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Bowers move is shock for Leader
BAT boss Andy Leader has wished the departing Danny Bowers all the best in his new job as manager of Wessex strugglers Hamble ASSC. Bowers was yesterday appointed successor to Larry Clay, who quit the Follands Park post on Saturday. The Sholing-based
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After The Sunset (12a)
HANG on, I'm confused. I thought Pierce Brosnan wasn't playing James Bond anymore? I thought we would be forever deprived of that subtle Irish charm and wit. How wrong I was, for he's back. He might have left behind the tuxedo for mothballing, but he
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Poorly Hamble hospital transport
POOR bus services, overcrowded car parks and weaknesses in hospital car and taxi transport have been revealed in a new report on problems facing older people visiting hospitals. The Sic Transit report has been published after nine months of study by the
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Teen thugs leave Scouts in tears
TEENAGE thugs kicked a tent to pieces while four young Hamble Sea Scouts were camping inside. The terrified youngsters, aged 11 and 12, managed to run for help and take shelter at the Scouts' nearby Hamble Lane headquarters. They escaped injury but were
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City status would not benefit historic town
I CARE as much as anyone about the name and fame of Basingstoke, but I am unenthusiastic about recent suggestions that the town could, or should, seek city status. I cannot see how this would promote our interests or improve our prospects. To claim city
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Tenants swot up on legal issues
TENANTS have been learning how to tackle anti-social behaviour. A special training day was held at the Hilton Hotel in Black Dam, Basingstoke, for 60 tenants from across the county. Run by the Hampshire Training Group - a consortium of housing associations
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Local Megabowl's future safe despite collapse
THE FUTURE of Southampton's Megabowl ten pin bowling alley is safe despite the 12-strong Megabowl chain going into administration. The Millbrook alley is unaffected because it is run by a company called Tenpin and not the Megabowl company whose name it
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Such a Smart move by Ringwood team!
Crescent Suzuki from Ringwood will unleash a dazzling new all-British line- up on the Superbike Championship next year. And Hampshire motor cycle road-race fans won't have long to wait before savouring the prospect. Scott Smart has joined forces with
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HOCKEY - Trojans hold on
Trojans had to withstand a gallant late Hamble comeback before securing a 3-2 victory over their local Hampshire/Surrey Regional League leadership rivals at Stoneham Lane. It looked all over bar the proverbial shouting with Hamble 3-0 behind and only
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HOCKEY - Lift-off at last for determined Southampton
Southampton are off the EHA Women's League Division 3 basement after a heartening 3-0 win over high flying Nottingham Highfield at the Sports Centre. Cleaven Faulkner's side had been threatening to break a winless eight-match sequence - and they did it
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TENNIS - Josh is a step closer to dream of place at Wimbledon
JOSH Goodall now lives just a short walk from Wimbledon. And in recent months, the Hampshire teenager has been taking giant steps towards realising his dream on the hallowed turf of SW19. He only turned professional with full-LTA backing less than a year
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Bennett classic is pick of the bunch in Bemerton thriller
Bemerton Heath 3 Andover 4 ANDOVER continued to give the new management team of Ade Burford and Ray Cozzi the perfect start on Tuesday when they took the spoils from a thriller. Andover were beset with a string of player problems including injuries, suspensions
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Kynnersley new man at the top for Andover
THE PORTWAY Stadium was a busy place this week as the club continued to put its board and management in place ready for the second half of the season. Following Saturday's pre-match extra-ordinary board meeting local businessman Tim Kynnersley was welcomed
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Away joy as Overton net four at Tadley
Tadley Calleva 1 Overton United 4 Tadley got off to a good start in this hard fought encounter on Saturday. They took the lead on 15 minutes, Overton finding it hard to keep the ball on a pitch that was not meant for football. After that set back Overton
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Dominant Evans and Partridge
Ken White Distribution 14 Evans and Partridge 39 KWD moved positions in the second quarter for some much needed height in defence. Vicky Burdges proved an asset as she made some fantastic interceptions which were linked to her attack brilliantly. This
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Philip and Tacey off the mark
In Division One, the two bottom sides featured in an exciting match, when Philip and Tacey entertained Wolversdene B. It looked like a long evening as the first three games turned into five set marathons, two going the way of the home side and the other
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Schoolgirls are smash hits at badminton
THE sky's the limit for two talented pupils at a Winchester school. Young badminton aces Panuga Riou, 12, and Rebecca Fifield, 14, from Westgate School, are both tearing up the local and national circuits as stars of the future. Panuga, who hails from
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Heads or tails, charity's a winner
RECRUITMENT agency Robert Half International is celebrating the success of its sixth annual charity quiz in Hampshire. Staff from its branches in Basingstoke, Southampton, Guildford, Portsmouth and Bournemouth pulled out all the stops to ensure that last
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Could National Park status threaten jobs?
FAWLEY and Holbury have the worst unemployment rate in the New Forest, a public inquiry was told. It was claimed that including part of the parish in the New Forest National Park would hinder attempts to create more jobs in the area. The two-day inquiry
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Shiveringly good - and a real heart-warmer to boot
IT WAS the sound of fire alarms rather than sleigh bells that greeted the audience as they settled down to see last night's performance. But the drama was soon explained - a mischievous child had opened a fire door. So, half an hour after the original
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New schools to be built after windfall
TWO schools are to be flattened and rebuilt and a new school for children with behavioural difficulties opened after Hampshire scooped almost £10m of government cash. Southampton education bosses have been handed £2.9m to replace the 286-pupil Newlands
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Parents are warned after abduction bid
PARENTS at a Southampton school were being warned to stay on their guard after an attempted child-snatch happened just yards from the school gates. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Daily Echo, a five-year-old-boy was grabbed as he played in
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Flybe announces five new routes
THE SOUTH of France, Brittany and Limoges will soon be just a £58 return ticket away after low cost airline Flybe announced five new destinations from Southam-pton International Airport. Flights to Leeds and Liverpool are also to be launched in addition
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Will ship museum wow city visitors?
A FLOATING museum shaped like an ocean liner with space to display Southampton's huge maritime heritage. That is the latest idea for generating Southampton's elusive Wow factor. The ground-breaking project is the latest idea to be thrown into the debate
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Cardiac unit cures waiting list dilemma
A NEW unit at Southampton General Hospital has helped slash waiting lists for many heart patients from weeks to days. The cardiac regional transfer unit has already treated more than 150 patients from across the south since it opened two months ago. As
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Asylum seeker is delighted to be free
AN asylum seeker fighting deportation to a country where he faces death has spent his first night of freedom at home in Fareham. Immigration authorities had decided Congolese national Willy Mpasi Mutwadi, pictured right, would have to stay in detention
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Oasis date just not cricket, say locals
PLANS for a concert by chart-topping rock band Oasis at Hampshire's Rose Bowl stadium next year are already upsetting neighbours. Council chiefs have revealed that bosses at the venue have yet to ask for planning permission for the gig to go ahead. The
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Redknapp: No Saints talks
IT was always stretching the imagination somewhat. And as Harry Redknapp finally brought down the curtain on his hugely successful time as Pompey boss, he also brushed aside reports regarding an unlikely future on the other side of the south-coast divide
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Touch of brass at The Anvil
THE London Mozart Players are joined by trombonist Christian Lindberg at The Anvil this Friday, conducted by Vernon Handley. The concert begins at 7.45pm with the vigorous and dynamic Sinfonietta by Moeran, a contemporary of Holst and Bax, whose music
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Shakespeare performance to dream about
YOUNG actors from the acclaimed Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre will take to the woods when they perform one of William Shakespeare's most popular plays this month. A Midsummer Night's Dream features the Act One group - actors ranging from 16 to 21 years
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Off-key City fall to their bogey side
Winchester City boss Neil Hards admitted his Sydenhams Wessex leaders were way below par in last night's 2-1 home defeat by title rivals AFC Newbury. Although Kevin Brewster hit back with a lob two minutes after Lee Chudy had fired Newbury in front with
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Pompey go same way as Saints
POMPEY are left to pick up the pieces of a shattering delayed reaction to manager Harry Redknapp's departure after irresistible Watford sent them the same way as Saints - just when the Carling Cup was promising a route into Europe. Just 21 days after
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Asian Emperor, roro, 0230, 43; Hual Traveller, roro, 0330, 40; Dart 2, roro, 0530, 30; Global Harvest, refrigerated, 0630, 104; Thebeland, roro, 0730, 34/35; Christine Y, cargo, 1330, 107; Autosky, roro, 1700, 46; Silver Pearl
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Chairman of trustees on holiday amid crisis
Members of a collapsed company pension scheme in Hampshire today called for the chairman of the trustees to fly back from his holiday abroad to help them. They say that Brian Gay, who is chairman of the scheme trustees, is needed back here to reassure
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CYCLING - Hayles forced out of Gent six-day race through injury
It was a week of mixed fortunes for the area's top cyclists as Olympian Rob Hayles went into the Gent six-day with high hopes of emulating Olympic teammate Bradley Wiggins' victory in 2003. Considered as the adopted British six-day because of its closeness
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Whitchurch FC on brink of closure
ONE OF Hampshire's oldest and most established clubs is on the brink of closure after the resignation of its manager and secretary on Tuesday, writes sports editor Kerry Miller. Wessex League Division Two side Whitchurch United celebrated 100 years of
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All Blacks on the cup trail again
Andover 22 Tottonians 0 CFL UK-sponsored Andover RFC carried on where they left off last season in the County Cup with a win. On what was a cold and wet afternoon, the Hampshire All Blacks played good rugby in poor conditions. This week saw a welcome
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Defeat at ten-man Lym but victory in cup
Lymington Town 2 Stockbridge 1 The Robins travelled to Lymington with high hopes of increasing the pressure on the sides at the top of the league. However, they returned empty handed despite playing against ten men for the majority of the game. Match
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Walker's crisp finish brings home the bacon
Andover New Street 2 Fawley 1 Andover New Street claimed a morale-boosting victory against struggling Fawley at Foxcotte Park on Saturday. Having taken a point at Hythe and Dibden in midweek, New Street's unbeaten run moved to three games as Jamie Coleman
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Local football reports
Over Wallop 6 Parkes Brown 1 OVER Wallop produced a great performance to beat a strong Parkes Brown side. Wallop's passing game ensured they were always in control and goals from Mark Batchelor 3, Dean Cresswell 2 and Bob Bramsden made them comfortable
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Whitchurch come from behind thanks to hat-trick hero Sam
Whitchurch U9 3 Clarendon/Tidworth U9 2 A very close, tense match with Whitchurch coming from behind as 3-2 winners. Excellent passing play from Whitchurch was equally matched with Clarendon's fast breaks towards goal. Sam Allen scored a hat-trick for
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Early strike from Anika sets up win at Eastleigh
Eastleigh Ladies 2 Andover Ladies 3 Andover followed up last week's defeat with a win against Eastleigh. They got off to an excellent start when a barrage of shots finally ended with the ball being placed in the net by Anika Drage. She had a very effective
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Ashe Meadow course enjoyed
On Saturday Overton Harriers hosted this season's third Hampshire Cross-Country League meeting at Ashe Meadows, near Overton, on land owned by Richard Gibbins of Polhampton Farms and Mrs Biggs of Lower Ashe Farm. The location is close to the source of
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Blaizers close the gap in the Premier
Week Six of the winter season and it's still Swallow A at the top in the Premier Division after inflicting Royal Oak A's sixth consecutive defeat 6-3. Blaize 'N' Saddles gained some ground beating Fred Druce A 7-2 but Tavern A went down to Southampton
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Three horse race in Div One
MERRIE Monk have eased themselves back into championship reckoning as they join Chute on 46 points with a game in hand over leaders Royal Oak Charlton. There is now a three horse race for the title and there is little to choose between the rest and only
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Answers sought on parking fees
OPPOSITION leaders in Winchester are calling for more clarity over plans to double the cost of residents' parking permits in the city. Proposed new charges, announced by parking chiefs, could see thousands of residents hit with a massive hike in the cost
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Fears for pupils on 'accident risk' road
A BUSY road outside a New Forest school has been branded "an accident waiting to happen". Hundreds of pupils at Priestlands School in Pennington near Lymington have to dodge traffic every day. The school has been unable to recruit a crossing patrol warden
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Magical role for Island's Laura
HAMPSHIRE'S newest stage star will show just how "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" she is when she takes the title role in Cameron Mackintosh's new musical Mary Poppins. Totton-born Laura Michelle Kelly will star as the magical nanny when the show
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Murder manhunt
A POLICE manhunt was launched today after a woman was found dead at her Hampshire home. The body of Valerie Edwards was discovered by police who went to investigate a report that she had gone missing. Officers found the body of the mother-of-two, aged
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Search is on for best Christmas lights display
IT'S time to untangle the festive lights, dust off Father Christmas, pull out the ladder - and get creative. The Daily Echo is on the look-out for the best-dressed Christmas houses this December - and top twinkling homes could be in line for hundreds
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Southampton MP's got a paint job!
SOUTHAMPTON MP Alan Whitehead helped give a city youth club a much needed splash of colour over the week-end. He spent about 90 minutes with volunteers transforming St Jude's Hall in Warren Avenue, Shirley Warren, which is the home to the Coxford and
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Teen thugs leave Scouts in tears
TEENAGE thugs kicked a tent to pieces while four young Hamble Sea Scouts were camping inside. The terrified youngsters, aged 11 and 12, managed to run for help and take shelter at the Scouts' nearby Hamble Lane headquarters. They escaped injury but were
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Daily Echo readers help young riders
RIDERS at the Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre in Eastleigh have raised funds needed to compete in a national show. The horse riding charity for children with disabilities and lifelong health difficulties, still needed to raise £800 to compete in the Royal
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Third party interested in Gosport ferry
A CONTROVERSIAL takeover bid for the Gosport ferry could be in jeopardy after another interested company approached the board. Gosport ferry shareholders have been considering a bid from the Falkland Islands Company to take over the 121-year-old service
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Southampton up the pace for fifth
Southampton Running Club's men recovered from a weaker team performance in round two of the Hampshire Cross-Country League to push back to fifth in Division 1 at Overton. Mark Campbell led the way in eighth, followed by Ian Robertson (25th) Alex Stobbard
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Food and drink a popular combination
VISITORS spent more than £400,000 during the Hamble Valley Food and Drink Festival last summer, Eastleigh councillors has been told. Executive councillor for leisure Alan Broadhurst told a meeting of the full borough council that the festival attracted
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Marian's back!
MARIAN PAHARS will tonight aim to play his first competitive match for over five months. The Latvian is expected to figure for Saints Reserves against Leicester at Kettering as he continues his gradual return from yet more injury hell. Pahars has been
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Test-driving the Ford Focus
JUST because something is popular, doesn't necessarily mean that it is any good. Numerous political movements, the current Top 40 singles chart and reality TV are testament to that. However, as with most rules, there are invariably a few exceptions. The
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Interviewing... Nick Faldo
WHEN you have won six Majors, topped the world rankings and achieved as much in your golf career as Nick Faldo, there can't be many more personal ambitions to fulfil. But Britain's greatest-ever golfer has never been one to rest on his laurels - and the
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Agent aims for second sale
ESTATE agent Stuart McCombie sold this Kempshott home to its current owners in 1988, when he had an agency in Oakley. And the owners have now tracked him down to his Arlington Square estate agents office in Basingstoke to sell the house again, with a
