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UEFA CUP: SAINTS 1 - STEAUA 1
AT HALF-TIME last night the Happy Mondays were blaring out of the St Mary's PA system singing "You're twisting my melon, man." It seemed quite apt. Saints had a stiff learning curve as a re-introduction to European football and at half-time they seemed
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0130, 201 Link; OOCL Shenzhen, container carrier, 0830, 207; Autosky, ro/ro, 1200, 46; Ville D'Aquarius, container carrier, 2230, 205. Today's Principal Sailings: Autofreighter, ro/rom, 0600, 201 Link;
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Barratt's unbroken profit run
HAMPSHIRE housebuilder Barratt has recorded an 11-year unbroken run of growth following a 31 per cent rise in annual profits to nearly £289m. Low interest rates, high employment levels and a housing shortage sparked by planning constraints had underpinned
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Serving up law over breakfast
AN IMPORTANT insight into employment law will be featured in a special breakfast briefing staged at the Chilworth Research Centre, near Southampton, next week. Entitled "I'm an employer - get me out of here!" the briefing, run by Southampton-based Eric
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Hockey: Bex makes a flying start
Bex Day scored four times as Southampton's Women got off to a flying start in South League Division 1 with a 5-2 win over Rover Oxford, who were relegated from the National League at the end of last season. In an exhilarating first half, Southampton opened
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Freshwater Fishing: Clive's late run
POINGDESTRES skipper Clive Egerton won the eighth Grand Final of The Nigel Turner/Thomsons Wealth Management Sunday Series on Longbridge lake. The match produced over 1000lbs of fish for an average of 44lb each for the 23 entrants and was fished in excellent
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QM2 takes to the open seas
QUEEN Mary 2 - the world's biggest and most expensive cruise liner - which will have Southampton as its home port put to sea for the first time today for her sea trials. Cunard's 150,000 ton QM2, sailed from the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St
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OH NO, NOT AGAIN!
FIRST it was the coastguard, then the ambulance, now Hampshire Fire Service is the latest target in danger of losing its identity. That's what could happen if the government presses ahead with radical plans to regionalise the fire service into one huge
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QM2 takes to the open seas
QUEEN Mary 2 - the world's biggest and most expensive cruise liner - which will have Southampton as its home port put to sea for the first time today for her sea trials. Cunard's 150,000 ton QM2, sailed from the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St
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Pitch invasion again! This time by council
A FOOTBALL club brought to its knees by an invasion of travellers now faces being driven off the field by a park-and-ride scheme. The British Transport Commission club struggled to stay in business for 13 weeks as travellers camped next door to their
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Green hair adds to cruise woes
GREEN hair and upset stomachs. Those were just some of the incidents passengers were recalling as they returned to Southampton yesterday after what should have been a luxury holiday aboard the Oceana cruise liner. As reported in later editions of the
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We will fight flat plans
RESIDENTS have united in their fight to scrap plans to build a block of flats overlooking their leafy cul de sac in Southampton. More than 40 householders in Squirrel Drive and neighbouring Middle Road, Sholing, who will also be affected by the proposals
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Charity's war on heart disease
SOUTHAMPTON medical research charity Hope has launched a new appeal across Hampshire to help halve heart disease. Research funded by the organisation and carried out at the University of Southampton has proved that there is a link between heart disease
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Ex-pupil lands in school grounds
HUNDREDS of pupils gathered outside a Romsey school to see a former pupil land her Royal Navy helicopter in the grounds. Victoria Arden, 29, paid her first visit back to Embley Park School, north of Romsey, in style yesterday. She dropped in with her
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Health services up to scratch
HEALTH services in Ludgershall and Tidworth are up to scratch and plans do exist to try to deal with health inequalities , says a practice manager in the area. Paul Bessant, practice manager at Castle Practice in Ludgershall, said a report produced by
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Green light for hotel
PLANS to build a 50-bedroom hotel with restaurant, health and fitness club, day nursery and drive-through restaurant in Andover have been approved by Test Valley Borough councillors. The application is for a Whitbread Travel Inn, Brewsters Family Pub
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It was really woof at work today
STAFF at Simplex-Turbulo Co Ltd at Weyhill were joined at work by their dogs as they supported the Blue Cross take your dog to work day. Border Collie Laska proved herself to be an irresistible saleswoman, making Cocker Spaniel Vano lose count in his
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New rules trigger housing headache
NEW planning rules which set out to encourage more 'social housing' in areas of high house prices could unbalance Tidworth, it has been suggested. Kennet housing officer Ed White told members of the south east Kennet forum that the new rules meant that
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Dream skate park opened by mayor
THE mayor of Test Valley Pat West joined Broughton Parish Council chairman Sue Lydeard to officially open the village skatepark, described as the realisation of youngsters' dreams, on Saturday. The £27,000 skatepark project has been driven by Action for
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Wigglbus damned by its own success
A MUCH lauded bus service, known as the 'wigglybus', needs to wiggly a little more if it is to meet the needs of users in the south east Kennet area. But councillors who wanted a better service were told there was no wriggle-room left. Members of the
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They're the stalk of the town
RIVAL gardeners and the best of friends, Chris Hewlett and Bob Brown, are the proud owners of giant prize-winning celery. The Broughton neighbours returned from the North of England Horticultural Show with a first prize for Chris and a second prize for
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Memorial for road victim
THE family of Andover road accident victim Andrew Iveson have erected a permanent memorial to him beside the A3057 at Brook where he died in June. The plaque, which displays a single red flower on a black background and carries the message 'remember me
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More from Blue
BLUE fans are being treated to an extra tour date in the south. The hunky chart-toppers have announced they will be playing Bournemouth International Centre on Monday November 10 as a last-minute addition to their 28-date arena tour. The band, who release
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Expansion plan one step nearer
PLANS for a massive three-stage expansion of Ludgershall could have moved a step closer following revisions to the pre-deposit Wiltshire structure plan. A large number of objections to the plan came from the Tidworth and Ludg-ershall areas after the two
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Drawing in the crowds
FAMILIES are being invited to discover the power of drawing in The Big Draw campaign, which has free workshops taking place at Andover Museum on 18 October. The Big Draw is an annual event which was launched as part of the Campaign for Drawing in 2000
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Party conference protest is blocked
THE centrepiece of a planned protest at the Labour Party conference by anti-asylum centre campaigners has been controversially blocked. Members of the Daedalus Action Group, fighting plans for an asylum centre in Leigh-on-the-Solent, wanted to hand in
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MP pledges to join rural beat
AN MP has pledged to join police officers on the beat in Bishop's Waltham to see for himself the effects of a controversial staffing strategy. The Daily Echo revealed last week how ten officers, two sergeants and an inspector will move from the village's
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Mum's fury as judge takes back Ryan's £4,250
THE mother of an Isle of Wight schoolboy stripped of £4,250 in damages awarded after he fell from a swing has hit out at the decision. Michelle Simonds, 36, said she was disappointed by yesterday's High Court ruling and she criticised her local council
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Commuters snubbing park-and-ride scheme
COMMUTERS between the Isle of Wight and Southampton are snubbing a much-vaunted new park-and-ride scheme. Isle of Wight Council, which unveiled the scheme earlier this year, has admitted it is disappointed with the uptake. The project, which enables commuters
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Going green at eco-house
THE DOOR opens next month on conservation friendly Eastleigh's very own green show home. Eastleigh Council has joined forces with New Downland Housing Association to set up a house in the centre of the town which demonstrates practical ways of reducing
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Tesco joins hunt for extra staff
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is to recruit temporary workers in Hampshire to help cope with the hectic Christmas and New Year period. An estimated 12,000 jobs will be created across the UK and will include checkout staff, customer service, stock replenishment
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Volleyball: Solent demolish Plymouth
SOLENT made a positive start to the new National Men's League Division 3 West season in Plymouth. Resplendent in their newly-sponsored kit from the Earl of Locksley pub in Sholing, they demolished the hosts 3-0 and then came close to beating a Wessex
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QM2 takes to the open seas
QUEEN Mary 2 - the world's biggest and most expensive cruise liner - which will have Southampton as its home port put to sea for the first time today for her sea trials. Cunard's 150,000 ton QM2, sailed from the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St
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'Silver surfers' get online experience
THE Waterside's very own 'silver surfers' have been clicking onto the Internet to mark Grandparents Online Week. The week is part of a new government initiative to introduce older people to the web. The idea is that grandparents will benefit by learning
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Parking fine is bad snooze
IF you thought you were safe from the scourge of the modern-day motorist while tucked up in bed - then think again. For on the streets of Southampton in the dead of night, parking wardens are on the prowl. Exasperated with the lack of parking space on
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Mystery shopper setting new standards
CUSTOMER service standards are said to be improving in Andover following the introduction of a mystery shopper scheme by Test Valley Borough Council. After being piloted four years ago with six shops, the scheme funded by the town centre management budget
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Couple take centre stage
THE entertainment business has led to the happy marriage of an Andover couple who have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. Ken and Gwen Pickernell, of Warner Court, met in 1942 at the cinema, where Gwen worked. The couple were married on 11
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FOOTBALL: Sydenhams Wessex League
Five goal City limber up for yet another away Cup encounter Winchester City 5, BAT Sports 2 WINCHESTER City warmed up in style for FA Cup duty this weekend with a hard fought win over doughty opponents at the Denplan City Ground on Tuesday night. It was
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Disappointing on the pitch... but the club is growing in stature
Hampshire Cricket chairman Rod Bransgrove gives Ian Henderson his verdict on events on and off the field at the Rose Bowl 'IT'S been a disappointing season on the field... we've promised and not delivered,' says Rod Bransgrove as he reflects on the events
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Horror led to suicide
A HAMPSHIRE serviceman shot himself after returning from Iraq, where he had to retrieve bodies of British sailors killed when two helicopters crashed, an inquest heard. Stephen Osborn told his wife Louise he found the job of picking up the bodies of the
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Hants Grand Prix Champions
HAMPSHIRE have been crowned champions of the Sweatshop/UK Athletics Road Race Grand Prix - thanks to the efforts of the Winchester & District club. As Hampshire's top Road Race League club for the past two seasons, the cathedral city club were invited
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Green hair adds to cruise woes
GREEN hair and upset stomachs. Those were just some of the incidents passengers were recalling as they returned to Southampton yesterday after what should have been a luxury holiday aboard the Oceana cruise liner. As reported in later editions of the
