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South East joy for county team
Hampshire's amateur golfers produced a brilliant team performance to win the South East Counties League title at Frinton-on-Sea on Sunday. Essex flaunted home advantage and were mown down 9-2 in a surprisingly one-sided final between the two league group
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More Dell misery for uninspired Saints!
At this rate Saints are going to be glad to see the back of The Dell which, in its final season, is suddenly no longer the fortress it was. For the third time in five Premiership home games, they were beaten by an inferior side whom they should have whipped
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Norwich still waiting on Giallanza
Norwich came back from the dead on Saturday to breathe life into their season. The Canaries clocked their first home win of the season by roaring back from 2-0 adrift to beat Sheffield United 4-2. And, again like Pompey, they're showing signs of putting
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James eyes a third title
JAMES RICHARDSON issued a sharp reminder that he intends to clinch a third national title but Southampton Golden Ring ABC clubmate Tony Hill received an even sharper reminder. Twice National Schoolboys champion Richardson scored a comfortable, unanimous
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TV oldies drop in for lunch
TELEVISION heavyweights Michael Palin, Brian Blessed and Bill Cotton were on hand to entertain guests at Winchester's first Oldies Magazine literary lunch. They mingled with the 230-strong audience at the city's Guildhall and signed copies of their latest
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Last word on epitaphs
MEMBERS of the Winchester Group of the Hampshire Genealogical Society were enthralled when Clive Colpus recounted his experiences over 25 years as the society's director of fieldwork. During that time he has been responsible for the recording of details
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MPs hear Vosper job-loss worries
HOPES are rising that hundreds of jobs facing the axe at Vosper Thornycroft can be saved after workers took their fight to Parliament yesterday. Nearly 150 employees made a desperate plea to six Hampshire MPs to help the Woolston shipyard secure its long
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Pensioners are left stranded
PENSIONERS have been left housebound through changes to Southampton's bus network, it is claimed. Age Concern Southampton is calling on First Southampton bus company to take urgent action to bring back routes which were axed as part of last month's network
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Duo cast off on tall-ship adventure
TWO Hampshire women have set off on their sailing trip of a lifetime after winning a competition in the Daily Echo. Thanks to sponsorship from the Jubilee Sailing Trust, Maureen Kendall from Itchen, Southampton, and Pat Lucas from Basingstoke stepped
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Thefts alert to shop workers
SHOP staff in Fareham have been warned to take more care of their possessions while at work after a spate of thefts from backrooms. Thieves posing as shoppers are walking into staff communal rooms, storerooms or kitchens and stealing handbags, purses
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Everything stops for the carnival
HISTORIC Titchfield was flooded with thousands of visitors as its annual carnival took over the whole village yesterday. The village welcomed about 30,000 visitors as it staged what is claimed to be the largest carnival in the region. Traffic was closed
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Cafe go-ahead
MOVES to prevent a former Lyndhurst butcher's shop from being used as a cafe have been overturned. New Forest District Council refused to grant planning permission for the change of use of the premises, at the eastern end of Lyndhurst High Street. But
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Foals destroyed
A FILLY foal had to be destroyed after being injured by a hit-and-run driver near Lyndhurst. The incident happened at dusk last Thursday on the B3056 at Matley Ridge. Another filly was put down after being hit in broad daylight near Godshill on Sunday
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Chiefs told of low crime risk
HOUSEHOLDERS in Hampshire face the risk of being broken into just once every 287 years, the latest figures reveal. The number of burglaries in the county have been slashed in the past six months - leaving homeowners at half the risk of a break-in as the
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Residents lose out to nursing home
CAMPAIGNERS have lost their battle to halt the expansion of a "noisy" nursing home in a New Forest conservation area. New Forest District Council has approved an application by Sentinel Health Care to build one- and two-storey extensions to Fritham House
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Honda theft attempt bungled
BUNGLING thieves set off a car alarm and knocked over the motorcycle they were trying to steal in an alleyway in Eastleigh. The thieves had wheeled the red Honda motorbike into the alleyway near Dutton Lane to use a screwdriver in the lock to try to start
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Van targeted
THIEVES stole over £500-worth of tools from a van that was left parked in Eastleigh's town centre for just half an hour in broad daylight. The Ford Escort was parked in an alleyway at the back of High Street when the thieves struck and removed the car's
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DOUBLE BLOW FOR SAINTS
Saints could have the Matts pulled from under them at Old Trafford where they look likely to be without two of their most creative players. Matthew Le Tissier and Matthew Oakley are both doubtful for the clash with the champions after limping out of last
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Bicycles stolen
THREE bikes were among a haul of items stolen from a shed in a back garden in Hedge End's Hawthorn Close. Thieves managed to wheel off a blue Giant Escaper men's mountain bike, a yellow-and-red Giant Martin Haweys bicycle and a blue Giant Cold Rock men's
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UNI HOPES DASHED
HOPES of Winchester becoming a university city by 2006 are set to be dashed. Paul Light, the new principal of King Alfred's College, believes the target date set by his predecessor, John Dickinson, is too ambitious. Prof Light, who starts his £85,000-
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Labour candidate in pact denial from NZ
WINCHESTER'S Labour prospective parliamentary candidate has defended his long holiday in North America and Australasia. The Conservatives seized upon Stephen Wyeth's three-month sabbatical as evidence that Labour is not taking Winchester seriously, especially
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WestQuay adopts Safe Child scheme
WESTQUAY has become the latest shopping centre in Southampton to adopt the scheme which helps reunite children who become separated from their parents. Retailers at The Marlands Centre already support the Safe Child initiative. Now bosses at WestQuay,
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Bag snatcher foiled by his victim
A MAN fled empty-handed after trying to snatch a woman's handbag. The woman, 24, flagged down a blue car which took her to Shirley police station in Southampton. The incident happened between 9.20pm-9.40pm on Friday, at Oakley Road, near the junction
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BANNED. The disqualified driver who still drove children to school each day
HUNDREDS of schoolchildren were ferried to school by a driver who had been banned from the road, the Daily Echo can reveal. Wayne Wells drove a school bus taking youngsters to and from school despite being a disqualified driver. The case has sparked national
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Colvins' garden is targeted by thieves
THIEVES have raided the Hampshire country estate of tragic MP Michael Colvin and wife Nichola. The couple died when a blaze ripped through their home in February. The fire was so severe that most of Tangley House, near Andover was destroyed. Raiders have
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Confusion reigns in free TV licence saga
A PENSIONER who criticised the TV Licensing Authority for wasting time and money trying to give him a free licence ten years too early has received a response to his complaint. Vic Mitchell, from Sarisbury Green, is 65, yet twice he was sent an offer
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Arrests hope on drugs ring
CUSTOMS officers anticipate making further ar-rests after one of Britain's biggest-ever seizures of cocaine was made off the South Coast. Delighted officers say the dawn swoop off the Isle of Wight coast smashed a major drug-smuggling ring. Yesterday
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Everything stops for the carnival
HISTORIC Titchfield was flooded with thousands of visitors as its annual carnival took over the whole village. The village welcomed about 30,000 visitors as it staged what is claimed to be the largest carnival in the region. Traffic was closed off to
