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Ian Baird’s Spitfires play Bromley at Hayes Lane on Saturday in the Blue Square Bet South. With other results not going Eastleigh’s way on Monday, Spitfire fans finally found out that the play-off dream was no longer possible even though the result at The Silverlake Stadium went Eastleigh’s way. The Spitfires took the lead...
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Matthew Myatt © Eastleigh News contributor Matthew Myatt was shocked to discover that his name – along with the names of other local political and eco activists – appears on a secret council list of ‘undesirables’ which is circulated to councillors, council staff and private contractors. The amiable dad-of-five has now hit the headlines...
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Today, Good Friday, is a massive night for the National Lottery with a monster estimated jackpot of £39 million!! Plus every ticket gets an automatic entry into the UK Millionaire Raffle with a guaranteed £1 million prize. Last year a group of workers from BSS Drainage on Boyatt Wood scooped almost a £1 million...
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With the warmer weather forecast to continue over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service is warning the public to take extra care with barbecues. Station Manager Ian Wadmore of the Community Safety team at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “With the weather so good for activities, such as barbecues,...
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Police are warning people to take extra care when using cashpoint machines (ATMs) after a new scam by thieves to try and get money from people came to light. There have been at least 25 known incidents in the past few weeks where a strip of plastics has been stuck on to the area...
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Police and the Hampshire fire and Rescue were called to Northlands Road this morning after concerned residents reported a strong smell of petrol. The source of the pong was traced to a parked car which had a leaking petrol tank which had caused a pool of petrol to form in the gutter. One local...
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Ian Baird’s Spitfires play 16th placed Boreham Wood on good Friday at Meadow Park in the Blue Square Bet South. After a 0-3 loss to Ebbsfleet United which saw ex Spitfire Ashley Carew scoring two of the goals for The Fleet, this game is a must win for The Spitfires with three games to...
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Question marks are still hanging over the future of a £32 million hotel to be developed by Eastleigh Council at the Rose Bowl cricket ground while the English Cricket Board has also warned that failure to improve facilities could lead to Test matches going elsewhere. Last year the council fought off a legal challenge...
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Eastleigh residents have been identified as being among those at the greatest risk of bowel cancer in Hampshire according to the bowel cancer awareness project who based their findings on the assessment of a combination of lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, poor diet and bowel cancer mortality rates. To coincide with Bowel Cancer...
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One of the oldest names on Eastleigh’s Market Street, Currys, will be pulling down their shutters for the last time on April 29 due to lack of business. In the ‘60s and ‘70s Currys were located at the opposite side of the road to their current premises which was then a branch of Dixons....
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