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Title-chasing BAT call in the A team
BAT Sports send out their strongest available side with a double mission at Southern Gardens tomorrow (11.30am). One is to avenge an early season defeat by Portsmouth - the other to try to close the 21-point leeway between themselves and South Wilts at
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Benali's Masters double?
FORMER Saints defender Francis Benali goes in search of more indoor football glory tomorrow. The Dell legend, who left Saints after a two-decade long association in January, will be donning the red and white stripes again tomorrow in the unlikely surroundings
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Rain keeps BAT in cup
BAT Sports are still in the Southern Electric Cup - but only thanks to a downpour which saved them from a semi-final defeat against Havant. The Southern Electric Premier League champions were reeling at 24-4, in response to Havant's 136-6 off 20 overs
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Fears force postponement
Havant & Warterlooville's friendly against Oxford United tomorrow has been called off because of potential crowd touble. Football intelligence had picked up on rumours that between 20 and 40 Oxford supporters would be travelling south intent on causing
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It's beautyful for Boots
A SOGGY summer in the south cut demand for hay fever products - but did not put a damper on high street giant Boots' first-quarter profits where a jump in beauty sales helped put a rosier complexion on the figures. The face cream to floss retailer showed
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Car rammed in road rage attack
A ROMSEY man was left badly shaken after a road-rage attack in a town suburb. His car was also extensively damaged when it was rammed by an aggressive male driver at Woodley on Tuesday afternoon last week. Police have now circulated details of the offender's
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Langdown looks to brighter future
A WATERSIDE school described as "failing" by Ofsted inspectors has turned its performance around spectacularly. Test results for 11-year-olds at Langdown Junior School Hythe show a massive improvement on last year. The 110-pupil school has jumped from
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MEP denies fraud charge
Ashley Mote, new MEP for the South-East, has vigorously denied criminal charges relating to an alleged housing benefit fraud that has cost him membership of the UK Independence Party. Mr Mote, of Knowle, Fareham, had his party whip withdrawn after it
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Ambulance Trust merits zero
Inspectors have slammed ambulance services in Hampshire for a second year. But bosses say they are missing targets because Westminster is moving the "goalposts". The Government set four targets for ambulance trusts this year. Having missed all of them
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Dismay over one-star rating
Hospital performance in central Hampshire has plummeted, say independent inspectors. Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust achieved the maximum score of three stars last summer. But in the Healthcare Commission's annual figures published on Wednesday
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Champion Jeff has tea with the mayor
Even before Britain's Olympic hopefuls have boarded the plane to Athens, a Winchester man has brought home a world title. In fact, it's the second time Jeff Lawson (25), of Stockbridge Road, has won the jujitsu world championship. Jeff, formerly from
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No medals left for local runners
WE ARE so sorry . . . That's the message from Race for Life organisers for the 10,000 women who took part in the Southampton event. It may have been the largest single race in the country - but none of the women taking part was presented with the customary
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Thanks, mate! You just saved my life
A Southampton ambulanceman saved the life of a suicidal man who threatened to jump off the Itchen Bridge. Glenn Davies has received a commendation award from Hampshire Ambulance Serv-ice for saving the life of the man who later thanked him. The drama
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Pensioner wins his council tax battle
IT was a landmark victory for a cash-strapped pensioner. However, Royal Air Force veteran Maurice Bennett's one-man rebellion could end up costing Hampshire taxpayers up to £1m. That would be the shortfall if everyone demanded to pay their council tax
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Rotary club members boost computer funds
MEMBERS of Southampton East Rotary Club have raised more than £1,000 towards the cost of new computers and other equipment at Netley Court School. They handed over the cheque to the 39-pupil primary school in Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, during its 50th
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First aiders honoured
HUNDREDS of St John Ambulance members from across Hampshire travelled to Winchester Great Hall for the charity's presentation evening. Duke of Edinburgh bronze awards went to Kelly Addoo and LaurenYounghusband of East-leigh, Gavin Berry and Katie Hopkins
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Schools' dance spectacular
DANCING styles from across the world were performed by children taking part in Southampton Schools' Dance Festival at the Turner Sims theatre. Pupils from Cedar School and 13 infant and primary schools in the city took to the stage to perform prepared
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We MUST save our theatre!
THE message is loud and clear - Andover people will not lose the town's community theatre without putting up a fight. Letters have flooded into the Andover Advertiser's London Street offices from disappointed drama companies, furious theatre-goers and
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Traditional family fun
WHILE the weather has yet to reach its summer peak the comparative absence of sunshine and heat hasn't stopped that other summer favourite - the country fete. The weekend was probably the busiest of the year for fetes because the summer term is about
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Pupils stretch out hand of friendship
AIDS orphans and poverty-stricken children are set to benefit from one of the most valuable gifts Winton School pupils could ever give them - the gift of education. Winton's large-scale Adom project to build a school for Ghanian children now has a visible
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Delight as twin mums left holding the babies
TWINS Rachel Lowe and Tracy O'Callaghan could hardly believe it when they ended up in hospital together - each having just given birth. It was even more remarkable that Rachel had given birth to twins - Aidan and Callum. Rachel explained how an amazing
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And now for the bad news...
JUST a week after winning an award for driving one of the best looking vehicles an Andover man had his truck stolen. Mark Gale, who drives a vehicle for Purbeck Plant, won second prize in a best-looking truck competition at a Truck Fest in Shepton Mallet
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Blueprint backs 2,000 more homes plea
THOSE who attended an important strategic meeting planning the blueprint for Wiltshire's future development say they are increasingly confident the Tidworth area will get the additional 2,000 houses needed to create a more balanced economy. Nigel Whitehead
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A no-frills genius
FOR someone who has made some of the most beautiful music of the last 50 years - in fact, probably of the last 50,000 years or however long it is since the first musicians found another use for two sticks besides producing hot orangey stuff - Brian Wilson
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Not fade away
LEAVING one of the most successful rock bands in the world must have been a tough decision for Bill Wyman. But since quitting the Rolling Stones 11 years ago, the softly-spoken bass guitarist certainly hasn't been gathering moss. With a busy home life
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Eastleigh Summer Music Festival
IT was only launched last year, but already the Eastleigh Summer Music Festival is attracting some of the biggest names around. Thanks to the efforts of organiser Peter Chegwyn, the ten-day event is attracting music fans from all over the world - including
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Vandalism fails to halt skatepark
A SKATEPARK has opened as planned in Portchester despite a spate of vandalism which threatened to delay its unveiling. An official opening ceremony was held by Fareham Borough Council yesterday. The facility includes a meeting point and a games area for
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Two Brothers (U)
W C Fields famously remarked "Never work with animals or children". His wise words fall on deaf ears where writer-director Jean-Jacques Annaud is concerned. The acclaimed French film-maker works closely with youngsters of the two and four-legged varieties
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Before Sunset (15)
IN Richard Linklater's wistful 1995 romance Before Sunrise, erudite French student Celine (Delpy) and American dreamer Jesse (Hawke) met by chance on a train travelling from Budapest to Vienna. The strangers savoured a magical 24 hours together, including
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STILL SHOWING
SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG) Tobey Maguire stars as the web-weaving superhero who struggles to cope with his superhuman powers while attempting to lead a normal life. He is forced to return to the fray to confront the evil Dr Octopus. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
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Meeting addresses changing climate
BUSINESSES in the South East were given a wake-up call to the realities of climate change. A sell-out conference in Brighton heard Pam Alexander, the chief executive of the South East England Development Agency, make an impassioned plea for business leaders
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Pilot scheme finds pupils placements
SCHOOL is out, but there is plenty of homework to be done at the Basingstoke Consortium before the new autumn term starts. Jayne Fowler is the project manager charged with rolling out a pilot scheme in Basingstoke for Enterprise Placements which, if successful
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Agents' hat-trick hope
ESTATE agents Redwoods are looking to score a hat-trick in the country town of Whitchurch. The third property to be marketed by them in a terraced row of Edwardian villas in Test Road is now on the market with a price guide of £230,000. David Lawrence
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Oak flourish in Division 1
Fair Oak are hot favourites to win the Hampshire League championship in their debut County Division 1 season. The title race swung dramatically in Oak's favour when overnight leaders Andover II lost their unbeaten six-match record at Tichborne Park. And
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Paultons have to sit and suffer
Without a match tomorrow, Paultons can expect to lose further ground in the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 promotion race. Unbeaten leaders Rowledge, second-placed Havant II and Hungerford, in fourth spot, will all be expecting to win. Rowledge
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Mediterranean Highway, roro, 0030, 43; Hual Triumph, roro, 0330, 40/41; CFF Solent, roro, 0530, 30; Hyundai Independence, container, 0700, 206; Montlhery, roro, 0800, 201; CAP Polonio, container, 1500, 204; Freedom, vehicle
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Chris's blessing for company's HQ
Chris Orr's dream of owning his own premises has just received some divine inspiration! For nearly 30 years a chapel in the heart of Southampton, which dates back to the 1840s, has stood empty and neglected. However with the help of South and Solent Building
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Lions' squad shaping up well
Bath 3 Andover 2 ANDOVER'S preparation for the new campaign continued on Tuesday against a side who will be playing in the southern premier league next season, writes Graham Cousins. The Lions have assembled a large squad for the coming season and in
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Hillier's high point in final round
THE final round of Andover Angling Club's evening series started with a possible five anglers in line for the prestigious title. Tackle Emporium, Romsey's James Hillier was one of those in contention and made sure of the title by winning, taking an impressive
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Schoolboy Louis pipped at the post
WINTON schoolboy Louis Sellers travelled to Gateshead with the Hampshire Schools team recently to compete in the National Schools Competition. The Andover athlete who has so far enjoyed a successful season in 2004 was aiming to make the final of the intermediate
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Andover Festival of Sport
MORE than 600 School children from 21 primary schools in and around Andover took part in the recent Andover Festival of Sport on Tuesday 13 July at Charlton Sport and Leisure Centre. Children who take part have the opportunity to experience a 45 minute
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Thruxton 10k Road Race and Fun Run
THUXTON Circuit is renowned throughout the country as the fastest motor racing circuit in the UK but on Sunday it was given over to the pounding of human feet and whirring of wheelchair spokes as horsepower made way for muscle power. In the event it was
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Third time unlucky for Andover
Andover v Bournemouth THE Andover Powell's side crashed to their third successive defeat in the Southern Electric Premier league last Saturday as title hopefuls Bournemouth defeated Toby Radford's side by two wickets. The town side were invited to bat
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Seconds knocked off top spot
Andover II v Titchborne Park ANDOVER 2's fell to their first league defeat this season with a below par performance against Titchborne Park. This was Andover's first game for over a month and it showed against a side that played last week. Andover lost
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King Arthur reigns again
King Arthur buffs from all over the world will be descending on Winchester next month to attend a conference hosted by University College Winchester. Entitled "(Re) Creating King Arthur", it will take place from August 4th-6th at the college's West Downs
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Hospital parking charges rise
Huge parking charge rises are planned at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital. Monthly rates for some staff may rise by over three times, from £5.60 to £18.70. Unions are warning the price hike may force lower-paid workers to seek other jobs.
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Facts behind the crime statistics
Violent crime has soared in Hampshire, according to Home Office statistics. Up by 53%, it's the biggest contributing factor in a 17% rise in the overall figure with offences up from 152,664 to 178,543. Police say the increase in recorded violence is the
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Hit the road chaps
A team of work colleagues from Worthy Down, near Winchester, turned their passion for motorcycling into a fund-raising challenge when they hit the roads of Britain. Biking enthusiasts, Phil Bradbury, Nige Smith, Kenny Caraher and David Forster, who work
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Footloose, Fame and me
I'M not sure if he's learned how to fly, or even if he'll make it to heaven, but there's every reason to suspect people will remember his name. Who am I talking about? Dean Pitchford, the actor-turned-songwriter who won an Oscar for his lyric to Fame
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City of Angels
JEMS Theatre is presenting another musical first for the area with a week-long run of Cy Coleman's City of Angels. The play, whose title is a reference to Los Angeles, is a spoof of the private eye movies of the 1940s. The story follows Stine, a fiction
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Wedded bliss?
MANY people would be happy to direct just one successful play. Barbara Fairclough from The Performing Arts Company is embarking on her 22nd play for the Hedge End based group. And she has set herself a hard act to follow. The group, who performed the
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Ungrateful?
SHE'S had £80,000 of taxpayers' money spent on renovating her derelict house. Her three-bedroom home - once declared unfit to live in - is now worth a staggering £160,000. However, defiant pensioner Flo Giblett is refusing to move back in because she
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Excalibur
MYTH and magic come together with spectacular effect in Titchfield Festival Theatre's latest production, based on the legends of King Arthur and Merlin. Brand new musical Excalibur, which receives its world premiere tonight (Friday), has been written
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It's just pure relief getting this result
MENTALLY and emotionally drained, the parents of Hannah Foster once again opened their hearts to speak about their trip to India that saw the arrest of the prime suspect in their daughter's murder inquiry. The couple have braved press conference after
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Baby boom at Marwell
IT seems the animals at Marwell Zoo near Winchester have been a bit confused by the recent spell of April showers. Visitors to the popular tourist attraction will see several new babies born within the past month, some two months after the traditional
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Checkout this loyalty
SUPERMARKETS put a high premium on customer loyalty but some customers at one Chandler's Ford store showed what loyalty really means this week. The Asda store in Bournemouth Road first opened its doors to the public as French owned Carrefour in July 1974
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Three score club is handed forty score!
HUNDREDS of pensioners at a popular Totton club hit by a massive rent rise have been given a helping hand. Members of the Totton and District Three Score Club have received £800 from Hampshire County Council to fund improvements to fire doors. Totton
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It's a scene of devastation as travellers quit
A £25,000 clean-up operation is still going on after travellers ended their illegal occupation of a giant Chandler's Ford warehouse. Travellers invaded the empty 55,000 square feet building in Brickfield Lane on the Chandler's Ford Industrial Estate just
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Double the fun
WALLOP came alive on Saturday as villagers from Nether Wallop and Over Wallop enjoyed a produce market in the morning and a traditional country flower show in the afternoon. The market stalls took over the village square in the centre of Nether Wallop
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Crowds flock to Victorian fair
HUNDREDS turned out in Victorian costume at the weekend for Overton's two-day sheepfair. The fair was opened at 10am on Saturday with a flock of sheep running through the village. There were more than 50 stalls of different types for visitors to enjoy
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It's in the genes says May, 105
MOTHER of two, May Partridge was born in 1899 on the Isle of Sheppey when Queen Victoria was on the throne. Now a remarkable 105, when she met her husband Frederick he was in the Army. When he was posted to Jamaica she went with him. Their first child
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Tough action pays off
TOUGH action by police to tackle the problem of youth anti-social behaviour in the centre of Tidworth is having a significant impact on the problem, the area's section commander told the Tidworth Community Forum. Offenders had been particularly active
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Desperate plea for firefighters
A RECENT fire in Stockbridge has shown how fine the line is between success and disaster when a blaze broke out in the roof space of the White Hart Inn. Luckily the retained firefighters were near the station and able to respond quickly. Within 25 minutes
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Sir George meets the minders
ANDOVER Childminders Association welcomed a very special visitor recently when Sir George Young popped to watch a puppet show in St Michael's Church Hall, Smannell Road. He said: "This weekly session is of great value, as it enables the childminders to
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Antique taken as thieves ransack historic church
A MEON Valley church may be forced to close its doors to the public after thieves ransacked the building and took an irreplaceable antique. The team that runs 13th century St Peter's Church in Soberton is considering keeping doors locked during the day
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European gold for bike crash victim
ONLY weeks after injury in a motorcycle crash, powerlifter Jean Maton won gold at the European Masters championships in the Czech Republic. The accident, about five weeks ago, prevented her competing in the British senior championships and limited her
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Hawks get struck by Lightning in Twenty20
HAMPSHIRE Hawks' winning streak in the Twenty20 Cup came to an abrupt end on Monday night as they were crushed by nine wickets by Lancashire Lightning in the quarter-final. It meant the red rose county continued their hold over their south coast rivals
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Thunderbirds (PG)
THE live action version of Gerry Anderson's cult "Super-Marionation" series is go... Dastardly criminal mastermind The Hood (Ben Kingsley) sends Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton) and his four eldest sons - Scott (Philip Winchester), John ( Lex Shrapnel), Virgil
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Ensuring internet safety
SCHOOL friends have gone in to business together to create a secure chatroom for youngsters - and they are close to running a live pilot. Dorian Port and Stuart Earle, who are both 33 and met when they were pupils at the then Brighton Hill School in Basingstoke
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String relocates to town centre
EVENTS organiser String has moved "down town" to larger premises. String is in expansion mode and has relocated its events team, chiropratic clinic and health and wellness department from Hartley Wintney to the Lutyens Building in Bilton Road, Basingstoke
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Country homes give options to buyers
TWO country houses have exactly the same guide price of £875,000 - but the difference is that one is very old and the other is modern. Bylands Cottage is listed and believed to have started life as a Hampshire hall house as early as the 1600s. But it