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Fuel spill after motor fire

UP to 80 litres of diesel leaked after a fire in a derelict building. Fire-fighters were putting out a fire in a diesel motor in the building in Barwell Lane, in Gosport, when the fuel spilt, with 40 litres going into the drainage system

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Hampshire Senior Cup draw

HAMPSHIRE FA SENIOR CUP 2012/13 First round (to be played week beginning September 8): Totton & Eling v Hartley Wintney, Ringwood Town v Cowes Sports, Moneyfields v GE Hamble, Team Solent v Alton Town, Romsey Town v East Cowes Vics, Petersfield

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Goal-line technology approved by IFAB

Goal-line technology has been approved as part of the laws of football in an historic decision by the International FA Board (IFAB). Two systems, Hawk-Eye and GoalRef, have been approved by the IFAB after passing a series of scientific tests. Technology

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Foundation’s £2m gift

CHARITIES, schools and community projects are £2 million better off – thanks to a Hampshire foundation. The Barker-Mill Foundation is celebrating after donating £2m to hundreds of organisations in the south. The foundation has donated money

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Heartfelt gratitude

THIS is to publicise my heartfelt thanks to the army of kind people who supported me, physically and mentally, when I popped off my bike. I thought the pavement to be a quarter of an inch over than it was, although I thought I had approached it

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Labour fighting for Court’s residents

THERE has been a dark cloud of uncertainty hanging over the residents of Erskine Court in Lordshill, above, since October 2010, when the Conservative council dropped the bombshell that the Court was to be demolished. Your readers may remember the

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Cruise disaster could have been much worse

WITH all the other events going on within our troubled world, the subject of the Costa Concordia has almost faded from our memories, until the recent article published in the Echo. This article stated that cruise bookings slowed following the

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Too close to home

I NOTICE Frank Boyles (Daily Echo Letters) fails to give the Southampton district in which he lives. Should he live as close to the huge abomination called the Biomass Energy Plant as I do I think he would not be so keen to vote in its favour.

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Too many heavy lorries are using railway bridge

BEING a resident of Campbell Road, Eastleigh, I am concerned over the amount of heavy goods vehicles that use the railway bridge on an almost daily basis. This bridge was built in the early 1900s and its main use was for light goods and pedestrians

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Hold on to your Giro pension cheques

THE recent harassment of pensioners by the Government to stop giro cheques because of fraud is ridiculous. I implore all pensioners who want to keep their giro cheques to hang on and do nothing. The Government must pay you your pension each week

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Spy cameras 'hurting businesses'

AN INDEPENDENT shop owner has told how he is losing his customers – because spy cameras are hitting motorists with hefty fines. Ian Parker, who owns coffee shop Monsieur Hulot at Town Quay , said he fears for the future of his family business due

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Ministers lose sight of disabled workers

A PRODUCTION line in Southampton helping to improve the sight of thousands of people in the developing world is under threat with the closure of city’s Remploy factory. Disabled workers assembling innovative adjustable lens glasses for a

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Vision for landmark office revealed

THIS is the bold vision of a multi-million pound civic hub in the heart of a Hampshire town. One of Eastleigh’s biggest office blocks, Eastleigh House, is earmarked for an extensive refurbishment to create a bright new focal point for the

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Exercises to stop dizziness

A SOUTHAMPTON professor has revealed that persistent dizziness can be tackled with simple exercises. Professor Lucy Yardley from the University of Southampton has called on doctors around the world to give patients a booklet of simple exercises which

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Knott brothers set for the Paralympics

The Knott brothers from Chandlers Ford have been included in Great Britain's Goalball squad for the Paralympics. Adam and David have excelled at Goalball, a sport for the visually impaired, since taking it up less than two years ago.

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Hants unchanged for Sussex visit

Hampshire have named an unchnaged side for Sussex's visit to The Ageas Bowl tomorrow. The Royals will qualify for the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals for the fourth successive season if Surrey and Middlesex win their respective games against Kent and

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Pair suffer knife wounds in burglary

TWO men were left with knife wounds after armed burglars targeted their Southampton home. The men were in bed when the burglars broke into their house at The Dell in the centre of the city. The gang of three men demanded the pair open

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Coyle: No bids for Davies

Bolton manager Owen Coyle insists the club have received no offers for midfielder Mark Davies, who has been linked with Saints. The future of the 24-year-old has been the subject of much speculation in recent days, with new Liverpool boss Brendan

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Seaman was among world’s best sprinters

HE thought his involvement with the Olympic Games was over. Able Seaman Olusoji Fasuba was formerly the fastest man in Africa, and one of the fastest men in the world, over 100 metres. At the peak of his powers, back in 2004, Olusoji won an

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Proud forces prepare for Olympics role

THE Union flag was proudly raised aloft into gold medal position in Hampshire yesterday. And servicemen and women from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force hope they will get the chance to repeat that feat when the London 2012 Olympic and

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Army hit by cuts - but Hampshire's Tigers are safe

The Army is to lose 17 major units in the biggest overhaul of the service for decades it was announced today - but Hampshire's historic regiment is safe. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the changes were needed to create a "balanced, capable

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Care home was 'unclean, understaffed and unacceptable'

HEALTH inspectors have uncovered a catalogue of failings at a Hampshire care home. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that Webber House in Station Road, Park Gate was not clean, was understaffed and workers were putting in shifts of up to

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County NHS service in good health

THE HEALTH Secretary has told patients across Hampshire that their NHS is in “excellent shape” after a turbulent year. Andrew Lansley made the first annual report to MPs on the state of the health service in Parliament yesterday. There was

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Residents discuss motocross misery at meeting

AROUND 60 people attended a public meeting to hear about the impact of a Hampshire motocross circuit now it has won permanent planning permission. After nearly a decade of controversy operators can use the track at Three Maids Hill near Winchester

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Jurors shown images of fatal fire that engulfed flat

JURORS have seen dramatic images of the high-rise blaze that killed two Hampshire firemen suddenly escalating more than half an hour after it started. CCTV footage from the street outside Shirley Towers in Southampton showed flames inside Flat

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Parents' pain over death of 6-year-old at campsite

THE parents of a six-year-old tragically killed by fumes from a barbecue have today spoken of their devastation at her death. Lee and Tracey Harris told of their loss after a coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death for their little girl

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Winchester's Waterlitz called off

ONE of Winchester Hat Fair’s largest attractions is the latest event to fall foul of the weather. Waterlitz, a spectacular acrobatics, music and pyrotechnics show due to take place on Saturday night, has been called off. Organisers have

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Government can’t stop Liverpool flouting cruise rules

THE Government last night said it was “powerless” to prevent Liverpool flouting restrictions on its cruise terminal. Shipping Minister Mike Penning insisted Southampton and other ports would not lose out financially, insisting he believed in

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Saints land four Sky TV dates

Saints' first Premier League fixture of the season at champions Manchester City has been switched to Sunday for live coverage on Sky Sports. The match is one of four fixtures that Sky will show before the end of November. The City game

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Jack, Oasis Youth Theatre, Oasis Academy, Lord's Hill, Southampton

IT CAN be a potentially difficult exercise revisiting a well-liked production later in its run. Will it still retain the charm of first viewing? Fortunately OYT’s Jack – a 33-minute play with almost no words, adapted from the 1807 publication

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Porgy and Bess, The Mayflower

FROM South Carolina to Soweto in one stunning show. Cape Town Opera transfers Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess from its Deep South roots to their homeland as they return to the UK after a brief but successful stint here three years ago. As a recent

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Two Silverlakes better than one

SHOLING’S friendly against Saints under-21s next Tuesday (July 10, 7.30pm) will be played at their newly-christened Silverlake Arena. Although the Southern One South & West club continue to be based at the VT Sports Ground in Portsmouth Road

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Bye, Crook and Thurgood join Hamble

GE Hamble have clinched a trio of new signings for the Sydenhams Premier Division campaign. Co-manager Dave Lewis has con¬ firmed the arrival of Joe Bye, Liam Crook and Sean Thurgood at Follands Park. Former AFC Totton midfielder Bye

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LAST CHANCE TO MAKE A SPLASH IN SOUTHAMPTON

There are now only four apartments left at Linden Homes’ glamorous Splash development in Southampton’s Ocean Village. All four of the apartments, which have only recently been released, are duplex: This means they are arranged over two floors giving them

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Goal-line technology set to be approved

Goal-line technology is expected to finally be given the go-ahead by football's law-makers today. After months of testing, the International FA Board (IFAB) are set to approve both the Hampshire-based Hawk-Eye and the GoalRef systems. That will

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Apology over roadworks delay

Southampton’s transport boss has apologised for the major rush-hour delays caused by roadworks on the Millbrook flyover. Contractors are racing against time to carry out essential repairs to crash barriers before the Olympic Torch arrives

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Coroner will hear how Isabelle, 6, died on camping trip

The full details of how a Hampshire schoolgirl died on a family camping trip to the New Forest will be revealed today. Toxic fumes from a barbecue are believed to have poisoned six-year-old Isabelle Harris, from Gosport. A inquest

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Thanks for saving our heart unit

“THANK YOU!” That was the message to Daily Echo readers for helping to save children’s heart surgery in Southampton. Doctors, nurses and families from Southampton cheered and hugged each other as health bosses announced that the city’s world

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Victory for campaign to save children's heart unit

YOU spoke – and they listened. Last night the hopes of 250,000 people who signed the Daily Echo’s Have a Heart petition came true. Health chiefs delivered their decision on the future of children’s heart surgery in Southampton – and

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Saints aim to buck Premier League trend

Saints will have to buck the Premier League trend if they are to meet their target of 50 per cent of the first team being produced from the club’s academy. Though promotion to the top flight is a huge boost for supporters, as well as the

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Teens robbed as they fished

TWO teenagers were mugged as they sat fishing. The 15-year-old boys were by a lake off Fastnet Close, in Lordshill, Southampton, when two other older youths aged between 17 and 20 demanded they hand over their phones and money. When they refused the

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Saints fans will still see Saturday football

SAINTS fans could enjoy just as many traditional Saturday afternoon kick-offs in the Premier League as they did in the Championship. Many supporters have voiced concerns that promotion to the top flight with the extra TV scheduling and juggling

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Crown court trial for man accused of mugging

A WINCHESTER man has been committed to crown court accused of carrying out a mugging in a city alleyway. Lewis Chalmers, 23, of Dennett House, Winnall, is alleged to have robbed Jack Parker in an alleyway near Fiona Close, Winnall on June 26, magistrates

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Councillors split with leaders over future of pool

A TRIO of Labour councillors in Southampton have split with party leaders to launch a battle to save Oaklands Swimming Pool from closure. The Labour administration announced on Monday they wanted to shut the loss-making pool – popular with