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FOOTBALL: Romsey win it at the D'Eath

ROMSEY won the first league match they have played since November 8th, but Trevor Holmes' men were made to fight all the way by a determined Durley side. The visitors' matchwinner was leading scorer Simon De'ath, who grabbed the winner just two minutes

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Bison give up lead

Basingstoke Bison 3, Cardiff Devils 3 (after overtime) THE Wella Bison maintained their unbeaten home record in 2004, but they should have taken both points instead of just one from Saturday night's game against Cardiff. With 10 minutes left in the match

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Ex-Saint Davies lands killer blow

Five months ago the Fratton Park boos were ringing in the ears of Kevin Davies. The 26-year-old had left Saints for Bolton on a free transfer a few weeks earlier and suffered a forgettable return to the south coast as Pompey beat his new team 4-0. But

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Theatre board's dramatic u-turn

THE Haymarket Theatre's board has reversed its decision not to renew the contract of artistic director Alasdair Ramsay, and has instead asked him to stay on. The theatre's board voted last week to overturn a decision it made in November, when it told

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'Dangerous' stretch of A33 could be dualled

AN EIGHT-MILE stretch of the A33 north of Basingstoke could be considered for a dual carriageway, according to a leading Hampshire county councillor. Cllr Keith Estlin said the existing single carriageway section of the road would be looked at when the

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Andover through in Vase

A dramatic extra-time goal from Danny Sullivan saw Andover storm through into the fifth round of the FA Vase on Saturday. North Leigh were the Lions' victims as the visitors absorbed countless attacks to score with a sucker-punch with just minutes remaining

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Tricky dive helps keep water flowing

A TEAM of divers took a 25-metre plunge to help Southern Water to keep its customers happy. Otterbourne is one of the most important water supply and treatment sites in Hampshire, taking resources from both underground and the River Itchen. A recent survey

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MP demands action over city pay gap

WOMEN'S campaigning MP Sandra Gidley has said more must be done to bridge the gender pay gap in Southampton. A study by the GMB union has concluded that Southampton is the worst in the country for job segregation - and is only topped in the gender pay

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Leave a safe gap alert as weather turns aggressive

POLICE have issued a stark warning to drivers to take more care as the weather takes a turn for the worse. High winds, heavy rain, flash floods and fallen trees have created treacherous driving conditions across Hampshire over the past week. And despite

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Emergency alert at airport as plane has to turn back

SOUTHAMPTON AIRPORT was under full emergency alert yesterday when a Flybe flight was forced to turn back for an emergency landing with 64 passengers on board. Fire crews from Eastleigh, Winchester and Redbridge were on standby as well as the airport's

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No cash for leisure centre, meeting told

CITY leisure boss councillor Peter Wakeford last night told angry campaigners battling to keep a historic Southampton leisure centre open that there is no money to keep it. About 150 people attended a lively public meeting at St Mary's Leisure Centre

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Prize donated to children's ward

YOUNGSTERS at Southampton General Hospital's cancer unit will now have a more entertaining stay, thanks to the donation of a wide-screen television. The gift was handed over to staff on the Piam Brown ward by Tony Smith, regional manager of pay-as-you-view

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Saints players sign up for quiz night

FOOTBALL stars from Southampton are giving their support to a charity quiz bidding to find the brains of Hampshire. Hampshire Autistic Society is staging the event at Saints Supporters' Club in an effort to raise much-needed funds and test the knowledge

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More of a French revelation

ALL possible jokes have already been made - but one man who'll have you munching humble pie for breakfast, lunch and dinner is Jon Lee, ex-member of S Club, who has moved on from (relative) pop poverty to stage glory in the West End as a cast member of

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Squad duo are now the tennis masters

AFTER three months of matches, the older juniors at Totally Tennis finally had the chance to decide the best players in A and B squads with the Totally Tennis Masters Finals. In the end, 14 tennis players qualified for the finals, all keen to claim the

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Sponsors help in player acquisition

IAN Calder has made his first player acquisition of 2004 - but he is still keeping an eye out for new recruits should the right men become available. The Basingstoke player-coach has brought fellow Kiwi Murray Roeske into the Down Grange fold to boost

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Colourful route to success

THE psychology of colour in business will be explored during the next meeting of the Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire Chamber of Commerce. Tina Sanchez of Colour in Communication will be speaking to business leaders. Maureen Newton, chamber membership

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House protests fail

A FOUR-BEDROOM house is to be built in Heath Road, Soberton, after council planners ignored objections from the local parish council and people living nearby. The property will be built on an infill plot along the road and means a garage on the site will

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Bramley

FILM and supper evening: A last reminder for this event in Cross House on Monday, January 19, starting with a supper at 7.30pm followed by four films from the Geoff Wheeler Film Archives. PARISH council: At the December meeting, the vacancy left by the

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Cliddesden

VILLAGE Design Statement: Just over two years ago, a group of villagers began work on the Village Design Statement. They are now at the stage where they would like the whole village to look at the draft before it is presented to Basingstoke and Deane

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Ellisfield/Farleigh

MAST: The landscape viewed from Cliddesden School, as you make your way home to Ellisfield, certainly lifts the spirits. The only man-made object within a 180-degree sweep is the Swallick Mast, installed in the early '90s. The Ellisfield Volunteer Group

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Hook

REOPENING: After the fire at Hook Community Centre last year, repair work is almost complete and the building was due to be open again on Sunday. To mark this, the centre will be holding a publicity afternoon on Saturday, January 31. If you have ever

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Kempshott

BASINGSTOKE Horticultural Society: The society will be holding its monthly meeting at Kempshott Village Hall, off Pack Lane, on Monday, January 19, starting at 7.30pm. The talk will be on roses by Mr A Gould, of Henry Street Garden Centre. You can find

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Oakley

CHRISTMAS tree recycling: Trees may be left on the grass area opposite the school lay-by in Oakley Lane. The last collection will be made on Today. OAKLEY Woodlands Group: Hazel planting will be one of the tasks awaiting volunteers for the group work

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Fire wrecks kitchen at primary school

MYSTERY still surrounds the cause of a blaze that destroyed the kitchen at a primary school. Flames spread through the kitchen at Nightingale Primary School, Eastleigh, early yesterday, causing windows to shatter, cookers to break and part of the ceiling

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Rotherwick

The eyes of Rotherwick are upon you... a special new year message from Rotherwick Neighbourhood Watch's Bob Burgess, who thanks the many vigilant eyes around the village. Recently, several possible burglaries have been thwarted by reports of suspicious

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Chance to tackle towns' problems

Sir.-How I agree with Denis Padwick ("Ashamed of Basingstoke", last Friday's Gazette). Unfortunately, this kind of behaviour occurs in many places. My only hope is that people will now support the appeal. I have often been a voice in the wilderness because

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X-Trail revised

SALES of Nissan's X-Trail are climbing faster than any other compact 4x4 and in a segment that's growing quicker than any other, too. So to keep up the pace, Nissan has revised the X-Trail, adding the most powerful diesel engine in its class, a new interior

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Unlucky Town still on a losing streak

Basingstoke Town 0, Harrow Borough 1 THE gypsy curse on the Camrose ground might have been lifted recently, but Town's blues at home continue. Visiting Harrow must have bought some lucky heather before the match to help their chances, because they were

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More of a French revelation

ALL possible jokes have already been made - but one man who'll have you munching humble pie for breakfast, lunch and dinner is Jon Lee, ex-member of S Club, who has moved on from (relative) pop poverty to stage glory in the West End as a cast member of

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RUGBY: Southampton gain revenge over Romsey

SOUTHAMPTON avenged Romsey's surprise, yet deserved, victory of earlier in the season but were made to work for the points in this league encounter at the Sports Centre on Saturday. After a frenetic period at the beginning of the game, Romsey quickly

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We let the manager down - Sheppard

SKIPPER Jimmy Sheppard admitted Lymington & New Milton's players had let manager Ian Robinson down badly by blowing the chance to join Wessex rivals Winchester City, Gosport Borough and Andover in the last 16 of the FA Vase. Linnets twice surrendered

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It's Sophie to the rescue

Sophie Kingsley-Smith got Southampton Saints out of a spot of bother in yesterday's 2-2 home draw against Ipswich which took them top of the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division. The classy central defender capped an outstanding display by netting

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Taylor makes timely return

Master marksman James Taylor returned from six weeks on the sidelines to salvage Havant & Waterlooville a 1-1 home draw against in-form Welling United at Westleigh Park. Playing their first game under the new management of Dave Leworthy, the Hawks

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Cold SNAP proves a crowd-pleaser

HUNDREDS of youngsters made sure the first SNAP@ event of the New Year was a huge success. Planet Ice, at the West Ham Leisure Park, Basingstoke, hosted the first SNAP@ Ice Disco of 2004 on Wednesday evening. Children aged 11 to 16 were invited to the

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In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: Euro Phoenix, gc, 1000, 205w; Euro Melody, gc, 1130, 205e; Cetam Victoriae, r/r, 1400, 201 link; NYK Sirius, cc, 1430, 206; NYK Leo, cc, 1900, 205; APL Coral, cc, 1930, 207. Today's Principal Sailings: Nordsee, gc, 0830, 204w

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Trojans survive late onslaught

A late Southampton charge was not enough to deny Trojans their deserved passage into the last four of the Hampshire Worthington's Bowl as the Stoneham Lane side ran out 18-17 winners. In the proverbial 'game-of-two-halves', the Hampshire Division One

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Romsey only have themselves to blame

The Junior Vase dream is over for Romsey but the Intermediate Cup one continues for Havant, although it was a nerve-jangling 'only just' in both cases. A last-gasp penalty with three minutes remaining from Oxfordshire side Wallingford snatched the 15-

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Model finds a new home

AFTER years of occasional public appearances and storage in a shed, a splendid scale model of Winchester in 1870 now has a permanent home. It is on permanent display at Intech, the interactive technology centre at Morn Hill. The 1:333 scale model was

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Villagers in meeting over new oilfield

VILLAGERS near Winchester met a senior manager of an oil company to discuss its hunt for "black gold". Pentex Oil believes it has discovered a massive oilfield under land at Matterley Estate near Alresford, the biggest found in Britain for 20 years. Managing

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School lands a hi-tech whiteboard

LEARNING is "all-white" for these pupils of Fawley Infant School now they have been given another £1,350 computerised whiteboard to help with lessons. The interactive boards were both given by Esso and ExxonMobil. The first arrived in 2001 and was so

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Why the Forest road strategy is just a 'wish list'

A NEW transport strategy for the New Forest has been branded "a wish list" which can only be achieved it there is major government funding. The strategy's aims include cutting car trips in the Forest by five per cent and bringing the number of visitors

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Beat bobby urges action on junction

LYNDHURST councillors and the local beat bobby have united to call for improvements to a "dangerous" junction on the A337 Romsey Road. They agreed at a meeting of the parish council to demand further work to safeguard residential traffic emerging from

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CRACKING INTERNET CHILD PORN

NEARLY 250 people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are being investigated as part of the UK's biggest hunt against Internet paedophiles. The Daily Echo can reveal a total of 238 residents are on a list of more than 7,000 British suspects identified

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Crunch meeting on parking fees

CONTROVERSIAL plans to charge drivers to park at night in Southampton are due to be debated again at a crunch meeting by city bosses today. The city's ruling Liberal Democrat Cabinet are due to meet to discuss the proposals which would also see inner

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Bollards row still going on

A YEAR-long campaign by villagers has failed to move a row of bollards that are getting in the way of Fair Oak shoppers. Complaints started rolling in soon after the 12 pillars appeared outside the One Stop convenience store in Summerlands Road more than

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Scouts shine on trip

THERE were emotional scenes at a Hampshire hotel when 13 youngsters were reunited with their families after spending five weeks on the other side of the world. Within minutes of the reunion at Southampton's Novotel the group of Scouts got their photo

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Hardy's baptism font turns up in a Hampshire church

IT seems amazing that anyone permitted it to disappear. The font in which Thomas Hardy, one of the greatest English novelists, was baptised was removed from St Michael's Church in Stinsford, Dorset. Church officials allowed the marble font to be taken

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MEP calls for moren research into MS

A HAMPSHIRE MEP has taken part in a major European debate on the treatment available to sufferers of multiple sclerosis. Roy Perry attended the event in Strasbourg after The Petitions Committee of the Parliament, of which Mr Perry is vice-president, decided

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Players in LTA video

A LAWN Tennis Association training video - featuring around 20 keen Totally Tennis players and their coaches - has just been released. The video, which prominently shows off Totally Tennis, also features other tennis clubs from around the country. Nigel

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Please bring back our stolen puppy

A DISTRAUGHT family have made a heartfelt plea to thieves who snatched their puppy from a Fareham car park. Five-year-old Elle-May Brockway has been inconsolable since her beloved boxer Tiger-Lilly was taken. Thieves stole the nine-week-old pup from Elle-May's

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Strachan: We should have scored more

Saints 2, Leeds 1 SOUTHAMPTON boss Gordon Strachan claimed his side were lucky to hang on to victory against debt-ridden Leeds on Saturday. The Saints won through first-half goals from Brett Ormerod and Kevin Phillips to send Leeds to the foot of the

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Royals get back on song

Nottingham Forest 0, Reading 1 READING finally got back to winning ways with a hard-fought victory thanks to an exquisite goal by Scott Murray just before the break, writes Lawrence Hicks. Royals manager Steve Coppell made changes, bringing back Kevin

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Brighton Hill

HEALTH centre: News this week about the opening of the rebuilt health centre in Brighton Hill. When walking by, you can see the building taking shape, with tiles in place on the roof and the windows installed. The practice manager explained that he has

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Brookvale

WINE Tasting Social Group: Response to the informal Wine Tasting Social Group has been good. These are to be held fortnightly and start on Thursday, with 12 sessions in all, aimed at the complete novice. Though the venue will not be the village hall,

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Chineham

RAPID Response warden: The parish council met last Monday, and members were formally introduced to the newly-appointed Rapid Response warden, Brian Beckley. It is hoped as a result of his appointment, litter, graffiti, vandalism and just wear and tear

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Hatch Warren

VANDALISM: More apparently random acts of vandalism have been reported in the area recently. Attacks on fences seem to be particularly popular at the moment. The police and council officers are aware of the problem but, as always, a solution is not so

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Hatch Warren

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Kingsclere

SIXTH Wife: There are still a few tickets for the Alison Neil performance of the story of Catherine Parr at the Village Club on Saturday, January 24, at 7.40pm. Tickets cost £8.50 and include interval wine and light refreshments. Call Josie Norton on

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Oakridge/South View

NEWS from The Vyne Community School. Mrs Bentley has left to have a baby, Ms Hughes is moving to another post and Mrs Bikinas is returning home to Canada. They will all be missed. Joining the school are Mr Gray, Mrs Toohey, and Mrs Scharff. Year 6 classes

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New theatre company performs Les Miserables

THORNDEN HALL at Chandler's Ford is staging Les Miserables - its first ever West End style musical. The show, from January 29 to 31, is being performed by Thornden Operatic and Musical Society. They are a newly formed company of more than 50 young performers

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Old Basing

RAMBLING: Starts at 10.30am on Tuesday, with Tony Stoney meeting you all at the first lay-by in Kennet Way, Oakley. The route takes in a few pubs on the way and is about five miles. You should stagger to the finishing line by about 1pm. Call Tony, of

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Pamber Heath

PAMBER Heath Gardening Club: On Tuesday, the club's AGM will be held in Pamber Heath Village Hall at 8pm. The club has an interesting programme planned for the coming year, including talks on Cannas, wildlife in Pamber Forest and the club's experiences

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Sherfield-on-Loddon

BINGO: Sadly, weekly bingo sessions in the village hall are under threat, due to lack of numbers. Peggy Hutchins says: "My mum has been coming and really enjoys it." She added: "For some people it's their major source of social contact and would be a

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Silchester

AUCTION: On Saturday, February 7, at the village hall, starting at 10am, with viewing from 9am. You can bring goods in on Friday, February 6, from 6.30pm. There will be a few more lots available, but come early to be sure of getting your items on the

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Tadley

COLLECTION: I am pleased to say that the Lions recently gave £200 to the Tadley CAB, some of which was collected from the turning on of the lights at Christmas. PLAY: Extraordinary Tales of Colonel Cody, a Proteus production, is being shown at the community

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Anger over dog mess 'obstacles'

Sir.-I am writing with reference to the condition of the footpaths in and around Brighton Hill, Basingstoke. People seem to let their dogs foul the paths with no consideration for others. I know the dogs can't help it, but my children can't even go to

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Seeking pictures of old farmhouse

Sir.-Many years ago we used to walk along Crockford Lane in Chineham, which, in those days, used to end in a narrow trackway going past a farmhouse. The track is still there (amazingly!) but the farmhouse disappeared under the Chineham Park development

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Green energy is a natural product

Sir.-I find it amazing that your recent correspondent Mr Beevers is against eco windmills "Siting concerns for windfarms", considering he is so against pollution, i.e. preferring insects on the village duck pond rather than ducks, as he says they are

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Show of support

Sir.-The pantomime season has finished at The Anvil. It was a super show and many people have said it was "the best". Save the Children thinks the audiences are "the best" as we raised almost £4,000 through collections after each performance. We have

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Sporty Clio has Va Va Voom

RENAULT has announced it intends to put even more Va Va Voom into its 2004 Clio range - spearheaded by the powerful Clio Renaultsport 182. As the Renaultsport brand grows with the introduction of the 225bhp Megane Renaultsport in April 2004, a new Clio