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MISSING BOY SAFE
A BOY who sparked an all-night search after running away from home during an argument with his parents was found today safe and well. Nathan Lowry, 12, left his home in Wheeler's Close, Gosport, in a temper yesterday afternoon. Police were especially
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Bid to keep village at its best
MOVES are being stepped up to prevent further large scale development in Swanmore and safeguard important open spaces. A village conservation group is actively looking at ways to preserve green areas, and a public meeting is being held in the village
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Movie star feasts on garlic sausage
GLENN Close wouldn't be impressed if she was rewarded at the end of a hard day's filming with a garlic sausage. But for Afghan hound Letitia - one of Miss Close's co-stars in the new Disney film 102 Dalmatians - a daily feast of sausage and bacon was
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Sextet add up results
SIX local accountancy students are celebrating success in their Association of Accounting Technician exams with awards for the top candidates. The top student awards were sponsored by Southampton- based CMA Financial Recruit-ment. Senior partner Peter
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Jackpot win heralds an early Christmas Gran plans a festive spree
A SOUTHAMPTON granny who scooped a £1 million jackpot prize is planning a bumper Christmas celebration for her family this year. Phyllis Porter, 71, thought she would have to cut back on festive pressies this year as money was a little tight. But now
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Police hunt for missing Nathan, 12
POLICE today stepped up their hunt for a vulnerable schoolboy missing from his Hampshire home. Nathan Lowry, 12, was last seen at 4pm yesterday in Hornet Close, near Haslar Lake, Gosport. He lives in Wheelers Close, near Haslar Lake, Gosport. He is partially
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Mental health grant targeted at families
A HAMPSHIRE organisation is celebrating a £400,000 lottery grant to set up a pioneering project to help relatives of mentally-ill people. The National Schizophrenia Fellowship (NSF), which is based in Southampton has been awarded the cash to develop a
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Model sparks recollections of great ship
THE image of one of Southampton's great liners is back in port nearly 30 years after she was sent to the scrapyard. The Royal Mail flagship Andes had a memorable career sailing the oceans of the world before being broken up in the 1970s but now memories
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Villagers relish win over Big Mac plans
CAMPAIGNERS who fought to keep a McDonald's fast-food restaurant away from the edge of the New Forest were today celebrating victory. The burger giant had asked for planning permission to build the 75-seater family restaurant and drive-through take-away
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Teenager took part in torture ordeal
A TEENAGER has admitted his part in a homophobic torture ordeal. Ronald Stokoe pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to causing grievous bodily harm against David Hall after a judge ruled the victim's evidence could be given from beyond the grave.
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Five injured in car pile-up
FIVE people were taken to Southampton General Hospital after a three-car pile-up at Eastleigh. The accident happened at around 5pm at the junction of Southampton Road and Chestnut Avenue and the junction was closed for about ten minutes, with Southampton
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Concern for dinner lady
POLICE at Eastleigh are continuing to keep in touch with officers in the North of England in the hunt for missing Eastleigh housewife and school dinner lady Wendy Dunn, pictured. It is known that a withdrawal was made from Mrs Dunn's bank account at Blackburn
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Beer festival well attended
HUNDREDS of real ale enthusiasts rolled up to Eastleigh over the weekend for the town annual beer festival. A heady mix of local ales from Hampshire and other breweries around the country drew in scores of beer buffs from across the county. Organisers
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Entertainers Pompey storm through Palace
WHY GO to Florida for your thrills and spills? CleggieWorld, The Theme Park run by Steve Claridge, is now open - and who knows where this crazy adventure will end? The ticker line reads...Pompey fight back from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace...
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Jenkins: Red card was a travesty . . . and it cost us two points
HAVANT & Waterlooville co-manager Mick Jenkins blasted Northfleet official Steven Peeke for costing his team at least a point in the 1-0 Dr Martens Premier defeat at Margate. His anger centred on the 76th-minute dismissal of Paul Wood, who was rightly
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Night car raid
OVERNIGHT car raiders stole a £90 pair of sunglasses and an £80 Panasonic radio-cassette player from a Peugeot parked in Astral Gardens, Hamble.
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ONE CAR RULE APPROACHES
HOUSEBUYERS could be told they can have only one car when they buy a property in a Basingstoke development. An unprecedented ruling on a proposed town centre housing site is set to be approved by Basingstoke council on Wednesday, which will dictate how
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KNIFE ATTACKER GETS LIFE
A PLASTERER who viciously attacked a naked man he found in his ex-girlfriend's bed has been jailed for life. Adrian Phillips, 22, told terrified Christopher Lewis "you know you are going to die really slowly" before going downstairs to get a knife. He
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Jazz plus ale
THE REAL Ale and Thunder Band will be whipping up a storm at a special concert in aid of a Hampshire church centre appeal. The concert, at St John's Church in Hedge End, will be raising funds for the Underhill Centre appeal. There will be traditional
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Mortarboards aloft as graduation day dawns
HUNDREDS of proud parents filled the pews at Winchester Cathedral to see the students of King Alfred's College finally graduate. Mortarboards flew through the air outside as both young and old prepared to let their hair down after enjoying the full pomp
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Impact of pubs sell-off
PUB landlords and managers in the South were today assessing the impact of the news that 300 pubs in Hampshire are to be sold. Managed pubs and independent traders who lease properties from Whitbread are among those affected by a massive shake-up by the
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THIS COULD BE THE LAST TIME
DESPERATE workers from Vosper Thornycroft took their fight to parliament today amid fears that the Triton could be one of the last ships built at their Southampton yard. Up to 150 highly-skilled employees facing the possibility of a bleak future were
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Campaigner urges death-road action
A SAFETY campaigner has renewed her criticism of a busy village commuter road which she claims is dangerous because it is crumbling. Villagers have been pressing for improvements to Titchfield Road, Stubbington, for about nine years because of increasing
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Survey shows lack of public toilets
A COUNCIL probe into the state of public conveniences in Southamp-ton has revealed a situation that is far from convenient for city centre users. For the city that bills itself as the capital of the region has only one set of public loos in the city centre
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Locks Heath taught a harsh lesson over loss of Watt
LOCKS HEATH were only days away from putting Steve Watt on contract after his sensational early-season goal-scoring exploits. It's history now that Newport moved in and swept the high-scoring striker away to the promised land of the Dr Martens Southern
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Challenging way to support charity
BREWERY giant Whitbread led businessesmen and women over assault courses, through drill exercises and around the swimming pool in a challenge day at HMS Collingwood in Fareham. The event was organised to support Southampton-based children's charity the
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Sixties jukebox
THE SOUNDS of the Sixties are coming to Fareham for a live jukebox evening at Ferneham Hall next week. The Hitmakers Sixties Unlimit-ed Tour will be stopping in Fareham on November 1 for a night of transatlantic hits. The evening's special guest star
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Cash help for work abroad
THREE Hampshire residents have scooped financial grants to support their plans to do project work abroad. Vickie Spencer, a Venture Scout from Fareham, is visiting Uganda, Heather Badcock, from Burley in the New Forest, is taking part in a conservation
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Campaigner urges death-road action
A SAFETY campaigner has renewed her criticism of a busy village commuter road which she claims is dangerous because it is crumbling. Villagers have been pressing for improvements to Titchfield Road, Stubbington, for about nine years because of increasing
