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Young Katie's superb run is ended in the last eight
Katie Thompson was the 11-year-old sensation of the Hampshire Women's Golf Championships at the Marriott Meon Valley Golf and Country Club. The girl who holed in one at Meon Valley when she was just nine, became the youngest ever qualifier for the county
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Totton win gives them edge
JOHN Robson believes the outcome of the Jewson Wessex League Cup final could boil down to pure professionalism. Although league champions Eastleigh will start as favourites, AFC Totton boss Robson reckons the team that keeps their minds focussed and their
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Unfit ground? Nonsense say City
WINCHESTER City have laughed off suggestions that their ground isn't good enough to get them into the Jewson Wessex League next season. There have been whispers doing the rounds that City's stand at Abbots Barton does not comply with the JWL's strict
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Police still investigate motorway body find
POLICE have contacted the family of missing David Bolton after human remains were found next to the M27 near to his Swanwick home. Officers say that until the results of a post mortem are known they cannot rule out the possibility the badly decomposed
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Hotel facilities for Island cancer patients
CANCER patients are to be treated in style with the opening of new hotel-style accommodation in Hampshire. The Manor House in West End will provide hotel facilities for patients from the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands undergoing radiotherapy treatment
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Linked through the ages
The Narrow Sea by Peter Unwin. Published by Headline Book Publishing priced £18.99. The sea has washed over Southampton's history since the earliest of times, playing a vital part in the development of the city and the lives of local people. Down in the
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Cancer charity on the crest of a wave
A GROUP of keen sailors, who have all lost a close relative or friend to cancer, have been cheered by the news that Sail 4 Cancer - the charity they set up two years ago - has been chosen as the official charity for Skandia Cowes Week for the next three
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Boyce pulls in another podium
Day three of Antigua Sailing Week saw lighter winds - 18 knots dropping to 14 as division A completed their last downwind leg - but another beautiful day of Caribbean sailing as the fleet headed back to the south coast of Antigua and Nelson's Dockyard
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CMA CGM Verlaine, container, 0130, 207; Noble Ace, ro/ro, 0445, 202; P&O Nedlloyd Marseille, container, 0830, 206; Hual Transporter, ro/ro, 1030, 40; Neptune Aegli, ro/ro, AM, 25 link; Sirius Leader, ro/ro, AM, 43; Bunga
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Flying Fish finds its sea legs
The sixth and final race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Spring Series enjoyed a south-westerly breeze of up to 25 knots and sunshine on Sunday. Class 1 IRC saw Trevor Clarke's Bavaria 44 take line honours by 20 seconds. However, it was Kathy and
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Spirit leads way
With the winds shifting to the south, the fleet in the Round Britain Challenge appears to be closing up once again posing a real threat to the front-runners, as they continue their descent down the east coast of Britain. At the beginning of the week there
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Totts start plans for next assault
New blood will be needed if Tottonians are to continue their rise up the league ladder. Members of the booming club are still celebrating their championship-winning season but are only too aware that tougher opposition is waiting in the wings. Coach Bob
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Rugby: Totts start plans for next assault
New blood will be needed if Tottonians are to continue their rise up the league ladder. Members of the booming club are still celebrating their championship-winning season but are only too aware that tougher opposition is waiting in the wings. Coach Bob
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Local Elections: How New Forest voted
A CLIFF-hanging finale to the council elections in the New Forest left the buoyant and relieved Conservatives jumping for joy and the Liberal Democrats wondering what might have been. The Tories ended the count by retaining control of the now 60-seat
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Chance to work in old mortuary
PRIMMER Olds has been appointed to dispose of an unusual building in Southampton - a former mortuary chapel. It is acting on behalf of the Southampton and Solent Building Preservation Trust and the property has been restored to provide about 1,900 sq
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Agency pioneers online research
SOUTHAMPTON-based Lawton Communications Group has become one of the first companies in the south to employ a groundbreaking method of online market research. The agency used innovative online focus groups to test its most recent advertising campaign for
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Jo Brand talks Mars Bars, mother hood and menstruation
AFTER two decades in the business, Jo Brand is among the top female comics in the country. Sussed, sassy and streetwise, she offers a razor-sharp perspective on life. She is at her funniest when letting rip about all that is sexist and sizeist. After
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It Runs in the Family
WITH roles such as Spike in Hi-de-Hi, James in You Rang, M'Lord and Cecil in Oh, Doctor Beeching! to his name, it may come as a surprise to learn that Jeffrey Holland started out in Shakespeare. But Jeffrey, who is appearing in the farce It Runs in the
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The Complete Lost Works of Samual Beckett....
THE FULL title of this show - The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Beckett as Found in an Envelope (Partially Burned) in a Dustbin in Paris Labelled 'Never to be Performed. Never. Ever. EVER! Or I'll Sue! I'll Sue from the Grave!!! - suggests that this isn't
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GONE, GONE, GONE
FAMOUS faces from the south's political scene fell last night as Labour's grip on Southampton was broken by the Liberal Democrats. But it was still unclear today who will run the city when the dust settles after yesterday's council elections. That is
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Campaigners save famous pub from axe
PLANS to close a famous New Forest pub have been thrown out after regulars raised a petition signed by more than 450 protesters. New Forest District Council has rejected a controversial application to shut the Sir Walter Tyrrell near Brook and convert
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WATCHDOG - Don't let the Saints bootleggers score
SAINTS fans are being urged to stay on the ball ahead of the FA Cup final with counterfeit soccer goods set to swamp the streets. Trading standards chiefs say bootleggers have already begun cashing in on the club's incredible success this season. With
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Singing in month of May
CHORISTERS of a Southampton school were up at the crack of dawn yesterday morning for a traditional welcome to May. At 6.15am the choir of King Edward VI School, in Shirley, maintained a 50-year tradition which used to involve climbing to the top the
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I've put my life on hold for X-ray wait
A SOUTHAMPTON man today told how he has had to put his life on hold for more than a year while waiting for a vital heart X-ray. Tim Surplice suffered a heart attack last April but, after being discharged from Southampton General Hospital, a consultant
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Duke visits record-breaking yacht
THE Duke of York was today visiting the world's biggest single-masted yacht at Woolston, Southampton. His Royal Highness was taking a look at the 75-metre Mirabella V, being worked on at the Vosper Thornycroft Group's shipbuilding yard. He also dropped
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Erasure
Erasure have a great reputation as a live act and a huge following. Singer Andy Bell talks to GAYNOR EDWARDS about the new album and tour... Erasure was formed by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell in 1985. Always experimental and unexpected, they produced some
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Tony Hadley
Tony Hadley already had a full diary for 2003. Having won Reborn In The USA last Saturday, things are to get even busier. GAYNOR EDWARDS caught up with him on the Cleveland leg of the Reborn tour... Tony Hadley was the voice of Spandau Ballet in the 1980s
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Mel C
Last month Melanie Chisholm, formerly known as Sporty Spice, released her new album Reason. It was the follow up to her multi-platinum debut Northern Star. She is the only one of the spices who has stuck with music as a career option. This may have been
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John Otway
If there's two things we Brits love it's an underdog and an eccentric. On that basis, it's no wonder John Otway has proved to be such a losing success. For 25 years he was known as a one-hit wonder, his hit being Cor Baby That's Really Free. Then last
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Local Heroes: Uncle Herb
This four-piece rock band from Hedge End, Southampton are young but have made huge inroads on the local music scene. The line-up is lead vocalist Dan Baker (17), guitarist Stuart Goodeve (18), bass player Robin Stacey (17) and drummer Chris Villiers (
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Dave Douglas
In a career spanning more than a decade, trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas has built up a reputation as one of the leading figures in modern jazz. He has an astounding musical range from fast and furious post-bop to delicately textured soundscapes.
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Brushing up on pet care
A PERFECT set of glistening white teeth might be a dream for most of us. But spare a thought for pet owners who also have the dental hygiene of their cats and dogs to think about too. A Wickham vet is offering free dental check-ups next month as part
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VANDALS HIT GRAVEYARD
POLICE are hunting a gang of vandals who ran amok in an Island cemetery, damaging around 50 headstones. The damage, which will cost about £60,000 to repair, has left relatives of those buried at Ryde Cemetery devastated - and facing the cost of replacing
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Fight to let Kane play
LITTLE Kane Quirk doesn't have a care in the world. As he cheerfully plays with his toys or writhes playfully to evade the tickling of his loving mum, there is no hint of the rare illness that will mean demanding times lay ahead for the youngster and
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Ex-factory site chemical fears
LARGE quantities of potentially lethal chemicals have been found left at a disused factory site in Shanklin. Up to 300,000 gallons of chemicals remain at the former Teknacron site, an arrangement likened by one councillor to one of Saddam Hussein's supposed
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Inquest on road crash victim Laura
LAURA Fisher-Lathwell, the 23-year-old legal secretary killed in a car crash last week, died from internal injuries, an opening inquest heard. At the Newport hearing, traffic PC David Main confirmed criminal investigations were on-going into the crash
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Blaze is quenched by gallons of beer!
MORE than 50 holidaymakers are toasting John Smith bitter and Foster's lager after the brews prevented a major fire sweeping through their hotel as they slept. A fire that broke out underneath a hotel bar was quickly doused by 22 gallons of the beers
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Website improved
A NEW improved version of the Isle of Wight Council's award winning website, www.iwight.com, is now up and running. The site has received an extensive makeover and now has extra information, simplified navigation and allows users to simplify the way they
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CALAMITY FOR KYRLE
A FORMER Eastleigh mayor and long-serving councillor was sensationally dumped off the borough council just one year after voters showed his wife the door. Martin Kyrle, who chaired the council's Hedge End, West End and Botley local area committee, had
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Ex-Saint Bradley for Eastleigh
SOUTHERN League hopefuls Eastleigh are on the verge of opening their Ten Acres doors to another ex-Saint. The ambitious Jewson Wessex League champions are on the trail of 23-year-old striker Shayne Bradley, who is out of contract with Chesterfield Town
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Tyke that! Yorkshire in control
Hampshire were left with a battle to avoid defeat against a Yorkshire side that led by 141 runs and still had ten second innings wickets in hand when the second day's play ended last night. The day began badly and never improved for Hampshire - Second
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Track is so much better insists in-form Pothas
Nic Pothas described this week's Rose Bowl track as "a thousand times better than last year" after finishing unbeaten on 44 against Yorkshire yesterday. Pothas went into Hampshire's first home game of the season at the top of the averages after his electric
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BAT look to Kiwi import for good start
BAT Sports look to Kiwi import Neal Parlane to give their ECB Southern Electric Premier Cricket League challenge a perfect lift-off against Bournemouth at Chapel Gate tomorrow (1pm). Parlane, 24, has replaced Kenya World Cup opener Kennedy Otieno as BAT's
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Laney in quick return to Rose Bowl
Promising New Milton based all-rounder David Wheeler will be a key absentee when the Hampshire Academy make their Premier 1 debut against South Wilts on The Rose Bowl nursery ground. Along with Chris Benham, Wheeler is suffering from back problems and
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Green forced to sit out Easton opener
Steve Green, whose 414 runs and 28 wickets powered Easton & Martyr Worthy into the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 runners-up spot last season, is forced to sit out tomorrow's opener. When Easton take on relegated Burridge at Cockets
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GB call-ups for local pair
TWO local sailors are on the crest of a wave after winning a place in the Great Britain team to compete in this year's ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships. Sixteen-year-old Stephen Powell has followed in the footsteps of his brother Mark, who won gold
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Foster has competitive 'bug' again
After 12 years of coaching, the first lady of the Olympics, Cathy Foster from Lymington, has returned to take up the reins of her own campaign. A helming invitation on a Yngling last year with her now bow woman Jane Norris obviously stoked the embers
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Calshot lands Topper round
Calshot Sailing Club will for the first time host one of the 11 rounds in the International Topper Class Traveller Series in three weeks' time. The open meeting will comprise three races on May 18 and is open to all Topper sailors. With sponsorship from
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Buffalo go for a clean sweep
A FULL house of silverware will be the reward this weekend if the Basingstoke Buffalo can stampede to victory. Only the Altrincham Aces stand between them and the last trophy of the season - the English National League Play-Off crown. If the Buffalo are
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Hampshire intend to get back on top
With the league season completed all sights are set on a trip to Twickenham at the end of the month for Hampshire county players, as they target a return to the top flight, starting at Eastern Counties tomorrow. Hampshire, playing in the County Championship
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Totton win gives them edge
JOHN Robson believes the outcome of the Jewson Wessex League Cup final could boil down to pure professionalism. Although league champions Eastleigh will start as favourites, AFC Totton boss Robson reckons the team that keeps their minds focussed and their
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Cycling: New Forest race honours heading for two clubs
THIS year's 32-mile race round the southern half of the New Forest looks like developing into a head-to-head battle on Sunday. Primera Bournemouth and VC St Raphael Waite Contracts dispute both individual and team honours in the race which New Forest
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PHEW! THAT WAS CLOSE
THE New Forest is today still in the hands of the Conservatives after a nail-biting finish to the district council elections. They emerged with 32 of the 60 seats, against 27 Liberal Democrats and one Independent. Defiant Conservative council leader Mel
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Local Elections: How Test Valley voted
IT'S as you were for Test Valley politicians after last night's election left the Conservatives in control of the borough council. The Tories picked up one seat while the Liberal Democrats added three, although there were four extra seats for the first
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Campaigners save famous pub from axe
PLANS to close a famous New Forest pub have been thrown out after regulars raised a petition signed by more than 450 protesters. New Forest District Council has rejected a controversial application to shut the Sir Walter Tyrrell near Brook and convert
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Chickens add to art show versatility
A DAZZLING display of colour, shape, form - and chickens - is taking over the walls of the newly restored Five Arrows Gallery at Exbury Gardens. The exhibition comprises work by three artists with very different styles - Caroline de Rothschild, wife of
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Pete McCarthy - The Road to McCarthy
BEST-SELLING author, comedian and TV and radio presenter, Pete McCarthy takes a break from pursuing his Irish connections round the globe to spend an evening at the Theatre Royal Winchester. He will be reliving his travels from Cork and Belfast to Gibraltar
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RAODS - Yeoman of the Guard
IT'S A case of Yeopeople of the Guard rather than Yeomen when it comes to RAODS's latest production of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic. This lavish production at the Plaza in Romsey involves a cast of 48, of which just18 are men. Award-winning am-dram
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Tears and triumphs on a historic night
THE ELECTION may be over but the jostling for power in Southampton has just begun. On an historic night in Southampton, the Liberal Democrats became the largest single party in Southampton for the first time in more than 90 years. You have to go back
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Let's hear it for Saints' singers
SAINTS maybe gunning for FA Cup glory but their fans are aiming to take the charts by storm and go straight in at number one. Stand aside Spurs cup classic Ossie's Dream (1981) The Red and White Machines are here with their 2003 anthem Southampton Boys
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Paul's hole in one is a record shot
HAMPSHIRE golfer Paul Neilson knew he had struck a good tee shot at the fifth hole during a competitive cup match. Then he heard a group of players in front making a noise and feared they were moaning. But instead they were cheering his amazing hole in
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£1.6m drugs research
RESEARCHERS in Southampton are taking part in a £1.6m British Heart Foundation project to discover if over-the-counter remedies for common complaints are causing abnormal heart rhythms in healthy adults. The five-year project will investigate around 500
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Funeral For A Friend
Critically and commercially acclaimed Welsh quintet Funeral For A Friend end their UK tour at the Joiners on Wednesday. The band Ryan Richards (drums), Kris Roberts (guitar), Gareth Davies (bass), Darren Smith (guitar) and Matt Davies (vocals) released
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Police still investigate motorway body find
POLICE have contacted the family of missing David Bolton after human remains were found next to the M27 near to his Swanwick home. Officers say that until the results of a post mortem are known they cannot rule out the possibility the badly decomposed
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Leader Edgar steps down
FED UP with the petty politics. That's the verdict of Gosport stalwart Conservative councillor Peter Edgar who, after a decade in charge of the local party, is stepping down as leader. Cllr Edgar, pictured, will continue to serve the Alverstoke ward but
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Delight over lab appeal failure
CAMPAIGNERS and residents are celebrating the news that plans to move a controversial veterinary complex to a Hampshire village have been thrown out. As reported in yesterday's Daily Echo, Wickham Laboratories were hoping to overturn the decision of Winchester
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Island theme park verdict put on hold
MORE work needs to be done on plans for a Victorian theme park before the idea gets the final go-ahead from the council. Although there is support for the scheme for Holliers Farm, Branstone, members of the development control committee want more work
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Hotel facilities for Island cancer patients
CANCER patients are to be treated in style with the opening of new hotel-style accommodation in Hampshire. The Manor House in West End will provide hotel facilities for patients from the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands undergoing radiotherapy treatment
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Local Elections: How Eastleigh voted
IT was a case of no change at Eastleigh as Liberal Democrats kept their stranglehold on the borough council - making a net loss of just one seat in the 14 wards up for election. With 30 of the authority's 44 seats still in Liberal Democrat hands, council
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KENTON TO BE A SAINT?
Versatile defender Darren Kenton could become a Saints player by the start of next week. The 24-year-old, who can play at both right back and central defence, last night agreed an early termination to his contract at Carrow Road and officially became
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Dodd's final heartbreak
Jason Dodd today had surgery on his injured ankle, finally ending his brave battle to be fit for the FA Cup final. The Saints skipper, who has been at the club for 14 years, will the miss the biggest game of his career for what looked like an innocuous
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Strachan warns: 'Don't do a Sol'
Saints boss Gordon Strachan says he will remind his players before tomorrow's Premiership clash with Bolton that a red card would leave them suspended for the FA Cup final. Tomorrow is the final day that a sending off would force a Saints player to be
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Oceana to make debut appearance
SOUTHAMPTON'S latest superliner, the 77,499-ton Oceana is due to arrive in the city's docks for the first time tomorrow. With her distinctive curved funnel, Oceana will become a familiar and regular sight in the port and is one of two additional vessels
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X-MEN 2 (15)
THE FUNNY thing about movies based on comics is that you don't have to be a comic fan to enjoy them. And X-Men 2 is a case in point. It takes all the dramatic story-lines, escapism and, best of all, iconic imagery of comics and turns them into a visually
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HALF PAST DEAD (15)
IT'S been more than two years since Steven Seagal graced our cinema screens in the overblown action thriller Exit Wounds. I had silently hoped that his films might never darken the doors of our blessed multiplexes ever again, detouring straight to the
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NOWHERE IN AFRICA (15)
WINNER of the Best Foreign Language Film Award at this year's Oscars, Nowhere in Africa is a love story of epic proportions. Directed by Caroline Link, the subtitled German offering tells the true tale of a Jewish family who flee the Nazi regime at the
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CINEMA LISTINGS
Films showing in the Hampshire region until May 8 25TH HOUR (15): Edward Norton plays a convicted drug dealer who spends his final day of freedom before starting a seven-year jail sentence attempting to tidy up the various messes of his life. Post-September
