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Five-nil! City dump their nearest rivals
Winchester City captain Danny Smith scored two goals and made another as John Robson's side extended their Hampshire Premier Division lead to nine points with a 5-0 romp on the Island against second-placed East Cowes Vics last night. Champions elect Winchester
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Udal: We need a 1995 repeat
Shaun Udal is hoping that England can repeat the Adelaide heroics of 1995 in the second Test against Australia. Injury brought Hampshire off-spinner Udal's only Ashes tour to a premature end shortly after England answered their critics by winning at Adelaide
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Ransley in the runs as Alex weaves magic
Gareth Ransley and Alex Adams were the star turns as Locks Heath roared to a NatWest Hampshire Under-16 Indoor Cricket Championship double against South Wilts and BAT Sports at The Rose Bowl. Ransley cracked an undefeated 57 in the surprise 42-run win
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Police on the hunt for thief
A THIEF stole a Poppy Appeal collection box from a Brighton Hill Chinese takeaway. The thief entered the New World takeaway, on Brighton Hill shopping parade, at around 10.30pm on Saturday, November 9, and distracted staff by pretending to buy food. While
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Kelly joins local team
EASTLEIGH motor racing starlet Shane Kelly hopes to get back on track after narrowly missing out on drives in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2001 and 2002. The former award-winning graduate from the Silverstone Racing School has tested a Formula
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HOCKEY - Old Boys bemoan last gasp equalizer
Hamble Old Boys allowed a two-goal lead to slip through their fingers as an injury-time equaliser gave Hampshire/ Surrey Regional League rivals Barnes a dramatic 2-2 draw at Satchel Lane. The Old Boys looked to have ended the Thamesiders' seven-match
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Ranger re-buries Bronze Age remains
A SPOT of preservation work is going on in the New Forest. The district is dotted with burial mounds - or barrows - built 3,000 years ago to house the earthly remains of the New Forest's Bronze Age nobility. But more than 25 of the mounds have been labelled
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Charles at film screening
THE Prince of Wales, pictured, watched a noisy, James Bond-style spectacular before he attended the royal premiere of the new 007 film last night in the south. To the sound of mock machine-gun fire and loud explosions, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines
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I thought I was going to be killed
THE victim of a vicious assault today told how he feared for his life as punches rained down on him. Former boxer Peter Bouvier described the scene as like "something out of a horror film" as he watched one of his four attackers slipping on a knuckleduster
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Season's greetings from Lawrie
SAINTS legend Lawrie McMenemy has the Winchester Charity Sale to thank for sorting out his Christmas cards. He had a good look around the sale held every year at Winchester Guildhall's Courtyard caf. This year 50 charities from across Hampshire are taking
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First vocational awards for care staff
SOME of the first social care staff in the country to complete a new certificate in community mental health care have received their awards at a ceremony held by Hampshire County Council. The staff were among 210 social services staff working in home
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Hero honoured for cornering burglar
A HAVE-A-GO hero who chased and cornered a burglar has been honoured by Hampshire police. Father-of-four Ian Hall was driving up to his house at Dibden, Waterside, when he saw a man climbing over his next door neighbours' fence. While his wife Gillian
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Durban Castle
One of the few liners to be involved in a murder case was the 17,400-ton Durban Castle, which was owned by Union-Castle Line. The liner was homeward bound in 1947 when a passenger, actress, Gay Gibson, 21, disappeared overboard. A steward was later convicted
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Pirelli Jobs Gloom
EASTLEIGH has been dealt another body blow with the announcement that 185 jobs are to be axed by Pirelli. The giant cablemakers - who pulled the plug on 95 posts at its Leigh Road factory in March - has blamed a dramatic global downturn in the telecommunications
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SOTON MP ALAN BACKING OUR BID
SOUTHAMPTON MP and Saints fan Alan Whitehead has lent his support to the Daily Echo campaign to get the debate on safe standing at all-seater stadiums re-opened in Parliament. The Labour MP, below, has written to Sports Minister Richard Caborn backing
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Back with a bang!
Kevin Davies was back with a bang last night when he hit a brace in Southampton Reserves' 3-0 victory over West Ham at St Mary's. Davies, who has only recently returned from a loan spell at Millwall, scored twice in the space of three first half minutes
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Kanchelskis quick off mark for Saints
Saints reserves steamrollered their West Ham counterparts last night as they scored three goals in the first 20 minutes to set up a comfortable 3-0 victory. The first came after only 26 seconds when Andrei Kanchelskis picked up the ball and ran from inside
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Look into the past
SOMEONE, more than 100 years ago, had the foresight to bury a time capsule in the walls of a Hampshire workhouse. Now the contents have come to light a century and two world wars later. As previously reported in the Daily Echo, the metal box was bricked
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Hyundai Fortune, container, 0200, 207; Autoline, ro/ro, 0600, 201 link; Alert, general, AM, 36; Tarago, ro/ro, AM, 43; Grace, refrigerat, 1330, 104; Cap Roca, container, 1800, 204; Northern Dignity, container, 2130, 205. Today's
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All kinds of trouble for rally pair
THERE was mixed success for Hampshire crews in last weekend's Network Q Rally GB with works driver Justin Dale crashing out early in the event but a personal best for Fareham co-driver Alyson Marlow. Dale was a last-minute replacement for the injured
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Mark a double champ
A RACING mechanic from Bitterne has whizzed his way to the gold in two international banger racing competitions, writes Tom Husband. Mark Simmons scooped first place in the World Figure of Eight and the Round Track Championships, both at Wimbledon Arena
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DAY 110: Pressure on for the final submissions
OPPONENTS of the planned £750m container terminal are scrabbling to negotiate the most favourable fall-back position should their nightmare come true and the plan is approved. As the year-long public inquiry at Southampton's Eastern Docks reaches its
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HOCKEY - Trojans ladies are off the mark
Trojans ladies are off the mark at last - and set for an EHA Women's Cup fourth round clash against Sutton Coldfield on December 8 after crushing Amersham & Chalfont 7-0. Anchored to the foot of the EHA Premier League table and without a win since
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Ford unveils a pay and pension boost
HUNDREDS of Ford workers in Southampton are set to benefit from an inflation-busting pay deal worth more than seven per cent over the next two years. Union leaders representing thousands of Ford vehicle workers across the country today hailed an agreement
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Bus firm listens to some advice
A BUS driver's suggestion considered by management as 'practical' has been rewarded. Eastleigh bus driver Dave Yeates has been given a £10 store voucher by Solent Blue Line for his suggestion to issue a card that deaf and dumb people can complete when
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BLUNDER
A HEROIN user convicted of causing her ten-year-old daughter's death in a car crash has been cleared following a court blunder. A blood sample from Hampshire mother Jane Boyd had been stored in readiness for her trial - but at the wrong temperature. Instead
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James Bond licensed to thrill charity team
JAMES Bond was licensed to kill, thrill - and raise plenty of money for charity at last night's Southampton premiere of the new 007 movie. The regional premiere of Die Another Day, held to raise funds for local charity Leukaemia Busters, was a glittering
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Dumped cars sent straight to crusher
ABANDONED and untaxed cars are being cleared from Southampton's streets in a renewed crackdown by the police and the city council. Police have launched Operation Cleansweep phase two, a two-day bid to rid the city of old and unwanted cars yesterday. Officers
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Jamie's family fights for Aair
THE Daily Echo's campaign to save the Asthma and Allergy Clinic in Southampton is being backed by the family of tragic Jamie Stubbs. Jamie died from a severe asthma attack in May, just days before his tenth birthday. This brave youngster, who told his
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Bricks laid to health suite
HEALTH service staff and fundraisers witnessed the start of work on a long-awaited hospital extension. Building firm R V Dart began work on the new endoscopy suite due to open at Romsey Hospital in April next year. An X-ray unit will also be built, although
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WAVE OF SUPPORT FOR POOL
LOCKS HEATH could have a new swimming pool by the end of 2004. Leisure bosses revealed the plan after a survey of people in Locks Heath, Park Gate, Titchfield, Titchfield Common, Sarisbury and Warsash showed huge support for the scheme. The new complex
