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Stories for 09 July 2001

Eastleigh News

Road markings are unsafe, say couple

A HAMPSHIRE couple has launched a campaign to get a traffic calming scheme in a busy Eastleigh road altered because they claim the measures are dangerous. more...

Bakery workers in strip prank claim

FOUR employees at a Hampshire bakery have been suspended amid allegations they stripped a teenage worker and taped him to a chair during a birthday prank. more...

Fair Oak News

And I think to myself . . . . .what a wonderful World

OUR World was the theme set to test the creativity of those taking part in the Fair Oak carnival procession. more...

Fareham News

KIDS Summer Fair

It was fun down on the farm for these children who made the most of the summer fair at the KIDS centre in Fareham. more...

Pig farmer's partial success at court appeal

A PIG farmer who kept his animals in poor conditions without enough straw or shelter has succeeded in overturning two out of five court convictions for causing them suffering. more...

Mail misery as the strike hits again

THOUSANDS of residents and businesses in Fareham will again be hit by another wave of strike action by postal staff today. more...

POLICE PROBING TRAGEDY

A POLICE investigation is under way today after an elderly man was killed and his wife injured when they were hit by a car on a Hampshire road. more...

Gosport News

Oh doctor, we're in trouble says town

THE MASSIVE influx of new residents to Gosport means many are unable to find a local GP, it has emerged. more...

Angler nets mine

A FISHERMAN trawling the Solent got the catch of the day - a 7ft-long mine. more...

Son's knife rampage through the streets

A DRUNKEN man terrorised people by waving a knife at them as he rampaged through a Hampshire town in a misguided bid to reunite his estranged mother and father, a court was told. more...

Hamble News

WET AND WILD

A TEAM of dragon boat racers from Hamble took the plunge at the weekend as scores of novices tried out their newly-repaired vessel. more...

Hampshire Business

Friends provides members' windfall

LIFE insurer Friends Provident's shares were priced at the low end of expectations - at 225p - when it floated on the London Stock Exchange today. more...

Halyard hoists its turnover to £2.6m

SALISBURY-based Halyard (Marine and Industrial), top manufacturer of silencer and noise reduction systems for the marine industry, has scored a massive 16 per cent increase in business. more...

Hedge End News

On parade for birthday bonanza

IT'S BEEN 80 years since the first carnival hit the streets of Hedge End. And at the weekend there were no signs of residents' enthusiasm waning for the popular party parade. more...

Hythe News

Port scheme gets another set-back

SOUTHAMPTON Docks bosses today hit back after having yet another blow dealt to their plans for a £500m container port at Dibden Bay. more...

Street turned into a river

PEOPLE sandbagged their homes last night after a burst water main turned a Hythe street into a river. more...

Lymington News

Sir Paul and his lady do their shopping

STAFF at a trendy New Forest fashion store were taken aback when they got an unexpected visit from Sir Paul McCartney. more...

Lyndhurst News

A WASH-OUT!

A NEW Forest shopkeeper says he is going to sue the local council after a flash flood caused hundreds of pounds of damage to his business. more...

Romsey News

Containers blaze

ROMSEY firefighters battled for three hours to extinguish a blaze at plant hire company Belbins in the town. more...

Southampton Business

Today's Principal Arrivings: Victoria, cruise ship, 0600, 106; Arroyofrio Uno, ro-ro, 0600, 201 link; Hyundai Admiral, container, 0900, 205; APL France, container, 1130, 206; Ville de Virgo, container, 2200, 207. more...

Southampton Leisure

Bands to flower at park venue

MAYFLOWER Park is set to be the south's prime venue for live music later this month, with the annual Southampton Festival of Live Music. more...

Six of the best with that Welsh flair

OPERA fans in the south will be delighted to hear that the Welsh National Opera (WNO) will be making two return visits to The Mayflower next year. more...

Southampton News

With a little help from our friends

USERS of a Hampshire community centre once threatened with closure have celebrated its 20th anniversary thanks to a little help from the Daily Echo. more...

Cash boost aims to rescue young

NEARLY £2m has been given to Southampton council to provide better basic services in deprived areas of the city. more...

War memories set in stone

A PENSIONER injured in the Second World War has become the first person to commemorate fellow Hampshire veterans in a new community garden. more...

Port scheme gets another set-back

SOUTHAMPTON Docks bosses today hit back after having yet another blow dealt to their plans for a £500m container port at Dibden Bay. more...

Wizard idea to combat Pompey plot

WITH the wave of a wand, Saints' new £32m stadium has hopefully been rid of evil spirits. more...

Teenager in Common sex attack ordeal

A POLICE inquiry was under way today after a 13-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted on Southampton Common. more...

Threat of post strike spreading denied

UNION representatives today denied rumours that strike action by postal workers would spread to the Southampton area. more...

Hunt for fiend who attacked girl of 13

A SCHOOLGIRL was recovering in hospital today after being abducted and sexually assaulted on Southampton Common. more...

Southampton Sport

It's D-Day for Delap

TODAY will be D-Day for Saints £4million bid for Derby midfielder Rory Delap. more...

Hoddle backs Saints boss Gray to win over the doubters

Stuart Gray may be an unknown quantity now - but not for long! more...

Isle of Wight kick off with two Games medals

MORE than 150 sportsmen and women from the Isle of Wight took part in the opening ceremony of the Island Games last night. more...

Streatfield plunders gold in Exeter

KATHARINE Streatfield and Robert Tobin lived up to expectations by striking gold at the English Schools' Track & Field Championships at Exeter. more...

Record run brings a smile to Thomas

IWAN THOMAS could afford a quiet chuckle as he pulled out his best time for three years in Saturday's British Athletics League Division 1 match at Windsor's Thames Valley Athletics Stadium. more...

Butterworth off to Rhodes with England

SOUTHAMPTON lad David Butterworth jets off to Rhodes tomorrow with the England men's under-20 basketball team. more...

Southampton divers continue to propser at Cambridge meet

ANOTHER weekend and another crock of national medals for Southampton's Diving Academy. more...

Lions can still roar as they pick up pieces of mauling

DANNY GREWCOCK roared out a defiant message last night as the British Lions limped into Sydney following their record 35-14 second Test mauling by world champions Australia. more...

Veteran Marsh helps Hampshire to avoid wooden spoon woe

KEN MARSH has shone out like a diamond amid the wreckage of Hampshire's Middleton Cup season. more...

North heading in right direction in his rookie year

SOUTHAMPTON Institute student Ben North, originally from Bratton near Devizes in Wiltshire, lives a fascinating double life as a racing driver in the National Mobile Windscreens Formula Ford championships. more...

Life is just a drag for Bob

SPARKS flew as the driver of the day blazed a fiery trail thrilling the crowds at yesterday's ninth Goodwood Festival of Speed. more...

Weathergirl opens rebuilt clubhouse

THE BBC's weather presenter, Dorcas Henry, was on hand to open Glebians Tennis Club's new clubhouse in Southampton. more...

Wilko at Wimbledon: Williams' power was too much for Henin

AFTER Tim Henman had lost, you sensed that this year's Wimbledon was over. Never mind that there were both the men's and ladies' singles finals to come. more...

This match came down to who had the bottle

FORMER British number one, Chris Wilkinson, the Southampton player who reached the third round of Wimbledon four times, was at Centre Court yesterday. He gives his verdict on Tim Henman's defeat to Goran Ivanisevic which denied Britain their first Wimbledon finalist in 63 years. more...

Totton News

Workers' tools theft

TOOLS worth £40,000 have been stolen from the South Hants Industrial Estate at Totton. more...

West End News

Burns victim named

THE 64-year-old woman who suffered 50 per cent burns in a massive blaze at her West End home was today named as Maureen Quigley. more...

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