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Rix goes nowhere, insist Pompey
Portsmouth have 'categorically denied' reports that under fire boss Graham Rix has resigned. Rumours were circulating prior to Thursday's match at Millwall that, if Pompey lost, it would see the end of Rix's reign at the club. The match ended in a 1-0
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Leafing through gardens
GARDENING books are being prominently displayed in the shops in the run-up to Christmas - and they can make a good gift. One of the most impressive of all is Making Gardens, a weighty 336-page volume, published to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the
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Le God's seal of approval for new Dell publication
Matthew Le Tissier did more to light up the last days at The Dell than any player so it's fitting that he should be central figure at the launch of a new book chronicling the history of the ground which closed its doors for the last time in May. Le Tissier
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A family man
Dead Famous by Ben Elton, is published by Bantam on Wednesday, November 7, price £16.99. For the last few years, Ben Elton hasn't been out much. Instead the former angry young man of British comedy has been spending his days and nights, up to his ears
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Southampton's Children of the Blitz by Andrew Bissell, published by Red Post Books, £12.95
MORE than 80 people have contributed their memories to a moving new book about the horrific Southampton blitz. The previously unpublished accounts - detailing the relentless bombardment of the strategic port - make harrowing yet inspirational reading.
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New Cunarder will drop anchor here
SOUTHAMPTON is celebrating the announcement that the city is to be home for a new multi-million pound luxury liner. Both the docks and the civic centre have warmly welcomed Cunard's commitment to build another cruise ship which will arrive in Southampton
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HALF-TIME SCORES
Half-time results from the top teams in the South SAINTS 1 - SUNDERLAND 0 NORTHAMPTON 0 - BOURNEMOUTH 0
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CATS PAIR FACE SAINTS' CLAUS
Claus Lundekvam has admitted he may not win the aerial battle against Niall Quinn today - but he's sure he can win the war. The big Norwegian defender goes into one of the most physically demanding games of the season against Sunderland knowing that he
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SAINTS 2 - SUNDERLAND 0
The St Mary's crowd were singing the praises of that Little Latvian Marian Pahars this afternoon - and rightly so after the Southampton striker laid the platform for a valuable 2-0 victory over Sunderland this afternoon. Pahars may have been stung by
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Getting with the in crowd
The Complete Guide To Gatecrashing by Nicholas Allan is published by Ebury Press, priced £4.99 and is available now... Sitting all alone at home with no parties to go to? Well, don't despair because now you can learn how to freeload your way to a more
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A less than perfect world
Only Dad by Alan Titchmarsh is published in hardback by Simon & Schuster, £16.99. Out now. FROM the popular best-selling novelist and presenter of Ground Force comes another entertaining book filled with Titchmarsh's familiar blend of romance and
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CLOSE TO THE EDGE by Jim Davidson.
LOVE HIM or loathe him, Generation Game host Jim Davidson is one of the country's most popular entertainers. The 46-year-old entertainer seems to be constantly joking for a living. When he's not on screen he is appearing in pantomime (this year in Dick
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivings: Aaltje Jacoba, general cargo, 0200, 107; Le Castellet, ro-ro, 0600, 201 link; Caronia, cruise ship, 0630, 38/9; NYK Castor, container, 0845, 207; Ketty Brovig, general cargo, am, 206; Verona, ro-ro, am, 43; Bengalen, general
