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Ryman League: Basingstoke soundly beaten
BASINGSTOKE Town were torn apart 5-1 at Heybridge Swifts after having skipper Paul Wilkinson sent off on the half-hour. Trailing to a 24th-minute Jamie Window goal, the visitors suffered a further blow when confusion broke out over the placing of a free
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Drew Smith Homes: Brendon claim trophy
THE League held their festival of finals on Saturday. The first ever Trophyman Senior Trophy final was claimed by Brendon. Jason Gosney had the ball in the net for Sporting BTC early on but was adjudged offside. All of the goal action came in the last
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Debutant Crawley smashes county batting record
JOHN CRAWLEY rewrote the record books at Canterbury yesterday - and then immediately set his sights on another landmark. The 30-year-old hit the highest score for a Hampshire debutant, having been 56 overnight and finishing on 223 not out at stumps. Now
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Seconds off with win
HAMPSHIRE seconds chalked up their first victory of the summer with a 72-run success against the Hampshire Cricket Board at the Rose Bowl. The second team included debuts for promising youngsters David Wheeler, David Griffiths, Eugene Burzler and Naqeeb
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Ex-Ventnor paceman dies suddenly age 26
South African cricketer Walter Masimula who helped bowl Ventnor to an unbeaten Hampshire League championship last summer, has died suddenly. Masimula, 26, returned from his native Alexandra, near Johannesburg, late last week to join Southern Electric
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Point-to-point:Double first for couple
IT MAY only have been a two-horse affair, but the men's open at Larkhill on Saturday was a race Clare Anthony and John Cornett will never for-get. The victory of veteran Hawaiian Youth at the South West and Wilts meeting was Anthony's first as a trainer
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Maiden II - Will we or won't we?
Just when it looks like it's obvious that we won't the wind becomes favourable and it appears we will. Then there's the flipside to this. Last night all three watches had the opportunity to blast Maiden II along straight for the finish line hitting speeds
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ROYAL SOUTHAMPTON SPRING SERIES
Whilst calm conditions prevailed in the Solent, the horizontal smoke from the chimneys at Fawley refinery demonstrated things were better in Southampton Water. With a committee boat start off Netley in a 9 knot maximum westerly, all classes made a good
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivings: Condock I, general, 0600, 102; Mignon, vehicle carrier, 0700, 43; Celtic King, container, 1030, 204E; APL Iris, container, 1100, 206; CSO Seawell, misc., AM, 101W; Shieldhall, steamer, AM, No 7 Dry Dock; P&O Nedlloyd Jakarta
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Peter Wards off Ryedale in final
HAMPSHIRE'S Peter Ward steered his Atherley side home 21-13 against local hopes Ryedale in the final to take the all England Mixed Fours bowls title at New Earswick, York. Ward and Southampton clubmates Jean Arnaud, Ella Dibble and Steve Spreadbury were
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Youth group's home hopes
A VITAL city youth club with hundreds of members hopes to end its long search for a new venue. The King Alfred Youth Activity Centre (Kayac) is poised to bid for National Lottery funding for the biggest youth building in Hampshire. The centre has agreed
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Lottery gift for new playground
PLAYTIME in a village near Winchester is set to change for ever after thousands of pounds were secured to develop new facilities. Youngsters aged between two and 12 will get a dream playground after the Sparsholt Playground Association scooped £39,723
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Pubs hoping to open early for soccer
WINCHESTER pubs are set to open early during the World Cup contest in May and June. Several are keen to break with tradition following a High Court ruling that allows pubs to show the games in Japan and South Korea, many of which start at 7.30am British
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Drama poised to lay siege to Tower
DRAMA figures strongly in a tantalising summer programme beginning next month at Winchester's Tower Arts Centre, but there is much more besides. Art, music, comedy and dance are also on the bill, with such varied figures as George Melly, the Willard Grant
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My Dave won't be forgotten
A TIRELESS charity fundraiser has seen her work recognised with a special plaque at South-ampton General Hospital. Tina Wellman, 42, has raised more than £30,000 for the hospital's new cancer research lab since her husband Dave died of the disease three
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Memories make a flying return
THE years flew away and memories took off when dozens of former employees of Silver City Airways met up again in Southampton. It was half a century ago exactly, in spring 1952, that the airline began operating to and from Southampton and the French town
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Shopkeepers get back to business
LONG-suffering traders are breathing a sigh of relief after £750,000 worth of improvements have been completed in their historic Southampton street. Firms suffered a drastic loss of business during several months of roadworks on Old Northam Road. The
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Footsteps
Footsteps running, up the garden path Through the catflap, to the warming hearth Footsteps trotting, up the carpet treads Springing softly on to cosy beds Footsteps only, when in the mood Trotting to the kitchen to their food Footsteps quietly, creeping
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Throaty singers to play two dates in south
IT'S almost impossible to describe, but its effects are allegedly wondrous. Developed in a remote corner of Russia, just north of Mongolia, "khooomei" throat-singing is now taken all over the world by the band Yat-Kha. In the last ten years, Yat-Kha have
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Scottish show has festival fling
THERE'S a chance to sample the Shooglenifty experience on Saturday, when the Scottish band help launch the Larmer Tree Festival at Salisbury Arts Centre this summer. The Festival itself takes place from July 18 to 21, with Eric Bibb, Jools Holland and
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Jewson Wessex League: Hamble vow to battle on for survival
LARRY CLAY has refused to throw in the towel on Hamble ASSC's Jewson Wessex League sur-vival fight despite describing Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Brockenhurst as "the worst we've played since I've been manager." He accused his side of lacking team spirit
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Royal Southampton Yacht Club - Spring Series (Sun)
Victory for Badger, Urchin II and Scooby III The fifth race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Spring series on Sunday 21 April saw a southerly breeze of around eight knots which swung to the west and increased to around 15 knots. The Race Management
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Women's Football: Lockton inspires Hampshire
Hampshire's senior women retained the South West Counties Championship crown with a clinical 3-1 win over Gloucestershire at Yate Town yesterday. Jo Lockton set up the first with a great diagonal ball to the far post where her Southampton Saints teammate
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Double ton eases burden on Crawley
JOHN CRAWLEY shrugged off the huge burden of expectation that accompanied his move from Lancashire in compiling his debut double ton at Canterbury. Crawley was a relieved man when he ended months of acrimony at Old Trafford by signing on the dotted line
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England's tail kept Wagg-ing by Alex's huge six
ENGLAND under-19s stormed to a sensational victory over Hampshire Seconds at the Rose Bowl when Alex Wagg smashed a huge six to secure victory. He scored a quick-fire unbeaten 46 as England's stars of tomorrow chased a target of 300 in 75 over on the
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DIBDEN BAY INQUIRY SHOCK
THE biggest critic of a planned £750m container terminal in Hampshire may have to withdraw from the public inquiry because of a lack of money. Residents Against Dibden Bay Port (RADBP), which claims to represent the interests of 50,000 people living on
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SUCCESS FOR LYMINGTON CADSET SAILORS
At the recent Cadet Inland Championships, sailors from the Royal Lymington Yacht Club headed their classes. Adam Richards and Sam Muskett came first in the Gold Fleet and Oren Richards sailing with Mark Trevis-Bell came first in the Silver Fleet. Their
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BARCLAYS MARINE FINANCE WARSASH SPRING SERIES
Having enjoyed fresh winds on previous weeks, 240 competitors gathered around the committee boats in millpond conditions in the central Solent on April 14th. So there was ample opportunity for lengthy discussions on tactics, or more likely an extra cup
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GBR CHALLENGE YACHT NAMED BY HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL
It was a historic day for British sailing on April 12th in Cowes when HRH The Princess Royal named "Wight Lightning", the first ever modern America's Cup boat to be designed and built in Great Britain. It was also a proud moment for Hamble Olympic medallist
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It's not such a fairytale ending
THE fairytale Powergen Intermediate Cup journey to Twickenham ended in defeat but far from disgrace for Gosport & Fareham against an ultimately professional Halifax outfit, who were every bit deserved 43-19 victors. With a virtual gap of two leagues
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Mural to brighten up hospital visits
CHILDREN have had their visits to a Winchester hospital brightened up by a mural painted by a Southampton teacher. Tony Chennells, from Highfield, designed and painted the mural in his spare time. The mural in the children's treatment room at Royal Hampshire
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Ready to help in all weathers
A HAMPSHIRE lifeboat team has been equipped with a new lifeboat after recording its busiest ever year. The Calshot crew answered 87 call-outs in 2001 as the number of people taking to the water in the Solent area continued to increase. Calshot lifeboat
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Bets are on for Derby play
IT'S A safe bet that the Nuffield Theatre's next play will be a big hit. Epsom Downs, opening on May 16, takes a panoramic tour of the British public at the races, with gamblers, bookmakers, owners and jockeys jostling for pole position. Nine actors take
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Club closes doors in centenary year
AN end of an era passed at the weekend when a Southampton club closed its doors for the final time in its centenary year. Hulse Road Social Club went into receivership last year after struggling with mounting debts. It was sold for £1.8m to a development
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Ferry firm's new tack on parking woe
FERRY company Red Funnel has performed a U-turn after angry commuters found they could not buy season tickets for the company's Red Triangle car park at the firm's Town Quay terminal in Southampton. Instead, fed-up commuters who travel between the Isle
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My Dave won't be forgotten
A TIRELESS charity fundraiser has seen her work recognised with a special plaque at Southampton General Hospital. Tina Wellman, 42, has raised more than £30,000 for the hospital's new cancer research lab since her husband Dave died of the disease three
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DIBDEN BAY INQUIRY SHOCK
THE biggest critic of a planned £750m container terminal in Hampshire may have to withdraw from the public inquiry because of a lack of money. Residents Against Dibden Bay Port (RADBP), which claims to represent the interests of 50,000 people living on
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Timed to perfection
BEFORE HAMPSHIRE watchmaker George Percival Aviet died at the age of 76 he planned his passing in infinite detail. So much so that Mr Aviet left instructions for three specific things to be carried out. For his funeral at Southampton Crematorium he wanted
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Tortoise of 70 is stolen
THIEVES have stolen a 70-year-old pet tortoise, worth hundreds of pounds, from a Hampshire home. Charlie, who has been part of the family for 20 years, was pinched from Shanklin Road, Upper Shirley, Southampton. Tortoises like her are registered as endangered
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Hi-tech plan to aid elderly in own homes
ELDERLY residents across Hampshire in need of vital home help could soon be living with computer carers that talk. The hi-tech scheme may sound like it comes straight out of a sci-fi film but it is set to become a reality for pensioners before the end
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Graffiti - a serious case for treatment
WE all know what it is like to use a public toilet and find the walls scrawled with graffiti. But how often do we give it a second thought? Health bosses are regularly turning their attention to this type of vandalism when it occurs on their property.
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Big band strikes up the music at rare appearance
EASY-listening fans will be delighted to learn that big- band specialists the Bert Kaempfert Orchestra will be making a rare Hampshire appearance at The Anvil, Basingstoke, next month. The orchestra is one of the biggest and best-known in the world and
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Ferry firm's new tack on parking woe
FERRY company Red Funnel has performed a U-turn after angry commuters found they could not buy season tickets for the company's Red Triangle car park at the firm's Town Quay terminal in Southampton. Instead, fed-up commuters who travel between the Isle
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Ready to help in all weathers
A HAMPSHIRE lifeboat team has been equipped with a new lifeboat after recording its busiest ever year. The Calshot crew answered 87 call-outs in 2001 as the number of people taking to the water in the Solent area continued to increase. Calshot lifeboat
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SAINTS 0 - EVERTON 1
BOY, was Gordon Strachan hurting on Saturday evening. For the series of post-match interviews with the television, radio and newspaper pack, his voice was flat and the body language tired. It was as if he had taken an unexpected blow to the solar-plexus
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Royal Southampton Yacht Club - Solent Spring Double (Sat)
Victory for Jamalaya, Hobby Horse, Zumbido and Kokomo The first race of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Double-Handed series on Saturday 20 April attracted an entry of 70 boats. The Race Management Team set the Committee Boat off Hill Head in the Central
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Royal Lymington Yacht Club - Success for Cadet Saillors
At the recent Cadet Inland Championships, sailors from the Royal Lymington Yacht Club headed their classes. Adam Richards and Sam Muskett came first in the Gold Fleet and Oren Richards sailing with Mark Trevis-Bell came first in the Silver Fleet. Their
