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Lawrie's on a Turkish mission
SAINTS legend Lawrie McMenemy is preparing to wave the English flag again tonight. McMenemy is flying out to Turkey today as part of an FA 'peacekeeping' mission designed to promote the spirit of friendship ahead of England's potentially volatile Euro
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Billy back 'home' with Hampshire
Hampshire had the chance to recruit new seamer Billy Taylor six years ago - but signed Peter Hartley and Alex Morris instead. Taylor, who was then just 20, did not take more than one wicket in any of Hampshire's second XI championship games he played
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Hampshire Senior Cup: Christchurch goal glut means the end of the road for Street
New Christchurch manager Pete Moore was in seventh heaven after watching his side annihilate Andover New Street 7-0 at Hurn Bridge in the first round of the Hampshire Senior Cup. "It was a nice game to have first up and it was all the more pleasing as
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FA Trophy: Nick brought back to earth
Jet-lagged manager Nick Holmes returned from America - but his side for his hangover as Salisbury slithered out of the FA Trophy in a bad-tempered 1-0 home defeat by DML Eastern Division Clevedon Town. The Whites made life difficult for themselves as
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Hampshire Senior Cup: Fareham Town 4 - Poole Town 1
Fareham Town enjoyed a 4-1 home victory against Dorset opponents Poole Town. Dave Rowe headed Fareham into a 34th-minute lead from Lloyd Mitchell's cross and, although Poole quickly levelled through Purkiss, the home side regained their advantage on 40
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NEWCASTLE 1 - SAINTS 0
IT was billed as the sorcerer versus the apprentice. And, with his 250th league goal and his sixth already this season, Alan Shearer proved he can still cast a spell over even the meanest of Premiership defences. As for James Beattie and his Saints' team-mates
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DML PREMIER/RYMAN
Former AFC Bournemouth striker David Town staged a late smash 'n' grab raid to shoot Havant & Waterlooville up to seventh in the DML Premier Division at Westleigh Park. Having twice clawed back from behind, the Hawks were indebted to referee Eamonn
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Speculation at a B&Q buy-out
SPECULATON is mounting that DIY giant B&Q, which has its headquarters in Hampshire, may be bought by an American company. Executives from B&Q parent group Kingfisher are due this week to hold talks with Lowe's, the world's second-biggest home
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Business support seminar a success
WICKHAM Park Golf club again hosted a successful business support seminar to a group of Hampshire businessmen and women. The seminars are the brainchild of Ian Paddock of AMP Associates, who saw a need to help fellow small to medium enterprise business
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Eastleigh 3 - Great Wakering Rovers 0
Trophy debutants Eastleigh are safely through to the first round after beating Great Wakering Rovers 3-0 at Ten Acres. It earns Paul Doswell's men a November 1 trip to Dr Martens Eastern Division rivals Erith & Belvedere, who they knocked out of the
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Hampshire Senior Cup: AFC Totton 2 - Gosport Boro 0
NEW AFC Totton manager Barry Blankley heard on the grapevine that he had inherited a gem in skipper Martin Whiddett. He saw the evidence at first hand on Saturday as the fired-up frontman sent Wessex rivals Gosport Borough packing with two goals inside
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FA Trophy: Bashley 2 - Marlow 2
John Robson thoroughly enjoyed his debut as Bashley manager, even though the Foresters frittered away a two-goal lead against Marlow in the FA Trophy preliminary round. From sitting pretty on first-half goals from Richard Gillespie and Michael Jackson
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Hampshire Senior Cup: Forest Round-up
The Senior Cup surprise of the day saw BAT crash 3-2 at Hampshire Leaguers Ringwood. "I'm afraid we were second best today and fair play to Ringwood they deserved it," rued BAT boss Andy Leader. "The one good thing was that we didn't pick up any bookings
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Americans ready to show pride in Jane
HUNDREDS of US fans of one of Britain's best-loved authors will descend on Winchester this week, where a Royal welcome will await them. More than 200 delegates from the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) will arrive in England's ancient capital
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Police probe M-way accidents
POLICE are investigating a serious three-car crash on the M3 near Winchester that forced the closure of the southbound carriageway. The incident happened yesterday at about 6.30am north of junction nine and resulted in one vehicle being gutted by fire
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King Arthur digs in for Bar End!
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have pledged not to give up in the fight to stop an extension to Winchester's park-and-ride service at Bar End. The message comes as contractors on the 6.5-acre site are close to completing the controversial 428 parking space
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Fashion show is a winner for charity
A FASHION show at Winchester's Brooks Shopping Centre has helped raise hundreds of pounds for one of the south's biggest cancer charities. The show, staged by the tenants of the centre's shops, is now a bi-annual event raising money for the Wessex Cancer
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MISSING DAD: CCTV STUDIED
POLICE are studying CCTV footage in an attempt to track down a missing Hampshire father-of-two who vanished from his home six days ago. Martin Ellis, 40, pictured above, was last seen last Tuesday when he took his 15-year-old son, Sean, to Testwood School
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School revamp 'must continue'
HAMPSHIRE County Council leader Ken Thornber is being urged to press on with £750,000 worth of repair work at Hythe Primary School. Members of Hythe and Dibden Parish Council heard that Mr Thornber had deferred his decision until October 16 on whether
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Ski show delivered a piste of the action
CALSHOT Ski Show proudly maintained its reputation as one of the best in Britain over the weekend when thousands of enthusiasts turned up to look at and try out the latest in winter sports gear. Calshot is one of the big three events run by Global Snow
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Discovering Exbury's assets
NEW Exbury Gardens manager Nigel Philpott has quickly discovered one of the gardens' greatest assets - the ability to beat the heat. Mr Philpott, 39, has taken over as commercial and marketing manager at the world-famous gardens after one of Britain's
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Review: True to the spirit of original character
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr Benn, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton ATTEMPTING to bring classic TV and book characters to life on stage is a risky business - especially when they're as loved as this one. Happily, the Nuffield's adaptation of the adventures
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SO LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
AN angry dad whose six-year-old son was struck by a hit-and-run motorcyclist has warned fathers will take action against trail bikers if police do not. Owen Stockting is lucky to be alive after he was hit near his home by a teenager thought to be speeding
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Plan to station police in India
THE detective leading the hunt for the killer of Southampton student Hannah Foster says he would support plans to open a British police station in India. Home Secretary David Blunkett is said to be considering proposals to open a station in Kashmir, in
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Sad tribute to road victim, 13
THE FATHER of a talented Hampshire soccer player killed in a horrific road crash has paid an emotional tribute to his teenage son. Chris Garner, 13, died after suffering massive head injuries when his bike was in collision with a car in Woodmill Lane
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Dog reward is now £3,000
A REWARD fund to catch whoever dropped a cocker spaniel into a Hampshire river with a weight tied to its neck has topped £3,000. The Daily Echo reported last week how the dog was found dumped in the River Test with a 10kg weight attached to its lead.
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Report spurs recruitment drive
SOUTHAMPTON City Council is "wholly committed" to its fostering service, according to a report by the watchdog National Care Standards Commission (NCSC). A report by the NCSC found the service manager to be responsible for significant improvements and
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My life's work is destroyed: Bill, 84
AS A young man, 84-year-old William Chapman devoted his youth to fighting for his country. The Hampshire war veteran served with the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, fighting for the rights of the generations to come in Britain. When the pensioner
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All learning to walk the walk
SOUTHAMPTON schoolchildren will be putting their best feet forward because this week is "Walk to School Week". The city council's road safety team is urging as many children from Southampton's infant, junior and primary schools to take part - and hopes
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Help Twirlers achieve an American dream
HOPES of an Eastleigh group of baton twirlers jetting across the Atlantic for a stars and stripes engagement could be grounded. The Spencerette Baton Twirlers fear they do not have enough time to raise cash to accept the American invitation from the world-famous
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Winchester City 2 - Hamble ASSC 1
Winchester City returned to the top of the SWL summit following their 2-1 success at home to Hamble ASSC. Striker Andy Forbes had already rattled the woodwork when he gave his side the lead on 31 minutes by sweeping home a Shaun Dyke cross. Michael Dean
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Review: Pretenders stand the test of time
The Pretenders, Southampton Guildhall CHRISSIE Hynde - the ultimate bad girl of rock and roll - steamed into Southampton ready to give a powerful performance for her adoring fans. After initial problems with the sound - remedied when the crowd at the
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Winchester City 2 - Hamble ASSC 1
Winchester City returned to the top of the SWL summit following their 2-1 success at home to Hamble ASSC. Striker Andy Forbes had already rattled the woodwork when he gave his side the lead on 31 minutes by sweeping home a Shaun Dyke cross. Michael Dean
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Just the job to beat vandals
THIRTY pairs of hands are ready and waiting to transform a vandalism hot spot in Fareham. But first the eager youngsters want mums, dads and children to tell us where they ought to concentrate their efforts. The appeal by the group co-ordinated by Richard
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Planners poised to approve pool
PROPOSALS for a swimming pool in Locks Heath will move a step closer this week with planning chiefs set to give it the go-ahead. The council-owned complex near Lockswood Shopping Centre will feature a four-lane 25-metre pool and a fitness gym that will
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Red dress with a VIP history
A HAMPSHIRE vet has given his wife a very special present - a dress belonging to the wife of former Tory peer Jeffrey Archer. Keith Reed, 56, of Hillhead near Fareham bought the red dress for £100 at a sale staged by The Fareham Committee for Cancer Research
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Kempshott
ALDWORTH Science College is holding an open evening on Tuesday from 6pm to 8.30pm for parents of Year 5 and 6 pupils. Teachers and children of the present Year 7 will be on hand to talk to you. DES and Mel: Would you like to be in the audience for this
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School lifted to Crest of a wave
A WHITEHALL windfall has put an Eastleigh school on the threshold of becoming a state-of-the-art centre for budding entrepreneurs. Pupils at Crestwood Community School could be enjoying lessons geared towards business and enterprise by next September
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Hook
THE renovation of the Grand Parade area is now almost complete. The official completion date is October 17, but you won't see it in its full glory until things have had a chance to grow a bit. A permanent Christmas tree is also planned - all we need is
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Help Twirlers achieve an American dream
HOPES of an Eastleigh group of baton twirlers jetting across the Atlantic for a stars and stripes engagement could be grounded. The Spencerette Baton Twirlers fear they do not have enough time to raise cash to accept the American invitation from the world-famous
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Ellisfield/Farleigh
DEANIE represents England: A drawing by Deanie Hounsome of Blencathra, Ellisfield Green, is part of an exhibition touring European capitals throughout 2003. Her picture was just one of two chosen from 1,300 submitted. Jenny Carpenter, Deanie's art tutor
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Mayor opens wildlife haven
A FOUR-acre wood at Hungerford, Bursledon, has been given a seal of approval by Eastleigh's first citizen Councillor Glynn Davies-Dear. The mayor was at the annual meeting of the Woodland Park Community Group to officially launch the open space which
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Brookvale
ON FRIDAY, October 17, anyone who enjoys wine as well as bluff and bluster should come down to the village hall and partake of the merriment in "Whose Wine Is It Anyway?" Tickets are £6 per person and include a decent glass of six different wines. Where
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Bramley
THE second of the series of family learning workshops will take place on October 11 at The Hurst. Boredom Busters for five to 11-year-olds, from 10am to noon, will give you lots of ideas to help children entertain themselves. The start date of certain
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I WANT TO CHANGE SAINTS' HISTORY
GORDON STRACHAN has declared he wants to "change the history" of Saints. But the Southampton manager believes the consecutive 1-0 defeats against Middlesbrough and Newcastle are the sort of games his team MUST win if they want to realise his hopes for
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I feel for Jonah - Niemi
ANTTI NIEMI displaced Paul Jones in the Saints' goal on Saturday - but had words of comfort for his Welsh rival. The Finn had not played for Saints' first team since limping off in the FA Cup final but is now fully recovered from his knee injury and back
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Milestone man Alan: I owe Saints so much
Alan Shearer thanked Saints for giving him his first crack at top flight football after notching his 250th league goal. Shearer's seventh goal of the season on Saturday was his 13th against Saints. But the first 23 of his 250 were scored during his five
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Portsmouth 1 - Charlton 2
Portsmouth winger Steve Stone has warned Harry Redknapp's side to expect a tough winter as the reality of life in the Barclaycard Premiership begins to bite. After three straight defeats, Portsmouth's bright start has slipped and they are now just three
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Hampshire Senior Cup: Whiddett stars in super Stags show
NEW AFC Totton manager Barry Blankley heard on the grapevine that he had inherited a gem in skipper Martin Whiddett. He saw the evidence at first hand on Saturday as the fired-up frontman sent Wessex rivals Gosport Borough packing with two goals inside
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Hampshire Senior Cup: Ringwood pull off a shock
The Senior Cup surprise of the day saw BAT crash 3-2 at Hampshire Leaguers Ringwood. "I'm afraid we were second best today and fair play to Ringwood they deserved it," rued BAT boss Andy Leader. "The one good thing was that we didn't pick up any bookings
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FA Trophy: New boss wild about Bashley bunch
John Robson thoroughly enjoyed his debut as Bashley manager, even though the Foresters frittered away a two-goal lead against Marlow in the FA Trophy preliminary round. From sitting pretty on first-half goals from Richard Gillespie and Michael Jackson
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Hampshire Senior Cup: Totton 2 - Gosport Boro 1
NEW AFC Totton manager Barry Blankley heard on the grapevine that he had inherited a gem in skipper Martin Whiddett. He saw the evidence at first hand on Saturday as the fired-up frontman sent Wessex rivals Gosport Borough packing with two goals inside
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Sydenhams Wessex League: Home is not so sweet for Alton
There wasn't much of a welcome home for Alton Town as they returned to their Anstey Road ground following a six-week absence on Saturday. The basement battlers not only lost 3-2 against Blackfield & Langley after leading twice, they also had John
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Sydenhams Wessex League: Mitch's men find overtime is so costly at Wick Lane
"There's no justice in football," groaned Downton manager Mitch Blake after watching Andover score twice in stoppage time to snatch all three points away from his side at Wick Lane. "We've competed so well and worked hard and I didn't think that Andover
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Giving pause for thought
THE female menopause, with its hot flushes, night sweats and mood swings, offers rich pickings for jokes and comedy sketches. But this is the kind of thing Angela Rippon is keen to stamp out as she spearheads a new campaign to help women going through
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Judge tells jailed heroin user he is a 'lucky' man
A BASINGSTOKE man has been jailed for six months for a drugs offence and told by a judge he was "lucky" not to have been facing a longer sentence. Kenneth Walker, 42, of St Peters Road, Basingstoke, had been accused by the prosecution of intending to
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'Development site is an eyesore' say residents
RESIDENTS in a Basingstoke suburb are calling for action because a major construction project has turned their neighbourhood into an eyesore. Upset locals are urging Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to remove debris and weeds from a former playing
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Mol Performance, container, 0600, 207; Cetam Victoriae, ro/ro, 0815, 201; Jingu Maru, vehicle carrier, 1800, 40; Conformity, cargo, 2130, 107; Boklum, cargo, PM, Dibles Gut; HMS Portugal, cargo, PM, Southampton Container Terminal
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Promoting work of the Enterprise Hub
SOUTH coast public relations consultancy LeepeckGreenfield has been appointed by Southampton Enterprise Hub to handle PR and marketing communications. The Enterprise Hub assists the launch and rapid growth of knowledge-based, high value-added, start-up
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London 1 & 2: Losing their heads gets 'Port the chop
For the second week running Gosport & Fareham turned a winning position into a defeat - but it will hurt all the more this time as it was their deadly rivals Portsmouth who benefited. In a game that had all the venom typifying this local derby, the
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London 3 & 4: It's a win and that's good enough for Totts
Off and running and with a win under their belts, Tottonians will now be aiming to settle themselves down in London Division Three South-West having sent winless Chobham to a third straight defeat. But the need for the victory after two losses in their
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Hampshire League: Crowd has Surtees seething
Guernsey Rugby Club invited local dignitaries to an opening ceremony for their new Garenne Stand that incorporated the top-of-the-table clash with Trojans at the Footes Lane Ground on Saturday. The Channel Island club felt their guests were: "Those who
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Hampshire Senior Cup: Brockenhurst 1 - Bournemouth Poppies 0
Brockenhurst, 1-0 victors over Bournemouth Poppies, have pulled the biggest plum in the second round draw - a mouth-watering clash at Nationwide Conference high-fliers Aldershot Town. "It's really nice because I've been telling the players that if they
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Sydenhams Wessex League: Forest Round-up
There wasn't much of a welcome home for Alton Town as they returned to their Anstey Road ground following a six-week absence on Saturday. The basement battlers not only lost 3-2 against Blackfield & Langley after leading twice, they also had John
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Sydenhams Wessex League: Mitch's men find overtime is so costly at Wick Lane
"There's no justice in football," groaned Downton manager Mitch Blake after watching Andover score twice in stoppage time to snatch all three points away from his side at Wick Lane. "We've competed so well and worked hard and I didn't think that Andover
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Basketball: Sprited Stars just miss out
SOLENT STARS 95 (19, 41, 69) LONDON UNITED 100 (22, 51, 78) Solent slipped to defeat in a frantic last few minutes of this away leg of their National Trophy tie at Brunel University. With just four minutes of the game remaining, Solent levelled the scores
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Saints star talks school's language
SAINTS star Anders Svensson helped kick off a Southampton school's future as a specialist language college. The Swedish midfielder was guest of honour at the launch of Woolston School as Woolston Language College after it was recently awarded language
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Review: Sincerely, a great guy
Craig David Bournemouth International Centre HE'S at it again. In every interview and every concert, Craig David plugs Southampton and the south coast with the fervour of a two-step Billy Graham. Last night's gig was no exception, as the home-grown soul
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BID TO MOVE TRAVELLERS
LEGAL action was due to be taken today to evict travellers who set up camp next to a Fareham leisure complex at the weekend. About ten caravans arrived on land by Fareham Leisure Centre late on Friday night. They based themselves next to a children's
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Kingsclere
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour: Pc Andy Reid is looking for evidence of anti-social behaviour and has circulated report forms at random round the village asking for records to be kept of all forms of anti-social behaviour such as foul language, vandalism, litter
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Benny Hill's no joke
THEY could have been living in Cowpat Lane. Yet, ironically, a road name meant to pay homage to a legendary Hampshire comedian is causing more of a stink. Residents living in Benny Hill Close, Eastleigh have complained that their address is embarrassing
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Tackling the scourge of workplace stress
EASTLEIGH is taking action to help the borough's captains of industry tackle what has become the scourge of the 21st century. Nationally, work-related stress is costing industry £4 billion and it accounts for half of all sickness from work. Now the Eastleigh
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Hatch Warren
CHARITY coffee morning: There will be a coffee morning at the community centre to raise awareness of and funds for Angelman Syndrome on Saturday, October18. Entrance is free but £1 will buy a coffee and a cake. All proceeds will go to the Angelman Syndrome
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Cliddesden
IF YOU haven't already done so, then why not visit two very interesting web sites www.cliddesden.org.uk for the village generally and www.hants.org.uk/stleonards cliddesden for the church.
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Chineham
THE Princess Royal came to Chineham last friday - through the backdoor, via a helicopter. A crowd of about 60 was there to meet her at the A33 access lane, but by the time she left numbers had diminished somewhat. Apart from serious expressions of disappointment
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Brighton Hill
MANOR Field Junior School is looking much better now, after the fire. Sarah Embleton, from Year 6, sent me a report this week, which is much appreciated. On behalf of the school promotion team, she explained that the staff and pupils are happy to say
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Baughurst
CONGRATULATIONS: Many congratulations to Josh Clinch who, at the age of 13, swam at the National Age Group Championships in July and August at Sheffield. He gained fourth place in the Individual Medley and also swam in the team which got fourth place
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CHIEF AL IS TOON HERO
Sir Bobby Robson rated Alan Shearer's match-winning performance as his best of the season - and then praised Claus Lundekvam and Michael Svensson. The Newcastle boss said: "Alan Shearer's performance was of a very high stature and everyone played off
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We lacked the cutting edge
RECALLED Antti Niemi was left cursing Saints' lack of a "cutting edge" as his first team return ended in defeat. While Niemi had little chance for the goal, he impressed with a string of other good saves. The Finn said: "Alan Shearer is still easily the
