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Karen ensures a dog's life for Dylan
IT'S too good to be true for Dylan the five-year-old golden retriever. Owner Karen Roy has become one of the area managers for the south's largest independent pet store chain PamPurredPets and so Dylan can now expect to try out many of the new food and
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Extra staff wanted for NHS Direct service
NHS Direct Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is growing and needs 20 extra staff. The Hedge End based telephone advice service is looking for 10 health information assistants and 10 nurse advisors. A health information assistant earns £15,282 once qualified
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Co-op appointment
THE CO-OP has appointed Peter Soproniuk to the newly-created post of business acquisitions manager for south west and South Wales. His appointment follows last month's acquisition of 64 Conveco convenience stores in prime locations in the south west,
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EURO 2004: I KNOW WHAT WAYNE'S WORLD IS LIKE
THE youngest member of England's World Cup winning team today heaped praise on teenage Euro sensation Wayne Rooney. Former Saints and Pompey boss Alan Ball was just 21 when he helped England lift the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966. Thirty-eight years of hurt
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Euro 2004: No need to fear anyone
SAYS EX-ENGLAND ASSISTANT LAWRIE McMENEMY... 'ENGLAND have got through the qualifying stages, which everyone thought would be the most difficult part - and even though we lost against France, it was something of a moral victory. To concede two goals from
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Tichborne stunned by last-over defeat
PRE-SEASON County Division 1 favourites Tichborne Park are in danger of losing touch with unbeaten leading pair Andover II and Fair Oak. When Tichborne sank to a dramatic one-wicket defeat by newly-promoted Langley Manor it meant their second slip in
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Erasmusgracht, general, 0030, 47N; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0230, 201 link; Tamesis, vehicle, 0230, 34/35; CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0330, 30; Royal Princess, cruise, 0500, 106; OOCL Malaysia, container, 1000, 205; CMA CGM Voltaire, container
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Now Graham says Good Knight to New Street
FRESH on the heels of last week's resignation of long serving first team manager Gary Prince, New Street's number two Graham Knight has also called it a day at Foxcotte Park. Graham joined the Hampshire League club two seasons ago and was an integral
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Easy for Parish as Young John lays foundation
Longparish v Purbrook II Longparish entertained Purbrook II on Saturday and the visitors being in fourth position and having lost only once this season, a close encounter was envisaged. This was not the case as the home side won comfortably by eight wickets
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No Amport answer to Shoebridge
Amport v Petersfield Black Swan-sponsored Amport must have felt the longest day had arrived two days early as they spent most of the afternoon picking the ball out of the woods as Petersfield's Brendan Shoebridge went on run spree amassing an incredible
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Win for Royal Oak and the Ladettes
Week seven of the Andover Pool Association Summer League was all about big wins and 5-4s. The Premiership saw a top of the table clash between Swallow A and the Blaize Heads with the Swallow maintaining their unbeaten record, winning 5-4. Anton Arms A
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Speakman burning up the track
With a new engine in his Rover 216 GTi Matt Speakman headed to Pembrey, South Wales for rounds five and six of the Super Coupe Cup with the aim of finishing both races untroubled. Following from his bad start in the first race Speakman had a task to catch
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Art proves a great help to hospice
ART lovers have been heading to a gallery in Alresford for a charity fundraising exhibition. The New English Art Club is staging the show in aid of Naomi House children's hospice at Sutton Scotney near Winchester. After a successful first day, 15 paintings
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Fine medal success for Glen Ward
Andover Golf Club's June Division 1 medal was won by Glen Ward (11) who played a tremendous round of golf to win with a net 63. His score also won him the scratch prize. Second place went to the current seniors' captain Mervyn Perry (8) who was four strokes
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Couple will appeal to keep noisy birds
A NEW Forest couple are to appeal against a High Court order to dispose of 250 birds that have been creating a noise nightmare for neighbours. People complained bitterly to New Forest Council about the screeching of macaws, kookaburras and parakeets in
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We've been gagged, say Labour
Labour claims its best efforts to unite a fragmented city council are being undermined. The row is over the composition of the cabinet, the position of leader and the subject of power-sharing. At a preliminary meeting held to discuss the issue, Patrick
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Down among the delphiniums
Over 2,500 fans of Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time flocked to Sparsholt College, near Winchester, for the programme's garden party. The show, which has been running for 57 years, has its own garden and its famous potting shed in the college's horticultural
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Stern warning for pubs that serve drunks
Police have told Winchester publicans to tighten up their act in the wake of a surge of drunk and disorderly behaviour. The warning comes from Inspector Steve France-Sargeant, who has sent a letter to all city-centre pubs, threatening to prosecute if
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Jail threat to MP not what it seems
The final stages in a fund-raising marathon for the Pinder Centre will see a number of famous people being arrested. Author and ITN correspondent Tom Bradby will be joining Winchester MP Mark Oaten, City Council leader Sheila Campbell and others in a
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Peter's about to realise his pub dream
Broadcaster, Peter White, is about to take on the challenge of running a pub in his home town of Winchester. The BBC's disability affairs correspondent, who also has a regular Saturday breakfast show on BBC Radio Solent, is taking over the lease of the
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Motorway homes 'an eyesore'
Developers and planners clashed this week over plans to build up to 27 homes at Compton, near Winchester. Drew Smith Homes Ltd is appealing against Winchester City Council's decision to refuse permission to knock down a house at Tilden Road, next to the
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Villagers bid to save shop
Villagers at Stockbridge have launched a campaign to save their fresh fruit, veg and fish shop from the threat of closure. The High Street business has been run for the past 14 years by John Sykes, but the site is owned by Enterprise Inns, which also
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YOBS ATTACK PREGNANT MUM
THIS is the heavily pregnant Hampshire mum left bruised, battered and fearing for the life of her unborn child when she was attacked by schoolboy street robbers. Rachael Andrews, who is seven months pregnant with her second child, was on her way to pick
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Fire-eater's home goes up in smoke
CIRCUS entertainer Howie Morley couldn't believe it when he lost everything in a blaze - because he is a fire-eater. The performer and his partner awoke today to find flames engulfing their lorry, parked in a Winchester recreation ground. The NoFit State
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Oriana on the brink
TODAY she is a sad sight, battered, beaten and dangerously close to sinking, but there was a time when the 41,900-ton liner Oriana was the pride of Southampton. The once beautiful ship is now listing heavily and teetering on the edge of capsizing after
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Driver's lucky escape as tree crushes car
ON MIDSUMMER'S day in June you might expect blazing sunshine and packed beaches. Only ten days ago it was a scorching 31C. So the last thing Margaret Rusling forecast was for gale-force winds to send a tree crashing down on top of her. The retired Hampshire
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Come on Portugal?
PUBS across the county will be packed with punters to cheer on England in the Euro 2004 quarter final clash with Portugal. But there will be divided loyalties at one venue - Portuguese restaurant Linda Maderia. Owner Helder Baptista has been bringing
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On yer bikes!
SCORES of Southampton fundraisers got on their bikes to raise vital cash for the Leukaemia Research Fund. Members of the Southampton branch of the fund staged a three-hour bikeathon on the city's famous common. People turning up were invited to complete
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Anne's blooms take first prize
THE hunt for the area's best example of domestic horticulture reached its climax when a small town garden scooped the top award. Anne Morris's Ashfield Road pride and joy was the judges favourite after a selection process that reduced more than 45 entries
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Some like it hot on show
A COLLECTION of rare Marilyn Monroe photographs has arrived at a Stockbridge art gallery. For Courcoux & Courcoux Contemporary Art this is the second major coup following its exhibition of John Lennon's artwork just a few weeks ago. Timeless Beauty
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Tourist information branches out
ANDOVER Tourist Information Centre at Town Mill House in Bridge Street now sells tickets to major and local shows. The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, Music in the Air at Middle Wallop and the battle proms at Highclere Castle are some of the events
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Jobs boost as 100 tele-sales needed
Andover's employment market has received a major boost with the news of 100 full-time sales jobs at Office Depot in Andover. The jobs are permanent sales positions for individuals based at a major office supplies company in Andover, where they will be
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FOOTBALL: Behind the scenes wrangling over reorganisation
Chaos reigns as 'new' Hampshire League gets the boot PLANS for the new Hampshire League 2004 will almost certainly be doomed after a meeting tomorrow (Saturday 26th). Sixteen clubs had applied to join the new set up after all but four of the former HL
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Gravetsone mystery solved
THE mystery of a gravestone which was found in a field earlier this year in Goodworth Clatford has been resolved - thanks to the Andover Advertiser. The stone bore the name of John Kitchener Dance, who was born in 1916. A dog walker, assuming it been
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Will Kendall's Hampshire Diary
Away wins needed in second half of season THE second division of the County Championship is shaping up rather differently this year to previous seasons. Four sides - Nottinghamshire, Glamorgan, Yorkshire and ourselves - are leading the chase for the three
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HAMPSHIRE YOUTH GAMES:
Jubilant Eastleigh team wins medal haul EASTLEIGH won six medals at the Hampshire Youth Games, which were held last weekend at the Aldershot Military Stadium. The 150 strong Eastleigh team beat off competition to win gold in the Girls Basketball (Year
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CRICKET: Premier Twenty20 party at Hursley
In over 200 years Hursley Park had never seen anything quite like it. Twenty-two cricketers clad in black and red attire, with a white ball being bowled at two sets of blue stumps out of black sightscreens. Twenty20 cricket had arrived at The Quarters
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League meeting is a great day for Blackfield
BLACKFIELD retained their boys' and overall trophy in the penultimate fixture of the New Forest Primary Schools' Track & Field League. And, to top a great day for the school, their girls also scored a narrow win over newcomers Holbury to put a third
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Playing field homes to get green light
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build homes on an Eastleigh school's playing fields look set to win approval. Hampshire County Council wants to sell off the land to developers and plough the cash into a multi-million-pound makeover for Nightingale Primary School
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A Sturdy decision by law firm
LAW firm Moore & Blatch has appointed a senior solicitor to strengthen its growing commercial property division. Justin Sturdy, who has ten years' experience in property law, joins the firm from Blake Lapthorn Linnnell in Fareham. His experience covers
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Euro 2004: Wayne can take us all the way to final glory
SAINTS legend Mick Channon was on target for England the last time they met Portugal in a European Championship match in Lisbon. But his joy of finding the net turned to despair back in November 1975 as England failed to go on and get the win they needed
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Euro 2004: Dave's 'recipe for disaster'
ONE of England's finest centre-halves urged Sven Goran-Eriksson to strengthen his aerial defences in time for tonight's Euro 2004 quarter-final clash with Portugal. Dave Watson's big fear for England's prospects of advancing in this tournament stem from
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'No' to Hants 2004
THE Hampshire FA Rules and Revision and Competition Sanction committee last night recommended to the county's full council that the application from 'Hampshire League 2004' for league sanction should NOT be accepted. This This recommendation will now
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Inaugural Twenty20 international is set
THE ENGLAND and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that The Rose Bowl will host the first Twenty20 international between England and Australia next year. The Daily Echo reported last Saturday that the inaugural international Twenty20 match was expected
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Employers flag up worry over Euro 2004
A SOUTHAMPTON firm of solicitors has released guidelines to employers over the use of national flags on company cars during Euro 2004. Warner Goodman & Streat says it has had inquiries from businesses concerned over the legal implications of staff
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Shares at BAT take a big leap
SHARES in global tobacco giant BAT, which employs more than 1,300 workers at its Southampton cigarette factory, have leapt up after regulators removed a major hurdle to a merger involving the company's US operation. The group, whose brands include Kent
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Defeat far from Academic
Hampshire Academy v Andover Andover CC, sponsored by Powells, travelled to the Rose Bowl on Saturday and were beaten by the young pretenders by 54 runs. The batting let the town side down for the first time in four weeks as bad shot selection and two
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Summer youth football tournament round up
For Andover F.C's U9 squad (pictured right), it wasn't just the sun that came shining through at the recent Troy Parker Memorial Tournament. A glorious day saw both the Reds and the Blacks play some excellent passing football, with both winning through
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Wallop couple flying high
Another major victory was added to the tally of local couple Allan and Marilyn Pothecary at the kite festival held recently at Middle Wallop. Flying as pairs display team Close Encounters, they were clear winners in the National Winter League Cup and
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Masterful Margaret second
Margaret Smith's swim in the National Triathlon Championships gave her tenth place and she missed Best Shoot by one point for a second place score of 83. With a tremendous 1,000 metre run Margaret clocked 4.03 to secure second place overall. Michelle
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Towerton performance as KJM are champs again
KJM 46 Vernham Vixens 11 For the second year KJM maintain their title as Division 1 winners. Top of the division met the bottom in the final game of this season and although the outcome was predictable, Vixens did hold their heads up high. Barbara Camm
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Porn doctor 'dealing with his demons'
A Royal Navy doctor, who accessed child porn on the internet while working at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital, was this week allowed to return to work. But Lt Cdr Duncan Blair, who remains on the Sex Offenders Register, can only practise
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Parking boon, or costly white elephant?
This giant Winchester car park cost more than £3.6m of taxpayers' money to build after years of legal battle with residents who fought to save the former meadow from the bulldozers. But the 428-space extended park-and-ride site at Bar End is half-empty
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Community radio set for switch-on
Chase FM is returning to the airwaves. The community radio station, which covers five miles around Waltham Chase, will broadcast for a week from July 18th with all the DJs being volunteers. It will culminate in a roadshow at Waltham Chase Recreation Ground
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Parking boon, or costly white elephant?
This giant Winchester car park cost more than £3.6m of taxpayers' money to build after years of legal battle with residents who fought to save the former meadow from the bulldozers. But the 428-space extended park-and-ride site at Bar End is half-empty
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City welcomes its new mayor
A GLITTERING ceremony staged at Southampton's Guildhall saw Labour's Dennis Harryman sworn is as the city's 782nd mayor yesterday. Councillor Harryman, 69, who represents the Redbridge ward, was voted into the post unanimously by members of all three
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Honours for work skills promoters
BUSINESSES, schools and community groups' achievements in helping young people gain vital employment skills were celebrated with an awards dinner at Southampton's St Mary's Stadium. The Solent Skill Quest Recognition of Achievement awards honoured teachers
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Wowee it's going to be a great weekend
FOR only the second time in its history, Andover will be awash with celebration for the entire weekend as the Andover Festival takes place. The festival is set to attract people from the town and further afield for two days of good old-fashioned fun.
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Oyez, oyez, oyez
ANDOVER Town Crier Allan Travell proclaimed the merits of watercress this week before travelling up to Durham to take part in the Loyal Company of Town Criers' British Championships. As well as his usual town cry for Andover, Stockbridge and Romsey he
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Listed cottage takes a beating
TWENTY-FIRST century traffic is taking a heavy toll on a picturesque thatched cottage in a conservation area at the heart of Ludgershall. Rebecca and Ian Cope say their home, a former shop which is listed, has been hit three times by high-sided lorries
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Heartwarming gesture
MEMBERS of Andover Music Hall handed over a cheque for £250 to the British Heart Foundation in support of one of its staunchest supporters - Laurie Broadhurst, aged 76. Laurie, who lives in Nester Close, Andover, has suffered two serious heart attacks
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Best fete yet
A 'brilliant day' was had by all at the Chute Fete on Saturday. Louise Catt, of the Chute fete committee, said: "This year was the best fete yet - probably because it didn't rain and we had more helpers." Clay pigeon shooting was one of the activities
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Family fun day
EURO 2004 fever took over Tidworth's Zouch Farm Naafi at the weekend. Hazel Lestrange, manager at the Naafi Spar grocery, organised a family fun day with her staff to raise money to buy paint for Ordnance House, opposite the shop. The house is run by
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Threatened shop triggers protests
STOCKBRIDGE residents could face losing a High Street shop if planning permission is granted to redevelop the building. John Sykes, the owner of J and S Sykes, may have to leave his shop next March if his landlord Enterprise Inns gets planning permission
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Protesters ready for homes battle
DOZENS of protesters are ready to do battle with housing chiefs as they campaign against plans for a pair of affordable homes in Wickham. About 100 letters of objection have been sent to Winchester planners ahead of their meeting on Monday to decide whether
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Forest juniors in relay form
THE women's relays provided the highlight for New Forest Juniors in the National Young Athletes' League Itchen Division match at Down Grange, Basingstoke. The quality quartet of Emily Sanderson, Hollie McManus, Fern Parker and Hazel Freary sped to a stylish
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Oriana on the brink
TODAY she is a sad sight, battered, beaten and dangerously close to sinking, but there was a time when the 41,900-ton liner Oriana was the pride of Southampton. The once beautiful ship is now listing heavily and teetering on the edge of capsizing after
