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Stoneham ace opts to take on the pros
Hampshire's most successful amateur golfer of the last five years is turning professional. Twice county champion Darren Henley is joining the professional ranks during the winter when he'll play the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. Henley's Stoneham clubmate
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Tate turns out to be the top trainee again
Russell Tate has won the Hampshire PGA's Poole's Peugeot Trainees Order of Merit for a second successive year. The Lee-on-the-Solent assistant dominated the order of merit throughout the season and underlined his position at the top by winning both the
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Hampshire amateurs set pace at Weybrook
Terry Drake and Geoff Feilder made it a great day for the amateurs when the Hampshire Alliance made their first visit to Weybrook Park for the Presidents Putter - a 27-hole greensome stableford competition. Drake (Marriott Meon Valley) and Feilder (Corhampton
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Golden pair
Hants and Dorset players have just completed a golden year on the European Challenge Tour. East Dorset's Lee James topped the order of merit with 121,531 euros and Matt Blackey of Hayling was third with 94,120 euros. James won three events in total while
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Lee ladies take pro-am
Rob Edwards and his team of Celia Green, Joan Pendle and Sue Pickles won the first-ever Alresford Ladies Pro-Am - organised by Alresford professional Malcom Scott and Sally Willis. Lee-on-the-Solent professional Edwards' team scored 80 Stableford points
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Danny's at the double
BASHLEY and Newport IoW lit up firework night by knocking Premier Division opposition out of the Dr Marten's League Cup. While Bash twice came back from behind to beat a Havant & Waterlooville XI 3-2 at the Recreation Ground, Steve Tate was in buoyant
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Colourful Ed looks ahead to new life
Ed Giddins has already played for Hampshire - for a second XI that included director of cricket Tim Tremlett. And 'Trooper' will never forget that July day in 1990, when 18-year-old trialist Giddins fell asleep on the boundary as he waited his turn to
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New hope in Dan search
THE parents of missing Hampshire teenager Dan Nolan have been given new hope after a travel pass in his name was found on a London bus. A female passenger recognised the name of the 15-year-old who went missing from Hamble on New Year's Day following
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Appeal for key witnesses to Hallowe'en robbery
DETECTIVES investigating an armed robbery that took place at a Basingstoke convenience store on Hallowe'en are appealing for two potential witnesses to come forward. Police believe the male and female customers, who left minutes before a hold-up at Alldays
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Woman tells jury of sex ordeal
A WOMAN has told a jury at Winchester Crown Court why she did not stop psychiatrist Christopher Allison when he had sex with her on the floor of his consulting rooms. The woman, now 50, was a 28-year-old student nurse when she started going to Allison
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Title chances blown away
FRANCIS Williamson's hopes of landing the national MRO Powerbike championship were literally blown off course. High winds put paid to the final round at Brands Hatch and the Hamble aerospace engineer reluctantly had to concede defeat by just eight points
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Obituary: Home-made bikes took Len a long way
Len Harfield was one of the most brilliant motorcycle engineers of his generation. On a racing bike he designed and built from various parts, the Southampton rider took on the might of the Italian works machinery in the 125ccTT of 1955 and astonished
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Sidecar pair unbeaten
POOLE pair Mike Read and Mark Thorpe powered their way impressively to the Southern Centre ACU sidecar title at Finkley, near Andover, at the weekend. Salisbury Motor Cycle and Light Car club ran the event which saw Read and Thorpe complete all their
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DAY 107: Army is unlikely to air objections
THE Army now looks set to avoid giving evidence in public against plans for a new port development at Dibden Bay. When the public inquiry opened last year into Associated British Plans for a new container terminal next door to Marchwood Military Port,
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Hockey: Trojans grab a four-point lead
Trojans overcame Woking - and a waterlogged Stoneham Lane surface - to stretch their lead to four points over Bournemouth at the top of the Hampshire/Surrey Regional League. Chris Rhodes grabbed an early winner to give Trojans a 1-0 win and valuable breathing
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Fairground likely to make village return
A POPULAR fair looks set to return to Marchwood next year - despite complaints about the operator's previous visit to the village. An application by Charles R Cole Amusements to stage another event was given a favourable hearing at a meeting of the parish
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Village that flourished in no man's land
THE 200-year colourful and sometimes gory history of a Hampshire village has been captured in a new book. Unlike its old First World War namesake, Nomansland - on the edge of the New Forest, near the Hampshire-Wiltshire border- has had a less troubled
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Punch is ready to flex its muscles
THE pub operator Punch is on the look-out for acquisitions in the south. The company, which has in excess of 4,000 pubs nationwide says that the south is set to provide one of its greatest areas of growth in the next few years. Regional operations director
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Aerospace £33m deal
South coast aerospace and defence group Meggitt has acquired the Basingstoke company Lodge from the Smiths group for £33m. The company manufactures aerospace sensors, transducers and industrial igniters. Lodge aerospace products are used in a variety
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The show went on, despite sad news
THE stars of The Full Monty delighted the audience at Wessex Heartbeat's charity gala on Sunday - despite just learning that their West End show was about to be axed. The West End show, based on the hit British film of the same name, is to close in weeks
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City to honour Saints legend
MATT Le Tissier is set to make an emotional return to the St Mary's stadium in the coming weeks to be given the Freedom of the City. The Saints legend, 34, is likely to be presented with a scroll on the pitch before an upcoming match by Southampton mayor
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Craig asked to sing for President
SOUTHAMPTON'S superstar Craig David has been invited to perform at the White House by one of his many American fans - George W Bush. The White House has asked Craig to sing at their annual Christmas party for inner city children. It is proof of just how
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Hundreds celebrate the Hindu New Year
HUNDREDS of people from across the south descended on a Southampton temple for an evening of colourful celebrations to mark the Hindu New Year. They enjoyed traditional music and dancing and a sumptuous feast of dozens of dishes to mark Bestu Varash at
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A cycle ride to the future for Charlie
FAMILY and friends of a young Totton man killed in a motorbike accident have turned out to help build a future for his baby son and his fiancee. John Cooper, 21, died when he was the pillion passenger on a Suzuki which crashed in Northlands Road, Southampton
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Night Whisper
I know, I know, all you've said, And yet I've woken in my bed, A heavy step, a leaden tread, Has walked the hallway past my head. I've listened, fearful, all unseen I count, All doors and windows locked before I mount, Alarm switched on, security lights
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HIT-AND-RUN HORROR
POLICE are hunting a hit-and-run driver who struck a man and left him for dead. The 59-year-old man from Fareham was crossing Redlands Lane outside the One Stop shop when he was hit by the car. He was then flung into the air before being hit by another
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WINDSOR CASTLE
THE biggest liner to sail in the mail service between Southampton and South Africa was the 38,000-ton Windsor Castle, the flagship of the Union-Castle fleet. This splendid liner was a welcome boost to the service as she offered top-class standards of
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Councillor booted out
DISGRACED councillor Hugh Prichard was stripped of his public responsibilities last night after his plea for colleagues to save him fell on deaf ears. The veteran Fareham councillor was booted off the planning development control committee, the housing
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New homes threat to Abbey Mill jobs
TWO controversial planning applications are to be aired this month in Bishop's Waltham. An inquiry is being staged into the refusal by Winchester City Council to build houses on the Abbey Mill industrial estate. The council threw out the plans after agreeing
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Ideas for homes on show
A MODEL, hi-tech home for the 21st century is being prepared at Fareham for public viewing in the new year. Work is under way on Fareham's latest Ideas (Innovative designs for energy efficiency, accident prevention and security) home. Under a joint initiative
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Workshops for theatre-loving young people
IF you are young and have a hankering for the greasepaint then Eastleigh Borough Youth Theatre's Saturday workshops should fit the bill. They are open to anyone aged from eight to 20 who have an interest in drama or would just like to meet new people
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Merson: It'll be nice to be on dry land
Paul Merson is looking forward to playing on dry land at Molineux tonight. Skipper Merson's skills were cancelled out by the puddles at Fratton Park as Pompey lost their first home game of the season against promotion rivals Leicester on Saturday. But
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More worries for fast-fading Newbury
Jewson Wessex new boys Alton Town piled on the misery for fading title challengers AFC Newbury at Faraday Road last night. Fresh from Saturday's 15-2 Hampshire Senior Cup battering of Brading, Dave Hawtin's men inflicted a 2-1 home defeat on Andy Lyne's
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Giddins: Joining Hampshire was easy decision
Ed Giddins was approached by several counties after leaving Surrey but, after putting pen to paper at the Rose Bowl, he said: "Joining Hampshire was an easy decision." Former Sussex and Warwickshire man Giddins outlined his objectives after making Hampshire
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The Ashes: Crawley gets Smith backing after making Test opener
John Crawley has received the backing of Robin Smith after being named in England's side for the first Test against Australia tonight. Crawley's poor form in the warm up matches made a starting place in the first Test a real doubt. The 31-year-old has
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The Ashes: Smith predicting Ashes thrashing
Robin Smith reckons England will fail to win a single Test against Australia. The former Hampshire captain toured Australia in 1990-91, when Allan Border's side won 3-0, but he believes that the Aussies will go one better this time around. "I'd like to
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Shop's petition seeks to safeguard supplements
A PETITION to stop the European Union banning the sale of many popular supplements and natural herbal remedies has been handed over to Basingstoke MP Andrew Hunter. Nearly 200 customers of Vitality Healthfoods, in Wote Street, Basingstoke, signed the
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Stars turn out for store launch
STAR-spotters flocked to the launch of Basingstoke's brand- new HMV store yesterday to meet two popular characters from television soap Hollyoaks. David Brown, better known as Adam Morgan, and Ali Bastian, otherwise known as Becca Hayton, from the long-running
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Survey shows noisy youths represent the greatest nuisance
A SURVEY into youth nuisance in Basingstoke has discovered that residents' biggest concern is noise. The survey, conducted by author Lesley Deane, asked residents to write in saying where they lived, what problems they had suffered, and what action, if
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College pay strike
STAFF demonstrated outside Basingstoke College Of Technology yesterday as part of a national one-day strike over pay. Half the full and part-time lecturing and support staff who are members of NATFHE, the university and college lecturers' union, took
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Neptune Aegli, ro/ro, 0030, 25 link; Taronga, ro/ro, 0430, 43; Black Prince, cruise ship, 0630, 105; Nagato Reefer, 1400, 104; Baltic Trader, general, 1930, 108; Trianon, ro/ro, 1930, 38/9; Alianca Brasil, container, 2300,
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Blencowe in demand for new championship
SALISBURY racing driver Alan Blencowe is poised for a second season in the British Touring Car Championship. Blencowe was a consistent top-six runner for the GA Motor Sport team this season in the Production Class in an Alfa Romeo 156. GA Motorsport are
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Wishes of the people
More than 1,000 Southampton residents were asked for their views on life in the city. Jamie Thompson looks at the results of this major poll... IT'S the people's wishlist of their ideal Southampton - and a vote of confidence for underfire council chiefs
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Danny's at the double
BASHLEY and Newport IoW lit up firework night by knocking Premier Division opposition out of the Dr Marten's League Cup. While Bash twice came back from behind to beat a Havant & Waterlooville XI 3-2 at the Recreation Ground, Steve Tate was in buoyant
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Netball: Hot day sees the temperature rise
Central Park netball team took on the might of Swaythling B on a hot day at the Southampton netball centre and - after a lot of hard work - came away runners-up 42-24. Central Park was started about 18 years ago under the name of British Gas but they
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Surviving and thriving
OFSTED REPORT: Langdown Infant School, Lytton Road, Hythe LANGDOWN Infant School in Hythe has survived three years of staffing upheavals to produce a standard of work which pleased an Ofsted inspection team. The school in Lytton Road changed head teacher
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Review: Opera is a breath of fresh air
Die Fledermaus, The Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre This operetta composed by Johann Strauss the younger was first performed in Vienna in April 1874. Eisenstein and Dr Falke had attended a fancy dress party. Falke was left asleep outdoors while
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Review: Jane Eyre and opening success
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Theatre Royal, Winchester The opening night of Charlotte Bront's Jane Eyre at the Theatre Royal Winchester was a sparkling success. Jane's harrowing childhood was vividly portrayed by Clare Francis as she suffered at the
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MUM'S PLEA TO KILLER
THE MOTHER of a Southampton teenager who was stabbed to death has appealed for his escaped killer to turn himself in. Patrick Michael D'arcy, 20, was convicted of killing teenager Shaun Fitzpatrick on the city's Harefield estate in 1999. He was sentenced
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Police crackdown on street beggars
A NEW policy aimed at removing beggars from the streets of Southampton has been unveiled by the police. Chiefs have launched the initiative in a bid to make shoppers and people living in the heart of the city feel safer and more secure. The scheme, called
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Carrier jobs bonanza
A major jobs boost and work worth millions of pounds are on the way to the south as the region prepares to help build the UK's next generation of aircraft carrier. The south's role in the multi-billion-pound government project will make one of the biggest
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New hope in Dan search.
THE parents of missing Hampshire teenager Dan Nolan have been given new hope after a travel pass in his name was found on a London bus. A female passenger recognised the name of the 15-year-old who went missing from Hamble on New Year's Day following
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Tourism plan will put area on the map
TOURIST chiefs are drawing up a long-term strategy to put Eastleigh firmly on the map and give a major boost to the local economy. A survey by the Southern Tourist Board revealed that the value of tourism to the Eastleigh economy was estimated at £77.4m
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Building democracy amid ruins of war
EASTLEIGH council chamber might seem a million miles away from battle-scarred Kosovo. But council leader Keith House has been using his frontline local government skills to ease the war-torn region back into the ways of democracy. He has just returned
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Win at Anfield? I don't see why not - Brett
BRETT ORMEROD heads to Anfield tonight hoping to repeat his Tranmere hat-trick heroics. The £1.5m striker helped kick-start Saints' season in the previous round of the Worthington Cup with three superbly taken goals on the way to a comprehensive 6-1 victory
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WE'RE WORTHY OF CUP SUCCESS
Michael Svensson returns to the scene of his Saints debut tonight - but is hoping for a better result this time round. The Swedish centre half was called into action against Liverpool at Anfield in August when Claus Lundekvam hobbled off injured. It was
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Royal Southampton Yacht Club - Winter Series Races 3 & 4
After the storms of the previous week, the Race Committee decided to run two races to get the series back on schedule. With winds for the first race between 8 and 12 knots from the west, conditions were near perfect, with bright sunshine and a tide about
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Hamble River Sailing Club - Fat Diva' collides
Sunday's Tyco Healthcare Hamble Winter Series was full of surprises including a Prima 38 - Fat Diva being holed in a collision. And for once racing conditions were excellent rather than stormy, with a consistent 12 - 18 knot WSW breeze. In the sportsboat
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Craig asked to sing for President
SOUTHAMPTON'S superstar Craig David has been invited to perform at the White House by one of his many American fans - George W Bush. The White House has asked Craig to sing at their annual Christmas party for inner city children. It is proof of just how
