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Wimbledon is the target - even if James is just 11!
A HAMPSHIRE youngster has taken the first step towards a possible appearance on the hallowed turf of Wimbledon. Eleven-year-old James Chaudry from North Baddesley triumphed against players up to three years his senior in the under-14 closed championships
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Lisa's a star but Hants miss out
HAMPSHIRE girls' tennis team were inspired at the weekend by Horton Heath star Lisa Radford. The under-13 squad just missed out on promotion from Division 4B of the Junior County Cup to West of Scotland after an agonising games count-back. But Hampshire
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Poingdestres sure to turn up the heat
Sunday sees the first round of the eagerly-awaited Reelcare knockout cup on Longbridge, the area's top local team contest. And the heat looks to be a cracker with top local squad Poingdestres taking on the cream of the West Country in the form of Sillybait
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Warwicks v. Hants: Mascarenhas fears ease after early exit
SEAMER Dimitri Mascarenhas took the 150th first class wicket of his career - but ended the day by hobbling off with a recurrence of his ankle injury. Mascarenhas had taken three wickets to add to his eight against Kent last week before limping off the
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DAY 55: Warning of wildlife devastation
WILDLIFE sites in the Southampton area will be devastated if a £750m container terminal is built at Dibden Bay, a public inquiry was told. English Nature said the scheme would have serious adverse effects on nationally important sites between the Lower
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Holly is Andover's new golden girl
FOUR athletes from the Andover club made to trip to Portsmouth last weekend for the annual Hampshire Track and Field Championships - the biggest event on the sporting calendar for the town club - and achieved outstanding results with them returning home
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Leckford jubilant
LECKFORD produced an outstanding all-round performance to clinch a 37-run victory over Havant 2nd XI in their opening match in Premier Division Three of the Southern Electric Premier League last Saturday. Skipper Simon Reeves won the toss at Havant Park
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Andover pull off another treble
Bournemouth 0, Andover 2 PLAYING their 30th cup tie of the season, Andover won their second cup final in three days and third trophy of the season when overcoming spirited JWL rivals Borunemouth in the final of the Hants FA's Russell-Cotes Cup at Victoria
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Lions future now at crossroads
"WE'RE going up, we're going up....but not with Andover," was the alleged chant from the Lions' dressing room after they completed the Jewson Wessex League (JWL) league and cup double at Gosport last week. However, the Andover players are just as much
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Kemp aims to boost Southampton pride
PETER KEMP is back in bowls management. The man who was Hampshire's chairman of Middleton Cup selectors for nine years is in charge of the Southampton and District BA team for this summer's Gwyn Guy Trophy tournament. He and Middleton Cup bowler Richard
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Squash: New squash series for youngsters is a success
THE winners of the inaugural Connor's Junior Challenge Cup squash tournament were presented with their prizes last weekend. The competition, for seven to 14-year-olds, was won by Lauren Brady with Ryan Taylor finishing runner-up. Other winners were Raj
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Safety worries sink homes plan
CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop land near two New Forest schools have been thrown out amid fears that the scheme would put pupils at risk. An application to build five houses and a new access road at Foxhills, Ashurst, was unanimously rejected by members
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Parish councillors resign in protest
A NEW Forest parish council has lost almost a third of its members - partly in protest at the government's compulsory Code of Conduct. Three councillors from the formerly ten-strong Boldre Parish Council announced their resignations this week . Councillor
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Students hit the right note
A HAMPSHIRE college can boast a 100 per cent record - which is sweet music to the ears of three popular bands. Hard work by Totton College BTEC tutors Brian Price and Geoff Shepherd has paid off with their students making it into phase two of a battle
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Memorial service for Everest victim
A MEMORIAL service is to be held at Hythe for Peter Legate - the Lymington businessman killed while climbing Mount Everest for charity. The service is to take place at St John's Church in New Road at 11.30 am on Friday, May 24. Mr Legate, pictured above
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Memorial service for Everest victim
A MEMORIAL service is to be held at Hythe for Peter Legate - the Lymington businessman killed while climbing Mount Everest for charity. The service is to take place at St John's Church in New Road at 11.30 am on Friday, May 24. Mr Legate, pictured above
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Memorial service for Everest victim
A MEMORIAL service is to be held at Hythe for Peter Legate - the Lymington businessman killed while climbing Mount Everest for charity. The service is to take place at St John's Church in New Road at 11.30 am on Friday, May 24. Mr Legate, pictured right
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Kingfisher to swoop on B&Q
HAMSPHIRE-based do-it-yourself retail chain B&Q is set to become the focus of business for shopping giant Kingfisher under a radical restructuring plan. The parent company has unveiled plans to launch a £2bn rights issue in the City to help fund a
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REal village welcome
THE church of St Peter in Shipton Bellinger was packed when the Bishop of Winchester licensed the Rev Ian Tomlinson as priest in charge and the Rev Brian Tims as assistant priest. Members of the Roman Catholic community and Shipton Bellinger Christian
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Real village welcome
THE church of St Peter in Shipton Bellinger was packed when the Bishop of Winchester licensed the Rev Ian Tomlinson as priest in charge and the Rev Brian Tims as assistant priest. Members of the Roman Catholic community and Shipton Bellinger Christian
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Residents set to do battle against housing
VILLAGERS in Wildhern, Hatherden and Tangley will fight any proposals to develop housing on land north of Saxonfields. They made their views known at a packed meeting on Monday evening called by Tangley Parish Council. Council chairman Nigel Bull said
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Student mugged for £15
A STUDENT was forced by a group to hand over £15 from his wallet as he walked along an Andover street. The incident took place in Western Road at 9.35pm on Thursday 9 May. The victim has given the police a detailed account of what happened. He said: "
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Offering thanks for emergency services
THE Andover Reformed Church held a service of thanksgiving for the emergency services on Sunday for the fifth year running. Jointly sponsored by the church and the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Industrial Mission (BANHIM), this year's service had an
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County cash helps volunteer centre
CASH from Hampshire County Council will fund more volunteering opportunities for local people. The grant of £5,000 to Andover Volunteer Centre will pay for a co-ordinator who will find volunteers and also aid groups looking for help. The centre is run
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Pupils prove they can
PUPILS from Castle Primary School, Ludgershall, have joined forces with Marks & Spencer to help raise funds for I CAN - the national educational charity for children with speech and language difficulties. The youngsters were the first to pin their
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Positive Ofsted as John Hanson set to move
CONCERNS about the educational under-achievement of higher ability boys and the behaviour of a few pupils have clouded an otherwise very positive Ofsted report on John Hanson School. The report, prepared by a 13 strong team of inspectors who watched 165
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Charity ball success
OVER £1,000 for the Prostate Cancer Charity, was raised at a ball in Chilbolton organised by Lynne, Lizzie, Kate and Alistair Inglis in memory of Jim Inglis, husband and father, who died of the disease, aged 60. The evening was a huge success with 130
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Invitation to lone parents and children
A SUPPORT group being set up for lone parents in Andover is holding a launch on 25 May at the Charlton Lakeside Pavilion. The Gingerbread Group is offering a fun day with team games and the chance for children to win a prize in the Andover Gingerbread
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Time to sort out parking problems, plea
THE continuing problem of parking in parts of Overton has been raised again at the monthly parish council meeting. Resident Terry Robinson told councillors he has been campaigning for five years to solve the parking problems in Winchester Street, but
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Outdoor life for lady thatcher
WHERWELL has a new 'tourist attraction' - a young blonde woman perched high on a thatched roof in the grounds of the White Lion public house. Causing all the stir - coachloads of visitors stand and take photographs - is Emmeline Couch who has decided
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Repairs V health as vandalism cost rises
A HEALTH centre manager in Ludgershall has warned that mindless acts of vandalism could mean medical equipment may not be bought because money is being spent on repairs. Paul Bessant, the practice manager at the health centre in Central Street, says thousands
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Hants AA Champs: Sharp Frost sets a championship best - and pips sister!
THERE was a brace of golds for the IoW's Bryony Frost, who led the way home in the under-20 women's 800 and 1500m - the latter in a championship best of 4min 35.17sec. On both occasions, she pipped her twin sister Kathryn to the winning line. A surprise
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Hants AA Champs: Handy Andy dominates the hammer
IT didn't need extra-sensory powers to predict that Isle of Wight hammer thrower, Andy Frost, would be the outstanding field performer of the Hampshire AA Championships. The 21-year-old powerhouse from Sandown travelled to Portsmouth buoyed by personal
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Hants AA Champs: Sherliker at the double
TEAM SOLENT were triumphant in the senior men's 400m with Darryn Campbell lowering his personal best for the second time in a week to win in 48.81. Southampton City's Kessia Sherliker sped to a 100/200m under-17 girls' double as did her former clubmate
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BRIDGE: COLE IS STILL KING!
WAYNE BRIDGE may have impressively filled England's problem position of left-back in the last three internationals but the Saints defender is under no illusion about his status as he heads for the World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea. Injury to Ashley
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Sorry, Andrew, you're too young to win
RISING tennis star Andrew McGlashen was robbed of one the biggest wins of his life on Sunday - for being too young! The Southampton-based youngster pulled off a surprise victory for Hampshire Tennis Club against Winchester's highly-rated Alex Ross in
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Woodhouse a runaway winner
Lee Woodhouse was a runaway winner on the match lake in the fifth round of the Nigel Turner Thomsons Financial Planning Sunday series. With the match split between the lower lake and match lake at Broadlands, Reelcare's Terry Bremble won the lower lake
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Taylor deprived a dream start
JAMES Taylor came within a whisker of scoring on his full England non-League debut at Boston. The Havant & Waterlooville marksman (pictured) was paired up front with Dagenham & Redbridge's Junior McDougald as England opened their Four Nations
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No easy ride for Rasey
PENTON 1st XI started their new season in Hants County Division Two with a distinct feeling of dj vu (reports Mike Wells). Rob Rasey, captaining the side for the first time, lost the toss and found his team batting on a drying Whitchurch wicket. The Whitchurch
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Seconds are in seventh heaven
TIM Keighley's young Andover 2nd XI got their league campaign off to a winning start last Saturday with an excellent away victory at Fareham & Crofton in Hants County Division One. The Andover side were in deep trouble at 58-6 but skipper Keighley
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivings: Balmung, general, 0100, 33; Aurora, cruise ship, 0645, 105; Autoprestige, ro/ro, 0715, 201 link; Delphinus Leader, ro/ro, 0930, 34/35; CMA CGM Debussy, container, 1300, 206; Cap Finisterre, container, 1430, 204; Nedlloyd Asia
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Selectors handed a headache
EDDIE ROWE watched Hampshire beat Oxfordshire in an under-31 friendly - and then admitted the performance had given him a king-size selection headache. There were so many fine displays that Rowe has been left with the dilemma of who to leave out for Hampshire's
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Cycling: Two seconds settle it!
Britain's top two time trialists, Michael Hutchinson (Team MDT Giant) and Stuart Dangerfield (Camel Valley C&TC), stepped up their rivalry in the second race of the Rudy Project national series near Wimborne on Saturday. The pair started two minutes
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Diving: Hunter's dives mean a gold medal hat-trick
TONY HUNTER flew the flag for Southampton Diving Academy as he took a hat-trick of gold medals at the Great Britain Diving Federation National Masters Championships. Hunter was the top man in all of his three events, stylishly winning the 1metre, 2m and
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Art award in MP's memory
AN AWARD for young artists has been launched in memory of former Romsey MP Michael Colvin. Test Valley Arts Foundation has launched the Colvin Young Artists' Award in honour of the MP who died with his wife Nichola when fire swept through their Hampshire
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March of freedom
SCHOOLCHILDREN came out in force to join the crowds lining the streets of Romsey as 140 officers and men from the School of Army Aviation paraded through on a freedom march. There was a round of applause from onlookers as the soldiers from Middle Wallop
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Campaign aims to beat bogus callers
A CAMPAIGN to prevent pensioners falling victim to bogus callers has been launched in the New Forest. Police are alarmed at the number of crimes committed by smooth-talking conmen who trick their way into people's homes to steal cash. Now hundreds of
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Member stands firm against new code
A SECOND parish councillor in the New Forest has said he would rather be sacked from his seat than sign the government's new code of conduct. Long-serving Fawley councillor Philip Pearce-Smith has insisted he will not sign the new code of conduct drawn
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Steve is clearly one of the top clairvoyants . . .
CLAIRVOYANTS and mediums are known for wrapping their profession up in flowery language and confusing metaphors. But not so Stephen Holbrook, pictured, whose favourite way of describing himself is as a "telephone exchange", providing a means of communication
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Four days of celebration
NOISE rather than silence will be golden in one Southampton city centre park over a four-day period in June. Mayflower Park will attract tens of thousands of revellers during a right royal knees-up between Saturday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 4 to mark
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Rethink on park and ride
TEST Valley Borough Council officers have been asked to look again at the possibility of providing a regular park and ride scheme. The call comes as motorists face a deadline of 27 May to object to proposed car parking charges which include long-stay
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High hopes for horse
HOPES are high at Biddesden Stud near Andover that Tamarillo, second at Badminton and bred at the stud, will be in the British team for the World Games at Jerez in Spain in September. The 10-year-old was brought home to an exciting finish by William Fox-Pitt
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Road tax clampdown has sting in the tail
A CRACKDOWN on road tax cheats swung into action across Hampshire on Monday. The two week campaign by the DVLA and police includes the use of new Stingray cameras which can detect unlicensed vehicles on the move. Traffic police are carrying out roadside
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Victorian fun
THE era of Victorian England was recreated for an entire day in King's Somborne as a jubilee celebration and a contribution to Local History Week. The organisers were the Som-borne and District Society and celebrations started at 9.30am with church bells
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Town forum set to probe mast safety issues
ANDOVER Councillors' For-um is to have a presentation on the health and safety issues surrounding phone masts. The move comes after concern s had been voiced about new masts sprouting up in the Andover area. Last week two petitions containing a total
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Get ahead, get a hat
TEST Valley Mayor Cllr Jack Taylor gave a special assembly to pupils at Anton Junior School as part of their citizenship curriculum. Cllr Taylor, dressed in full mayoral robes, chatted to the youngsters about his role and the duties he has to perform
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Strong odours set to anger neighbours
A WHITCHURCH pizza shop has been given permission to sell food other than pizza despite objections from residents and the town council. Top Pizza applied to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for the removal of a condition set in January 2000 which
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Surf's up for Robin's quest
MORE people have climbed Mount Everest then attempted the feat this New Forest man is about to embark on. Robin Penna is wowing people with his determination to circumnavigate the Isle of Wight - on a surf board. The 43-year-old from Pilley aims to smash
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Hants AA Champs: Bennett: Tobin could become new 400m star
FORMER world indoor 400 metres record holder Todd Bennett is convinced Hampshire has unearthed a new one-lap star. Such is his faith in Basingstoke & Mid Hants talent Robert Tobin, that he is tipping the 18-year-old to crack one of the landmark times
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Hants AA Champs: Determined Davies to step up another gear
ANDOVER-based 800m star Emma Davies is looking for a repeat of her 1998 Commonwealth Games success. Having set her personal best of 2min 2.36sec in the Kuala Lumpur semi-finals four years ago, the 22-year Belgrave Harrier struggled to recapture peak form
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Hants AA Champs: Wrist injury denies Thomas
TEAM Solent's Paul Thomas didn't defend his senior men's pole vault title. Having fought back from fracturing his right thumb in January 2001, the 21-year-old Bitterne Park man broke his left wrist last November and is out for a year. New Forest Juni-ors
