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Popularity of female game growing fast
HAMPSHIRE FA chief executive Laurence Jones has declared himself "absolutely delighted" at the role his association has played in the continuing rise of women's and girls' football. New figures released show the ever-increasing popularity of girls' football
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Portsmouth snap up Anfield ace Berger on free transfer
Portsmouth have signed Patrik Berger following the Czech international's departure from Liverpool. The 29-year-old, whose contract had expired at Anfield, had been linked with a switch across the Pennines to Leeds but Pompey manager Harry Redknapp has
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Hants recall Dimi
Hampshire Hawks are looking for a third successive National League win against Durham Dynamos tomorrow - their last match before the Twenty20 Cup begins life at The Rose Bowl next Friday night. Manager Paul Terry will recall the fit-again Dimitri Mascarenhas
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Holywell House charity event
THE grounds of Holywell House in Swanmore are being opened up to the public for an event in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief. Southampton Pop's Orchestra will be performing at the concert, which is the first of a kind for the charity and takes place on
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Studies in the sun for students
Southampton Institute have combined with Sunsail to provide five students the opportunity to take part in a specially designed management training scheme. Shona Brookes, Jonathan Hind, Andrew Hurden, Simon Mace and Gemma Green are all part way through
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Carol Concert plan
A CHRISTMAS Carol Concert is being organised to raise funds for the Wessex Cancer Trust. The event takes place at Romsey Abbey on Wednesday, December 10 at 7.30pm and features the King Edward IV School and Brass Group and the Central Hall Community Gospel
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VANDALS PUT BOOT INTO CLUB
A HAMPSHIRE football team is on the brink of closure because vandals have repeatedly left a trail of destruction across its land. About 150 players - aged from eight years upwards - would be left to find somewhere else to play if British Transport Club
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School's never been so good!
FREE taster sessions offering adults a chance to sample courses on offer at Redbridge Community School take place throughout next week. The new £1m education centre shares the main school's Cuckmere Lane site and aims to get residents using it as much
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Parking problem: no way out, traders told
COUNCIL leaders have said there is little more they can do to help shoppers find alternative parking around Fareham while a new shopping complex is being built. Traders in Fareham Shopping Centre are calling on the council to take action over the lack
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Walk the line
A WALK incorporating the history of the Bishop's Waltham branch railway line is being organised by Hampshire County Council's Countryside Services. The event, on Sunday, September 7 begins at Corhampton roundabout in Station Road at 2pm. A £1 donation
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FERRIES CHAOS
RED FUNNEL has apologised after a technical fault with one of its ferries brought traffic chaos to East Cowes. One councillor described the scene as "purgatory" while traffic tailbacks were so bad that at one stage British Red Cross volunteers were mobilised
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Fab four bathing in clean beach glory
TOURISM chiefs are riding the crest of a wave after the Island's four main resort beaches were awarded prestigious Blue Flags. It is the biggest vindication of bathing water cleanliness on the Island since records began. It means the beaches at Ryde East
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Anders happy to stay a Saint
Anders Svensson's agent has insisted that the Swedish midfielder is happy at St Mary's. Svensson was reported to be ready to quit Southampton after being substituted during the second half of the FA Cup final defeat against Arsenal last month. He has
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Uri's powers help monster discovery
SEASONED fossil hunter Clare Taylor thought she had seen it all - until she discovered the psychic power of Uri Geller. Clare, who has been uncovering dinosaur relics for years, challenged Geller to use his powers to find a fossil during his visit to
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Playtime saved
THE WROXALL community has rallied round to save the village's play area. The future of the under-tens' playground was in doubt because volunteers were needed to provide safety checks and clear litter from the site in St Martin's Road. The work had previously
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Yacht raided
SATELLITE navigation equipment worth more than £1,000 was taken from a yacht moored at Sea View Yacht Club.
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All that jazz
RYDE'S refurbished Tourist Information Centre in Union Street opened this week with a jazz concert by the Goose Island Syncopators.
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Rodriguez takes pole position at halfway point
At the half way point in the season contenders for the four Road Runners Ten series' titles are starting to pull away from the field. After another comprehensive victory in the men's race, New Forest's Lee Rodriguez is leading the season's standings and
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Wrong turns in Twilight Series!
The Royal Southampton Yacht Club's courses set in Southampton Water are renowned for short legs and multiple marks - often nine to locate and round in the space of 90 minutes. This keeps the crew on their toes but gives a big responsibility to the navigators
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Honours for Royal Lymington
Three Royal Lymington YC boys have been selected to represent Great Britain at the Optimist World Championships in Gran Canaria in July. Richard Mason (15), Greg Carey (14) and Robert Claridge (14) all competed against each other in the Volvo Musto Optimist
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Matt's well in the title hunt
AN EAGLE on the par five 17th hole helped put Southampton's Matt Blackey in contention going into today's third round of the British Masters. Blackey, who birdied the same 516-yard hole on his way to an opening round 70 on Thursday, went one better yesterday
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: MOL Advantage, container, 0300, 206; Hual Transit, ro/ro, 0600, 40; Queen Elizabeth 2, passenger liner, 0630, 38/9; NYK Sirius, container, 0700, 207; Sundream, cruise ship, 0700, 106; St Angelo, vehicle, AM, 105; Tokyo Highway
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ROUND THE ISLAND RACE TOPS 1,500 ENTRIES
The Island Sailing Club's annual race round the Isle of Wight is proving as popular as ever, this year with over 1,500 boats lining up for the start on Saturday 21st June. Britain's new sailing heroine Emma Richards will be the skipper aboard "Timberland
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Airport provides great launchpad
HEAVY rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of youngsters from across Hampshire at the inaugural Southampton Airport County Youth Parallel Games. Around 300 kids with learning difficulties or disabilities descended on Aldershot's Military Barracks
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Holiday club for kids
WORRIED about the kids getting bored this summer? Help is at hand from the Winchester Baptist Church in City Road which is running a morning holiday club from July 28 to August 1. Five to 11-year-olds are welcome and are guaranteed to have plenty of fun
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Lymington
THE LYMINGTON St Andrews Society is holding a lunch at the home of Jim and Lyn White in Colemere Gardens, Highcliffe on Sunday, July 6 between 12.30 to 3pm. Please bring plated food, cutlery and your own chair. For further details, please call 01425 274537
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The best brother anyone could have
THE SISTER of the man killed when he fell into a vat of hot paint at the Southampton Ford factory has paid tribute to "the best brother anyone could have." Anne Gundry was speaking after two of Christopher Shute's bosses admitted at Winchester Crown Court
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Stars to pop in for a party
The pop party of the year arrives in Hampshire tomorrow - and is set to transform Southampton Common into the hottest music venue in the south. Contractors were preparing the site yesterday as top chart acts including Busted, Girls Aloud and Dannii Minogue
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A welcome home for historic yacht
A FAMOUS racing yacht once used as a humble house boat has made a welcome return to its birthplace in Hampshire. The historic J Class vessel Velsheda is undergoing maintenance at the boat yard where she was first launched in 1933. Up to 20 workers at
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Arson attack on asylum seekers
SOUTHAMPTON civic and religious leaders have united to condemn an arson attack on African asylum seekers in the city. Police said the blaze which took place in Carlton Road early on Friday morning could have had "fatal con-sequences" if the alarm had
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DAFT DADS - It's such a drag when my dad dresses up!
NINE-year-old Jenny Scott just cannot understand what possessed her dad Fraser to dress up as a woman. It has become clear from some of the many entries coming into the Daily Echo that Fraser is one of many daft dads who enjoys fancy dress. Jenny said
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Red alert over red tape risk
CUT the red tape, warn campaigners, or more lives will be lost. As scores of drivers sign up to the Daily Echo's A36 Stop the Carnage campaign, road bosses have been given a stark warning to end the bureaucracy and take action. Residents along the notorious
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Sheila keeps up the good work
KEEP up the good work! That was the message to Sheila Hales whose hard work and dedication has brought sunshine into the lives of retired people for 30 years. Grandson Craig Jeffries, who has been helping Sheila run the Hedge End Retired People's Day
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PDSA appeal
THE Shirley branch of the PDSA is appealing to members of the public to donate furniture to help raise vital funds. After 15 successful years of fundraising, volunteers at the shop in Shirley High Street are looking for unwanted items to sell. The cash
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Twins blow for Games success
THE glamour girls of athletics, the Frost twins, will not be going to this month's NatWest Island Games. In a big blow to the Isle of Wight's medal hopes, junior internationals Kathryn and Bryony, pictured above, who won a silver and a bronze medal in
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Cabbies' cameras
AN IW taxi company has begun installing CCTV cameras in its vehicles. The move by Newport-based Solo follows the recent death in Cowes of taxi driver Paul Rosenberg together with a growing number of crimes against taxi drivers. "People do not realise
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School reunion
THE UPPER Chine School Old Girls' Association reunion and lunch will take place on Saturday, June 14. A service at St Blasius Church, Shanklin will be followed by lunch at the nearby Monteagle Hotel. Tickets are £10.
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SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW 2003
A host of exciting features together with some celebrity faces promise to make this year's Southampton Boat Show a sparkling day out for all the family to enjoy. The show will take place at Mayflower Park, Southampton 12-21 September 2003. Special highlights
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Fierce competition in Dart 18 National Championships
Top multihull racing came to Southampton Water when Netley Sailing Club hosted the Dart 18 UK National Championships over the Bank Holiday weekend. The fleet was very competitive, with over 70 entries from all over the country, including six previous
