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Gardening: Peering over the walls
Walled kitchen gardens were once a standard feature of grand English country houses. They were used for growing vast quantities of fruit and vegetables and sometimes they also produced cut flowers for the house. Within the shelter of the high brick walls
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ZAC AXED AFTER DRINKS SPREE
ZAC MORRIS'S future at Hampshire has been thrown into doubt after the club suspended him following a court appearance on a drinking charge. The former England Under-19 international was fined £120 by Southampton magistrates and ordered to pay prosecution
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Bailey doubles up for national charge
ROSEMARY BAILEY is double-booked for next month's Steradent English Women's BA national championships after reaching the final of the Hampshire four-wood singles at Banister Park. Having qualified in the triples 48 hours earlier, the Fareham bowler sealed
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Swimming: Two more golds in the bank for unstoppable Jo
THE honours keep rolling in for Fareham Nomads' Jo Swatton, surely the world's top-ranked over-30 backstroke swimmer. After two gold medals and a bronze at last year's World Masters in her first full season back in the water after a 15-year gap, Swatton
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For crime, it's 999...
While witnesses waited for 15 minutes for their phone call to be put through to the police, Hayden Burton's car was ransacked. Instead of 999, his well-meaning neighbours had rung 0845-0454545 for general inquiries--and that gave the thief time to complete
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Charm school instead of jail
A Winchester man won't be going back to jail--even after his second conviction for violence in less than 18 months. Instead, Thomas Richardson is being sent on a course for "enhanced thinking". A Crown Court judge also ordered the 24-year-old groundworker
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GUN LAW
THIS was the dramatic moment when armed police swooped on the streets of Southampton. An officer stands guard with his assault rifle ready as one man lies prone in the road ready to be handcuffed. The shocking scenes - captured by a passing photographer
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Commuters' outrage over axed buses
BUS chiefs have sparked anger by axing the main non-stop service from Southampton to Portsmouth. Angry passengers and councillors have slammed the controversial move by First Southampton, which comes just days after Woolston-based shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft
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Review: Southampton Youth Orchestras Summer Prom 2001
A STUFFY Southampton Guildhall was the venue for some youthful musical treats this week, in a concert which brought together several talented young Southampton groups including Southampton Youth Orchestra, the Youth Sinfonia, Purcell Strings and the Holst
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Dell of a bang!
IT WAS the beginning of the end for the famous old Dell - but it didn't go quite according to plan. The curse of Friday 13th struck as demolition teams attempted to start the destruction of the Saints' century-old home by using controlled explosions.
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Food: Summer dishes in a flash
As the hot weather continues, the last thing you want to be doing is slaving in the kitchen. Winchester TV chef James Martin has the answer with some foolproof summer recipes that will have you in and out of the kitchen in record time SPICY CHORIZO AND
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Hampshire stick with winning side
HAMPSHIRE are hoping no-change will be as good as a rest as they look for a fourth successive Norwich Union National League win tomorrow. By overcoming Derbyshire at The Rose Bowl, Hampshrie will maintain their meaty challenge at the top of Division 2
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TOP TEN BOOKS:
with Waterstone's of Southampton HARDBACK 1 Nigella Bites - Nigella Lawson £20 2 How To Be Good - Nick Hornby £16.99 3 The Thief of Time - Terry Pratchett £16.99 4 The Lost Boy - Dave Pelzer £12.99 5 Warlock - Irvine Welsh £18.99 6 A Man Named Dave -
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Review: Bugsy Malone, The Performing Arts Company
BUGSY Malone is a gangster movie pastiche, a world populated by children masquerading as mobsters and molls. Nightclub owner Fat Sam, is played with swaggering confidence by David Smith. Mike Kavanagh played the title role with great style and ease, as
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The nail biting is over for students
FRIDAY the 13th was good for some, bad for others as far as students at Southampton Institute were concerned. For many, three years of assignments, exams, late nights and cramming sessions all came down to the long walk into the institute's Herbert Collins
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Shirley outshines stars themselves
WHEN YOU are a true star even the rain stops for you - Shirley Bassey is such a star. Beneath threatening skies at Somerley House near Ringwood, she belted out all the old favourites and managed a few new tunes too. Thousands had gathered to see the Tiger
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One For My Baby by Tony Parsons
For years Tony Parsons was best known as a sharp-tongued journalist - not to mention the ex-husband of the vitriolic Julie Burchill - but now it turns out he was Mr Sensitive all along. His last book Man and Boy, published in 1998, challenged Nick Hornby
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Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
It is spring 1666 and the Great Plague is raging through London, killing more than 7,000 souls in a week and driving hordes of people out of the city to escape the contagious disease. The north of England remains free from contamination, until a single
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Darts: Aussie rules? Not on the oche
Hampshire hot-shot Andy Jenkins made sure the Aussies didn't get it all their way last weekend! As the Wallabies were steamrollering the Lions down under and England's cricketers were getting a lesson at home, Jenkins travelled all the way round the world
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Half the girl she once was
WINCHESTER swimming instructor, Tessa Berry, has lost weight equivalent to a mountain of over 900 chocolate bars. Tessa, from Alresford, nearly halved her weight as she shed eight and a half stone over 16 months. The King Alfred's College graduate had
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Ellen 'humbled' by top honour
RECORD-breaking solo yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur said today she was "deeply honoured and humbled" after picking up an award recognising the outstanding achievements of women. It came on the day she revealed she hadn't considered marriage or having children
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Dell of a bang!
IT WAS the beginning of the end for the famous old Dell - but it didn't go quite according to plan. The curse of Friday 13th struck as demolition teams attempted to start the destruction of the Saints' century-old home by using controlled explosions.
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140mph speedster narrowly avoids jail
A RUSSIAN diplomat's son who drove at 140mph on a Hampshire motorway has narrowly escaped jail. Traffic police arrested Sabir Chodiev, 19, who was already banned from driving, after his BMW rocketed past traffic on the M3. An eye-witness described how
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Iwan cool in 'easy' heat
Iwan Thomas was coolness personified as he made a safe passage through to today's World Championship Trials semi-finals at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium. Southampton's European and Commonwealth champion is well on the comeback trail after two years dogged
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Gardening: Peering over the walls
Walled kitchen gardens were once a standard feature of grand English country houses. They were used for growing vast quantities of fruit and vegetables and sometimes they also produced cut flowers for the house. Within the shelter of the high brick walls
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Rose stays up with Open leaders
HAMPSHIRE'S Justin Rose was high up on the leaderboard after the scond day of the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond yesterday. Hook golfer Rose added a second-round 70 to his stunning opening round of 67. Retief Goosen, who led the US Open from start to finish
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivings: Scotia, general, 0330, 107; Montlhery, vehicle carrier, 0600, 201 link; Arcadia, cruise ship, 0645, 106; Celtic King, container, 0900, 205W; Ouirgane, container, 1030, 206E; Wadi Alrayan, container, 1100, 206; Jingu Maru,
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Don't build on our field say residents
FEARS that a planning loophole could see 250 houses built on a field has prompted nearby residents to form a protest group. People living at Grange Park in Hedge End, have long enjoyed the sight of horses grazing on a field behind their homes. Outline
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Cycling: Axford is only lacking power in final sprint
A COMBATIVITY prize given each day by judges accompanying the Tour de France is one of the lesser awards which help to make Le Tour such a great sporting event. Though he missed out on first place twice this week Danny Axford was, without doubt, the man
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Club turns down mast offer
A sports club has turned down lucrative offers from mobile phone companies who want to put masts on its roof. Conrad Young, general manager of the Winchester Tennis and Squash Club, says it has been approached by three firms, each offering at least £2,500
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Back to square one for homes plan
Winchester councillors have had yet another think about where they might put 2,000 new homes. Following assessment of six areas north of Winchester; then a focus on the Barton Farm vicinity directly north of the city; then on a combination of Littleton
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"Tarmac will be leader's legacy" - protester
A lone protester launched a stinging attack on the leader of Hampshire County Council, warning him that the decision to tarmac the Bar End meadows would become "his political legacy". Nick MacKinnon attacked Ken Thornber after finance chiefs gave the
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Review: Ring of Roses
Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre has created a stunning production in Ring of Roses at The Point this week. The group evokes the medieval atmosphere and despair of the plague of 1665. The huge cast of talented youngsters all contribute with confidence
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Hospital staff plan big demo over pay
THOUSANDS of health workers could turn out in protest on Monday as unions wage war over pay incentives. Workers' unions are furious that an annual £600 "cost of living" allowance is only being offered to selected core hospital staff in Southampton . Staff
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Rhythm of the south
TEENAGE tearaways Moise and Alida Viator bring their eight-piece band Eh, La-Bas! to jam at The Joiners, Southampton, on July 26. The precocious duo, from New Orleans, are accompanied by a rhythm section which reads like a hall of fame of Louisiana's
