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Ipswich hammer Pompey
A magnificent first-half display moved Ipswich to within a point of the Nationwide Division 1 play-off zone after last night's win over newly-promoted Pompey. Superbly-executed goals from Martijn Reuser, Tom-my Miller and the impressive Pablo Counago
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Saints bid for cup final joy
SOUTHAMPTON Saints take a break from the relegation pressure cooker tomorrow to concentrate on defending their unbeaten record in the Hampshire Women's Cup, writes WENDY GEE. This year's final is a city derby, pitting Ivor Gumm's Saints against local
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Uri's ready to drive you round the bend
PSYCHIC cutlery-twister Uri Geller has a cherished Caddy which comes with its own spoon - several thousand in fact. The renowned mystic who lives near Reading has loaned his 1976 Cadillac to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the New Forest - complete
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£1,000 A TICKET!
THE great scramble to see Saints' FA Cup final clash has begun - with tickets on sale on the black market for more than £1,000 each, the Daily Echo can reveal. Desperate fans hoping to get their hands on one of the 25,000 golden tickets for the momentous
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Villagers scramble to win annual egg race
HARD-BOILED eggs took a beating in the New Forest village of Godshill near Ford-ingbridge yesterday. Dozens of children launched their lovingly decorated eggs down Good Friday Hill in the annual race organised by the Sandy Balls Holiday Centre. Among
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Bra-vo for breast pair of fundraisers in town
TWO Hampshire women are stripping off for a moonlight march around the streets of London in aid of a breast cancer charity. Winchester City Council worker Hayley Vining and friend Michelle Harris from Fareham will ditch their tops and attempt a 26.2-mile
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Drive to beat the benefits backlog
CITY chiefs have said they are doing all they can to beat the crippling backlog in benefit claims causing misery for thousands of Southampton tenants. The Daily Echo yesterday revealed the plight of city families who are having to struggle financially
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Family and pensioners flee as blaze engulfs their homes
A COUPLE in their 70s and a family of six fled in terror after flames ripped through their terraced homes in Southampton today. The blaze, which has completely gutted both properties, broke out early today in Sedbergh Road, Millbrook. Teenager Rachel
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RSPCA raises rabbit awareness
THE RSPCA is urging the public to remember real rabbits as well as the chocolate variety this Easter. An awareness-raising message is being sent out to potential owners of the popular family pet to do their homework before getting a rabbit. The charity
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Wash and show student's line in laundry art
AIRING your dirty laundry in public used to be something that was frowned upon. But for one Winchester art student, "hanging out" on the street with her washing is not a chore - it's art. Angela Petit, 22, staged the 'in situ' textile sculpture on a Winchester
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Jet steps out of those Shadows
SHADOWS fans are in for a big treat when a former member of that legendary band stars in a musical spectacular in Eastleigh. Bass guitarist Jet Harris, who lives on the Isle of Wight, will be headlining a show at Breezers in Southampton Road on Friday
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Rescued from the scrap yard
SHE is a gallant old girl who just refuses to die - in fact, the former Southampton favourite is set for another lease of life. Just in the nick of time the former transatlantic liner, SS United States, has been saved from the scrap-yard by a multi-million-dollar
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SARS centre outrage
TOURISM chiefs on the Isle of Wight have slammed a decision to turn a holiday camp into a SARS quarantine centre for students returning to the UK from the Far East. Up to 140 students have been placed at a holiday camp near Ventnor so they can be studied
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Club starts afresh with Easter parade
MEMBERS of Gosport and Fareham Rugby Club take to the streets for a big parade this Sunday to boost the club's image and herald a new chapter in its history. They will also be raising funds for an £800,000 new clubhouse at their Gosport Park HQ. About
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Immigrants to hold hunger strike protest
DETAINEES at the Haslar immigration centre in Gosport are organising a hunger strike in protest at conditions there. A protest was also held midweek when a quarter of the 160 immigrants held at the centre refused to go back to their cells. The action
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I can only do my job - Jones
GOALKEEPER Paul Jones has described this season as "probably the most frustrating" of his Saints career. The Welsh number one has slipped to second choice following a series of outstanding displays from £2m Finnish international Antti Niemi. But a knee
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Hill's Angel
Benny Hill fans are welcome at the Endeavour Guest House in Eastleigh run by Benny's former chauffeur. By FIONA GRIFFITHS A DOUBLE bedroom, lounge, bathroom, dining room and even private fishing can all be yours if you book into Allbrook's newly opened
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This is only just the start, says Wasim
Wasim Akram took his first wickets for Hampshire and insisted: "The best is yet to come." The 36-year-old had not played first class cricket since he last played for Pakistan until yesterday but finished with 2-62 from his 20 overs. Wasim removed Anurag
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Batsmen on top on flat New Road track
Wasim Akram needed just 26 balls to take his first Hampshire wicket after John Crawley lost his first toss as captain. Hampshire's season began in glorious Bank Holiday sunshine at Worcester's picturesque New Road ground, where Wasim's first county championship
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Phil And Fern's Family Food
TV presenter Fern Britton and celebrity chef Phil Vickery met on the set of TV series Ready Steady Cook - but even creating a meal in minutes from limited ingredients is nothing compared to cooking for four fussy children. The husband-and-wife team, who
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Red Funnel Easter Challenge
Collecting Easter egg prizes for 3rd in IRC 1, crew member Charlie on Fastwave II's, the First 40.7, summed up racing on day one of the Red Funnel Easter Challenge: "Gorgeous weather, good wind and a lot of fun on the water." Like many of the other 81
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Aegean Breeze, ro-ro, 0445, 201; Saga Rose, passenger, 0530, 38/9; Tenerife Car, ro-ro, 0715, 25 link; Rix Hawk, tank, 0930, 39; Ocean Village, passenger, 1100, 105; Golden Odyssey, yacht, am, 46; Aasfjord, cargo, 1300, 109
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BASKETBALL - Four-midable Stars junior women make finals day
Solent Stars junior women were the club's only representatives to progress through to the Final Fours. They edged out East Durham 57-54 in a one-off match at Nottingham Trent University after England Basketball had ditched the idea of a home and away
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CANOEING- Gruelling race challenge for Institute duo
SOUTHAMPTON Institute official Magnus Milliner is this weekend taking part in the gruelling Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race. Mulliner, the academic and development manager for Sport & Recreation at the Institute, is competing alongside ex-Maritme
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Coffee drinkers give Hope to charity
A COFFEE morning in the New Forest has raised more than £340 for Southampton's medical research charity Hope. The event was hosted by Elaine and Brian Court from Pennington, Lymington, and more than 30 people attended, including members of the Hope for
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Carers to receive a helping hand
A NEW support service for carers of people with mental health problems has been launched in mid-Hampshire. The ground-breaking scheme will offer people information and facts when the person they care for develops a psychotic illness for the first time
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Body find is treated as murder
DETECTIVES have launched a murder inquiry following the discovery of a man's body outside a house in Southampton. The body of the white male, whom police say was in his 50s, was found on the ground outside a home in Cranbury Avenue in the Newtown area
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Farm campaign aims to provide food for thought
A MAJOR campaign to reconnect people with the food they eat has got under way across the south. The campaign has been launched following a nationwide survey that revealed some alarming facts about the lack of awareness most people have about their food
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Monster stone discovery rivals Stonehenge
SCIENTISTS from Southampton are among a team of archaeologists who have uncovered what could be one of the largest standing stones in the country. The group, made up of experts from the universities of Southampton, Wales and Leicester, were working at
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Crackdown on crime hot spots
A NEW crackdown to combat anti-social behaviour across Southampton is under way. Police and council officers have joined forces to target trouble hot spots and known serious and persistent offenders. The new anti-social behaviour team, led by Sgt Christine
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Businesses urged to help cut red tape
ISLAND MP Andrew Turner is appealing for Island businesses to help in suggesting how the ever-increasing burden of red tape and regulation can be reduced. The Shadow Trade and Industry team have recently appointed an independent team of Better Regulation
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Legend Eddi wows folk festival fans
MUSIC legend Eddi Reader kicked off the Gosport and Fareham Easter Folk Festival in style, heralding the start of the four-day musical extravaganza. Performing music from her latest album, Ms Reader, main picture, wowed the crowds at Fareham's Ferneham
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Rodriguez back to his winning ways
New Forest athlete Lee Rodriguez laid down the gaunlet in the opening event of the Road Runners Ten series which looks like being even more popular this season. More than 250 runners flocked to the Royal Victoria Country Park start line on one of the
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Solent turn in good displays
Team Solent were missing a number of regulars for their first ever National Young Athletes' Road Relays appearance at Sutton Coldfield. Nevertheless they turned in some decent performances. The under-13 girls were 52nd (Rio Brookes-Gibbs 9.36, Kira Elvin
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Patients' art work to be displayed
THE creative work of a group of cancer patients is to be put on display at a Southampton hospice. Patients attending weekly creative arts group sessions at Countess Mountbatten House at West End's Moorgreen Hospital designed and made a mosaic with guidance
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Pair attempt to lure scared teen into car
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men in car approached a lone girl at a Hampshire bus stop and repeatedly asked her to get into the vehicle. The petrified 15-year-old was rescued by a lady who came over to make sure she was all right. The
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Full time scores from our clubs in the south
Full time scores Southampton 3 - Leeds 2 Hull 3 - Bournemouth 1 See tonight's Pink for a full match report and Monday's Echo for match analysis and pictures
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My final plan
GORDON STRACHAN admits he has a plan to beat Arsenal - and insists it won't involve playing them at their own game. The Saints boss was at Highbury on Wednesday for Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Manchester United. He happily acknowledges he will be planning
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Beattie's Boot chase against his top man
JAMES BEATTIE has set himself a target of 25 goals to win the prestigious Premiership Golden Boot award. The Saints striker was pegged back on Wednesday night after a fortuitous Thierry Henry double put the Frenchman level on 21 in the race to finish
