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UPDATE: missing girls found

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May 23, 2013
UPDATE: missing girls found

Police at Eastleigh have confirmed that  two missing 14-year-old girls have returned safely to their homes. The two youngsters -one from Velmore, Chandler’s Ford...
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Police Commisioner axes Chandler’s Ford HQ plan

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May 22, 2013
Police Commisioner axes Chandler’s Ford HQ plan

Hampshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Hayes has today finally sealed the fate of the force’s £10 million white elephant HQ  on Chandler’s...
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Update: Body found on local footpath

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May 22, 2013
Update: Body found on local footpath

The body of a local middle-aged woman has been found on an Eastleigh  footpath which  runs from Twyford Rd to the Itchen Navigation towpath...
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Bishopstoke Bridge re-opened to Traffic

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May 19, 2013
Bishopstoke Bridge re-opened to Traffic

  The town’s busy Bishopstoke road bridge has re-opened to traffic following a 90 minute closure this afternoon (Sunday 19 May) on safety grounds....
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Traffic chaos as Bishopstoke Bridge in emergency closure

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May 19, 2013
Traffic chaos as Bishopstoke Bridge in emergency closure

UPDATE: Bridge re-opened at 16.20 following inspection by Network Rail – HCC engineers to re-assess at 5pm – Police say : “Engineers tell us...
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Brazen thieves drive off with digger

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May 16, 2013
Brazen thieves drive off with digger

A plant hire firm in Chandler’s Ford has had a £16,000 mini- digger stolen in broad daylight. Two thieves, who were both wearing ‘hi-vis’...
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Eastleigh’s creatives at heart of Town Centre

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May 16, 2013
Eastleigh’s creatives at heart of Town Centre

Eastleigh’s latest creative hub – The Sorting Office – was launched last week by world famous designer Wayne Hemingway MBE – the founder of...
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Malcom is new Mayor

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May 16, 2013
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    Councillor Malcolm Cross has been invested as Eastleigh’s First Citizen at the annual Mayor Making ceremony taking over from Cllr Rupert Kyrle....
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Huhne goes home

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May 15, 2013
Huhne goes home

Eastleigh’s former MP Chris Huhne has been released from prison after serving just eight weeks of an eight month sentence. Huhne, a former Secretary...
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Student appeals for missing flute

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May 9, 2013

A talented Barton Peveril ‘A’ level music student has lost her prized flute while travelling to college and fears...
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Burglars get shock in £7,000 boiler heist

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May 9, 2013

Bungling burglars who stole gas boilers from an Eastleigh building on Bank Holiday Monday may have received more than...
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Mums find bargains in Eastleigh

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May 9, 2013

Over 460 local parents picked up affordable baby goods whilst raising money for charity at a volunteer-run sale organised...
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Baton Twirling Corps Seeks New Twirlers

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May 5, 2013

A Baton Twirling Group that was founded in Eastleigh and which regularly appear in local carnivals is looking for...
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Scammers target OAP in Waitrose Car Park

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May 5, 2013

A 73 year–old-woman from Chandler’s Ford has become the victim of distraction thieves while shopping at Waitrose. On Wednesday,...
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Spitfires look to reach play-off final

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May 3, 2013

Richard Hill’s Spitfires will look to put their semi-final play-off first leg behind them as they unfortunately went down...
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Ukip surge in County elections UPDATED

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May 3, 2013

In a sensational result Ukip have consolidated their surprise by-election performance and returned three county councillors in Eastleigh taking...
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Polls close in County Election

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May 2, 2013

Polling has closed in today’s county elections, held throughout England and Wales. Twenty-seven county councils and seven unitary authorities...
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TV quiz show seeks local contestants

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May 1, 2013

  Producers from TV quiz  ’Perfection’ are looking for contestants from our area. A team from the BBC 1 daytime show...
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