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Locals are tops on home water
LOCAL anglers carried off all the major awards during the Poingdestre's 14th Intern-ational beach festival at Weston shore. Steve Paulley from Woolston carried off the £1,000 top prize after landing a trio of flounders from the Rolling mills section which
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Greek holiday nearly ended in tragedy
IT WAS meant to be a carefree holiday dominated by sea and sunshine. But a two-week trip to Rhodes, Greece, almost ended in tragedy when a five-year-old Hampshire girl received a serious electric shock. Megan Buckle was blown across the room after adjusting
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Italian job for Rose, Blackey
JUSTIN ROSE has received an 11th hour reprieve to try and save his European PGA Tour card. He and Hampshire golfing pal Matt Blackey were last minute call-ups for the Italian Open starting in Sardinia today. Both believed their chances of making the money
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School attacked
STONE-THROWING vandals cracked four panes of glass in a classroom's windows at the rear of Merdon Junior School, Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford.
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Angelina in early trek to hospital
A SOUTHAMPTON woman had to get up extra early simply to make a five-mile journey by bus. Angelina Chivers couldn't believe it when she called First Southampton bus company to find out what time she'd have to catch a bus to get to Chandler's Ford for 9.15am
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Sports forum
ANDOVER sports clubs, associations, schools coaches and TVBC will be taking part in a Sports Forum at Beech Hurst on Thursday, 23 November, to discuss the future of sport in the town. The forum will included a presentation by Simon Lister, the Hampshire
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Wheelers top duo in action
ANDOVER Wheelers top two time trialists Neil Coleman and Jake Prior crossed the Channel to ride in France in a two-up event in Normandy over a 54km course (just over 30 miles). The start of the race was on a flat section of road but the last 10 miles
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Hampshire run is over
THERE WAS disappointing end to the run of the Hampshire Tennis & Health Club mixed tennis team in the national AT Kearney Inter-Club Challenge. The Hampshire team were looking for revenge against Finchley Manor, who beat them in last year's semi-final
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Hyde homes get the nod
Linden Homes Southern has won planning permission for a major housing scheme in Hyde Street, Winchester. The 47 houses will go up on the site of the former main Ford dealership, Evans Halshaw and will be called Silchester Gate, since it stands on the
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WestQuay casts shadow over Winchester
A major report by an international property consultant has confirmed fears that towns close to Southampton could be badly hit by the phenomenal early success of WestQuay shopping centre. "Eastleigh, Fareham and Winchester are likely to be hardest-hit
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Drive to cut the red tape burden
GOVERNMENT steps to appease small businesses over issues of red tape and bureaucracy in the South moved a stage closer yesterday when A Cabinet Office minister stopped off for meetings with the region's business leaders. Graham Stringer MP, parliamentary
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In Port
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Autoprestige, ro-ro, 0730, 201; Takamine, ro-ro, 0730, 34/5; WE Medway II, dredgre, 0800, 49; Providence Bay, container, 1400, 206; OOCL Faith, container, 1900, 204; Hockenheim, ro-ro, 2300, 201. Today's principal
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Museum items stolen as they were restored
AN INVESTIGATION is under way after two museum pieces being restored in Winchester were stolen from a Hampshire County Council building. A Joseph Hocker clock mechanism worth £2,000 and a six-foot- tall mahogany clock case valued at £1,000 were taken
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Bicycles taken from city pub
POLICE have warned of a spate of cycle thefts outside a pub in Southampton. A mountain bike valued at £2,500 vanished on Tuesday lunchtime from outside Bar Risa in High Street, where it had been padlocked to a tree. Southampton Central crime-desk spokeswoman
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Chapter and verse
WELL-known author Rich-ard Adams met some of his fans at Enham Alamein and spent a hectic two hours signing copies of his books. Over 40 people queued for the privilege, many with the novel Watership Down. The event was a gift fair in aid of Enham Trust
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Protest to protect clifftop panorama
A LANDMARK hotel on the edge of the New Forest could be demolished - despite objections from neighbours and local councillors. New Forest District Council has received an application to bulldoze the Old Coastguard Hotel, which occupies a prominent position
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Body identified
DETECTIVES have established the identity of a man whose body was found hanging from an electricity pylon on the border of Eastleigh's Boyatt Wood estate. The grim discovery was made by a woman walking her dog along a footpath between Birch Grove and Goodwood
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Repairs to main will cause delay
EMERGENCY repairs to a gas main in Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, near the Concorde Club, are set to cause traffic delays. Temporary traffic signals are in operation and police have warned motorists to expect some traffic congestion. Workmen began repairs
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Scheme stops rise in firebug teens
A SCHEME that explains the dangers of fire to children has been credited with stopping hundreds of youngsters becoming arsonists. The Young Firesetters Scheme - run by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service - claims a 98 per cent success rate among the teenagers
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Friend crashed trying out car
A MAN showing off his car to a friend let him have a try behind the wheel, only to be involved in a crash, a court heard. Marcus Deeley, 23, of Dryden Close, Fareham, agreed to his friend driving his Ford Escort, thinking he was safe to do so in a car
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Workshop days
A CURE for Saturday boredom, with classes on everything from floral art to feng shui, is on offer from Fareham adult education centre. Dozens of workshops will take place on November 18 and 25 to help liven up Saturdays and more details about the events
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Table-top sale
A TABLE-top sale will be held by the Locks Heath Wives Group on Saturday, November 4. The event will take place at Lockswood Centre Community Hall from 10am to 12.30pm. Spaces are available at £3 each and tables at £4 each. To reserve a table or space
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Late carp cost dear
SALISBURY bait and tackle wholesaler Lee Woodhouse (Team Carbotech) saw £20,000 slip through his hands in the Cornish Whiteacres Skol Masters final after leading the event until the last half hour. With the competition only paying the winner, it proved
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Bashley still search for striker after missing out on Coombs
BASHLEY must continue their search for a striker after drawing a blank with Purfleet's transfer-listed former Basingstoke Town hitman Paul Coombs. The Foresters got back to winning ways by beating lowly Burnham 2-0 at the Recreation Ground last night
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Light makes half century
AN undefeated half-century by Kevin Light edged Fareham & Crofton to a one-wicket win over PCS Cormorants in the South East Hants Indoor Cricket League. Light hit 52 not out as Fareham inched past Cormorants' 139 all out. Havant enjoyed an easy six-wicket
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Raiders could force closure
A SHOP owner is considering shutting her business in a coastal village after suffering a fourth burglary. In five years Julie Edwards has lost thousands of pounds worth of antiques at her shop in Alverstoke, Gosport. The latest theft happened last week
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STORE D-DAY
THE BATTLE over controversial plans to build a Waitrose superstore is hotting up. There are just two weeks left before councillors decide the application which could change the face of Chandler's Ford. D-Day will be on November 9 when the scheme goes
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Di puts up battle before losing out to Love
SWANMORE'S Di Hill was a tie break away from winning a national veterans' title. Playing in the Over-50 ladies singles final at the National Veterans Championship at Wimbledon, Hill was narrowly beaten by Marjorie Love of Scotland in a marathon match
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Winchester's Will is a top performer
LEADING young tennis players from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been given some advice from the top. Fourteen of the youngsters, aged between ten and 13, were selected by the Hampshire and IW Lawn Tennis Association to attend a performance roadshow
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Skips are shown the door early in singles
HAMPSHIRE skips Graham Standley and Richard Shelley have made early exits from the national singles championship. Standley (Longmeadow) lost 21-14 to Dorset Liberty Trophy player Mark McGrath (Dolphin) while Shelley fell 21-19 in an all-Atherley tussle
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Guy shows he's still a winner at 79 not out
GWYN GUY has been playing bowls for more than half a century but even the 79-year-old Atherley maestro was astonished by the twist and turns of his national pairs match against clubmates Kerry Clements and Gordon Smith. Guy, who has gained winners' medals
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Liberty needs format change says Line
HAMPSHIRE team manager Peter Line is backing a return to the round-robin format for the early stages of the Liberty Trophy. Over the years bowling's indoor county championship has switched several times from either being a straight knock-out from the
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Exciting times ahead for college's new principal
There will be no University of Winchester for at least seven years, according to the new principal of King Alfred's College, Professor Paul Light. His predecessor, John Dickinson, had made this a major aim for the 160-year-old former teacher-training
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Parliament visit for youngsters
A party of 20 young voters from Winchester visited the Houses of Parliament on a trip organised by Conservative Future, the youth wing of the city's Conservative Association. The tour was led by election hopeful, Andrew Hayes, and it included a meeting
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Visitor vetoes city after petty fine
Traffic wardens this week closed ranks after a visitor to Winchester vowed never to return because of the way they treated him. Dr Philip Johnston says he spent £200 shopping, having lunch and visiting the Cathedral and the Great Hall. But when he got
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Crack the hi-tech code
A new scheme is to be launched in the South to make life easier for both business and domestic users of computers. Southampton-based Computer Intelli-gence is setting out to encourage smaller computer services companies to promote themselves in their
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BLOCKADE
SOUTHAMPTON'S taxi and private hire trade has threatened to bring the city to a standstill in protest at new measures designed to regulate their business. Blockades will be mounted in response to a move by the city council to introduce last- minute changes
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Taking centre stage
PAVAROTTI and ABBA were among the 'stars' who strode on to the stage at Chute village hall in a fundraising variety show on Saturday. Local drama enthusiasts made their appearance on stage possible, where they joined what seemed to be a never-ending parade
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Coarse acting by Twits is a laugh
IT'S billed as a special performance from a guest repertory company - The Welders' Institute Theatrical Society. But if you take the initials of the name, it adds up to Twits, and the popular Chandler's Ford-based Chameleon Theatre Company will readily
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Patsy reaches peak of fitness
CLIMBING the UK's three highest mountains one after the other is a hard enough task even for someone at the peak of their fitness. But only ten months after undergoing a double heart bypass operation, a Hampshire woman completed the Three Peaks Challenge
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Warehouse raid reward
A REWARD has been offered for information which helps track down thieves who took thousands of pounds worth of electrical goods from an Eastleigh warehouse earlier this month. The Comet group has put up £500 for anyone who can provide clues leading to
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Wheelchair is returned
A DISABLED Eastleigh man's lifeline has been returned thanks to a sharp-eyed Daily Echo reader. Thieves stole 52-year-old Christ-opher Leech's wheelchair from the carport of his home in Mount-batten Road, Boyatt Wood, in broad daylight. But just hours
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Order for a pizza peace
A PERFECT pizza solution has been found to ease the feuding of a Fareham couple. Ian Judge and Penelope Rastall would always fall out when the time came to order their favourite Italian treat. Ian, a fan of all things hot and spicy, wanted a Mexican topping
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HAVE NO FEAR
Glenn Hoddle has banned his Saints players from using the F-word ahead of Saturday's visit to Old Trafford. The Saints boss has ordered his team to forget the fear factor in what is one of the most daunting games of the season. Manchester United have
