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Drivers curb speed
MOTORISTS are curbing their speed outside one Hampshire school, thanks to a hard-hitting poster designed by five-year-old Vincent Attard. The Bursledon Infant School pupil won a competition to have his picture, featuring a big "slow down" hand, pinned
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 25 link; Chikuma Reefer, refrigerat, 0700, 104; Aida, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Dresden, ro/ro, 0900, 34/35; Crystal Ray, vehicle, 1030, 40; Queen Ace, vehicle, 1130, 105; Berlin Express, container, 1145
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FEBRUARY'S BUSINESS SOUTH MAGAZINE - OUT NOW!
IT'S Hampshire's leading independent business read - 46 pages packed with interesting stories affecting literally thousands of workers in the south. The free February issue of Hampshire Business South Magazine provides food for thought in many areas,
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Vandals scatter oil over busy car park
VANDALS used cans of oil to wreak havoc at Winchester's River Park Leisure Centre. They sprayed the outside of the sports centre, drenched a car, poured it around the car park and all over its ticket machines. The attack could force bosses at the centre
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Why I won't be a fees rebel
As the clock ticks towards a crucial vote on university top-up fees, a one-time opponent will now be backing the government . . . THE PRICE of university for countless thousands of future Hampshire students is to be decided today in a crunch House of
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Brotherly love between schools
PUPILS at a Southampton school are hoping to get audiences rocking in the aisles this week when they perform classic modern musical The Blues Brothers. Boys from Bellemoor School have teamed up with girls from Regent's Park School to present the show,
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G&S Pirates on parade
THE least menacing pirates in the theatrical canon hit the stage tonight as Southampton Operatic Society unveils its latest production. The Pirates of Penzance runs at the Nuffield Theatre until Saturday. The classic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta features
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Sport favourites at festival of future
GIANT TV screens showing the Euro 2004 football championships and the Wimbledon final could be put up on Southampton Common this year if a major revamp of the city's balloon and flower festival is given the green light. Tourism chiefs are drawing-up a
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We will fight these flats
ANGRY Southampton residents have vowed to fight plans to build two blocks of flats next to their homes. The controversial scheme would see 12 flats erected on the site of the former St Christopher School in Tamarisk Gardens in Bitterne if it is given
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CCTV battle succeeds
A LONG-running campaign to get CCTV cameras installed in a Southampton district to clamp down on prostitution and antisocial behaviour has ended in success. More than £115,000 worth of equipment will be set up in St Mary Street at the start of next month
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Lion welcomes Chinese Year of the Monkey
THE CHINESE New Year was seen in by Southampton's mayor in traditional style yesterday when members of the city's Chinese community staged a dance of celebration outside the Civic Centre. Councillor Parvin Damani was entertained by dancers dressed in
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School's gifts help pupils in Gambia
HUNDREDS of children in the Gambia are benefiting from the generosity of youngsters in Portchester - thanks to what started off as a family holiday. School governor Denise Fletcher took her family to the African resort last October but while on her holidays
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Heading for roof of Africa
TWO Chandler's Ford Scout leaders have their sights set on climbing to the roof of Africa in a bid to scale the heights for The Anthony Nolan Trust. Forty-nine-year-old Kevin Lees-Powell, of Brownhill Road, and his colleague Ian Parkes, of Pine Road,
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Campaigner quits local Labour party
A MAN who threatened to form a super-association of fed-up Eastleigh residents to seize power in last year's borough elections has quit the local Labour Party - just four months after joining. Sixty-eight-year-old retired council drainage foreman Sam
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Revival plans for the fast cat service
FERRY bosses are to cherry-pick some of the south's biggest tourist attractions before they re-introduce a catamaran service between Gosport and Southampton. Red Funnel is looking to bring back its two high-speed 138-seater and 190 seater capacity vessels
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Ferry good news for Tom
Southampton-based ferry operator Red Funnel has appointed Tom Docherty as the company's deputy managing director. Mr Docherty, well known in and around the port, was Red Funnel's general manager between January, 1997 and November, 1999 before going on
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Saints say 'sorry' for crowd congestion
SCORES of Saints fans making their maiden trip to St Mary's last night suffered a chaotic first experience. A bumper crowd of 28,453 caught Saints completely by surprise for the glamour friendly with Bayern Munich, leaving hundreds of supporters - many
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Lindisfarne date
FOLLOWING Lindisfarne's retirement from recording and performing in November 2003, the spring 2004 Lindisfarne Acoustic UK tour will be the final opportunity to experience them in a concert situation. And Basingstoke's Central Studio will play host to
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Rok's relocation to new self-build site
HAMPSHIRE company Rok property solutions has moved from its former base at Eastleigh into brand new offices it has built for itself at Solent Business Park at Whiteley, near Fareham. Rokeagle, the group's development team based in Southampton, is creating
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Unit's vow after patient wanders
A UNIT for people with mental health problems has given an assurance that it would not take patients who pose a risk to people in the community. The pledge from management at Woodhaven, which is run by the West Hampshire NHS Trust on the Tatchbury Mount
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Protest over plans to shut sports centre
CAMPAIGNERS against proposals to shut down a Southampton sports complex plan a protest march through the city centre next month. Hundreds of people have already signed a petition against the bid by council leaders to close St Mary's Leisure Centre. The
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You are all simply genie-us!
PANTO star Jim Davidson could have done with a magic lamp when he and his girlfriend got stuck in a lift. Instead, it was Southampton firemen who came to his rescue - and yesterday Jim thanked them with a presentation of tickets to his show. The 50-year-old
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Blobby approves war on vandals
MISTER Blobby took time off from appearing in pantomime at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre by picking up a cheque for a young people's campaign. Members of the Garage Youth Centre at Eling Recreation Ground are on a campaign against vandalism and tagging
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Winning 25 years of sunshine
ONE travel business in the south was more than happy to hand out holidays worth £50,000 to a lucky winner. Margaret Blamey from Wootton Creek on the Isle of Wight was drawn out of the hat from tens of thousands of hopefuls who entered the draw. She and
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Tim tells some fishy tales
JOANNE MACE catches up with Big Fish director Tim Burton AN E-MAIL arrived at work recently, which achieved the great feat of rendering me speechless for at least two minutes, informing me that the great Tim Burton would be appearing in London to publicise
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SAINTS 1 - BAYERN MUNICH 1
AS FAR as Saints legends go, they don't come any bigger than Ted Bates and Francis Benali. So it was fitting that a final farewell was said to both in a match which featured some of the world's greatest players. In the end the inaugural Ted Bates Trophy
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MoD cloud provides a silver lining for jobs in the south
AEROSPACE workers in the south were today celebrating or drowning their sorrows over a £13 billion contract to supply refuelling aircraft to the RAF. The Ministry of Defence announced that the sole bidder is the European consortium AirTanker. AirTanker
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Incubating hi-tech global training in the city
TOP overseas business representatives from countries as diverse as Germany, Egypt and Russia gathered in Southampton for a high-level training event at the Chilworth Business Incubator. Wireless and broadband technology specialists Daisi Broadband Technology
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High confidence for southern businesses
BUSINESSES in the central south are in their healthiest state for six years and managers are feeling justifiably upbeat about their prospects for this year, according to the latest Business in Britain survey from Lloyds TSB Corporate. In the second half
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We're committed to you
A problem cannot be solved using the same level of thinking that created it. With that in mind, Paul Helliwell and two colleagues have started up a business consultancy in Hampshire. This is what he has to say... STRATEGY Matrix Limited has a unique,
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Student success chartered
WE'VE got your number! These two staff at south coast business advisor Tenon are celebrating yet more exam success. Student employees Shaz Mansour (pictured right) and Katrina Sowden (left) are now looking forward to becoming members of the Institute
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Downland purchase bid at critical stage
A VITAL purchase of downland near Winchester hangs in the balance amid last-ditch negotiations with the owner. Hampshire Wildlife Trust wants to buy part of Deacon Hill to recreate an endangered landscape. The land lies to the south-east of the city near
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STOP THIS RACKET!
OIL giant Esso revealed last night that it is involved in a race against time as it bids to solve a noise problem at Fawley Refinery, which has already cost millions and could cost millions more. A stormy public meeting at Fawley's Jubilee Hall heard
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Escape from the world of silence
FOR more than 50 years, Brian Woodman lived in a world of silence. He was just 13 when he was struck down with meningitis and spent 13 months in hospital. Slowly but surely, the Southampton youngster could hear less and less and was forever asking family
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RAIN FORESTS
Raining heavily in the rain forest, Animals running home in the heavy rain, Insects still outside. No rain anymore - outside to play! Falling waterfalls fresh and clean. Oranges being eaten by monkeys, Rivers being drunk by elephants and hippos, Elephants
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RIVER POEM
The Autumn wind blows ever so slight, the dewy grass makes a wonderful sight. Ducks and swans prepare for winter months, so do squirrels, birds and chipmunks. The rustling wind makes the river flow, and peaceful waves move to and fro. The leaves fall
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Dane's Brannigans date
POP star Dane Bowers will be entertaining revellers at Southampton nightclub Brannigans on Friday. The 24-year-old performer, pictured, has enjoyed success as a writer and performer since his days with the R&B quartet Another Level in the late 90s
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Sean rocks up at The Brook
ONE of rock's characters is at The Brook, Southampton on Thursday. Sean Tyla, once a member of 70s band Ducks De Luxe, fronts The Tyla Gang at the popular Southampton music venue with a punchy set of rocking blues. The singer and guitarist first came
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I'LL TAKE IT TO THE TOP
THE closure of a Whiteley dental practice to NHS patients is to be brought up in the House of Commons. Fareham MP Mark Hoban has vowed to raise the issue before Parliament to highlight the chronic shortage of National Health Service dentists in the area
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Flaws revealed at children's unit
A SECURE children's home in Swanwick has been found to break national guidelines when punishing youngsters for bad behaviour, an inspection has found. Staff at Swanwick Lodge were frequently found to send youngsters to their bedrooms, often stripped of
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Nudists opening their hearts and homes to naked rambler
NATURISTS across Britain are opening their homes to Hampshire's naked rambler Steve Gough. Last week the ex-marine became the first man in history to walk the 900 miles from Lands End to John O'Groats without clothes. Now he is returning from the Scottish
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Port space falling short
The clock is ticking as time runs out before large cargo ships are turned away from the UK due to lack of deep water container ports, such as the one proposed for Dibden Bay on Southampton Water. That was the warning to the government from the parliamentary
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Future visions for the port
The future of the port of Southampton will come under the microscope at a special forum to be held in the city's docks early next month. Users, suppliers and operators in the port will have the opportunity to present their views on the development of
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Saints legend Benali makes an emotional St Mary's farewell
GORDON STRACHAN paid tribute to Saints legend Francis Benali following last night's 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich. Saints matched the European giants in an entertaining match with Michael Ballack cancelling out Brett Ormerod's opening goal. But Benali stole
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Chinese theatre is a circus of excellence
WHEN I was last in Shanghai I was able to get a ticket for the famous circus theatre, where I was amazed by the athleticism as well as the artistry of these extraordinary performers. This theatre is where the best finish their training and from where
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Nutcracker offers a sweet ending
THE latest in the popular series of Saturday Live will take place in Basingstoke's Central Studio on March 31. Traditionally popular with the children, their parents and indeed their grandparents, the morning shows always delight in their entertainment
