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In port
In port Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Bunga Pelangi, container, 0130, 207; Thea B, container, 0200, 204E; Singapore Bay, container, 0400, 205; Fidelio, vehocle carrier, 0630, 40; Funchal, passenger liner, 0800, 38/9; HNLMS Tromp, military, 1000
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Sally on hand as good practice is applauded
Hampshire's newest standard bearers for staff development rounded off national Investors In People (IIP) week by joining the 1,250 organisations in the county which have already achieved, or are following, the nationally-recognised standard. Among them
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Ford plant opens new paint shop
COUNCILLOR Derek Burke, Mayor of Southampton, took time out to see a new hi-tech vehicle paint shop in action when he officially opened the new facility at Ford's Southampton plant. An investment of £40 million has created an unique four-storey paint
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Sorcerer finds music in the blood
THREE generations of one family are helping the Waterside Operatic Society to produce its latest production. The society is staging Gilbert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer at the Waterside Theatre in Long Lane, Holbury, next month. The director is Kathleen
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Naomi Belle on track after 32 years
SHE'S beautiful. She's dark and sultry. She's 51 year old and she has not done a day's work since 1967. But she will be coming out of retirement for a special task. The steam locomotive 35028 Clan Line will haul the exclusive Orient Express on a fundraising
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Hepatitis fear Pc is given all-clear
A POLICE officer who feared he had contracted hepatitis C after a drunk spat in his eye has been given the all-clear. Pc Dave Smith, of South-ampton Central police, today spoke of his relief after going through three agonising months of blood tests to
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I was a nerve gas guinea pig
A HAMPSHIRE man will tonight give an insight into life as a "human guinea pig" at a top secret military establishment. Mike Cox, now 68, is taking part in a television programme on conscripted military personnel who took part in a chemical weapons experiment
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Girl, 10, dies in crash
AN INVESTIGATION was under way today after a ten-year-old girl died in a horrific car crash on the outskirts of Southampton. The schoolgirl was a back-seat passenger in the car which collided almost head-on with an 11-ton lorry. Two adults and two other
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Residents' fury over travellers
RESIDENTS of an affluent Hampshire village are furious after a group of travellers moved on to a site which they had warned could become illegally occupied. The worst fears of people living in East Wellow, near Romsey, were realised this week when six
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Link road backed with reservations
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a £2.5 million link road serving a major new Gosport housing estate have won the "reluctant" backing of highway chiefs. The road will run between the A32 and Priddy's Hard, which has been earmarked for the development of up to
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Call for probe into drowning
A FULL investigation is being demanded by the parents into the school boating trip which claimed the life of their nine-year-old daughter. Lesley Bee and her partner Christopher Colley have spoken publicly for the first time about the Elizabeth Bee tragedy
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BEAT TIE FIT TO TAKE ON DONS
James Beattie is ready to be thrown into the fray at Wimbledon on Saturday after shaking off a dead leg. The big striker got a bang from Sami Hyypia in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool but vowed: "I will be ready if needed." He is hoping his extra muscle
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Bleidilis crowns impressive show
Latvian international Amants Bleidilis crowned an impressive appearance for Saints with the opening goal in their 5-0 FA Premier Reserve League destruction of Crystal Palace at Staplewood last night. The Skonto Riga winger looks very comfortable on the
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Essex will be no easy prey prey
HAMPSHIRE start their defence of the Liberty Trophy with a match against "sleeping giants" on Saturday morning. The fact that Peter Line's men are the national champions makes them a prized scalp for any opponent. They are there to be shot at and the
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Travel pound
Travel pound Austria 20.70 Belgium 60.68 francs Canada 2.33 dollars Cyprus 0.86 pounds Denmark 11.21 kroner Euro 1.56 euro Finland 8.94 marks France 9.87 francs Germany 2.94 marks Greece 496 drachma Holland 3.31 guilders Hong Kong 12.29 dollars Ireland
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Motoring misery scheduled to end
MONTHS of motoring misery is set to end this weekend when work ends on Winchester's £862,000 Jewry Street improvement scheme. The work, which began in June and has involved the closure of sections of the road, caused chaos this summer. But Hampshire County
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Gardener's fury over water restriction
A DISABLED allotment holder is at the centre of a new row over the water supply to his prize-winning plot. Fred Dart has hit out at Totton and Eling Town Council over restrictions imposed on the hours he can use his standpipe. But the council says it
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Hampshire trio have an eye for Benson Masters
Hampshire have a three-tipped potting attack in this year's Benson and Hedges Snooker Championship at the Willie Thorne Snooker Club with Daniele Zagaroli leading the way. The Chandler's Ford cueman is joined by Damian Massey (New Milton) and Jason Weston
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Hannah begins to make her mark
ALL WAS not doom and gloom for British tennis in Southampton - for a change. Granted there was the familiar story of home involvement disappearing after the second round in one of the top British ladies tennis events in the country, the $50,000 Challenger
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Confident Castle is off to sizzling start
LUKE CASTLE'S long journey was worth it as he made it two wins from two bouts in a show at Stevenage Leisure Centre. And there was also an encouraging win for Southampton Golden Ring ABC clubmate Levi Alpin in his second bout. In just his second bout
