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Ian Baird’s Spitfires will look to get back into winning ways again today as they take on Eastbourne Borough in the Blue Square Bet South at The Silverlake Stadium (3PM kick off). Eastleigh have failed to win in their last five games in the league having lost four and drawn one which has destroyed...
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Residents in Derby Road were alarmed yesterday afternoon as a sudden influx of police cars, including armed response vehicles, parked in the road suggesting a serious incident was taking place. Sadly it transpired that a local resident had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at their home on Southampton Road and police had responded rapidly...
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Supporters of Eastleigh’s battling campaigner Sam Snook will shocked to hear he has announced he is withdrawing from the forthcoming Borough Elections – despite having already delivered 4,000 leaflets The veteran local activist, who was intending to stand as an independent in Eastleigh South ward, told Eastleigh News: “I know there will be a...
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“Don’t Panic” is the message from Hampshire Constabulary as fears of a fuel shortage continues to cause queues at petrol stations nationally – a situation that has been exacerbated locally by a dearth of garages – two in the immediate vacinty having closed in the last 12 months having been put out of business...
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November 15 is the most likely date for a byelection Eastleigh News understands. An unconfirmed, but well placed source has revealed that an election, if needed, would be most likely held on the same day as voting for a new police commissioner. All three major parties agreed to the date last week. Eastleigh’s MP...
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A local company specialising in Satellite TV encryption systems has found itself at the heart of extraordinary technological espionage claims which have ignited a row between Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation – who owns Sky TV – and the BBC. NDS has its UK head office in Staines but also occupies two large buildings on...
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Fire crews were called to the United Parcels services site in Dutton Lane this morning after six members of staff suffered chemical burns. Five men and one woman needed medical treatment after they discovered a chemical substance in the back of a truck at the parcel depot. The Crews were called just after 7...
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A Cube Analogue Mountain bike worth £550 was stolen this morning from outside Fleming Park Leisure Centre between 10.10 am – 11.30 am. The bike was locked to the cycle rack at the front of the leisure centre whilst the owner, a 28 year old woman, used the centre gym. She discovered that both...
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Prompt action by local residents led to the swift arrest of suspects following a break-in at Bishopstoke last night. Police raced to the Co-op store in Spring Lane, Bishopstoke at approximately 1 am, after residents reported a Burglary in progress. When officers arrived they found the front door had been smashed and the alarm...
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A number of youths leaving a large 18th birthday party in Bursledon started trying to attack police who had been called to the scene after reports of loud and rowdy behaviour. Police made several checks on the party during the evening of Saturday, March 24 and also went to the scene after complaints about...
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Chandler’s Ford Parish Council wishes to hear from residents who are willing to volunteer some spare time to act as Tree Wardens, Footpath Wardens or Environmental Wardens. Guidance will be given as to the key responsibilities of the volunteers. As part of the localism agenda residents can be the catalysts for change and the...
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Eastleigh’s Concorde Club will be playing host to a giant of the American jazz and rock scene Curtis Stigers tomorrow night (March 28). Singer-songwriter-saxophonist Stigers had string of hits in the 90s on both sides of the Atlantic- including a UK top five place for power ballad I Wonder Why – and toured stadiums worldwide playing...
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The unemployment rate rose again in the last quarter of 2011 and is now at its highest level since 1994. There are 28,000 unemployed in the UK, pushing the unemployment rate up to 8.4%. With so many people unemployed, finding a job is becoming harder and harder, particularly for young people who lack the...
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Asda at Chandler’s Ford has unveiled a new commitment to the local area called ‘Community Life’ as part of a nationwide campaign. As part of the initiative, a special community board is being launched and money will be raised for local worthwhile causes. Each store will have a ‘Community Champion’ dedicated to supporting the...
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Police in Eastleigh are appealing for help after a robbery and a burglary the town over the weekend. The first incident occurred in Chestnut Avenue. At around 11am on Friday two men approached a pair of college students in a bus stop opposite Alderman Quilley school on Chestnut Ave. They threatened the students with knives and demanded their mobile...
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