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3i 832 -2 AB Ports 340 Abbey National 1046 -7 AIM 242 -2 Alldays 66 -7 Allders 134 Alliance & Leics 840 -6 Allied Zurich 782 -11 AMEC 270 -1 Avon Rubber 580 BAA 626 -10 Bass 840 +15 British American 526 - Blue Circle 449 - Beale 110 -5 BAe 467 -1
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Boom time for docks marking record year
IT'S boom time in Southampton docks with the port achieving record levels in almost every sector, according to figures released today. New trade has poured into Southampton docks in the first part of the year, boosting local jobs and the regional and
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Thugs stone motorway drivers
MINDLESS thugs forced drivers to run a gauntlet of marbles, ball-bearings and wood as they used high-powered catapults to fire at passing cars and lorries last night in Southampton. At least five vehicles, including a new Mercedes Benz, were hit in a
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Make childrens wishes come true
CELEBRITIES and local people in Winchester have pledged their support to a massive auction of promises for terminally-ill children. Ready Steady Cook star and local boy James Martin, and Capital Radios Mike Osman will among the guests at the auction in
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Soldier helping keep peace with moving responsibility
EASTLEIGH soldier Private Paul Spranger has a vital role in Kosovo - keeping the Nato troops and equipment moving. Paul, 24, is a member of 17 Port & Maritime regiment, Royal Logistics Corps, based just outside the troubled province's capital, Pristina
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Letter from USA backing hospital
THE campaign to save the Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport, has spread across the Atlantic Ocean. Florida resident Judith Zappi is joining thousands of borough residents in fighting to prevent the closure of the hospital. Judith, of Ormond Beach, was staying
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Saints pair in a Boroo Tester
Kevin Davies and Chris Marsden will be looking to put themselves firmly in the frame for Saints' trip to Middlesbrough on Saturday by coming through a reserve game against Charlton at Staplewood. A hamstring injury put Davies out of the home win over
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Medal bonanza for Itchen youngsters
Itchen Tae Kwon Do Club are celebrating after scooping an amazing 14 medals from the Southern Tae Kwon Do Championships in Salisbury. Sixteen students from the Southampton area represented the club, which has only been running for two years, and secured
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Tommy's on the road to stardom
TOMMY Wright was the best ten-year-old motocross rider in Britain two years ago. Now the daring little kid from Bitterne has just swept the board in the national under-12 age group. Young Tom (pictured left) has had a superb season winning all the major
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Squad's off to a crime cracking start
HAMPSHIRE detectives have helped a national crime-busting team crack 122 criminal enterprises in the South East. New figures released by the National Crime Squad, which has a branch in Southampton, are 70 per cent above target for the first year of operation
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Gibbons boss returns after buyer licked
Flying Flowers, the mail order flowers group, has reappointed Paul Fraser to run the Stanley Gibbons stamps business he sold to the company last year. After what the Jersey-based company described as a "disappointing" half-year for the division, Mr Fraser
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In Port
Today's Southampton arrivals: Thebeland, ro-ro, 0700, Marchwood; Scottish Star, refrigerat, 1130, 102; Sac Malaga, bulk dry, 1200, 47; Margareta B, container, 1300, 204W; Varangerfjord, ferry, 1345, 25; Montlhery, ro-ro, 1530, 201; Dusseldorf Express,
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Travel pound
Australia 2.39 dollars Austria 20.25 schillings Belgium 59.54 francs Canada 2.32 dollars Cyprus 0.84 pounds Denmark 11.02 kroner Euro 1.51406 euro Finland 8.78 marks France 9.65 francs Germany 2.89 marks Greece 481 drachma Holland 3.24 guilders Hong Kong
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Noticed anything missing
COME and get it is the message from Park Gate police, who are hoping to offload some of their unwanted treasure trove. Officers have amassed a collection of jewellery and watches to put many a jeweller's shop to shame. The booty was recovered from suspected
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Poster design for millennium
CHILDEN and young people in North Baddesley and Valley Park are to get the chance to design a poster which could make a little bit of history. Sunday, June 18, 2000, is the official day for millennium celebrations to take place and some suitable posters
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Duke turns the clock back 25 years
HOW time flies. It did not seem 25 years ago that the Duke of Gloucester was doing the opening honours at a sheltered home for the elderly. Then it was also a red letter day in royal history. For the visit to Hampshire marked one of the very first Royal
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New stadium aid withheld
REGENERATION bosses in Southampton have held back on giving a full £1 million in cash towards the Saints project of building a new Dell in St Mary's. Fears were raised over the issue of contributing such a large sum to a private company, and it was agreed
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Expanding market may go countywide
THE farmers' market in Winchester is all set to go countywide if proposals in a seminar next month are given the go-ahead. The two pilot markets held in the city so far have been a great success, with another due on September 26 and a Christmas market
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Beattie makes comeback as England crash
Beattie makes comeback as England crash Southampton striker James Beattie, who has been sidelined with a rib injury since the start of the season, came through 90 minutes in England Under-21s' 3-1 defeat in Poland. Beattie was drafted into the depleted
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MAD FOR IT - Charlie's dressed to thrill!
WE'VE seen it all before, the lengths some people go to to show their allegiance to their team - or have we. Take Alan Ruthen - a Saints fan for over 50 years. He's constantly reminded of his Dell heroes every time he goes into the back garden - because
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Justin too Keen to get off the mark
JUSTIN KEEN paid the penalty for going "too hard, too early" when he overcooked his tyres during qualifying and failed to register a top-ten finish in the Thrifty Formula Palmer Audi Championship at Brands Hatch. "I was a bit too enthusiastic early on
