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Patrick Finlay thinks he is one of the luckiest people alive
HE is probably one of the luckiest people to be alive. Patrick Finlay cheated death when he fell into the same giant vat of paint which claimed the life of a young technical troubleshooter at Ford's Southampton plant. He says: "Being a survivor is a very
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Future bright insists Pike
Rose Bowl PLC managing director Nick Pike insists that the future is rosy at West End. Lifelong Hampshire fan Pike arrived at the Rose Bowl soon after Graham Walker, the former chief executive, left at the end of November. That was one month after the
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Reasons to be cheerful at Rose Bowl
THERE are a variety of reasons why the Rose Bowl PLC should not return such poor figures in their next set of accounts. They held a successful fireworks evening last November which attracted over 3,000 spectators. Last Friday's opening Twenty20 Cup tie
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Jingu Maru, vehicle, 0330, 34/35; P&O Nedlloyd Rotterdam, container, 0630, 207; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0730, 201 link; Grande Mediterraneo, vehicle, 1100, 202; Hual Trapper, ro/ro, am, 40; Asian King, ro/ro, 2100, 40; Oland
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Race report
After a gentle start, conditions in the Round the Island Race freshened as the fleet rounded the Needles and headed for St Catherine's, the most southerly point on the Isle of Wight. Three hours into the race the breeze had built to a 17/20 knot easterly
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TOWER BLOCK TERROR
POLICE are today hunting for an arsonist who yesterday tried to set fire to nine stories of a Southampton tower block. Had the fire taken hold, the consequences could have been potentially fatal with dozens of people, including young families, trapped
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Who will light up our lives again?
HOW many councils does it take to change a light bulb? You'd be forgiven for thinking that it was the start of a joke but in fact it's a serious question on the lips of many a resident in Swanmore. It seems like a simple task - changing the bulb in a
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Hundreds of Harry Potter fans queue at midnight for new book
HOARDS of Potter-potty fans deluged Southampton last night to get their hands on a copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Bookshops in the city took the unusual step of opening up at midnight to service desperate fans who wanted to get their
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The aftermath!
A MASSIVE clear-up operation is to swing into action at a playing field which travellers occupied for more than six weeks. The controversial group of about 30 caravans, which sparked a flood of complaints, finally quit Monks Brook playing field off Stoneham
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Young litterbusters out in force
JUNIOR litterpickers were out in force at a Southampton school to spruce up their playground. Environmentally-friendly pupils at Mansel Junior School, in Culver Close, Millbrook, teamed up with neighbourhood wardens to clean up the school grounds. Senior
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Touch of class at the head of ten-race series
International stars Angus Maclean and Lucy Elliott both chalked up impressive victories in the sixth race in the Road Runners Ten series. Maclean came home around 45 metres in front of New Forest's Lee Rodriguez, who was RR10 champion in 2001. But it
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Slipping away at end of a historic era
THE party is over, the guests have gone home, the flags have come down, the band has packed its instruments away and all there is left is the memories of a Southampton tradition stretching back almost a century. It was a bittersweet moment when the last
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HE'LL BE BACK!
AGUSTIN DELGADO'S agent has moved to allay fears the Saints striker will again arrive late for pre-season training. Saints yesterday reported that the Ecuadorian international had suffered a recurrence of his back injury and may need surgery to trim a
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Beattie fails to add Austrian tourists to his fan club ...
James Beattie might have been on target 23 times in the Premiership last season. But playing kick-about in Bournemouth's Lower Gardens the Saints player-of-the-season accidentally hit an Austrian tourist on the head, breaking his glasses. Mannhart Heinz
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Justin's charity is close to his heart
LESS than 24 hours after jetting home from his golfing exploits in the US Open, Justin Rose was supporting a charity very close to his heart. Hampshire's golfing hero was hosting a fund-raising event at the Weybrook Park Club to raise money for a new
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Cockerill: It's serious stuff!
A DECADE on from leaving The Dell, ex-skipper Glenn Cockerill will pull on a Saints shirt again tomorrow. Currently manager of Conference side Woking, Cockerill will line-up with former team-mates in the Southern region Masters football event at Milton
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Town adds to the Hawks' strike options
HAVANT & Waterlooville have already captured former Bournemouth marksman David Town to complement the sharpest shooter in the Dr Martens Premier Division. But with doubts hanging over the future of London-based frontman Warren Haughton at Westleigh
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Wimbledon dream date for James
HAMPSHIRE tennis international James Chaudry was due to get the opportunity of a lifetime next Saturday when he takes part in an exhibition at Wimbledon on Centre Court. The 12-year-old Mountbatten schoolboy will be playing on the most famous tennis venue
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Super show by Shirley ladies
Shirley have won the inter-section play-off between the Friday and Sunday sections of the Hampshire Ladies' Super League South. The Friday side beat Winchester, who headed the Sunday section, 5-2. In the race for individual honours Pam Hayman had the
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No comment over TV star
TV bosses are remaining tight-lipped after the shock news that star presenter and newsreader Alastair Stewart has been charged with drink-driving. Stewart, 50, presents the well-known programme Police Camera Action - ITV's car-crime show that highlights
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Nude walk halted again
A NATIONWIDE walk in the nude has come to another abrupt halt for naked rights campaigner Steve Gough. Yesterday afternoon the 44- year-old Eastleigh father of two was being held at Newquay police station. A police spokesman said he had been arrested
