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Sian follows in her brother's footsteps
SIAN PORTER created a rare milestone in national golf when she won the English Girls Under-13 Close Championship at Bristol & Clifton. The 13-year-old Lordshill girl's success came just two years after her brother, David, won the Carris Trophy, the
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On the right wavelength
IT'S the little and large show as Skandia Life Cowes Week gets under way on the Isle of Wight today. One of the first to sail into Cowes was this sailing catamaran followed by another much bigger twin-hulled craft, Red Funnel's high speed Red Jet passenger
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Gloucestershire in the driving seat
Gloucestershire's seam bowlers inflicted severe damage on Hampshire's chances on the third day of the CricInfo County Championship clash at Cheltenham. Alastair Bressington and Ben Gannon proved major thorns in the visitors' side, taking three wickets
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Hampshire game moved forward
Hampshire's four-day championship clash with Warwickshire next week has been brought forward by a day. The Cricinfo Division 2 game will now start at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday, August 7, because of Warwickshire's involvement in the C&G Trophy.
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Prince Philip breaks regatta's royal connection
PRINCE Philip is not expected at this year's Skandia Life Cowes Week breaking the royal connection with the regatta that dates back decades. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the Duke of Edinburgh, who was previously one of the most keen competitors
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Vandalised church seeks shelter in home
MORE than 50 parishioners will be forced to hold their Sunday service at an old people's home tomorrow after vandals wrecked their church. Locals at Lordshill in Southampton have been told they cannot use their usual venue because yobs caused such major
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MP's fury at policing bill
A HAMPSHIRE MP says one of the county's top shows is under threat from a "catastrophic" increase in the cost of policing the event. Dr Julian Lewis, who represents New Forest East, has written to Hampshire Chief Constable Paul Kernaghan over the Netley
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Saints in chase for Bierhoff
SAINTS are closing in on ace German striker Oliver Bierhoff in a sensational bid to boost their firepower. Chairman Rupert Lowe is understood to have flown to Italy for talks with mighty AC Milan who are willing to release the 33-year-old for a minimal
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Recognising the needs of your domestic pets
DOGS and cats are not just instinct driven, the average domestic pet has a mind of its own and a highly individual outlook on life. Naturally their outlook is very different from ours, a fact that should never be forgotten when observing a pets' behaviour
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Westgate centre on way
WORK has begun on the fantastic state-of-the-art Badminton Performance and Development Centre at Westgate School in Winchester. Winchester MP Mark Oaten was among the guests for the turning of the first sod which marked the beginning of the £2.3m project
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Farr 40s in their own class
THEY will be in a class of their own when skippers and crews of Farr 40 yachts take part in a series of races at Skandia Life Cowes Week just for them. Cowes Combined Clubs have agreed to run three days of competitions for Farr 40s at the start of this
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Floating Bridge puts in extra effort for the week
IT MIGHT not be as glamorous or stylish as many of the boats at Skandia Life Cowes Week but the craft is essential to the success of the world famous regatta. The Cowes floating bridge connects either side of the River Medina and will be operating an
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Police probe death of 16-year-old boy
POLICE are investigating the sudden death of a 16-year-old Winchester boy at his home. They were alerted at 12.44am yesterday by ambulance staff who had been called to a house in Greenhill Road, Fulflood, where the youth was found collapsed by a member
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Jade wins heat in bid to crack a world record
POLE dancers at a Southampton club went through their routines in a closely fought battle for a chance to crack a world record. Women at For Your Eyes Only in London Road were put through their paces by judges. The role of the judges was to choose the
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Impressive Laura has rivals on Chase
Warsash star Laura Chase (Portsmouth Northsea), who won Junior Olympics bronze in Murcia, Spain, last month in the 800m freestyle, swam only a fraction slower in Sheffield to win the 14 years' 800m. That was just the start of a rich vein of form for the
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Molyneaux can follow in Mew's footsteps
John Molyneaux will be coming home with a haul of national honours to add to his Southern Counties and Island Games trophies. He won the 13 years' 200m backstroke in 2min 18.41sec, nearly two seconds faster than his nearest rival, David Waslin. That reversed
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CANCER DAD'S WEDDING JOY
GENEROUS Daily Echo readers have clubbed together to ensure cancer sufferer Darren Mount-ford has the day of his life when he marries sweetheart Kerrie Rowe two weeks today. You have donated money and gifts worth hundreds of pounds so the Southampton
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Walking, Water and Wildlife
HAVING left The Chequers Inn behind you on your right, within yards fork right from Lower Woodside, a southerly extension of Rideway Lane, with Chequers Green on your left, to follow a private road which is also the beginning of a public footpath. A few
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Police name teenager found dead at his home
Police have named the 16-year-old Winchester youth found dead at his home on Friday. He is James Matthew Haynard, 16. James worked at a baker's in Winchester High Street. A post mortem showed the cause of death to be a single stab wound to the heart.
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Corby b-rings double success
NOKIA Communicator has taken the Solent racing scene by storm this year winning Berthon Source Regatta in Lymington and the Amicus IR2000 Championships in Portsmouth as well as making a big impression in the Hoya Round The Island Race. She is the recent
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White Hart in the box seat ahead of decider
IN the South Hants Invitation League, a storming 8-1 win over bottom club White Horse has seen Park Gate open up a 12-point lead at the top of the table. Nearest rivals Malt & Hops won 6-3 and next Tuesday the two teams will meet in what will virtually
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Faces
When God essayed in Eden's shade To make the human race, The hardest part was how to give Each one a human face; For if we all had looked alike Someone we'd seen of yore, Would look exactly like someone Who's passed our way before. The milkman and the
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They saved me as I fought for breath
A MAN who thought he was dying today offered his public thanks to an ambulance crew who saved his life. Father-of-three Donald Turner suffered terrifying breathing problems after cutting the grass in his back garden. His wife Jean immediately dialled
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Time to pack up The Dell
TODAY is the last ever day of trading for the Saints Shop at The Dell. The clearance sale continues until 5pm when the shutters will come down for the final time. The shop will be the last part of the ground to close as staff prepare for the transfer
