Teenage girl sexually assaulted as she walked through town

A teenage girl was the victim of a sex assault as she walked along the street.
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Pensioner attacked by dog

AN ELDERLY woman has been attacked by a dog in a park.
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Great-grandmother honoured for 50 years voluntary service

AN ANNUAL dinner for volunteers, partner and friends of the British Red Cross saw a Test Valley great-grandmother honoured for her years of service.
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Nursery for children with special needs gets technical help

CHILDREN with special needs in Romsey will benefit after a benevolent society provided a pre-school with a new laptop.
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UPDATE: Sir Terry Wogan dies

TV legend Terry Wogan has died, it has been reported.
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Pet owners warned as palm oil washes up on waterfront

DOG walkers have been issued a warning after an oily substance that could harm their pets washed up on beaches in the New Forest.
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Saints legend to open new bingo hall

HE is the Saints legend he is used to coming up trumps on the football pitch.
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Comedian Jim Davidson supports veterans charity

A CHARITY that supports veterans who have been imprisoned held the first of what will be regular meetings in Hampshire.
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Work starts on £483,000 new youth centre

THOUSANDS of children can look forward to better getting support after work began on a new £483,000 centre.
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WEATHER ALERT: Hampshire braced for Storm Gertrude

THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning with heavy rain set to hit the South later.
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War memorials given special protection

WAR memorials across Hampshire have been given special protection as the nation continues to mark the centenary of the First World War.
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Work starts on new children's centre

THOUSANDS of children can look forward to better getting support in Romsey after work began on a new £483,000 centre.
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School gets set for classic musical

TWO rival gangs are set to tear up the stage when a Romsey school puts on a classic musical production.
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Preparations under way to clean up town for Queen's birthday

PEOPLE across Romsey are urged to get involved with giving their neighbourhood a spruce up ahead of an important birthday this year.
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Tributes to popular volunteer who helped the elderly

HE WAS the man who made sure frail and elderly people across Romsey got to their vital medical appointments.
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Tributes to popular volunteer who helped the elderly

HE WAS the man who made sure frail and elderly people across Romsey got to their vital medical appointments.
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Calls for sugar tax to help lead the fight against flab

A FIGHT against childhood obesity is beginning in Hampshire with a bid to get the government to introduce a sugar tax.
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Interior designer sponsors zoo's project to raise awareness of endangered species

AN INTERIOR designer from Romsey is set to add some style to this summer's Zany Zebra trail around Southampton.
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Bridge players can brush up their skills at seminar

BRIDGE players can improve their card-playing skills when a county and national-level player visits a Test Valley community centre.
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Police chief doesn't rule over taking on responsibility for Hampshire fire service

HAMPSHIRE'S Police and Crime Commissioner has not ruled out a takeover of responsibility for the Hampshire fire service.
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Cost of school meals to go up

PARENTS will have to pay 10p more for school meals in Hampshire, after the increase was approved by county chiefs Hampshire County Council has agreed the first increase in six years, which its says was necessary to meet the rising costs of providing school meals.
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UPDATE: Roads closed, trees down and travel chaos as Storm Jonas hits Hampshire

Roads were shut and commuters hit as Storm Jonas hit Hampshire.
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Scandal-hit school sold

A SCANDAL-hit former boarding school in Hampshire could be turned into a retirement village, the Daily Echo can reveal.
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One hundred jobs to be created at theme park

A TOP Hampshire visitor attraction is seeking to fill 100 jobs ready for the start of the 2016 season.
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Governors "powerless" to make changes at health trust after damning report

THE organisation responsible for challenging and reining in bosses of a Hampshire health trust is “powerless” to impose changes, one of its members has claimed.
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Biscuit shortage after flooding hits factory

HAMPSHIRE has been hit by a biscuit shortage after flooding hit production at a key factory which supplies the county.
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Former minister Lord Cecil Parkinson dies

Former Tory minister Lord Cecil Parkinson has died after a long battle with cancer, his family has announced.
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STORM JONAS: Severe weather warning issued for the South

A SEVERE weather warning has been issued for the South.
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Care home slammed by health watchdog

A HEALTH watchdog has slammed a Romsey care home for providing “inadequate” care.
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UPDATE: Delays of up to an hour after motorway accident

LONG queues have built up on the M3 and M27 this morning after an accident.
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Search on for owner of car dumped in lake

THE hunt is on to find the owners of a car found in a Hampshire lake.
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Saints star's home targeted by burglars

TWO men have been sentenced in connection with the burglary at a Southampton football star’s home.
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PICTURES: Race runners brave cold and rain

RUNNERS braved the cold and wet to don their shoes and take part in a five-mile race in Hampshire.
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Church leader says move to fix Easter date is "no brainer"

THE VICAR of a Hampshire church has said it's a "no brainer" are plans have been mooted to fix Easter to a specific date in the calendar.
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Romsey amateur snapper receives certificate for his work with camera club

A ROMSEY amateur snapper has joined his wife in being honoured by a national camera club.
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Outdoor centre gets business boost

AN OUTDOOR recreational facility in Romsey has been given a boost by council bosses after becoming a popular place for those wanting to get healthy.
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Jewellery exhibition featuring local artists at gallery

AN EXHIBITION featuring jewellery by artists from across the region is on in a Romsey art gallery.
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Hampshire councils "pay out" more than £1million compensation

More than £1 million was paid out in compensation claims against councils in Hampshire, new figures have claimed.
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Planning officers turn down house application

HOMEOWNERS have been denied permission for a Test Valley homeowner to change the use of a building from an annex to a house.
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Family optimistic as Hampshire boy undergoes pioneering tumour treatment

HE WAS just eight months old when he fell ill and was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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Police warning over lottery phone scam

POLICE are warning residents to be vigilant after a pensioner was conned out of £15,000 in a lottery scam.
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Quiz night raises hundreds of pounds for charity

A TEST Valley community raised hundreds of pounds in aid of a national charity which supports people with a life-limiting illness with a quiz night.
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Improvements to town centre street now complete

AFTER months of work improvements to a Romsey town centre street are now complete.
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Charity quiz in aid of hospice

BRAINBOXES can help a charity which supports people suffering from cancer at a quiz night in a Hampshire town next weekend.
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Charity quiz in aid of hospice

BRAINBOXES can help a charity which supports people suffering from cancer at a quiz night in a Hampshire town next weekend.
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Health watchdog slams 'inadequate' care home

A HEALTH watchdog has slammed a Romsey care home for providing “inadequate” care.
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Health watchdog slams 'inadequate' care home

A HEALTH watchdog has slammed a Romsey care home for providing “inadequate” care.
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Artist's little-seen landscapes on display

A MAJOR exhibition featuring little-known landscapes by a famous Hampshire artist is on at the Romsey landmark he lived close to.
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League tables reflect performance of schools

SCHOOL across Test Valley can hold their heads high after secondary school league tables showed they fared better than others in Hampshire.
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Five Hampshire schools named as underperformers as GCSE results published

HUNDREDS of secondary schools have been named for poor performance – including five in Hampshire.
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Tributes to well-known fan who died wearing his Saints shirt

TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known Saints fanatic, who died wearing his beloved Southampton shirt.
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Hundreds of runners expected to take part in five-mile race

HUNDREDS of people are expected to take part in a five-mile race this weekend around a Romsey landmark.
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Hampshire folk festival favourite to perform in concert

A FOLK music festival favourite will be appearing in Romsey playing music from a wide range of genres.
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Hard work pays off for transformed nursery

CHILDREN and parents at a Romsey nursery are celebrating after it turned itself around and was given the thumbs up by education watchdogs.
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Plans to build 56 houses backed

MORE THAN 50 houses will be built on open pasture on the outskirts of Romsey after housing bosses gave the green light.
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Tributes paid to 'generous and committed' former council leader

THE former leader of a Hampshire community has died after spending much of his retirement helping to support the neighbourhood he lived in.
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Thieves steal £13,000 quad bikes from college

THIEVES have stolen two quad bikes worth a total of £13,000 from a Hampshire college.
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New stained glass window to mark fallen

Villagers from across Awbridge were joined by serving Armed Forces personnel to stop and watch as the sun shone through a new stained-glass window at the parish church.
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SCRAPPED: Plug pulled on care services for hundreds of vulnerable people

HUNDREDS of vulnerable elderly and disabled people in Hampshire face an uncertain future as a leading health organisation pulls the plug on its home-care services.
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Train stations 'could be bad for your health'

LADIES and gentlemen the station you are currently standing in could be bad for your health.
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Recycling centres under threat of closure

HOUSEHOLD waste recycling sites across Hampshire are under threat from new costing-cutting plans that aim to save at least £1.2 million a year.
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Bull shot dead after causing traffic chaos on busy road

A BULL has been shot dead by police after escaping from its field and endangering traffic on a Hampshire dual carriageway.
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Brace yourselves: Motorists warned as nine months of works at busy junction start today

MOTORISTS are bracing themselves for nearly a year of traffic chaos when the second set of major roadworks in 12 months gets under way on a busy Hampshire motorway.
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PICTURES: Hundreds take part in George Skeates Cross Country Fun

BRAVING the freezing rain, hundreds of people packed into a Hampshire town to take part in an annual run and cycle in aid of those who can’t.
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Hunt for man who tried to rob girl aged just nine

POLICE are on the lookout for a man in his twenties who is believed to have attempted to rob a nine-year-old girl of her mobile phone.
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Singer wows the judges on The Voice

MILLIONS of people watched a Southampton teenager wearing platform shoes and a shellsuit jacket sing out his heart on television.
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Rise in police costs to taxpayer up for debate

PLANS to hike the amount of tax people pay towards policing in Hampshire will be put under the spotlight this week.
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Teen bailed again over hit-and-run which left model fighting for life

A TEENAGER has been re-bailed to appear at Southampton police station weeks after a model was knocked down by a car.
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Drink-drive arrests up 10 per cent in Hampshire

THE number of people arrested for drink-driving over the Christmas period has soared by 10 per cent.
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Family pay tribute to Becci one year later

THE family of a young mum and police officer who died weeks after giving birth have paid tribute to her a year after her death.
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16,000 panel solar farm given go ahead for Hampshire countryside

Plans for a 16,000 panel solar farm in the Hampshire countryside has been given the go ahead.
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Health trust 'should have done more to keep Doris alive'

THE FAMILY of a woman who died after throwing herself in the River Test have criticised an under-fire hospital trust who they say failed her.
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Police launch appeal after ferrets stolen from home

POLICE are hunting for three ferrets after they were stolen from a house last night.
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Junior doctors strike over changes to conditions and pay which 'put patients at risk'

HOSPITAL chiefs in Hampshire are today preparing to weather the storm as hundreds of junior doctors have gone on strike in protest of controversial changes to their working hours and pay.
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Bereaved brother calls for health bosses to resign after scathing inquiry

THE heartbroken brother of a teenager who died while in the care of a controversial Hampshire health trust led grieving families’ demands for the organisation’s leaders to resign.
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New hotel to be opened by major chain in Hampshire

A MAJOR UK hotel chain is set to open a new premises in Hampshire.
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Is Britain's Next Top Model from Hampshire?

WHEN Jasmine Hodge heard she had made it to the final 15 of TV modelling competition Britain's Next Top Model she knew she had a big decision to make.
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Woman killed in crash on major road named

A MUM-of-three killed in a fatal crash on Friday has been named locally.
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Woman dies after crash on main road

A WOMAN has died following a collision on a main road in Hampshire.
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Decision day for plans for 10,500 new houses

IT’S the controversial blueprint that is likely to spark protests and debate in communities across a Hampshire borough.
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Mixed views on £3m new visitor centre called "rusty heap"

IT IS one of the jewels in the crown of the Hampshire countryside – and now it has seen its entrance get a £3 million facelift.
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Transgender woman guilty of raping girl when she was a man

A TRANSGENDER Hampshire woman has been remanded to a male prison after being found guilty of raping a teenage girl when she was a man.
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Passengers evacuated from smoking bus

PASSENGERS had to be evacuated off a bus after smoke starting coming from the vehicle.
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'Burglar paint markings' are just rumours say police

RUMOURS circulating on social media that thieves are targeting homes in by marking them with paint on pavements have been dismissed.
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New Forest ponies could be painted in fluorescent colours to stop them being hit by cars

IT IS the bright idea that could be used to prevent ponies in the New Forest being hit by cars.
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Cruise firm to add new £440million ship to fleet

PRINCESS Cruises, part of the giant Carnival group which has its UK HQ in Southampton, has announced that it is adding a new £440 million ship to its fleet.
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Families criticised health trust after deaths of 1,000 people without investigations

Families of patients with mental illnesses and learning difficulties today challenged heads of a health trust criticised for failing to investigate the deaths of more than 1,000 people.
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Two injured as crash closes main road

TWO MEN have been injured in a car accident this morning.
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Weather warning issued as heavy rain forecast

A YELLOW WEATHER warning has been issued for Hampshire this morning which could see the county doused in 10mm of rainfall in just one hour.
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Fashion chain Next blames warm weather for fall in sales

High street chain Next blamed unseasonably warm weather for a ''disappointing'' performance in the run-up to Christmas as it posted a fall in store sales and sharp slowdown in its Directory business.
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Weather warning issued as heavy rain forecast

A YELLOW WEATHER warning has been issued for Hampshire this morning which could see the county doused in 10mm of rainfall in just one hour.
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Downton Abbey creator brings new musical to Southampton

DOWNTON Abbey creator Julian Fellowes will bring theatrical magic to Southampton later this year with a highly-anticipated major new musical theatre adaptation of The Wind In The Willows.
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Inquest into M271 crash victims' deaths to resume

AN INQUEST into the deaths of two Southampton men in a horror motorway crash will now resume in June.
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Investigation after £27,000 in charity cash goes "missing"

IT’S a charity project that aims to bring the golden age of steam back to a Hampshire railway.
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Flash floods cause traffic chaos in Hampshire

FLASH floods are causing “traffic mayhem” on a Hampshire road as rain batters the county.
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Drivers facing new roadworks misery

Drivers in parts of Hampshire are facing new roadworks misery from tomorrow.
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The tough new dog laws coming in this year that one in five owners are totally unprepared for

AS Hampshire pet owners welcome in the New Year, one of the biggest shake-ups is set to transform dog ownership in the next few months.
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Please help name our new baby boy?

ONE Hampshire couple is calling on Daily Echo readers to help name their newborn son.
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Refugee families set to be housed in Hampshire

TEN Syrian families of refugees are to be given a warm welcome by people across the Test Valley.
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Anger over new housing plans for Test Valley

A PLANNING report focusing on future development across Test Valley has been slammed by opposition councillors.
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