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Natalie making a mark
Two former Hampshire champions have battled through to the second stage of the qualifying school for the European Ladies Tour. New Milton's Natalie Booth, pictured, posted rounds of 71 and 72 for a one under par total and a share of 16th place in the
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Cherries scheme is bearing fruit
SAINTS youngster Martin Cranie was today due to make his AFC Bournemouth debut - thanks to the generosity of some Cherries fans. The 18-year-old, pictured, has joined the Fitness First Stadium club on a month's loan and was set to play at left-back against
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: St Elmo, ro/ro, 0200, 101; QE2, passenger, 0445, 38/9; MN Eclipse, ro/ro, 0530, 30; BBC Japan, cargo, 0630, 25; Falstaff, vehicle carrier, 0730, 34/35; Asian Breeze, ro/ro, 0830, 202; CMA CGM Debussy, container, 1200, 207;
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Football girls shine
Southampton Institute's sports teams were largely unsuccessful this week in battles against other universities - and the weather. The netball team travelled to Exeter, only to have the match abandoned during the third quarter due to the weather. The rugby
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Life in a box draws to end
AFTER four days trapped inside a Perspex box their challenge finally comes to an end today. Lee Jackson and Lois Perrin have been living in full view at South-ampton's West Quay shopping centre since Tuesday as part of a competition on radio station Power
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Mixed views on proposal for new store
STAFF from supermarket giant Sainsbury's faced mixed reactions from residents when they discussed plans to build a new store in Southampton. If proposals get the go-ahead from council planners, the scheme in Portswood will include a food store with restaurant
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League Cup so crucial to clubs like Saints
Back in the early days of the Premiership I campaigned hard to keep the League Cup going. I remember attending my first monthly meeting of clubs in London as a director of Southampton FC, and as I was one of the new boys, I planned just to sit and listen
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All the best, whatever your name is!
My old friend Paul (once known as Gazza) Gascoigne, left, has changed his name to G8. It stands for the initial of his surname and the number on his football shirt. I like Paul very much and he is trying ever so hard to put his wild days behind him. But
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Saints so close to glory
SAINTS were agonisingly denied their first Premiership victory under Steve Wigley at Highbury this afternoon when Robin Van Persie equalised in the 92nd minute. Rory Delap had earlier inspired Saints to a dramatic fight-back with two goals after Thierry
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Onward Christian soldiers
FRENCH coach Christian Damiano is starting to get Saints playing football again. As Saints today prepared to face table-topping Arsenal, the masters of gallic flair, Damiano is starting to impart similar passing principles on Saints. The Frenchman, appointed
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BAT up with the leaders
BAT Sports and Basingstoke & North Hants are off to fliers in the NatWest Under-16 Indoor League at the Rose Bowl. The junior Tobaccomen nailed Fair Oak and Cross Symondians to move level with the Isle of Wight at the top. Basingstoke collected 31
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Trojans score a treble
The annual Trojans mini and junior rugby tournament saw the hosts win three of the six age groups. Southampton, Eastleigh, Andover, New Milton & District, Winchester, Havant and Portsmouth also competed. Trojans won at under-seven, under-ten and under
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Stars are seeking confidence boost
Solent Stars' senior men's basketball team return to league action after a fortnight's break with a match against Kingston Wildcats at Fleming Park tonight (8pm). After just two league games, Solent lie in tenth position - two places below Kingston, who
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Jail death
A TRANSPORT company foreman jailed after he lied to police when a transporter mowed down a Southampton pensioner has died in prison, the Daily Echo can reveal. Terence Gleadall collapsed and died of a heart attack in Winchester Prison just three weeks
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Rescue centre inmates hoping for a new start
HE is barely bigger than a bag of sugar and twice as sweet. At just a week old, gorgeous George is a cute ball of fluff, who will sit in the palm of your hand to be bottle-fed. He needs a home but, if you are thinking of welcoming him into your family
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Alan launches poppy appeal
THE Royal British Legion yesterday launched its poppy appeal in Hampshire. Over the next ten days more than a million poppies are expected to be sold across the county in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday. Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh, who lives
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Using music to highlight the danger of drugs
YOUNGSTERS in Southampton used music to highlight the dangers of drugs at a community event in Sholing. The free event at St Francis Church Hall saw budding DJs join forces with community leaders and stars from the Solent Stars basketball team to hammer
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Booking a date with the ghouls
YOUNGSTERS got into the spooky spirit of Hallowe'en when they went to hear some spine-tingling tales at a special Lockswood Library event. From hair-raising yarns about monsters and ghosts to spooky tales of creepy-crawlies and spiders, the children,
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Best of bangers
HE SELLS scores of sausages every day at work, then goes home to read sausage recipes. Now banger-barmy Simon Broadribb has picked up a top sausage award. The butcher, from Uptons in Bassett, Southampton, has scooped a British Sausage Appreciation Society
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Internet auction is a great sock-cess
A HAMPSHIRE man got so fed up with picking up his son's odd socks at home that he decided to put them up for sale. The number of single socks littering Mark Wilks' home annoyed him so much that he gathered them up and put them up for sale on Internet
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Car parking charges rocket by up to 50%
CAR parking charges in Southampton have soared by up to 50 per cent. The first sweeping changes in five years were introduced this week. In some areas charges have increased for two-hour stays from £1.60 to £2.40. The proposals were first outlined at
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Chelsea's warning
We've had another case of a top player, Adrian Mutu of Chelsea, admitting to taking drugs. And while the FA have still not decided how long a ban he should get, Chelsea have acted quickly and in a positive manager by cancelling his contract. They did
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Southampton are itching to end 17 years of Highbury hurt
THE omens are very much against Saints producing a major shock at Highbury this afternoon. Arsenal have not lost two consecutive games for more than two years while Saints have not won at Highbury since 1987. The last time Arsenal lost two consecutive
