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Katich ready for his Rose Bowl Return
AUSSIE all-rounder Simon Katich, Hampshire's 2003 Player of the Year, is returning to the Rose Bowl next month. He flies back into England on August 11 and will play for the county until the end of the season. The stylish left-hander is replacing his
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Gittens silent as he quits Fareham
EX-SAINT Jon Gittens is keeping tight-lipped about his reasons for quitting Sydenhams Wessex League outfit Fareham Town. Only three months after leading Town to the Hampshire Senior Cup final at St Mary's, the 40-year-old former Southampton and Portsmouth
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The Prince and Me (PG)
IN THIS take on the Cinderella story, Julia Stiles plays Paige, a student at a Wisconsin university who meets and falls in love with one of her classmates. But what she doesn't know is that he's actually a Danish prince, Edvard or Eddy (Luke Mably), spending
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Monster revival
ONE of the south's leading high street retailers has continued its revival in fortunes - with a little bit of help from these awkward-looking fellows. Family favourite Woolworths, which has eight stores in and around Southampton, saw a one per cent rise
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1,479 years of service for Hendy Group
LONG-service awards are nothing new to south coast based Hendy Group, which has 48 members of staff who have worked for the company for more than 25 years. The motor group's dedicated 25 Club has just welcomed eight new members and the group has a combined
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BOWLS - McEwan's men Worthing bound
BANISTER PARK strode through their Hampshire semi-final to book a place in the national stages of the English BA triples championships at Worthing next month. Playing in Last Eights week at Atherley, Cliff Higgins, Gary Squires and skip Danny McEwan,
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Stan and Ollie help species out of a fine mess
THE numbers of a critically endangered species have been boosted with the birth at Marwell Zoo of two Somali wild asses. The Somali wild ass is extremely rare with less than 200 in the wild and just 100 in zoos across the world. Their numbers have been
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Travellers on move
POLICE say a group of travellers that set up camp near Winchester have moved on. Five caravans and assorted vehicles gained access to the northbound services at Sutton Scotney on the A34 after they filled in a trench earlier this week. Sgt Bill Ord, of
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Cricketers bat against parish over fees hike
IT'S the sport of gentlemen - the clunk of leather on willow, scattered applause and even a break for tea. But a bitter row has blown up in one Hampshire village between parish leaders and a sports club - and protesters say it's simply not cricket. Michelmersh
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Round-up plea to Commoners
NEW Forest Commoners are being asked to help at the annual pony round-ups. The round-ups, also known as drifts, allow the ponies to be branded, tail-marked and wormed. Official Verderer Oliver Crosthwaite Eyre told the July Court of Verderers: "The drifts
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96 violent crimes a day
ALMOST 100 violent crimes are committed every day in Hampshire. Figures revealed today show how the number, which includes attacks, cases of domestic violence and harassment, have soared across the county during the past year with 35,148 recorded in 2003
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It's pot luck for Sandra in big cannabis battle
HAMPSHIRE MP Sandra Gidley has joined calls for cannabis to be legalised and is pressing the point in parliament. The former chemist is urging the government to allow the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Liberal Democrat Mrs Gidley wants victims
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Residents' ASBO call for unruly students
CALLS are being made for unruly students in Southampton to be given Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs). Residents in the Polygon area are urging council and police chiefs to consider placing persistent offenders under the restrictions. They are normally
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Health chiefs' 300 per cent parking hike
HEALTH chiefs in Winchester are to hit staff and visitors at the city hospital with huge rises in car parking charges. Increases of up to 300 per cent are proposed for some wanting to park at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital. Worst-hit will be workers
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WAIT FOR IT!
Dr Paul Menin prepares for a soaking at the hands of daughter Nicki Menin and Rosemarie Blakemore during a fun day in aid of Oakhaven Hospice in Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington. It was hoped up to £5,000 would be raised for the hospice during the event
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What is it like to be a teacher?
PEOPLE interested in finding out what it would be like to be a teacher can learn more about it at a free three-day taster course being held in Southampton soon. The course in primary teaching is being run especially for graduates and undergraduates wanting
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FOOTBALL: Good result for City in pre-season friendly against Conference giants
Cannie's impressive start Winchester City 2, Aldershot Town 2 CITY's first home match of the campaign saw a bumper crowd of 519 witness an entertaining draw in a friendly fixture in which City met opponents some four divisions above their current Wessex
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St Cross on the precipice
St Cross Symondians (163 all out) lost to Alton (166 for 7) by 3 wickets Southern Electric Premier League - Division 2 SIX GAMES! That's all St Cross Symondians have left to save their Premier Division 2 bacon. A seventh defeat in eight games - by a three-wicket
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Pensioner wins his council tax battle
ALL he wanted to do was pay his council tax over 12 months instead of ten. But for that simple request, Bursledon pensioner Maurice Bennett was summoned to face magistrates. The 71-year-old former RAF fireman had been hounded by Eastleigh council chiefs
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Take in the joy of sax
WORLD-CLASS saxophonist Danny Moss is soon to set the night on fire for jazz lovers at Eastleigh's Concorde Club. Danny, who was a star soloist alongside such jazz legends as Johnny Dankworth and Humphrey Lyttelton, will be supported by Jimmy Hastings
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Plenty to sing about
AS I dash into Carnival Hall in Council Road on a Monday evening to seek out the members of the Basingstoke Ladies Choir, I'm surprised to see several men dotted around the place, who I then spot escorting said ladies to the door, giving them a peck on
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Warne targets a win record
Shane Warne has set Hampshire a record target of 11 championship wins - and intends to start the second half of the season with more happy memories of Trent Bridge. Hampshire skipper Warne won the man of the match award after helping Australia retain
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Walking Tall (15)
SWEATY, full-grown men rolling around the floor with each other. No, it's not another party at Michael Barrymore's house, it's wrestling. And, rather than confining themselves to the "square circle", World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has decided to
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Asian Dynasty, ro/ro, 0030, 43; CFF Seine, ro/ro, 0530, 30; QM2, passenger, 0530, 38/9; Autoline, ro/ro, 0630, 203; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0730. 201; Autoprestige, ro/ro, 1000, 105; OOCL Thailand, container, 2000, 207; Mediterranean
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BOWLS - Anne dons another crown
ANNE PEARCE was crowned Hampshire singles champion after dominating the final at Banister Park. The Atherley bowler - a lighthearted character off the green - stays fully focused on it - and she was 9-1 up almost before opponent Linda Johnson of Richmond
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BOWLS - Squires defends open singles crown
IT'S tournament time next week with the 52nd Southampton Open taking place from Monday to the finals on Saturday. Defending champion Michael Squires (Boscombe Cliff) will try to retain the singles crown while the Barrett brothers from Eastleigh Rail are
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Roadworks will bring disruption to streets
DRIVERS into Winchester can expect major disruption on one of the main routes into the city from next week. Safety works on St Cross Tunnel Bridge will begin on Monday and last for about 13 weeks. The work coincides with disruption on Bar End Road, another
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Brookfield pupils pass their Euro exams
PUPILS from a Hampshire school held a multicultural day to celebrate our growing ties with other European countries. The kids from Brookfield School in Sarisbury Green donned traditional costumes and sampled food from 25 European Union countries. Quizzes
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Funding plea to save blindness research
A SOUTHAMPTON scientist is desperate for funds to continue research towards finding a cure for blindness. His appeal comes on the same day that news of his major breakthrough is announced. Professor Andrew Lotery and his team have discovered the gene
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Our retiring head teacher is a class act, say pupils
AFTER a lifetime spent teaching in Southampton's schools, Beryl Hood is finally saying goodbye to her pupils for the last time. She is retiring after ten years at the helm of Hollybrook Infant School. Teachers at the 190-pupil school organised a special
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Secondary schools' champions decided
MORE than 50 children took part in the annual Gazette Primary Schools Tennis Tournament. Teams from across the borough battled to become champions in an event that was a climax to the tennis programmes that Totally Tennis have been running at the schools
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Matt's shirt helps save lives after charity auction
It was the shirt worn by Matthew Le Tissier when his hat-trick clinched Saints' Premiership survival. Now it is playing a major role in helping to save the lives of children with serious heart conditions. For the soccer hero's shirt was one of the star
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Josh gets all-clear
JOSHUA Hartley could be home next week after being given the all-clear by doctors - and eating breakfast for the first time in weeks. The 12-year-old has been provisionally told he can head back home to Winchester Road, Romsey, as soon as Wednesday July
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Jools & Co light up a cool night
AS THE light started to fade, Jools Holland and his band took to the stage of the Larmer Tree Festival and started to weave their musical magic. This has become an annual gig in the garden for Jools and his band of talented performers - and once again
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CRICKET: Oaks hit topping form
Fair Oak (65 for 0) beat OTs & Romsey (64 all out) by 10 wickets Hampshire League - County Division 1 FAIR OAK climbed to the summit of the Hampshire League with the ruthless execution of much-fancied OTs & Romsey, Derek Manning once again taking
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Fundraising choir sings out in crisis
A Choir which has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity may be forced to disband if a new conductor cannot be found. Members of West End Choral Society, which has been running for 46 years, are desperately seeking a leader to guide them through
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Driver escapes as louts stone lorry
A LORRY driver had a narrow escape when two youths hurled a slab of stone at him from a motorway bridge near Whiteley. Martin Beckmann believes he could have been killed when his lorry was hit on the M27 yesterday morning. The 37-year-old from Lordshill
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On track to glory at championships
BUDDING star athletes from Eastleigh have been running away with some top awards. Members of Eastleigh and District Junior Athletics Club scooped a clutch of medals at their debut appearance at the Hampshire Athletics Association Track and Field Championships
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Medal show time at ice skating arena
A NUMBER of successes have come the way of ice skaters at Basingstoke's Silver Drome Arena. The adult Dj Vu team won the silver medal in the show-number class at the Bracknell Adult Open Competition with their circus-themed presentation. The Basingstoke