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Jumping on the bandwagon ...
THE Hampshire FA are starting their own five-a-side football competitions - to stop the flow of money from them going out of the sport. The Southampton-based organisation are the first county FA in the country to set up their own small-sided leagues.
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Clarke bolstered by biggest deal in Oz cricket history
Hampshire new boy Michael Clarke has signed the biggest sporting brand sponsorship deal in Australian cricket history. Right-handed batsman Clarke, 23, has agreed a three-year deal with Dunlop-Slazenger believed to be worth $1.25 million - despite the
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Scooby Doo 2 (PG)
THE second instalment in the live action Scooby Doo series moves the action from the original's setting of Spooky Island to the abandoned mines of Coolsville. Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed starts with the gang from Mystery Inc basking in the glory
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Clock ticking on £50m handout
THE CLOCK is ticking for the owners of £50m of shares in Saints' sponsors, life insurers Friends Provident, to claim them. Policyholders in the former mutual, which made its stock market debut in 2001, have less than three months left to notify bosses
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Gareth joins our business team
THE Daily Echo's extensive coverage of regional business news is arguably the best on the south coast - and it's about to get even better. With nearly 60 dedicated pages a month in the Daily Echo, plus the monthly 48-page Hampshire Business South Magazine
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Collard facing an uphill battle
Rob Collard fears the true spirit of the Independents Cup has been lost as he surveys the strength of the opposition in this year's Green Flag British Touring Car Championship. The hard-charging driver from Hook in Hampshire began his defence of the privateers
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Slow start by Hyde
Winchester sportscar specialist Steve Hyde has high hopes of a good season in the British GT Championship, despite a frustrating first round for the Eclipse TVR team at Donington. Hyde and co-driver Piers Johnson qualified fourth for both races, but the
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Darts: Joy for Jenkins
ANDY JENKINS came out on top in the inaugural Andover Darts Classic competition. Jenkins, who beat Ali MacDonald 4-0 in the last 64, reached the last 16 with a 4-1 win over Lenny White. He was then a 5-2 winner over Jason Crawley in the last 16 before
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Young poets take on a fresh roll
MOVE over, Shakespeare, because here come Winchester's young bards - armed with toilet rolls! Youngsters were immersed in all things poetic when they spent a day at Winchester's Theatre Royal moving gracefully from rhyme to sonnet. Toilet paper was used
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Bid to halt barrage of bridge missiles
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to stop vandals putting lives at risk by throwing objects at cars from a footbridge over the A31. The New Forest Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is targeting the pedestrian bridge linking Queens Way to Winston Way over
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Woman electrocuted by hairdryer in bath
A YOUNG Hampshire woman suffering from depression electrocuted herself with a hairdryer in the bath, an inquest heard. Allison Riley had tried to kill herself twice before by driving over a cliff in Bournemouth and jumping out of a first-floor window.
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Talented teen is ready to reach for the stars
A TALENTED young singer is set to make her TV debut this weekend on the national Stars in Their Eyes Kids show. Hannah Evans will battle it out with five other contestants for a coveted place in the final of the TV contest. The 13-year-old beat off competition
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Make a positive impression
EVERY jobseeker is different. We all have our own career history and individual goals for the future, yet many of us make the same mistakes in our job-hunting process. Here are a few helpful tips to put you on the right track. 1. "Insert job here" Most
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Bodyguard's Diana memories
SEVEN years after her death, the world is as fascinated as ever by Princess Diana. Her former protection officer, Ken Wharfe, will be giving an insider's view on her turbulent life in a one-off show at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth on Wednesday May
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'Undermined' grants board chief resigns
THE woman in charge of overseeing the handout of millions of pounds in community grants has resigned. Sue Fletcher, chairman of the Outer Shirley Regeneration Board since November 2002, quit the job after claiming she was "being continually undermined
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Pub pair in line for national award
A SOUTHAMPTON couple are toasting success after winning through to the finals of a national pub competition. Glenda Buck and Ron Allin, from the Pensioners Arms in Bedford Place, have been named the regional winner of the Greene King New Licensee of the
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Sports stars set to glitter
SPORTS celebrities will be taking to the catwalk to help the Wessex Cancer Trust. The star-studded night of diamonds and dresses, sapphires and suits takes place at Fruit bar in Southampton's Dolphin Hotel on Wednesday, April 28. Champagne and canapes
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Piglet's sorry tale has happy ending
SHE'S had a pig of a time - abandoned in the New Forest when just a few days old, then left on a doorstep in a cardboard box with just a fluffy toy for company - but Guinness has come out on top. The month-old piglet, now living at the Out of Town Centre
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Jazz legend still hits all the right notes
LIVING jazz legend John Dankworth makes a return visit to the Concorde Club, Eastleigh this month. For more than 40 years, Dankworth has enjoyed a career as a composer, conductor and musician, his musical eloquence has made him a star of concerts all
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Trio will share their Passion
THREE exceptional female talents take to the stage at Thornden Hall, Chandler's Ford as The Passion. Nothing to do with religion, but everything to do with music as Jacqueline Dankworth, Liane Carroll and Sarah Colman join forces for a concert organised
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Police investigate suspected suicides
POLICE on the Isle of Wight were yesterday investigating two suspected suicides. The body of a man was found hanging from a tree in North-wood Park, Cowes, early on Tuesday, while, hours later, a man died after falling from the Somerfield multi-storey
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Road smash after hoax fire call
A FIRE ENGINE responding to what turned out to be a hoax call was involved in a traffic accident. The vehicle was in collision with a Ford Fiesta at the junction of High Street and West Street, Ventnor, early on Saturday. One person suffered minor injuries
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CCTV spy van to target vandals
A COVERT closed-circuit TV spy van will soon hit the streets of Fareham to catch on camera vandals who are terrorising the borough. Backed by the Daily Echo and manned by undercover police officers, the van will patrol the borough's vandalism hotspots
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Oyez! It's a great place
OYEZ! Oyez! Eastleigh is the friendliest town in the south of England. That was the accolade handed out by town crier Andy "Lancelot" Latham when he visited the town in his official capacity. Andy, pictured, had been hired to announce the re-launch of
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Test-driving the Fiat Idea
REPEATING the success of the much-acclaimed Panda was never going to be easy for Fiat. But the Idea is a safe, solid second model to add to the range. It won't put off existing Fiat fans and there's every chance that people new to the brand will be interested
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Don't lose out on new theatre show
WHAT have you lost? Keys? Memory? Time? Hair? Sleep? The plot? Are you a Loser? Company FZ looks for its lost things in the preview of new theatre show Loser at The Corn Exchange on Thursday and Friday, April 29 and 30, at 7.45pm. Three good friends have
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Vase row rumbles on
A leading Sydenhams Wessex League official says they have done everything possible to ease Winchester City's passage through to the FA Vase final. City, wading knee-deep through a fixture backlog, are furious that the league turned down their request
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Aussie power can swing it - but they have to be there!
SHANE WARNE is by no means the only quality Australian on show in Division Two of the County Championship this season. But, while talking about which counties could do well, a lot might depend on which have their Aussie stars available for the most games
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Putting pen to paper
THE contents of my daily post-bag, and The Gazette's and The Basingstoke Extra's "Letters to the Editor" are often very similar. Recently, the subject of young people "hanging around" and related issues have been prominent. I sympathise with the 15 and
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: P&O Nedlloyd Tasman, container, 0200, 206; Asian Parade, ro/ro, 0230, 43; CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 25 link; Century Leader No 5, ro/ro, 0730, 34/35; Hyundai Discovery, container, 1100, 205; Humboldt Rex, refrigerat, 1215
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Lloyds TSB helps city cook on gas
SHAKING hands on a job well done. Southampton Calor Gas Centre is to officially launch its new redeveloped premises on Thursday, built with the help of funding from a bank giant. As the Calor distributor for Hampshire and Wiltshire, the facility has been
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Crash is costly for Hiller
James Hillier was on course to sustain his challenge for the Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup when he crashed out in spectacular style at Brands Hatch yesterday. The 19-year-old Winchester rider, second in the first round at Silverstone, was challenging hard
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Netball: Old Shirley are party animals
The Old Shirley netball team are famed for being a little bit special. These girls are fantastic friends. They love their netball so much that they give up weekends to play in places such as Brean Sands in north Somerset. They are soon off to Brighton
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Tributes pour in for tragic biker Jeremy
TRIBUTES have been paid to a student who died riding his beloved motorcycle on one of Winchester's most dangerous roads. Jeremy Hall, 20, pictured above, of Rowdell Cottages, Ropley, was involved in the horrific crash on the A272 between Cheriton and
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Wardens plan set to move closer
A TASK force dedicated to cleaning up Winchester's streets is likely to move a step closer to becoming a reality. Neighbourhood wardens could be out and about in the city in just six months if civic bosses continue to back the scheme. A team of three
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Review: Musical Mayhem
Roverrang 2004, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton Probably the best-known youth organisation worldwide led the way in theatre etiquette as the audience stood for the National Anthem at curtain-up. Musical Mayhem bridges years of musical theatre. Once initial
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LOCKED UP
A CROSS-dresser has been jailed for 15 months for two unprovoked late-night attacks on lone women. Transvestite James Hicks stalked his victims along a picturesque riverside pathway before launching the vicious attacks. He was only caught when he confessed
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1,500 homes could be built on VT site
UP to 1,500 homes could be built on Southampton's former heartland of shipbuilding, the Daily Echo can reveal. The ex-Vosper Thornycroft site in Woolston is set for a dramatic transformation by the architects behind the Millennium Dome. City bosses hope
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Watch out - drinks Spike may be about!
POLICE are pinning their hopes on a menacing cartoon hedgehog to fight the menace of drink-spiking. Hundreds of posters featuring Spike will be distributed to pubs and clubs across Southampton in a bid to stamp out the problem. The idea is the brainchild
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Stopping food going to waste
IF IT were not for a Southampton scheme that reaches out to homeless people in the city, piles of perfectly good food would have been rotting on a landfill site by now. Instead, thanks to the Southampton branch of nationwide scheme Fareshare, which is
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Super Furry Animals in festival line-up
WELSH rockers Super Furry Animals are the latest top group confirmed for June's Nokia IW Festival. The five-piece will play on June 11 before Groove Armada and fellow Welshmen the Stereophonics who, it is rumoured, may well be joined on stage by a rock
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Debate on wards closure proposal
TOGETHER they have served thousands of patients and expectant mums over the years across our communities. Now health bosses are set to quiz residents over the next two months about plans to close St Christopher's Hospital and Blackbrook Maternity Home
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Nick walks into Britain's team for Germany
SOUTHAMPTON'S Nick Ball has walked his way into another international vest. The 15-year-old race-walking sensation from Hedge End has been selected to represent Great Britain in the bi-annual world team championships in Naumburg, Germany, on May 1/2,
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Pair do well on Island roads
EASTER was fairly quiet on the mainland running scene, but over on the Isle of Wight they held a festival of two races over the weekend. Southampton Running Club sent two men to contest the Newport-to-Ryde Seven-Mile Road Race - Malcolm Riddle coming
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Meadows join our national treasures
AN ANCIENT water meadow is set to put Eastleigh on the heritage map after being named as part of a government pilot project aimed at taking a fresh look at the way the nation protects important historical sites. The Itchen Valley water meadow has been
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Attackers kick and stamp on victims
TEENAGE thugs tried to bite the back of a father's head during a vicious attack. The 41-year-old, who also had a chunk taken out of his finger, was left covered in blood after the brutal assault on him and his friend as they made their way home from watching
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Award-winning play is boxing clever
TRAPPED in a box with nothing, two men realise there's everything to play for in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit Pandora 88, coming to The Corn Exchange on Saturday, May 1. Dedicated to former hostage Brian Keenan and the late, great movie director
