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Chris: Beat Leicester and Pompey are up
After reviewing their wonderful start to the season, Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara delivered his Portsmouth verdict this week. "Pompey will be guaranteed a place in the Premiership if they beat Leicester on Saturday," he insisted. Kamara, who had two
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Arson prompts security review
GOVERNORS at a private Christian school in West End could be forced to install CCTV cameras after arsonists struck. Staff at the 130-pupil school, which is funded by Southampton Community Church, have been left devastated after fire tore through two sheds
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Santa Claus won't be coming through town
SHOPPING centre chiefs have scrapped the festive Basingstoke parade of Father Christmas and schoolchildren that has weaved its way from the Top of Town into The Malls for the last five years. The parade, featuring Father Christmas in a sleigh drawn by
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MacArthur steps up her preparations
Ellen MacArthur and Mike Golding resume their single-handed racing careers, for the first time since last year's Vendee Globe, when the Route du Rhum gets underway next weekend from St Malo in France. MacArthur, sailing her recently refitted Open 60 Kingfisher
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Richards: 'I've a horrible feeling'
With 4,000 miles still to go in the second leg of the Around Alone race, Emma Richards remains second despite coming under fierce pressure from her French rivals. Yesterday the Hamble yachtswoman, the only female competitor in the race and the youngest
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Important race abandoned
National rankings in the British Olympic classes stayed unchanged after the extreme weather conditions last weekend forced organisers of the all-important Holt RYA National Ranking Series to abandon third round racing in Weymouth. The high winds exceeded
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Island clash for top two
The chasing pack in Hampshire Division Two will have their ears to the ground this weekend as the top two clash on the Isle of Wight as Ellingham & Ringwood visit the Wootton Recreation Ground for the first time. Whoever loses will open the door for
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Pupils put lives in danger
Hundreds of pupils at a Winchester secondary school are endangering their safety by failing to use pedestrian crossings on a busy road. Civic leaders heard at a meeting of the Winchester Movement and Access Panel that children at Kings' School are not
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Pat's top honour
A Hampshire nurse has received a top honour from St John Ambulance. Patricia Morris (53), from Alresford, was invested as a member of the Order of St John at a ceremony in the historic Grand Priory Church, Clerkenwell. She was admitted as a "serving sister
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Planners just 'obeying rules'
As architects and planners strive to meet housing guidance on fitting more homes into small sites, a property developer has spoken out in their support. Last month, Kings Worthy Parish Council chairman, Dr Adrian March, said planning guidance was "a recipe
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Health boss stands down
The chief of Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital has called it a day after six years in the post. David Livermore, chairman of Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust, left yesterday (October 31st). He will be replaced by Barbara North,
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County recovers from storms
Gusting gale force winds at the weekend led to cross-Solent ferry cancellations and fallen trees across several roads in and around the New Forest. A large oak tree toppled onto the thatched roof of a country cottage at Newtown, Minstead, the home of
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Red faces at Orange inquiry
The public inquiry into the siting of an Orange phone mast has exposed massive communication gaps between Winchester City Council officers and planners. The council told the hearing on Wednesday that it would prefer to site the 12-metre mast, proposed
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Revamped Totton 'a place to avoid'
PLANS to give Totton town centre a multi-million-pound face-lift will make it a place to be avoided, it has been claimed. The warning has been issued by a member of New Forest District Council - one of the three local authorities that have devised the
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Teen who watched murder jailed
A SERIAL carjacker who stood and watched as a pal stabbed New Forest estate agent Tim Robinson to death has been jailed for seven years. Aaron Jones, 17, teamed up with Dwaine Williams, 18, to try to steal Mr Robinson's £20,000 Audi from outside his £400,000
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Make planned park bigger call
New Forest National Park inquiry - Day 10 COUNTRYSIDE campaigners have called for the proposed New Forest National Park to be enlarged. The Council for National Parks (CNP) claimed the scheme could prove to be a false dawn unless the area of specially
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People asked to help shape future
THE HAMPSHIRE Strategic Partnership is asking people who live and work in the county what is important to them as part of a mission to help shape future development. The HSP, which was launched in September, is a multi-agency par tnership including local
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Jane Eyre
FORGET Lara Croft and the Spice Girls. When it comes to Girl Power, Jane Eyre beats them all hands-down - even without the aid of a skin-tight vest. Following up their performance of Jane Austen's Emma at the Theatre Royal last November, Good Company
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Orpheus in the Underworld
EASTLEIGH Operatic and Dramatic Society are going underground in their latest show. Orpheus in the Underworld, Offenbach's mythologically-inspired opera, is an everyday tale of farming folk - or, to be more exact, of a woman who falls in love with the
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Review: Cinderella: A great night of entertainment
Cinderella, Southern Theatre Productions, The Lantern Theatre, Romsey Cinderella is perhaps the best known and most loved fairytale of all. This Rodgers and Hammerstein musical version of the traditional rags-to-riches story made such a refreshing change
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88% REPLIED YES
MORE than 88 per cent of urban sub-post offices in Hampshire are considering closing down, it emerged today. According to a Daily Echo poll of 33 post offices in the Southampton, Eastleigh and Winchester areas, 29 have not ruled out taking redundancy.
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Terminal will give top views of liners
Southampton is to have close-up, grandstand views of some of the world's most famous ships with the construction of a third cruise terminal in the port. Record-breaking demand to bring luxury cruise vessels to Southampton means the docks have to have
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Final hurdle on road to new headquarters
A FINAL push to help make a £1m state-of-the-art headquarters for voluntary groups in Southampton got under way this week. Business leaders, city Itchen MP John Denham and mayor councillor Brian Parnell attended a fundraising lunch at St Mary's stadium
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A night of laughter will boost charity
GET ready to laugh the night away when three top comedians come to town for a charity black tie dinner. Jim Davidson, Frank Carson and Hampshire's own Keith O'Keefe are sure to get everyone chuckling away at the Night of Comedy in aid of the Wessex Cancer
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Ship pays tribute to victims of siege
HMS SOUTHAMPTON changed plans for her visit to Russia this week - as an act of respect for the victims of the Moscow theatre siege. The city's adopted warship sailed into the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Monday with her flag at half-mast to pay tribute
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Top age campaign role for Sir Trevor
NEWS at Ten star Sir Trevor McDonald will be presenting the awards in the government's Age Positive campaign, which is being backed by the Daily Echo. There will be honours for individuals and companies who are leading the way in being age positive. It
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Echo in line for top award for the arts
THE Daily Echo is on the shortlist for a national award to recognise the success of its Poet-in-Residence project with poet Polly Clark. Each year the Financial Times/Arts and Business Awards recognise exceptional partnerships between business and the
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Status Quo
THE undisputed kings of rocking revivals Status Quo return to the south this week. The Quo were also guests of Lord Romsey in the summer and gave a rocking performance on the Broadlands estate. In the past 35 years, the Quo have released more singles
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Electric Soft Parade
ELECTRIC Soft Parade are in cracking form. Their debut album, Holes In The Wall, has sold well, their Portsmouth date has been upgraded from the Wedgewood Rooms to the Pyramids and the boys recently walked away with a Q Award. The last year has been has
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Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
A BIT of Scotland comes south this week with a performance by two of the country's best-loved traditional musicians. Aly Bain is regarded as Scotland's supreme traditional fiddler. He helped to form the renowned band Boys from the Lough and has performed
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Silver Beatles
The Silver Beatles return to the Brook tonight for another night of mop-top mayhem. The local foursome split at one point, but are back together and better than ever. Anybody lucky enough to have caught the Beatles live will appreciate the performance
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A Hampshire Tribute
WINCHESTER Cathedral will prove to be a venue fit for a king - well, a duke anyway - this week. His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent will be representing the Queen at a special concert in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund and SSAFA Forces Help. The concert
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Football: Nelson eases City's passage
Winchester City 6, Old Tauntonians 1 ALTHOUGH it was a highly unfamiliar-looking City team that took the field for this Southampton Senior Cup tie, they still proved too formidable for their Drew Smith Southampton Premier opponents. The City side included
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Rugby: Winchester outgunned
WINCHESTER crashed to their fifth defeat of the season and plummeted to the bottom of the table after a heavy beating at the Linford Christie Stadium last Saturday, writes Tom Morris. The visitors couldn't cope with a rampant London Nigerian side, and
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SEX PEST BANNED
A SERIAL paedophile from Fareham has been banned from approaching any child under 16. Ian Jackson - who has committed 23 sexual offences in 27 years - was made the subject of a special behaviour order. Jackson, 55, of Redlands Lane, has been banned from
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Star spangled street names
TWO showbiz legends are to be remembered in a new chapter of the town's life. Two streets are to be named after comic Benny Hill and musician Heinz Burt in a huge housing development on the former Pirelli site in Leigh Road. Benny delivered milk to Eastleigh
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Terminal will give top views of liners
Southampton is to have close-up, grandstand views of some of the world's most famous ships with the construction of a third cruise terminal in the port. Record-breaking demand to bring luxury cruise vessels to Southampton means the docks have to have
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HALL: I WOULD RELISH UNITED CHALLENGE
Marcus Hall insists he's ready to face the might of Manchester United tomorrow if Wayne Bridge loses his battle for fitness. Bridge, who is hoping to start his 101st consecutive league match for the club, is a major doubt for Saints boss Gordon Strachan
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Buon Gusto, Commercial Road, Southampton
LOCATED within applauding distance of the Mayflower Theatre, it's no surprise that Buon Gusto has the feel of a theatre restaurant. The Italian restaurant is decked out in a combination of artefacts from foreign holidays and theatre posters creating the
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The Landford Poacher, Pound Hill, Landford
IF THE main requirements of a good meal out are excellent food, good service, pleasant surroundings and value for money, then the Landford Poacher meets the lot. Recently refurbished and sporting a fresh fish selection in addition to a varied la carte
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Emo must shoot in 60s or face Tour School
GARY EMERSON must shoot in the 60s in today's second round of the Italian Open or start packing his bags for Tour School later this month. The 39-year-old Salisbury-based golfer was tailed off 96th after struggling to a two-over first round of 74 in Rome
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Waugh not on Hampshire's list
Paul Terry has rubbished speculation that Mark Waugh is set to join Shane Warne at Hampshire next season. Waugh's decision to retire from international cricket following his omission from the Australia squad for the forthcoming Ashes series has made a
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Prisoners put up by police
INMATES are being put up at Basingstoke police station because of overcrowding at Winchester Prison. Two prisoners have been ferried back and forth from the jail and Basingstoke's police cells since Monday - and the town's top police officer says this
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Bird swoops on debut
DANIELLA Bird had a dream debut for England under-17 as she scored their only goal in a 2-1 defeat by France under-17. The game on Friday afternoon was played at Clairefontaine - the first time the under-17 side had played on foreign soil. The 15-year-old
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Top lifters of the world unite
A fistFUL of trophies proved no weight at all for the Basingstoke Powerlifting Club at the Drug-Free World Championships in Edinburgh. The small band of lifters, based at the Sports Centre in Basingstoke, can now boast four world champions in their ranks
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DAY 107: New port will create a heavy lorry nightmare
LORRIES will thunder through New Forest villages 24 hours a day if a new port is built at Dibden Bay, it has been claimed. Robert Giddings, chairman of Netley Marsh Parish Council, said drivers leaving the port would take a short cut through the New Forest
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Trojans gunning for Totts revenge
The second instalment of the unofficial London Division Four South-West 'Southampton-challenge' series of matches takes place this weekend, as city rivals Tottonians and Trojans clash at the College Ground. But, unlike last season, the result should certainly
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Romsey can maintain pressure
Romsey can maintain the pressure on leaders New Milton & District, while denting Sandown & Shanklin's title hopes by beating the Islanders in the pick of the Hampshire Division One games tomorrow. The Hurricanes have lost just the once so far
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Strugglers aiming to produce a home win
Rock bottom Winchester will be aiming to throw off the demons of last weekend's crushing defeat at London Nigerian by impressing at home against second-placed Hertford. The 60-3 reverse sent Mike Marchant's side careering to the foot of London One on
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Triathlon: Howard, 8, impresses with third win in five outings
Thruxton race circuit was the stage for 'Chapel Tri-stars' to show yet again why they are the most successful Junior Triathlon Club in the south. The row/bike/run event, hosted by Hampshire Fire Brigade, attracted Junior entrants from all over the South
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Technology centre wins royal praise
His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, opened Intech 2000, the £11m Hampshire Technology Centre Trust interactive science facility at Morn Hill, Winchester, on Monday. In brilliant sunshine, he was welcomed to the landmark building
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Homes sales recoup cost
A planning exercise in Winchester branded a waste of public money may not cost the local taxpayer anything. The city council is set to spend £185,000 on a still current "community planning" exercise in Highcliffe and Stanmore to identify new sites for
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How Winchester survived civil war
You can't help but sense the ghosts of history massing around you as you walk the city's streets, after reading Richard Sawyer's new book, Civil War in Winchester. A building as bleakly 20th century as the multi-storey car park in Tower Street somehow
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Preservation or progress?
Should Hampshire aim to be a powerhouse of Europe, or should it seek to preserve its heritage sites, fields and woodlands? This was a question debated by conservationists at a meeting in Winchester this week. Organised by Winchester Conservation Alliance
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Warts and all screen puts trains in view
New information screens at Winchester Station were officially launched by South West Trains this week. MP, Mark Oaten, was at the ceremony, which suffered a technical hitch when the system broke down on Monday. Mr Oaten joked: "I seem to be a curseif
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Council cracks down on illegal buildings
Winchester planners have vowed to crackdown on illegal building after unanimously refusing an application on a site where planning rules had been breached. The owner of Bowlake Farm and Equestrian Centre, in Portsmouth Road, Colden Common, wanted to alter
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City traffic is getting better
It may not seem like it, but traffic levels in Winchester have dropped since 1993, according to the county council. Roadworks may have plagued the city centre but the good news is that it could have been far worse. Traffic levels on the main roads into
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Staying out of trouble
Hampshire is to pioneer a scheme aimed at keeping teenage offenders out of jail. The county's probation service is one of seven across the country who will be introducing the scheme in April. "The peak age for young men offending is 18 to 19," said deputy
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Helpline for bullying victims
A helpline has been set up for victims of bullying at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. Surveys have identified bullying and verbal or physical abuse as a problemwith the main culprits patients' relatives, say NHS bosses. At a Winchester
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Touchy feely protest!
Winchester residents caused a stir at Wednesday night's meeting of the full council when they turned up to protest about the city's alleged mistreatment of the environment. They handed in two petitions criticising its support for the park and ride car
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New campaign for Lyndhurst bypass
HIGHWAY chiefs are being urged to build a relief road at Lyndhurst to reduce jams and improve air quality. Hampshire county councillor Mel Kendal has re-ignited controversy over a Lyndhurst bypass by publishing proposals for an 880-metre road around the
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Cycle light sparks pier plunge alert
A MAJOR search was launched last night amid fears that a cyclist may have plunged off Hythe Pier. The cyclist was reported to have disappeared after leaving the Hythe ferry and a light from a backpack was later seen floating in the water. Police and coastguards
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Tesco corners the market
Supermarket giant Tesco turned the corner shop market on its head by agreeing a £377m deal for convenience store group T&S Stores. The deal will see half of T&S Stores' One Stop and Day & Nite shops converted into Tesco Express outlets. It
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Swing from the Heart
SHOWBIZ royalty mixes with the genuine article at The Mayflower on Sunday as Southampton charity Wessex Heartbeat celebrates its tenth anniversary with a glittering gala. In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex, compere
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Welsh National Opera
TRADITIONAL opera fans are in for an eyebrow-raising time at The Mayflower this week, as Welsh National Opera put good taste to the test with a new production billed as 'adults only'. The renowned company, who are regular performers at The Mayflower,
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Sammy
ONE of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century is the inspiration behind this new musical. Hollywood star and original Rat Packer Sammy Davis Junior soared to the top of the entertainment industry in his own lifetime - despite having the "wrong
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The Vernon Follies in Showtime
YOU might spot a subtle American influence in Lyndhurst Drama and Musical Society's latest show. The Vernon Falls in Showtime is a non-stop musical extravaganza, boasting highlights culled from West End and Broadway shows and classic Gilbert and Sullivan
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Kids martial the arts of a karate defence
SOUTHAMPTON is producing its own brand of karate kids thanks to an ambitious new self-defence project being run at a city school. An Outer Shirley Regeneration grant of £3,000 has been used to establish a self- defence and kick-boxing club for youngsters
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Duke opens new research centre
A STATE-of-the-art cancer research building in Southampton has been officially opened by the Duke of Gloucester. The £5.5m facility, which opened its doors informally in March, provides facilities for the University of Southampton's internationally re-nowned
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Raising the profile of lung cancer
A NATIONAL campaign aiming to promote awareness of lung cancer has been launched in Southampton. City mayor Councillor Brian Parnell joined representatives from Macmillan Cancer Relief and the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation to unveil an advertising
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Belinda Carlisle
BELINDA Carlisle might not quite be Madonna, but she's still something of an Eighties/Nineties music icon. Indeed, it is hard to believe that the princess of pop, who brought us such hits as Heaven Is A Place On Earth, Leave A Light On and Runaway Horses
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Australian Pink Floyd
The Australian Pink Floyd formed in Adelaide, in 1988, but didn't adopt their current name until moving to the UK. They were the first Pink Floyd tribute band to tour in the UK back in 1993. And if you want proof that the boys are any good they received
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Alabama 3
THE excellent Alabama 3 will be preaching to the converted this week with a double date on the south coast. Rob Spragg, aka Larry Love, and Jake Black, aka The Very Reverend Dr D Wayne Love, visit Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on Monday followed by a date
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Kids Near Water
PUNK upstarts Kids Near Water met at the Exeter Cavern Clubs Millennium Eve party, forming from the members of two different bands. Having joined forces, they released a debut EP which caught the attention of local label Firefly. Since then the band have
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Cross Country: Winchester runners in form
WINCHESTER & District AC runners did well as the club hosted the opening meeting of the league cross country season, held recently at Farley Mount Country Park. The weather held out to allow some excellent performances, including the U15 girls, where
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Football: Tough going against Paulsgrove
Alresford Town 1, Paulsgrove 1 ALRESFORD did well to take a point away from third-placed Paulsgrove in a stern encounter at Arlebury Park on Saturday. This was not a game for the squeamish. It was tough physical play throughout, with both sides putting
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From The Sidelines
AGUSTIN Delgado's long-awaited return for Saints last weekend has given the club an extra dimension to their attacking options, writes Ian Henderson. With James Beattie (below right) hitting top form with that hat-trick against Fulham and Brett Ormerod
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'Drugs' thrown from high-speed chase car
A FLEEING driver threw what are thought to be packages of drugs out of his car window during a high-speed police chase through Eastleigh. Police spotted a speeding silver Vauxhall Vectra at 8.30pm yesterday on the M3 and reported that it was travelling
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Strachan: We can decide our destiny
GORDON STRACHAN has rallied his troops ahead of tomorrow's Old Trafford clash and told them: "Don't leave the pitch with any regrets." The Saints boss played under Sir Alex Ferguson at both Aberdeen and Manchester Utd and has prepared his team for what
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MINOR MISHAPES (15) ***
EVERYONE loves Mike Leigh - and not just the British, it seems. This Danish offering owes much to the renowned English director, who revolutionised modern cinema and theatre with his improvisational approach to developing characters and scripts. Director
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CINEMA LISTINGS
Films showing in the Hampshire region until November 7. 28 DAYS LATER (18) **: A virus that locks those infected into a permanent state of killing rage, is accidentally released and spreads over the world. Twenty-eight days later, a small group of survivors
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Emphatic defeats for GBR Challenge
GBR Challenge slipped to fifth place in the Louis Vuitton Challenger series in Auckland this week after suffering emphatic defeats by the American OneWorld team and regatta favourites, Alinghi of Switzerland though they picked up a point against Italian
