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Pompey pip the Addicks for Petri
Pompey have beaten off competition from Charlton Athletic to sign Finnish defender Petri Pasanen from Ajax on loan until the end of the season. Addicks boss Alan Curbishley was the favourite to sign the 23-year-old, who has fallen out of favour at the
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'Keeper signs for City
Winchester City have beaten off competition from several clubs to sign Newport IOW goalkeeper Simon Arthur - and have also added Bashley striker Stuart Hussey to their squad. Havant & Waterlooville, Chippenham, Eastleigh and Salisbury were all keen
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Nedlloyd America, container, 0700, 204; Aegean Breeze, ro/ro, 1430, 201; Arklow Ranger, general, 2000, 107; APL Pearl, container, 2300, 205. Today's Principal Sailings: Jade Arrow, ro/ro, 0400, 202; Nordsee, container, am,
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Foresters raise cash
FUNDRAISERS had two special reasons for selecting a Winchester maternity unit as their annual worthy cause. Shirley Robbins, a member of the Foresters Friendly Society, gave birth at the Royal Hampshire Hospital on Christmas Day last year. Donald Hillier
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Cycle ride raises £1,800 for centre
FOUR New Forest cyclists rode from Lands End to John O'Groats in pursuit of a new set of wheels - a minibus for a local day care centre. Tim Fletcher and his sons Matt, Mark and James - all from Ringwood - took eleven days to complete the gruelling 900
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Boxing coach vows to halve crime rate
A HAMPSHIRE boxer has pledged to fight youth crime in the city - if he's given the chance to open his own sports club. Top boxing coach Stuart Gill has promised he'll halve the crime rate on a Southampton estate if he gets the cash backing. Stuart says
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Skiers jet in to help rescue service
A VITAL lifeboat rescue service has been given a boost after skiers donated £2,000. The Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service - GAFIRS - hauled in the money from the Solent Skiers Association. Members raised the cash with a sponsored jet ski around
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A desert song to the tune of Mr Whippy. . .
AFRICAN desert folk may think they are seeing a mirage when an ice-cream van from Hampshire zooms over the horizon in the next couple of weeks. But it's definitely not an illusion. Two local men have set off on a risky 3,700-mile charity rally with the
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Canal death not treated as suspicious
MYSTERY STILL surrounds the death of a man who was discovered lying in a canal at Romsey on New Year's Day. Police have named the man as 70 year-old Gordon Newman from the Romsey area. However, his death is not being treated as suspicious. Officers were
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Chris is flying high
A KEEN Saints supporter will soon be flying as high as his favourite team. Chris Smith, from West Stratton near Micheldever, has become a flying officer in the RAF after graduating from officer training college at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Chris,
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Vandalism attack
POLICE are investigating a raid on the Bishopstoke Day Services premises in Church Road, Bishopstoke, where a vandal smashed a window and threw a burning article inside. Police said a wooden table was damaged in the incident which happened at 2am on New
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Celebrity canines who say acting's a ball
THE most your average dog can look forward to is a bit of stick chasing and the occasional walk. But while it's a dog's life for a run-of-the-mill canine, six mutts from Bishop's Waltham have left all that behind to become A-list celebrities of the animal
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Mum tells of arson terror at sleepover
A HAMPSHIRE mother has spoken of how a children's New Year's party turned into a nightmare when arsonists torched the flat where ten youngsters were sleeping. Michelle Dennis had been hosting a New Year's Eve party at her home and had allow-ed her children's
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Saints set for curry
A MULTI-cultural bash for families takes place at a Southampton restaurant this month. The event at POSH in Queensway has been arranged by music project Pukaar, which is made up of musicians from various communities. Among the guests expected at the extravaganza
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RN officer honoured by the Queen
A ROYAL Navy officer from Hampshire who helped supply warships during the Iraq conflict has been awarded the MBE in the New Year's honours list. Robin Knights, 44 of Kingston in Netley Abbey. helped supply troopships from Bristol and Devonport during
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Erin's Christmas won't be forgotten
THAT was one Christmas that the family of two-year-old Erin Dear will never forget. Erin had her Christmas presents stolen from under the family tree in the run-up to the big day. Generous Daily Echo readers stumped up gifts and cash for Erin after her
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Charity dip success
COLLECTORS at the annual New Year's Day swim off Stokes Bay in Gosport raised £945.22 for the charity that hosted the event. Money for the Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service is still to come in from madcap fundraisers who braved the chilly waters
