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What a bad time to be proved right
HE KNEW he was right. Now he had the conclusive proof he needed. W T Stead, fondly dubbed the father of modern journalism, had long thought these big, new fangled, liners were dangerous. So when he stood on the deck of the slowly sinking RMS Titanic he
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Saints fans jailed for violence
SEVEN Southampton football thugs have been jailed after police smashed a south coast hooligan ring. The Saints supporters received sentences totalling 16 years after admitting conspiring to organise violence before a match with Charlton Athletic in April
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Teacher names world's newest cruise liner - Jewel of the Seas
SHE's a real gem. The world's newest luxury cruise ship, the 90,090-ton Jewel of the Seas, showed off her sparkle as she was officially named in Southampton yesterday. Towering more than 12 decks high, Jewel of the Seas, the latest of the new generation
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Travellers' future hangs in balance
THE future of a Hampshire family of travellers who want to stay in Swanmore is hanging in the balance following a planning appeal. Edward Hughes and his family are appealing against council enforcement notices that allege they are turning land near Buena
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Eling tide mill to open again
A LEADING New Forest tourist attraction will open to the public tomorrow for the first time in six months. Historic Eling Tide Mill will celebrate National Mills Weekend by welcoming its first visitors since it closed just before Christmas last year.
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Christians strip off for fair trade
A GROUP of young Christians in Southampton will be stripping off in the city centre today in an ethical clothing protest. The representatives from the Speak organisation will be taking off garments as part of a campaign against working conditions in clothing
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Le Tiss lends support to City Vase bid
FA Vase hero Mark Blake is about to do something his old Dell buddy Matt Le Tissier never did - take centre stage at Birmingham City. Le Tiss, an apprentice with Blake at Southampton in the 1980s, admitted: "St Andrews is one of the places I never played
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Kenway rides his luck to century
Derek Kenway was dropped three times on the way to his seventh first class ton, and admitted: "It was good to make them pay." Kenway faced 205 balls and scored 14 fours for his second century against Derbyshire and his first at the Rose Bowl since June
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Edier, cargo, 0130, Princes Wharf; Jewel of the Seas, passenger, 0500, 38/9; CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 25; Orion Leader, ro/ro, 0530, 43; Tancred, vehicle carrier, 0730, 34/35; Sundream, passenger, 0800, 101; NYK Argus, container
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Trains are too long for the station!
NEW state-of-the-art trains set to come into service later this year will not be stopping at a popular Hampshire station - because they are too long. Commuters were meant to be speeding up to London on the new Siemens Desiro 444 electric trains, due to
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Will you go that extra mile to help cancer support unit?
FROM flash Ferraris to stylish carriages, Hampshire people are being urged to "do a mile" to help local cancer sufferers. Macmillan Cancer Relief wants as many people as possible to take part in a huge fundraising event between May 23 and 30 to help fund
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Residents' disgust at traveller waste
RESIDENTS have spoken of their disgust at travellers who left behind mounds of rubble, rubbish and human faeces when they were evicted from a popular park in Southampton. Clear-up costs are estimated to have set the city council back by several thousands
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Teacher names world's newest cruise liner - Jewel of the Seas
SHE's a real gem. The world's newest luxury cruise ship, the 90,090-ton Jewel of the Seas, showed off her sparkle as she was officially named in Southampton yesterday. Towering more than 12 decks high, Jewel of the Seas, the latest of the new generation
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What a bad time to be proved right
HE KNEW he was right. Now he had the conclusive proof he needed. W T Stead, fondly dubbed the father of modern journalism, had long thought these big, new fangled, liners were dangerous. So when he stood on the deck of the slowly sinking RMS Titanic he
