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HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE SET FOR EXTINCTION
MORE THAN a century of footballing tradition is set to disappear as the 108-year-old Hampshire League could cease to exist at the end of this season. There are plans to merge the Hampshire League into a bigger and better Sydenhams Wessex League in a move
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Hants Senior Cup: Dream double for Eastleigh
MANAGER Paul Doswell hit the pillow with a smile on his face last night after ecstactic Eastleigh had pulled off a dream double. Fresh from hearing that the club had secured planning permission for the development of their Sparshatts Stadium home, the
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Hants Senior Cup: Linnets' shoot-out star
Basingstoke Town were surprisingly dumped out of the Hampshire Senior Cup last night, losing 4-3 on penalties at Wessex outfit Lymington & New Milton, having drawn 3-3 after extra time. Linnets keeper Alan Walker-Harris was the hero, saving one Craig
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Happy birthday for 'Port
NEWPORT IoW are confident they can remain a Dr Martens League club now that the ground and facilities have been sold to a Salisbury-based leisure company. After an agonisingly long wait, the receivers from BDO Stoy Hayward of Southampton have announced
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Sydenhams Wessex League: There's just no stopping City
Neil Hards hailed the performance of full-back Shaun Dyke after his fantastic performance inspired Winchester City to a 6-1 thrashing of title rivals Gosport Borough last night. Lethal strikers Andy Forbes and Ian Mancey shared the goal honours with a
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Downton off the bottom
DOWNTON are no longer carrying the entire weight of the Sydenhams Wessex League on their shoulders. The Wiltshire club moved off bottom spot with a 2-0 result at Cowes Sports last night - their second win in four days. Kevin Pelling headed them in front
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Whites jump up to third
THE 4-1 scoreline looked comfortable enough, but Salisbury City were way below their best beating Hastings United last night. Victory pushes the Whites up to third in the Eastern Division, but assistant manager Tommy Killick admitted: "We didn't play
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Soton League: OTs warm up for semi with victory
THE first of the Southampton FA semi-finals takes place this Saturday in the Veterans section. The ties take place at Botley Rec (2pm) and feature Old Tauntonians v Colden Common and OS v Bishopstoke. All the teams were in league action last weekend with
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Bransgrove to debate ECB tour plans
Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove will meet with the rest of the England and Wales Cricket Board's management board tomorrow to discuss whether England should tour Zimbabwe later this year. Bransgrove and the board's 15 other members will discuss the
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Scary Movie 3 (15)
OH how I cringed, snoozed, yawned and grimaced - but didn't laugh. The experience of Scary Movie 3 is, in fact, everything else except funny. Despite the fact that the tagline of the first film was "No mercy. No shame. No sequel", here we are again for
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Hyundai General, container, 0300, 206; Humboldt Rex, refrigerat, 0400, 104; Grande Mediterraneo, vehicle, 0500, 201; Sanna, general, 0500, 102/3; CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 25 link; Boheme, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Prince No.1,
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Courier firm is on the move
COURIER giant TNT is to close down its international depot near Southampton and relocate 30 miles away in Hampshire. The move to Alton, north of Winchester, will affect all of the current 47 TNT International workers at the site, with up to nine customer
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Netball: Game owes much to dependable Doreen
Doreen Bryant, the founder of Weston Park Netball Club is our sport's very own version of football's Sir Bobby Robson. Just like the veteran Newcastle United manager, she has been drawing her pension for several years but continues to manage and coach
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PLAYTIME FOR ALL
THE future of children's play areas in Winchester looks set to be secured today with a promise that public facilities should be 'within easy reach of every child'. Winchester City Council will vote on whether to agree to a five-year investment scheme
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Theatre continues good performance
WINCHESTER Theatre Royal is continuing its strong performance since its reopening in 2001. Audiences are still growing and are above the national average, said chief executive Nic Young. Some 65 per cent of seats are sold - 260 people for every performance
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ORDERED TO LEAVE
CRUISE bosses have today launched an inquiry after the Southampton-based cruise ship Oceana was turned away from a Caribbean island. P&O Cruises, which owns the Oceana says it is looking into yesterday's events when the United States Coastguard refused
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Library bus cuts come under fire
COMMUNITY workers and union leaders have attacked cost-cutting council chiefs in Southampton over plans to scrap a children's book bus. The city currently has two dedicated vehicles, including a mobile library aimed at older people. But civic bosses are
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Tears of joy as flats plan is blocked
A SOUTHAMPTON woman wept tears of relief after a controversial scheme to build two blocks of flats on the site of a former school was thrown out by city planners yesterday. June Packard, 53, of Tamarisk Gardens in Bitterne Park, had spearheaded the battle
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Pensioners shape up with t'ai chi
A GROUP of Southampton pensioners have swapped the comfort of their armchairs for an invigorating weekly session of t'ai chi. Older residents in Swaythling and Mansbridge have taken up the new classes, funded by the city's Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (
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Stand by for Westlife
TOP Irish boy band Westlife will be giving Hampshire fans a night to remember this summer. The chart-topping fivesome, who recently scooped ITV's Record of the Year Award for their single Mandy, have announced they will be playing an outdoor concert at
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Pub date promises array of musical talent
TOP musicians from the south promise a quality evening at The Joiners, Southampton on January 29th. Heading the line-up are three-piece rock band The Morning, made up by Jonny Vernam, Neil Downton and Drew Flanaghan. They have made a big impact on the
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Police cyclists plan 3,000-mile US trek
A QUARTET of policemen will be swapping the streets of Hampshire for the open roads of the US when they attempt a gruelling 3,000-mile bike ride across the continent. The foursome have taken up the challenge in a bid to raise cash for Fareham charity
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Russell the star
RUSSELL North was the star of a small Team Solent squad sent to the South of England Cross-Country Championships at London's Parliament Hill. The youngster competed in the under-15 boys' race and finished a fine seventh. Clubmate Alex Wall-Clarke was
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County road race champs on way
The Hampshire Athletics Association are staging the Hampshire Road Relay Championships on Southampton Common on Sunday, March 14 (10am). The event will comprise three age categories, starting with a ladies' (minimum age 17) 4x5.7K race, kicking off at
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One Paul in and one Paul out in St Mary's keeper merry-go-round
Saints have completed their first signing of 2004 with the capture of goalkeeper Paul Smith from Brentford. The 24-year-old sealed his £500,000 move this morning after a power cut in London last night meant the papers could not be faxed through until
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Phil's favourite
PHILIPPE TROUSSIER is the outright favourite to be appointed the next Saints boss by bookies Bet Direct. The Littlewoods-backed company have just listed their odds on Strachan's successor on the internet. They have installed ex-Japan coach Troussier is
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Ex-Saint Kev is back at Cardiff
EX-SAINTS striker Kevin Davies is heading back to Cardiff - and this time he aims to play there! Davies missed out on a place in Saints' FA Cup Final 16 last May, but last night was celebrating as Bolton booked their place in next month's Carling Cup
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Young Saints fans' day out
KIND-HEARTED Saints fans are seeking local youngsters to send on an all-expenses paid trip to a Premiership match. The SaintsAway Supporters (SAS) group was formed last June with a view to increasing the club's away support. At the same time the SAS Foundation
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Enter the weird world of Wicker
AN all-new comedy inspired by legendary cult movie The Wicker Man comes to Aldershot's West End Centre on Thursday, February 12, when Population 3 Theatre Company performs The Wicker Woman at 8pm. The plot revolves around a young couple's quiet weekend
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Familiar faces in Trap
EMMERDALE'S legendary baddie Chris Tate, television actor Peter Amory, will head a cast of familiar actors in the thriller Trap for a Lonely Man at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre from February 9 to 14. Set in the French Alps, in Trap Amory will take
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Trio given EGU mark
Three golf clubs in Hampshire have been awarded the Junior GolfMark for their hard work and dedication to junior golf. Alresford, Four Marks and Hayling are the recipients of the award introduced in September as one of the many initiatives that aim to
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HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE SET FOR EXTINCTION
MORE THAN a century of footballing tradition is set to disappear as the 108-year-old Hampshire League could cease to exist at the end of this season. There are plans to merge the Hampshire League into a bigger and better Sydenhams Wessex League in a move
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Winchester cricketers are forced to admit defeat
Winchester KS CC - the club that produced Hampshire seamer Billy Taylor - has resigned from the Southern Electric Premier League with immediate effect. Formerly based at River Park, Winchester KS is still affiliated to the Hampshire Cricket Board and
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Joan splashes out £100,000 on lifeboat
AS cheque presentations go it doesn't come that much bigger than this. It was pensioner Joan Hurrell's ambition to splash out £100,000 on a new lifeboat in memory of her parents. And yesterday the 75-year-old spinster did just that - and her generosity
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Oceana turned away by US
CRUISE bosses have today launched an inquiry after the Southampton-based cruise ship Oceana was turned away from a Caribbean island. P&O Cruises, which owns the Oceana says it is looking into yesterday's events when the United States Coastguard refused
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Takeaway staff invite you to wok this way
A NEW Chinese takeaway has opened at Portswood Road in Southampton, by the Wickes DIY depot. The business has three local co-owners - Jackie Williams, Tak Ho and Lynn Spencer - who hope to attract plenty of custom in the neighbourhood. Tel: 023 8055 2127
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Hockey: Testing times ahead for ambitious Trojans
The next two months will determine the promotion credentials of Trojans and Southampton women, who resume their respective EHA and South League campaigns on Saturday. Trojans, aiming to recapture the Premier Division niche they've both secured and surrendered
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Cycling: Portswood's Gough takes full advantage
WITH Wessex Cyclo-cross League titles all decided, entries for Oxonian CC's last meeting of the season were well down on previous years. However, the absence of several stars provided Andrew Gough (Portswood Cycles RT) with the perfect opportunity of
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£2.5m works at two city schools
PUPILS at two Winchester secondary schools are set to reap the benefits of a seven-figure cash boost. County chiefs have given the go-ahead to new construction work worth more than £2.5m at two Winchester secondary schools. Perins in Alresford will receive
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MP kept UK link from Iraq
HE may have been 8,000 miles from his constituency, but it was always business as usual for New Forest West MP Desmond Swayne. Mr Swayne, a Major in the Territorial Army, completed a five-month tour of duty in Iraq last year. However, the politician did
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Church heads for £2m funds goal
BIG-hearted churchgoers in the Waterside area have again been digging deep into their pockets for a major rebuilding project aimed at helping their whole community. Hythe United Reformed Church was given a flying start to a £2m scheme aimed at transforming
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Cannabis: It's still illegal
Tomorrow will see cannabis reclassified from a class B to a class C drug. It is hoped the move will free up police to tackle more dangerous class A drugs such as heroin and crack/cocaine. But the change has sparked confusion and even outrage among youngsters
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Laura to play Mary Poppins in West End
YOUNG Hampshire actress Laura Kelly stands on the brink of stardom. The 22-year-old from Totton has been chosen as the star of the new £8 million West End musical Mary Poppins. In what promises to be one of the most lavish shows the West End has seen,
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Five dogs die after being poisoned
POLICE have launched an investigation after five dogs and a fox died after being poisoned on a popular country road. Dog walkers have been warned to keep their animals on a tight leash along Little Bull Lane in Waltham Chase following the spate of painful
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Angry students vow to fight on over fees
STUDENT representatives in Southampton have today vowed to continue fighting against university tuition top-up fees after the government narrowly won a House of Commons vote to introduce them. In what was the smallest majority of Tony Blair's premiership
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Top accolade for WestQuay car park
SOUTHAMPTON'S WestQuay has scooped a top award for its car park. The south's top shopping spot has picked up the Association of Town Centre Management Award for parking facilities. The centre boasts more than 4,000 well-lit spaces in two multi-storeys
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Wildhearts' city gig
HARD-HITTING rockers The Wildhearts set out on their UK tour early next month on the crest of a wave. The band, who first hit the charts in the early 90s, have just returned from a sell-out tour of Japan. Their most recent album, last year's The Wildhearts
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Suicidal man insists release was too soon
A SEVERELY depressed man who attempted to take his life twice in 24 hours has demanded to know why health workers failed him. Father of two Tom Barrett, 43, wants to know why he was released from a psychiatric ward just hours after trying to take his
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Southampton RC streets ahead in Romsey road race
Southampton Running Club's Simon Plummer took advantage of ideal conditions to clock an impressive 25 minutes as he claimed the Romsey Five-mile Road Race. Plummer left the leading pack at the halfway stage of the mainly flat course around the edge of
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Stadium of dreams one step closer
HIGH-flying Eastleigh Football Club last night took a massive step towards developing a "stadium of dreams" at their Ten Acres ground in Stoneham Lane and bringing Conference football to the town within the next few years. The Dr Martens League outfit
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Les still aiming for top sausage award
LES Smith makes more kinds of sausages than anyone else in the UK. The Bishopstoke-based butcher sends products from his 70-strong selection to customers as far afield as the British Embassy in Poland. However, there is one accolade the 60-year-old wants
