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Back home among his biggest fans
TEN years ago, Craig David was among an adoring crowd of fans who saw singer Terence Trent D'Arby perform at Southampton Guildhall. (22/11/00) Last night, the roles were reversed for the 19yearold pop superstar, as he took to the stage for the first time
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SAINTS 3 - ESPANYOL 4
Saints' biggest home crowd for more than 19 years stood open-mouthed in wonder at the magnificence of their new stadium. Unfortunately the players joined them! It was the club's biggest home gate since the 3-2 defeat by Liverpool at The Dell on April
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Star Craig on song for three music awards
SOUTHAMPTON'S teenage superstar Craig David was the toast of the prestigious Mobo Awards last night after picking up three prizes to crown a remarkable first year in the music business. (5/10/00) The 19-year-old - the youngest male solo star to go into
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Fans left fuming as call lines open first
GEMMA Terry was determined to be there for her idol's star turn on his home turf at Southampton Guildhall. (25/9/00) The 14-year-old got up at 5.45am to make sure she would be at the front of the queue when tickets for Craig David's November concert were
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52,000 rock in for free park concert
DREAMS came true for 52,000 pop fans yesterday when they saw their idols in the flesh at the South's biggest free outdoor concert. (12/6/00) Organisers Power FM had promised that the sixth Power in the Park would be bigger and better than ever - and they
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Craig on track for chart No1
SOUTHAMPTON singer Craig David looks certain to storm straight into the charts at number one tomorrow. (8/4/00) On Thursday his first solo offering Fill Me In was 35,000 sales ahead of its nearest rival. More than 74,000 fans have snapped up the single
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Artful Dodger only just fails to topple Sir Cliff
A SOUTHAMPTON music trio has narrowly missed scaling pop's legendary league ladder. (6/12/99) Artful Dodger had hoped a massive rush to buy their single ReRewind would be enough to topple Sir Cliff Richard off his place at number one in the nation's top
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ARTFUL DODGERS TAKE CLIFF TO EDGE
A SOUTHAMPTON trio are expecting to be top of the pops tomorrow by knocking Cliff Richard off the number one spot. (4/12/99) DJs Mark Hill and Pete Devereux, both from Shirley, and known as Artful Dodger, and 18-year-old singer Craig David, who lives
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Fanstone leads News Corp in Volvo Race bid
IN the absence of a British entry in the Volvo Ocean Race starting from Southampton in two weeks' time, race watchers will be forced to spread their attentions across the fleet to follow the fortunes of Hampshire's top yachtsmen and women. It is the first
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Record entry geared for Cowes marathon
The most famous offshore powerboat race, the Honda Cowes Classic, takes place tomorrow with the world's fastest ocean-going mono-hulls race from Cowes to Torquay and back. The Honda Cowes Classic promises to be a festival of speed on water and has attracted
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Golding romps home in third place onboard Ecover
While Ellen Macarthur's Open 60 Kingfisher put in a convincing performance - without her - on the last leg of the EDS Atlantic Challenge to take the title, Southamp-ton's Mike Golding and his crew finished third on Ecover. It was a disappointing result
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AMERICA'S CUP JUBILEE
Results from Monday's racing America's Cup Class (Race 2) 1. Idaten (Peter Harrison) 2. Luna Rossa (Francesco De Angelis) 3. Team New Zealand (Dean Barker) America's Cup Class (Race 3) 1. Luna Rossa (Francesco De Angelis) 2. Idaten (Peter Harrison) 3.
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World's best head for Cowes for the America's Jubilee
The world's sailing hotspots of San Diego, Hauraki Gulf and Rhode Island will be desolate this weekend as all eyes turn to Cowes for the start of the America's Cup Jubilee. Never in the history of yacht racing has there been such an awesome collection
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GBR going all out
GBR Challenge will put out their strongest crews for the America's Cup Jubilee next week, as they get their first chance to assess the progress made in the past four months. The Cowes based British America's Cup team will face the two syndicates that
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Lib-Dems look back on past year
Sarah Witchard, chairman of the Alresford and District Liberal- Democrats, described the past year as another curate's egg when she addressed the annual general meeting. Success and joys had been tempered with disappointment. May brought city and parish
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Storms cause chaos
Storms on Sunday night have caused widespread damage and disruption. Train services are badly affected and many roads are blocked because of fallen trees or floods. The road under the rail bridge in Alresford is badly flooded. Homeowners are waking up
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13th unlucky for Hampshire
There was a rare moment of light relief for Hampshire at the Rose Bowl yesterday. With Hampshire following on Jimmy Adams drove Michael Kasprowicz to the long on boundary - and he and Derek Kenway managed an all run five as Robert Croft huffed and puffed
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We could sign a spinner - Terry
Hampshire manager Paul Terry has admitted that he may sign a spinner to replace Wasim Akram as the county's overseas player. The shoulder injury that ruled Shaun Udal out of the current championship match against Glamorgan and the poor form of Charlie
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Easton's trophy time again
Steve Green holds aloft the Tichborne Trophy after Easton & Martyr Worthy's crushing nine-wicket win over Winchester KS at The Holt. Easton swept to a third successive cup final win - and a sixth success overall - after restricting Winchester to 89
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Blackfield spread the net wide
BLACKFIELD & Langley have broken the mould by spreading their nets outside the Waterside area for players next season. Tony Feeney, who joint manages the Wessex League club with Andy Price, reckons it's not just Blackfield who will reap the benefits
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Young poets' efforts praised
WELL versed - that's three young Daily Echo readers who were winners in the recent KidsVerse 2003 poetry competition. Becky Henderson, who goes to St James' Primary School in West End, collected second prize in the nine to 12-year age group for a poem
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LITTLE BRITAIN GIVES LARGE
The Little Britain Challenge Cup, the construction industry regatta, proves that it is possible to have fun and raise in the region of £125,000 for charity, which is £50,000 more than last year. The main beneficiaries will be the Cirdan and Jubilee Sailing
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LITTLE BRITAIN JUST GETS BIGGER AND BETTER
The Little Britain Challenge Cup, the annual construction industry regatta is now the largest corporate sailing event in Europe and is aiming this year to raise a record £100,000 for the charities, the Cirdan and Jubilee Sailing Trusts. Taking place off
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Hunt for craftsmen
A recruiting drive is under way to find apprentices and skilled craftsmen keen to join Britain's boating and yachting industry centred in the south. This comes as one of the industry's main showcase events, the annual London Boat Show, prepares to welcome
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STORE D-DAY
THE BATTLE over controversial plans to build a Waitrose superstore is hotting up. There are just two weeks left before councillors decide the application which could change the face of Chandler's Ford. D-Day will be on November 9 when the scheme goes
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LATEST RESULTS
LATEST RESULTS FROM AROUND HAMPSHIRE HAMPSHIRE NORTH WEST Con hold Sir George Young (Con).....24,374 Michael Mumford (Lab).....12,365 Alex Bentley (Lib Dem).....10,329 Stanley Oram (UKIP)......1,563 Majority 12,009 Turnout 63.7% NEW FOREST WEST Con hold
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Festival success
ORGANISERS of the greatest maritime show on Earth declared it was so successful they are planning a return visit to Hampshire. The International Festival of the Sea, the largest festival of its kind in the world this year, attracted about 160,000 people
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Setting the scene
AFTER the fun of Cowes Week and the glamour of the America's Cup Jubilee comes the sheer power of the Festival of the Sea. Never before has such a large and varied selection of vessels graced the waters of the Solent. This weekend Portsmouth Harbour will
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DAY 40: 'No proof' of need to dump mud
A NEW row has erupted over plans to dredge Dibden Bay and dump huge amounts of mud on the foreshore near Hythe. The Environment Agency has criticised one of the main arguments put forward by bosses behind proposals to "recharge" mudflats between Hythe
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DAY 39: Data on coastal erosion questioned
THE focus of the year-long Dibden Bay container terminal inquiry has turned to the environment, ecology and leisure. Fears were again raised that the huge project planned by Associated British Ports to create a safe haven for wildlife displaced by the
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DAY 38: Safe haven scheme biggest ever
DREDGING and dumping schemes planned to offset the effects of a new container port at Dibden Bay would be the biggest ever attempted in the UK. However, the massive project to deliver an alternative safe haven for displaced wildlife could end up smothering
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DAY 37: Dredging 'threat to ecosystem'
A COASTAL science expert has hit out at plans to dredge Dibden Bay and dump the mud on part of the Hythe foreshore. Professor John Pethick said the controversial scheme would alter the character of environmentally-sensitive sites between Hythe and an
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DAY 36: A real stuck-in-the-mud!
A RESEARCHER carrying out tests on Dibden Bay's mudflats had to be rescued - after becoming stuck in the mud. The public inquiry into plans for a new container terminal at the site has this week been dealing with the issue of silt being dredged from the
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DAY 35: Expert says dredging is not harmful
A CIVIL engineering expert has sought to quash fears surrounding plans to change the face of Southampton Water. Ian Townend was giving evidence at the public inquiry into plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) to build a deep-water terminal at Dibden
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DAY 23: Witness accused of omitting details
A KEY witness at the Dibden Bay public inquiry was yesterday accused of leaving vital information out of his evidence. Economics and planning consultant Paul Whitehouse gave evidence on Friday on behalf of Hampshire County and New Forest District Councils
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DAY 21: Expert rejects trade claims
A SHIPPING expert has rejected claims that the Dibden Bay project is vital to the future of the UK's container trade. Andrew Penfold was giving evidence on behalf of Hampshire County Council at the public inquiry into plans for a major new port near Hythe
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DAY 20: Public inquiry but where's the public?
ON the first day that not a single member of the public turned up at the inquiry, a Southampton City Council spokesman chose to warn that the region's economy could go into decline if the new port is not approved. Although 250 chairs are set out at the
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DAY 19: Terminal will bring a 'jobs bonanza'
MORE THAN 2,000 full-time jobs will be created if a new container terminal is built at Dibden Bay, a public inquiry was told. Employment expert Stephen Nicol also said the terminal could cost £750m - a 50 per cent increase on the original estimate of
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DAY 15: Rail freight must grow, inquiry told
A HUGE new dock on the shores of Southampton Water is vital to the future port policies of the UK, a public inquiry has heard. Southampton Docks operator Associated British Ports is applying for permission to build a major container terminal at Dibden
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DAY 13: Port 'not that vital' - claim
THE building of a new container port at Dibden Bay is "not vital" to the future economic prosperity of Southampton, the public inquiry into the proposal has heard. Julie Astin, giving evidence on behalf of Friends Of The Earth, told planning inspector
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DAY 10: The economy of scale for cargo
SOUTHAMPTON'S big ship business is vital to the prosperity of other ports around the south, a planning inquiry has been told. ABP is applying for permission to build a huge container terminal at Dibden Bay and is claiming that it is crucial not only to
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DAY 9: 'Land marked for future port'
LAND between Hythe and Marchwood has been earmarked for port development for more than half-a-century, a public inquiry has been told. Plans by Southampton Docks operator Associated British Ports to build a new container terminal have sparked a storm
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DAY 8: Flak flies over hill that shields marina
THE battle of the bund has taken off in earnest at the public inquiry into plans for a huge new container port between Hythe and Marchwood. Plans by Southampton Docks operator Associated British Ports to build a dock extension at Dibden Bay involve massive
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DAY 2:Dibden: The Army's a bit grumpy . . .
SOUTHAMPTON Docks bosses not only face opposition to the Dibden Bay plans from neighbouring residents, a posse of environmental groups and an MP. It also emerged yesterday that they face the might of the British Army as the public inquiry into their plans
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DAY 1: Dibden Bay battle begins in earnest
SOUTHAMPTON City Council has thrown its weight behind plans for a new dock which it hopes will take the port to new frontiers and levels of prosperity. The council lost no time in telling a tense audience of around 350 people at the Applemore Recreation
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Safety measures at last for killer road
CAMPAIGNING villagers should soon see the success of years of pressure to reduce a high accident rate to people and pets on a dangerous road. Speeding drivers in Burridge, near Botley, have caused an accident rate higher than average, including fatalities
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Raise the roof
ST JOHN Ambulance members at Bishop's Waltham could soon be raising the roof to expand their activities. The local branch is seeking planning permission to raise the roof at its hall in Little Shore Lane to provide a second floor.
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BMX-skateboard clash over track
A BMX-skateboard clash is looming in Swanmore. Parish councillors are considering a scheme for a BMX track, with the Pylon Field being suggested as a possible site. A representative for the BMX riders is drawing up plans for a track. However, there is
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Pointing in right direction
A POINT in the right direction is the aim of an orienteering course for primary school children. Swanmore Primary School has set up the new course with the help of Cams Hill School in Fareham so that youngsters aged four to 11 can learn to find their
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Walker suffers America's Cup loss in Auckland
The British America's Cup team suffered another defeat yesterday in Auckland ruling them out of the finals of the America's Cup International Regatta. Ian Walker's team finished four minutes behind the Swedish boat Victory in the fifth race of the regatta
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Brit win
The British Challenge rebounded from a poor showing on Thursday to beat Team New Zealand and advance to the finals of the America's Cup Class match racing series for the Louis Vuitton Trophy. The British team will meet the Prada Challenge, who easily
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Bid to keep village at its best
MOVES are being stepped up to prevent further large scale development in Swanmore and safeguard important open spaces. A village conservation group is actively looking at ways to preserve green areas, and a public meeting is being held in the village
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Strong tides but light winds test competitors
The GBR Challenge for the America's Cup more than fulfilled its modest ambitions for the America's Cup Jubilee when both of its entries advanced from the fleet racing portion of the event into a four-boat match racing series. But it took the International
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Movie star feasts on garlic sausage
GLENN Close wouldn't be impressed if she was rewarded at the end of a hard day's filming with a garlic sausage. But for Afghan hound Letitia - one of Miss Close's co-stars in the new Disney film 102 Dalmatians - a daily feast of sausage and bacon was
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Slow Wednesday for the fleet
After two days of incredible racing at the America's Cup Jubilee, the pace slowed on Wednesday, as hot, hazy weather was the order of the day. Sullen skies and an almost total lack of breeze forced a delay in racing and when it did start, competitors
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Exciting first day for competition
Winds, gusting up to 30 knots at times, combined with an opposing current to create thrilling racing on the Solent for Phillips Day, the first day of competition in the America's Cup Jubilee. As often happens in these types of conditions, the results
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Shipping arrivals in the Solent
The two ships, bringing the valuable deck cargo of America's Cup Jubilee entries to the event have arrived in the Solent. Super Servant 3 left Newport and the US East Coast on the 2nd August the Dockwise Yacht Transporter and droped anchor in the Solent
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America's Cup Class preparations
The modern America's Cup Class yachts, due to race over America's Cup style windward-leeward courses to the east of the Isle of Wight, are busy preparing all over the Solent. John Caulcutt's High Voltage (ex-Il Moro III) is racing in Cowes Week, whereas
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The history of The America's Cup
The America's Cup Jubilee, being staged in August, celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the America's Cup. This International Sailing Event will take place in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, the venue of the first America's Cup Challenge in 1851, from Saturday
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Community bus to stem parking woe
A NEW blue bus in Chandler's Ford could be blazing a trail in an effort to beat the parking mayhem found outside dozens of schools across the county. But besides providing an alternative to taking children to school by car, The Knightwood Community Bus
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Eastleigh's Dutch ace scores in league bow
DUTCHMAN Jerone Evelein scored on his Jewson Wessex League debut for Eastleigh last night - but the Ten Acres crew had victory snatched away from them two minutes from time in a 1-1 draw with Brockenhurst. Eastleigh's second-half dominance was rewarded
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Good causes win grants
VARIOUS organisations will be on the receiving end if the Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury Local Area Committee rubber-stamp community support grants amounting to £1,390. Councillors are being recommended to approve a grant of £730 to help the 2nd Ramalley
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TOWN IS DIVIDED BY STORE
RESIDENTS in Chandler's Ford are split over controversial plans for a 24,000 sq ft Waitrose superstore at Fryern Hill. More than 3,500 replied to a survey dropped into homes in the Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury areas - a far greater response than any
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Residents force homes' re-think
PEOPLE power looks set to win the day over a controversial scheme to build 28 flats at Chandler's Ford which locals feared could swamp their narrow road with even more traffic. Earlier this year, 40 residents of Mead Road banded together to call on Eastleigh
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Couple fined £6,000 over F&M breach
A HAMPSHIRE couple who breached foot-and-mouth-regulations by moving their animals have been fined a total of £6,000. Southampton GP Dr Muniswamiah Subramanyam, and his wife, Sylvia, drove 12 sheep just 77 yards, New Forest magistrates were told. In the
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Freedom is too late for many
FARMERS across the New Forest breathed a sigh of relief as their animals were allowed to return to their rightful grazing grounds. One commoner described setting cattle free from muddy pens as the end of ten weeks of hell. And they are in no doubt who
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Slade's crack crew rewrite record books
Mike Slade and a hot shot crew of America's Cup sailors rewrote the record books on Saturday when his 90-foot monohull Skandia Leopard set a new time for sprinting round the Isle of Wight in the 65th Hoya Round the Island Race. Slade's previous boat Longobarda
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Choppy Seas
WHEN the going got tough in the Hoya Round the Island yacht race, the tough got going in recordbusting fashion. The crews of around 1,735 craft faced choppy seas when they set off from Cowes early yesterday morning. Some were dismasted and had to retire
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Rousing winds may mean big boat bonanza
All eyes will be on the wind tomorrow morning as 1,750 boats, ranging from folkboats to America's Cup yachts, line up in the Solent for the start of the Hoya Round the Island Race. With a pressure system expecting to favour the big boats, a tantalising
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Numbers down but Island race is top quality
Numbers may be down on last year but the 2001 Hoya Round the Island Race is set to be one of the most tantalising contests in recent years, featuring five International America's Cup Class yachts. They include Peter Harrison's GBR Challenge which this
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The arrival of the Titanic: from the Hampshire Independent Saturday April 6th 1912
Quietly and unostentatiously, without any blare of trumpets, the Titanic, the world's latest and biggest ship, steamed up the silent waters of the Solent and docked at Southampton at midnight on Wednesday, taking the same berth in the new wet dock that
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TERRIBLE STORY TOLD BY CABLE
A Standard New York cablegram, dated New York, Tuesday, says:- "The most appalling disaster in Mercantile Marine history has resulted, so far as can at present be ascertained, in the death of 1,252 souls and the rescue of 868. All the latter are on board
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GLOOM IN SOUTHAMPTON
In Southampton people to the last moment clung to the hope that better news of the Titanic would be received, but on Tuesday afternoon the whole town was overcome with gloom. Flags were at half-mast on the public buildings and in the docks, and a meeting
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SOME FEATURES OF THE TITANC.
The Titanic, build by Harland and Wolff, has the same dimensions as the Olympic, which was also in collision last autumn, the other vessel being the cruiser Hawke, her length being 832ft, and her breadth 92ft. Her gross tonnage is, however, 43,682 or
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FORECAST FULFILLED
How strangely imagination may anticipate history has seldom been more remarkably shown than in the disaster to the Titanic. It was foretold in many of its details in a curious little novel by Mr. Morgan Robertson, entitled "Futility," published in the
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Blackfield spread the net wide
BLACKFIELD & Langley have broken the mould by spreading their nets outside the Waterside area for players next season. Tony Feeney, who joint manages the Wessex League club with Andy Price, reckons it's not just Blackfield who will reap the benefits
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Pavilion extension moves step closer
PLANS for a £15,000 extension to the sports pavilion at Lyndhurst recreation ground have moved a step nearer their goal. Success hinged on support from the Forestry Commission - which leases the ground at Wellands Road to Lyndhurst Parish Council for
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She is at the helm of one of the most exciting projects of the century and steering a steady course
As president of Cunard, Pam Conover is at the top of her profession. Keith Hamilton meets one of the most powerful names in the world of international shipping. THESE days Pam Conover has a heavy responsibility on her shoulders, all 150,000 tons of it
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PRIDE OF THE FLEET
THE countdown has begun to a moment in history when the largest, widest, tallest and most expensive passenger liner the world has ever seen arrives in Southampton for the first time. Queen Mary 2 will be like no other ship that has set sail before and
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Line up for QM2
History will be made when Southampton's spectacular 150,000-ton megaliner, Queen Mary 2, the biggest passenger ship the world has seen, arrives in port next year. Cunard's new QM2 will be the first true passenger liner for more than three decades, since
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Birth of a Megaliner
A Southampton dream, born of a past age of luxury, elegance and style, became reality in a vast, cold industrial machine shop in France this week Up to now Queen Mary 2, the most exciting and prestigious passenger liner the world has ever seen, has been
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Charles will miss the big park party
HOPES of Prince Charles giving Fair Oak's new-look recreation ground a right royal send-off have been dashed. Thousands of pounds have been spent on upgrading the Shorts Road Recreation Ground which has been renamed New Century Park. Special ornate gates
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The contract is signed
IT IS a name that will launch a thousand memories, for no other ship in the history of the port of Southampton is thought of with such affection and high regard. Now another Queen Mary is to set sail across the world's oceans proudly carrying the name
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Residents saved by smoke alarm alert
A SMOKE detector that alerted residents to a blaze at a block of flats in Fair Oak early today was being hailed as a possible lifesaver. The detector roused residents after fire broke out in an electrical cupboard in a communal stairwell on the first
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Vandals may wreck skatepark plans
SKATEPARK and BMX facilities could be driven off course because Fair Oak and Horton Heath Parish Council is having to spend thousand of pounds on beating the vandals. Parish councillors have given the go ahead for up to £12,000 to go on installing CCTV
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PROTESTS OVER CLUB PLAN
A £500,000 youth centre has run into a storm of protest before it even gets off the drawing board. The package, including a 60-foot multi-use hall, is aimed at beating the boredom of teenagers in Fair Oak, Horton Heath and Bishopstoke. Scores of residents
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This is worst Saints team for decade
ANOTHER week on and another poor performance by a Saints team which is beginning to look a little too weak for the Premiership. It takes a lot for me to say this, but this is definitely the worst I have seen since supporting Saints for more than a decade
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So-called 'regulars' have no cause to perform
WE were all hoping it would be third time lucky at St Mary's for the Arsenal game when, at last, we would see a change in performance and result. But the 2-0 result wasn't anywhere near third time lucky. If anything it was back to first base. Not only
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Could Bridge follow Deano to Spurs?
THE worst thing about not having a Premiership match on a Saturday or a Sunday is that you have no control over the position of your team. This is especially true this week as, before last night's game, Saints could be found at the bottom of the league
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SURFING THE NET
www.totalfootball.co.uk is my website of the week and is dedicated to the beautiful game. It has a total football network, match reports, results and all the main news and definitely worth a visit - so get surfing. Don't forget, if you know of a cracking
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LOOK-A-LIKE
Martin Jones, a mechanical engineer from Ashurst wrote to us to tell us how often he's mistaken for Saints striker James Beattie whilst out clubbing. He thinks he's a dead ringer for the Southampton hit man. What do you think?
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What a win and I was home by 9.30pm!
WHAT a relief! When that ball went in the net on Saturday, you could tell how much it meant to the fans, the players and the coaching staff. Finally our season has started, and long may it continue! It is so annoying now having to wait a week to play
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Young fans getting a good deal
Saints are one step ahead when it comes to dealing with the young supporters of the club. As many of you may know I am a matchday supervisor in the Team Saints enclosure and have recently been put through the paces of the FA Child Protection Certificate
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Fury after Mark left in dark over heart condition
WHEN Mark Holdforth was asked for his medical records to renew his heavy goods vehicle licence, he wasn't concerned. He had been given a clean bill of health at a hospital check-up 16 months ago after suffering from high blood pressure. So it came as
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New plans for Bugle 'still not good enough'
A GROUP of campaigners trying to save a historic Hampshire pub has reacted with disgust to the latest plans for a new housing scheme. Linden Breamore were forced back to the drawing board when Hamble residents fought to preserve the Bugle Inn from being
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Hard work is set to pay off
IT'S graduation time again at the University of Southampton, with a record number of students in line to receive their degrees over the next week. Expect to see 3,758 mortar boards thrown in the air as students gown-up for the biggest graduation yet,
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It won't tax us to run the race
MANY of them have battled against cancer and won. Now they want to give something back to the charity which has saved their lives. More than 45 staff members from Southampton Customs and Excise have signed up to take part in this weekend's Race for Life
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Young poets' efforts praised
WELL versed - that's three young Daily Echo readers who were winners in the recent KidsVerse 2003 poetry competition. Becky Henderson, who goes to St James' Primary School in West End, collected second prize in the nine to 12-year age group for a poem
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Saddling up for gymkhana fun
CHILDREN with disabilities from Andover schools took to the saddle in a Riding for the Disabled gymkhana at Sladen Green near Binley. More than 50 pupils in total from five schools - Wolverdene Special School, Mark Way, Kingsclere Primary, Icknield and
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Learning disability fitness offer
PEOPLE with learning disabilities in Andover are being offered fitness training and person centred planning thanks to a multi-agency partnership. Hampshire County Council's social services department has been working with Winchester City Council, Mencap
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Off to the sheepfair
OVERTON residents will be treated to a preview of the 2004 Victorian sheepfair tomorrow when members of the village's dramatic society will view this year's sheep in true Victorian style outside the community centre. The previous millennium sheepfair
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Trip rolls back the years
FOUR former colleagues from Portals Mill in Overton enjoyed a trip down memory lane on Tuesday morning as they set off in a Model T Ford. Owner and driver Stewart Eastman, aged 57, of Southington, collected Ron Osmond, aged 86, 67-year-old Brian Bownes
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Parish hall grants problem
CONCERNS are rising over the condition of Whitchurch's Parish Hall and the difficulty of getting grants to carry out much-needed work. Town councillor Irene Clark said new legislation means the hall needs to have a disabled access and toilets, which would
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Summer fetes fun
VILLAGERS and schoolchildren were out in force enjoying themselves in the beautiful weekend sunshine at a variety of fun-filled events. More than £1,100 was raised at Norman Gate School Fete. Hundreds of pupils, parents, grandparents and residents turned
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Village set for battle against litter bugs
LUDGERSHALL's new parish council chairman is aiming to make war on litter in the village. Chris Williams said: "I think we need to make a concerted effort to clean up this village and if necessary name and shame the culprits. "The existing situation is
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Youth group's plea for funds
A YOUTH group in Ludger-shall providing youngsters in the village with a safe meeting place in a bid to get them off the streets is proving a huge success. Teenreach, which meets once a week, is run entirely by eight volunteers and earlier this year won
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A great day
SOUTHERN media celebrities gave visitors to the biggest careers day in the south the benefit of their years of experience. Early estimates are that over 3,000 people attended the Southern Media Carers Day on Wednesday 28th November. The editor of the
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Ian's advice
Editor of the Daily Echo Ian Murray advised the attendees about how to get into the business and what it is really like. He said tongue firmly in cheek: "It is my pleasure for the next 45 minutes to try to put you off becoming a journalist. Mr Murray
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How Sally started.
BBC South Today news presenter Sally Taylor told a crowd of people about her first steps into presenting. "I was a teacher and I left to travel around the world and when I came back I sat next to someone at a dinner party who said I should consider presenting
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RUAHINE
For many years the 18,500-ton Ruahine called regularly at Southampton on homeward voyages from New Zealand. The ship, whose name meant the "Old Lady'' in the Maori language, was ordered soon after the Second World War by the New Zealand Shipping Company
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McDonald ready to steer Assa home
HAMBLE skipper Neal McDonald will have his sights set on overall victory in the Volvo Ocean Race when Assa Abloy starts the fifth leg from Miami to Baltimore on Sunday in second place. An exhausted McDonald and his weary crew arrived in Miami last month
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END OF THE FIFTH LEG: RIO DE JANEIRO TO MIAMI
Finishing dates and times: 1 ASSA ABLOY - Finished 27 MAR at 05:49 GMT 2 illbruck - Finished 27 MAR at 06:51 GMT 3 Tyco - Finished 27 MAR 07:04 GMT 4 SEB - Finished 27 MAR at 09:46 GMT 5 News Corporation - Finished 27 MAR at 10:56 GMT 6 Amer Sports One
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Neal tastes victory for a second time
Neal McDonald scored his second triumph of the Volvo Ocean Race this week when he won the fifth leg after a nerve-jangling finish in Miami. The Hamble skipper of Assa Abloy, the VOR 60 built in Southampton, maintained a top three position throughout the
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ARCADIA
DURING 25 years service the 29,000-ton Arcadia carried 430,000 passengers and steamed 2,650,000 miles, equivalent to 100 times around the world. Today the name lives on in Southampton with the modern day 63,524-ton liner Arcadia now one of the most successful
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It's make-or-break time for McDonald
A good result in the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, starting on Sunday from Rio de Janeiro, could put Hamble's Neal McDonald in sight of an overall podium place. But a bad result is set to dash any title hopes for the Assa Abloy skipper who will be
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Richards revels in Maiden II role
Emma Richards returned to the Volvo Ocean Race in Rio de Janeiro this week after a frantic visit home to announce her involvement in Tracy Edwards' high-profile campaign for the Jules Verne Trophy. Shell-shocked after her first taste of Volvo Ocean Racing
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END OF THE FOURTH LEG: AUCKLAND TO RIO DE JANEIRO
Finishing dates and times: 1 illbruck - Finished 19 Feb 02 at 5:58 GMT 2 djuice - Finished 19 FEB 02 at 11:52 GMT 3 Tyco - Finished 19 FEB 02 at 13:04 GMT 4 ASSA ABLOY - Finished 19 FEB 02 at 14:22 GMT 5 Amer Sports One - Finished 19 FEB 02 at 14:50 GMT
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News Corporation breaks rudder
With just a few hundred miles left to sail, Jez Fanstone's NewsCorp has been ruled out of contention in the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race after the rudder broke off during the sprint up the coast of Brazil. Earlier in the leg, the boat hit a growler
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Carrington is ready for more Volvo action
Lymington yachtsman Jason Carrington says he hopes to return to the Volvo Ocean Race having recuperated from the illness that ruled him out of the fourth leg. Carrington was taken ill during the third leg from Sydney to Auckland and came to England to
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Cayard gives Amer Sports One a boost
THE fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race starts from Auckland on Sunday with another gruelling passage across the Southern Ocean set to present the sternest test for the eight boats and their crews. Final crew lists show a host of changes from leg three
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Top duo face Volvo challenge
Southampton yachtswomen Emma Richards and Miranda Merron have signed up with women's team Amer Sports Too for the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, starting from Auckland later this month. The pair, who first sailed together in Tracy Edwards's unsuccessful
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Fit-again Jason ends Assa winner
Things are looking up for Jason Carrington following his illness during the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Carrington is back home in Lymington with his health and confidence restored after Assa Abloy crossed the finish line into Auckland at the front
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END OF THE THIRD LEG: SYDNEY TO AUCKLAND
Finishing dates and times: 1 ASSA ABLOY - Finished on 03 JAN 02 at 17:20 GMT 2 Amer Sports One - Finished on 03 JAN 02 at 19:09 GMT 3 Tyco - Finished on 03 JAN 02 at 20:18 GMT 4 illbruck - Finished on 03 JAN 02 at 20:22 GMT 5 News Corporation - Finished
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Assa makes it to Auckland first
ASSA ABLOY last night won the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race by a clear 20 miles from Amer Sports One. Hamble's Neal McDonald and his crew arrived in Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand, at 6.20am local time (17.20 GMT) after weaving their way between the
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Tyco could yet finish on podium
THE third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race starts on Boxing Day as the fleet takes its place alongside the starters of the 650-mile ocean racing classic, the Sydney to Hobart Race. Two gruelling days at sea, in which the fleet cross the Bass Strait then head
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illbruck's proving tough to live with
THE finish of the second leg in the Volvo Ocean Race proved every bit as exciting as the previous 6,000 miles, but it was John Kostecki's illbruck which crossed the Sydney finish line first, giving him his second victory in two legs. Only Team SEB, the
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Kilpatrick ill as supplies run low
The all-important position reports in the Volvo Ocean Race have taken second place to progress reports concerning the health of Amer Sports One crewmember Keith Kilpatrick, who is suffering from abdominal pain and a suspected blocked intestine. Medical
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Third Solent skipper in Volvo Ocean race
The promotion of Hamble yachtsman Neal McDonald to skipper of Swedish entry Assa Abloy has brought the number of Volvo Ocean Race skippers from the Solent region to a three. Although the UK failed to submit an entry for the first time in the history of
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illbruck under the microscope in Cape Town
WITH the sea battles of the first leg done and dusted, the crews of the Volvo Ocean Race, who have all now arrived in Cape Town, are preparing for more clashes on the docks after leg winner illbruck was twice protested. John Kostecki's German team, who
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END OF THE FIRST LEG: SOUTHAMPTON TO CAPE TOWN
Dates and finishing times of all the yachts. 1 illbruck - Finished: 01 20:19 GMT 24 OCT 01 2 Amer Sports One - Finished: 22:20 GMT 24 OCT 01 3 News Corporation - Finished: 05:57 GMT 26 OCT 01 4 Tyco - Finished: 06:37 GMT 27 OCT 01 5 ASSA ABLOY - Finished
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A thundering start for the Volvo fleet
TODAY was day six for the crews in the Volvo Ocean Race, with three of the front runners in sight of each other as the fleet heads out west into the Atlantic. A thundering start was followed by a period of frustrating calm for the eight. On the first
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Global science will benefit from race
PARTICIPANTS in the Volvo Ocean Race are also taking part in a global science project that will provide information about the health of the world's oceans. Each yacht taking part in the race is equipped with an instrument package which measures ocean
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Volvo race gets off to blistering start
CREWS of the Volvo Ocean Race put on a Grand Prix-style show for the thousands of spectators who turned out to witness the fastest ever start from Southampton yesterday. The Solent was transformed into a sea of froth as support boats churned up the waters
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The start line
THE Volvo Ocean Race crews, and the thousands who are expected to watch the start from Southampton this weekend, are in for a treat. Following last Saturday's festivities as part of the Boat Show, tomorrow sees Power in the Port. Co-promoted by Power
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Life on the ocean waves. .
CREW comfort remains a woefully low priority for designers of the ocean going yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race. These lightweight glass fibre moulds are just that. Moulds. Forget interior niceties such as beds and heads, showers and flowers, doors and teak
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Improve your badminton
If you want to roar your way to being a better badminton player then the Wyvern Dragons could be the club for you. The newly-formed Dragons are based at Wyvern Technology College, Fair Oak and run themselves as a non-league enterprise offering a friendly
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The Maiden II team is preparing for their first major challenge
If the current weather pattern holds out, then at midday tomorrow, UK time, the 110ft maxi-catamaran will leave Cadiz for San Salvador - following the legendary route of discovery. Although the transatlantic voyage is currently classified as for training
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Slade's crack crew rewrite record books
Mike Slade and a hot shot crew of America's Cup sailors rewrote the record books on Saturday when his 90-foot monohull Skandia Leopard set a new time for sprinting round the Isle of Wight in the 65th Hoya Round the Island Race. Slade's previous boat Longobarda
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Rousing winds may mean big boat bonanza
All eyes will be on the wind tomorrow morning as 1,750 boats, ranging from folkboats to America's Cup yachts, line up in the Solent for the start of the Hoya Round the Island Race. With a pressure system expecting to favour the big boats, a tantalising
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ALLBACK DEAL NOT OVER YET
Saints will today try to salvage their move for Swedish striker Marcus Allback after their initial bid was turned down by Heerenveen. Stuart Gray is thought to have offered around £2.5 million for the former Bari frontman who has a clause in his contract
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More to Rupert than meets the eye . . .
AS a football pundit with a media-friendly knockout punch, I guess I'm about as popular as greenfly at the Chelsea Flower Show. No surprise then when TalkSport brought their breakfast show to the Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium recently that they
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Time to pack up The Dell
TODAY is the last ever day of trading for the Saints Shop at The Dell. The clearance sale continues until 5pm when the shutters will come down for the final time. The shop will be the last part of the ground to close as staff prepare for the transfer
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Sign inspired by Titanic memory Disaster
A FORMER West End resident and crew member of White Star Line's Titanic has had a road named after him more than 90 years after he perished in a watery grave. Thirty-five-year-old Jim Jukes, who lived in Moorgreen Road, sailed as a greaser on the Titanic's
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Fit-again Dan is desperate to prove himself
DAN PETRESCU is desperate for the new season to get under way so he can prove his commitment to Saints and new boss Stuart Gray. The Romanian international, pictured below, is back in action after undergoing hernia surgery and wants to lay the ghost of
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jinxed paul is shown door
SAINTS boss Stuart Gray has lightened his midfield load by releasing Paul Hughes. The former Chelsea midfielder brought to Saints by Glenn Hoddle is looking for a new club after being told he is no longer required - a move which he says gave clues as
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Gray lays down law to players reporting back overweight
SAINTS BOSS Stuart Gray relieved a trio of players of a few pounds from their wallets after they reported back with a few extra pounds on their hips. The Saints boss revealed he had cracked the whip and got tough with the players before last week's trip
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CHELSEA 1 - SAINTS 0
If there were any doubts about whether Saints are playing for Stuart Gray, they were eradicated with this strong and spirited showing. Although Saints are still looking for their first post-Hoddle points and goals, they are at least making positive progress
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NO REASON TO WORRY
SAINTS caretaker boss Stuart Gray dismissed suggestions his players are still brooding over Glenn Hoddle's departure. And neither is Gray losing any sleep over Saints lack of punch in front of goal. Gray admitted: "People will look at three defeats in
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Franny keen to return to his roots at Southampton
FRANCIS BENALI is hoping that Glenn Hoddle's departure will pave the way for a return to Southampton. The rugged defender, pictured, is currently on loan with Nottingham Forest and featured in their 2-0 win at Portsmouth last Saturday. He popped into
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Results not right but Gray enjoying life at The Dell helm
STUART Gray is desperately looking for his first goal and first point as Saints catretaker manager - but he's still enjoying the job. And as the size of his task becomes apparent with back-to-back defeats in his first two games in charge, it hasn't put
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Saints still considering options over Hoddle move
Saints have taken the first steps to see if they can mount an official protest against Spurs for enticing Glenn Hoddle away from The Dell. The club have already had preliminary discussions with Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore and will
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Dowie double helps Saints to draw
SAINTS produced one of the shock results on Boxing Day 1991 when they held high-flying Leeds United to a 3-3 draw at Elland Road. It was a sunny interlude in a bleak midwinter for Saints when the side managed by Ian Branfoot were trailing along in the
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Sun lifts clouds of gloom for tourism
HAMPSHIRE shone through the wet conditions of the last six months with a bank holiday weekend that warmed the hearts of businesses everywhere. The mercury topped 17C in Southampton putting the city on a par with Nice and Madrid. Locals made good use of
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SAINTS 2 - DERBY 0
MATTHEW OAKLEY and goalscoring have not exactly been the snuggest of bedfellows this season. "I've been getting a bit of stick about it from the lads," admitted the midfielder who, before Saturday's match, has failed to find the back of the net in 28
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Blackburn 2 - Saints 0
PRINCESS XANTIA was doing quiet business along a rainswept Blackpool seafront yesterday afternoon. A handful of Saints fans who had taken the 25-mile diversion on their way to Ewood Park took a quick look into the world renowned palmist's caravan, but
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Craig's MTV awards taken in raid on HQ
THIEVES have stolen Craig David's two treasured MTV awards won at a star-studded ceremony in Germany last week. The awards for best R&B Act and best UK & Ireland Act were ready to be engraved for the Southampton star when they were snatched from
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SAINTS 1 - FULHAM 1
GATHERED by the players' tunnel an hour after the final whistle, Gordon Strachan was holding court with the guys and gals from the media. "So, assuming you achieve safety in the next couple of games, what will your aims be for the rest of the season?"
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It's double awards delight for Craig!
SOUTHAMPTON'S singing sensation Craig David has walked away with two major gongs at the star-studded 2001 MTV Awards held in Frankfurt last night . Craig was compensated for coming away empty-handed from this year's Brit Awards when he received the prize
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SUNDERLAND 1 - SAINTS 1
IT didn't take Jo Tessem's teammates too long after they arrived in the visitors' dressing room at the Stadium of Light to remind the Norwegian of the horror he endured on Wearside 15 months ago. Sunderland's matchday programme recalled the injury-time
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Close all car parks in the New Forest
HUNDREDS of people last night called for the closure of all New Forest car parks - but today the Forestry Commission went ahead with a decision to increase the number of re-opened car parks to 15. A packed meeting at Brockenhurst Village Hall demanded
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High-flyer Craig jets off to MTV awards
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David flew out from the UK this morning to prepare for the prestigious MTV music awards. The singer has been nominated in four categories for Thursday's ceremony in Frankfurt, including Best UK Act and Best Male. Also performing
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SAINTS 1 - MIDDLESBROUGH 1
Anders Svensson has been given plenty of jip from manager Gordon Strachan in recent months. Back in Sweden, playing for Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan, the 25-year-old midfielder was a prolific goalscorer, netting at a commendable ratio of one goal every
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IPSWICH 1 - SAINTS 3
RORY DELAP had a point to prove. A week earlier he had suffered the ignominy of his second red card of the season, collecting two bookings in the game against Bolton. It means he will miss Saints' games against Leicester City on March 16 and the visit
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Star Craig's in orbit
FANTASTIC! That's what Craig David's producer, Mark Hill, said when the Daily Echo broke the news to him of the Southampton superstar's Mobo Award win. Singing sensation David scooped the best UK act award at the ceremony, which honours music of black
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Saints 0 - Bolton 0
THE wind was swirling in off the Solent, hailstones were lashing down from the skies, in fact conditions were downright ugly to play football. After five weeks out with a knee ligament injury and with just two training sessions under his belt, Brett Ormerod
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Craig walks off with top prize at glittering event
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David walked off with the coveted prize for the best UK act at the glittering Mobo Awards ceremony last night. Craig, who was last year's big winner, had been nominated for three titles at the annual event. He was unable to
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NEWCASTLE 3 - SAINTS 1
Paul Jones might have let in three goals at St James' Park on Saturday. But the Welsh international warmed up for his country's clash against Argentina on Wednesday by producing two world class saves to deny Laurent Robert and Nolberto Solano - and he
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The countryside is still open says Mo
MO Mowlam visited a Hampshire riverside pub to try to persuade the world that the countryside is open. Dr Mowlam, minister for the Cabinet Office, stopped off at the Mayfly pub at Testcombe, near Stockbridge, on Saturday. She supped her drink and ate
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Wannabes audition for chance to shine
HUNDREDS of Hampshire young wannabes had the chance for a shot at stardom when they attended a film audition in Southampton. City-based Ocean Terminal Films held the auditions in Newtown and St Mary's on Saturday for a new film Silent Soul. The dramatic
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SAINTS 1 - MAN UTD 3
HERE'S a statistic worth chewing over with your mates tonight - in their two games with Southampton this season, Manchester United have mustered a total of 14 shots on target, and scored with nine of them. Clinical finishing makes championship-winning
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Spotlight to fall on the young hopefuls
BUDDING actors will be in the spotlight this weekend when auditions take place for a film on Craig David's rise to fame. The project - Silent Soul - is loosely based on the Southampton singer's early career and will be shot in the inner city. Producers
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SAINTS 2 - LIVERPOOL 0
THIS was the night when Gordon Strachan's fast-improving side finally came of age. It was with some irony that moments after the final whistle the Southampton manager revealed how he feared his team might freeze on the night against a talent-laden Liverpool
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Craig wins again
SOUTHAMPTON star singer Craig David is celebrating after walking away with yet another award. He was named best new artiste at the prestigious Silver Clef Awards in London yesterday, and returned the favour by donating an autographed guitar for a charity
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CHELSEA 2 - SAINTS 4
"CRAZY football, crazy Chelsea," chimed a dazed Blues' boss Claudio Ranieri, who had seen his championship-chasing Chelsea well and truly floored by a spectacular Southampton comeback. At half-time, the Kings Road millionaires swaggered off the pitch
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Historic Watch goes on sale
A HISTORIC watch which stopped at exactly the time the ill-fated Titanic sank beneath the waves of the north Atlantic is expected to sell for around £25,000 when it is auctioned in Southampton in April. Chauffeur, John Gill, 24, perished along with 1,520
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Virus fear has put us in state of siege
ALTHOUGH the exclusion zone around the nearest confirmed foot-and-mouth case is across the county boundary, Test Valley traders have known for weeks that the district was under siege. Many have reported a drop in business of more than a third on last
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Radio link-up for Titanic Wireless Commemorative Group
THE HEROIC actions of one of the illfated Titanic's radio operators are set to be commemorated in April. Jack Phillips died 90 years ago on April 15 along with nearly 1,500 others on board the doomed vessel. Mr Phillips was chief telegraphist on the liner
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Just another face in the crowd
TO THE thousands on the terraces at the Dell that day he was just another face in the crowd. (15/3/01) But six months later he was an international pop star. Nowadays Craig David would not dream of watching a Saints match - he would probably be mobbed
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LEICESTER 0 - SAINTS 4
AT training on Thursday, Gordon Strachan and Anders Svensson were joking about next summer's World Cup and the previous weekend's draw in Pusan which had pitted Sweden in the same group as England. "I told Anders that if he scores the winner against England
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Craig sued for millions
SOUTHAMPTON superstar Craig David is being sued for millions of pounds by the man who claims to have discovered him in 1998. Paul Widger, who secured a record deal for the teen singing sensation, has taken his case to the High Court amid claims that he
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Craig David death threat concerns
SOUTHAMPTON singing superstar Craig David has drafted in extra security after receiving a death threat before the latest leg of his sell-out tour. (6/3/01) Policing has been stepped up and extra security has been brought in after the chart-topper took
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BOLTON 2 - SAINTS 2 (Bolton wIn 6-5 on pens)
THERE was hurt and heart in equal measure for Saints as they crashed out of the Worthington League Cup on penalties. It was another hugely encouraging display in terms of chances and character as they twice came from behind to force a sudden-death shoot-out
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'Death threats' to singer denied
CRAIG David's public relations company today denied claims that the singer received death threats after he played London's Wembley Arena. (2/3/01) Rumours were flying after the Southampton garage star's gig last night but a spokeswoman for Slice PR said
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Craig left walking away without a Brit award
DESPITE walking away from last night's Brit Awards empty handed, music legends lavished praise on Southampton's record breaking superstar Craig David. (27/2/01) Craig, 19, had been nominated for six categories at the glittering gala awards, but was overlooked
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Mats laid in a bid to halt foot-and-mouth
DISINFECTED mats have been laid at key entrances to the New Forest in a bid to stop the outbreak of the nationwide spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Initial road safety difficulties have been overcome to allow the mats to be placed near cattle grids so
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BE A STAR LIKE CRAIG
POP superstars Craig David and Artful Dodger are ready to invest in their home city to help local youngsters follow in their footsteps, the Daily Echo can reveal. (24/2/01) The musical heroes - on track to pick up a clutch of gongs at the Brit Awards
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SAINTS 3 - IPSWICH 3
GORDON STRACHAN flopped into his chair in the press room and issued a big sigh before answering the question: "Was it a fair result?" "I suppose so," said Saints' new boss who had seen his side draw a game they should have won but could have lost. In
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Craig has put city firmly on the map
MONDAY night promises to be a more than usually nerve wracking occasion for Craig David. (23/2/01) You might think the Southampton lad-cum-international superstar had enough to get nervous about already - like clinging on for dear life to the exalted
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Car park closure angers villagers
VILLAGERS and shopkeepers have reacted angrily to the closure of the car park in the centre of Burley as part of the foot-and-mouth precautions. Parish council chairman Kevin Pratt accused New Forest council of playing "gesture politics" which would achieve
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Stamp albums? - I used to fill them in
Craig David is an avid stamp collector? Strange but true, apparently. These and other intriguing facts about Southampton's premier pop genius - soon to be seen at the Bournemouth International Centre - are revealed in a new interview with the teen sensation
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GILLINGHAM 0 - SAINTS 2
JAMES BEATTIE probably won't win a Mr Popularity contest in Gillingham - but his grin after Saints eased their way into the fourth round of the Worthington Cup showed that wouldn't bother him one bit. As Saints safely negotiated another potential banana
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Superstar Craig is a winner again
SOUTHAMPTON pop sensation Craig David has scooped yet another award. (26/1/01) The 19-year-old was acknowledged as an exceptional musical talent by ITV's Popstars' "Nasty" Nigel Lythgoe when he presented the R&B star with a popular music prize. David
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Middlesbrough 1 - Saints 3
Stuart Gray will tell you it was just three points and nothing personal - but he must have enjoyed putting one over Steve McClaren. The former Manchester United number two turned down an approach by Saints in the summer, preferring instead to take charge
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Craig's notching up his awards
UNSTOPPABLE Southampton singing sensation Craig David, pictured, has begun 2001 as he finished last year - with a nomination for another top award. (10/1/01) Craig and fellow Southampton chart-topper Artful Dodger have both been nominated in the prestigious
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Goalie Craig had superstar quality
SOUTHAMPTON'S singing superstar Craig David could well be belting out his hits in stadium gigs around the world in the future. (29/11/00) His meteoric rise to fame has already seen him selling out venues across the country during his debut tour, which
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CRAIG IS IN A FINE MESS!
SOUTHAMPTON'S pop sensation Craig David really is an Artful Dodger! (28/11/00) The football mad superstar, whose latest single "Walking Away" went into the charts at number three on Sunday, is currently under suspension from the Hampshire Football Association
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SPURS 2 - SAINTS 0
SAINTS have told Spurs how much they will need to divvy up to sign Dean Richards. But you can't put a price on what Stuart Gray needs at the moment. The Saints boss is hungrily chasing a striker but what he really needs is that certain, indefinable something
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SAINTS 0 - CHELSEA 2
If money talks then its message was shouted loud and clear above the deafening din of a new club record crowd. Saints must invest in a top quality striker. Over the summer, Chelsea splashed out £33 million on four new players; Southampton spent almost
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LEEDS 2 - SAINTS 0
JUST about the only issue to stand out in black-and-white from this match was the respective kits. Otherwise, Saints' opening day defeat at Leeds was a montage of grey, vague, confusing shades. Saints lost, but it was a defeat that boss Stuart Gray can
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Homegrown talent returns in triumph
HE'S coming home. Craig David - one of the most exciting singers to come out of Southampton for years - will be back for a triumphant concert as part of a 16-night UK tour. (23/9/00) The 19-year-old homegrown talent will perform at Southampton Guildhall
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Six of the best for Craig
SOUTHAMPTON teenage star Craig David said he was "blown away" today to pick up six nominations for the annual Mobo Awards, setting the seal on his album and singles chart success. (6/9/00) The singer picked up the highest number of nominations for one
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A home-grown musical prodigy
Craig David fills Andrew White in on what it feels like to be thrust into pop stardom at such a young age and his aspirations for his blossoming music career... (12/8/00) Craig David is not short exactly of fans at the moment. But the person he's happiest
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Boy wonder wows them at the port
SOUTHAMPTON'S chart-topping boy wonder came home for his first live performance since rocketing to the number one spot. (17/4/00) R&B sensation Craig David was the headline act at Power in the Port - a massive outdoor concert to celebrate the Tall
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New soul on the block
CRAIG David is a name that will be on everyone's lips soon and his melodic, soulful voice will probably be resonating in many ears for years to come. (31/3/00) As the singer on Southampton's leading producers Artful Dodger's worldwide smash hit ReRewind
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Solent is host to a spectacle
The Solent has been awash with billowing sails this week as 200 of the world's fastest, biggest and most historic racing yachts came together to create spectacular scenes that will be neither repeated nor forgotten for many years to come. Competitors
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Eure et Loir's the first to cross the line
The big boats started arriving in Plymouth on Tuesday but the overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet race will not be known until all have crossed the finish line and when the handicappers have logged all ratings. First to finish on Tuesday was the Francis
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Fastnet fleet off to a flyer
SOME of the fastest racing yachts in the world gathered in a breezy Solent yesterday for the start of the classic Rolex Fastnet Race. However, the two pre-race favourites, both built in and around Southampton, gave the 233-strong fleet a glimpse of the
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Students sail to success in top French yacht race
A GROUP of students from the University of Southampton has scooped top honours in a prestigious yacht race around France. The six students were part of a 14-strong crew representing the British universities' sailing team in the 2001 Tour Voile. They finished
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Crews under starter's orders for the Fastnet
The Rolex Fastnet Race starting from Cowes on Sunday is set to feature some of the fastest and slickest boats in the racing world. Many will finish Skandia Life Cowes Week on Saturday and head off for the Fastnet Rock and Plymouth the following day having
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Cowes Week: Not a good ending for Robertson
Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson was back in the fray yesterday helming her sportsboat, the Cork 1720 sponsored by Skandia Life. Robertson, who helmed Skandia Life's other boat the 90ft Leopard for two days earlier in the week, finished second
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SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW 2002
Details of the 34th annual Southampton Boat Show have been announced. This years show will be a spectacular showcase of water sports, marine activities and some of the world's most luxurious yachts. The show, in Mayflower Park, will also unveil the latest
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Heroine Ellen back for launch
Round-the-world yachts-woman Ellen MacArthur returned to Southampton yesterday to a rapturous reception. The heroine of the Vendee Globe race arrived at the Boat Show to help launch a new interactive on-line game - as well as giving two 11-year-old sailors
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Teddy's quickly off the mark
Teddy Sheringham opened his account for Portsmouth as the Premiership newcomers romped to a 4-0 win at Exeter last night. Sheringham, who has been named skipper for next season, was joined on the scoresheet by Svetoslav Todorov, Kevin Harper and Carl
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Crumbs of comfort as Island goes blue
TORY politicians were today celebrating after regaining the Isle of Wight constituency. Some 16 hours after the polls closed, Conservative Andrew Turner was finally declared the Island's MP at 2.15pm yesterday. The unexpected delay was triggered because
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Thornber king of Castle as Tories sweep back in
THE Tories may have suffered a mauling on the national stage but in Hampshire they managed once again to romp home ahead in the county council elections. Despite the national party being left in disarray by yesterday's resignation of William Hague, the
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Andover's away-day blues
Old Blues I 24pts Andover I 10pts HSA sponsored Andover 1st XV returned from London last Saturday empty handed after a disappointing display saw them drop from third to sixth place in London League Three (SW). In the first quarter Andover were pinned
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DAY 41: Fears that dredging will damage homes
DREDGING for a major dock between Marchwood and Hythe could send muddy water into homes in the Hythe area, a public inquiry has been told. The inquiry into Associated British Ports' plans for a Dibden Bay container terminal also heard that silt from the
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Brian gives blessing to Bay campaigners
CAMPAIGNERS fighting the planned container port at Dibden Bay are to make a countrywide plea for support via BBC radio. The resonant voice of actor Brian Blessed will boom across the nation three times next week, speaking as chairman of the Council for
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DAY 28: Port bosses raise fears of job losses
SOUTHAMPTON port bosses have rejected claims that they could meet increasing demand by making better use of the existing docks. They also said jobs would be lost if firms had to leave the docks to make way for new development. Port director Andrew Kent
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DAY 27: Rival port schemes could delay decision
PUBLIC inquiries into two other port plans could be well under way before a decision is taken on whether a huge new dock development can go ahead at Dibden Bay. The bay's own public inquiry began on November 30 and is scheduled to end around November
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: P&O Nedlloyd Barentsz, container carrier, 0300, 207; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 0800, 203; Alianca Brasil, container carrier, 0900, 204: Bellona, vehicle carrier, AM, 40; Tanabata, vehicle carrier, AM, 34/55; CMA CGM Baudelaire
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DAY 25 'We just do not need extra jobs'
SOUTH Hampshire can manage without the jobs created by a new port at Dibden Bay - and it can also do without thousands of extra vehicles clogging its roads. That was the blunt message from Council for the Protection of Rural England spokesman Paul Moon
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DAY 24: Port protester says better sites on way
LOCAL residents' hero Paul Vickers took the stand yesterday and said the UK would need no new port facility for many years yet, when better sites than Dibden Bay could be on offer. As Mr Vickers, chairman of Residents Against Dibden Bay Port (RADBP),
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DAY 22: Costs of building new dock 'soaring'
THE ORIGINAL estimated costs of building a new container dock at Dibden Bay have soared. While forecasters were quoting the price of the project at £738m, compared with the £500m quoted when it was first launched, some experts are still insisting that
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DAY17: 'Ideal location for a new terminal'
A SHIPPING expert has described Dibden Bay as the ideal location for a new container terminal. Mike Garratt's evidence to a public inquiry into the scheme also stressed the economic need for a deepwater port on the south coast. Mr Garratt said a rapid
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DAY 16: Port bosses say they won't sell off city terminal
SOUTHAMPTON'S port bosses have hit back at suggestions that they only want to build a new container terminal at Dibden Bay so they can sell off their existing one. Objectors to the scheme have accused port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) of planning
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DAY 12: Bay approval would degrade village life
A LEADING critic of plans to develop Dibden Bay has warned that the controversial scheme would "degrade" Hythe Marina Village. John Trustram Eve, who was giving evidence on behalf of Hythe Marina Association, said the waterfront homes would be hit by
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DAY 7: Bay will increase the port's kudos
DIBDEN Bay will cost £600m if it goes ahead - but ABP remains confident it can make a profit. It will boost the strength of Southampton as a trading port. That was the prediction of Southampton port director Andrew Kent at the public inquiry into plans
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DAY 6: Concern over dust clouds from roads
DIBDEN Bay project bosses have been quizzed over what they would do to prevent dust clouds from billowing off their approach roads if a huge port development went ahead on Southampton Water. As the public inquiry into the scheme for a massive container
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Day 5: Creek is key to dock isolation
A planning expert representing Southampton Port bosses has outlined the need for a huge container terminal to be built at Dibden Bay. Coastal planning specialist Martin Hendry said Associated and British Ports (ABP) needed a large area of vacant land
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Day 4: Now things really will get heated . . .
ASSOCIATED British Ports will on Tuesday begin taking the top off the biggest crate of controversy ever to hit the shores of Southampton Water. After all the opening statements, the inquiry switches from Applemore Recreation Centre to the former Stena
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DAY 3: Solent will never be the same again
HOUSES will lose value, people's lives will be changed for ever, the environment will be wrecked and Southampton Water and the Solent will never be quite the same again for the huge sailing fraternity. Those were the parting shots from councillors, residents
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Ensuring cheer at night shelter
BISHOP'S Waltham area deanery is after donations for its Christmas charity, Hackney Churches Night Shelter for the homeless. Each year the deanery sends gifts and food to the needy in the London borough. Non-perishables like tea, coffee, sugar and dried
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Syndicate chief Harrison plans second hull
With work on the British America's Cup boat well underway in Cowes, syndicate head Peter Harrison has announced he is to build a second hull for completion next year. The decision was taken to make sure the British team is well prepared for the next America's
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Pilot steers from danger
A HERO pilot steered his stricken helicopter away from homes after it suffered engine failure above a Hampshire housing estate. Andy Goddard, 44, of The Hangers, Bishop's Waltham, managed to make a controlled landing land on a playing field - and walked
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Nautical nostalgia
ONE OF the world 's greatest and most glamorous sailing events graced the Solent this year as crews from all over the globe helped to celebrate 150 years of the America 's Cup. Royalty, socialites and business millionaires flocked to Cowes to ensure that
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Wood restoration needs memories
A PROJECT to restore woodland and marsh needs the help of residents with long memories. The scheme aims to revamp Green's Wood and Marsh's Meadows which mark the old parish boundary between Droxford and Bishop's Waltham. But Swanmore Conservation Group
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Stealth takes the line honours in UBS Round the Island race
The UBS Jubilee Race Around the Island celebrating the Jubilee of the America's Cup started off the Royal Yacht Squadron's starting line in Cowes today in ideal conditions. Thousands of spectators ashore and thousands more afloat watched as 201 boats
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UBS to partner the Jubilee Race Around the Island
As a silver sponsor of the America's Cup Jubilee UBS will partner the sporting highlight of the week - the UBS Jubilee Race Around the Island. The race will be held on the 21st August and will take a clockwise course around the Isle of Wight in a re-enactment
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Controversial supermarket given go-ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans to bring supermarket giant Waitrose to Chandler's Ford have been given the go-ahead. The decision to let the 24,000 sq ft store be built at Fryern Hill was taken at a heated meeting last night attended by hundreds of residents. Eastleigh
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Flood fears sink flats application
AS acres of land in the South lie under water, Eastleigh councillors have scuppered controversial plans to build a block of flats on low-lying land at Chandler's Ford. Their decision also comes in the wake of a strong flood warning from the Environment
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Tools go in raid
GARAGE raiders made off with £170 worth of power and hand tools after targeting an address in Neilson Close, Chandler's Ford. Included in the haul was a tool box, an electric screwdriver, a sander plus 20 hand tools including chisels, spanners and a saw
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Staff delight over new hospital site
STAFF and patients at Hampshire's newest hospital are settling in after their move from Chandler's Ford to Winchester. Leigh House Hospital is now fully operational after the completion of the £5 million scheme. The hospital, on Alresford Road, just outside
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MP looks at issues surrounding station
CAR parking and access issues came under the spotlight when Romsey MP Sandra Gidley visited the Chandler's Ford area to discuss plans to re-open the railway station. Mrs Gidley visited the site with councillors Margaret Kyrle, Pam Holden-Brown and Grahame
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Car parks reopen as fears linger on
ALL New Forest car parks still closed because of foot-and-mouth restrictions are set to be reopened tomorrow. Almost 100 of the 140 car parks have been brought back into use at intervals since Easter. But with continuing concerns over areas where cattle
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Crisis fails to halt the area's popular show
HAMPSHIRE'S biggest summer show is all set to go ahead. The New Forest Agricultural Show Society's policy and management committee has dispelled any lingering doubts over this year's event in the wake of the national foot-and-mouth disease crisis. Committee
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Riders ruin F&M crisis measures
IRRESPONSIBLE horse riders in the New Forest are ruining an attempt to contain any outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Riders trekking across the countryside are leaving gates open, allowing cattle to wander from one part of the Forest to another. Earlier
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Paths to be given all clear
HAMPSHIRE'S footpaths are set to be reopened this weekend after months of foot-and-mouth enforced closure. From tomorrow walkers will again be able to get on to the county's 7,000 footpaths that snake their way across the countryside. About 90 per cent
