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Tottons stun champions
AFC Totton have given themselves a giant shot in the arm ahead of next month's Jewson Wessex League Cup final. They put on possibly their best performance during John Robson's short reign as manager to upset league champions Eastleigh 2-0 at Testwood
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City seal title with goal rush
HAMPSHIRE League wonder club Winchester City bulldozed their way to the Premier Division title with a double-figure demolition job on Portsmouth RN last night. A point would probably have put paid to Vosper Thornycroft's stubborn challenge, but Neil Hards
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Surprise in store in the first championship side
Paul Terry has revealed that there could be a surprise in the Hampshire XI to play Worcestershire over the Easter weekend. First team manager Terry, pictured, and captain John Crawley are close to deciding their first team since taking on their new roles
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Pyper gets offer of magical tour
THRUXTON will be at the heartbeat of an exciting new Hampshire challenge in the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship which gets the green light in Ireland on Easter Monday. On the grid for round one at Mondello Park near Dublin will be a potent
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Mac in super start
Southampton's Chrysalis Racing team celebrated a top-six finish on a day when another city rider saw his British Supersport Championship prospects falter at Snetterton. John Crockford, second in the opening round at Silverstone, was again looking good
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Crowds flock to Thruxton
THE SUPERBIKES are heading for Thruxton on Sunday with Shane Byrne very much in the boss seat after extending his championship lead to 27 points at Snetterton last weekend. The MonsterMob Ducati rider had to settle for second best to Michael Rutter in
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Why can't we stand?
Why does sports minister Richard Caborn feel it is still not safe for spectators to stand at football matches? Report by Jeremy Wilson. STANDING at Premier League football is one of the most controversial issues currently facing football. This season
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BASKETBALL - Holiday camp
HOME-GROWN basketball talent Mark Jackson will be the celebrity coach at the Solent Stars Easter Holiday basketball camp. The Millbrook lad, who has played for Basketball League outfits Brighton Bears and Thames Valley Tigers and honed his trade in America
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SPEEDWAY - Boyce shrugs off the nerves
COMEBACK man Craig Boyce shrugged off a severe case of pre-meeting nerves to lead Pirates to a 51-40 in Cornwall last night. The 35-year-old Australian marked his first full appearance for Poole since 1998 by scorching to three heat wins and a second
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The hottest Easter break for 20 years
YOUR Easter eggs could be hard-boiled or melted, your trip to the coast may be bumper-to-bumper and your chosen tourist attraction will probably be jam-packed with fellow revellers. But who cares, when weather forecasters are promising the hottest Easter
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Let's give war heroes support they deserve
THIS is your chance to get behind our troops. People in the south are being urged to dig deep in their pockets to help the men and women who have put their lives on the line for freedom in Iraq. A Daily Echo-backed campaign is today being launched in
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This man must be caught says Ivy
WHAT was the motive behind the vicious attack on a 91-year-old Southampton widow as she lay helpless in bed? That's the question puzzling detectives as they try to track down the thug. Extra police from across the city have been drafted in to help track
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Chris has celebrity fish fingers
A HAMPSHIRE supermarket fishmonger found himself moving in the same circles as Michael Barrymore and Boy George. Chris Mathieson is the latest in a line of famous - and not so famous - faces prepared to have their hair cut, nails manicured and backs massaged
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LET down by the National Health Service.
That was the feeling of Southwick residents who yesterday lost their battle to save their village surgery from closure. Despite an impassioned plea by members of the parish council and ward councillor Ken Carter campaigners were told the closure of the
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Beatts favourite for Mars' crown
Saints fans are currently enjoying one of the best years in the club's long history and can today start to cast their votes for the player of the season. With a top-half finish in the Premiership still very possible and a place in the FA Cup final and
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LOWE: WE'RE AWARE OF THE PITFALLS
JUBILANT Saints chairman Rupert Lowe today reflected on his club's magnificent FA Cup final appearance and insisted: "We must not become complacent or arrogant." Financially, the FA Cup run has been worth millions and the added glamour of a place in the
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Liner inspiration for food festival night
A PERIOD dinner attended by actors playing Titanic crew members will be held during a food festival in Eastleigh borough. Guests are invited to dress as if they had been passengers - whether first class or steerage - for a lavish meal at the Botley Park
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Pompey reach promised land
Fasten your seatbelts - Pompey have joined Saints in the Premiership. Saints now have the prospect of two derbies with their arch rivals, the first since 1996, as well as European football next season following Portsmouth's 1-0 win against Burnley at
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Udal cashes in after benefit raises almost £250,000
Shaun Udal has vowed to continue the form that made him Hampshire's player of the year for 2002 - after receiving a record £241,000 benefit cheque. Off spinner Udal, 34, received the bumper cheque from former Hampshire skipper Colin Ingleby Mackenzie,
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'International' event at Cowes
YACHTSMEN from more than 12 countries are taking part in the 12th Red Funnel Easter Challenge at Cowes this weekend. As the first major regatta of the season for Cowes, race organisers - the Royal Ocean Racing Club - say around 70 to 80 boats will be
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NETBALL - Event produces Home win
Home James Netball Club scored a major success with their annual tournament. They picked a glorious, sunny day to stage the second part of the two-day event. Youngsters from all over the country who took part produced a high standard. And, to cap it all
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Villagers lose fight to save beloved building
CAMPAIGNERS have lost their battle to save a former New Forest school that has been a village landmark for more than 120 years. A government planning inspector has approved a controversial application to bulldoze the old school at Church Lane, Sway, and
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Singer leaves creative mark
NEW facilities aimed at bringing the best in art and music out of pupils at Oak Lodge Special School, Dibden have been opened in memory of one of the school's inspirational helpers. Folk singer Dave Williams was a volunteer who helped pupils with their
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ABSURD
TWO teenage thugs who set upon an RAC patrolman with a meat cleaver and screwdriver as he attended a breakdown call on a Hampshire street have been locked up for four years each. But today the identities of the attackers - then aged 16 and 17 - cannot
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Saints fan's home colours
STAND aside home design guru Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen - lifelong Saints fan Lee Williams has performed his own home decorating extravaganza. In honour of Southampton Football Club reaching the FA Cup final for the first time in 27 years, Mr Williams has
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Good Friday to savour Flava of urban music
SOUTHAMPTON'S rising music stars go head-to-head on Good Friday for the grand final of the search for the city's next superstar. Scores of performers entered Urban Flava 2003, and heats took place at the African Caribbean Centre in Trinity Road, the setting
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BAA's £5.75m buyout will create jobs
HUNDREDS of jobs are to be created at a new business park after a long-running dispute ended with one side buying the other out. The Northern Development Site, located in the north-east corner of Southampton Airport, is a 48-acre area that has planning
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Improved rehabilitation aid for stroke victims
STROKE patients in Hampshire are set to benefit from a dedicated rehabilitation unit in the New Forest. The facility, at Milford on Sea, is the first of its kind in the area and is now treating patients from all over the region. Stroke patients are given
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Fire explains ghostly guests
A COUNTRY gent, his collie dog and a young girl with breathing problems - the sort of occupants you might expect to find in any typical Hampshire cottage. But these uninvited guests are enough to send a shiver down your spine. They are ghosts that have
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Four needed for the voyage of a lifetime
SOUTHAMPTON International Airport is searching for four local people with physical disabilities to go on a voyage of a lifetime - by ship. The airport has sponsored four places on the Jubilee Sailing Trust tall ship, Lord Nelson, on a six-day trip due
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Star to unveil new album at festival
CHART-topper Eddi Reader will launch her new album at Fareham's Easter Folk Festival. The singer, who had a number one with former band Fairground Attraction, is thought to be the first artist to unveil a new recording in the town. A special concert is
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Log jam in stream raises flood fears
A HUGE tree that has fallen across a brook has triggered fears that scores of homes could be flooded on a Chandler's Ford estate. The warning has come from Test Valley councillor Alan Dowden, who has called for neighbouring Eastleigh council to take immediate
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A little TLC goes a long way
AN EASTLEIGH clinic for people with leg problems has proved so successful the scheme is being extended to other parts of the borough. Patients are being offered a little more TLC with the launch of a second leg ulcer clinic in Hedge End. The first dose
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Centre is helping reduce child stress
EASTLEIGH'S Fleming Park Leisure Centre has pulled together a package of activities to help reduce stress levels among children preparing for exams. Youngsters can relax by playing on the centre's ten badminton courts, four squash courts, 18-hole golf
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Six is the magic number
Six is the magic number for Saints members hoping to get their hands on a prized FA Cup final ticket. Following yesterday's announcement that the club have an allocation of 24,915 tickets for the May 17 clash with Arsenal, it was deemed that members who
