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Stakeholder pensions discussed
THE implications of the 20-month run-up to the government's introduction of stakeholder pensions was the subject of a seminar held by Portsmouth firm Shoosmiths. The government's aim of making stakeholder pensions mandatory by April 2001 sets the deadline
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Tidal wave of tobacco seized
MORE than 50 million smuggled cigarettes have been uncovered by customs officers at Southampton in the space of just eight weeks. The size of the tidal wave of bootlegged cigarettes - more than most major docks would expect in a year - has stunned investigators
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City credit card scam uncovered
N INTERNATIONAL credit card scam running into thousands of pounds has been uncovered at a top Hampshire restaurant. Police believe the scam had been going on since May, with restaurant customers' credit card details used to order goods and services from
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Vandals put slab in path of train
POLICE have criticised vandals who placed a slab of concrete in the path of a train carrying crude oil in Hampshire. The train was heading for Fawley refinery when the driver spotted an object on the track near a playing field at Shore Road, Hythe, in
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Puppy rescued from a tight spot
WHEN Holly the puppy got her head stuck in a wire fence it proved something of a headache for her owner. After two attempts at rescue, Cheryl Cox felt there was no option but to call the fire brigade. Within minutes the lights and sirens arrived at the
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Stop the speeders!
FEARFUL parents in a Hampshire village have again called for traffic calming after the death of an eight-year-old boy. Jonathan Moon died when the bike he was riding was in collision with a Suburu Legacy driven by a 73-year-old man at the junction of
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Man hurt in accident
A SOUTHAMPTON motorist was in intensive care today after a road accident which has left police baffled. Malcolm Seagrave, 33, suffered serious leg and internal injuries when the N-reg Ford Transit van he was driving overturned on the westbound carriageway
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Sensory garden wins top award
AN innovative garden in Fareham, aimed at bringing pleasure to physically disadvantaged people, has won a regional award. Fareham Borough Council's sensory garden, in Osborn Road, has a garden theme based on touch, sound and vision and was opened a year
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Football: Bristol City 3 - AFC Bournemouth 1
AFC BOURNEMOUTH manager Mel Machin has invited out-of-favour Barnsley utility man Clint Marcelle to spend the week on trial at Dean Court. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder will train at Chapel Gate for the next two days and will line up in Cherries
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Gardens: 2 Warren Farm Cottages, West Tytherley
LOTS of unusual ideas are packed into a small space at Louise Mitchell's cottage garden at West Tytherley, near Stockbridge. There are runner beans among the roses, frothy exotic lettuces growing in soil-filled buckets and eating apple trees in the flower
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Feature: Art for everyone
TWO budding artists are currently holding an art exhibition at the unusual location of a nightclub. The photographic exhibition at Level 1 in Southampton contains the work of second year Southampton Institute photography degree students Holly Deacon and
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Society Diary: Southampton and Waterside ex-WAAF Association 9th birthday
THE Southampton and Waterside branch of the ex-WAAF Association marked its ninth birthday in style. More than 30 people attended a strawberry tea at the St John Ambulance Hall, Kings Park Road, Southampton. They tucked into a special commemorative cake
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Memories: Captured on film
AS a young boy, back in the 1950s, Barry Eagles, armed with a bottle of Tizer together with a plate of cheese and brown sauce sandwiches, would spend hours sitting on the wall at the bottom of his Southampton garden gazing across into the docks. Most
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Record despite sluggish start
UNEXPECTED costs of two pub openings and sluggish trading has forced pub operator Slug and Lettuce to slow down its expansion programme. Opening bars at Winchester and Bristol had cost more than expected, the group said, while its Northern pubs had incurred
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Profitability in year-long drop
PROFITABILITY among companies in the region has fallen during the last four quarters. The latest Experian corporate health check reveal that profitability is now at its lowest level since the recession. "No other region has suffered such a consistent
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Lucky Pauline heads off for Australia
A BRAVE Hampshire charity worker is set for a trip of a lifetime to the other side of the world - seven years after she feared that cancer would kill her. Grandmother Pauline Gale will soon be packing her bags and heading for Perth, Australia where she
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Raft race voted a splashing hit
ORGANISERS have voted this year's Waterside Raft Race the best ever after sunshine brought crowds flocking to Hythe waterfront. While nearby Southampton suffered from outbursts of heavy rain, Hythe remained cloud-free until after the event. As a result
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Steaming sucess
THE TROUBLED Watercress Line is seeing light at the end of the tunnel - thanks to Thomas the Tank Engine. The nine-day Thomas and his Friends in Steam event, which ended yesterday, is heading for a possible record profit. Extra carriages had to be laid
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Cricket: Hampshire play down Flintoff link
HAMPSHIRE are making no official comment on reports that they are tracking Lancashire's England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff. The speculation comes in the same week that the county admitted entering preliminary talks to try and bring Shane Warne to The
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Football: Wolves 1 - Pompey 1
RORY ALLEN bears a million pound price tag on his shoulders, Robbie Keane carries one on his head. But both proved their worth to their respective clubs on a day when the two strikers came head to head and invited comparison as Wolves legend Steve Bull
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Football: Saints swap deal
SAINTS were today lining up a sensational swap deal which would bring striker Kevin Davies back to The Dell - and see Egil Ostenstad move to Blackburn Rovers. It is thought that Saints are prepared to cash in on the Norwegian marksman who they would lose
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Football: Saints 4 - Newcastle 2
A RIP-ROARING second-half display fired Saints to a stunning victory and left Newcastle's boss facing the Gullitine. Stuart Ripley and fellow half-time substitute Trond Soltvedt transformed the game to heap further misery on Magpies' manager Ruud Gullit
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GOLF: Le Mesurier's such a classy double act
MARTIN LE MESURIER completed a rare Hampshire amateur golfing double when he won the Stoneham Trophy and the Mike Smith Memorial Trophy at Brokenhurst Manor over the weekend. The 23-year-old former Hampshire champion is halfway through a four-year golf
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FOOD: Breast Of Guinea Fowl in a tarragon, white wine and cream sauce
TONY Barnfield is chef/proprietor of The Nurse's Cottage, a tiny restaurant with overnight guest accommodation in the New Forest village of Sway. One recent guest commented in the visitors' book that "Tony collects awards like other people collect china
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Eating out: Flounders, White Hart Road, Old Portsmouth
LET ME nail my colours to the mast from the start - I love fish. So when my young son had an unexpected "sleep-over" at a friends we took the opportunity of having a meal out. Not wanting to eat in one of the local pubs and wanting to go somewhere a bit
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Pets: Give a dog a home
LABRADORS are a passion for Barbara Watford - and one that doesn't stop with her own four much-loved dogs. As trustee and volunteer for The Labrador Rescue Trust, Barbara spends much of her working day finding new homes for abandoned and neglected pure-breeds
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Limbo looms for clearing students
HUNDREDS of school leavers hoping for places at Southampton University could be left in limbo this week because of industrial action by a lecturers' union. Members of the Association of University Teachers, who include admissions tutors, are to boycott
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Let the fun begin . . .
A HUGE cloudburst couldn't wash away the curtain raiser to Eastleigh's week-long carnival. The heavy showers earlier predicted by weather forecasters finally arrived with a vengeance half way through the weekend baby show. But the show went on and was
