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Monthly Archives: August 2012

South Coast Se7ens

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August 31, 2012
South Coast Se7ens

If you found yourself at Trojans Hockey Club on Sunday 26th of August you would have been forgiven for thinking you had arrived at what appeared to be an international hockey tournament. Hockey in Southampton hasn’t seen a tournament like this in decades. South Coast Se7ens is the product of millions being inspired by...
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Spitfires cruise past Hawks

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August 31, 2012
Spitfires cruise past Hawks

  Ian Baird’s Spitfires made history on bank holiday Monday as they won against Hampshire rivals Havant & Waterlooville for the first time at West Leigh Park in a 0-3 victory over The Hawks. The game saw Eastleigh field an unchanged starting line up from 48 hours previously where The Spitfires won 3-0 against...
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What do you think of Borough News…?

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August 27, 2012
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Eastleigh Borough Council is busy conducting a survey about its Borough News publication. Borough News is delivered to every household in the Borough several times a year and contains a mixture of news, advice and campaigns from the Borough Council,  the constituent Towns & Parishes and local agencies.   The current edition of Borough News celebrates Olympic success, encourages us...
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Spitfires earn first win of the season in superb style

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August 26, 2012
Spitfires earn first win of the season in superb style

  Ian Baird’s Spitfires will be relieved in their first win of the season at home to Weston-super-Mare yesterday where they climbed up the Blue Square Bet South table to 14th with three games played. Eastleigh had much of the possession throughout the game and with an unchanged line up from Tuesday’s draw against Basingstoke Town...
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Spitfires earn first point of the season

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August 24, 2012
Spitfires earn first point of the season

  Ian Baird’s Spitfires earned their first point of the season at home to Basingstoke Town last Tuesday in a game that Eastleigh should of really won with much of the possession going their way. On loan midfielder Callum McNish was the only change to the line up that failed to earn anything last Saturday away...
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Final Consultation On New Local Plan Underway

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August 22, 2012
Traffic jams in Hedge End, before any new housing has been built...

Eastleigh Borough Council have published the latest version of their Local Plan and opened a further period of consultation, which runs from 17th August to 12th October 2012.   The new Local Plan, once finally approved, will set out the Council’s policies on how land in the Borough can be used in the period up to 2029 and will underpin...
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Eastleigh start season with a defeat

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August 21, 2012
Eastleigh start season with a defeat

  Ian Baird’s Spitfires didn’t get of to the best of starts this season on Saturday as his side slumped to 3-0 defeat in front of the lowest attendance of the day in the Blue Square Bet South with just 204 attending Meadow Park however Eastleigh fans made the majority of this attendance. With...
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War Memorial Gate Unveiled

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August 17, 2012
The War Memorial Gate in Hedge End

Hedge End Town Council have proudly unveiled the new gate for the Town’s War Memorial. Announcing the completion of the project on their website, Hedge End Town Council say; We are thrilled to finally see the newly installed War Memorial Gate at St Johns Road, in all its splendid colour and glory! The Recreation and...
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Eastleigh away to Boreham Wood in Blue Square Bet South opener

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August 17, 2012
Eastleigh away to Boreham Wood in Blue Square Bet South opener

Ian Baird’s Spitfires will finally get their Blue Square Bet South campaign underway tomorrow away at Meadow Park where they face Boreham Wood (3PM Kick Off) in a game that will sure to be action packed after their last meeting where The Wood won 6-1. It looked like Eastleigh were getting into winning ways...
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Eastleigh take on Reading XI

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August 10, 2012
Eastleigh take on Reading XI

Ian Baird’s Spitfires take on Reading at The Silverlake Stadium on Saturday (3PM Kick Off) in Eastleigh’s last pre-season friendly before an exciting Blue Square Bet South campaign ahead however Brian McDermott’s side are taking on Cystal Palace at the same time so his team is likely to be a  developing side without former...
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Bingo puts the oomph into staying in

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August 10, 2012

Fancy a night in? That’s right, staying in is the new going out. But don’t worry, you can still meet your friends, paint the town red and have a good time. Only difference is – you’ll be doing it online, at one of the dozens of online bingo sites which are filling up with...
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Eastleigh’s Animal Farm

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August 10, 2012
Eastleigh’s Animal Farm

  Eastleigh town centre has come alive with the sights and sounds of the farmyard today. Farm animals from Swanmore Farm were on display in Leigh Road precinct for children to pet as part of a series of ‘Funday Fridays’ being funded by the Council throughout the school summer holidays. A Donkey and Shetland...
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Police issue hot weather warning

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August 10, 2012
Police issue hot weather warning

Don’t make life easy for opportunist thieves in hot weather advise police Police are reminding people to take care not to leave their windows and outside doors open in the current hot weather if they are out or even if they are in and the open windows and doors are out of their view....
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Local Fire Crews in Horse Box Rescue

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August 10, 2012
Fire Crews attend trapped horse

A Fire and Rescue crew form Eastleigh took part in a difficult animal rescue after a horse  jumped over the partition of its horse box as its owner drove along  the B335 at Twyford yesterday afternoon.  (August 9). Hampshire Fire and rescue were alerted to the trapped horse at around 5pm after its owner...
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A Great Place to Be

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August 10, 2012
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A .co.uk domain is a great place to be for UK businesses who want to grow their online presence. Johnathan Jones, the Commercial Director of Cornish company Tregothnan.co.uk, says the distinctive ‘British’ branding a .co.uk domain name brings to his business has seen his small part-time horticultural company blossom into a  £1.2 million a...
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