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Seeking spirit of serenity
Southampton's Buddhist community is looking for a new home to cope with their expanding numbers. KATE THOMPSON went to find out more... AWAY from the bustle of the city centre is a real oasis of calm - a place where increasing numbers of stressed-out
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Hants look to Kerry
IT'S a big week for the Hampshire women's golf team who take on Oxfordshire today, then Berkshire tomorrow, Hertfordshire on Thursday and Buckinghamshire on Friday in County Week at Brockett Hall. Hampshire go into the competition heartened by the continuing
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Euro 2004: Sven has no Owen worries
SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON insisted he is happy with the Wayne Rooney-Michael Owen partnership as England start to prepare for Thursday's Euro 2004 clash with Switzerland after the heartbreak against France. Rooney turned in a superb performance in England's
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Euro 2004: Latvia will wait on Saint Marian
LATVIA will wait until just before kick-off before deciding whether to field Saints striker Marian Pahars against the Czech Republic in their Euro 2004 opener today. Pahars has been struggling with a groin injury since before coach Aleksandrs Starkovs
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Hawks swoop for former Premier League poacher
DAVE Leworthy has hailed the capture of former Premiership striker Dean Holdsworth as the biggest coup in Havant & Waterlooville's history. The Conference South new boys sent shockwaves around the non-League scene yesterday by signing the 35-year-old
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Ville De Virgo, container, 0100, 206; Autosky, ro/ro, 0330, 46; CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 25; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0630, 203; Caronia, cruise, 0645, 38/9; Oceana, cruise, 0645, 106; Mosel Ace, ro/ro, 1830, 202. Today's Principal
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New president has a vision for the future
BUSINESS adviser Adrian Simpson is the new president of the Southern Society of Chartered Accountants (SOSCA), which represents more than 4,000 members of the profession in Hampshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight and South Wiltshire. He takes over from Russell
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Small businesses are suffering, claims MP
SMALL businesses have declined since Labour came to power, Romsey's Liberal Democrat MP Sandra Gidley warned. She spoke out as the Department for Trade and Industry relaunched support services for small companies. Official statistics showed the government
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Lionheart Wood
AFTER just one season of playing the alternative code of rugby, Gosport & Fareham's cross-code utility back Jonathan Wood has made his way into the England Lionhearts amateur Rugby League squad. Wood, 23, impressed in Gosport & Fareham Vikings
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Boxing: Bessey boosts Kenna
COLIN Kenna has a new heavyweight sparring partner in the shape of former British ABA champion Billy Bessey, who is planning an unlikely comeback to the ring. The Portsmouth-born fighter, who lives in Leigh Park, won the British Heavyweight ABA Championship
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Archery: First class Moir is master
AN EASTLEIGH postal service worker has stamped her authority on the archery world with success in the UK Masters. Katy Moir cruised to victory in the ladies' compound section of the tournament at Lilleshall Sports Centre in Shropshire to win the White
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Swimming: PBs galore for city girl Slater
ABIGAIL SLATER and Jaffa Cole starred as City of Southampton swimmers impressed in the Bournemouth Junior Open Meet. Ten-year-old Slater won the 100m freestyle (1.21.48) and 100m breaststroke (1.42.45) in personal best times. She was second in the 50m
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Sea Angling: Two out of three ain't bad!
MEMBERS of the Hamble club stole the show during the second heat of the Wessex Division of the National Federation of Sea Anglers Champion of Champions' boat competition held out from Poole. The club, in the shape of Tony Spridgeon and Rob Shattock, won
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999 call pranksters putting lives at risk
CHILDREN on a Winchester housing estate are putting lives at risk by making persistent hoax 999 calls. Fire chiefs have warned that it's only a matter of time before one of these calls coincides with a genuine emergency. The latest call happened on Sunday
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Hotel reflects on future extension
ON reflection, it would seem to be the perfect way of ensuring that a hotel extension in the New Forest mirrors its scenic surroundings. Architects have come up with a revolutionary design that aims to minimise the environmental impact of a major addition
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Paul's role has a double edge
THEATRE and TV audiences know him best as a bit of a loveable rogue, but Paul Nicholas will be showing a darker side to his nature in Southampton next year. The popular actor, still best known for playing Vince in 80s sitcom Just Good Friends, is both
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Review: So scared about loving the baby
Be My Baby, Salisbury Playhouse SET in a Church of England-run unmarried-mother and baby home in the north of England in 1964, this play reflects on the ways in which 200,000 adoptions a year (compared to 5,000 today) were enforced because of social attitudes
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Review: Talent on display in double bill treat
Murder in Ashurst, Colbury and Ashurst Theatrical Society, Colbury Church Rooms MURDER in Ashurst consists of not one play but two. Dogg's Hamlet, written by Tom Stoppard and performed by the talented CATS Youth Theatre, was a treat. The young cast gave
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Review: Burdock's funny Victorian values
When We Are Married - The Burdock Valley Players Upper Clatford Village Hall THREE couples - all married on the same day by the same parson - are having a party to celebrate their silver wedding anniversaries. The party is disrupted when the new chapel
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Ninth big city cycle was wheely great fun
THERE was plenty of pedal power at the 9th annual Winchester Bike Fair and Cycle Cavalcade. The annual celebration of cycling saw people of all ages and abilities joining the cavalcade to cycle around the city on Saturday. Visitors to the Bike Fair could
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A festival of fun to fight boredom
A SUMMER of fun is on the cards for youngsters in a Southampton estate as the SO16 festival hits Millbrook. The six-week long festival, the first of its kind in the neighbourhood, is packed with free activities for youngsters, includ-ing football, dance
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League is perfect for racket-mad children
THE first matches of the Basingstoke Primary School's Summer Tennis League, which is sponsored by The Gazette in association with Totally Tennis, will start next week. Five teams in total from three schools have entered the league, with each team named
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Ammunition blaze drama
THOUSANDS of rounds of live ammunition were in danger of exploding as a blaze threatened to sweep through a rifle range near Eastleigh's railway works. The fire started inside a pair of rail carriages which are used as a private rifle club. The carriages
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Jump for joy after classy brass act
EASTLEIGH'S 12th annual dance festival was given a jumpstart at the weekend with a toe-tapping town centre performance from the Bollywood Brass Band. The London based outfit launched the annual festival - now named Jump - in the dance garden alongside
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Port savours being in cruise control
NEW record-breaking levels of trade will pour millions of pounds of extra cash into Southampton with the dramatic expansion of the city's international cruising business in the docks next year. Never before in recent times will Southampton have seen such
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It's a toff life at sea for Jimmie!
AT the age of 17 Jimmie Lochhead left his home in Southampton and went to sea. More than four decades later he is still roaming the oceans of the world and is widely known as one of shipping's great characters. Now aged 60 Jimmie can look back on a career
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...But is he strong enough for the Premiership?
SAINTS target Mikael Nilsson confessed earlier this year that he didn't feel his playing style was suited to the Premiership. Talking to the Swedish press, he was quoted as saying he would prefer to play in France or Holland. Leicester City were monitoring
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Weybrook Park pro's prediction comes true
ANDREW Cloke's prediction that he and amateur playing partner Paul Terry's score wouldn't quite be enough to win the regional final of the Lombard Trophy at Camberley Heath proved true. The Weybrook Park duo were in the first group out, shot 61 and then
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Living in wake of baby sorrow
A HAMPSHIRE mother and daughter are launching a new service to help women coming to terms with the loss of a child... WHEN Nina Taylor discovered the child she had been carrying had died inside her, she felt her world falling apart. She had to endure
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Euro 2004: Larsson shows why he's wanted
HENRIK LARSSON injected further life into the race to capture his signature with a superb double to send Bulgaria spinning to defeat. The 32-year-old Swede, whose decision to quit Celtic and head for sunnier climes has attracted the interest of 30 suitors
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Fleet stay afloat after surprise FA U-turn
BASHLEY and Newport IoW can look forward to playing Fleet Town again next season in the Isthmian League Division 1. After a yo-yo summer that has seen Fleet down, up and then down again, they have had verbal confirmation from the FA that they will not
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Devoy death leaves a void
LOCAL football is mourning the death of one of its best-loved characters. Former AFC Totton chairman Bob Devoy, pictured above, died of a heart attack on Friday night at the age of 60. Devoy's devotion to the game kicked off in the 1970s when he started
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Warne will be fit - MacGill
SHANE Warne will fly out to Australia at the end of this week but remains doubtful for his country's two Test matches against Sri Lanka next month. The legendary leg-spinner is still 50/50 for Australia's two Tests against Sri Lanka in Darwin and Cairns
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Countdown to business awards
WITH just three days to go until the closing date for entries to the 2004 Hampshire Business Awards, legendary yachtsman Sir Chay Blyth CBE BEM has been announced as the special guest speaker at this year's event. The Daily Echo-backed awards are an annual
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Profits and turnover up at Guildsrealm
INCREASED demand for interim management and specialist recruitment services have boosted turnover and profits at south coast based Guildsrealm. The Hampshire company this week reported turnover has topped the £1m mark as companies take advantage of its
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Tennis: Radford at the double
HAMPSHIRE players dominated the 19th annual Eastleigh Open junior tennis tournament held at the Hampshire Tennis and Health Club. As part of the Junior Grand Prix circuit, the under-18 and under-16 singles attracted the most interest, with Lisa Radford
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Versatile Cador cracks code but will not defect
SOUTHAMPTON RFC club captain Tony Cador has been spotted wearing the blue and gold of fellow Hampshire outfit Gosport & Fareham. But he has not defected to the London Two South outfit - he is just trying his hand at rugby league in an effort to keep
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Roller Hockey: Shadows shine at Weymouth
LYMINGTON Shadows emerged as champions at the National Indoor Roller Hockey Association's end-of-season under-14 tournament at Weymouth. The Shadows, second in the league, began the event in style by beating league champions Andover Hawks 2-0 with goals
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Ninth big city cycle was wheely great fun
THERE was plenty of pedal power at the 9th annual Winchester Bike Fair and Cycle Cavalcade. The annual celebration of cycling saw people of all ages and abilities joining the cavalcade to cycle around the city on Saturday. Visitors to the Bike Fair could
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Protests grow over axing of call boxes
A STORM of protest has greeted plans to axe a quarter of the public telephone boxes in Totton. Campaigners have condemned proposals to remove five of the 19 kiosks in the fast-growing town, which already has a population of more than 30,000. Critics include
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Having a ball of a time!
Barclays Bank has nominated two of its Hampshire staff for the Age Positive awards as they both enjoy their jobs too much to retire... JANE Welsh is one of those rare breed of one-job lifers but she has enjoyed every minute of her time with Barclays bank
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VIRGIN ON THE REDICULOUS!
YOU can buy anything from a Rolls-Royce to a piece of coal from the Titanic on the Internet these days. However there are not many people who would be prepared to auction their virginity on-line. At least, not until David Vardy hit on an unusual money-making
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Experts hopeful over Joshua's transplant
DOCTORS say a bone marrow transplant aimed at saving the life of a 12-year-old Romsey boy should be a success. Experts at London's world-famous Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital say the bone marrow transplant received by Joshua Hartley last week
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Quay to fitness
A FITNESS revolution is happening in Southampton, at the council's three Platinum leisure centres - the Quays, Bitterne, and Chamberlayne. Thousands of pounds are being poured into re-equipping the fitness suites. They are all to undergo a makeover and
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The POSH way to raise funds
DINERS are set to enjoy the sophistication of one of Southampton's POSH restaurants at a special charity night. POSH Indian Restaurant, in Queen's Way, is hosting an evening to raise funds for Whiteley-based charity, the Hampshire Autistic Society. On
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Jump for joy after classy brass act
EASTLEIGH'S 12th annual dance festival was given a jumpstart at the weekend with a toe-tapping town centre performance from the Bollywood Brass Band. The London based outfit launched the annual festival - now named Jump - in the dance garden alongside
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See what our Keebles can do these days
THESE Gordons turned heads across Hampshire when they flashed by on their way to a reunion rally. Drivers of the unique Hampshire sports car, the Gordon Keeble, met to pay tribute to the vision and skills of the car-makers. Just 99 Gordon Keebles were
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Review: Glamorous gig from R&B star
Jamelia, Southampton Guildhall WITH three costume changes, four dancers and a quartet of musicians, Jamelia set out to impress on her first tour. An audience of predominantly young fans screamed at their first glimpse of the R&B star as they saw her
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Saltmarsh project
A PROJECT to turn former grazing land into saltmarsh will be the first of its kind on the Isle of Wight. A Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) grant is funding work to create the inter-tidal habitat at Little Thorness Farm. Much of the land became useless
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Stores get keys of £30m Market Quay
THE first two stores in Fareham's £30m Market Quay complex will open their doors to shoppers in August. Flagship stores Wilkinsons and TK Maxx have been handed the keys to their retail units and will spend the next two months fitting and stocking the
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Quacky Races draw large crowds
WICKHAM Water Meadows was a special place to keep cool in the hot weather. The Quacky Races are one of the highlights of the village's carnival capers and hundreds of villagers lined the river bank to cheer on the competitors. Introduced two years ago
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Solent take the bragging rights against City
TEAM Solent edged out local rivals Southampton City in the National Young Athletes' Southern Division 1 West match at the Sports Centre. West London visitors Ealing, Southall & Middlesex comfortably topped the four-team pile, leaving the local clubs
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Best ever total, but still a draw
BASINGSTOKE and North Hampshire posted their biggest ever total of 329-7 in the Home Counties League, but still had to settle for a draw against visiting Banbury at May's Bounty on Saturday. This was mainly due to a fine 122 from Banbury's Craig Haupt
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Lila's voyage of discovery
Lila Downs' music has benefited strongly from her Mexican and Indian roots. JOANNE MACE finds out more. MEXICAN-BORN American singer Lila (pronounced Leela) Downs has always been acutely aware of the issue of identity. Apart from her dual nationality,
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Tickets go on sale for this year's pantomime
THE Gazette can exclusively reveal The Anvil has released tickets for this year's pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. The show will run from Friday, December 16, 2004 until Sunday, January 9, 2005. Written especially by Chris Jarvis from Cbeebies, who
