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Illingworth proves the top match angler in the south
Freshwater Angling: Y2K review (July to December) JULY and victory for Homestores selects Mark Illingworth on the Kennet and Avon Canal in The Fish O Mania heat saw him £1000 richer and with a coveted place in the £25,000 winner-takes-all final. Illingworth
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New law could save our village greens
CAMPAIGNERS battling to protect village greens are celebrating a new law which could have helped save common land in Hampshire. A legal battle still surrounds the future of Stroud Green, on the north-eastern edge of Totton, where residents of the town
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Barn conversion plan supported
TOTTON councillors are supporting proposals to turn a barn in the New Forest Heritage Area into an office and garage. Trustees of the Barker Mill Estate have submitted a planning application to convert a listed building at Holly Cottage in Trotts Lane
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FATHER'S BATTLE TO CLEAR HIS NAME
A COUNCIL has vowed to fight a High Court case alleging it wrongly branded a Hampshire father-of-two a child abuser. Meanwhile, security engineer Derek Collings, 30, has received two more letters sent to his home in the wrong name of a convicted paedophile
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Historic ramparts collapsing
REPAIRS to stop an historical bastion slipping away could cost up to £10,000. A 50-metre section of the ramparts at No. 1 Bastion off Haslar Road, Gosport, began to collapse in November, after rain saturated the bank. Although the movement stopped after
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Disabled sports group growth
A SPORTS group for disabled people is hoping to expand its building to meet growing demand. The Gosport and District Sports Association for the Disabled (Gadsad) uses a centre on Elson recreation ground, but wants to build extra storage space and areas
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Teacher turnover talks welcomed
PARENTS have welcomed a move by a school governing body to discuss their concerns over education standards and frequent teacher turnover. There has been unrest simmering for months among parents of children at Bishop's Waltham Infant School, because of
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Heavy horses help with copse project
HORSEPOWER from a bygone age is being used to make sure an ancient woodland is given the environmentally-friendly treatment. The Knightwood area around Chandler's Ford has seen a massive bricks-and-mortar invasion in recent years. Thousands of new homes
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Squash: Deadline nears at Abshot club
The closing date for the Abshot-sponsored Portsmouth Junior Open squash tournament is this Sunday, January 7. The event, for Under-17 and Under-19 boys, will take place at Abshot Hotel & Country Club in Titchfield Common between January 20-21. For
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ASYLUM SEEKERS FACE JAIL SENTENCE
ASYLUM seekers will start arriving at Winchester Prison from this Monday in a controversial move which will be fiercely opposed. Up to 50 detainees will be held with unconvicted inmates in the remand wing at the jail, as revealed by the Daily Echo before
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Bacardi deal is a breezer
BACARDI is to invest in 22 new Toyota forklift trucks from Locators. The trucks will be used in the company's 180,000 square foot warehouse facility in Southampton. They will be expected to handle 7,500 tons of drinks each week to be transported to 1,087
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Shipping movements
Arrivals and sailings from the Port of Southampton for Thursday 4 January 2001. Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Hyundai Duke, container, 0200, 207; Tellus, vehicle carrier, 0600, 34/35; Oriana, cruise ship, 0630, 105; Rotterdam Express, container
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Alsatians nearly killed my Baldrick
A PENSIONER'S pet terrier is fighting for its life after being savaged by two German Shepherd dogs in Eastleigh's Fleming Park. Baldrick, a friendly terrier adopted by Mrs Betty Noble, from the Second Chance Animal Shelter at Mansbridge ten years ago,
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We'll fight to keep afloat
AN IMMINENT closure threat has been lifted from a pioneering activities centre favoured by Princess Diana for youngsters with special needs. Bursledon's struggling Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities Centre - which has provided new horizons for
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Hat clue to find armed raider
A DISTINCTIVE disguise could lead detectives to a knifeman who held up a Southampton off-licence. Police were today still hunting a robber who burst into The Hops and Grapes in Shirley, at 10pm armed with a carving knife. The raider pointed the knife
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Yuletide drink-drive arrests rise by 7pc
MOTORISTS in Hampshire are continuing to drink and drive despite repeated warnings from police. Latest figures show a total of 279 people were arrested and charged with driving over the legal alcohol limit during the festive period. The total is an increase
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OAP trapped in car after collision
AN 89-year-old woman motorist has been seriously injured in an accident in the New Forest. She was turning on to the A327 at Setley, near Lymington, yesterday when her car was in collision with an oncoming Seat Almera. The pensioner, who has not been
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It's floody miserable
SOME OF the wettest weather in living memory has left a trail of destruction in its wake leaving two Forest villages counting the cost of flood damage. The normally sleepy villages of Ripley and Sopley have become notorious in recent days as the flood
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Tidings of comfort and toys
THE Hampshire Branch of the British Red Cross is appealing for new and second hand toys for its Fire Victim Support Vehicle. The modern motor-home, run by highly-trained volunteers, attends house fires with the fire and rescue service, taking in uninjured
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Maclean opts for Spain and not county championships
OUTSTANDING 20-year-old Angus Maclean is giving Saturday's Hampshire Champion-ships a miss to concentrate on warm-weather training under the sunnier skies of Spain. But although the Team Solent athlete will be sorely missed at the new championship venue
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Boxer, 32, faces murder bid charge
MAGISTRATES remanded in custody a man charged with the attempted murder of a residents' champion. Keith Murphy, 32, a boxer, of no fixed abode, appeared at Fareham Magistrates' Court yesterday. No application was made for bail. Murphy is charged with
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Figures from past to show attractions
VISITORS to a travel fair in Eastleigh can expect to see some ghostly apparitions in the form of the lady with the lamp Florence Nightingale, author Jane Austen and comedian Benny Hill. Phoebe Langtry, the 19th century builder of Bursledon windmill, Second
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Top pair begin contract talks
SAINTS have begun talks with the agents of both James Beattie and Hassan Kachloul whose contracts are up at the end of the season. Beattie's current deal has 18 months to run but the club are keen to sign him up long-term after a scorching run of 10 goals
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New boss Jones yearns to set Wolves on Saints
DEFIANT Dave Jones says he can't wait to get back to Southampton. The new Wolves boss today vowed to put behind him the most traumatic 12 months of his life and make a quick return to the Premiership. The former Saints boss, returning to football management
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Ashford and Baird are offered Dell deals
Saints have offered professional contracts to two of their most promising third-year scholars. Left midfielder Ryan Ashford and right-back Chris Baird have both been given 18-month deals to take them up to June, 2002. The club have deferred a decision
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Pulis hits back after axing
TONY PULIS is to contest a charge of misconduct which yesterday saw him sacked by Portsmouth Football Club. League Managers Association chief executive John Barnwell, whose organisation have taken up the case, confirmed today that a letter has been sent
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'Port gamble on away day
FIXTURE nightmare club Newport have gambled by switching from home to away against Histon this Saturday in the Dr Martens Eastern Division. With bucketloads more rain on the cards and little prospect of getting the scheduled match played at St George's
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Youth work post
CHANDLER'S Ford parish is looking for a youth worker to identify the needs of young people. The role will also involve developing new initiatives to bring the Church to young people and young people to the Church. Further details can be obtained from
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Cup skipper opts to miss outdoor season
MIDDLETON Cup skip Graham Standley has rocked Hampshire by announcing he will not be playing outdoor bowls this year. As he prepared for this weekend's England indoor trial at Nottingham, the 51-year-old explained: "I don't particularly enjoy outdoor
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Kemp: Let's change our Middleton Cup selection
PETER KEMP'S New Year wish is that Hampshire change their Middleton Cup selection methods. The county manager wants to end the present set-up of four divisionalrepresentatives, who assist him in choosing the side, and replace them with a panel that has
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Atherley are in a hurry
ATHERLEY'S Steve Spreadbury and Peter Ward made short work of their Banister Park opponents in the latest round of the English Indoor BA pairs championship. Derek Hall and Steve Rice scored on only two ends as they tumbled 28-5 in a match that lasted
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Vandals run amok
POLICE are hunting vandals after a spate of window smashing in shops and business premises in the Hedge End area. Damage estimated at £1,000 was caused at Hedge End Butchers in Lower Northam Road between 3pm on Saturday and 10am on Sunday. Also targeted
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Table Tennis: Bottom sides struggle
SNOWS F and BAT A are now three points adrift at the bottom of the Kings Volvo Division One having played one more game than Hedge End A. This week both sides lost 9-1 in the latest round of Southampton League matches - Snows F crashing to Snows E, who
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Anniversary sheds more light on king
THE statue of King Alfred, the symbol of Winchester, is set to be swathed in glorious light from next week. The 100-year-old statue in The Broadway currently stands in the dark but that will change on Tuesday. Then England's greatest king will be illuminated
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Bacardi deal is a breezer
BACARDI is to invest in 22 new Toyota forklift trucks from Locators. The trucks will be used in the company's 180,000 square foot warehouse facility in Southampton. They will be expected to handle 7,500 tons of drinks each week to be transported to 1,087
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Online ticketing proves a draw
Less than six months after introducing online ticketing, Southampton's May-flower theatre says online business by Internet has reached £100,000 and accounts for up to seven per cent of its weekly ticket sales. "I am sure this quick, convenient and secure
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OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW
SUPPORT is gaining momentum for £300 million plans to transform Southampton waterfront. Businesss and civic chiefs have backed the plans to breath new life to the sea- front bringing a huge cash bonanza to the city. The scheme, revealed in the Daily Echo
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Bottle attack led to women's fight
SHOP worker Joanne Lacey floored another woman in a drunken row on the way home from a Southampton pub. Lacey, 25, lost her temper with 59-year-old Jan Tyson - with whom she had been having a "hot and cold" relationship - after being struck over the head
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The Tall Ships race deal is finally signed
THE PRESTIGIOUS Cutty Sark Tall Ships race is coming to Hampshire next year after a last-minute contract agreement. Portsmouth and Gosport councils were just 48 hours away from losing the climax of the world-famous race. Organisers were losing patience
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First Southampton bows to public pressure
PENSIONERS are celebrating a major U-turn by bus operator First Southampton after the cost of some journeys doubled. The company is to launch a new OAP ticket following months of negotiations with the city council. First Southampton had attracted widespread
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Effect of axed bus routes monitored
TRANSPORT chiefs will monitor how the latest bus services axed in Hampshire affect passengers. The pledge comes after the Daily Echo yesterday revealed that Solent Blue Line was withdrawing some routes because increased traffic congestion was making them
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Four-tune favours the brave . . .
IF THE year 2000 was the year of Craig David then 2001 could mark the rise of more Southampton singing sensations. In just 12 months Craig rose from obscurity to be top of the pop charts with hits like Seven Days and Fill Me In And now, budding boy band
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Feature fundraiser
AN advertising feature in the Andover Advertiser has resulted in a £192 boost for the Royal British Legion. A cheque was handed over to Lt Col Don Pringell, the RBL Andover branch chairman, by the Andover Advertiser's Jo Syani (pictured). "We had never
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CLIFF FEAR TRIGGERS CLOSURE
PART OF the New Forest coastline has been cordoned off in a bid to prevent an incident similar to the Welsh landslip tragedy. New Forest District Council has closed a seafront car park at Barton-on-Sea and fenced off an unstable section of the cliffs.
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Friends of murdered Lee could hold clues to his killer
POLICE investigating the murder of Hampshire man Lee Horrell say he was one of two men seen in a white Ford Escort van on the day he disappeared. The body of Mr Horrell, 24 was found in a shallow grave in the Forest of Bere, near Wickham, Fareham, on
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Sporting chances
A FOREST college has scored a top success with the recent official opening of Sports Academy by an ex-Harlem Globetrotter. Totton College's Sports Academy was declared open by top basketball player Alan Cunningham who now plays for the Solent Stars, after