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Gold medal trio to open boat show
Hampshire Olympic gold medal winners - Shirley Robertson from Hill Head, Iain Percy based in Southampton and Ben Ainslie from Lymington - will be in the spotlight when they open the London Boat Show next week. Europe class gold med-allist and World Sailor
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No let up for sailors where a single mistake could be dear
FOR the leading boats in the Vende Globe 2000, there is no doubt that this race is a planetary regatta with a hellish rhythm of a transatlantic race. Not a moment to breathe, not a single error allowed without paying dearly for it. Each day the skippers
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Pupils' smoke alarms
WATERSIDE fire-fighters are celebrating after raising enough cash to pay for hundreds of youngsters to be kept safe in their own homes. The Hardley fire crew collected more than £3,500 to supply all infant and junior school children in their area with
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Empty flats used to ease hospital crisis
EMPTY flats at a Hampshire sheltered housing complex are being used to ease the winter burden on local hospital beds. Fernhill Care Limited, part of the Atlantic Housing Group, is throwing open six temporarily vacant flats at Chandler's Ford to accommodate
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AA wins its claim against opponents
HAMPSHIRE-based motoring organisation The AA has had its complaint against a rival breakdown service upheld by advertising watchdogs. The Basingstoke-based AA challenged claims in an advert by Direct Line Insurance that it has "one of the fastest response
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Chrysalis look to spread their wings
SOUTHAMPTON-based motor cycle road racing team Chrysalis are set to move on up into the popular British Supercup 600 series next year. The team, created by Swanwick racer Dave Morris and his wife Alison and continued by their sons Neil and Lee following
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Ask Murray Walker
THE voice of Formula One for 50 years, Fordingbridge's Murray Walker, will be one of the special guests when the Autosport International takes place between January 11-14 at the NEC in Birmingham. Known for his enthusiastic commentary the world over,
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MacArthur - a lady driven by ambition
This time last year, Ellen MacArthur was looking forward to the New Year and to being on her Open 60 Kingfisher careering across the Southern Ocean in the Vendee Globe. It was to be her first time in the world's most dangerous seas but the 24-year-old
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Parents' plea to find missing Benjamin
THE PARENTS of missing Winchester man Benjamin Bailey have renewed their appeals for information after spending a miserable Christmas without their son. Charlotte and Mike Bailey have not heard from Benjamin, 28, since the end of November when he visited
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Sales will be slower
House prices will rise by a modest four per cent next year, the Halifax has predicted. It forecast that the housing market in 2001 will be relatively healthy, underpinned by favourable economic conditions and a background of affordability. But weakening
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From page to the stage
Theatre: How it Works! Nuffield Theatre, Wednesday January 10 Theatre: How it Works! is an exciting behind-the-scenes look at what's involved in creating a professional show which takes place at the Nuffield Theatre next month. Young people considering
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Esther's new year bonanza
AN EAGLE-EYED reader has scooped a belated Christmas present as the latest winner in The Daily Echo's Find The Ball competition. Esther McGovern, of Ashlett Road, Fawley, won £1,200 as a runner-up in the contest. Housewife Mrs McGovern, 45, who enters
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Claim could leave babysitter ruined
A HAMPSHIRE baby sitter could face financial ruin after a van struck the nine-year-old boy she was in charge of. An insurance giant has launched a claim against babysitter Valerie Cole, from Southampton, and the child's mother three years after the child
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Top show looks to buoy up interest
Thousands of the South's yachting and boating enthusiasts will be casting off for a new season with the opening of the London Boat Show next week. Winter may be here but already sailing enthusiasts and the region's multi-million pound marine industry
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It's time to Celebrate: New Year Festival - Southampton Old Town, this Sunday
New Year's Eve in Southampton will be a spectacular event for all the family as everyone is invited to take to the streets of the old town for a day-long festival. Based on the port's status as the "gateway to the world", the theme of the festival is
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Shivering in the winter wonderland
ARCTIC Hampshire was one massive ice rink yesterday - and there's more freezing weather to come. Emergency services have warned of treacherous conditions on the roads as last night's expected temperature, as low as minus three, caused freezing fog and
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Warning - major roadworks ahead
HAMPSHIRE motorists can be driven to frustration in the coming months as the Highways Agency continues routine maintenance of the county's major roads. The agency has unveiled its repairs schedule until March and roadworks look set to envelop Southampton
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Wood fiddles at Ashcroft
STEP-DANCING fiddle dynamo Richard Wood will be hot-footing it into the Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham on January 13. He comes from Prince Edward Island on the east coast of Canada where he has been a champion step-dancer since he was eight and has won
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Couple battle on with sun trap bid
A Milford couple who live in part of the former town workhouse plan to battle on to achieve their dream of a sun-trap conservatory. April Cottage in Milford-on-Sea High Street is one of a terrace of pretty houses which 100 years ago were the last refuge
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Orphans helped
THREE Catholic Church congregations of Fareham and Portchester have raised £2,326 for two orphanages. St Philip Howard and Sacred Heart, in Fareham, and Our Lady of Walsingham, in Portchester, raised the money in the Advent Appeal for homeless children
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Davies sees an end to his goal drought
Kevin Davies is aiming to follow the Beat after ending his 16-game goal drought in midweek. The striker's goal against Tottenham was his first since April 15 and he would dearly love to embark on the kind of goalscoring run which his pal James Beattie
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Hodd: Fans have key role to play
Glenn Hoddle is demanding there is no let-up in tempo from players or fans tomorrow as Saints reach a major crossroads in their season. The Southampton boss has pinpointed the home game against Derby as a major marker which can determine whether his side
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A year when youth outshone the adults
Review of the Freshwater Angling year January THE YEAR started in fine style for nine-year-old Mike McKenzie from Southampton who left adult syndicate members in Wayne Little's Milton Abbas Syndicate speechless when he pulled in a whacking 23lb 4oz lake
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A radical roadster roars out!
Think Vauxhall and you think conservative - with a small "c". Those Luton residents aren't exactly noted for their dramatic designs - just picture the Corsa, Astra, Vectra and Omega - hardly icons of artistic flair for the 21st century. So, it's rather
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The Race attracts a depleted start fleet
WHEN Bruno Peyron first outlined his idea for a no-holds barred yacht race to mark the new millennium in 1993, it had all the signs of being the most sensational race of the century, both this one and last. Across the world, the phone lines buzzed as
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Murphy gets the task of steering Pompey
MARTIN MURPHY, a man whose printing company lost thousands of pounds when Portsmouth went into administration almost two years ago, has been named as the club's new managing director. Murphy is the owner of club sponsor, Bishop's Printers, which is based
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Butler rallies side for push over New Year
SALISBURY manager Geoff Butler says his small squad means players have to motivate themselves more than ever. With only 17 players on the books, Butler knows he can't apply pressure for places, and says: "The players have got to really want it. They have
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Future of former base is uncertain
A FORMER naval air station is back in the spotlight with the Ministry of Defence set to reconsider its future. HMS Daedalus was closed in 1996 and since then various rows about its future have broken out between county and local councillors, with residents
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History of the workhouse
It was Christmas Day in the West End workhouse, and the inmates received a special festive treat of beef and plum pudding together with one and a half pints of beer for every man, while women were given just a pint. The story of those earlier, often harsh
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Thruxton race
Thruxton has been added to the Formula Palmer Audi series for next year, extending the calendar to 18 races staged over nine "double header" weekends. The FPA circuit has become recognised as a great source of potential talent by Formula One and F3000
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Haines gets an England call at last
EX-INTERNATIONAL Julian Haines is back in the England set-up - as a selector. The Hampshire skip has been voted to the 10-strong selection panel for a four-year period to choose the outdoor side. "I tried to become a selector once before but my nomination
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Kevin honoured at lunch
KEVIN Barnard, 75, of Granada Road, Hedge End, has been presented with a certificate in recognition of his long service and active participation in Carers' Action Network, a local carers' forum. He was a founder member of the forum about 15 years ago,
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Handbag stolen
A BRISK walk turned into the post-Christmas blues for a car owner at Timsbury, near Romsey. She had left her car locked in a car park in Stockbridge Road, while she went for a walk with her daughter. When she returned she discovered that a window had
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Top cartoon prize goes to Matt
A FORMER Daily Echo graphic artist has walked away with the top prize in a national cartoonist competition. Matt Buck, 29, scooped the 18-30 category in the fifth annual Mel Calman Young Cartoonist of the Year Award. His prize of £1,000 was presented
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Families face the employment trap
ADVERTISING and public relations firm Aylesworth Fleming says that employment issues are one of the key factors putting enormous strain on many families across the South Coast at this time of year. "Unemployment was traditionally something that was largely
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Big freeze sweeps area
A new year freeze is expected in the New Forest with the launch of the Fridgesaver project. New Forest council has teamed up with Southern Electric to offer modern energy-miser fridges to local residents. The scheme plans to freeze-out the district's
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Jane figures in line-up for hall of fame
BRITAIN'S first pin-up girl is set for a place of honour in a hall of fame which will salute a Hampshire town's famous sons and daughters. Christabel Leighton-Porter won overnight stardom after becoming the sexy heroine in the Daily Mirror's Jane cartoon
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ON THE BIG SCREEN
Films showing in the Hampshire region this week THE 6TH DAY (15):*** Action-thriller, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as man who is mistakenly cloned - UGC, Ocean Village, Southampton. 102 DALMATIONS (U):** Glen Close and Gerard Depardieu in Disney's sequel
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Unbreakable (12) ****
ANYONE wanting to start the M Night Shyamalan backlash will have to wait a little longer. The eagerly awaited follow-up to The Sixth Sense is every bit as good as you would expect from the young film-maker who so successfully messed with our expectations