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Australia 2.4331 dollars Austria 20.15 schillings Belgium 59.26 francs Canada 2.3174 dollars Cyprus 0.8455 pounds Denmark 10.97 kroner Euro 1.51306 euro Finland 8.7503 marks France 9.6181 francs Germany 2.88 marks Greece 479.97 drachma Holland 3.2316
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Fab salute to Beatles
A HAMPSHIRE Beatles band, voted the Fab Four's second best imitators in the world, takes to the stage at a club on Sunday. The Silver Beatles, from Waterlooville, are topping the bill at an open air concert at the Marriott Meon Valley Hotel and Country
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Royal restoration to restart 'soon'
WORK to complete the major restoration of Winchester's Theatre Royal is expected to resume soon. The £3.8 million project came to a standstill more than five weeks ago when the contractors, Grist Construction, went into receivership. Crucial negotiations
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Small display has a big bang
FAREHAM'S Fort Nelson has had a tiny increase in its fire power. An exhibition of rare and historic military models has opened to the public with some of the items on show, which include guns and pontoons, from the museum's store cupboards, while others
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JUDGE PRAISES SOCCER STAR'S ACTIONS IN CLUB
A SOUTHAMPTON cabbie accused of attacking Saints soccer star Matthew Le Tissier has been cleared by a jury because of lack of evidence. Martin Richardson, 33, was alleged to have thrown a pint glass at the Southampton striker and punched him while he
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Desperate appeal to save Nicola
THE parents of a Hampshire woman have launched a world-wide appeal for a bone marrow donor who could save their daughter's life. Nicola Coates, 24, from Winchester, is in a Southampton hospital after being struck down with leukaemia for the third time
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Vintage car viewing on rail line
VINTAGE car enthusiasts flocked to see rare American cars at Ropley Station on the Watercress Line. The show near Winchester was staged to celebrate the Packard Car Club's centennial meeting. Attracting the most attention was an 82-year-old Packard model
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Winners of the Daily Echo's advertising awards
GLITZ and glamour, sequins and sparkles adorned the guests who took over Southampton's De Vere Grand Harbour hotel this week as the Daily Echo held its second annual Night and Day awards ceremony. Ladies came in their finest and men sported black tie
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Weal shows way in championship
HAMPSHIRE'S Nick Weal continues to expand his lead on the Girobank Tour's points table after reaching the final of last week's event at Havant - the final event of the 1999 British grass court season. The overall winner of last year's Girobank Tour, Weal
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Sussex in driving seat
,b.AUSTRALIAN batsman Michael Di Venuto was one of four Sussex players to record half-centuries at Southampton. Di Venuto was joined by Chris Adams, Tony Cottey and Justin Bates whose 57 was his career-best score. Di Venuto struck 12 boundaries in his
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What a result
GIRL power has helped make history at Southampton's oldest school. King Edward VI, Shirley, for centuries an all-boys school, is today reporting record GCSE results - thanks to its first ever group of Year 11 girls. Alexa Maddison was one of four pupils
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Echo shares
3i 855 +3 AB Ports 349 +10 Abbey National 1052 +16 AIM 247 +12 Alldays 69 - Allders 127 +3 Alliance & Leics 851 +37 Allied Zurich 790 +6 AMEC 266 + Avon Rubber 592 BAA 637 -2 Bass 831 -10 British American 508 +10 Blue Circle 450 -8 Beale 100 +1 BAe
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In Port
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Jervis Bay, container, 0230, 206; Fidelio, ro-ro, 0630, 34/5; Boheme, ro-ro, 0730, 40; Francop, container, AM, Con Port; Ingrid, gen-eral, 1200, 47; Le Castellet, ro-ro, 1430, 201; Waddenzee, general, 1500, 43;
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Garden wreckers upset pensioners
TWO garden-loving pensioners have had their summer peace ruined by display-wrecking vandals. Ada Thompson, 95, and Cicely Crouch, 90, are both proud of the blaze of colour from the fuchsias, petunias and geraniums around their gardens at The Crescent,
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Spire light-up to mark happy days
A SCHEME to light up the spire of Southampton's mother church with sponsorship has been backed by dozens of local companies. Several businesses have already put themselves forward as sponsors to pay for the lighting up of the spire of St Mary's Church
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History buffs can net facts
HISTORY buffs around the globe will at the press of a button be able to dig into Eastleigh's past as the town's museum is put firmly on the map. A new website has now gone on line at the High Street museum. The newly extended web site includes information
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Morte's gunning for Dell success
LUIS BOA MORTE today linked up with his new Saints teammates after completing his move from Arsenal. But he will find it a lot harder to join his international colleagues this weekend. His passport was stolen during a break-in at his London home as he
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Barsdell is Cowes hero
COWES climbed six places to second place in the Jewson Wessex League - two points behind title-holders and lead-ers Lymington & NM - after a late strike earned a 2-1 victory over mid-table Brockenhurst at Westwood Park last night. Adam Barsdell was
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Crowning glory for Banister Park again
BANISTER PARK, who went 17 years without taking the Southampton and District BA championship, have now won it two seasons in a row. The crunch match for the Eastleigh club came in their penultimate fixture when they faced leaders Sports Centre. Banister
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Go on - give us a smile Kevin
LAUGHTER they say is the best medicine to take those blues away, but for one man sadness is the winner. Comedian Kevin McCarthy was not smiling as he broke his world record. He kept a straight face for more than two hours and 26 minutes. Shoppers in Southampton
