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Watson's a major player once again
The quality which lifted Scott Watson on to the European Tour ten years ago resurfaced at Barton-on-Sea yesterday and carried him to glory in the Meachers Masters Championship - the last big event in the Hampshire PGA calendar. On a day when hardly a
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Ace guy David
David Bloomfield completed a set of holes in one when he recently aced the fifth at Dunwood Manor. The Bramshaw clubman had previously aced the fifth on the Forest Course and the 13th on the Manor Course. He said: "This completes a set of three on the
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Costly cuts for Hards
WINCHESTER CITY boss Neil Hards admits he is loath to part with striker Stuart Cannie and veteran defender Darren Powell. Having been set the goal of defending the FA Vase and Sydenhams Wessex League/Cup titles, the last thing he wants is to lose depth
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Kirby's keen to be a Hawk
Steve Kirby has admitted he would be "very interested" in signing for Hampshire. Fast bowler Kirby is available after leaving Yorkshire at his own request last week, when the club accepted his decision with "great reluctance". Kirby still had a year to
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Today's principal Southampton arrivals CFF Solent, roro, 0530, 30; Saga Rose, passenger, 0630, 101; Elektra, roro, 0740, 34/35; Hamburg Express, container, 1030, 207; CMA CGM Rossini, container, 1100, 206; Autofreighter, roro
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FISHING - World's best on parade
Local anglers will have a golden opportunity to watch the best shore anglers in the world throughout the week as the World Shore Angling Championships are being staged throughout this week at Weymouth, with most of the fishing taking place along Chesil
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14 into two just will not go say Winchester planners
WINCHESTER planners have rejected a controversial scheme to replace two homes with 14 new ones. Developers wanted to knock down a bungalow and a house in Westley Close, Weeke, and build five terraced dwellings and a block of nine flats. The proposal attracted
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Developer may abandon revamp of town eyesore
ONE of Britain's biggest builders is threatening to pull out of plans to transform an eyesore in Totton town centre. McCarthy & Stone is furious after a £2m proposal to build retirement flats on a derelict piece of land was thrown out for the second
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Bigamist!
Husband is finally behind bars after marrying an exotic dancer (and taking her home to live with his real wife!) BIGAMIST Austin Joachim set up a "menage a trois" when he brought his new Filipino bride back to Hampshire to live with him and his first
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Anonymous callers hinder driver hunt
POLICE hunting a driver who killed a Waterside schoolboy say the search is being hampered by callers who refuse to give their name. Officers investigating the death of hit-and-run victim Ryan Liddon are urging people to divulge their identity when they
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Parvovirus alert
DOG owners across Hampshire have been put on alert as a deadly virus sweeps the county. Parvovirus was a big killer of dogs in the late 1970s. Now it has surfaced in this area and there are fears for the safety of pets whose vaccinations are not up to
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An Aladdin's Cave
AN Aladdin's Cave of jewellery is being showcased by Hampshire police in a bid to reunite victims of burglaries with their property. Items valued at thousands of pounds including DVDs, videos and a range of jewellery, will be on show at Southampton central
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Cancer appeal buoyed by quilt
A HANDMADE quilt with a watery theme is being raffled to help Hampshire people living with cancer. The All at Sea quilt has been lovingly put together by the Sew What Quilters, who have been selling draw tickets for four months. All proceeds will go to
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Housebuilding plans come under attack
HAMPSHIRE'S top politician has attacked government plans to allow thousands of extra homes to be built in the county over the next 20 years. The leader of Hampshire County Council, Councillor Ken Thornber, said the council was being "railroaded" by central
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An extra £22m to keep Haslar open
THE fight to save Royal Hospital Haslar was top of the agenda again as patients were given a platform to have their say on a major overhaul of NHS services in Fareham and Gosport yesterday. Campaigners stood firm in their vocal support for the 250-year-old
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Michael, 78, just can't stop running
A 78-YEAR-old Fareham driving instructor is gearing up for his 10th Great South Run next month. Michael Aimable, who has just become semi-retired, runs eight miles each morning between his home in Wallisdean Avenue and Wickham. He hopes to raise £2,500
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Council considering extending market
A MAJOR plan to roll out Eastleigh's popular Thursday and Saturday markets into the main shopping streets could be given a trial run. It is one of four options which will be considered tonight when councillors debate the possible extension of the markets
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Channon's 'worried sick' about Saints
Saints legend Mick Channon says he is "worried sick" about the club's current predicament. And the club's all-time record goal-scorer would even welcome back Glenn Hoddle - a man he had previously not wanted to see in charge again at St Mary's. Channon
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WestQuay purrs as fashion trends take to the catwalk
FAMOUS fashion experts will today start drumming up trade at WestQuay in Southampton. The £298m shopping centre, now in its fourth year and with 99 stores, is hosting a ten-day fashion exhibition for the public. It is designed to showcase key trends for
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Win awards for making changes
FROM Friday the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) will be extended to cover all businesses, regardless of their size. The changes will ensure that even businesses which employ just one part-time employee will have to meet set standards, including premises
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New executive jet operator goes Dutch
FLEDGLING executive jet operator Club328 has sealed a deal with electronics giant Philips semiconductors for two flights a week to its Dutch base. Philips employs 510 staff in a facility in Millbrook, Southampton, but found business was hampered by the
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BASKETBALL - Sleepy Stars slow to shine
SOLENT Stars certainly didn't start as they meant to go on in Saturday's 95-57 victory over Taunton Tigers in the National Cup second round. Coach Alan Cunningham had to call an early time-out as Solent struggled to find any form in the first three minutes
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FISHING - Bass booster for Barfoot
Some cracking fish have been landed within a stone's throw of Southampton, Stuart Barfoot leading the way after tackling the deep-water section at Magazine Lane, which lies in the shadows of the city's container port. The 28-year-old member of Marchwood
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We're reflecting on success
HORDLE children are going wild with delight thanks to a group of fundraising adults. Parents, governors and staff at Hordle Junior School have spent 18 months getting grants and organising events to make all 319 pupils and lots of little creatures very
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P&O drops Pompey ferry links to France
In a shock move, ferry operator P&O has announced that it is scrapping its Ports-mouth to France routes in a bid to save money. All crossings to Le Havre, Caen and Cherbourg are to cease. The company will also shed a total of 1,200 jobs from across
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Institute buoyed by new training vessel
MARITIME students at Southampton Institute will soon have access to a new state-of-the-art training vessel. An order has been placed with Millbrook-based BWSeaCat to build a power catamaran to replace the Institute's current training vessel - a 31ft motorboat
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I'm right behind you, Steve
RUPERT LOWE has issued a rallying call to worried Saints fans - and stated his backing for Steve Wigley. Despite picking up just one point from five games, the Southampton chairman believes head coach Wigley, right, is doing a good job and said he was
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Totton still have weakened squad
AFC TOTTON'S injury and unavailability nightmare continued in Sunday's 4-0 FA Vase exit at Maidstone United. Manager Stuart Ritchie went into the tie without five first-team players and lost left-back Pete Clark after half an hour with a twisted ankle
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SWT singing a different tune to statistics
HAMPSHIRE'S train operator is spending £750,000 telling passengers how good it is - four days after statistics revealed it has the worst record for lateness. Stagecoach-owned South West Trains, which serves stations across the county and London Waterloo
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NTL TV appeals to Aussie company
AN AUSTRALIAN bank has emerged as a possible rival to venture capitalists for Hampshire cable company NTL's television masts arm. Australia's Macquarie Bank's listed TV arm Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group has been hunting further acquisitions
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Difference of opinion over Sunday shopping
NEARLY three-quarters of people would "not be much bothered" if shops didn't open on Sundays, even though trade is brisk among retailers which do, according to new research. It is ten years since the law was changed to allow supermarkets and larger stores
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Dax directing St Cross into bright future
MEET Dax Ward, above, who is now in the driving seat of a cable assembly manufacturer in Southampton. The managing director of St Cross Electronics, which employs 32 people at Mount Pleasant Industrial Park, is also trying to race ahead of the competition
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Busker vows to fight council eviction plans
WINCHESTER busker Frank Williams may stay and fight civic chiefs' attempts to evict him from his dome home near Winchester. Mr Williams met city council lawyers yesterday to see the original land deeds from 1930 that prove ownership of the site. He has
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Council tax up by seven per cent?
COUNCIL tax in Hampshire could rise by up to seven per cent next year, it has been revealed. County finance bosses say the rise could be as little as three per cent - but only if massive savings were made to the council's budget, which stands at nearly
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Help catch Mikhail's murderer
THE first picture has been released of teenage Southampton murder victim Mikhail Thomas. Police have published the picture of the youngster in the hope of getting witnesses to come forward to help them find his killer. As reported in the Daily Echo, 18
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Victory barbecue as school closure plans turn to ashes
CAMPAIGNERS who saved a city school from closure celebrated their victory with a barbecue. Apout 250 people turned up to the event at Moorlands Infant School in Kesteven Way, Bitterne, including mums, dads, friends and pupils past and present. Organiser
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Terror for family as flat torched
A HAMPSHIRE man has admitted responsibility for an arson attack that forced his former girlfriend and her two children to flee their top-storey flat after it was torched while they slept. John Fitzgerald, 23, started the fire in the same block of flats
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Pupils coin it in for the poor
PENNY wise pupils at a Chandler's Ford school are helping children in one of the most impoverished corners of the world. The children, pictured above, at Sherborne House School were set the challenge of making a line of coins from the school front gates
