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Ryman League: Life of Riley turns sour
BASHLEY boss Geoff Butler could not have written a better script at Fleet Town last night after the player who turned him down a fortnight ago repaid him with a late own goal. Navy defender Steve Riley's unfortunate blunder secured an ironic 3-2 win for
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Wessex League: Linnets hit back in glorious style
A PRE-MATCH heart-to-heart paid rich dividends for Lymington & New Milton as they wiped out the disappointment of Saturday's Cowes catastrophe with a 3-0 home win over Wimborne Town last night. "We talked for an hour and the players responded brilliantly
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Wessex League Div 2: 'Boomerang' Cox comes round again
HYTHE & DIBDEN stalwart Dave 'The Boomerang' Cox returned for his FIFTH spell as manager of the club last night - and almost bagged a shock victory in a 1-1 draw with Waterside rivals Blackfield & Langley at Jones Lane. Indeed Blackfield were
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WIN tickets to England v Sri Lanka
THE DAILY ECHO has teamed up with ICC Champions Trophy sponsors LG to give away tickets for England's crunch game against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl on Friday, September 17th. It's a 16,000 sell-out but we have a pair of tickets for the first England
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England test aids debutant
CHRIS BENHAM will make his Hampshire debut in the last game of the season at Derbyshire tomorrow. Batsman Benham, 21, will replace Lawrie Prittipaul after impressing in the five second XI championship games he has played since graduating from Loughborough
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Luke's inspirational show of strength
HAMPSHIRE'S players will wear black armbands as a mark of respect following the death of Derbyshire captain Luke Sutton's girlfriend. Derbyshire's shocked players did not want to play the match initially, following the shock news that Nia Walters, 26,
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Nice little earner
HAMPSHIRE'S players secured a £25,000 cash prize when they were confirmed of second place in the county championship's second division on Monday - without even playing. Glamorgan's draw against Nottinghamshire in Cardiff secured the Welsh county of third
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Hamble ASSC 0 - Fareham Town 2
Two late Paul Morby strikes gave Fareham Town the 2-0 verdict at Hamble ASSC. "We played really well for most of the game but faded towards the end," reported Planemakers' secretary Matt Newbold.
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, roro, 0530, 30; Aurora, passenger, 0700, 106; Hurst Point, roro, 0700, rlc3; Aquarius Leader, roro, 0730, 40; Hong Kong Express, container, am, 207; Orion Diamond, roro, 1230, 202; Autoprestige, roro, 1800, 105;
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Cobham is flying high
MORE than 520 workers at the Hampshire factory of a south coast defence giant have seen its profits shoot up over the half-year. Pre-tax profits for Cobham, a flight refuelling specialist, rose by 16.4 per cent to £62.3m, while orders bulged by nearly
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Fleet 1 - Bashley 3
BASHLEY boss Geoff Butler could not have written a better script at Fleet Town last night after the player who turned him down a fortnight ago repaid him with a late own goal. Navy defender Steve Riley's unfortunate blunder secured an ironic 3-2 win for
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Lymington & NM 3 - Wimborne 0
A PRE-MATCH heart-to-heart paid rich dividends for Lymington & New Milton as they wiped out the disappointment of Saturday's Cowes catastrophe with a 3-0 home win over Wimborne Town last night. "We talked for an hour and the players responded brilliantly
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Rowing: Teenage crew are tops!
WITH an average age of barely 17, the Coalporters crew pulled off an amazing victory in the South Coast Championship junior ladies final. Jesse Hayes, who stroked her crew to victory at Bideford, was only 15! But the girls still managed to win the Dartington
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Is it The Last Post for popular Bugle Inn?
TWYFORD Parish Council says it is exploring every possible avenue to save The Bugle Inn from developers' clutches. Locals were horrified when the popular pub in Park Lane was closed after being sold off at the end of July. It is likely that the new owners
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THE END FOR HUNTING?
CENTURIES of tradition, jobs and millions of pounds will be lost from the New Forest if MPs today vote to ban fox-hunting. A Bill outlawing the bloodsport is likely to be passed by the House of Commons in a move that has massive implications for the Forest
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Police hunt for two men in hit-and-run
POLICE want to trace two men who were seen running away after a Waterside schoolboy was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident. Ryan Liddon, 15, is critically ill after being struck by a car which went out of control on Fawley Road, Hythe, and overturned
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Dragging in hunt options
As MPs today decide the future of hunting with dogs, we ask whether or not there is an alternative which would be acceptable to the hunting community... NEVER HAS one animal caused such a breadth of feeling, as has the cunning fox. It is viewed by some
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Comedy double bill at Rose Bowl
THE ROSE Bowl may be the home of Hampshire Cricket but it's also making quite a name for itself as a top venue on the comedy circuit. The West End ground is becoming a regular venue for stand-up comedians and next month they have another great double
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Search for missing dad ends in tragedy
TWO young children were today coming to terms with the loss of their father Richard Hill after his body was found in the New Forest. Five year-old Nakita and her nine-year-old brother Richard last saw their dad when he dropped them at school on Monday
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Lukewarm welcome for planned change to university applications
HAMPSHIRE college principals said today they feared the government's planned radical shake-up of university applications would mean less teaching time for students. A government taskforce has recommended that students apply to university after receiving
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Sailing healthy course
IT'S already on course for a bumper year. The 2004 Southampton Boat Show is 20 per cent bigger than ever before - and, half way through the week, organisers say it's on course to smash sales records. Despite being dogged by unpredictable weather, including
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One's seal of approval
IT WAS a royal visit fitting for a club described as Hampshire's jewel in the crown. Princess Anne was full of praise as she re-opened the Royal Southampton Yacht Club's Gins sailing clubhouse in the New Forest, complete with newly installed facilities
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Drivers face months of delays on M27
A £1m maintenance scheme is set to cause traffic delays on one of the south's busiest motorways from next month. The major roadworks will be carried out on the M27 westbound carriageway between junctions ten and 12, near Fareham, until December. A 50mph
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Free OS maps for children
YOUNGSTERS at schools nationwide have no excuse to get lost because of poor map reading skills, thanks to Ordnance Survey in Southampton. The country's biggest map producer is giving away free OS Explorer maps to every 11-year-old. In Southampton, Bitterne
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Winchester City 2 - Christchurch 0
Reigning champions Winchester City chalked up a 2-0 home win over struggling Christchurch to go third on goal difference. Having rammed home the 25th-minute opener from the edge of the box, Shaun Dyke was the architect of the second on 34 minutes. His
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Dream come true for Queen Jessica
A TITCHFIELD teenager has fulfilled a lifelong ambition by being named the village's carnival queen 2004. Jessica Silver, 17, of St Margaret's Lane, was chosen from five hopefuls at a dance. The Fareham College student, who works part-time as a researcher
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Make a flying visit to see orchestra
THERE will be "Something in the Air" when the world-famous Squadronaires Orchestra touches down for an evening of pure nostalgia at Ferneham Hall, in Fareham, on Wednesday, October 6. The original RAF Squadronaires were first formed during the Second
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Captivating ballet blend
RENOWNED for captivating audiences with their distinctive and innovative blend of classical dance and theatre, the Northern Ballet Theatre return to the New Victoria Theatre, Woking, from October 5 to 9. The group brings a haunting and atmosphe-ric adaptation
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Max-imum exposure
ROBERT Maxwell was a man who created a media empire, stole his employees' pensions, then fell off a boat - or was he? Lies Have Been Told - An Evening with Robert Maxwell from September 23 to 25 at Guildford's Mill Studio is an Edinburgh Fringe hit play
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Ryman League: Eastleigh win against odds
PAUL DOSWELL was all smiles last night as Eastleigh returned from 'mission impossible' with a 4-1 Premier victory in the bag. On paper, winning at Slough Town looked a mighty tall order. The Bekshire side had not been beaten all season at their adopted
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Drew Smith League: Goals from the new boys help Hop up league
AFC HOP have undergone a major overhaul during the summer and have leapfrogged to the top of Senior 2. New boys Ross Clarke and James Dale both netted but one of Hop's original players was also on the score sheet. Justin Kernick scored in their 3-0 win
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Gosport Boro 1 - Cowes Sports 0
Gosport Borough still rule the roost at the top of the table after a 1-0 home win over Cowes Sports. "It sounds tight, but we controlled it from start to finish and created a lot," reported Borough's assistant boss Gary Lee, taking charge in the absence
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (12a)
WILL Ferrell plays the titular Ron Burgundy in this comedy, San Diego's top-rated newsman in the male dominated broadcasting of the 1970s. But that's all about to change when a new ambitious female employee (Christina Applegate) arrives in his office.
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Bitter taste for city pub chain
STAFF at two of Southampton's leading watering holes were today keeping a watchful eye on the dramatic turn of events involving their parent company. Troubled bars operator Regent Inns dealt a fresh blow to investors by delaying its annual results in
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Slough 1 - Eastleigh 4
PAUL DOSWELL was all smiles last night as Eastleigh returned from 'mission impossible' with a 4-1 Premier victory in the bag. On paper, winning at Slough Town looked a mighty tall order. The Bekshire side had not been beaten all season at their adopted
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Newbury 3 - Downton 1
AFC Newbury are up to second having stretched their 100 per cent start to six games with a 3-1 home win over basement boys Downton. With Mitch Blake having quit last week, Downton's manager-in-waiting Jeff Softley, the former Bemerton reserve boss, watched
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Cowes Sports 2 - Lymington & NM 1
Assistant boss Richie Phippard believes that Lymington & New Milton may have blown any hopes of title glory already following their 2-1 reverse at Cowes Sports. "Our performance was very disappointing and there has just been a major inquest out on
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Challenge ahead in city tourism boom
WINCHESTER is enjoying a boom in tourism with four-and-a-half million visitors coming to England's historic capital each year. The industry now brings in more than £171m to the Winchester sistrict and supports almost 3,700 jobs. But underlying threats
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BOY STABBED IN THE FACE IN PLAYGROUND ATTACK
IT'S every parent's worst nightmare. You send your child off to school assuming that they will be in a safe environment, but today a 12-year-old Hampshire school pupil was recovering after being stabbed in the face by another youngster in what police
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£11m building is opened at Woodlands
ANALYSING plant cells, testing reaction times and aeronautical engineering exercises - it was all in a day's work for a top education minister at one Southampton school yesterday. David Miliband MP came to see for himself one of the city's biggest school
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History's out of the bag!
FEW paper bags from the Victorian era have survived in pristine condition. Nor can many modern bags match the evocative artistry of an Edwardian example lovingly preserved by Southampton historian A G K Leonard. Measuring about 5in by 10in - intended
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Whole lotta Red fun at Tower
CLIMB the stairway to the Tower on Thursday, September 30, and you'll find a Whole Lotta Led. One of the country's top tribute acts to Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led are returning to The Tower, Winchester after seven years of British and European tours
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Alton 4 - Bemerton 1
There was no stopping fast-starting Alton, who led within a minute against Bemerton. Skipper John Edwards launched the 4-1 victory with a brilliant 30-yard chip and by half-time Alton were four up thanks to a Steve Poulton brace and one from youth striker
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Hamble ASSC 0 - Fareham Town 2
Two late Paul Morby strikes gave Fareham Town the 2-0 verdict at Hamble ASSC. "We played really well for most of the game but faded towards the end," reported Planemakers' secretary Matt Newbold.
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Mystery surrounds head-on car crash
A 54-year-old man was killed last night - but the cause of the car accident which claimed his life is a mystery say police. Officers are baffled as to how the rush-hour smash involving two cars on the A32 happened. Traffic police today launched an appeal
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Fatal accident leads to overhaul of lights
MAJOR changes have been made to traffic lights at a busy Portchester junction following the death of a keen motorcyclist. The family of 45-year-old Steve Gibbs are considering taking further action against highways chiefs they believe could have prevented
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Patients make hospital exit
INPATIENT services at The Mount Hospital in Bishopstoke will finally be laid to rest today as the last remaining patients are transferred by ambulance to Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. The hospital's controversial closure has been the
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They're never Poles apart after 65 years
TWO former workers at Eastleigh's now defunct Pirelli factory have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Aniela and Stanislaw Frankowski were married as the Second World War broke out in 1939 and they were forced out of their native Poland by the
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Stability is key - Steve
STEVE WIGLEY is hoping his new look coaching set-up will provide Saints with a much-needed period of stability. With a rapid turnover of managers this year the club is desperate for a settled period in which to try and improve the run of bad results that
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Exciting times ahead at St Mary's insists Henderson
NEW reserve team manager Stewart Henderson last night hailed Saints' exciting crop of youth talent. As the coach of last year's under-19 national champions, Henderson's appointment is a clear sign that reserve team matches will again largely be used to
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Family affair
DAVID Suchet finds himself on the wrong side of the law when he stars in Terence Rattigan's Man and Boy at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre from Wednesday, September 22, to Saturday, October 2. Described when it was first produced as "one of the most
