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Australia 2.4471 dollars
Austria 20.26 schillings Belgium 59.55 francs Canada 2.354 dollars Cyprus 0.8501 pounds Denmark 11.03 kroner Euro 1.52011 euro Finland 8.7906 marks France 9.6779 francs Germany 2.8954 marks Greece 483.58 drachma Holland 3.2465 guilders Hong Kong 12.18
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Train with Net
TEMPORARY staff with Robert Half International in Southampton can take advantage of free Internet-based training as part of a campaign by the consultancy to boost skills levels in the city. The Internet training programme comprises 500 computer-based
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In Port
Today's arrivals: Oriana, liner, 0630, 106; Autoracer, ro-ro, 1000, 30; Tango, ro-ro, am, Marchwood; Hamburg Express, container, 2030, 206; Sand Harrier, dredger, 2130, Crown Wharf; CMA Hakata, container, 2200, 204. Sailings: NYK Andromeda,, 0900, 207
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Challenging test in Nigel's memory
THE parents of a tragic Royal Marine are organising a charity event to raise awareness of cardiac arrests in young people. Nigel Foster, from Gosport Road, Fareham, collapsed and died during a gruelling exercise just days after joining the marines in
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Taking exams only optional
IMAGINE a school free of exam pressures, where children can design their own courses, and where school dinners are freshly picked each day from an organic garden. As thousands of mainstream pupils deal with the annual ritual of A-level and GCSE results
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Internet suicide concerns of MP
A HAMPSHIRE MP is to start a campaign to outlaw Internet sites that encourage people to kill themselves. LibDem Mark Oaten has become increasingly concerned about the sites, which cover celebrity suicides of INXS singer Michael Hutchence and Nirvana front
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So where do you put the bus lane
CONTROVERSIAL PLANS to create bus lanes on two of the South's busiest motorways, have been revealed. But the scheme has come under fire from motoring organisation bosses. The government is reported to be considering banning cars from one lane on stretches
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Pubwatch spawns the 'offie watch'
WINCHESTER police are resurrecting ground-breaking attempts to cut down on alcohol abuse in public areas. They aim to set up an off-licence equivalent to the successful Pubwatch scheme which has been successful in cutting rowdyism. Drinkers who misbehave
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Parents' safety plea for tragic Jonathan
THE parents of a little boy who died after being knocked off his bicycle in a Hampshire village are to set up a trust fund in his name to improve road safety. Eight-year-old Jonathan Moon, from King's Somborne, was in collision with a car driven by a
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Allen fights for Pompey cause
RORY ALLEN "went to war" for Alan Ball to demonstrate how far Pompey have come in a month after Saturday's 2-0 win over Stockport at Fratton Park. Ball described the £1million signing from Spurs display as: "As encouraging a performance form a young centre-forward
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Crazy goal is vital spark for Pompey
YOU WOULD expect to have trouble cold-starting an engine in January, not the middle of August. But Pompey had the patience and persistence to keep trying until the motor coughed and then purred nicely - the crucial spark being provided by a breakthrough
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RE-BAPTISIM OF FIRE FOR DAVIES
SAINTS BOSS Dave Jones is back-ing Kevin Davies to relaunch his Premiership career at The Dell in the wake of Saturday's crushing 4-1 defeat at Everton. Davies looked happy to be back in red and white and showed flashes of his old form, setting up the
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Kelly's no regrets
KELLY HOLMES had no regrets about her decision to run the 800 metres despite crashing out in the semi-finals in sultry Seville last night. The former Hampshire-based Army sergeant chose the two laps over the 1500 metres because her endurance work had
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Food & Drink - Say Cheese
IT was the original fast food. Workers would chew on a chunk of cheese to keep them going. But now cheese in all its vari-ous shapes, sizes and strengths is proving it deserves more of a place on the menu than just the cheese board. So much so, that there's
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Curry sauce on the '99, madam
IT'S as English as cricket on a Sunday afternoon. The image of the ice cream van in the park dishing out Orange Maids or '99s on a summer's day. For years the menus haven't changed - a lolly, a cone, maybe some strawberry sauce and a bottle of pop and
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Echo Shares
3i 830 +8 AB Ports 341 +11 Abbey National 1014 +11 AIM 217 +5 Alldays 71 +% Allders 119 +1 Alliance & leics 807 -9 Allied Zurich 765 +21 AMEC 265 +2 Avon Rubber 580 +7 BAA 637 Bass 843 +4 British American 494 +3 Blue Circle 444 +12 Beale 99 -1 BAe
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TRAVEL POUND
Australia 2.4471 dollars Austria 20.26 schillings Belgium 59.55 francs Canada 2.354 dollars Cyprus 0.8501 pounds Denmark 11.03 kroner Euro 1.52011 euro Finland 8.7906 marks France 9.6779 francs Germany 2.8954 marks Greece 483.58 drachma Holland 3.2465
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Parents' hit and run plea
THE stunned and grief-stricken parents of a Winchester man killed in a hit and run road smash have appealed for the driver of the vehicle to contact police. Gareth Jones, 22, was knocked off his Honda 90cc bike after a collision with a white Ford Escort
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Pilgrimage could put heat on
A VICAR is putting his faith and his best foot forward for a gruelling trip in the hope of raising funds for new heating at his church. Terry Roberts, who is vicar of St Barnabas Church in Weeke, is to walk the whole 125 miles from Winchester to Canterbury
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Posse rounds up straying trolleys
MORE than 200 stray shopping trolleys were rounded up during a three-day campaign in Southampton. The city council set up a team called the Trolley Posse and a hotline phone number for the public to let officers know where the supermarket proper-ty was
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Row over a too modern town hall
PLANS to provide New Milton with its first town hall have been hit by a row over the architecture. A £900,000 centre planned for the junction of Ashley Road and Spencer Road was attacked as a "carbuncle" at a meeting of local councillors. The scheme has
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Relegation back to haunt Hawks
HAVING grabbed a life-line in their attempt to avoid the drop from the CGU National League Division 1, Hampshire Hawks let go of the rope in a 78-run defeat by Gloucestershire Gladiators. This was the match where Hampshire could have clambered over Gloucestershire
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Saints hit by Blues
SEVEN minutes of madness wrecked Saints' Mersey mission and injected a heavy dose of reality into the campaign. After their best start to a season for 11 years, the pre-match talk among travelling fans was, incredibly, of the mathematical possibility
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GARDENS - Crawley Court
IF YOUR garden is start-ing to look decidedly threadbare towards the end of summer, why not cheer yourself up with a visit to Little Court, at Crawley near Winchester This is a tranquil country garden, with lots of late flowering and drought-resistant
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EATING OUT - Buffalo Bills, Southampton
FOR an authentic taste of true-American food you must try Buffalo Bills in Commercial Road, Southampton. Whether you like enormous burgers filled with absolutely every accompaniment, a generous salad, a steak sensation or a rack of ribs - this saloon-style
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Looking back - The Class of 38
HOW did they all fit into one room Western District Boys class of 1938 had no less than 39 on the roll and among them was young Graham Britton. He was a pupil at the Shirley Road school until 1939 when the Second World War meant he and his class-mates
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Pet of the Week - Keeping up with his namesake
THERE couldn't have been a better choice of name for this nippy New Zealand, dwarf rabbit than that of an international footballer. As quick on his paws as his Brazilian namesake, Cafu is proving more than a match for his equally energetic owners 13-year-old
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
HARRY Potter is the most unusual boy you could come across. He hates the summer holidays because he has to stay with his unbearable Uncle Vernon, his awful Aunt Petunia and his crafty cousin Dudley. Harry also happens to be a wizard, and always looks
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Summer Fun
For two whole pages of pictures from Eastleigh's carnival see tonight's Daily Echo. Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
