotion to the Sydenhams Premier Division. The Blues required one victory from their last two games to clinch runners-up spot in Division One. They achieved it last night with a 3-1 home win over newly-crowned league
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PHOTOS: Saints' promotion party four years on
IT'S FOUR years to the day since Saints returned to the Premier League. Since then, the club has played for European, recorded highest every finishes in the Premier League, seen big players come and go, broken transfer records multiple times, and
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Salisbury's double hopes dashed by Melksham
SALISBURY’S hopes of completing a league/cup double were dashed by Melksham Town last night. Having roared to the Sydenhams Wessex Premier title, Steve Claridge’s Whites were aiming for glory in the Wiltshire Senior Cup. But, despite dominating
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REVIEW: I'll Get My Man, Lymington Players, The Malt, Lymington
JADED TV star, Peter Graham (Michael Grist) flees from his amorous female fans to his Uncle’s vicarage, to find that he’s not the most desirable man in the house, after his hapless Uncle (Paul Woodford) places a poorly executed ad in the personal column
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Motorway shut after car bursts into flames
A motorway was closed after a vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was found ablaze on the M3 northbound carriageway between junctions 13 and 14 near Eastleigh at 9.29am. Firefighters from St Mary’s fire station and two crews from Eastleigh arrived
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PHOTOS: 120 pictures never seen before of Saints' 1976 celebration bus tour
SAINTS fans are being encouraged to gather in Guildhall Square this Sunday for a 40th anniversary parade in celebration of the 1976 FA Cup victory. The actual open-top bus that carried the winning team on a victory tour around the city after the
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Thursday April 28, 2016
9:49pm A nightclub has avoided closure but will have new metal-detecting arch and hours reduced https://t.co/fFgKEMs4m4
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UPDATE: Man dies in hazardous chemical drama
A MAN has died after a chemical drama last night. Two paramedics, a family and a man were transported to hospital following the hazardous chemical incident. Emergency services had been dealing with a chemical incident last night which led to
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The Pirates of Penzance Casting and Sponsor Announced
PRINCIPAL casting has been announced for the upcoming Mayflower Summer Youth Project production of The Pirates of Penzance which will be sponsored by Paris Smith Solicitors and runs from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 August. Charlie Steggall from Winchester plays
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Adam & The Ants album remastered as the band plays Portsmouth
Three decades after Adam and the Ants released Kings Of The Wild Frontier the album has been reissued as the band heads out on tour.Adam and the Ants will play Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday May 27.Sony Music/Legacy Recordings will release the newly remastered
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REVIEW: Travels With My Aunt starring Miranda's Patricia Hodge
REVIEW: Travels With My Aunt. Minerva Theatre, Chichester. WHEN your life consists of early retirement from the bank with just your dahlias to keep you company, who wouldn’t want to meet a long-lost aunt who offers travel, excitement and the
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Beattie ready for a new challenge
JAMES Beattie is itching to get stuck into a new challenge in football management – and has been getting tips off Saints' legendary FA Cup winning boss Lawrie McMenemy. The ex-Saints man has been spending time with his family after leaving his
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Beattie heaps praise on Southampton star
FORMER Saints ace James Beattie has been blown away by the way Shane Long has “flourished” at St Mary’s this season. And he believes the only thing really missing from Long’s game is more goals. Beattie knows all too well about finishing goalscoring
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Turn Up or Tell 'Em: GP endorses Echo campaign
If you can phone up to book an appointment, surely you can phone up to cancel one? The Daily Echo's campaign Turn Up Or Tell 'Em aims to get people communicating properly with their doctors' surgeries - whose already-stretched resources are being
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Nightclub must install metal detector as it escapes closure despite two stabbings outside
A SOUTHAMPTON nightclub has escaped closure despite two people being stabbed outside the venue. Details of the incident were revealed when the owners of Junk faced council chiefs yesterday after police urged the authority to consider revoking the
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Green light for 160-home development despite objections
MORE than 160 homes are to be built after planners gave proposals the green light. Developer Foreman Homes will build 99 houses at the Sandyfields Nurseries land on Main Road, including an additional 66 affordable homes. However, a rival developer
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'Just the right time' for big lottery win
A HAMPSHIRE man is £25,000 richer after his name was drawn in the People’s Postcode Lottery. Pensioner Henry Cooper said he will be buying gifts for his grandchildren after he received a visit from the prize givers. The Longstock man was picked
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Prisoner dies after collapsing in his cell
A PRISONER who collapsed in his cell died due to a heart failure, an inquest heard. Christopher Garitty, was found unresponsive at Winchester Prison just days after being incarcerated. He was accused of domestic violence and appeared at Portsmouth
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Cancer survivor calls on women to join Race for Life
WHEN Linzi Radwell was knocked off her feet whilst training for a cheerleading competition, little did she realise the accident would probably save her life. As Linzi dusted herself off after a teammate fell on her while practicing a move with
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Elections 2016: Is Southampton set for change?
FOR the past four years Southampton has been a Labour stronghold in the South. Yet this could be the year that changes, with a fierce tussle for power now unfolding across the city. The ruling Labour administration’s majority of two means that
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Story of Hampshire man's devastating illness turned into 'life-affirming' film
THE STORY of a Hampshire man’s fight to rebuild his body and his family after contracting a devastating illness will be shown on prime time TV. Father-of-one Alex Lewis saw his life turned upside down after he caught a bug which would eventually
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Revealed: Leaders back 'amazing' plans for Southampton to host full marathon
PLANS for Southampton to stage a full marathon next year have been tabled by organisers. Organisers of the ABP Southampton Half Marathon have told the Daily Echo that with the support of enough runners and council backing the city could see a full
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Farewell to brave 'Uncle John' who died after second flesh eating bug attack
MORE than 200 mourners packed St Christopher’s Church in Thornhill for the funeral of a popular Southampton man. As reported by the Daily Echo, 49-year-old John Middleditch died on April 10 after contracting sepsis and a flesh eating bug for the
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Police charge 13 people with drugs offences after early-morning raids
POLICE have charged 13 people with drugs offences after a series of raids. In total eighteen people were arrested as part of Operation Fortress, which aims to crack down on the supply of class A drugs in Southampton. On Tuesday officers swooped
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Booster seat 'ban' - Everything you need to know about child safety seat law changes
NEW rules being introduced later this year will see backless car booster seats banned for younger children. Currently, children weighing as little as 15kg (2.3 stone) – around three years old – are permitted to travel in backless booster seats.