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Hoddle seeking revenge at March mauling
GLENN HODDLE wants Southampton to get just what they deserve as he seeks revenge against his former club Tottenham Hotspur in tonight's televised clash at The Dell. Hoddle was only six weeks into his reign as Saints boss in March when his side were on
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Grab your piece of Saints history
It is a must for all Saints fans. Match of the Millennium, penned by the Echo's Bob Brunskell, and a group of Southampton Football Club historians is the perfect book to buy with those Christmas gift tokens. THERE are few things nicer than a happy memory
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Gallant Golding decides to do it his way
IT'S catch up time for Southampton sailor Mike Golding on Team Group 4 in the Vendee Globe race. Golding lost some time when he had to divert Team Group 4 to Kerguelen Island to find flat water so that he could repair a fitting at the top of the mast
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MP seeks change over baby deaf tests
WINCHESTER MP Mark Oaten is putting pressure on the government for all new-born babies to be tested for deafness. He claims the current health visitor distraction test is not good enough and wants the government to commit itself to a national screening
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Jailhouse rocks
WINCHESTER Prison opened its doors to more than 100 members of the public with its annual carol service. Twenty inmates gave up the chance to mingle with other prisoners enjoying the special occasion to join churchmen in a festive choir. The service was
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Advice centre to extend hours and its service
WINCHESTER residents will find advice and information more accessible in the new year as the city's citizens advice bureau extends its opening hours. From January 11 customers of the St George's Street centre will be able to take advantage of a telephone
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B&Q will pay £219m for sites
CHANDLER'S FORD- based B&Q home improvement chain, is to buy 28 development sites in a £219 million move to expand its superstores. The development sites are currently owned by supermarkets group Sainsbury which is selling off its Homebase DIY retail
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Christmas bundles
FOURTEEN families in Hampshire are celebrating their best Christmas ever with their own unique bundles of joy. Eight babies were born on December 25 at Princess Anne's Hospital in Southampton and another six at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester
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Next year to start in lights
NEW Year's Eve in Southampton promises to be an occasion to remember as it celebrates the end of the first year of the new millennium with a spectacular festival. The festival will end in a Carnival of Lights and the lighting of a beacon to welcome in
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Resolve to volunteer your help
The Southampton branch of the Children's Society's charity shop in Portswood is looking for more staff and hope that public-spirited locals will add volunteering to their list of New Year resolutions. The Children's Society works with 40,000 children
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Derby clash abandoned as City down to 6
The Division 1 derby clash between Winchester City and Winchester Castle was sensationally abandoned yesterday - when City ran out of players! Referee Colin Hopkins had to call a halt to proceedings on 72 minutes after red-carding three City players and
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Catch Oliver and save cash
IT'S the early bird who will catch the worm in a new ticket offer from Southampton Operatic Society for its latest production. The respected amateur group will be returning to the Mayflower in May next year with its version of the classic Charles Dickens
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Concert strikes chord with charity
HAMPSHIRE charity Peggy & Friends has benefited from a Christmas concert staged by the Class Apart choir. Music ranging from a requiem to seasonal songs entertained the audience at the Chandler's Ford Methodist Church. Mandy Giddings, from Bramshaw
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Planners praised on speeding up actions
EASTLEIGH council has posted a 14.8 per cent improvement in the number of planning applications decided within the government's eight-weeks target period. And Eastleigh has won plaudits from planning minister Nick Raynsford for being one of 57 councils
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GET SHIRTY!
SAINTS will stage a special strip show at tonight's sell-out home game against Tottenham as they unveil five possible new shirts for next season. The club have come up with a series of designs and the fans will get the final say in a special vote run
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Deano: Losing 7-2 to Spurs really hurt
DEAN RICHARDS is determined to make Tottenham pay for the worst beating of his football career. Last season's 7-2 thumping at White Hart Lane was the heaviest defeat the Saints defender has ever suffered, and he wants revenge. Tonight's clash at The Dell
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Gallant Golding decides to do it his way
IT'S catch up time for Southampton sailor Mike Golding on Team Group 4 in the Vendee Globe race. Golding lost some time when he had to divert Team Group 4 to Kerguelen Island to find flat water so that he could repair a fitting at the top of the mast
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McDonald's hopes are still simmering
A NEW Battle of the Burger could be looming over plans for a fast food restaurant on the edge of the New Forest. McDonald's has been taking another look at its proposal to build a 75-seat restaurant and drive-through facility at Beaulieu Road, Dibden
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Riley rattles Bashley with late leveller
Former Bashley central defender Steve Riley returned to haunt his old club with an injury-time equaliser which salvaged Newport a deserved point from a dour derby Eastern Division clash at the Recreation Ground. The clock was showing some four minutes
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Fareham's four point festive haul comes at some cost
Fareham Town's prospects of Jewson Wessex League survival got a four-point Christmas boost - at a cost of losing two of their most influential midfield players. Paul Reed broke his leg in Saturday's 2-1 win over Hamble, and Rhys Jones was taken to hospital
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Two wins pushes Stoke up into sixth place
Basingstoke Town find themselves lying in sixth place in the Ryman League Premier Division table this morning after recording back-to-back 1-0 victories against Hitchin and Hampton & Richmond over the Christmas weekend. It is Stoke's highest placing
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Derby clash abandoned as City down to 6
The Division 1 derby clash between Winchester City and Winchester Castle was sensationally abandoned yesterday - when City ran out of players! Referee Colin Hopkins had to call a halt to proceedings on 72 minutes after red-carding three City players and
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A triumph of community spirit
A LONG-AWAITED community house has been opened to meet the needs of the Seafield estate in Gosport. Residents have been involved from the start in the project and were on hand to take the keys from councillors Geoff Bartlett and June Cully. Work included
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Concert strikes chord with charity
HAMPSHIRE charity Peggy & Friends has benefited from a Christmas concert staged by the Class Apart choir. Music ranging from a requiem to seasonal songs entertained the audience at the Chandler's Ford Methodist Church. Mandy Giddings, from Bramshaw
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Eat, drink and be healthy
We all over-indulge during the festive season, but don't feel guilty - Christmas and New Year can actually be good for your health The Christmas and New Year period is not a time we traditionally associate with healthy living. Most people eat too much
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Look after your emotional health too...
Hospital admissions increase greatly at this time of year. There are many cases of attempted suicide and the Samaritans get more calls than ever. Psychotherapist Paolo Valerio, of the British Association of Psychotherapists, says Christmas and New Year
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Health Briefs
Over-indulged this Christmas? Who hasn't! But if you find that you frequently suffer severe heartburn you may benefit from a new prescription drug called Nexium. There is also a group of medicines called H2 antagonists (such as Tagamet and Pepcid) which
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Doctors praised
ROMSEY MP Sandra Gidley has said that local GPs deserve a pat on the back after more than 90 per cent of patients responded to a survey saying they were happy with services offered. The MP offered her congratulations after the NHS survey, conducted earlier
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Pensioners spot "big cat"
TWO pensioners have told of their brief encounter with a panther-like animal in remote countryside near Mottisfont. Patricia Lawrence and June Oram were driving along a minor road between Mottisfont and Bossington when they came face-to-face with the
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Town mourns Dr White
ROMSEY has been shocked and saddened by the sudden death on Tuesday of Dr John White. His death, at the age of 66, came three weeks after he underwent a hip replacement operation. Dr White arrived in Romsey in 1972 when he took up an appointment as consultant
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Repair work on flooded school will take months
A FLOODED Winchester school that has been forced to move to a temporary site is likely to remain closed for at least two terms. Education chiefs fear it will take months to repair and refurbish St Bede Primary School, at Gordon Road, which has been severely
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Chairman resigns
THE NORTH and Mid-Hampshire Health Authority is on the look- out for a new boss after its chairman announced he was resigning at the end of the year. Paul Oakley-White said he wanted to move on to other interests and that there was a need for the authority
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Yo, ho, ho, it's a tanker of rum
CHEERS! When the port of Southampton gets the drinks in it is certainly done in a big way. The specialist tanker vessel, Jo Spirit is expected to come alongside the city's Western Docks today after a transatlantic voyage from Nassau in the Bahamas. On
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Casting a spell after all this time
Godspell, Chichester Festival Theatre THE MUSICAL extravaganza that launched the careers of David Essex, Jeremy Irons and Marti Webb in the 1970s has been given a hip, modern feel in this latest revival. The production is full of energy and laughter,
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Puss in Boots due in town
THE seasonal entertainment continues in Woolston next month when the Dalian Players perform their latest panto, the ever-popular Puss in Boots. The amateur group, which recently took the bizarre decision to stage A Christmas Carol in the middle of October
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Weather adds chill to hunt
PROTESTERS and supporters alike braved icy winter weather to attend traditional Boxing Day foxhunts across Hamp-shire yesterday. Emotions ran high with angry words exchanged at three annual meets but police said there were no major incidents and no one
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Protect your gifts from festive raids
BURGLARS are taking advantage of the season of goodwill - by plundering presents from homes across the South. Hampshire police today urged householders to tighten security to avoid becoming a Christmas holiday crime statistic. Lovingly wrapped presents
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Please help us to keep centre open
A DESPERATE appeal has been launched today to keep the doors open on a popular Hampshire activities centre that has put smiles on the faces of thousands of youngsters with special needs. Managers at Bursledon's Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities
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Wildlife staff toast lottery cash boost
A HAMPSHIRE wildlife centre will be transformed into a must-see visitor attraction, thanks to a £83,600 award from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The money has come for the Hawthorn Wildlife Centre on Southampton Common - where work can now begin on a £127,000
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Hospital's joy at a £1.6m windfall
MEDICS at Southampton General Hospital are celebrating a windfall of £1.6 million to complete the transformation of the casualty department. The surprise gift from the Department of Health will pay for a dedicated X-ray area and an observation ward, which
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Search for heroes is on again
THE search is on for the nation's senior Gold Heroes - an accolade which last year was posthumously awarded to former Southampton mayor, the late Michael Andrews. It was given for the heroism he showed in putting others first in the Catalina flying boat
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Cycle through Brazil for charity
If you have ever wanted to pedal off into the sunset in a country far away then Mencap may be able to make your dream come true. The charity is looking for people to take part in an 11-day charity bike ride through Brazil. The trek will raise funds to
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Mozart in the springtime
THE London Mozart Players promise to get the Turner Sims Concert Hall's new season off to an exciting start early next year. The respected group, with their new music director, Andrew Parrott, will launch the spring season at the popular venue with a
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Citizen award
FAREHAM is once again looking for citizens to honour. Nominations are open for the annual Citizen Of Honour award, and the public are being asked to nominate people worthy of special recognition. It may be a friend, relative or neighbour over the age
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Grab your piece of Saints history
It is a must for all Saints fans. Match of the Millennium, penned by the Echo's Bob Brunskell, and a group of Southampton Football Club historians is the perfect book to buy with those Christmas gift tokens. THERE are few things nicer than a happy memory