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DIVISION 3 PLAY-OFF FINAL: Cherries 5 Lincoln City 2
Sean O'Driscoll insisted Bournemouth had saved their best until last with a 5-2 romp over Lincoln in the Third Division play-off final at the Millennium Stadium. The Cherries manager watched his team defy critics who branded them too inexperienced at
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Eastleigh snap up Collins
FORMER Saints centre-back Chris Collins has become Eastleigh's third summer signing. The trainee teacher is joining the Southern League new boys from Nationwide Conference outfit Woking, who are about to turn professional. Eastleigh manager Paul Doswell
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Life's just great for in-form Kenway
Life just gets better and better for Derek Kenway. He would have dreamt about scoring his first championship century in two years when he woke up on Saturday morning. It wasn't to be but at the Rose Bowl yesterday he plundered his maiden one day century
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Art gallery gets down to business
HAMPSHIRE marketing agency LeepeckGreenfield is gearing up for a busy week with more than 250 people attending an artistic party for the south's business community. Due to be held at the Beatrice Royal Gallery in Eastleigh, special guest at the part on
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Making plans for Euro Trade 2004
LOCAL companies are being invited to take part in a new trade fair in the Isle of Wight due to be held next year. Euro Trade 2004 is a two-day exhibition with international opportunities and the chance to forge contacts and 'do business' across Europe
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HOME SAFE
SAFE in the arms of the one they love. These were the emotional scenes as Britain's Gulf War heroes returned home to their families in Hampshire. Staff Sergeant Paul Elson embraces his wife Anita and their children Amy and Daniel after four months' duty
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White Sisters in double departure
The release of hundreds of balloons signalled the departure of Southampton's two newest luxury cruise liners. Oceana and Adonia, dubbed the White Sisters, left Western Docks in Southampton on their maiden voyages on Saturday evening, having been officially
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Inaugural ball raises £85,000
HAMPSHIRE-based charity Wessex Heartbeat hit the jackpot at the weekend when Lotto girl Gigi Morley led proceedings at a gala ball. The inaugural Saints Wessex Heartbeat Charity Golf Classic and Gala Ball was held at St Mary's Stadium, helping to raise
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A non-stop dance delight
BRITAIN'S biggest dance festival went off without a hitch as 42,000 revellers partied into the night in a Hampshire field. Organisers say the event, at the Matterley Bowl, near Winchester, attracted their biggest-ever crowd for the 18-hour weekend event
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Why weren't we told the truth?
LEADERS of Hampshire's 999 service have come under fire after it emerged they misled the public over the shock departure of its chief executive. On Wednesday ambulance bosses announced that Richard Mawson had handed in his resignation, citing personal
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Power in Park fans wanted Busted
POWER in the Park organisers are responding to public pressure by attempting to secure one of the biggest boy bands in the country for next month's free outdoor concert. Thousands of callers have lobbied the radio station following an appeal for listeners
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Dance school gears up for the summer
JADE Millington's Bitterne-based dance school is gearing up for its annual summer show. Dancers aged between seven and 21 warmed up at Southampton's Marlands shopping centre, showcasing their Top of the Pops-style dance moves and routines. Now Jade, 29
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Bon voyage!
The release of hundreds of balloons signalled the departure of Southampton's two newest luxury cruise liners. Oceana and Adonia, dubbed the White Sisters, left Western Docks in Southampton on their maiden voyages on Saturday evening, having been officially
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Ambitious Lymington strike an early blow
LYMINGTON have provided themselves with a launch pad for a potential Southern Electric Premier League Division 2 promotion push after a second consecutive win - denting newly-promoted St Cross Symondians' own two-match winning start. Martin Hunt and Glyn
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: HMS Goodwill, container, 0600, 205; Queen Elizabeth 2, passenger liner, 0630, 38/9; Velazquez, ro/ro, 0700, 30; Celtic King, container, 1200, Con Term; APL Ireland, container, 1345, 206; Talisman, vehicle carrier, 2330, 43.
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Neal starts from pole at Thruxton
Matt Neal put the Honda Racing Civic Type R in pole position for today's two races at the Thruxton round of the British Touring Car Championship after a near-perfect lap of the fast Hampshire circuit. It was almost a Honda front row with Neal's teammate
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BOXING - Stuart is knocked out by his weekend
LORDSHILL'S Tony Hill punched his way to the British junior ABA middleweight championship to complete a memorable weekend double for Golden Ring head coach Stuart Gill. Gill was forced to make a hospital dash from Southampton to Bridlington in Yorkshire
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Tim breaks silence over bombing
LORD Romsey's brother has broken his silence about the IRA bomb that killed his grandfather Earl Mountbatten and his identical twin brother. After more than two decades, Tim Knatchbull, pictured left, is preparing to tell his story in a book and TV documentary
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Devil's horsemen to go wild at the show
PLANS are gathering pace for this year's Romsey Show, which takes place at Broadlands Park on Saturday, September 13. Now confirmed as the main attraction are the Devil's Horsemen, a Wild West show modelled on that staged by Buffalo Bill in the 19th century
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Kenway: That's for all those who back me!
Derek Kenway hit a match-winning maiden one-day hundred at the Rose Bowl yesterday - then dedicated it to his family and Hampshire Cricket. Kenway, top, received several standing ovations on the day he made his first ton for Hampshire in either form of
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Olly's super furry animals
SEVEN-year-old schoolboy Oliver Proctor suffers from a rare form of arthritis and is often in pain, but his own problems don't stop him thinking of others. Oliver read the Daily Echo's story about wheelchair-user Lee Steege whose pet rabbits were hideously
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TOON TO BID FOR BRIDGE?
NEWCASTLE United boss Bobby Robson could be planning a summer raid for Saints defender Wayne Bridge. Speculation has been mounting in the north east that Robson could table a £7m-plus bid for the England left-back. The Geordies finished third in the Premiership
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How the Saints performed this season
Southampton's success this season has largely revolved around a small core of players from whom Gordon Strachan has selected his starting line-up each week. However, as injuries and a need to protect key players for important FA Cup games became a factor
