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Striker Tate turns down Lymington move
NEWPORT striker Steve Tate has turned down a move to Lymington & New Milton. Although frontline competition is going to be hotter than ever at St George's Park following the arrival of player-coach Guy Whittingham, Tate has informed manager Tony Mount
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Rainbows orchestrate zoo fundraising help
RAINBOWS from the 1st Chandler's Ford Guide West Unit have been hitting the fundraising notes for Marwell Zoo. The Rainbows - the youngest section of the Guide Association - organised a concert of songs, music and dance to raise funds for the popular
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivings: Victress, general, 0100, 102/3; Pietersgracht, 0430, 30; Autotransporter, vehicle carrier, 0600, 105; Crescent Rhine, general, 0630, 36N; Tanabata, vehicle carrier, 0700, 40; Manon, ro/ro, 0730, 34/35; Hyundai Liberty, container
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Daily Echo news on your mobile phone
You can now get all the news and sport from This is Southampton wherever you are in the world - on your mobile phone. This week, This is Southampton launched its brand new WAP service - allowing you to access all our news and sport on the move on your
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Dibden Bay
When the boat moves gently in the yellow crystal ripples Side stare askance to the living light. Stand off this leeward shore to see the crafty sun Draw tight its golden prisms. Space singed rays scoot on curling leaves Then smear a lifting brush across
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Education chiefs relief at improving results
EDUCATION chiefs are breathing easy after school test results showed Southampton youngsters are improving in all the right areas. Reading, writing, spelling and maths are all on the up, according to Key Stage Four national curriculum results. More than
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Badly beaten for being a 'Scouser'
SHOPPERS looked on in horror as a drunk savagely beat up a vagrant in Southampton city centre - because he was from Liverpool. Shocked onlookers saw Lee Aitchison launch an unprovoked attack on traveller John Wild. He landed a flurry of blows on Mr Wild's
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Town leads way in care of the elderly
ANDOVER hospital is pioneering a Link Volunteer scheme in the care of the elderly for Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust. The project is a natural progression from the long-established volunteer scheme which has always been in place in the
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Scaling the heights
ROCK climbing may be something you associate more with North Wales than Tidworth but the activity is now offered in the town's leisure centre on a specially constructed climbing wall. On Monday evening youngsters aged between 13 and 17 took part in a
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Success on a plate as mill sold
A FRESH chapter in the life of a much-loved building began this week after Test Valley Borough Council took possession of Andover's Rooksbury Mill. The mill and its associated ponds and streams had been used as a trout fishery for the past two decades
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Lollipop lady replaced by machine
LOLLIPOP lady Kathleen Elsey is being forced to hang up her school crossing patrol sign after being replaced by £40,000 worth of traffic technology. But the woman who has seen youngsters safely across Bishopstoke's busy Alan Drayton Way for 11 years is
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Petrescu gives Gray a boost
DAN PETRESCU is on course to be ready for the start of the season after coming through his first seniorpre-season friendly. The Romanian international had feared he might miss the start of the new campaign following summer surgery on a persistent hernia
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Cats the way to do it
IT could hardly be called the purrfect night, but it raised more than £500 for West End's Blue Cross animal shelter. Blue Cross workers Suzanne Hine, Yozanne Norris, Diana Skoyles, Donna Keats, Megan Baverstock and Vicky Crichton staged a sleepover in
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Hambridge is top man
Dave Hambridge, of Cormorants Team Sillybaits, topped an excellent return of bumper weights from Wytherington farm at Downton, when winning the latest round of the Cormorants/Toyota Clubman qualifier matches on Tony Beeney's venue. Hambridge drew peg
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LYING DOCTOR LOSES APPEAL
A BASINGSTOKE family doctor has been struck off for the second time after being found guilty of lying to cover up his neglect of a bed-ridden pensioner. The Professional Conduct Committee of the General Medical Council ruled that Dr Narumanchi Sai Baba
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Mark this one, Chris
TOWN QUAY-based FBM Babcock Marine, one of the world's leading designers and builders of high-speed ferries and specialist patrol vessels, has appointed Chris Atwell as marketing manager. The company is a subsidiary of Babcock International Group. Formerly
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Crash mum may face jail term
A HAMPSHIRE heroin addict who crashed her car, killing her ten-year-old daughter, could still be jailed. Solicitor General Harriet Harman has referred the case of Jane Boyd to the Court of Appeal at the request of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
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Flats fury at Benny's old junior school
COMEDIAN Benny Hill may be a past pupil but residents living opposite his old junior school aren't laughing at plans to put up luxury flats where lessons used to be taught. Neighbours in Bellemoor Road, Shirley, Southampton were angered to hear that Orchard
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Stitch in time!
A MAGNIFICENT wall hanging, made by the Sprat and Winkle Quilters to mark the millennium has been presented to the villagers of Goodworth Clatford. It was received by Ann Buckley, chairman of the parish council, and Tony Bridger, president of the village
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Gearing up for the holiday
HOLIDAY time came early for pupils at Whitchurch Primary School when they were given the chance to wear holiday gear for the day. The youngsters donated 50p to school funds for the chance to don shorts, sunglasses and snorkels. All the money raised will
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Store seeks to move into town
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to build a cut-price supermarket on the edge of Fareham could still go ahead - even though planners threw it out. German firm Lidl has lodged a second application for a store on the Speedfields Park industrial estate in Newgate Lane
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Van der Gucht fighting for life
Hampshire left-arm spinner Charlie Van der Gucht is fighting for his life today, six days after being run over by a taxi in London. Van der Gucht, 21, initially suffered two badly broken legs - but his condition is now serious after suffering two blood
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Johnson and Udal hit form
Matt Windows returned to form with 91 as Gloucestershire were dismissed for 334 on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival match with promotion hopefuls Hampshire. The England A batsman, who was averaging just 19 before the game, struck 16 fours and
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Harassment case
A WOMAN has been remanded in custody for allegedly harassing another woman. Claire Taylor, 29, of White Lion Walk, Gosport, appeared at Fareham Magistrates' Court charged with harassment over two-and- a-half years. She was remanded to appear at Portsmouth
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Wright back in hunt
JOE WRIGHT gave up the sport nine years ago - but the break has obviously done him no harm as this reborn bowler yesterday reached the third round of the Southampton Open singles. The Fleming Park player, who returned to the green this season, overcame
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Computers taken
BURGLARS escaped with computers and tools from premises on the Hamilton Business Park at Hedge End's Solent Industrial Estate. Police are still trying to establish the value of the stolen property.
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24-HOUR CITY
AN AMBITIOUS vision of Southampton as the night-time capital of the south under the most radical plans for the city centre for years can today be revealed. A new pedestrianised "after-dark leisure hub" on the High Street including pubs, clubs and late-night
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We must forge on with WestQuay III
CITY leaders have been warned there is no turning back now as plans for the third stage of the WestQuay development get into full swing. Even the slightest hesitation at this stage will send a clear signal to developers that Southampton is not fully committed
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Gotcha! Policeman ends plunge threat
THIS IS the dramatic moment when a Winchester police officer saved the life of a woman threatening to jump from a multi-storey car park. The woman had been sitting on the parapet of Friarsgate car park for nearly an hour-and-a-half before she was grabbed
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Targeting firebugs
A CRACKDOWN to reduce the number of arson attacks in the south was launched today - just days after firebugs caused a £500,000 blaze at a Hampshire building site. The Arson Prevention Bureau is teaming up with the Crimestoppers charity and nine fire brigades
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Bootlegger caught in fishing net
A HAMPSHIRE businessman's attempt to find money to launch a civil action against his former accountants ended when his cruiser became snagged on fishing nets in the English Channel. Steven Halfpenny, 38, had sailed the Hamble-based boat to Cherbourg where
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Clubbing fears 'groundless'
VILLAGERS' fears that a pub will become so popular it will attract nightclubbers from Andover are completely groundless, a licensing committee heard. New landlord of the Amport Inn, Mick Mills, was successful in his application for a public entertainment
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Vandals leave boss fuming
THE manager of Andover's household waste recycling centre is fuming over the mindless acts of vandalism committed at the site over the past few months. George Bates says he's 'totally fed up' with the teenage vandals who are setting fire to trailers and
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Golden moment
OLYMPIC gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave received a hero's welcome when he visited Clatford Primary School. The visit was part of a prize awarded to class three pupils who entered a competition in children's publication The Newspaper.
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Brave Hearts throw down the gauntlet
KELLY'S Heroes, and heroines, are on the march, fundraising for the Andover registered children's charity, Brave Hearts. The band who take their name from Kelly Macdonald, the disabled Andover teenager who is benefiting from a top model wheelchair and
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Congratulations
THE deputy headteacher at Collingbourne Primary School has celebrated 25 years at the school. Heather Ball, who teaches reception children and year one, was presented with gifts on the last day of term to mark the teaching milestone. The teacher received
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Forset 2 - Saints 1
Saints got their fingers burned in a Forest fire - but it was their own fault for carelessly throwing away the match! They looked to have the game comfortably won through James Beattie's 66th-minute diving header, his third goal in as many days. But they
