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Paul praises Eastleigh spirit
EASTLEIGH boss Paul Doswell has rarely been as proud of his Premier League troops as he was on Wednesday night. Virtually everything that could go wrong did in the build-up to the 1-1 draw at Windsor & Eton, yet the players responded with a performance
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Will bids farewell to county game
WILL KENDALL has retired after eight years as a Hampshire player. Kendall, 30, made his debut in 1996 and was an ever present for five years before he was dropped midway through last season. This season he has only played eight championship matches, the
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Plunkett puts bite on Hants
HAMPSHIRE were thwarted by Liam Plunkett and the weather in their bid to clinch promotion from Division Two of the County Championship yesterday. After the first two days of their match against Durham at Chester-le-Street were washed out they dismissed
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Carefree days of childhood
IT WAS all very different then, back in the 1940s and 1950s of an unspoiled Hampshire countryside where cart-horses and hay-wagons were a familiar sight, a local milkman delivered a pint to the doorstep, flocks of geese grazed on the village green and
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High Fives abound as a quintet of district schools have success
SECONDARY schools across the Winchester district reverberated to the sound of ear-piercing screams and whoops of joy. The weeks of waiting and keeping everything crossed were over - GCSE results day was here again. With butterflies fluttering in their
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27,000 of you risking your lives!
THOUSANDS of women across Hampshire are failing to make appointments for smear tests - and risking their lives in the process... HAVING a smear test is probably the best way of reducing your risk of cervical cancer," said consultant gynaecologist Simon
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Coming up...
NEW shows are being announced every day. Keep up to date with what's coming up in the area with our new feature and make sure you don't miss out. Ever-popular show THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) comes to the Theatre Rotal Winchester
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Anger at plans to axe fire engine
PLANS to slash cover at one of Southampton's busiest fire stations will NOT compromise safety, a senior officer has pledged. Fire chief Kevin Butcher claims people living in Redbridge won't notice the difference when changes are brought in next month.
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Mystery of youth's six stab wounds
A TEENAGER was dropped off at a Southampton police station early today after being stabbed six times in the back in a mystery attack in the city. Police said a taxi driver had taken the 17-year-old to Southampton Central police station at 1.55am. Staff
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Schools notch up all-time record of top passes
TEENAGERS across Hampshire were jumping for joy as the wait for their GCSE results finally came to an end. Friends screamed, hugged, congratulated and commiserated with each other as they discovered their grades yesterday. Across Southampton the numbers
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Car crashes through club wall
STAFF at a working men's club in Southampton were this morning clearing up after a car smashed through a wall that surrounds their club. Two cars were involved in the collision at the junction of Langhorne Road and Portswood Road in Swaythling. The collision
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Traders insist it's business as usual
RUMOURS that Union Street is closed while a new roof is installed have been firmly scotched by traders in the area. Despite a manifestation of scaffolding around the shops off the town centre, all the Union Street stores are open as normal. "Someone at
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Police urge firms to tighten up security
POLICE in Hampshire are asking the public to keep an eye out for industrial machinery being moved at unusual times of the night, in a bid to stamp out a growing number of thefts across the county. Last week three lorries were stolen from industrial estates
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Minister will decide DIY warehouse plan
GOVERNMENT ministers will take the final decision whether or not an ecologically sensitive piece of wetland close to the heart of Andover should be developed for commercial use. Lamron Securities wants to build a retail warehouse and drive through restaurant
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Freehold land offer
NEW industrial estate land in Andover may be offered freehold to industrialists in a bid to entice new businesses and industries into the town. News that more than a million square feet of space is lying idle in the town has highlighted the challenges
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DLO project offer
ANDOVER'S biggest employer is seeking projects which can make a difference in the community. Every government employee is allowed up to three days paid leave to carry out work that will enhance their area, and DLO Andover encourages staff to take up the
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Picnic n' play
ST Thomas' Church in Charl- ton has played host to young children on the last two Mondays with picnic 'n' play sessions. At a cost of just £1 per family, youngsters were invited to take a picnic and enjoy some fun and games during the summer holidays.
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Aswad, Jackie Graham and FYA
JUMPIN' Jaks has got a great set of events to make sure that you get into the mood for a summer bank holiday - whatever the weather. Tonight will have a Caribbean feel when Grammy nominated and MOBO-winning stars ASWAD make a special, pre-Notting Hill
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Profits plunging says High St charity shop
A NATIONAL charity has claimed that disruption from the improvement works in Andover High Street has caused a dramatic drop in its turnover. Cancer Research UK says its shop at 14 High Street Andover needs hundreds of good quality items to come in and
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Voices and Visions
BEAULIEU Abbey is celebrating its 800th anniversary this weekend with an exciting illuminations and choral music presentation, in the grounds of the stunning 13th century structure. The abbey reverberated for more than 300 years between 1204 and 1538
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Dawn raids unearth illegal immigrants
IMMIGRATION officers have discovered eight people living in the country illegally during dawn raids on properties in Fareham and Gosport. The officers from Portsmouth, assisted by police officers, visited three private addresses in the area at about 5am
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Olympics can be making of Robert who?
AMID all the furore surrounding a gate-crasher from America, 4x400 metres man Robert Tobin became the unknown face of Britain's Olympic athletics squad when the team was named. As the 20-year-old Hamp-shire lad dramatically dipped on the line to seize
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City's harbour master, Jimmy, opts for calmer waters aged 61
SOUTHAMPTON'S harbour master, Captain James 'Jimmy' Chestnutt, who oversaw (ABP) Associated British Ports' controversial plans to develop a container terminal at Dibden Bay, is to retire. Captain Chestnutt, who is 61, co-ordinated ABP's blueprint for
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Golf buyers can tee-off online
VOLKSWAGEN has announced that its eagerly-awaited new Golf GTI can now be ordered via a dedicated new website. The company has taken the unusual step of enabling customers to place their orders for the forthcoming model months before its debut, via www.newgolfgti.co.uk
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THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK (15)
IN space, no one can hear you scream... which is a blessing in writer-director David Twohy's high octane sequel to Pitch Black. Half the cast shriek themselves silly in the face of deep space Armageddon, while the sound effects department unleashes a
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Raising Helen (PG)
KATE Hudson and John Corbett take the lead in this comedy from the director of Pretty Woman, Garry Marshall. After her sister and brother-in-law die in a car accident, Helen Harris (Hudson) becomes the guardian of their three children. Joan Cusack brightens
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TOP TEN HARDBACKS
Best selling hardback books for the week ending August 28th. 1 (1) Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss 2 (3) Birds Without Wings by Louis De Bernieres 3 (-) Something Rotten: Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde
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TOP TEN PAPERBACKS
Best selling paperback books for the week ending August 28th. 1 (1) You Are What You Eat by Gillian McKeith 2 (2) A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 3 (4) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 4 (3) The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0530, 201; CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Cast Salmon, general, 0630, 204; Aurora, cruise, 0645, 106; Hyundai Liberty, container, 1100, 207; CMA CGM Ravel, container, 2200, 206; French Bay, refrigerat, pm
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'Stoke have belief
JIM DIXON says his Basingstoke players are fit and ready to launch a new rugby season with victory at Harlow in the Powergen Cup. 'Stoke's failure to win the Hampshire Cup final against Andover - they disappointingly lost 9-5 in March - means they have
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A new season for Chesil
Award-winning Chesil Theatre, Winchester, launches its new season this week promising a strong mix of hilarious comedy, contemporary drama and classic satire in its 2004/2005 line-up. The new season of six plays, which runs from October 2004 through to
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Playing this week
Who's treading the boards in the south this week ALICE'S Adventures in Wonderland is coming to West Dean Gardens just north of Chichester on Wednesday. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic along with them as they can eat in the grounds from 5.30pm before
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Delight as GCSE pass rate soars to all-time record
CONGRATULATIONS were in order for hundreds of GSCE students across Southampton who found out their results yesterday. The number of pupils gaining the benchmark of five or more GCSE grades A* to C rose by one per cent to 46 per cent - an all time record
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German death boat brought back to life
IT was the scourge of the allied navy during the Second World War and almost scuppered preparations for the D-Day landings. With a crew of 15 sailors, the 35m E-boat S130 was among nine German crafts to virtually destroy seven merchant ships taking part
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Taking on the tough guys
HE says he enjoys a challenge and, now, 24-year-old James Dajlid is bidding to be named the "Toughest Firefighter Alive." James, who is a firefighter at Southampton Airport, will be competing at the eighth World Fire Fighter Games in Sheffield on Saturday
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Scouts prepare to spend award cash
THANKS to another Daily Echo Make it Happen award this Scout group will be taking to the water with some brand new equipment. The group's canoeing and kayaking equipment is more than ten years old and its leaders wrote to the Daily Echo pleading for some
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Hunt for flasher steps up
ANDOVER police have stepped up their campaign to catch a man who they believe is responsible for a series of indecent exposures in the River Way and Cricketers Way area of the town. It's thought to be the worst case of its kind in recent years. Now police
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Veterans' service
SECOND World War veterans are hoping Andover residents will join them to remember fallen colleagues at the Airborne Forces Service of Rememb-rance on 5 September. The service, to be held at Stone-field Park in Martins Lane, Chilb-olton, will feature members
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Post Office to stay
CAMPAIGNERS in Whit-church are celebrating this week after Tesco reversed its decision to close the Post Office in the One Stop store it now owns. Sir George Young spearheaded the campaign to keep the Post Office, which was due to close in October as
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Campaign poems flood in
POEMS in support of the Andover Advertiser's 'Save Our Theatre' campaign, have been flooding into the organisers of a competition - Free Expressions. The poetry group, founded by Roberto Ranieri, is running a competition in which poets will perform their
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Coming up...
NEW concerts are being announced every day. Keep up to date with what's coming up in the area with our new feature and make sure you don't miss out. Boy band MCFLY come to Portsmouth Guildhall on October 8. The band have been one of the big success stories
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Chapter and verse
CHILDREN from The Oak Tree Nursery in Whitchurch have been spending a day celebrating children's literature by dressing up as their favourite characters and bringing in their best loved books. Both staff and children dressed up for the day and lots of
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Gig Guide
What's on the local music scene this week THIS bank holiday weekend some of the biggest names in global dance music will descend on the south coast, to perform at the Versus Music Festival at Canford Park in Wimborne, Dorset. The festival will cater for
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A win is needed
BASINGSTOKE and North Hants will look to repeat last season's impressive 186-run win when they travel to Oxford and Horspath tomorrow. Only a crushing defeat would suck the May's Bounty side into a relegation battle in the final week of the Home Counties
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Hawks get talons into Steelbacks
HAMPSHIRE Hawks' victory last Sunday at Milton Keynes against the Northamptonshire Steelbacks should be enough to keep them in the top flight of the totesport League next season. The visitors ran out easy 67-run winners after the home side were bowled
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Special celebrations
THE Basingstoke Concert Club celebrates its golden jubilee year this season - and there is a vastly impressive line-up planned to celebrate the occasion. Over the last 50 years, the BCC has promoted live performances of classical music to the general
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RAISING HELEN(PG)
WITH each passing year, Kate Hudson becomes more like her equally blonde and bubbly mother, Goldie Hawn. Alas, the young actress seems to have inherited the same dubious taste in scripts, following infrequent hits (Almost Famous, How To Lose A Guy In
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THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (15)
MODERN history hits the big screen this week. Walter Salles' road movie, which has been selected to open this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival, charts the true story of how the young Che Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal) and his medical school
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DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY (12A)
PETER La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) runs the ramshackle Average Joe's Gym, which is under threat of take-over by the multi-million-dollar Globo Gym. The ever-expanding Globo empire is run with an iron fist and a bulging cod-piece by power-mullet-sporting fitness
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SOUL PLANE (18)
WHEN his beloved dog goes missing during a routine flight, Nashawn (Kevin Hart) sues the company and is awarded a breathtaking $100m. He decides to use the money to set up his own airline and, together with his cousin Muggsy (Method Man), Nashawn founds
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CINEMA LISTINGS
Films showing in the Hampshire region until September 2nd. 13 GOING ON 30 (12A): A 13-year-old girl desperate to grow up is catapulted into the body of her 30-year-old future self in the year 2004. Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo star. THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
