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Crockford lands a lucrative ride
TOP Totton biker John Crockford has been signed up by the Suzuki GSX-R Racing Team for the 2001 British Championship road-racing season. Crockford will ride the all new GSX-R 1000 in the British Superstock Championship, a highly competitive series which
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At last! Cole is given a chance
He was first included in a Hampshire squad nearly 20 years ago. That was only as a reserve, but now at long last the Atherley lead will get his first taste of Liberty Trophy action when Hampshire meet Kent in the quarter-finals at Camberley on Sunday,
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Devon clubs show the way
IT WAS a triumphant day for Devon at both ends of Group I in the Famous Grouse Four Nations Top Ten Classic. Exonia reigned supreme in the battle of the unbeaten leaders with a 13-2 victory over East Dorset A while, at the other end of the table, Honiton
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Iwan dismisses talk of a strike
IWAN Thomas has distanced himself from talk of possible strike action by track and field stars following the launch of the new athletes' charity Positive Eye. Southampton's European and Commonwealth 400 metres champion, pictured, is among a host of top
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Expansion recognised
EXPANDING insurance group Stuart Alexander, with offices in Southampton, Bournemouth and London has just achieved Investors in People accreditation. During a hectic year - which has seen group turnover grow from £12m to £24 million, and establish a South
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Local share prices
Share prices of companies in the region on Wed 20th Dec.
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Crockford lands a lucrative ride
TOP Totton biker John Crockford has been signed up by the Suzuki GSX-R Racing Team for the 2001 British Championship road-racing season. Crockford will ride the all new GSX-R 1000 in the British Superstock Championship, a highly competitive series which
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Religion saves man from jail
A MAN with a history of violence, the latest an affray in Winchester, has been spared jail because he is now a Christian. Paul Snook, 20, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to affray after CCTV cameras recorded him punching and kicking a man outside the
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Come and see BAT yourself
HAMPSHIRE MEP Roy Perry has called on Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers to come to Southampton and visit the threatened British American Tobacco factory. After meeting managers and workers and the Southampton plant earlier this week, Mr Perry
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Boy swims for his life in icy river
A SCHOOLBOY from Eastleigh had to swim for his life when he fell into a fast-flowing river while out riding his bike. Aaron Goodfellow had a lucky escape after he was sent flying into the river by Bishopstoke playing fields following a collision with
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Drive-by shootings three locked up
ARMED police were deployed in Southampton after innocent people were blasted with a high-powered air rifle, a court heard. Four victims still have pellets in them after the drive-by shootings and two are lodged so close to the spinal area it has been
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Southampton do it in style with nine goals
WITH the first team out of action, it was time for Southampton men's second side to step into the spotlight - and they did it in style with a 9-0 win over United Services. They opened their account after 12 minutes when a short corner was converted by
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Hassan to take on FA
HASSAN KACHLOUL will fight the misconduct charge levelled at him by the FA. And he will get the full backing of the club who may be prepared to open up a can of worms to clear the Moroccan midfielder from a charge that could earn him a three-match ban
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Brock get boost as midfielder Sheppard joins fold
BROCKENHURST are toasting the signature of arguably the most decorated player in Jewson Wessex League football. New Forest legend Jimmy Sheppard, who has won honours galore during champagne spells with Bashley and Lymington, is one of three new arrivals
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campaign to
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Campaign to catch arsonists
POLICE hunting the arsonists who caused more than £1 million damage by torching Basingstoke's Beech Down Primary School are mounting a major poster campaign. Officers are putting up posters around the Brighton Hill area to encourage people to give information
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Work permit rules change welcomed
INDUSTRY leaders in the South and East have welcomed changes relaxing the rules of the work permit scheme. EEF South, the regional engineering employers' association, says that changes announced by the Overseas Labour Services (OLS) will help businesses
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Newspaper group grows
Local newspaper group Johnston Press, which owns the Portsmouth News, unveiled strong advertising revenue growth today. The group, which last year bought Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers, said advertising revenues in the second half of the financial
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Deep Water
SOUTHAMPTON residents have had to stump up £680,000 to support the Quays leisure complex. But news that the swimming and diving complex has not taken off has baffled leisure bosses and customers. Figures released by the city council show the £10 million
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Insurer will not sue boy
AN INSURANCE company has backed away from suing a Hampshire schoolboy who, it was claimed, failed to stop his brother being hit by a car. Insurer London and Edinburgh had threatened to sue Gareth Minchin, who was just 15 when he saw his seven-year-old
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Light fantastic is family festive fun
IF YOU can't beat them, join them. Eight families in one New Forest close have teamed up to cover the outside of their homes in lights and other decorations for a visual spectacular. The residents at Kerry Close, Lymington, say hundreds of people turn
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£1m sunk but the water still rises...
HAMPSHIRE is continuing to battle against rising water levels as the bills for floods and damage across the county begins to soar. Residents in many communities are still mopping up swamped homes, while pot-holes are creating an added risk to drivers.
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Rail services get back to normal
RAIL services on the Waterloo to Southampton line were getting back to normal today after the chaos caused by Monday's freight derailment at Eastleigh. A Railtrack spokesman said: "The line to London was open as normal this morning so there will no problems
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Iwan dismisses talk of a strike
IWAN Thomas has distanced himself from talk of possible strike action by track and field stars following the launch of the new athletes' charity Positive Eye. Southampton's European and Commonwealth 400 metres champion, pictured, is among a host of top
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Hassan to take on FA
HASSAN KACHLOUL will fight the misconduct charge levelled at him by the FA. And he will get the full backing of the club who may be prepared to open up a can of worms to clear the Moroccan midfielder from a charge that could earn him a three-match ban