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A man from Northlands Road in Eastleigh is preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro just months after receiving surgery to combat an aggressive bone cancer which led to the bone in his upper right arm being removed and replaced with a steel rod. Peter Barty 39, wants to use the climb to raise funds for...
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The Texaco garage on the A335 Southampton Rd has been subject to the second armed hold up in three months. The latest incident occurred just after 3am on Monday, March 29. A night-time cashier was on duty when the man came up to the window and threatened the cashier with a small hand-gun and...
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In an eagerly awaited showdown, Eastleigh’s candidates from the three main political parties took part in a discussion on the Sunday lunchtime BBC TV ‘Politics Show.’ BBC South political correspondent Peter Henley was in the chair as sitting MP Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat) Maria Hutchings (Conservative) and Leo Barraclough (Labour) prepared to face each...
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It was second time lucky for Josh ‘lightening’ Lilly in the B & Q Eastleigh 10k road race as the 24 year Severn AC man improved on his third place last year to take the top slot on 30m4secs. 1500 runners from the all around the country lined up in Passfield Avenue for the...
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Eastleigh’s main candidates in the forthcoming General Election will get a chance to go head to head while being grilled by top BBC political pundit Peter Henley on the ‘Politics Show’. Sitting MP, Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne will do battle with rival Tory Maria Hutchings and Labour PPC Leo Barraclough. Just 500 votes separated...
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Eastleigh Conservatives have received another visit from a Tory ‘big hitter’ in the form of Party Chairman Eric Pickles, following in the footsteps of leader David Cameron, Theresa May, James Clappison and Sir George Young – all of whom have visited the borough recently to show support for Maria Hutchings in her election push....
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With the forthcoming General Election now only weeks away, Eastleigh’s candidates have been giving their reaction to the announcements in yesterday’s budget. Sitting Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne claimed the budget was a missed chance to introduce fair taxes and announce credible measures to tackle the budget deficit.
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Three top bosses from Alstom, the French owned engineering group which sacked 500 Eastleigh railway workers in 2006, were arrested by officers from the Serious Fraud Office this morning on suspicion of bribery and corruption, conspiracy to pay bribes, money laundering and false accounting. Earlier this morning search warrants were executed at Alstom business...
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Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the budget to back the campaign to save the pub. Mr Huhne pointed out that more than 7,500 pubs have closed and more than 70,000 jobs have been lost since 2005. Mr Huhne commented: “Local pubs have been even harder...
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Safer Neighbourhoods officers in Hedge End are appealing for witnesses or information after several sheds were damaged at the allotments in Upper Northam Drive, Hedge End. Vandals entered the site sometime overnight on Saturday evening, March 20 and Sunday morning, March 21, and caused damage to at least ten sheds in the latest of...
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Lowly Hampton & Richmond have dented Eastleigh’s play-off hopes with a 4-1 win yesterday. Despite plenty of possession and chances Eastleigh ended their recent good away run by conceeding two penalties to the Beavers. Craig Dundas was first to find the target after eight minutes with Ashley Quashie doubling their lead from the penalty...
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Top Tory front bencher Theresa May, the Shadow Secretary of State for work and pensions was in Eastleigh today. The former Conservative party chairwoman and shadow minister for women – who had been instrumental in the drive to recruit more female candidates – was in Town at the invitation of Conservative PPC Maria Hutchings....
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Eastleigh’s third consecutive game at home saw the Spitfires up against Welling United this evening; where the hosts missed out on a good opportunity to return to a playoff position as their poor home form continued. After tonight’s result, Eastleigh still haven’t won at home since their 4-0 thrashing of lowly Weymouth back in...
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Employment figures released today show the employment situation in Eastleigh is following the national trend. While the number of people claiming the dole in Eastleigh dropped by 127, the number of local people classed as ‘economically inactive’ jumped by 500. 1 in 6 people of working age in Eastleigh are not in work. As...
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A High Court Judge has dismissed a call for a judicial review into Eastleigh Borough Council’s decision to fund the building of a 175 bedroom 5 star hotel saying it had “no realistic chance of success”. Local hoteliers including the Holiday Inn, had challenged the council’s decision to waste £32m of public money on...
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