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FA Cup: City head towards a Kent Cup stroll
THREE quick-fire headers in a devastating five minute spell just before half time helped power FA Vase winners and SWL champions Winchester City to a 4-1 victory at Kent League side Lordswood. The spree started on 39 minutes when Mark Jones headed on
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Keyplayer to leave BAA
ONE of the main figures behind the retailing boom at Southampton Airport is to leave BAA, it has emerged. The company said Brian Collie had driven strong growth in sales and profitability at the retail business during his seven years as group retail director
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Uniworld shares its knowledge
A HAMPSHIRE telecommunications specialist has shared its vision for growth in a special seminar for local dealers. Uniworld's seminar, entitled Creating Your Wealth, was held at its Gosport headquarters and was attended by more than 30 of the firm's local
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In the driving seat of new fund
ONE of Hampshire's most recognisable businesswomen is pictured here in the driving seat of a new £10m "Accelerator Fund". Rosemary Penn-Newman heads the corporate finance team at Fanshawe Lofts, which has been appointed as a fund sponsor. The fund, which
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Olympics: Waterfield finishes on a high
SOUTHAMPTON'S Olympic star Pete Waterfield produced another memorable performance in Athens on Saturday night. The 23-year-old from Millbrook followed up his silver medal in the synchro event with partner Leon Taylor a fortnight earlier with a fifth place
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College gets glowing report from Ofsted
INSPECTORS have praised a New Forest college for its standard of teaching - describing it as "very good." The education on offer at Brockenhurst College was also found to be outstanding in four of the 11 curriculum areas. Following their three-day visit
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Always at action stations
HAMPSHIRE Ambulance Service was awarded no stars in last month's NHS performance indicators. For the ambulance crews busy responding to 999 calls and saving lives, it was a bitter pill to swallow. Health reporter Sarah Cole joined a Southampton shift
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Another chance to enjoy Fame
SOUTHAMPTON'S Mayflower theatre is preparing for another visit from the highly successful West End musical Fame. The exhilarating stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning movie and legendary TV series will return in October. The musical tells the story of
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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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HALFWAY THERE
WE'RE half way there already! In just a few months a Daily Echo-backed appeal to raise £1m to fund a cancer information and support centre at Southampton General Hospital has hit the £500,000 mark. Fundraising events and donations from groups and individuals
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Gold stars for boat show
BRITAIN'S Olympic sailing heroes Shirley Robertson and Ben Ainslie will be among the star guests opening Southampton's spectacular boat show on September 10. Shirley from Cowes on the Isle of Wight and Ben from Lymington will be joined by Shirley's winning
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'Picnic police' to search cricket fans
THEY have been called the picnic police and they'll be checking food at a sporting event near you. Fans watching international cricket matches at Southampton's Rose Bowl during September will have their bags searched - not just for weapons and glass bottles
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RNLI Raft Races at Hythe Pier
FUNDRAISERS had a splashing time at this year's RNLI Raft Races. The annual extravaganza held at Hythe Pier sees crews trying to out-think one another as they race across the water. Four separate events were held throughout the day, including a ladies
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Win free tickets for the Bestival
THE first Bestival Festival is coming to the Isle of Wight - and you could be going to it for free. With Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Zero 7 and The Bees headlining, the Bestival's first outing is an impressive affair. There's more to the festival than
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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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Wigley looking on the bright side despite his second defeat
STEVE WIGLEY was refusing to answer questions about his own position - but has dismissed any suggestion of Saints being a club in crisis. A new appointment is expected to be made shortly, but whether someone will come in alongside, above or below Wigley
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Le Saux: We can feel better with ourselves
SAINTS Left-back Graeme Le Saux believes Saints needed to show a little more composure with their final ball. He felt it was a decent display at Stamford Bridge, but accepts that the difficulty in stringing passes together ultimately proved costly. "We
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Penalty had a touch of luck
GRAEME LE SAUX felt Frank Lampard's winning penalty might have been disallowed for a double-touch. The Chelsea and England midfielder slipped as he approached the penalty spot and appeared to graze the ball with one foot before it flew into the top right-hand
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Ryman League: Stokoe's rashness costs Eastleigh
Teenage striker James Stokoe experienced the highs and lows of Ryman Premier football on Saturday as Eastleigh battled out their fourth straight draw, 2-2 at Chelmsford City. Having twice fired his side into the lead, the former AFC Bournemouth trainee
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Ryman League: Butler's 'bias' blast
Bashley's brilliant 5-3 win at Bromley so nearly didn't happen. Manager Geoff Butler requested the game be called off at half-time because of "blatant bias" from a stand-in linesman. With the game all square at 1-1, one of the referee's assistants pulled
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Ryman League: Cray's twin threat sinks dismal 'Port
The saving grace of Newport IoW's pointless and goalless start to the season had been that they hadn't played too badly. But it would have taken rose-tinted specs of the strongest prescription to have found a bright side to Saturday's 6-0 humbling by
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Wessex League: Top two have six appeal
FIVE-STAR Gosport Borough and Andover are oozing six appeal at the top of the Sydenhams Wessex League table. Both clubs maintained their impressive 100 per cent starts to the season by each recording a fifth successive victory and the two sides are already
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Wessex League: Stockbridge storm into pole position
STOCKBRIDGE stormed their way to the top of the Division 2 table on Saturday - they defeated Aldermaston 2-1 for a third straight victory, while the three clubs who started the day above them all failed to pick up maximum points. A powerful 25-yard drive
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Wessex League: Common people star
COLDEN Common notched up back-to-back victories when they grounded high-flying Fleetlands 4-2 at Main Road. The Commoners' followed up Wednesday's 4-1 romp at Ordnance Survey with another four-goal salvo against the 'Copter men after the game had been
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CHELSEA 2 - SAINTS 1
SOUTHAMPTON Football Club stand at a cross-roads in their future. Over the course of the next two fixture-less weeks there is much to be sorted out. And it's of vital importance that the right decisions are made. Forgetting the whys, wherefores and inadequate
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Academy snap up fourth final place
Havant v BAT Sports and South Wilts v the Hampshire Academy. That's the line up for next Saturday's Southern Electric Premier League play-off semi-finals. The top four Premier Division 1 clubs will go head-to-head in separate 50-overs per side contests
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New blood will spearhead BAT
BAT Sports may have surrendered their Southern Electric Premier League crown - but they intend to go full tilt and win the inaugural Super 4's, which begin next Saturday. Under the new captaincy of Damian Shirazi, BAT fired a warning to Havant - their
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Kassel, ro/ro, 0030, 202; Nordsee, cargo, 0400, 205W; Le Castellet, ro/ro, 0530, 201; P&O Nedlloyd Genoa, container, 0700, 205; Aurora, passenger, 0700, 106; Oriana, passenger, 0715, 38/9; Silver Cloud, passenger, 0730,
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Weakened Andover bow out
There were mixed fortunes for the Hampshire participants in the qualifying round of the Powergen Senior Cup. Basingstoke had a comfortable ride in defeating Harlow while an under-strength Andover slipped out at the first hurdle. With a number of players
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Olympics: Double champ Mew: I'll carry on
The Isle of Wight's Darren Mew restored his reputation as Britain's number one sprint breaststroker with a second victory at the British short course championships in Manchester - then took the first plane back to the scene of his greatest disappointment
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Man fights for life after city stabbing
A MAN is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the back in Southampton. The 34-year-old man is said to be in a critical condition at Southampton General Hospital where he was taken by ambulance following the attack. Police were called to a disturbance
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Hero's welcome for Pete
DIVING ace Pete Waterfield is to receive an unforgettable homecoming tomorrow with an open-top bus parade and civic reception. For the last week council bosses and diving staff at The Quays Swimming and Diving Complex have been finalising the exact details
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Mini Me wins share of Make it Happen cash
A PLAYGROUP that was set up from scratch by a group of Hampshire mums last year is the latest community group to receive a share of our Make it Happen cash. The Mini Me's playgroup in Bursledon charges just £1 for every child who spends an afternoon at
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Sequence ball finale
A GLITTERING sequence ball marked the end of Southampton's Over-50's Festival at the weekend. Ladies sparkled and gentlemen dazzled at the ball on Friday evening, which was a sell-out. The ball at Southampton Guildhall was the culmination of a packed
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BEATTIE'S 'CLEARED HIS MIND'
HEAD COACH Steve Wigley is confident James Beattie has "cleared his mind" and will stay at Saints. The transfer window deadline for all Premiership clubs closes tomorrow afternoon. And after a hectic summer of speculation regarding Beattie's future, Wigley
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More quantity, less quality
THERE was more than a little good fortune about both of Chelsea's goals on Saturday - but nothing lucky about the result. Following James Beattie's stunning opener after just 12 seconds, the Blues assumed control and carved out chance after chance before
