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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Police hunt Town Centre flasher

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November 29, 2011
Eastleigh Flasher

Police are searching for a perverted man who targeted a 17-year-old girl and flashed at her in Chamberlayne Road, Eastleigh. The incident happened between 19:50 and 20:00 on Sunday 20 November. The man stood between two parked cars and flashed at the girl before he then ran off towards Factory Road. In a statement...
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Chris Huhne opens New NHS dental practice

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November 29, 2011
Chris Huhne opens New NHS dental practice

Chris Huhne MP has officially launched a new NHS dental practice on  Chamberlayne Road in Eastleigh.  Operated by Genix Healthcare, The new practice provides access to NHS dentistry for more than 5,500 local people. It will be staffed by four full time dentists, employing 11 staff in total, and offer routine NHS dental care for...
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Burglars strike at Chesnut Avenue

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November 29, 2011
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Daring daytime robbers have struck at a house in Chesnut Avenue and made off with £1,000 worth of household electrical gadgets. The thieves broke into the house by smashing a rear window sometime on November 26 between 1 and 10 pm and helped themselves to a TV, DVD player, Nintendo DS and a laptop....
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Fleming Park gets new hair salon

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November 29, 2011
Fleming Park gets new hair salon

Visitors to Eastleigh’s Fleming Park Leisure Centre can now choose a less strenuous way to look and feel good.  A modern hair design studio has been added to the range of facilities on offer. A fully equipped unisex hair salon with a team of stylists is now operating upstairs in an area off the...
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Locals in road speed plea

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November 28, 2011
Locals in road speed plea

A Bishopstoke Mum battling to reduce the speed limit along Alan Drayton Way claims lives will be lost if the current speed limit remains in place. At the November meeting of the  Bishopstoke, Fair Oak  and Horton Heath Area Committee, Hunters Way resident Natalie Stanfield branded the 40 mph stretch of the B3037 as a...
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A tale of two halves…

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November 28, 2011
A tale of two halves…

Ian Baird’s Spitfires forced a replay away to Evo-Stik Southern Premier League side Chippenham Town in the FA Trophy third qualifying round at Hardenhuish Park on Saturday. Before the game Eastleigh fans received some exciting news about new investment – Bridle Insurance are believed to have bought 51% of the company-See here. The Bluebirds...
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Passfield Co-op in break-in

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November 27, 2011
Passfield Co-op in break-in

The normally busy Co-op petrol station and convenience store was closed for business this morning following an overnight break – in. The alarm sounded at the Coop about 04.45 this morning. A nearby Police unit saw a grey car speed off but were unable to locate it. The shutters at the premises had been...
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Hedge End’s Heritage Eyesore.

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November 26, 2011
Heritage sign backs

Hedge End’s bungling Town Council have recently installed a new eyesore on the approach to the Village Centre. Conservative controlled Hampshire County Council, though keen to close Hedge End’s library on Wednesdays, generously found enough money to offer the Lib-Dem controlled Town Council a £1000 grant to install a new “village feature”. After much...
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Cheaper car insurance for Eastleigh fans?

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November 26, 2011
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Eastleigh FC supporters maybe in line for cheap car and home insurancefollowing an announcement from the club this morning that an Oxfordshire based insurance company is about to purchase a majority holding in the club. Bridle Insurance already sponsor Oxford United to the tune of £100k and as part of the deal offer players...
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Eastleigh back in the Hampshire Senior Cup

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November 25, 2011
Eastleigh have been reinstated in to the Hampshire Senior Cup

Ian Baird’s Spitfires have been reinstated in the Hampshire Senior Cup after being knocked out of the competition one and a half months ago by n’Power League two side Aldershot Town 4-1 at The Recreational Ground. A press release was issued on the fans forum earlier tonight. Hampshire FA Saturday Senior Cup Sponsored by BSA...
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Spitfires on FA Trophy trail

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November 25, 2011
Spitfires on FA Trophy trail

Ian Baird’s Spitfires travel away to Chippenham Town at Hardenhuish Park in the FA Trophy tomorrow (3PM Kick Off) in the third Qualifying Round. Not only will the winners be in the first round draw for FA Trophy they will also win £4000 for progressing to the next round. The Spitfires have been in...
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Eastleigh eyes “prestigious” award for street cleaning.

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November 24, 2011
Eastleigh eyes “prestigious” award for street cleaning.

Eastleigh Borough Council has been short-listed for an award for Street Cleansing. The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) have listed Eastleigh Borough Council as the best Council in the South of England for street cleansing and as one of the top-performing Councils nationally. APSE’s  Performance Networks Awards are an integral part of their...
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Robbers snatch bank cash

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November 24, 2011
Robbers snatch bank cash

Detectives have sealed off two areas in Chandlers Ford following the theft of a cash box from a G4S security Guard a delivery to the HSBC bank at the Precinct. This is the same security company and bank branch which were targeted in the 2007 armed robbery which resulted in two of the robbers...
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Rose Bowl could go bust say Echo

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November 23, 2011
Rose bowl West end

West End’s Rose Bowl cricket ground has been on the verge of going bust says The Daily Echo. Echo Chief Reporter Julian Robinson claims to have had sight of a top secret report from Eastleigh council finance boss Nick Tustian which states that the cricket ground was in danger of going into administration earlier...
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Questions raised on Huhne partner

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November 23, 2011
Questions raised on Huhne partner

Eastleigh’s controversial MP Chris Huhne seems to be linked to more questions this time relating to his former press officer and partner Carina Trimmingham. In a front page story in today’s edition of The Times Ms Trimmingham is reported to have been offering prospective employers access to contacts in the cabinet and government. In...
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