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England's premier one-day stadium?
HAMPSHIRE want to turn the four-year-old Rose Bowl into English cricket's premier one-day international venue. That is the bold claim made by managing director Nick Pike ahead of the fiesta of international cricket scheduled to be played at the Southampton
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24-hour party people
PLANNING an office party is hard enough - but try sorting one out for more than 2,500 people with a budget running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. That daunting task fell to 12 staff at Southampton-based financial services giant Skandia, ten of
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Flights to Germany for just £38 return
GERMANY is soon to be just £38 return and an hour and 20 minutes away after low fare carrier Air Berlin revealed plans to launch a new route from Southampton Airport. A three flights per week service to Paderborn, in Germany, start in November but the
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Sail breaks are worth £28m to the south
SAILING holidays in the south are worth nearly £28m to the region's economy, according to a new survey. Figures from the strategic tourism body Tourism South East show that the Hampshire, Sussex and Kent coastline and maritime heritage "ranks among the
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Hockey: Rob hungry for Moore of Olympic experience
HOCKEY Olympian Rob Moore believes Great Britain needs to play more international matches as a team if they are to challenge for the medals at future Games. Rob, from Colden Common, near Winchester, has just returned from Athens, Greece, where team GB
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Swallow and HCSC take pool titles
The penultimate week of the Andover Pool Summer League saw Swallow A return to winning ways with a 7-2 demolition of Bishops Blaize A, winning the title with a game to spare. This also condemned Blaize to Division One after they lost a rearranged game
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Hockey vets dust off the cobwebs
Andover Vets went to the Salisbury Veterans Festival on Bank Holiday Monday to play against sides from Portsmouth, Winchester, Southampton, Woking and Salisbury. On a day of glorious weather they played seven games which brought the body back to life
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China in mind for Andover triathlon champion Leanne
WITH all the sporting world's eyes trained on Athens during August, behind the scenes up and down the country scores of athletes are training diligently with other Olympic Games in mind. Andover's Kate Howey was given the honour of carrying the Union
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Commuters facing more jam delays
WINCHESTER commuters can expect at least another month of delays on one of the main routes into the city, say road chiefs. The delays are being caused by £230,000 of bridge safety work being done on the St Cross Road at the junction with the Badger Farm
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Mail misses mark
An independent watchdog is criticising Royal Mail for tardy postal deliveries in Hampshire. At least 90.5% of first class letters are supposed to arrive by the next day in each postcode area. But Royal Mail figures from April to June show the target was
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Sex pest's jail term far from excessive
A man who had sex with a 12-year-old Reading girl he met through an internet chat room did not receive one day too long in jail, top judges have ruled. London's Criminal Appeal Court echoed previous rulings where judges said a "clear message of disapproval
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Island wins tide match as Solent stops play
One of the country's most eccentric and endearing sporting events could soon be a victim of global warming. The annual Brambles Bank cricket match takes place in the middle of the Solent on one of the few days when tides, winds and pressure combine to
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Blaze breaks out in city flat
POLICE were forced to close part of one of Southampton's busiest shopping streets this morning as fire broke out in a flat. The blaze ripped through a third-floor bedroom above a row of estate agents. As staff arrived at work thick smoke was billowing
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Phone mast row at Conservative club
MEMBERS of a Southampton Conservative club are in the firing line over plans to extend a giant mobile phone mast in their car park. Telecommunications firm Vodafone hopes to extend the height of its existing mast at Woolston Conservative Club from 18
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Buried treasure
HAMPSHIRE metal detector enthusiasts unearthed three silver coins dating back to Anglo-Saxon times in a farmer's field. The rare finds were deemed to be treasure at an inquest held at Winchester Coroner's Court yesterday. They were found by two members
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Celebs line up for boat show dinner
CELEBRITIES from the world of sailing - and nightclub entrepreneur Peter Stringfellow - will be among the guests at Southampton's glittering annual boat show gala dinner on Friday, September 17. The event is due to be staged at Saints' St Mary's Stadium
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Freak weather is costing us millions
FREAK weather has caused millions of pounds of damage to roads and bridges across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, new figures have revealed. Floods, swollen rivers and searing temperatures have forced cash-strapped councils to fork out more than £11m
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CRICKET: Mark Parker Memorial Six-a-sides
Bowl-out decides tournament St Cross Cricket Club was a kaleidoscope of colour on Sunday as twelve teams kitted out in 'pyjama-style' commemorative shirts competed for the Mark Parker Shield. It was the second six-a-side competition staged in memory of
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CRICKET: Three title wins and a promotion for Oaks
Hampshire League - County Division 1: Fair Oak (127 for 1) beat Eastleigh & Otterbourne (124 for 9) by 9 wickets SATURDAY was a day of celebration for Fair Oak, whose 1st XI won County 1 at the first attempt - their 3rd and 4th XIs became champions
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Aiming to be the new golden boys
A SAILING duo who have just scooped World Championship gold are to switch class in a bid to become Britain's future Olympic golden boys. Teenagers Alain Sign and Tristan Jaques guided their 29 skiff to glory in Switzerland last week, but will now turn
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Evacuees turn back the clock
THEY will be turning the clock back 65 years to when they arrived in Eastleigh as fresh-faced wartime evacuees. Back then they were just schoolchildren who had never been parted from the their families. Eastleigh provided a safe haven away from the horrors
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What's worse... Woodward at Saints or Shearer the new Newcastle boss?
ALL eyes were on Rupert Lowe when he emerged from the directors' lounge at Villa Park on the opening day of the season. There had been discussions with his opposite number Doug Ellis about James Beattie and photographers were hoping for a picture of the
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Audi's funky-looking A2 is hit-tin the right spot!
YOU'VE got to admire a manufacturer that decides to make a car out of tin cans. Although Audi won't like me saying it, the ground-breaking A2 is not your average supermini, and therefore deserves a dramatic introduction. In a bid to be a little more scientific
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Pothas rescues Hampshire
NIC POTHAS scored his third Championship century of the season to help Hampshire recover from a dreadful start and secure three of the 16 points they need for a promotion against Leicestershire in the Championship clash at Grace Road. The in-form wicketkeeper-batsman
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Thebeland, ro/ro, 0730, 34/35; St Angelo, ro/ro, 1430, 102; Autoprestige, ro/ro, 1630, 203. Today's Principal Sailings: Aegean Leader, ro/ro, 0730, 43; OOCL Fortune, container, am, 204; Autofreighter
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Bowls: Title win shocks new champions
FLEMING Park are champions of the Southampton and District BA for the first time since 1982 - and no one is more surprised than they are! Despite holding top spot after finishing their fixtures, they did not expect to stay there as closest challengers
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Freshwater Angling: Graham hauls in Farm record
GRAHAM TAPPENDEN broke the Greenridge Farm match record in the Saturday Open. Greenridge has been fishing really well over the past few weeks and it was only a matter of time before the match record went. Tappenden took a massive bag of 162lb 14oz of
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Holiday week double delight for New Street
Romsey Town 0 New Street 1 FOUR goals, two clean sheets, two wins and four points is the impressive haul which New Street took from their matches this week. Boss Pete Case was delighted with the change in fortunes, and attitudes, of his newly-built side
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Relegation staved off as Amport CC splash to survival
Amport v Rowner A gutsy performance from Amport on Saturday saw them maintain their County 2 status for next year. In a tight battle for the last relegation spot any one of four sides could have gone down and with Rowner currently sitting in that spot
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Stockbridge sitting pretty after four point holiday
STOCKBRIDGE came out the other side of the Bank Holiday sitting proudly at the top of Division Two of the Wessex League unbeaten after four games and with four points in their pocket from the holiday fixtures. Manager Barry Andrews was missing three players
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Parish fall just short
Longparish v Highfield THE Barker, Son and Isherwood sponsored Longparish side rang down the curtain on a highly successful County Division Four season with a home defeat against Highfield from Southampton. Full story in Friday's Andover Advertiser
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Priors sign off with 65 run margin
Hurstbourne Priors v South Wilts IV Hurstbourne Priors finished their season with a comprehensive win over South Wilts IV, despite a poor start to their batting. With the batting order significantly changed Priors struggled with the early overs and were
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Division Three beckons Andover II thanks to promotion run
Andover II v Fareham and Crofton Andover II raced to a crushing victory against Fareham and Crofton at London Road last Saturday. They were already guaranteed promotion, and were chasing table topping Fair Oak for the title on the last day of the season
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Good start but no Powergen glory for All Blacks
Andover RFC started their 2004 campaign with the Powergen Cup game against St Albans on Saturday. It was an extremely hard fought affair and although it would prove to be St Albans' day, there were some very good performances by the home squad. Due to
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Bell tolls for champ Sue at the Belfry
Sue Davis is now one match away from the finals of the Izzo Net Club Champions 2004 finals to be staged at the Belfry at the end of this month. Her fine form in the competition has been maintained since her wins at home to Weybrook Park and away at Cams
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Tennis Club edging closer to La Manga trip
Andover Tennis Club's mixed team have reached the last 16 in the National Inter Club Peugeot Knock-out competition. Andrew Winnett, Anthony Brown, Claire Coomer and Helen Eckersley, with reserve Stephen Brown, have played in five rounds and have recorded
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Mixed feelings over new bin collection
THOUSANDS of residents in the Winchester area are preparing for fortnightly rubbish collections. The scheme - which has caused controversy in other areas of the county - will see a massive change in the way that refuse is collected in parts of the city
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Parking charges on the up again
NEW Forest residents are being asked to dip into their pockets yet again to pay for parking. Members of New Forest District Council's executive voted to increase the cost of the parking clock system from £5 a year to £6. Councillors were advised to put
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Cancer shop thieves force security rethink
A MANAGER has been forced to lock up goods at her New Forest charity shop - because heartless thieves are stealing designer outfits. Angela Hobby of the Marie Curie Cancer Care shop in Lymington is astonished anyone could sink so low as to deprive genuine
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Jaw broken in city pub
A man required hospital treatment for a broken jaw after an unprovoked attack in a Winchester pub. Police have not found a motive for the crime, which took place at around 1am on Saturday. The victim was standing beside a fruit machine in the Savannah
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Disability Act puts firms on the spot
With less than a month to go before new disability legislation comes into force, thousands of small businesses across Hampshire have failed to prepare for the changes. And campaigners have warned they are at risk of being sued as the extension of the
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MP's against the nightclub
Mark Oaten, Winchester's MP, has voiced his concerns about proposals for a nightclub in the city centre. He adds his worries to those of the Preserve Winchester Group which represents hundreds of residents who oppose the plans. They believe that converting
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Therapy's curing young fireraisers
Every year, as many as 300 Hampshire children, some as young as two, are involved in starting fires. But, thanks to therapy, practically none of them do it a second time. The Fire Setter Intervention Scheme is run by 35 volunteers from the county's fire
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Full-time firefighters boost city's peak shift
In a bid to improve response times, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service is now providing additional night cover in Winchester with a full-time crew. A six-month trial, which began on Wednesday, means one full-time four to six-man crew and an engine will
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Equipment paid for by donations
Patients at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital are already benefiting from equipment donated by Winchester's League of Friends. The "Ligature" system uses electrical currents to stop arteries bleeding by binding them together. Almost £16,500 was raised
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Chance of bigger bins in waste collection pilot
Winchester City Council's trial fortnightly refuse and recycling collection scheme is due to start in October and residents in the trial area are being urged to apply for new, free larger bins if they are needed. "The new fortnightly scheme will encourage
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Crows have no chance
Exbury Gardens near Southampton had some unusual visitors over the Bank Holiday weekend. At the first Exbury Scarecrow Festival various schools, charities and community groups made scarecrows for the occasion. "It was fitting that we should hold a scarecrow
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Boxing clever with role preparations
FOREST Forge Theatre Company certainly believes in putting actors through their paces. In the Ringwood based theatre company's new production, GI Blues, Valentine Hanson stars as an amateur boxer. To make sure that he looks the part he was sent to Southampton
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Satellite check on paedophiles
HAMPSHIRE will be part of a pilot project to use satellites to track paedophiles and other offenders. Home Secretary David Blunkett today launched his "prison without bars", a hi-tech scheme which cancan pinpoint the position of criminals to within six
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GRANNY'S PLEA
A HAMPSHIRE grandmother has launched a bid to bring her baby grandson home from Spain while her daughter waits to be tried for abandoning him. Carole Eastman wants to bring home three-month-old Hayden so that he can be cared for by his family and is prepared
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Frank, 97, never did recover from campaign of terror
A FRAIL war veteran subjected to a four-month campaign of terror in his own home by teenagers has died. Widower Frank Lavington, who was deaf and partially sighted, suffered relentless attacks on his property in Millbrook in Southampton. Neighbours in
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Veterans' final stand
THEY fought together in Burma during the Second World War and saw their comrades die. But courageous old soldiers never forget and they returned to Hampshire, 59 years after VJ Day August 15, 1945 to commemorate the day Japan surrendered to the Allies
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EQUESTRIANISM: Mounted Games titles for local brothers
Oh brother! James and Alex are sitting pretty TWO brothers from the Winchester area have recently become both British and World champions. James and Alex Knott, both veterinary surgeons at King's Worthy, were members of the England team that took the
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FOOTBALL: Hard Lines for Waltham
Bishop's Waltham Town 0, Locks Heath 1 Sydenhams Wessex League - Division 2 WALTHAM suffered their first defeat of the season on Tuesday night courtesy of a Peter Lines goal just seconds before half-time. The Bishops had started better, with Dave Woodfine
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Biking bobbies to take USA by storm
A RAPTUROUS round of applause saw four Hampshire police officers off on an epic journey across America to help children with special needs. A crowd of more than 100 family, friends, colleagues and supporters gathered at Portchester Castle to watch Fareham
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Sign of electronic times in town centre
TIMES Square in New York has a glittering array of them and London's Piccadilly Circus is lit up by their bright lights. Now, Eastleigh town centre also has a new electronic message board - although civic chiefs say there's no danger of a stampede to
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Parking D-Day is approaching
THE countdown has begun to Eastleigh's car parking revolution which will see the civic offices dishing out the tickets. Parking D-Day is October 1. From then council will be taking over responsibility for street parking as its new Parkwise scheme gets
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Dibden Bay hurt - but ABP still presents buoyant profits
ALTHOUGH still stunned by the government's refusal to approve the Dibden Bay container terminal, Associated British Ports (ABP) presented buoyant half-yearly figures for Southampton Docks yesterday. As reported earlier in the Daily Echo, interim figures
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Jennings would relish England boss gaining 'work experience'
A LEADING member of the Saints management team has admitted that "unconvential training methods" should be embraced in a bid to gave players the best possible chance of success. Academy director Huw Jennings, pictured above, was talking in the wake of
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Lethal Leon saves his Best until the last!
LEON BEST maintained his great start to the new season last night. The Saints striker grabbed a superb winner as the reserves triumphed 3-2 at Fulham. In the opening reserve match a fortnight ago Best struck a hat-trick in a 4-1 win at Derby. Saints were
