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England omission is a shocker for Hants skipper Crawley
John Crawley has described his omission from the England squad for last week's first Test against Zimbabwe as the worst moment of his career. Hampshire captain Crawley, 31, was replaced by Robert Key despite averaging 40.50 during the Ashes series and
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Bashley faced with win-or-bust derby
Bashley (Rydal) skipper Matt King has told his players they need "to put in a performance" against Bournemouth at the BCG tomorrow (1pm) to keep their ECB Southern Electric Premier League season alive. It may seem early days in the season but the derby
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Semi-final draw is kind to Easton and Paultons
Easton & Martyr Worthy and Paultons have landed home ties in the National Village Championship county semi-finals next weekend. Quarter-finalists two seasons ago, Easton beat Sparsholt by six wickets to secure a home tie with Bramshaw, while Paultons
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David's Dart is the tops - at the 17th attempt
Stokes Bay sailors David and Sam Lloyd won the Dart 18 National Championships at Netley Sailing Club. The couple, who sail from Stokes Bay Sailing Club in Gosport, won the event by five points in their Team Typhoon boat. That was a massive win for them
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Festival fever at Christchurch
THE inaugural Hampshire FA girls football festival takes place at HomeField School in Christchurch tomorrow. The event is sponsored by British Telecom and event organiser Charlotte Brown said: "We are delighted with the interest and hope to build on this
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Chartering International Sponsor Competitive Inshore Series
Around 70 yachts are expected to take part in the Chartering International IRC Championship - the highly competitive inshore series organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC). Starting on Friday 6 June, the series will consist of eight inshore races
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Shanghai surprise!
Seven years and four global circumnavigations later, the demand for the Clipper Race is higher than ever. As a consequence, chairman of the Shamrock Quay based company Clipper Ventures plc, Sir Robin Knox-Johnson signed a deal at the Royal Thames Yacht
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Hitting the heights in Holland
After five days of racing at Holland's Olympic qualifying Spa regatta and a final race in light and shifty breezes, Hampshire Olympic sailors and RYA Team GBR struck gold. Winchester's Iain Percy and Steve Mitchell in the Star, Ben Ainslie from Lymington
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Stokes Bay set for influx of cool 'cats'
The Dart 18 Catamaran World Championships are coming to Stokes Bay. The event takes place off Gosport from August 16-22 and around 200 boats are expected to compete. There will also be a Fun Fleet for those who are still learning or don't want to take
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Spitfires take to the waves
ISLE of WIGHT pair Stuart Gummer and Chris Rashley will provide the best chances of home success when Netley Sailing Club holds the Spitfire Catamaran European Championships this summer. The four-day event, which is only in its second year, takes place
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Nuts about Hazell
BEN Hazell could be the new Daley Thompson of British athletics - according to his coach. Hazell has just become the top junior decathlete in the UK after his under-20 victory in the Woodford open competition at the weekend. The country's top all-rounders
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CYCLING - Top race event this weekend is shrouded in secrecy ...
IT should be the highlight of the road racing season. But this year's South Division Championships taking place on an 8 mile circuit between Bishop's Waltham and Winchester are shrouded in secrecy. That's because British Cycling's regional secretary and
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RAFA parade through town
HAMPSHIRE'S ex-Royal Air Force staff will be marching through Romsey on Sunday afternoon. Romsey's first citizen Mike Curtis will review the parade as makes it way past Lord Palmerston's statue in the Market Place. Hampshire's lord lieutenant Mary Fagan
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Village to star on TV
MOTTISFONT will be featured on Meridian Broadcasting's award-winning Country Ways series soon. Countywide Films - which makes the series for Meridian - shot the footage for the programme featuring life on the National Trust's Mottisfont Estate last July
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Search for builders to finish new school
MOVES are under way to find new builders for two Hampshire school projects worth well over £2.5m. Work came to a halt on both projects after the Park Gate firm TSL Construction hit financial problems and called in the receivers. The contracts involve
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Ross Noble is at the Kings Theatre
Time Out Award winning comedian Ross Noble is back on the road with his acclaimed Sonic Waffle tour. ANDREW WHITE asks the rising star about his humour - and his hair You might not know his name, but you'll certainly know his hair. Ross Noble possesses
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Alarms and Excursions - Sarisbury Green Community Centre
THERE'S two chances to see six slices of comedy about modern-day life as Sarisbury Theatre Company present Alarms and Excursions tonight and tomorrow. These six short plays by Michael Frayn examine the difficulties gadgets and gizmos have added to modern
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The Merry Wives of Windsor - Chesil Theatre, Winchester
THERE'S a chance to make merry in Winchester from Monday as one of the Bard's classic comedies The Merry Wives of Windsor is performed at the Chesil Theatre. Eccentric double-dealers, young lovers and a night of magic in Windsor Great Park provide the
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Sailor, Beware! - The Pier Theatre, Bournemouth
THE PIER Theatre continues its season of classic comedy this week with a 1950s farce. Ruth Madoc from Hi-De-Hi, Katharine Monaghan from Footballer's Wives and Michael Tudor-Barnes from EastEnders will be joining forces in this tale of mishaps and mother-in-laws
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A Hip Hopstory - Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
WHETHER you're already a massive hip-hop fan or looking to get back in touch with the music scene, A Hip Hopstory is an experience not to be missed. The show takes the audience through the essential elements of hip-hop: the acrobatics of break-dancing
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BABY LEWIS DIED IN MOMENTS
IT was a little boy's bathtime that ended in tragedy. Lewis Adams died when his mum turned her back as he splashed happily in a safety seat in the bath. A Southampton inquest heard how damaged suction pads beneath the chair failed to stick to the bottom
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Help in the battle with hay fever
HAY fever sufferers in Winchester are to get a helping hand this summer from monitoring equipment installed in the city to keep an eye on pollen levels. Environment bosses at Winchester City Council have agreed to take part in a national scheme to track
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Fundraising's no obstacle!
AROUND 35 Southampton boys spent yesterday evening crawling over and under obstacles to help raise money to repair their Scout hut. The event was organised to celebrate 50 years of Scouting in Shirley Warren, with the Cubs, Beavers and Scouts of 9th Southampton
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Gulf ships in homecoming
TWO more ships are returning to Hampshire tomorrow after serving in the war with Iraq. Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ships RFA Sir Bedivere and RFA Sir Percivale will berth at Marchwood military port. RFA Sir Bedivere left the UK on September 14 for exercises
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Make a date for Music By The Lake
A SUMMER evening to remember is guaranteed with Music By The Lake provided by the Southampton's Pop's Orchestra in the grounds of Holywell House on July 12. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon have agreed to open their grounds in Swanmore, for the concert
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The Alaskan Pipeline - Soul Cellar, Southampton
THIS five-piece from the Shirley, Southampton, describe their sound as 'laid-back and acoustic driven'. Influences and musical signposts include Lorien, Doves, Elbow, Coldplay and David Gray. They boast of a broad appeal and ripe for a major album deal
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Marks brothers loss is no joke for KS
Winchester KS will be without five first team regulars when they face Alton, one of their probable Southern Electric Premier League Division 3 promotion rivals, at River Park tomorrow (1pm). The Marks brothers, Paul and Stuart, Paul Baker and Nigel Bungay
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MP walks the beat to discover just what a bobbie's lot is like
Fareham MP Mark Hoban will hit the beat tonight with the local police to discover exactly how tough their job is on one of their busiest shifts. He will join the night shift at Park Gate police station to watch officers in action and seek their advice
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TEENAGE GIRL FOUND HANGING
A SIXTEEN-year-old Isle of Wight girl found hanging in a neighbour's house died because her cry for help went tragically wrong, her grieving family said. Pretty Eloise Williams - described by her distraught family as a brilliant girl and student - was
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INSULTING!
FANS have reacted with fury at "insulting" bookmakers' odds which place Saints among the favourites for relegation from the Premiership next season. The St Mary's faithful have grown used to so-called pundits tipping them for the drop, but after the team's
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Thirteen firms bid for multiplex deal
THIRTEEN developers have thrown their hats into the ring to provide Eastleigh town centre with a multiplex cinema and leisure facilities package. As exclusively revealed by the Daily Echo, civic chiefs took the bold step of going out to the market in
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Work to start soon on road crossing
WORK on a £100,000 Hampshire County Council scheme to provide a pedestrian crossing at a busy junction in Chandler's Ford is due to start on Monday. The crossing will be installed at the junction of Bournemouth Road and Leigh Road and work is expected
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La Fenice 1 High Street, Eastleigh
JUST over the road from the post office and almost next door to my hairdresser's, it would be almost easy to miss La Fenice in Eastleigh High Street. But once sampled, it's pretty much impossible to forget this delightful Italian restaurant. It was the
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Secretary (18)
THIS is probably not the film to watch if you're just about to start work as a PA in a lawyer's office - unless, as is the case here, you enjoy having your boss beat your backside black and blue every time you make a typing mistake. Secretary will come
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Bringing Down The House (12A)
IT'S DIFFICULT to remember the last time Steve Martin made a decent film; even harder still to recall a decent comedy. Considering the buzz surrounding Bringing Down The House, you might conclude that Martin's star is finally back in the ascendant. But
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Ripley's Game (15)
TIME can heal many wounds, but some cut so deep, the pain never goes away. When we last met Tom Ripley, the charismatic antihero of Patricia Highsmith's thriller series, he was a small town boy turned opportunist killer played by Matt Damon, wrestling
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Cinema Listings
Cinema Listings from friday 30th May ARARAT (15): See preview. RUSSIAN ARK (U): See preview. BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE (12A): See review on page 29 HOPE SPRINGS (12A): A British artist finds romance in America after receiving an invitation to the wedding
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Home's sweet for Blackey?
Southampton's European Tour campaigners Richard Bland and Matt Blackey had contrasting fortunes coming down the finishing stretch at Celtic Manor yesterday. The venue for the Wales Open has been earmarked for Ryder Cup hostilities in years to come and
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A round with the stars
EIGHT members of the most famous team in English sporting history visited Barton-on-Sea for a round of golf this week. Barton member George Tomkins had organised the event, which saw eight of England's 1966 World Cup winners visiting Dorset. Tomkins has
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Richards keen on another big adventure
Hardly have Emma Richards' feet acclimatised to being back on land from the nine-month long Around Alone race and the Hamble sailor is talking of a Volvo Ocean Race campaign. With her breadth of yachting experience, from the single-handed global circumnavigation
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Sailing world loses Sir Peter
Sir Peter Johnson, the man who established the World Speed Sailing Record Council, has died. He lost his long battle against cancer at his Lymington home last weekend. He was a leading figure in the world of yacht racing and held a number of senior posts
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Ex-mayor accuses Lib Dems of abusing power
A little-known charity which was set up seven years ago to improve oral health and dental care in the developing world has its home at Landford. Luke Wordley, 26, and his wife, Dr Jenny Wordley, 27, run the UK side of Dentaid. Luke changed to charity
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Mayor's Ferrari ride for art's sake
A convoy of 30 Ferraris will drive through Romsey town centre next Saturday June 7th, at about 4.10pm with Test Valley's new mayor, Cllr Pat West, in the lead car. Before setting off for a drive through Test Valley to launch the fourth Open Arts week,
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Design firm's zoo coup
A NEW guide book for Marwell Zoo designed by Sue Thorpe of Pebble Graphics, Romsey, has won first prize at an international zoo marketing conference held in Budapest. Marwell was represented by head of education Rebecca Turner and marketing officer Heather
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Trust survey shows what patients think
HOSPITAL patients have let NHS bosses know exactly what they think of Winchester's A&E and outpatient departments. Along with 99 other trusts across the country, Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS trust recently took part in a national patient
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Bank note printer to shed 300 jobs
THREE hundred jobs are to go at Hampshire company De La Rue which has been hit by a sharp deterioration in business from financial institutions in Spain and Germany. The bank note printer warned that difficult market conditions would continue in 2003
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Ron's electrical shop was wired for success
RON Upfield's electrical shop at Bishop's Waltham has landed one of the industry's top awards as the Euronics dealer of the year. Ron has been in the electrical retailing business throughout his working life and his experience and knowledge of the industry
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Oh baby! Don't miss chance to be winner
WITH their smiling faces and cheeky grins, entrants to this year's Daily Echo Child of the Year 2003 competition have been pouring in. Proud parents have been queuing up to enter their youngsters into our fantastic competition. These first few pictures
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Saints fan takes comfort in chair win
ONE DAILY Echo reader is consoling his FA Cup heartbreak in the lap of luxury. He's won a La-Z-Boy recliner in our recent competition. The comfy prize bought in a bag load of entries from readers keen to have the chair, which is done out in Saints' FA
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Special constabulary hunts for new recruits
PROFESSIONAL people are to be targeted in a new campaign designed to boost the number of Special constables across Hampshire. Recruitment bosses want to find another 100 volunteers after numbers of Special constables dropped by around a quarter in the
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Gene genius
BACK in 1989, Top of the Pops viewers were greeted by the distinctly odd sight of Marc Almond, the jewellery-bedecked, black leather-clad Soft Cell singer, duetting with a grey-haired middle-aged man who looked like he'd been playing a round of golf.
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Towns linked by maritime walk
A BRAND new trek that allows hikers to walk on water as they discover the maritime heritage of Cowes and East Cowes has been launched. About 200 people took part in Bank Holiday Monday's official walk to unveil The Boat Trail, a four-mile walk linking
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Tourist office revamp to go on show
RYDE Tourist Information Centre on the Isle of Wight is set to reopen on Monday following a major facelift. The relaunch will feature local jazz band The Goose Island Syncopators. The Island Council's tourism portfolio holder, Councillor John Fleming,
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Ellen tries out mock-up of new yacht
RECORD-breaking yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur, pictured, has been getting to grips with a mock-up of her new solo trimaran yacht. The Isle of Wight sailor, who won the gruelling 3,540 Route du Rhum transatlantic solo race at the end of last year, recently
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New boys in form for unbeaten Ots
Old Tauntonians & Romsey parade a full strength side as they bid for a fourth successive Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 win at newly-promoted Purbrook tomorrow. Stuart Tulk's side have come out of the traps at speed, chalking up three
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: MOL Promise, container, 0330, 206; Nedlloyd Africa, container, 0400, 205; Auto Atlas, ro/ro, 0400, 40; P&O Nedlloyd Hudson, container, 1600, 207; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 2359, 201 link. Today's Principal Sailings: CMA CGM
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Festival fever at Christchurch
THE inaugural Hampshire FA girls football festival takes place at HomeField School in Christchurch tomorrow. The event is sponsored by British Telecom and event organiser Charlotte Brown said: "We are delighted with the interest and hope to build on this
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Charity fills gap in fight against third world tooth decay
A little-known charity which was set up seven years ago to improve oral health and dental care in the developing world has its home at Landford. Luke Wordley, 26, and his wife, Dr Jenny Wordley, 27, run the UK side of Dentaid. Luke changed to charity
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Planners warned of store concerns
WINCHESTER planners have been warned against the dangers of building a superstore in the proposed Friarsgate development. Harvey Cole, the former county councillor, speaking for the City of Winchester Trust, told a meeting of the Winchester District Local
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Steam on Sundays
AN open day at Twyford Waterworks near Winchester is being held on Sunday. The site at Hazeley Road specialises in the restoration of old steam engines, and is celebrating its most recent acquisitions, the engine and pump from the old Knowle Hospital
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Share your hall tales with actors
AN award-winning artistic director is about to move into Hampshire's Forest Forge Theatre to put the final touches to plans for a hectic autumn, winter and spring programme. Sean Aita will be moving from the Northampton Theatre Trust to take over from
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Search, Rescue and help
HOLBURY'S Venturers Search and Rescue, a teenage organisation dedicated to help people and animals in danger on land or sea, has vacancies for cadets aged 12-15. The group is recognised by the Royal Yachting Association Training Unit and there is an opportunity
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The summer's finally here!
WORKERS flocked to the grounds of Winchester Cathedral yesterday to make the most of the glorious sunshine and soak up some rays. Everyone seemed to have the same idea as hoards of hungry people congregated for an al fresco lunch on the grass. Temperatures
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Wall of silence over armed police in city
POLICE are remaining tight lipped over the reasons behind the presence of armed officers on the streets of a Hampshire city. Shoppers in the centre of Winchester have spotted the heavily-armed police officers around the city over the last two days. However
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Thirteen firms bid for multiplex cinema deal
THIRTEEN developers have thrown their hats into the ring to provide Eastleigh town centre with a multiplex cinema and leisure facilities package. As exclusively revealed by the Daily Echo, civic chiefs took the bold step of going out to the market in
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Sky's the limit at our village
WITH some of the most desirable views in the city, a penthouse in the new Riviera-style development at Ocean Village will set you back a cool £1m. Only five of the luxurious 'sky apartments', offering a birds eye view of some of the most thrilling national
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Hats off to Mr Young
SO where were you in the summer of 1983? In case you needed reminding, the final episode of M*A*S*H was screened on TV, Return Of The Jedi and Flashdance were the cinema hits of the year and acting legends David Niven and Ralph Richardson passed away.
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Great place means we all like Mondays
IT'S something Lynda Wanbon looks forward to every fortnight. The 83-year-old widow likes nothing better than meeting up with her friends at the Stubbington Lunch Club. Like many of the 18 men and women who get together at Crofton Community Centre every
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Mast plans
VEGETABLES and shrubs may not be the only items sprouting at allotments and a nursery. Planners are due to consider applications for a 17-metre telephone mast and equipment at St Margaret's Nursery, St Margaret's Lane, Titchfield, and additions to an
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We'll beat vandals vows school head
THE head teacher of an East Cowes primary school has asked the community to help catch the vandals who caused £30,000 of damage by setting fire to the school's swimming pool building. Teenage tearaways are thought to have started the blaze by setting
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COMMENT - So, who is Gordon likely to buy ...?
DON'T be surprised if Gordon Strachan dips down into the Nationwide League this summer to strengthen his Saints squad for next season's assault on four competitions. The Saints boss has shown he is not scared to buy players who have never appeared in
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Travellers stay put on playing fields
TRAVELLERS who have set up camp on Eastleigh's playing fields have refused to quit the site. Hampshire County Council served notice on the trespassers shortly after they arrived on the Stoneham Lane pitch. Their caravans and trucks were today showing
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Russian Ark (U)
IT'S not often you can describe a film as an epic these days, but Russian Ark deserves the label. Already being hailed as a defining achievement of modern cinema, the film infolds in a single, unbroken tracking shot, culminating in a pageant of colour
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Ararat (15)
THE horrors of past conflict and their fall out in the present is the subject matter of this Canadian offering from Atom Egoyan. It tells the story of a director (Charles Aznavour) attempting to make a period drama based on the 1915 genocide of the Armenian
