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Savage man for a crisis
EXPERIENCED coach Louis Savage has succeeded ex-Saint Jon Gittens as manager of Wessex League crisis club Fareham Town. The new man, who will be assisted by Louis Bell, takes over amid choppy waters at Cams Alders. The fans are up in arms amid growing
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Kiwi Parlane the ko king
BAT Sports swept into Monday's Southern Electric Cup final against Portsmouth at the Rose Bowl with a crushing 49-run win over Havant in last night's rain-delayed semi-final. Their match winner was New Zealander Neal Parlane, who hammered 62, including
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Women's Football: Saints are the victims of another Fulham raid
SOUTHAMPTON Saints women's football team have suffered another triple raid at the hands of Fulham. Scottish international Holly Anderson, club stalwart Marie O'Brien and talented, teenage striker Kelly Baker have all been tempted away by the lure of FA
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ELFSBORG 2 - SAINTS 2
RESULTS are not the judge of any pre-season tour. So while two wins and a draw is undoubtedly a very satisfactory return, other factors will give manager Paul Sturrock far more cause for optimism as the new season nears. The most obvious was the emergence
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Solent, roro, 0530, 30; Cosmos Ace, roro, 0600, 43; Cervantes, roro, 0815, 105; Ville D'Antares, container, 1200, 207; BBC Bornholm, cargo, 2300, 25 Today's Principal Sailings: Hual Oceania, roro, 0600, 101; NYK Andromeda
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DIY giant's £550,000 fine over woman's death
CHANDLER'S Ford based DIY giant B&Q was fined £550,000 for flouting health and safety laws following the death of a grandmother at one of it stores. The breaches at the Fleetsbridge superstore in Poole led to the death of Pamela Hinchliffe after being
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Speedway hero dies
ONE of the stars of the former Southampton speedway track, Alby Golden, has died at the age of 73. Mr Golden worked in Husband's shipyard, Marchwood, for 37 years and, during his speedway career, managed to fit in the sport alongside his full-time job
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Austin gets Scotthall's support
SCOTHALL Hampshire, the Chandler's Ford based BMW and MINI dealership, has joined forces with experienced local racing driver Robin Austin to support him through the 2004 John Cooper Challenge. The multi-discipline race series, now in its third season
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Bashley hit back
BASHLEY fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Forest rivals Lymington & New Milton in a friendly last night. Kevin Reacord, pictured, netted from a Ben Thomson cross inside the first 30 seconds and the same player doubled the advantage
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Martial Arts: Trevor an English Ju-Jitsu marvel
ROMSEY'S Trevor Birmingham is sporting a golden glow after helping England to victory in the World Ju-Jitsu Championships in Canada. Ju-Jitsu is the ancient martial art of the legendary Samurai and its history can be traced back to 16th century Japan.
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Bowls: Rail twosome hit the end of the line
EASTLEIGH Rail twosome George Werrin and Bill Newman tackled opponents above the normal level associated with the Kestrel Guards Southampton Open tournament. In the pairs they faced the father and son combination of Peter and Keith Le Long - two members
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Justice . . . what justice?
FOR nearly seven years Karen Meadows patrolled the streets of her community - because she cared. As a volunteer special constable she gave up her own time on top of having a demanding job and raising her young family. It was in her nature to get involved
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MOCKERY
A TEENAGE THUG who attacked the home of a Hampshire special constable will not serve a single day in prison for the crime due to a legal loophole. Judge John Boggis QC said he was frustrated he was unable to pass any sentence on 17-year-old Lance Baistow
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M27 slip road closure leaves drivers fuming
MOTORISTS were left annoyed and frustrated yesterday when a major motorway slip road was completely closed off - for no apparent reason. Hundreds of drivers were left queuing for up to five miles westbound along the M27 when highways chiefs decided to
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New Forest Show opens to huge crowds
FLUSHED with success - that's how organisers described the first day of this year's New Forest Show. After rain put a damper on last year's event, it was water problems of a different sort that threatened to put a spanner in the works this time. It was
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Crack down on nuisance families
A PILOT scheme to help crack down on antisocial behaviour by so called "problem" families in Southampton looks set to be given the go-ahead by city housing bosses. The scheme dubbed Taking Control, will see families who cause a nuisance to their neighbours
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Mia's banger on with her meaty name
HAMPSHIRE tots had a tasty time trying to come up with a suitable name for a new type of local sausage made especially with youngsters' taste buds in mind. Pupils from Freegrounds Infant School in Hedge End came up with some weird and wonderful suggestions
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Review: Bibb wows festival crowd
Eric Bibb, Fleming Park, Eastleigh Aided by local musician Arnie Cottrell on slide guitar and mandolin, Australian singer/guitarist Rory Ellis warmed up the festival crowd with his powerful and gravelly bluesy voice, particularly effective on Dylan's
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Hards fury at Smith move
NEIL Hards has warned his FA Vase-winning Winchester City side that he wants no repeat of the saga surrounding skipper Danny Smith's departure to Eastleigh. Not only was Hards peeved that Smith left the City Ground for a non-Conference club, but he was
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Kelly gets her eye in
ISLE OF WIGHT heptathlete Kelly Sotherton has one last stop-off in Britain before jetting out to the Olympics Games in Athens. The 27-year-old Newport-born all-rounder will be putting the finishing touches to her long jump at Friday's Norwich Union London
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Tommy grabs gold medal
TEAM SOLENT'S Tommy Davies has bounced back from the disappointment of the AAA Under-20 Championships to lift the South of England under-20 3,000 metres title at Bedford. The 18-year-old Loughborough University student from Romsey unexpectedly flopped
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New Forest clock off in style
DESPITE fielding only a small team, New Forest Juniors performed well in the fourth and final National Young Athletes' League Itchen Division fixture at Crawley. Led by a brace of wins from sprinter Hollie McManus (100m, 12.7sec) and 200m (26.6), they
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Victory as plan to curb parking is put in reverse
RESIDENTS living in Eastleigh's Kipling Road area have scored an exceedingly sweet victory by halting council moves to curb parking in their streets. New housing and office developments coupled with the nation's runaway love affair with the car threaten
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Huge crowd for Nilsson farewell
NEW Saints signing Mikael Nilsson's farewell appearance for Halmstad last night was watched by the Swedish club's biggest crowd for 25 years. An attendance of 15,547 - almost twice the season's average - crammed into the leafy rjansvall ground to see
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'Luxury' move for Sturrock
PAUL STURROCK compared last night's left-flank combination to the famous Wayne Bridge/Chris Marsden axis. The Saints boss played Jelle Van Damme behind Graeme Le Saux in the 2-2 draw with Elfsborg and was encouraged. He said: "I was very pleased to see
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HANTS FA BANKS £237,367 FROM FINES!
THE Daily Echo can today reveal the high penalties paid by grass-roots clubs, players and officials for rising amounts of indiscipline. TODAY we can reveal that the Southampton-based Hampshire FA banked a staggering £237,367 from fines during the calendar
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Hards fury at Smith move
NEIL Hards has warned his FA Vase-winning Winchester City side that he wants no repeat of the saga surrounding skipper Danny Smith's departure to Eastleigh. Not only was Hards peeved that Smith left the City Ground for a non-Conference club, but he was
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Connell bangs in goal number five
STRIKER Alan Connell continued his impressive build-up to the new campaign last night. Connell scored his fifth goal of pre-season in Cherries' late win over non-league Eastleigh. In a typical pre-season friendly, a game of few genuine chances was finally
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Bashley hit back
BASHLEY fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Forest rivals Lymington & New Milton in a friendly last night. Kevin Reacord, pictured, netted from a Ben Thomson cross inside the first 30 seconds and the same player doubled the advantage
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Savage man for a crisis
EXPERIENCED coach Louis Savage has succeeded ex-Saint Jon Gittens as manager of Wessex League crisis club Fareham Town. The new man, who will be assisted by Louis Bell, takes over amid choppy waters at Cams Alders. The fans are up in arms amid growing
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Three firms are fined thousands
THREE firms in Hampshire have been fined tens of thousands of pounds between them for flagrant breaches of the law. In the worst incident a worker shattered his kneecap after falling up to four metres from a ladder. Another business was rapped for operating
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Firm knows how to pamper clients
HAMPSHIRE law firm Warner Goodman & Streat has developed a programme of innovative corporate events for clients. Spa visits, lunches in the New Forest and days at the races have all featured on the agenda for clients of the commercial services group
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McFarlane closing in
ANDREW MCFARLANE still has his eyes on the Maxxis British Motocross title after racing to a couple of third places in the sixth round at Desertmartin in Northern Ireland. The Australian had never been to the circuit, with its deep red loamy sand, but
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Eastleigh 0 - Cherries 1
STRIKER Alan Connell continued his impressive build-up to the new campaign last night. Connell scored his fifth goal of pre-season in Cherries' late win over non-league Eastleigh. In a typical pre-season friendly, a game of few genuine chances was finally
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Rowing: Time and tide won't wait for Coalporters' senior final
THE SHOWPIECE senior fours final turned into a twilight struggle against a full flood ebb tide at Coalporters' Northam Bridge Regatta on Saturday. The final is normally staged twice around the course but this time it had to be just the once. A late start
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Fears of rent hike in housing review
IT HAS been branded a waste of money, but thousands of Winchester people are being asked their views on the future of council housing. The city council is spending about £50,000 consulting 6,000 households as to who should provide their homes, but the
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City chiefs plan new cul-de-sac
SHOCK plans have been announced to create a new cul-de-sac in Winchester city centre. The city council proposes to close one end of Middle Brook Street to stop it being used as a rat-run. It represents a remarkable turnaround for the residents. At one
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I DID DUMP BELINDA'S BODY IN THE SOLENT
THE husband of murdered Southampton mum Belinda Gibson has sensationally confessed to dumping her body in the Solent, it was revealed today David Gibson made the admission to Hampshire detectives three days after being convicted of his wife's murder.
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Union wants hospital job cuts talks
WE'LL fight cuts. That is the message from health workers' union, Unison, which is today demanding face-to-face talks with hospital bosses. It comes after yesterday's announcement that nearly 400 jobs are to go and two hospital wards will close as health
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Walk in the park can help beat diabetes
FIRMS across Hampshire have raised more than £25,000 to help find a cure for diabetes. Eight companies have pledged the money to medical research charity Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) for its forthcoming Walk to Cure Diabetes fundraiser
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Slithery thieves make off with two royal pythons!
EASTLEIGH police are hunting slithery customers who raided the back garden of a Chandler's Ford home and made off with two royal python snakes. The breeding pair of pythons - worth £700 each - were nabbed by thieves who ignored a more dangerous rattle
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Russell joined by classic orchestra
A WORLD-CLASS orchestra will join top opera star Russell Watson in Bournemouth this Friday. Watson, the car mechanic who swapped his welding torch for a career on the international stage, will be backed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at a
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Review: Tribute act RU40 uncork vintage Red, Red Wine
Uncle Herb, RU40 and 2-Tonic, Fleming Park, Eastleigh PROMISING young band Uncle Herb kicked off a well-received concert with a solid performance, although the addition of keyboards would have smoothed out the sound. UB40 tribute band RU40 continued the
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Arsonist hunt after wheelie bin inferno
POLICE are hunting a serial arsonist who may have a grudge against wheelie bins after 8,500 of them were destroyed in an inferno. The attack yesterday at Priddy's Hard in Gosport came less than a week after a firebug set alight 2,000 bins causing £34,000
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Man trapped in lift feared he would die
A MAN who suffers from severe epilepsy has spoken of the moment he thought he would die when he became trapped in a faulty lift. Former driver's mate Keith Thwaites, 47, and his wife June, 65, were imprisoned for an hour and a half in a lift at their
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Mount early closure plan fails to impress
HEALTH chiefs have been rapped on the knuckles after deciding to axe services at a Bishopstoke hospital a year earlier than planned. For the first time, Hampshire County Council's health review committee called on Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust
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We can't afford to rest Mikael
PAUL STURROCK is planning to include new signing Mikael Nilsson as soon as possible in pre-season preparations, despite the Swede's participation in Euro 2004. The Saints boss has been able to give Anders Svensson and Marian Pahars extra time to recover