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Staff at local newspapers The Daily Echo and Eastleigh News Extra are set to resume strike action next week after talks with management broke down. The jaded journo’s have announced they will be back on the picket line on December 7 and 8 in protest at an ongoing two year pay freeze, the cessation...
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A 62-year-old woman has been subected to racist abuse while walking her dog in Hedge End Police have disclosed. The OAP was with her husband in the fields behind St Lawrence Close and Mallet Close at around 10.30am last Wedensday – November 24th – when a man directed a racially abusive comment towards her....
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No sooner had Eastleigh News posted details of tonights friendly against Portsmouth then Jamie Montigue – who supplies the spitfires match reports – tweeted to say it had been called off! He has posted this statement from Eastleigh FC on his website: We regret that the proposed friendly with Portsmouth tonight (Monday) has been...
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An Eastleigh man has been charged in connection with the heartless theft of a charity collection tin. A Royal British Legion poppy collection tin was stolen from the Co- Op store on Fair Oak Road, Eastleigh on Saturday, November 13. It is not known how much money was in the tin. The man ,...
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Portsmouth FC has contacted the Spitfires to arrange a friendly for tonight 29th of November. The Spitfires director of football Dave Malone has confirmed the prospect of which leaves Eastleigh FC supporters excited. Ian Baird’s Spitfires got their game called off at St Albans City FC on Saturday which failed a 9:30 am pitch...
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Police have named the woman who was found drowned in the pond at Dowd’s Farm, Hedge End. The body of Clare Zavad 37, was found floating face down and fully clothed. Police say the body had been in the water for several hours before being discovered on Saturday afternoon by a walker who raised...
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Residents on the Alexander Square estate claim there is still an inconsiderate minority of tenants making lives ‘hell’ for their immediate neighbours. In February Eastleigh News had highlighted incidents of Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) on the site which had included underage drinking, graffiti, vandalism, drug use, loud music and fighting. The Eastleigh based landlords,...
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There was anger on the streets of Eastleigh yesterday as a small, but very vocal group of students from Winchester University and Solent University Southampton marched on Chris Huhne’s office in an attempt to talk to him – part of a nationwide campaign of demonstrations by students against the coalition government’s intention to increase...
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Workers at Eastleigh House in Upper Market have reacted in shock to the news that the building has been bought by Eastleigh Borough Council who intend to move the civic offices there from the current purpose built building on Leigh Road. Staff on a smoke break outside the building yesterday, were surprised by the...
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Eastleigh’s most famous resident Stephen Gough, known as the Naked Rambler has been warned he could face life imprisonment if he did not start wearing clothes. The 51 year old ex royal marine was appearing in Perth Sherriff court (Scotland) following his arrest seconds after leaving prison having completed an 18 month sentence for...
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