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SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
Todays principal arrivals and departures Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Clare, ro-ro, 0630, 25; Ouirgane, container, 0630, 204E; Malene, general, 0830, Marchwood; Traviata, ro-ro, 0900, 40; Autoracer, ro-ro, 1030, 106; Sea Centurion, ro-ro, 1400
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Jeweller fined for Titanic con
A HAMPSHIRE jeweller who tried to con a vulnerable pensioner out of a £20,000 Titanic watch has been fined £2,500. Kim John Webb, 41, remained stoney-faced as Recorder Nicholas Jarman QC told him he had narrowly escaped a prison sentence. "If I thought
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ANN JONES REFLECTS ON HER FAMILY'S YEAR OF HELL
ANN JONES sometimes lies awake at night wondering what she or her husband can have done in a previous life to warrant the run of bad luck they have endured this year. Over the past six months they have borne more cruel blows than many families suffer
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Ancient fort discovered
AN IRON AGE fort has been discovered in the heart of a huge housing estate in Valley Park at Chandler's Ford. The Daily Echo was the first to reveal that the area could be on the brink of an internationally important find. Now archaeological excavations
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Darts: First Grand Prix blood to Jenkins
England international Andy Jenkins has won the first Grand Prix event of this season's Hampshire Men's Super League South. Beaten finalist was Dougie Ralph who had earlier overcome Martyn Dunford and Ged Harrop to reach the final. Jenkins disposed of
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Football : Half time scores
Saints,Pompey and Cherries half time results Leicester City 2 - Southampton 0 Portsmouth 0 - Charlton Athletic 1 AFC Bournemouth 1 - Stoke City 0 Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion
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DWARF ACTOR'S DEATH REVEALED STAR QUALITY
HE was a well-known figure in Hollywood - yet few in his native city of Southampton knew of his fame. John Edward Allen, a dwarf just 3ft 10in tall, said little to his family and friends back in Hampshire about his acting achievements in the USA. But,
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Police swoop to solver murder
DETECTIVES investigating one of Hampshire's longest running and most baffling murders have carried out searches at two addresses, the Daily Echo can reveal. Officers searching for the killer of Southampton University student Joan Lesley McMurray, murdered
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Abuse victim jailed for murder attempt
A MAN who admitted kicking his childhood sex abuser over a cliff is today beginning a life sentence for attempted murder. Christopher Thomas, 33, of Prospect Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, was convicted by a jury of attempting to kill paedophile Edwin
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House prices soar across the South
HOUSE prices in Hampshire are going through the roof with the cost of buying a home reaching record levels. Estate agents in Southampton are reporting average rises of 20 to 25 per cent over the last year. But housing costs at the lower end of the market
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Pompey and Cherries Full time Results
Full time scores for Pompey and Cherries Pompey 0 - Charlton Athletic 2 AFC Bournemouth 1 Stoke City 1 Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
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Football: Petterson is keen to avoid a net result
POMPEY'S Andy Petterson shapes up to face his former side today requesting no increase in his workload - but with one notable exception. "I haven't been very busy in the past few games except picking the ball out of the net," says the goalkeeper, who
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Leicester City 2 - Southampton 1
Saints had substitute Kevin Davies sent off as two defensive errors sent them sliding to defeat at Leicester. Davies received his marching orders for a reckless lunge of Gerry Taggart who was stretchered off 15 minutes from time. As tempers flared late
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Football: Injury booster for Beresford
John Beresford has received a pick-me-up after falling down the stairs at home. The Saints defender, currently on loan at Birmingham, was thought likely to need a cartilage operation which would have ruled him out for around two months. But surgeons discovered
