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Kenway faces mental battles
Paul Terry had never seen Derek Kenway bat before the Hampshire opener arrived for a winter in Perth seven months ago. And, after six weeks as Hampshire first team manager, he had seen precious few runs from the former England Academy batsman before three
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Aida, vehicle, 0430, 34/35; Shanghai Express, container, 0700, 207; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0800, 201 link; Crystal Symphony, cruise ship, 0900, 38/9. Today's Principal Sailings: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 1400, 201 link; Crystal
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Muller's Holiday success
Hampshire's biggest motor racing event of the year, the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship event at Thruxton, was dominated yesterday by the Frenchman Yvan Muller in a Vauxhall Astra Coupe. Muller won both races after a titanic battle with
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County's day of reckoning
After suffering the ignominy of playing in the County Shield competition for the past two seasons, Hampshire can return to the top 16 tonight if they can get past Surrey at Esher. It is a winner-takes-all one-off showdown for the right to play in the
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Players stage fair to celebrate 75 years
A HAMPSHIRE drama group celebrated its 75th anniversary by staging a production with a difference. Members of the New Forest Players held a May fair on the village green at Milford-on-Sea, near Lymington. Teddy bear racing kept the children entertained
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Hats off to charity's Big Breakfast event
Dozens of local business people donned big hats and ate sausages at The Royal Southampton Yacht Club - all in aid of the NSPCC. The sixth annual Big Business Breakfast once more proved an enormous success with serious business people eating a serious
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Angels seek new investment ideas
INVESTORS from as far afield as London were in Hampshire recently to hear from fledgling companies looking for business angels. Held at Portsmouth's Technopole Centre, and hosted by the Solent Investment Opportunity Network, the companies ranged from
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Cheeky pair in the park
TRANSYLVANIAN twins The Cheeky Girls will be giving this year's Power in the Park some extra bite. The raunchy duo, who leapt to fame in the auditions for TV talent show Popstars The Rivals, were confirmed today as the latest addition for the free annual
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RAM RAID FOR BOX OF CHOCS
RAM-raiders reversed a truck into the front of a garage in an attempt to steal cash from the till - but ended up with little more than a box of chocolates. The pair of thieves wearing balaclavas used a Subaru pick-up truck to smash into the front of the
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Fun day appeal
ORGANISERS of the Sarisbury Green Fayre and Fun Day are appealing for more prizes to be donated for the silent auction. Any items can be brought along to the event on Saturday, June 14 from 12 noon at the Sarisbury Community Centre on The Green.
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Saints chief 'delighted' as Jones returns to Premiership
SAINTS chairman Rupert Lowe declared himself "delighted" that his former manager Dave Jones is back in the Premiership. Jones yesterday guided Wolves into the top flight after a 19-year absence after thrashing Sheffield United 3-0 in the First Division
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Drunken youths blamed for park mess
DRUNKEN teenagers are thought to have been responsible for leaving a sea of broken glass and litter strewn across the cricket pitch at Netley's attractive Royal Victoria Country Park. The Friday night revellers littered the pitch fronting Southampton
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Caronia goes to Saga group
SOUTHAMPTON based Cunard cruise ship, the 24,492-ton Caronia has been sold to the Saga Group which specialises in holidays for the over-50s. From 2005, for the first time in its 165-year history, Cunard's Southampton fleet will comprise three Queen vessels
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New barge adds to family shipping business
The long-established Southampton family business of Williams Shipping has taken delivery of another flat-top barge to further bolster its reputation as one of the largest operators of this kind of vessel in the country. Its latest acquisition, Wilcarry
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Barry's on the election trail
Barry Camfield, challenger to become the next general secretary of the T&G union, has visited Southampton Container Terminals (SCT) as part of his election campaign. Considered to be from the left of the union, Mr Camfield met and talked to workers
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Le Tiss joins very select club
FORMER Saints and England footballing star Matt Le Tissier was enjoying a bit of one-upmanship at Stoneham Golf Club last week. He was among nearly 100 members to attend the 75th 'Oners' Supper which was founded in 1928 for those who had achieved a hole-in-one
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Taylor on journey into the unknown
KIRSTY Taylor will try to draw inspiration from another fine young Hampshire golfer when she strives to overcome the loss of her father. Richard Taylor died recently after a long illness and Kirsty, Rookie of the Year on the European Ladies Tour last
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Saints play their part in county boom time
SAINTS have played their part in ensuring football throughout Hampshire at all levels, from Premiership to grass-roots, is enjoying a boom period. Hampshire FA chief executive Laurence Jones has praised Saints for their achievements this season and the
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It's lucky 13 as hitman Phillips bags Vase award
SHARPSHOOTING Leigh Phillips is celebrating after being crowned the country's top scorer in last season's FA Vase. Phillips, pictured right, received the prestigious accolade after netting 13 goals for Wessex League outfit Lymington & New Milton on
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Joint initiative with journey timetable
TRADERS have joined forces with a local bus operator to provide a household delivery of timetables through much of the Eastleigh and Hedge End area. A series of 11 timetable leaflets have been designed by Solent Blue Line to offer customised bus information
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Fun day appeal
ORGANISERS of the Sarisbury Green Fayre and Fun Day are appealing for more prizes to be donated for the silent auction. Any items can be brought along to the event on Saturday, June 14 from 12 noon at the Sarisbury Community Centre on The Green.
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Hamble fundraiser
HAMBLE Week 2003 is holding its latest fundraiser. A table-top and collectables sale will be held at the refurbished Hamble Village Memorial Hall on Saturday 31st May from 11 am to 3pm.
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Airport launch has games off to a flyer
SOUTHAMPTON'S under-12 tennis team had a happy landing at Southampton Airport. The youngsters were taking part in the official launch of the sixth annual BAA Southampton Airport Hampshire Youth Games, which will draw in an estimated 1,900 competitors
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HELP US BEAT THE VANDALS
FURIOUS residents are demanding extra police patrols in Waterside villages after drink-fuelled vandals went on a bank holiday rampage. Wreckers caused thousands of pounds of damage by smashing telephone kiosks, traffic lights and shop windows in Blackfield
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Show off your skills
NEW FOREST SHOW organisers are calling for more flower arrangers to come forward and show off their skills in the horticultural marquee this year. Show spokesman Jackie Neylon said: "For some reason entries to this usually popular exhibition are a little
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American purchase welcomed
CORPORATE finance specialists at Fanshawe Lofts in Southampton have helped an American firm expand its overseas network with the acquisition of a Southampton business. Hilco is expanding its European interests after buying TASC Valuers and Auctioneers
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Small sensors pay dividends
The finale to the Daily Echo Hampshire Business Awards approaches and this week we take a look at the three finalists bidding to win the Bond Pearce Innovation Award. Last year Isle of Wight-based SP Systems was the winner of this prestigious award -
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Ground-breaking powers of tower
Scott Wilson is an international consultancy providing a comprehensive range of integrated planning, management, engineering and environmental services in the built and natural environments through the world. The company's headquarters has been in Basingstoke
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Noise control experts IAC have a lot to shout about
For a company whose motto is 'Making the world a quieter place', Winchester-based IAC has a lot to shout about. Established in 1949 in the US, but headquartered on the Winnall Industrial Estate since 1996, IAC is the world's largest provider of noise
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Landlords footing the bill
The cost of adapting a building to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act is averaging at around £20,000, and that cost is being shouldered not, as the government intended, by businesses, but more likely by their landlords. That is the verdict
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Called to jury service at 11
A HAMPSHIRE resident was a little surprised when he was asked to do jury service - because he is aged 11! James Taylor did not even know what the duties of a juror were when dad Alan showed him the letter inviting him to Southampton Crown Court. The shock
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I'm still sorry Saints lost cup!
A HAMPSHIRE jeweller who stood to lose £100,000 if Saints won the FA Cup has pledged to run the same gem of an offer next year. Kim Rose, pictured in a Daily Echo Saints wig, had pledged to refund the price of diamond rings bought at his store in the
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TEXT RAGE ASSAULT
A FLIRTATIOUS text message to a woman from a work colleague ended in violence when her boyfriend flew into a jealous rage. Lorry driver Peter Barnes saw red when his girlfriend received the greeting: "Morning Princess, missing you madly" on her mobile
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We're all good sports!
SOUTHAMPTON children took on the mile challenge over the bank holiday weekend when they competed in a range of sponsored sporting activities for Macmillan Cancer Relief. About 100 children competed in a sports fun day at the Chamberlayne Leisure Centre
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Sun shines at last on south
BRILLIANT sunshine resulted in a bumper bank holiday for tourist attractions across the south. The torrential rain that lashed Hampshire on Saturday and Sunday gave way to hot sunshine yesterday and resulted in huge attendance figures. Paultons Park,
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Fined £50 for throwing out cigarette
THOUSANDS of smokers have today been warned by litterbug enforcers: "Don't lob your fag ends out of the car window." The hard-hitting message follows an incident when a Hampshire pensioner dropped a cigarette end out of his vehicle - and ended up with
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Bop until you drop!
DREAMS of stardom enticed several hundred youngsters to audition for a dance show hitting Southampton this summer. Dozens of children queued patiently for a chance to strut their funky stuff at the Sir James Matthews building in Above Bar Street on Sunday
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Historical study of city to be published
A UNIQUE project to make public Winchester's hidden history is finally getting into top gear after more than 20 years. The Winchester Studies is the publication of the history of the city revealed in archaeological digs since the 1950s. It has been proclaimed
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Debbie is rooting for gardening fair
TV PRESENTER Debbie Thrower put her back into it as she warmed up for the Southampton Rotary club's annual Gardener's Fair. Debbie, who presents TV's Meridian news, was at the city's BUPA hospital in Aldermoor, which is sponsoring the fair, to practise
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All creatures great and small...
ALL creatures great and small kept thousands entertained at the 9th Hampshire Country Show at Broadlands. Families from across the south descended on Romsey for the two-day extravaganza over the Bank Holiday weekend. Wolves, dogs, horses, sheep, snakes
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Shoppers invited to get super-fit for children's charity
SHOPPERS were put through their paces at a Fareham supermarket when fitness instructors staged an outdoor keep fit class. Although some took up the challenge in the bank holiday sunshine, most were content to watch the hour-long routine in the car park
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Mayor takes controls
GOSPORT mayor Iris Binfield will be in the hot seat today as she takes controls of a bulldozer to flatten a clubhouse. The mayor will start the demolition at the Gosport and Fareham Rugby Club ground that will mark the start of a £800,000 rebuild of the
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DELGADO 'S EARLY START
AGUSTIN DELGADO has pledged to return EARLY for pre-season training - and predicted he will finally make his mark next season. The Ecuadorean international has been plagued by injuries since arriving at St Mary's in 2001 for £3.2m. He controversially
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Last night at the prom
THE BOYS put on their tuxedoes and the girls their glad rags as Toynbee pupils marked the end of their school days. It was party time for the Chandler's Ford school's Year 11 pupils. A spectacular auto parade, including stretch limousines, vintage vehicles
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Probe starts into cruise ship explosion
US authorities are today trying to determine the age of a ship boiler as they investigated what caused a cruise ship explosion that left four Filipino crew members dead and injured more than a dozen others. Investigators from the US National Transportation
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A royal pat on the back
The port of Southampton has received a royal pat on the back for its continuing commercial success. The expansion of trade within the port, now one of the fastest growing in Europe, impressed the Princess Royal while she was in the docks with her daughter
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Minister opens new £2m glass-recycling plant
Government environmental minister Michael Meacher officially opened the port of Southampton's new £2m glass-recycling operation in the Western Docks. The glass-processing facility - the first of its type to be built in a UK port - processes used bottle-glass
