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Stoneham lose out
Stoneham finished just outside the top ten in the English County Club Championship final last weekend. The championship format of best two scores from three worked against the Stoneham trio of Andy Bow, Richard Elmes and Ryan Henley. Had all three scores
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Pompey to play reserves
Shaka Hislop will be left out of the Pompey side that takes on Northampton at Fratton Park tonight in the Carling Cup. Goalkeeper Hislop has been playing through the pain of a hernia injury so either Pavel Srnicek, who played with Hislop at Newcastle,
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'Blank' space at Totton
JOHN Dawson says AFC Totton have "a blank sheet of paper at the present time" as the search begins for a new manager. But the Testwood Park chairman wants the club to act sooner rather than later to fill the void left by John Robson's departure to Bashley
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Iain's new sporting role
FORMER Hampshire Cricket wicket-keeper Iain Brunnschweiler is looking forward to more comfortable landings when he plays in goal for Brockenhurst on the lush, green turf of Christchurch tonight. The 23-year-old, who has been released from his cricketing
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Saga Rose, cruise liner, 0030, 101; HMS Portugal, cargo, 0230, Southampton Container Terminal; Caronia, cruise liner, 0630, 38/39; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0730, 201; Arno, ro/ro, 0830, 102; Hyundai Liberty, container carrier,
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Legal guides praise region's lawyers
Lawyers in south Hampshire were on tenterhooks while they waited for the publication of two highly-respected independent surveys, the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession and the Legal 500. Here are the results... Shoosmiths proud to be a "dynamic national
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Water tests win company top marks
SCIENTISTS from Southern Water have been given top marks in a water safety audit carried out by a government watchdog. The company, which supplies water to more than one million homes in the south-east, including Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, routinely
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New premises for award-winning firm
FAREHAM-based public relations consultancy Polymedia has experienced a 300 per ecnt increase in business in the last two years and has just invested in new premises to ensure similar levels of expansion are possible in the next five years. The award-winning
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'Blank' space at Totton
JOHN Dawson says AFC Totton have "a blank sheet of paper at the present time" as the search begins for a new manager. But the Testwood Park chairman wants the club to act sooner rather than later to fill the void left by John Robson's departure to Bashley
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Iain's new sporting role
FORMER Hampshire Cricket wicket-keeper Iain Brunnschweiler is looking forward to more comfortable landings when he plays in goal for Brockenhurst on the lush, green turf of Christchurch tonight. The 23-year-old, who has been released from his cricketing
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Sea Angling: Jackson at his best with a blonde ray
Winchester fisherman Nick Jackson had a successful sortie when he went afloat on Sea Juicer, skippered by Rob Hicken. The day trip out of Portsmouth, fished over a reef, produced thorneback rays, black bream, dogfish, mackerel and tub gurnard. Jackson
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Council promotes alternative travel
THE future of transport was on the streets of Winchester - at least the future as local government would want it. Cleaner forms of travel were on display in the specially closed off High Street yesterday. The county and city councils want to promote their
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Do you know sex attacker?
This is the face of a man who subjected a 15-year-old schoolgirl to a serious sexual assault as she walked along a footpath at Hythe. Police have issued a CD-fit of the man, who pounced as his victim strolled along a grassy track near Applemore Recreation
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Matt makes day for football fan Shelly
A Saints fan who suffers from a heart condition met one of her heroes during a surprise tour of the St Mary's Stadium. Shelly King, 13, from Salisbury was thrilled to meet Saints legend Matthew Le Tissier during an unexpected visit to Southampton's football
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Send a message of hope
CAMPAIGNERS staged a Memory Walk in Southampton to focus attention on the curse of Alzheimer's. The disease can cause a range of problems in the elderly, including loss of memory. Southampton's mayor Parvin Damani cut the ribbon to start the walk, which
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70% UP
BURGLARIES in Southampton have rocketed by almost 70 per cent, new figures released by Hampshire police have revealed. More than 400 homes and businesses were targeted in April, May and June this year. Police have blamed the huge increase on drug addicts
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Councillor to leave Cabinet
A LEADING Liberal Democrat councillor is leaving her £14,000-a-year Cabinet post to take up a job in child protection. Councillor Virginia Moore, who represents the Millbrook ward, announced her resignation from the Cabinet at a meeting yesterday. Cllr
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Everything must go for couple's new life
WHEN retirement finally rolls around some people want nothing more than to put their feet up in their favourite armchair and allow themselves to settle into old age - they've worked hard and all they want to do now is kick back and relax. But Southampton
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Matt makes day for football fan Shelly
A Saints fan who suffers from a heart condition met one of her heroes during a surprise tour of the St Mary's Stadium. Shelly King, 13, from Salisbury was thrilled to meet Saints legend Matthew Le Tissier during an unexpected visit to Southampton's football
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Crooner Elvis plays extra date in south
SEVENTIES new wave star turned 90s crooner Elvis Costello has announced an additional date in the south as part of his autumn UK tour. The acclaimed singer-songwriter, whose new album North is released this month, plays Bournemouth International Centre
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Southampton after top slot at Rushmoor Arena relay
THE road running season kicks into full swing this weekend with the annual Nike South of England Road Relay Championships at Aldershot's Rushmoor Arena. There are races for men and women across all age-groups, with the Blue Riband event likely to be the
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SAVED!
FEARS for hundreds of jobs at Eastleigh's railway works today receded. Debt-ridden industrial giant Alstom, which employs nearly 550 staff at the Campbell Road depot, had been plunged into crisis last week when the European Commission blocked plans for
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Tickled Pink with launch response
Hundreds of balloons filled the skies over Chandler's Ford to mark the official launch of Asda's Tickled Pink Campaign for Breast Cancer Care. There was a prize of £100 of vouchers for the balloon which travelled the farthest from superstore. The finder
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Striding out for Sue
Southampton mum Sue Draper was diagnosed with breast cancer a week after giving birth to her second child. She died two and a half years later. To mark October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sue's husband, Keith, tells Emma Joseph why he is taking part
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Help make a better future for Ben
Ben Goodchild was brought back to life 50 minutes after dying in a tragic accident. His parents, Toni and Andrew, tell KATE THOMPSON how they hope a new fund will help secure his future... A NEW fund has been launched to help safeguard the future of a
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Why I believe 56 is too old to have a baby
SITTING in his comfortable Southampton home reading about a Hampshire grandmother's search for an egg donor to help her have an IVF baby, David Seagrave felt he had to speak out. He does not mince his words and he is vehement in his condemnation of Priscilla
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Mystery malady
For the thousands who suffer from CFS, help may finally be at hand. KATE THOMPSON reports... IMAGINE waking up every morning feeling like you have a hangover combined with the flu, and even the smallest amount of activity leaves you exhausted. That's
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Nicholas buoyant after near miss
NICHOLAS Thompson missed out on the coveted Audi Design Foundation National Young Designer of the Year title last weekend but returned to his Warsash, home in a buoyant mood. Judges of the prestigious competition staged at the Baltic Contemporary Arts
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Light at the end of the tunnel
NEARLY 550 workers at a Hampshire train care depot are today pinning hopes on the European Commission to save their jobs. A £2.2 billion compromise deal to stop their French engineering company Alstom from collapsing was agreed late yesterday. It has
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John Lewis profits up as new campaign launches
THOUSANDS of John Lewis Partnership staff in the south are celebrating record half-year profits. The retail group, which also owns supermarket chain Waitrose, saw half-year profits soar by a quarter on the year before. However, it was a summer of contrasting
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£50,000 for QM2 party
A MASSIVE £50,000 party to celebrate the arrival of the giant superliner Queen Mary 2 is on the cards for Southampton. City leisure bosses approved spending the money at a meeting of the council's Cabinet last night. The giant liner is due to arrive in
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SERIAL THIEF IS JAILED
A WINCHESTER serial burglar with more than 70 previous convictions is behind bars today after being jailed at the city's crown courts. Paul Coppard was jailed after admitting five more offences to add to his long record, including a raid on a pensioner's
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Festival of Flowers is ready to bloom
WINCHESTER is getting ready to welcome a staggering 20,000 visitors who are due to flock to the city for this year's Festival of Flowers. The massive event which begins tomorrow is entitled Magnum Opus: In Celebration of Music and blends flowers with
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TEACHER'S CHILD PORN SHAME
HE was a highly respected teacher at one of Hampshire's top schools. But Paul Day's career is today in ruins after he was almost sent to prison for making indecent photographs of children. Day was an economics master at the prestigious King Edward VI
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£50,000 for QM2 party
A MASSIVE £50,000 party to celebrate the arrival of the giant superliner Queen Mary 2 is on the cards for Southampton. City leisure bosses approved spending the money at a meeting of the council's Cabinet last night. The giant liner is due to arrive in
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Do you know sex attacker?
This is the face of a man who subjected a 15-year-old schoolgirl to a serious sexual assault as she walked along a footpath at Hythe. Police have issued a CD-fit of the man, who pounced as his victim strolled along a grassy track near Applemore Recreation
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Teacher's child porn shame
HE was a highly respected teacher at one of Hampshire's top schools. But Paul Day's career is today in ruins after he was almost sent to prison for making indecent photographs of children. Day was an economics master at the prestigious King Edward VI
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Come on Saints, play ball over our Niemi!
WHEN a new member of the Saints-mad Berry clan was born earlier this month, they wanted to honour one of their heroes. Mum Kathleen bowed to pressure from husband Steve and their four other football fanatic children to name the little girl after the family's
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Faulty cameras lead to estate crime rise
PROSTITUTION and antisocial behaviour soared on a Southampton estate because CCTV cameras were faulty for about two months, residents have claimed. Council chiefs have come under attack as they have only just fixed the equipment on Northam Estate after
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Send a message of hope
CAMPAIGNERS staged a Memory Walk in Southampton to focus attention on the curse of Alzheimer's. The disease can cause a range of problems in the elderly, including loss of memory. Southampton's mayor Parvin Damani cut the ribbon to start the walk, which
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Jazz legend is back in town
JAZZ legend Georgie Fame and his band The Blue Flames come to the Concorde Club, Eastleigh on Wednesday, October 1. With more than 20 albums and 14 hit singles to his name, including Yeh Yeh, Get Away and Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, Fame has come a long
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RAZED TO GROUND
FIREFIGHTERS were faced with exploding gas cylinders and falling power cables as they battled a blaze at a scout hut this morning. About 26 firefighters from six stations were called to the hut in Upper Church Road, Shedfield, at 3am. The timber framed
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Community centre faces the bulldozer
THE final nail in the coffin of Fareham Community Centre has been hammered home by the town's councillors. Many community groups now face an uncertain future after approval was given to bulldoze their Queens Road home for housing. Fareham executive committee
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NEW FOREST MARATHON RESULTS
QUALITY ATHLETES from all over the country descended on Hampshire's country roads, but it was local runners who came out on top of the popular New Forest Marathon. Chris Olden won the gruelling 26.2-mile event and New Forest Runners clubmate Lee Rodriguez
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NEW FOREST HALF MARATHON RESULTS
Full list of finishing times from the New Forest Half Marathon: MEN 1 RODRIGUEZ Lee, New Forest Runners, 1.06.54 2 BAKER James, Chichester Runners & AC, 1.12.31 3 BOYTON-SALTS Mark (M40,1st), Denmead Striders, 1.15.28 4 MATTHEW Blair, Calderglen Harriers
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WHY I DESERVE TO BE A SUB
ANDERS SVENSSON has backed Gordon Strachan's decisions to keep him out of the starting line-up. The Swedish international has not begun a match for Saints since the opening day of the season against Leicester, with Paul Telfer and Matthew Oakley having
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It's impossible to see Gord leaving
One of the major problems with being a successful manager is that people always expect you to move on. But it's impossible to see Gordon Strachan throwing away his hard work at Saints. It's depressing, yet inevitable, that as soon as the Tottenham job
