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Quinn is top senior
CHRIS QUINN has capped a great season for Hampshire women's golf by winning the English Ladies Seniors Championship at Trevose. The South Winchester ace took the trophy in style, beating former Curtis Cup captain Liz Boatman 4 & 3 in the final. Quinn
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Refs meet
WELL-KNOWN female referee Wendy Toms is the guest speaker at tonight's Southampton Referees Association monthly meeting at St Mary's (7.30pm). Dorset-based Toms has been an active referee since the late 1980s and her highlights include being an assistant
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Injured Lara is fit for final
BRIAN LARA was floored by a Shoaib Ahktar bouncer but the West Indies thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets at the Rose Bowl to set up an ICC Champions Trophy final against England. West Indies skipper Lara was forced to retire hurt after the Rawalpindi
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CARLING CUP 2: NORTHAMPTON 0 - SAINTS 3
'YOU CAN only work out if it was a turning point at the end of the season.' Those were the words of Gordon Strachan when Saints defeated Tranmere 6-1 in the second round of the League Cup two seasons ago. Looking back over his most successful season at
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PSS scrutinised over thousands owed
BUSINESS experts were today looking into the financial affairs of a Hampshire firm in a bid to claw back hundreds of thousands of pounds owed to scores of creditors. Pressure Seal Systems (PSS), the manufacturer of pressure seal equipment, employed 55
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Invitation to get fit
TOTTON Running Club are launching a beginners' course at Totton Recreation Centre on October 11 (7pm). Those who attend every session - on Mondays and Wednesdays (7pm) until April 3 - should be fit enough to complete the Totton 10K in less than 90 minutes
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Bowls: Banister boys steal the show in Bromley
BARRY Bendall and Ken Marsh are the kings of England after winning the national over-55 pairs championship. Playing at Bromley, the Banister Park duo gave a superb performance to crush James Wilson and Mike Crafer (Connaught, Essex) 27-11 in the final
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Freshwater Angling: Ace Marc leaves rest in the shade
MANY of the top anglers at Longbridge on Sunday found conditions difficult to cope with. The 2004 grand final of the Nigel Turner Sunday Series sponsored by Thomson's Wealth Management at Lord Romsey's prolific fishery on the Broadlands Estate near Romsey
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Volleyball: Good start for Solent
SOLENT men's volleyball team are enjoying the National League Division 2 high life. Following the thrill of promotion last season, they opened the new campaign by battling back for a 3-2 win over Brentwood Estonians at their new Sholing Technical College
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FA Vase day at New Street
Andover New Street FC play the first FA Vase tie in their history tomorrow when they take on Wessex League First Division Alton Town at Foxcotte Park, ko 3pm. To mark the occasion the club has organised a Pig Roast, which will follow the match and is
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Andover Satirday and Sunday League matches
Royal Oak 12 Wherwell 1 The champions consolidated their position at the top. Perry Cocking and Fraser Bain's side were soon 1-0 ahead when Cocking capitalised on some good work from Terry Mthimkhulu. The half soon turned into the Mthimkhulu show with
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No bliss at Liss but a draw with New Street
WHITCHURCH and New Street fought out an entertaining, but ultimately goalless, league game on Wednesday night and on reflection both managers should be happy with a point. Both sides set out to play football and with a complete lack of any derby type
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STOP HOMES PLAN NOW!
PROPOSALS for the biggest-ever housing development in Winchester should be scrapped because they would put too big a strain on the city's health and transport facilities, it has been claimed. City councillors yesterday said they would have rejected the
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Cathedral city - the future shapes up
THE ancient city of Winchester has seen many changes over the centuries, but none as big as the £100m Broadway-Friarsgate development that will transform a swathe of the city centre. Dozens of new shops, hundreds of homes, a bus station, medical centres
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Andover Tri a Tri is big success at Rookwood
Rookwood School grounds were alive with competitors for the inaugural Tri-a-Tri event, run by Andover Triathlon Club. The day got off to a great start with the junior aquathon, which saw 32 children aged between 9-16 taking part. The 9-12 year olds swam
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Junior tennis flourishing as Andover Club stages eleven finals
The 11 junior finals were testament to the flourishing junior coaching programme at Andover Tennis Club and the increase in junior members over the last few years. A new event for this year saw the introduction of the U10 Boys' Championship, which was
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End to 40-year road campaign
VILLAGERS near Winchester have tasted victory in a long-running battle against speeding cars and lorries. For four decades, people in Colden Common fought for a lower speed limit along their main road, which will now be implemented as part of a £200,000
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TRAIN PLAN IS DERAILED
PLANS to relaunch passenger trains in the Waterside have been driven off the rails, the Daily Echo can reveal. South West Trains has shelved plans to run the service between Totton and Hythe because Whitehall has decided not to go ahead with vital track
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Absent dads have tale to tell
Winchester Prison inmates are reading bedtime stories to their children, thanks to a new scheme called "Storybook Dads". They can't be at their bedsides, but they are recording story tapes for their families to listen to at home. The scheme is based in
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It's a Tikka takeaway takeoff!
Some people will go to any lengths to make sure they get a decent Indian takeaway... Staff at Winchester's Balaka Indian restaurant thought they were dealing with just another large order when the request came in for 20 of their finest curries. It was
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Phone mast hike causes new fury
Campaigners have cried "foul" after planners approved the extension of a mobile phone mast at Sarum Road, Winchester. It can now be increased from 15 to 20 metres in height. Anti-mast campaigner, Karen Barratt, said Winchester City Council should not
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A year of sorrow for drop-in centre
It's been a year of sadness and of pending change for Winchester's Trinity Centre. Its forthcoming move from St Paul's Hill to Durngate represented the challenge ahead, the AGM was told. The sadness, said vice-chairman, Charles Taylor, was the fact that
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Full scheme ahead for city's £100m makeover
It's taken almost a decade of deliberation, but the plan to redevelop a large part of Winchester's city centre is finally set to go ahead. Winchester City Council is finalising the agreement with developers, Thornfield Properties, over the next few weeks
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Mother's car death shocks quiet village
Villagers are in mourning after a mother-of-four was knocked down by a car and killed. Anna Stilwell (60) left her home in Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester, to post letters. It was a journey of just a few yards, but she never returned. The accident
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Show you care this Christmas
GAZETTE Newspapers is today launching an appeal with international charity Samaritan's Purse to help provide more than one million of the world's poorest children with a Christmas present this year. Since 1990, Operation Christmas Child has delivered
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MURDER HUNT IS LAUNCHED
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in Southampton last night. Ambulance crews were called to Graham Road in the Newtown area, outside the Royal South Hants Hospital, at about 11.30pm. They discovered
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The jeweller, the tabloid temptress and the super-slimmer
IN the red corner was the tabloid temptress who is alleged to have had an affair with England football captain David Beckham. In the blue corner was the Hampshire super-slimmer who caught the eye of a member of top boy band Blue. At stake was the prize
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Echo security investigation forces rethink
EDUCATION chiefs in Southampton have asked all schools to reassess their security after the Daily Echo's shocking survey revealed major security inadequacies at many schools. Echo reporters visited 40 primary, junior and secondary schools in the area.
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£5m boost for energy project
A FLAGSHIP £40m project that will provide cheap heating and power to thousands of homes in Southampton has moved a step closer. City chiefs have given the green light to donating a £4.8m grant to help pay for a combined heat and power plant suppling heating
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MPs' charity vow
SOUTHAMPTON'S MPs are vowing to put pressure on government departments to release money owed to a cash-strapped city charity. SCRATCH is struggling with a £40,000 black hole in its accounts because of lengthy delays in being handed £500,000 of grants.
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ATHLETICS: Winchester move into top flight
Homeless Winchester clinch promotion WINCHESTER & District AC's men's team duly won their way through to the British League elite last weekend by winning the play-off meeting at Abingdon. They dominated at every sprint event, including the hurdles
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HAMPSHIRE DIARY: So long... it's been very good to know you!
I wandered into the Rose Bowl the other day, arriving, as usual, a little later than scheduled. It was a poignant moment for me as I didn't know when I would next return to the ground that I called my home for the last four years or to the Club that has
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EQUESTRIANISM: A good trek for Jennie
HAMPSHIRE rider Jennie Free has just returned from a successful appearance for Great Britain in the TREC World Championships, held in the German town of Zweibrucken. The 42-year-old, from Weston Colley, near Micheldever, was the best placed British rider
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GOLF: National title for Winchester lady
Chris Quinn is seniors champion HAMPSHIRE golfer Christine Quinn has become the new English Seniors Ladies' champion at the first attempt. She won the title last week at a windswept Trevose course in north Cornwall. Chris, a member at South Winchester
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Body believed to be missing man
A BODY recovered from the sea off the coast of the Isle of Wight is believed to be that of a missing man from Dorset. John Morris, 69, disappeared from his home in Dorchester on September 14. Police confirmed that paperwork found on the body, which was
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FLYING HIGH!
NATIONAL Air Traffic Services (NATS) is to almost double the size of its headquarters at Whiteley, creating 700 new jobs. The move will make NATS the biggest employer in Fareham and one of the top ten in Hampshire. The UK's leading air traffic services
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Eco-homes chalk up a building 'first'
TWO Eastleigh Housing Association eco-homes in Bishopstoke have chalked up a first by being awarded an excellent rating by the Building Research Establishment. The properties in Sedgwick Road are the first in Eastleigh to earn the accolade. Ratings are
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Respect was due - Wigley
STEVE WIGLEY enjoyed a first win at the fifth attempt as head coach last night and hailed a "good, convincing" display. Saints eventually ran out 3-0 winners against Northampton in the Carling Cup with goals from Kevin Phillips, David Prutton and Neil
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Will win spark another revival?
JUDGING by the likes of West Brom, Crystal Palace and Norwich, the gap between the Premiership and the Championship remains fairly sizeable. But on much of last night's evidence, the on-field difference between a top-flight team and the lower reaches
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ICC POSTBAG
CALLING all cricket fans - did you visit the Rose Bowl for one of the ICC Trophy matches? Are these letters representative of those who went, or have you got nothing but praise for the way the Rose Bowl hosted the games? Let us know at echosport@soton-echo.co.uk
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Air traffic HQ expansion to create 700 jobs
NATIONAL Air Traffic Services (NATS) is to almost double the size of its headquarters at Whiteley, creating 700 new jobs. The move will make NATS the biggest employer in Fareham and one of the top ten in Hampshire. The UK's leading air traffic services
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Profits up for aerospace firm
THE aerospace and defence group that owns a major employer in Hampshire has recorded annual pre-tax profits of £350m. Smiths, the parent of Hamble Aerostructures, said the figure is £1m up on the previous financial year. Aerostructures, which employs
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Andover on the Money but Swayne sees red
ANDOVER were reinforced by the return of Glen Damen and Justin Bennett and despite being reduced to ten men for the whole of the second half they outfought Moneyfields to complete an important victory. At the end of a goalless first half Bobby Swayne
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City poppy appeal rescued by Army
THE Poppy Appeal crisis in Winchester has been averted at the last minute after the Army marched in to save the day. The potential financial disaster arose when the organiser resigned and no one could be found to replace him to co-ordinate the Royal British
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Station improvements
Council chiefs joined directors of South West Trains to open Winchester's new-look station. Commuters travelling on the northbound line can now enjoy more comfortable surroundings following the £350,000 revamp. The refurbishments includes a new booking
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Police called as fans clash at Rose Bowl
POLICE reinforcements were drafted in to West End yesterday afternoon as trouble flared between groups of rival fans at Hampshire's Rose Bowl. About 5,000 spectators were at the home of Hampshire cricket to watch the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final between
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Police inquiry launched after man is found dead
POLICE have today launched an investigation following the death of a man in the Newtown area of Southampton. Officers are treating the death as suspicious. They are appealing for any people who witnessed a dispute in the Derby Road and Cranberry Avenue
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Cash reward for hitting 999 targets
HAMPSHIRE Ambulance Service is in line for a cash bonanza after hitting emergency response time targets. Latest figures show the service has attended more than 75 per cent of life threatening 999 calls within eight minutes each and every month since April
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Fancy a coffee?
THOUSANDS of people are preparing to get hot and steamy to help fund a cancer information and support centre in Southampton. More than 350 local groups, families, businesses and other organisations will be putting the kettle on to take part in Macmillan
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Running club hit the road
HAVING successfully defended their men's and women's titles in the 48-mile Test Way Relay, Southampton Running Club turn their attention to the more serious business of the South of England Road Relay Championships at Aldershot this weekend. Next Saturday
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Matthew, 14, cycles 100 miles for charity
WHEN Keith Baker encouraged his son to take up cycling he never imagined that just a year later the teenager would complete a 100-mile charity ride. But that is exactly what Matthew Baker from Chandler's Ford has achieved. He joined more than 2,000 other
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Dexter's two-goal message
TWO-GOAL striker Dexter Blackstock sent out a defiant message to head coach Steve Wigley in Saints reserves' 3-0 win over Watford last night. Blackstock has endured a frustrating start to the season, having missed the first few weeks through injury and
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Romsey move up
ROMSEY Town leapfrogged local rivals Stockbridge into fifth place of the Sydenhams Wessex League Division 2 table last night with a battling 2-1 success over their neighbours at the By-Pass Ground. "It was a great peformance from us and a fantastic win
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Hants gear up for the Aussies
THE Rose Bowl's 2004 season is over. But Hampshire Cricket will start preparing for next June's Twenty20 international in just a fortnight's time. After learning valuable lessons during the hosting of five ICC Champions Trophy matches, planning will soon
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: OOCL Fortune, container, 0300, 206; CFF Solent, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Tossens, cargo, 1000, 205; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 1430, 201 link; CMA CGM Pasteur, container, 2100, 205; Erasmusgracht, cargo, 2300, 46 Today's Principal Sailings
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Cutting it in the timber building trade
WITH a snip and a grin, Winchester MP Mark Oaten cuts the ribbon to celebrate the 500th timber lodge built by a Hampshire company within 18 years. At his side is city mayor Cecily Sutton, who headed the dignitary list for the landmark ceremony at the
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Battling Lions go top of the class
THEY may have misbehaved and deserved a detention or two and almost got six of the best from Newbury recently, but Andover have bounced back and are top of the form after Tuesday's fine win over previously unbeaten Thatcham Town. Once again head prefect
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Farewell to Karl ends in defeat
Andover 14 Salisbury 26 Andover took on Salisbury in a hard-fought friendly at the Goodship Ground as both had a rest from league rugby. Each played very well in wet conditions, and despite the result both will take much out of it. Andover took the game
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Testway Youth League
There were wins for Vernham Dean and Whitchurch while Worthies lost 3-1 to Upper Clatford. Whitchurch scorers were Connor Robinson, Sam Allen, Anthony Morley, Charlie Palmer and Patrick Mathias. There were some close encounters in the White Division of
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Ten year wait is over as Lady Captain's side victorious
History was made recently when Andover Ladies played their annual match between the Lady Captain's team and the Lady Secretary's team. During the ten years since the match was instigated the Lady Captain's team have never won, with some matches being
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New netball season under way at Hanson
ADNA started the season last Friday with teams returning to an outdoor venue at John Hanson School. Umpires were also ready for action after attending a rules forum held by international umpire Bill Alexander. Match reports in Friday's Andover Advertiser
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Championships are Taylor Made for new golfing stars
Hampshire Golf Club recently held their Adidas Taylor Made Order of Merit Championships. This was the culmination of the summer long challenge arranged by course professional Iain Powell in conjunction with Taylor Made. New recruits played an 18 hole
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Police net £150,000 of cannabis in raid
DRUGS with a street value of £150,000 were seized when police raided a cannabis factory in the New Forest yesterday. Officers recovered more than 400 mature cannabis plants and about 20kg of herbal cannabis. Two men were arrested during the operation,
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Counting Common cost
Southampton City Council have revealed the cost of reclaiming more than 350 square metres of the Common they say have been swallowed up... IT measures around 326 acres of woodland, wetland, grassland and open water and supports a huge variety of wildlife
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Cathedral city - the future shapes up
THE ancient city of Winchester has seen many changes over the centuries, but none as big as the £100m Broadway-Friarsgate development that will transform a swathe of the city centre. Dozens of new shops, hundreds of homes, a bus station, medical centres
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United against Barton Farm
Proposals to build 2,000 homes on the outskirts of Winchester have been slammed by city planners. The outline application from Cala Homes will now go before a public inquiry, likely to be held next April. They want to build at Barton Farm, a 208-acre
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This simply isn't cricket, say irate residents
Householders in a residential road at West End say cricket matches are making their lives hell. Homes along West End Road have been subjected to noise and vibration from hundreds of coaches and buses on days when international matches are held at the
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Pointing the way to excellence
THE Point has become a centre for excellence for dance - and it's not hard to see why. The Eastleigh venue is playing its part in encouraging men to break social stereotypes and take up dance. On Saturday, the venue is premiering Headcase, a celebration
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Exclusive charity jazz gig
HOBURNE Bashley caravan park hosts an exclusive jazz performance to raise money for Cancer Research UK on Friday, October 1. Vic Ash, who has played with the Ted Heath Band and the BBC Radio Big Band, will be playing in the Forest Room at 8pm. Mick Hanson
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Health cuts likely after £1m overspend
HEALTH chiefs in Fareham and Gosport are being forced to consider service cuts after revealing they have already overspent by more than £1m, four months into the financial year. Bosses expect the debt to reach nearly £5m by the end of the financial year
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Invitation to get fit
TOTTON Running Club are launching a beginners' course at Totton Recreation Centre on October 11 (7pm). Those who attend every session - on Mondays and Wednesdays (7pm) until April 3 - should be fit enough to complete the Totton 10K in less than 90 minutes
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Police called as fans clash at Rose Bowl
POLICE reinforcements were drafted in to West End yesterday afternoon as trouble flared between groups of rival fans at Hampshire's Rose Bowl. About 5,000 spectators were at the home of Hampshire cricket to watch the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final between
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Theo, 15, is a record breaker
RECORD-BREAKING kid Theo Walcott made history at St Mary's last night as he became the youngest-ever player to appear for Saints reserves in their 3-0 win over Watford. As Walcott stepped off the bench in the 74th minute at 15 years and 175 days of age
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'They can't put hands in pockets'
PLANS to put up a permanent memorial to Saints legend Ted Bates have been unanimously backed by Southampton City Council. But Saints have come under fire from councillors after it was revealed that any statue was unlikely to be erected at St Mary's -
