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Duo denying church fight ‘tried to halt the trouble’

A KITCHEN porter accused of being involved in a fight that halted a Christmas Eve service told jurors he had been trying to restore order. Paulo Rodrigues described how he had attempted to drag a friend outside after trouble flared at the back

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Hampshire MPs in cabinet reshuffle

ONE Hampshire MP has been drafted into the cabinet as another leaves, as part of the reshuffle announced today by Downing Street. Basingstoke MP Maria Miller has been appointed Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, in place of Jeremy Hunt, and Minister

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Woman loses five stone to save husband's life

IT is quite simply a love that knows no boundaries. Pensioners David and Pat Moule have been married for nearly 50 years and now she will give him the most generous gift ever – one of her kidneys. Doctors dealt the couple a devastating blow

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University team backs Go! Rhinos

UNIVERSITY students in Southampton have joined the charge that is seeing rhino mania sweep across the city. Solent University have become the latest supporters of Marwell Wildlife’s public art extravaganza, Go! Rhinos. Next summer Southampton

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Dynamic dance and inspiring storytelling

THE Point in Eastleigh is kicking off its autumn season with a varied programme this month. This weekend its Youth theatre will be giving a taster of what to expect when it takes over in January. A comedy and music night runs on Friday at 7.30pm

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Eastleigh's Smith wins boccia bronze

Eastleigh ’s David Smith helped Great Britain's mixed BC1-2 team secure boccia bronze at the ExCel this morning. Hopes of retaining the gold medal won in Beijing four years ago were dashed yesterday after a heavy 18-1 semi-final defeat to Thailand

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Garage worker trapped by car

A GARAGE worker was injured after being trapped against a wall by a car. The 47-year-old man suffered leg injuries after a Jaguar rolled, police said. The incident at the Crossway Garage in Romsey Road, Cadnam, happened yesterday just before

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Balcombe passes milestone as Hants skittle Essex

David Balcombe took his 50th LV County Championship wicket of the season as Hampshire dismissed Essex for 180. Hampshire's strike bowler bowled with pace and found no shortage of bounce and carry on another West End green top. Essex lunched on 86

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Missing sailor 'may have been kidnapped by bikers'

POLICE investigating the disappearance of a Hampshire sailor in Dubai are said to looking at the possibility he was kidnapped by a biker gang. Gosport sailor Timmy MacColl was was last seen on May 27.   He was caught on CCTV talking

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Good pubs? Oh yes, we’ll drink to that!

THEY serve the best beers, the finest food and guarantee the warmest of welcomes. Now two Hampshire pubs less than 20 miles apart are celebrating after being recognised as being among the best watering holes in the UK. For the second time The

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Redbridge play area

FOR the first time in many years I decided to visit Redbridge shore, a place where I used to swim during my boyhood. The place I speak of lies behind Redbridge railway station, or at least it used to. It is now a pleasant play park with access

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A likely story. . .

WHAT a surprise when I read the front page of the Daily Echo, August 25, “Snow Go For Snow Dome”. Looks like it won’t be happening along with all the other plans for Southampton . LYNN McKENNER, Lordshill , Southampton.

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Married for 60 years?

THIS year we have been blessed with the opportunity to celebrate many significant events from the Queen’s Jubilee through to the Olympics and Paralympics. One celebration that may pass without much of a celebration is the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh

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Centenary Quay overcrowding

REGARDING your article (Daily Echo, August 4) about Centenary Quay I find it difficult not to be negative and not singing the praises of these new development ideas for lower Southampton and Woolston . Southampton has and always will be a disaster

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Missed times not the patients’ fault

It should be noted that not all missed appointments are the patients’ fault. I had an appointment at the Royal South Hants hospital last year and the notification came the day after the appointment. When I saw the doctor at the rescheduled

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Security guard just not cricket

I HAD a great day at the Ageas Bowl watching England v South Africa. England were down to their last wicket and being treated to some great hitting by Finn and Patel. The crowd were loving it. To my left I could hear a loud chant going up with

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Chip shop robbery

A CHIP shop worker was threatened with a knife during a robbery in Chandler’s Ford . Police revealed the 32-yearold man had been cashing up when the robber went round the back of the Goodies Fish and Chip Shop in the precinct and demanded he hand

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Men bitten by dog after attack by gang

TWO men were bitten by a vicious Staffordshire bull terrier dog and left with painful injuries after being attacked by a group of men in Southampton . The 20 and 26-year-old victims were both treated at Southampton General Hospital after suffering

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Burglaries being linked

A DAYLIGHT burglary in Hampshire is linked to an attempted burglary that took place nearby. The first incident in Bitterne , Southampton , saw a thief force open a kitchen window in a house in Chalk Hill sometime between 7am and 4.30pm and raided

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Road re-opens after crash

  A road in Whiteley that was closed after a serious accident has re-opened. Police say that the stretch of Rookery Avenue between Yew Tree Drive and Whiteley Way is now fully open to traffic. It was closed from 9.20am this morning

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Pair ran £1m TV scam from spare room

IT was a set up of which Del Boy and Arthur Daley would have been proud. Friends Steven Kaye and Nicholas Pulsford offered to provide viewers with satellite channels at a fraction of what it would cost from channels such as Sky or ESPN. Purporting

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Creativity at its best on show

FINE art, sculptures, photography, illustrations, print making and video installations were all exhibited in the MA final degree exhibition at the Winchester School of Art, which displayed the very best of students’ work. Creative offerings from

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Cafe Rouge on the menu at WestQuay

THE taste of France will soon be coming to WestQuay as another big name is served up as part of the shopping centre’s £7m revamp, the Daily Echo can reveal. The latest culinary star opening its doors in the Southampton shopping centre in November

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Police officer denies assaulting pregnant girlfriend

A POLICE officer has denied he was the masked attacker who repeatedly punched his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the stomach because he did not want her to have his baby. Matthew Cherry, 35, pictured, of Wimpson Lane, Millbrook , Southampton , said

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Del Piero signing would be as big as Keegan

If Saints were to pull it off the signing of Alessandro Del Piero it would eclipse even that of Gaston Ramiez – and would come close to rivalling the historic capture of Kevin Keegan. The Italian playmaker may now be 37- years-old which means,

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Hanging body prank branded thoughtless by police

MOTORISTS inundated police with reports that ‘a body’ was hanging from a footbridge over a Hampshire motorway. Police received a number of calls from concerned drivers who saw the figure hanging from the bridge at Copythorne. However, when

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Watch out for rogue traders

Residents are being warned to be on the lookout for rogue traders in Eastleigh . Police say cold callers have been knocking doors in Derby Road to offer free insulation. They have told homeowners they are working for Eastleigh Borough Council

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Pest controllers return to flats after bed bug infestation

PEST controllers will be returning to a Southampton block of flats for a fifth time next week as council chiefs pledged to beat the bed bugs. As revealed in yesterday's Daily Echo , the lives of residents at Milner Court in Shirley have been made