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Hampshire dancer in six-hour charity tap dance
WINCHESTER helped launch Hampshire’s very own Billy Elliot. Now he’s coming back to say thank you by tap dancing for six hours to raise money for Naomi House Children’s Hospice. Scott Miller was joined by three of his fellow pupils at Tring
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Lion King is a roaring success
Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King has much to celebrate here in Southampton and in the capital. This week the London show at the Lyceum Theatre welcomed its 12 millionth visitor while here the touring production reached its 5,000th performance
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Get ready for take-off with airport sale
THE proposed sell-off of Southampton Airport by owners Heathrow Airport Holdings (HAH) raises the possibility of one of the region’s most important assets taking off in a big way. We cannot know who at this stage will throw their hat in the ring
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Clause 10 is nothing to do with city taxis
SOME of the statements within the article titled “For Safety’s Sake, don’t relax taxi driver rules” (Daily Echo, July 28) are extremely misleading and it is disappointing that yet again taxi drivers come under the microscope for being a risk to customers
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Dubai on a Budget
A SAND tiger shark swishes past, as we gaze into the underwater world below. The view from our glass bottom boat is stunning, but not as amazing perhaps, as our location. Thousands of fish glide in and out of the coral as if we drift near a tropical
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Which way to Bournemouth?
I HAVE visited Southampton airport several times over the past 30 years or so and there is one very consistent incident that is associated with my visits. I always go wrong when trying leave and exit onto the M27 going to Bournemouth. And here
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Please be quiet
PLEASE can everyone have the weekend off in this glorious weather instead of banging, mowing, sawing, jet washing, and anything else that could be done in the evenings during the week? The evenings are still light enough to do all the home improvements
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Mental health issues ignored
HOW long is Southern Health NHS Trust going to shirk the blame and responsibility for the increasing amount of people suffering mental health problems and committing suicide, and their sheer lack of care? I speak from being a service user and having
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I don't like this
IT would appear our youngsters have adopted a new adaptation of the English language involving the word “like”. For example, I overheard today “I went round to my mate’s house the other day like to see if he was all right, like” etc, etc. Where
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Man rescued from the Solent
A MAN has been plucked to safety from the Solent during the early hours of this morning. Lifeboat crews received an emergency call around 5am reporting a man in difficulty in the water off Cowes seafront. The man, in his 20s, was found by the
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Top councillor calls for rival to quit
A TOP councillor has called for his political rival to quit - claiming he is incapable of fulfilling his council duties because he works abroad. Cllr Paul Whittle, the Liberal Democrat opposition leader at Fareham Borough Council, has been working
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Rod: We want an Ashes Test
‘NOW for an Ashes Test!’ That’s the rallying cry from Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove after the successful staging of the stadium’s second Test this week. England thrashed India by 266 runs to level the series in West End on Thursday. Despite
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Cancer support worker is community hero
He is the man who has given cancer sufferers in Hampshire a sense of belonging and lifted their confidence. That is why Bill Slavin from Gosport is our latest nominee in our Daily Echo Community Star campaign. Having just celebrated his 75th
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Saints linked to Premier League-winning striker
SAINTS are chasing Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, according to unconfirmed reports. It appears Ronald Koeman could be targeting the Mexican two time Premier League-winner to bolster his strikeforce. If the deal, rumoured to be
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Bed blocking reaches 'crisis' point
A BIG rise in patients stuck in Hampshire hospitals after they are ready to go home exposes a “crisis in care”, it has been claimed. The number of “delayed days” – spent in hospital beds, because patients cannot be discharged – has soared by almost
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Exhibition offers insight into First World War
AN intriguing insight into life during the First World War is on offer at Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum in Swanwick Lane, Fareham. Its exhibition Working, Waiting, Weeping on Wednesday is based on local memories into what was happening
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Boxercise class on offer in Hampshire
GET the gloves on to get fighting fit this summer. A boxercise class takes place from 6.30-7.30pm on Mondays in Bursledon, Hampshire. It is held in the village’s community centre in Portsmouth Road. Contact 07427 643136 for details.
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Sorry start for Christchurch and Fawley
DUMBFOUNDED boss Adie Arnold blamed a lack of desire from his punch-drunk charges as Christchurch kicked off his tenure with a spirit-crushing collapse at former club Verwood Town last night. Priory never recovered from being hit with a two-goal
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City restaurant to host fundraiser
SOUTHAMPTON’s Coriander Lounge restaurant will host a charity buffet lunch on Monday (Aug 4). The event in aid of the British Red Cross will take place at the High Street eatery at noon. There will also be a raffle and a magician, with places
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Children celebrate opening of £175,000 play park
HUNDREDS of children and their families had a whole load of fun at a new disability-friendly play area at a popular Hampshire park. Thanks to a £175,000 investment at Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley, youngsters can now enjoy up-to-date facilities
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College gets expansion plan approval
PETER Symonds sixth-form college has permission from Winchester City Council to build a two-storey social study building with solar panels at its campus in Fulflood.
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Textile workshop to be held at art gallery
DISCOVER the innovative technique of batik at a workshop in Southampton. Artist Nicola Orpen will lead the textile workshop at the City Art Gallery from 11am to 4pm on August 21. You can find out how to create batik using wax resist and dyes
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Poetry competition offers £1,000 prize
A POETRY competition has been launched with a prize of £1,000. To be in with the chance of winning, write a verse of no more than 25 lines, including blank lines, and 160 words about your home town by December 31, and send to United Press Ltd,
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Bees are buzzing off to Wales
THOUSANDS of bees who set up home at Southampton Docks will be buzzing off this weekend – and emigrating to Wales. As previously reported by the Daily Echo, three hives were built in the huge dockside cranes and giant straddle carriers that move
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Council rips up more than £42,000 of parking fines
MORE than £42,000 of parking fines handed out to foreign motorists in Southampton have been ripped up as the city council is unable to trace the drivers. The city council handed out 751 tickets to foreign drivers from April 1 2013 to March 31 2014
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Hampshire prepare for life without overseas duo
HAMPSHIRE are looking for their fourth overseas player of the season as Glenn Maxwell and Kyle Abbott prepare to bid farewell after tomorrow’s Natwest T20 Blast quarter-final at Trent Bridge. Maxwell is hoping to be available for the biggest game
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City streets to shut due to roadworks
THREE streets in central Southampton will be shut for three nights due to road works. The Avenue will be closed southbound from Lodge Road to Dorset Street, and north-bound from Dorset Street to Rockstone Place. Dorset Street will be shut on
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Teenagers jumping for joy at charity success
THESE teenagers are literally jumping for joy having raised thousands of pounds for a little boy who has defied the odds to survive. Chloe Shannon helped organise a fundraising event in honour of four-year-old Tarun Chung, a family friend battling
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Pensioner tricked out of life savings
A HAMPSHIRE pensioner has been ruthlessly conned out of his £140,000 life savings by a gang of fraudsters. Posing as Trading Standards officers, they convinced the vulnerable 78-year-old that shoddy repairs had been carried out on his home and
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UPDATE: Detectives launch arson probe after flats fire
DETECTIVES have now launched an arson inquiry following this morning's blaze outside a Southampton nightclub that forced residents to flee their homes. As reported earlier, people living in a block of flats close to The Sobar had to be evacuated
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Osvaldo departure could see two new faces coming in
Saints could bag themselves a two for the price of one bargain as they attempt to shift bad boy Dani Osvaldo. As previously reported in the Daily Echo, Inter Milan are closing in on a deal to take Osvaldo on a season long loan deal with an option
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Tributes made to First World War heroes at official opening of memorial garden
IT is a sea of tiny crosses that represent 10,260 giant sacrifices made by Hampshire’s brave. Carefully placed in row after row and decorated with a commemorative poppy they are a small but poignant tribute to the fallen. Yesterday the county
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Airport sale could boost city business
BUSINESS leaders believe the sale of a Southampton Airport could bring economic benefits for Hampshire. Southampton is one of three airports in the UK owned by Heathrow Airport Holdings (HAH) up for sale. It is understood they could be sold
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Cancer support centre set to close
FOR nearly 20 years it has been a lifeline to those suffering from cancer. Over the years thousands of people from across Hampshire have walked through the doors of Romsey’s Jane Scarth House getting vital emotional and physical support. Now
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Bus revolt called off after new owners take over
A HAMPSHIRE bus company is back on the road two weeks after it went bust thanks to the completion of a takeover deal. Velvet - which traded as Black Velvet Travel Ltd - went into administration on July 16. But last night administrators announced