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City facing a numbers crisis
WINCHESTER City could be thin on the ground for tomorrow's FA Cup preliminary round trip to Ryman Division 1 outfit Corinthian Casuals. The Vase winners have four players suspended and another handful queueing for the treatment table. While City have
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Leworthy gets tough
HAVANT & Waterlooville's fallen stars have got a point to prove to manager Dave Leworthy at home to Cambridge City tomorrow. Any more of the sub-standard fare Hawks produced over the bank holiday weekend and certain players - or even Leworthy himself
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Goodall's team must watch out
Tottonians will need to guard against complacency when they host last season's London Division Three South-West whipping boys when the new campaign kicks off in earnest tomorrow. Old Blues lost all 18 of the league clashes in 2003-2004, failed to show
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£7m city library project begins
ESSENTIAL work is under way on the multi-million pound library extension in Winchester. Builders are drilling test holes in the car park next to the building in Jewry Street to help engineers plan the foundations. Hampshire County Council wants to ensure
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Meet a master craftsman
A VIOLIN maker to some of the world's greatest musicians will give a presentation on his skills at a special event being held in Winchester next week. Craftsman Malcolm Coombes has received the highest awards for his instruments and has made violins for
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Susan's art scoops a trio of awards
AN ASPIRING artist is celebrating after scooping top prize in a New Forest art competition. Susan Phillips, 17, beat more than 125 contestants to take first prize in all three categories of New Forest District Council's Art 4U competition. The competition
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No booze until you reach 21
COMMUNITY leaders have cut down on teenage binge drinking in an area of the New Forest by upping the age customers can buy booze. Off-licences all over the Waterside area agreed to stop selling alcohol to anyone aged under 21 as part of a crack down on
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Ready to RUMBLE
IT'S SECONDS OUT! for "Ginger Destroyer" Robertson and "Deadly Dossie" Doswell. The gloves are definitely ON after the company director and the manager of Eastleigh Football Club vowed to raise £20,000 in a charity boxing bout. It's happening at Southampton's
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Homestart celebrates tenth birthday
IT was party time at Eastleigh's Leigh Road Recreation Ground as the town's Homestart family support group celebrated. The organisation, which is aiming to recruit more volunteers, offers friendship, support and practical help to families under stress
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Eye in sky won't be a prison substitute
PROBATION chiefs have denied a new so-called "eye in the sky" satellite tracking system for criminals in Hampshire will ultimately become an alternative to prison. Speaking at the launch of the new technology in Hampshire, one of only three areas where
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Please bring kidnapped Archie back
A REWARD has been offered for the safe return of Andover Leisure Centre's mascot after a mean thief stole Archie the alligator. Standing about 5ft tall, Archie cannot be mistaken with his blue scales and yellow tummy. He has proved to be a great hit with
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All set for bus running day
THE George Yard car park in East Street will play host to Andover's first Vintage Bus Running Day this Sunday. The event was organised nearly a year ago when local bus enthusiasts discovered the annual event which normally takes place in Warminster was
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Cadets march in to save the day
A FRANTIC rush to find a band for King's Somborne Carnival ended happily when a group of Army cadets stepped in to ensure the day went with a swing. Organisers were forced to find a replacement band at the last minute and were relieved when youngsters
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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 in our new feature. Brighton indie four-piece THE ORDINARY BOYS come to the Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, on September 18. The venue has been upgraded from the
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In a positive light
A CRIME hot spot in Andover now has a new light art project in a bid to create a safer environment. The Positive Light sculpture is part of the redevelopment of River Way and Pilgrims Way estates, which have already seen the opening of The Phoenix Centre
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Listings
What's on the local music scene this week. FRIDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER: LIVE MUSIC Odds On - The Red Lion, Totton. The Real Now - Bitterne Park Hotel, Bitterne, Southampton. Bad Manners + The Score + Orange Street - The Fleming Arms, Swaythling, Southampton.
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Water perfect way to cure our canines
A FAREHAM dog lover is curing all kinds of canine complaints with her form of doggy treatment with a difference. Debbie MacDonald has turned her hobby into a business and set up a canine hydrotherapy pool in the garden of her Paxton Road home. Although
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Learning together
A PROGRAMME aimed at encouraging the whole family to learn together will be starting in Eastleigh this month. It will include a family learning workshop, family literacy workshop, and supporting parents of teenagers. Anyone interested in these free courses
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Hants aim for top three
HAMPSHIRE Hawks could clinch their highest finish for 12 years as long as Warwickshire lose their final game tomorrow. On Monday, the visitors to the Rose Bowl were the Gloucestershire Gladiators, who came fresh from a Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy
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THE TERMINAL (12A)
JOHN F Kennedy International Airport is a microcosm: people of all nationalities, races, religions and classes crossing paths in a maze of shops, restaurants and offices. There are laughter and tears, frustration and anger, fond farewells and excited
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CINEMA LISTINGS
Films showing in the Hampshire region until 9th September. 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
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Bowers attitude just 'first class'
TYRONNE Bowers's top-notch attitude has earned him a place in Eastleigh's starting line-up for tomorrow's Ryman Premier trip to Hendon. The tenacious midfielder's response to being one of three players transfer-listed by the club was to offer to play
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Riley saying something!
Experienced Navy defender Steve Riley could be a surprise Bashley signing ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup preliminary round test at home to Camberley. A change of rules means clubs can now sign players 24 hours before a tie, as opposed to a week, and Bash
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, roro, 0530, 30; CAP Polonio, container, 0600, 204; Autostar, roro, 0930, 201; Autosun, roro, 1130, 43; Janet CV, Cargo, 1130, 36n; Hyundai Freedom, container, am, 206; Waverley, paddle, am, 104e; OOCL Los Angeles
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Greenhouse faces battle for green light
PLANNING bosses are giving the thumbs up to a controversial scheme which has fallen foul of protesters. Officers at New Forest District Council have given their backing to plans for an 11-acre horticultural greenhouse at the former Efford Experimental
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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. Are you in good voice? Have you got a nun/lamb/parcel outfit hiding in the back of your wardrobe? Then head
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Listings
What's on stage this week: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3: Rudi Lickwood, John Sismmit, Bennett Arron, Dom Carroll - Jongleurs, Southampton. Doors open 7pm. Shappi Khorsandi, David Hadingham & Jim Tavare - Jongleurs, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth. Doors open 7pm
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Russians storm school
RUSSIAN special forces today stormed the school where up to 1,000 children and parents where being held hostage. Up to five hostage takers are reported to have been shot dead while at least 160 hostages are said to be injured. Explosions rocked the school
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Black tie bash
A BLACK tie bash has helped provide equipment for a Southampton laboratory which carries out vital cancer research. The £15,000 boost from the Dave Wellman Cancer Trust will pay for new freezers for the lab named in his memory at Southampton General Hospital's
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Frank in battle for his riverside home
FOR more than a decade Frank Williams has lived by the picturesque River Itchen in makeshift homes and on land he thought nobody owned. His current dome tent of almost eight-years has its own postcode and Frank even gets letters from the local authority
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Let's dive in to discover our next champ
A CITY-WIDE search to find the next Pete Waterfield diving sensation is being launched. Pete who clinched silver in the Olympic games in Athens has given his backing to the talent search that will see hundreds of schoolchildren tested to see if they have
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Will we still remember?
ONE of Hampshire's biggest annual remembrance events for the war dead is under threat because no sponsors have come forward. Every year since 1946 a Band Concert and Festival of Remembrance has taken place at Southampton Guildhall on the first Monday
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Thousands netted in cashpoint scams
THIEVES are stealing thousands of pounds from New Forest residents by secretly copying their credit cards while they withdraw cash. Criminals have been using a vast array of illegal devices - dubbed Lebanese Loops - to make crude imitations of cards while
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Haskins' comes up roses for charity
CUSTOMERS at a Hampshire garden centre have raised hundreds of pounds for Wessex Heartbeat. More than £850 was collected in a wishing well at Haskins' garden centre in West End. The cash will help fund the Heartbeat Centre - a centre of excellence for
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Deal for cinema very close
ANDOVER is closer than ever before to getting its own multi-screen cinema after months of negotiation. The announcement was made by Test Valley Borough Council leader Ian Carr at last week's full council meeting, after he received a 1,000-name petition
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Vandals hit historic dig
AN important archaeological dig near Goodworth Clatford has proved successful - despite the best efforts of vandals to sabotage the site. Destructive delinquents managed to start a JCB parked nearby and took the machine for a joy ride around the field
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All set to kick off the fun
YOUNGSTERS who have spent the summer keeping fit and staying out of trouble with the Testway 7s sports programme will be winning prizes at an action-packed finals day tomorrow. The fun kicks off at 10am at Andover Rugby Club where scores of children will
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Having fun safely
THE Tidworth Blue Light Day took place for the fifth year running and was described as 'a really good day' by Michael Tranham, leading firefighter at Wiltshire Fire Brigade. The aim of the event was to highlight the importance of safety but good fun was
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Uneven paths trigger fall fears
UNEVEN paths in Andover's Pilgrims Way and Cricketers Way are due to be discussed at a public meeting later this month. The meeting follows complaints from residents. Pensioner Fiorenza Chandler has recently fallen over, for the fourth time in as many
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Gig guide
Details of major concerts this week. THE BLUES Band are among Britain's finest practitioners in the art of the blues - which is one of the reasons why they have managed to remain so popular for a quarter of a century. To help them celebrate their 25th
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Council leisure chief hits back
TEST Valley Borough Council and Cricklade College are deep in negotiations over the future of the Andover theatre - and there is hope that a solution could be close. Leisure chief Ian McKie said this week: "The council is hopeful that we will agree on
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Fete proves real winner
TRACTORS and horses were on parade at the 74th Appleshaw Village Fete as residents turned out in force to enjoy some traditional bank holiday festivities. Whether true Appleshavians or visitors to the village, all participants took advantage of the packed
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Borough leader backs £26,000 festival plan
TEST Valley Borough Council leader Ian Carr has defended plans for a £26,000 festival to mark the re-opening of the High Street. The plans, which have come in for some criticism, involve schools and the community in a three-month project culminating in
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Can you foster a stable life for youngsters?
A CHILDREN'S charity is looking for Fareham residents who can provide short-term foster care for youngsters in trouble with the law as an alternative to prison. The Wessex Community Project, run by NCH in West Street, Fareham, has launched a recruitment
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Students' aerial inspiration
INVENTIVE ideas from Eastleigh students could be used as plans for a new state-of-the-art departure lounge take off at Southampton International Airport. Year 9 scholars at Crestwood College for Business and Enterprise were asked to put on their thinking
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Staying true to his roots
DOMINIC Kirwan, the Irish country star with the silky-smooth voice, brings his new show to The Anvil this month. Dominic has enjoyed chart-topping albums and phenomenally successful concert tours worldwide. Brought up in Omagh in a home full of music
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HELLBOY (12A)
HERE is a comic book adaptation that retains the dark, brooding atmosphere of the source material and still manages to appeal to a mainstream audience. Pivotal to the film's success is acclaimed Mexican writer-director Guillermo Del Toro, who possesses
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STAGE BEAUTY (15)
THE streets of 17th century London are brought vividly to life in Stage Beauty, a bawdy costume romp with heaving bosoms and cross-dressing aplenty, and strong echoes of Shakespeare In Love. In 1660s London, Charles II (Rupert Everett) ascends to the
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CENTRAL STATION (15)
WHEN a former schoolteacher writes letters for the illiterate of Rio de Janeiro's central station she did not foresee the journey it will lead to. Dora (Fernanda Montenegro) often wrote letters for the mother of a young boy, Josue (Vinicius de Oliveira
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BEHIND THE SUN (15)
WHEN his older brother is killed, Tonho (Rodrigo Santoro) is ordered by his father to avenge his death. Tonho, however, is torn between the request of his father and his want to end the feuding between these two rival families. Knowing that fulfilling
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Touring Telly offers a take on Ireland
BIG Telly is the well-known theatre company which tours Ireland with its own quirky outlook on traditional Irish drama. This month, Basingstoke audiences have the chance to see them in action as the whole company comes to the Haymarket Theatre to present
