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Chronicles Volume One by Bob Dylan
AFTER FOUR DECADES OF cantankerous, monosyllabic interviews and one legendarily impenetrable novel Tarantula, fans feared what Dylan's self-penned Chronicles would be like. What a relief. This slim autobiography is a joy. Rather than plodding through
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Fleshmarket Close by Ian Rankin
COCKLE-PICKING IS NOT one of Edinburgh's more promising industries. Ian Rankin is honest enough to admit that. When DI Rebus goes out to Leith in search of a slave-labour gang, he passes a sign on the beach warning that shellfish caught there will be
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TOP TEN HARDBACKS
Best selling hardback books for the week ending October 23rd supplied by Waterstone's. 1 (7) Going Postal by Terry Pratchett 2 (1) The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson 3 (-) Fleshmarket Close by Ian Rankin 4 (-) Himalaya by Michael Palin 5 (4) Jonathan
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Hockey: Livewire Trojans catch the eye
TROJANS flexed their goal scoring muscle for tomorrow's EHA Cup showdown against Oxford Hawks with a blistering 8-3 win. Their thumping of Hampshire/Surrey Regional League neighbours Winchester at King's School put Trojans two points clear of Old Kingstonians
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Darts: Super star Ede includes 14-dart leg in league win
KEVIN EDE starred in the latest round of Hampshire Men's Super League matches. The Sutton Scotney player hit a 14-dart leg that helped him towards a 27.83 average - the best of the round in either division. Tony Whitcher went out with 122. Dennis Murrell
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RED CARD FOR RACISM
The Kick It Out campaign which has been a major success at combating racism in soccer's topflight is now turning its attention tofootball's grassroots... FOOTBALL, regardless of race, colour, creed, gender and religion, is a wonderful tool that brings
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PLAYING FOR THE BNP
IT WAS supposed to be a day about kicking racism out of football in Hampshire. But just hours after community leaders launched a major new initiative to promote ethnic diversity in the sport, the Daily Echo discovered a team in a five-a-side league bearing
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Touching tribute to girl who loved life
THE parents of a Hampshire student who died in a car crash while backpacking in Australia have helped to keep her memory alive by naming a rowing boat after her. Clive and Tricia Wilson attended the naming ceremony in honour of 23-year-old Lisa at Southampton
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School's future in the balance again
THE closure of a popular Southampton school is back on the agenda as education bosses try to solve the problem of falling pupil numbers. A proposal to shut Moorlands Infant is one of six options being put forward to cut the number of spare places in the
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Monopoly looks set to be Christmas hit
COPIES of Southampton's new Monopoly game have been flying off the shelves quicker than you can say "Do not pass Go". The city's own long-awaited property trading game has hit the high street in time for the Christmas rush. Game fans have been rushing
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Get ready to party like we did in 1945
PLANS are under way in Southampton to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War next year. Street parties are at the heart of city council proposals for the commemoration day of both VE and VJ Day. July 10 - which falls midway
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Wigley doesn't rule out instant return for 'goalscorer' Ormerod
BRETT ORMEROD could be in line for a place on the bench against Birmingham tomorrow - depending what happens for Leeds at Brighton this afternoon. The 28-year-old striker returns to Southampton tonight after a loan spell at Elland Road and is eligible
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Our team 'can do better'
DAVID ARMSTRONG believes that some of the senior players at St Mary's should start taking a long, hard look at themselves. The one-time record signing who won over the Saints fans with his goalscoring midfield performances in the early to mid 1980s, insists
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Rising and shining
Jenny Makin meets early Breakfast TV favourite Fiona Phillips... WHEN Fiona Phillips walks into a room there's something about her that immediately puts you at ease. Whether it's simply her friendly nature and the smile that's so familiar to the millions
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Wartime in the Forest
Tom Husband talks to John Leete, author of the New Forest At War, about Forest life during the war years... Though activity was at its most acute just before the D-Day Landings, the New Forest was still a hotbed of military training in the weeks leading
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Mew lying third
SOUTHAMPTON'S 51-year-old golfer Alan Mew was in third place after the first round of the big European Seniors Tour Championship in Estoril. The Stoneham professional put a triple bogey seven on his card at the 17th and still finished with a one under
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Hampshire's eyes fixed on a trophy next season
OPTIMISTIC Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove believes the county will be ready "to have a pop" at challening for the major honours in 2005. Hampshire, though they have won promotion from both the second division of the championship and the national league
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Strikers team are the champs
LEIGH and Jade Holes have shot to the top of the popularity class at Romsey School. Along with Kelly Simms and Kirby Anderson, the Holes girls were part of the Riverside Strikers' team who became EA Sports 4 v 4 football champions of 2004, winning their
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TOP TEN PAPERBACKS
Best selling paperback books for the week ending October 23rd supplied by Waterstone's. 1 (1) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 2 (2) Angels & Demons by Dan Brown 3 (4) A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 4 (5) The Curious Incident Of
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autosky, ro/ro, 0630, 46; CMA CGM Ravel, container, 0930, 206; Adonia, passenger, 0930, 106; Euro Melody, cargo, AM, 204E; Westerems, cargo, 1200, 20; Lykes Hero, container, PM, 205; NYK Argus, container, PM, 207; Bunga Pelangi
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Rowing: Itchen are oarsome!
HOST club Itchen provided the most winners when they hosted their inaugural junior regatta in Southampton. The event attracted four Southampton clubs - the hosts as well as BTC, Coalporters and Southampton - plus Poole (two teams), Christchurch and Ryde
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Snooker: Teen ace pulls off shock
PETER Maraziotis claimed his second successive victory when he won the Cuestars Poole Open. THE 16-year-old from West End defeated England international Mike Finn to pocket £170 to add to his £160 from the previous week at Salisbury. Finn took £80 home
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Oh no, not another revolting smell . . !
FIRST there was a damp smell dubbed Le Pong because it was thought to have come from France. Then there was the acrid whiff of paint fumes when a fan at the giant Ford factory broke down. Now traders at a Southampton industrial estate are kicking up a
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Nurse's anger at rehab axing
A NURSE has accused Southampton hospital bosses of breaking their contract by cutting vital rehabilitation classes for heart patients. Cheryl Harding, cardiac services' lead nurse for Southampton City Primary Care Trust, claims Southampton University
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Christmas boxes of delight need space
A CHARITY is calling on Hampshire businesses for urgent help. Operation Christmas Child needs floor space - in offices, factories, shops or community centres - to collect gift-filled shoeboxes destined for some of the world's poorest children. Retail
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Review: It's a massive laugh, innit?
Goldie Looking Chain, Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth FORMING one of the most motley collections of leisurewear ever assembled in one place, cartoonish Welsh hip-hoppers Goldie Looking Chain, pictured above, stormed the stage at the Pyramid Centre. A more
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Review: Genial Gene's a charmer
Gene Pitney, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth ON a wet evening in Bournemouth, veteran American singer Gene Pitney - with that unmistakably distinctive voice - brought sunny professionalism to an enthusiastic audience. Pitney delivered all his international
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Real management is about knowing every individual in the dressing room
I'VE ALWAYS crusaded for league tables not to be shown until six games have been played. Now we have the ridiculous situation of tables being published in the papers after just one match. On the other hand, I suppose, we are seeing managers sacked after
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Is time right for demonstration?
THE organiser of a fans' demonstration planned outside St Mary's tomorrow has insisted: "We don't want the team to suffer!" The fans are planning to start their demonstration at 1pm - an hour before Saints aim to kickstart their season with victory in
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We need 'Great Escape' spirit again - if we're to get out of this mess
SAINTS fans have been told to ensure they improve the "almost non-existent" atmosphere at St Mary's tomorrow. And Nick Illingsworth, who writes a weekly fans column for the Daily Echo, believes they WILL draw on experiences such as 'The Great Escape'
