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Spotlight turns on mysterious earl
As a recently discovered painting is released FIONA GRIFFITHS tells of the mystery surrounding the Earl of Southampton and the sexuality of William Shakespeare THIS newly found portrait has thrust the little-known third Earl of Southampton into the 21st
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Swimming: Corben is below par but does enough to retain three titles
JO CORBEN easily retained her three backstroke titles at the Southern Counties Masters Championships at Crystal Palace. After the intensity of the recent World Championships in New Zealand, the Fareham Nomads star saw her times expectedly below her best
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Ralph just wants a little TLC
THIS is the little doggy in the window that no one wants. Five different owners have taken Ralph, an 11-year-old Yorkie, home - but none could provide the tender loving care he needs. They all returned him to West End's Blue Cross animal rescue shelter
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IRA hit list MP does his duty
BASINGSTOKE MP Andrew Hunter is determined to carry on as normal despite learning that he was a named target on what police believe is an up-to-date IRA death list. At the weekend, and just two days after the former chairman of the Tory Northern Ireland
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Inland Revenue try to get football club wound up
THE chairman of Basingstoke Town Football Club is assuring fans that the club is not in danger of being wound up. The Inland Revenue this week applied to the High Court in a petition to wind up Basingstoke Town Football and Social Club Ltd. The matter
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Victim gets £3m accident payout
A WOMAN left brain-damaged and wheelchair-bound following a tragic car accident has been awarded almost £3million after winning a 10-year battle for compensation. Following the settlement, Victoria Loader's family are now hoping the money will enable
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DAY 46: If I were a bird would I choose here?
HAMPSHIRE'S top spot for wading birds could be the Hythe to Cadland foreshore - if the Dibden Bay development goes ahead. The public inquiry heard that Associated British Ports' scheme to build a container terminal at Dibden Bay would mean dredged mud
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivings: Global Harvest, refrigerat, 0415, 104; Velazquez, ro/ro, 0700, 25 link; Autoprestige, ro/ro 0745, 201 link; Autoroute, ro/ro, 0800, 203; Autoline, ro/ro, 1345, 201 link; Hual Trapeze, ro/ro, 1430, 40; Cap Roca, container,
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Davison is at his best when he's in an uphill battle
SALISBURY'S Karl Davison once again showed he's currently 'King of the Hill' at Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb last weekend. He set the best time of the day on both the Saturday and Sunday events in his 600 horsepower four litre V8 Judd-powered Gould single
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Newman on duty at world's oldest club
ROBERT NEWMAN took time off from preparing for England's medal assault on the Commonwealth Games to perform an opening ceremony at Old Green. The celebrated outdoor and indoor international from Berkshire visited the famous Southampton club to cut the
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Netball: Club out to strengthen in summer
Totton Netball Club are looking for new players for the coming season. Secretary Sonia Masterman reported that numbers were dwindling and they are keen to strengthen over the summer. "It is becoming increasingly difficult at training sessions," she said
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RUPERT'S SET FOR APPROVAL
A CONTROVERSIAL drugs advice centre in Winchester is to get the go-ahead despite fierce opposition by dozens of residents and traders. Winchester City Council received 70 objections to Rupert's but planning officers have recommended it is set up in a
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Goods shed given a modern role
NOSTALGIC memories of bygone days on the railway came flooding back as the historic goods shed at Alresford was officially given a new lease of life. An old-fashioned horse and cart, which used to be a familiar sight at railway stations in the 1800s,
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CRIME FEAR
A SCHOOL has warned that controversial plans to build a 280-home estate at Totton could create a crime "hot spot" in the town. Governors at Hounsdown Secondary School are worried about the layout of the proposed development at Hanger Farm, which falls
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Let others have the chance of new life
A TEENAGER whose life was saved by a bone marrow transplant is backing an appeal for more Hampshire donors. Tom Hall knows he would not be alive today if it hadn't been for the national register that matched him with a lifesaver. Now the New Forest 16
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Deal clinched for dry-dock service
SOUTHAMTPON-BASED A&P Group, operators of the city's massive King George VI dry dock, has clinched a major long-term contract with one of the biggest names in shipping. The company has won a major deal that covers a dry-docking and repair partnership
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Help to protect marine habitats
HAMPSHIRE residents are being urged to go green to help protect marine life around the south coast. A new report has been produced to highlight the dangers of pollutants in the Solent. Author Lisa Browning, of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife
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Ralph just wants a little TLC
THIS is the little doggy in the window that no one wants. Five different owners have taken Ralph, an 11-year-old Yorkie, home - but none could provide the tender loving care he needs. They all returned him to West End's Blue Cross animal rescue shelter
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We're on the road again
BIRMINGHAM'S most successful pop group, the Moody Blues, has no reason to be either blue or moody. The long-lived rockers, whose first single, Go Now, reached the number One position in 1964, are still going strong. With a 20-date UK tour starting next
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Athletes warming up for a popular run in the park
SOUTHAMPTON'S long-distance runners are taking a post-London Marathon breather, but will be back in action on Sunday, May 19 for the 16th annual Netley 10K. Organised by Southampton Running Club with the sponsorship from Eric Robinson (solicitors), the
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ROAD DOUBT
THE future of Eastleigh's long-awaited southern bypass - said to hold the key to the town's future prosperity and a means of averting traffic gridlock - today hangs in the balance. Transport Secretary Stephen Byers has already given the green light for
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BERENGARIA
THE only foreign-built liner in Cunard's "big three'' on the North Atlantic in the 1920s and 1930s was the 52,250-ton Berengaria, formerly the Hamburg Amerika liner Imperator. Laid down in 1910 at the Vulkan Werke shipyard at Hamburg, Imperator was launched
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NORMANDIE
The first liner of more than 80,000 tons to cross the North Atlantic was the beautiful glass and gold masterpiece from the St Nazaire shipyard, the 83,400-ton Normandie. Backed by state aid right from keel-laying, Normandie entered the New York service
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SAMARIA
Cunard's 19,700 ton Samaria was well known between the two world wars on the New York route taking in Boston as well, and then later in the Canadian trade. She was in a group of liners ordered by Cunard when it was trying to gain an edge over rival, the
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ORONSAY
THE second liner ordered by the Orient line for its Australian service after the Second World War was the 28,000 ton Oronsay, which entered service in 1951. She was built by Vickers Armstrongs at Barrow at a cost of more than £4m and was a sister ship
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SCYTHIA
Although one of the smaller Cunarders, the 19,700- ton Scythia had a successful career and a particularly long life span of nearly four decades. Like her sisters she operated chiefly on the New York and Canadian services, carrying among the passengers
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UGANDA
The Falkland Islands crisis 20 years ago resulted in the call-up of British India Line's 17,000-ton educational ship, Uganda. She was cruising with many school pupils on board when the call-up was received by radio from her owners and the Ministry of
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STRATHEDEN
One of P&O's best known ships for many years was the 24,000-ton Stratheden, which had the distinction of reopening the company's Australian service after the Second World War. She was in a class of five vessels which were always called the "Strath
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ARANDORA STAR
A particularly graceful liner operating from Southampton in the 1930s on full-time cruising was Blue Star Line's 15,000-ton Arandora Star. Her voyages were definitely in the luxury class with cruises costing anything from 22 to 34 guineas, a large amount
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PENDENNIS CASTLE
The famous fun-ship of the Union-Castle fleet, the 28,582 ton Pendennis Castle, was on the South African service for only 17 years before being withdrawn in 1976. She was called the fun ship because of the company's efforts to make her more attractive
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LE TISSIER'S SPURS SNUB
MATTHEW LE TISSIER has admitted for the first time that he came within a whisker of leaving Saints to fulfil his boyhood dream of playing for Tottenham. The Saints legend, who is celebrating his testimonial on May 14 after 17 years of service at Southampton
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Ex-Saint joins the Jewson title race
FORMER Saints striker Nicky Banger is on stand-by for Saturday's crunch Jewson Wessex League championship decider at Calthorpe Park. The 31-year-old from Mansbridge, who shot to fame by plundering a hat-trick on his Saints debut nearly 12 years ago, will
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It all comes down to the final game
NEWPORT stretched their unbeaten run to six games last night, yet their Dr Martens Premier Division future is still teetering precariously on a knife-edge. Last night's 0-0 home draw with King's Lynn means any two from five could fill the remaining relegation
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Vauxhall dominate at Oulton Park event
VAUXHALL secured double honours at Oulton Park Circuit as Yvan Muller and Paul O'Neill scored a win apiece for Vauxhall Motorsport and Egg Sport respectively in two thrilling BTCC encounters enjoyed by an enthusiastic Cheshire crowd of 16,500 people.
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Manchester warm-up in South Africa
DEAN MORGAN flew out to South Africa this week for his second spell of warm weather training as the pace hotted up for England's Commonwealth Games bowlers. The squad, which also includes his Hampshire teammate Julian Haines as technical coach, will have
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Palmerston pair bow out on a winning note
IAN PERTON and Lee Trowern bowed out of Palmerston by winning the men's and junior singles respectively in the club finals week. Both bowlers are moving to Victory next season with a view to playing in the national under-25 double rink championship for
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Athletics: New Forest's small squad are forced back into fifth spot
WITH only a small boys' contingent to call on, New Forest Juniors were pegged back to fifth place in their opening Southern Electric Wessex Young Athletes' League fixture at Poole. Even so, the sunny weather made for a great day's competition with several
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Traffic wardens get a bright new look
THE softer, gentler look of parking control in Winchester has been unveiled by civic chiefs. The 21 city council parking attendants have ditched the austere all-black clothing for a blue uniform with reflective bands. Parking manager Basil Davies launched
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School back in use after arson attack
PUPILS in Winchester yesterday returned to their arson-struck school for the first time since it was attacked at the weekend. The 300 youngsters who attend Oliver's Battery Primary School were not in class on Monday because of a staff training day. Education
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Barking appeal ends in failure
A COUPLE are facing legal bills of nearly £5,000 after failing to persuade a court to overturn a ban on their dogs barking. Judge Tim Milligan rejected John and Brigitte Tee-Hillman's bid to throw out a noise abatement order made after neighbours complained
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Refinery officially a safe place to work
FAWLEY Refinery is celebrating a glittering haul of national safety awards after another year free of major work-related accidents. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has rated the refinery complex among the best in the UK with a highly
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Museum strikes gold in jubilee year
A HAMPSHIRE museum marking its 50th anniversary has extra cause for celebration today after winning a top award. The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, was presented with the marketing in tourism trophy at London's Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. It
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Historic wheel to become town feature
AN OLD restored watermill wheel from Romsey will be made into a feature in the town under a £24,000 project. The wheel was removed from Fox Mill in the 1970s and put into a Hampshire County Council store. But it has now been restored and is due to be
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Flights scrapped in cost-cutting move
FLIGHTS between Southampton and Frankfurt are being scrapped as part of a £20m cost cutting exercise by British Airways CitiExpress regional operations. At the same time the carrier is to create 31 new jobs at Southampton International Airport with the
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Review: Giant production is simply spellbinding
The BFG, The Mayflower, Southampton ROALD DAHL'S much-loved children's book The BFG was brought to life on stage last night - and was a giant success. The book, a firm favourite of young readers since it was first published 20 years ago, has been imaginatively
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Review: Unusual thriller with plenty of laughs
Out of Sight, Out of Murder, Lymington Players, Malt Hall Theatre THE action is set in a mansion where the fictional characters 'come to life' in this unusual thriller/comedy. A writer is helped by his characters to shape the action of his plot. This
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Bedlam revisited
BEDLAM Dance Company return to Portsmouth College Studio Theatre on May 1 with a tenth anniversary show, Flexible Shorts. Old favourites and new commissions sit side by side in the show, which promises to demonstrate the mixture of humour and distinctive
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Patients may face penalty
PATIENTS costing the NHS £50 every time they do not turn up for an appointment should be fined. That is the suggestion from one Hampshire resident who is amazed at the amount of money lost by the health service each year, just by thoughtless patients
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Bells on the toes
MORRIS dancers will be descending on Winchester next month for the annual folk festival. The cathedral city will be filled with the sound of tinkling bells over the weekend of May 17-19 as dancing and music performances take place in a variety of venues
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Festival debut hosted at abbey
TITCHFIELD Abbey will be ringing out to the sounds of rock and punk bands this summer. The historic building will play host to the first-ever Titchfield Spring Festival on June 15. The event will feature performances by a host of bands, including DNA
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Hamble teeter on Wessex precipice
ONLY a win will do to save Hamble ASSC from dropping out of the Jewson Wessex League after 15 proud years. Last night's 2-0 home reverse against Lymington & New Milton means survival hopes rest on beat-ing Wimborne Town at Folland Park on Saturday
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Report on tragedy labelled ridiculous
AN INQUIRY into the death of Adrian Gill, who committed suicide after being given permission to leave a psychiatric unit, has been called "ridiculous" by his father. Adrian was found dead in the grounds of The Meadows unit at Coldeast Hospital in Park
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LIBERTE
ONCE the pride of North German Lloyd on the Atlantic, the 49,750 ton Europa had a second career as French Line's Libert, while in between she served as a US troopship. Built in Hamburg by Blohm and Voss in the late 1920s, she was a partner to the slightly
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ATHLONE CASTLE
Union-Castle Line's 25,550-ton Athlone Castle was one of the fast new ships of the 1930s. She and a sister liner, Sterling Castle, had diesel engines driving twin propellers and were capable of around 21 knots, compared to 15 knots of the earlier mail
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ASTURIAS
One of the principal liners on Royal Mail Lines' service from Southampton to South America between the two World Wars was the 22,048 ton Asturias. She and another vessel Alcantra were the first big ships to be fitted with diesel machinery. The Duchess
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DUNERA
The 12,615-ton Dunera was associated with Southampton in two distinctly different careers - the first as a troopship and second as Britain's pioneer educational cruise liner. She was trooping for 14 years while her second career, only seven years, was
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WASHINGTON & MANHATTAN
PLENTY of competition for British and foreign liners on the North Atlantic in the 1930s was provided by two US Lines' ships, Washington and Manhattan, both more than 24,000 tons each. Although scrapped in the early 1960s memories of both ships remain.
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ORSOVA
ORIENT Line's 28,000-ton Orsova is remembered as the first passenger liner in the world with an all-welded hull and the first without a mast. The liner, costing £5m, was built by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow, and launched on May 4, 1953, the same day that
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PRETORIA CASTLE
Union-Castle Line's Pretoria Castle, which entered the South Africa passenger-cargo service in 1948, was sold in 1965 to the Safmarine Corporation with the result that she was named SA Oranje for the second part of her career. Built by Harland and Wolff
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TRANSVAAL CASTLE
By introducing the first hotel-class liner, Transvaal Castle, in the early 1960's, the Union-Castle Line brought a new attitude to ocean travel. Out went the old divisions as there was accommodation for 728 passengers who all shared the public rooms and
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Deal clinched for dry-dock service
SOUTHAMTPON-BASED A&P Group, operators of the city's massive King George VI dry dock, has clinched a major long-term contract with one of the biggest names in shipping. The company has won a major deal that covers a dry-docking and repair partnership
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IPSWICH RES 2 - SAINTS RES 0
GOALS from Robert Dickinson and Darren Bent condemned Saints Reserves to a 2-0 defeat and took a youthful Ipswich Town side back to the top of the FA Premier Reserve League (South) table. Saints misery was not helped by Kevin Davies missing a penalty,
