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FOOTBALL: Fee three put's Wellow back on track
Ryan Fee's hat-trick inspired Wellow's 5-1 win over City of Southampton Premier League rivals Cadnam at Hatches Farm. But it was Luke Askham, returning after an eight-week injury lay-off, who opened Wellow's account. His penetrative run into Cadnam's
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RUGBY: Nick's penalties not enough for Romsey
Nick Creal converted four first-half penalties, but it was not enough to earn Romsey a Hampshire RFU Gales' Bowl semi-final slot. Instead, it's Southampton who will face Alton after turning round a 9-8 half-time deficit. Tight finishes hasve been the
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Bison strengthened by the return of trio
THE Basingstoke Bison look set to be at full strength this weekend, for the first time in a month, with the return of the injured trio of Jeff Ewasko, Duncan Dalmao and Tony Redmond. The three members of the Herd are expected back, having been forced
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Webber ponders a move
EASTLEIGH hope to know by this weekend whether goalkeeper Lee Webber will agree to join them as competition for Wayne Shaw. Although Webber's club Fareham Town would not stand in his way of moving up two levels to the Ryman Premier, the 26-year-old is
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The Polar Express (U)
AN ALL-NEW computer-generated family flick, The Polar Express arrives on these shores, surrounded by fuss about its new "Performance Capture" technology. A technique which will, apparently, allow us to experience capturing the facial movements of the
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Being Julia (12a)
A TALE of amorous folly and revenge set in the world of the London stage in the late 1930s. Reigning diva Julia Lambert (Annette Bening) begins a passionate affair with a younger man. When she realises he's just a social climber whose real passion is
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Churchill: The Hollywood Years (15)
THIS strange historical "reimagining" sees Churchill (Christian Slater) as an American GI, who foils an evil plot to hand over Britain to Hitler while romancing the plucky Princess Elizabeth (Neve Campbell). Practically every famous comedian in Britain
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Anniversary is a real blessing
A COUPLE who have been married for 20 years celebrated their anniversary - with a blessing. Ken and Rae Hepburn chose the unusual event at St Mary's Church, Old Basing, to mark the landmark occasion together with their family and friends. Mrs Hepburn,
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Ace Gower strikes a hearty blow
FORMER England cricket captain David Gower has struck a blow for health charity Wessex Heartbeat. The ex-Hampshire star put his weight behind a project to demolish two houses near the charity's Wessex Cardiac Centre in Southampton. The site is to be redeveloped
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Kindred, cargo, 0100, 36S; CMA CGM Baudelaire, container, 0300, 207; Dart 2, ro/ro, 0530, 30; Arroyofrio Dos, ro/ro, 1030, 105; Resolve, vehicle carrier, 1130, 34/35; Le Castellet, ro/ro, 1200, 201; P&O Nedlloyd Genoa,
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Capping £62m milestone in tail cone contract
WORKERS at Isle of Wight engineering giant GKN Aerospace are pictured above celebrating completing a £62m aeroplane parts contract. The firm, which employs 700 people on the Island, has just delivered its 200th tail cone for the most successful regional
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Courts deposits may now be lost
CUSTOMERS of collapsed furniture giant Courts who paid a cash deposit on items yet to be delivered may have lost their money, it has emerged. The firm's seven stores across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are currently closed for stocktaking but were
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Islanders planning to keep pressure on
It is a crucial weekend in the race for second place in Hampshire Division One. The current holders challenge the third-placed side and an injury-hampered outfit in fourth spot make the uncertain trip to a team hoping to get their season back on track
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Totts find themselves in top four
Tottonians have benefited from Old Blues' withdrawal from London Division Three South-West by regaining fourth spot. But they will only hold on to it if they return to winning ways against the side they replaced - Farnham. Winchester's scheduled Surrey
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BOXING - Fight game is proving massive hit
FOR those interested in taking up boxing more seriously, there are many amateur clubs in and around Southampton. Jon Lambert's Northside Club meets every Tuesday and Friday from 5pm to 6.30pm at Cantell School, with between 30 and 40 children taking part
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Late night shopping with Santa and Victorian market
Next Friday (December 10th) is Romsey's late-night Christmas shopping event when the shops will be open until 9pm. Father Christmas will arrive in town at about 6pm. No one knows quite how he will arrive but it's almost certain he will be clambering over
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Make or break for social housing scheme
A MILLION-POUND housing scheme for West Wellow is lined up for a 'make or break' hearing by Test Valley planners on Tuesday. The proposal by the Western Challenge Housing Association for eight affordable houses and two bungalows was deferred by the last
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Hillier centre wins best civic building award
BOSSES at Ampfield's Sir Harold Hillier Gardens are celebrating after the visitor centre and education pavilion scooped a top national award. Hampshire County Council's £3.5million building has been voted Civic Building of the Year by the Society of Chief
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Traders: traffic experiment is destroying us
THE REVERSAL of a one-way traffic system in Winchester has been welcomed by residents but traders along the route say the move has had a damaging effect on business. Until recently about 4,000 cars a day poured through one-way Parchment Street, past independent
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Raising cash for Children in Need
CHILDREN at an Alresford school put their creative skills to good use raising money for a worthy cause. Perins School held a non-uniform day where students paid £1 not to wear their school uniform. Cakes sales, a slave auction, competitions, sponsored
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Fairytale Stew - The Point
Take a sprinkling of Cinderella, a pinch of Rapunzel, a little dash of Red Riding Hood decorated with a delicious Goldilocks and you've got the perfect ingredients for a Fairtytale Stew. That's what's boiling over at The Point in Eastleigh as the award-winning
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Christmas Starters - Tudor Merchant Hall
The Maskers Theatre return again The Tudor Merchants Hall with their annual seasonal offering of Christmas entertainment. Christmas Starters, directed by Graham Buchanan is a festive menu of memories, music and merriment served in style in the beautiful
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'Allo 'Allo - Chesil Theatre
'Allo 'Allo looks set to bring some ho-ho-ho to Winchester this Christmas as award-winning Chesil Theatre, Winchester, presents a twist on a TV favourite for its Christmas production with the stage version of 'Allo 'Allo. Written by Jeremy Lloyd and David
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Professor leaves £2.5m legacy
HE DEDICATED his life to groundbreaking study at Southampton University. Now even in death, Professor Gerald Kerkut is making sure frontline thinking about how the body works continues in the city. The leading physiologist has left his entire estate,
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www. inventor gets university post
WORLD Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, pictured, has been appointed a professor at Southampton University. He is to become Chair of Computer Science at the university's School of Electronics and Computer Science. Professor Wendy Hall, head of the
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Parents fight to save school
PARENTS of children at a Southampton school with 83 spare places are battling to save it from closure for a second time in a year. About 120 parents of children at Moorlands Infant School in Bitterne yesterday turned up to a public meeting as education
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Troubled APW to terminate temporary contracts
ABOUT 20 temporary staff at Hampshire's troubled APW Electronics are to have their contracts terminated today. It is another blow at the firm, where staff are still reeling from news the company pension fund has been wound up, leaving hundreds of past
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'Stoke pack is weakened
AFTER a two-week break from London one action, coach Jim Dixon's Basingstoke squad has been hit by injuries and unavailability tomorrow as the team chases a vital victory. Denied the chance to field his strongest pack of the season so far, against Cambridge
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Assault duo hunted
POLICE are hunting two men after a nightclubber was ambushed and brutally attacked in the early hours of Friday morning. The victim - a 25-year-old man from Tidworth - was knocked out momentarily from a single blow suffered a broken cheek bone and broken
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Let them eat cake to celebrate
AN Andover couple due to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary had an early surprise when they won Andover War Memorial Hospital's award-winning cake. Gordon and Margaret McCoombe won the cake after being nominated by friends at the Countess of Brecknock
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Parents need helpline pleads attacked mum
A SINGLE mum living in Andover wants to set up a charity helpline for people like her who are attacked by their children. She says that her 15-year-old son was himself subject to aggressive behaviour from his step-father, and as a result he occasionally
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Sticklebach
EIGHTIES rock homage is coming to Hampshire in the form of talented theme band Sticklebach. Covers of Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi and Queen are just a handful of the treats rockers can expect from this four-piece band. Members of the group have
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Best of the rest
SING in the Christmas spirit with Dorset's very own Yetties when they visit Christchurch's Regent Centre on Sunday. The Yetties are one of Britain's most popular folk groups and take their name from the Dorset village of Yetminster, where the group were
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Supersonic switch-on
GOSPORT was lit up with festive cheer last night as the town's Christmas lights were switched on. The fanfare began at 4pm when the Quay Radio roadshow arrived in High Street to get the party started while shoppers hunted for Christmas gifts at the French
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Win gives Howe a Ray of hope for silverware
Lymington & New Milton 0, Basingstoke Town 2 ERNIE Howe was delighted with his side for keeping their discipline as Town progressed to the quarter-finals of the county cup courtesy of a battling display. There was a steely determination among Howe's
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Capping £62m milestone in tail cone contract
WORKERS at Isle of Wight engineering giant GKN Aerospace are pictured above celebrating completing a £62m aeroplane parts contract. The firm, which employs 700 people on the Island, has just delivered its 200th tail cone for the most successful regional
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Tin hats off to charity display
A WINDOW display in Eastleigh is proving to be a real shopper-stopper. Staff at Cry charity shop in the High Street have recreated a small Second World War air raid shelter. Shop manager Gloria Ochyra said: "We are supporting the Churches Together 1940s
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Transport chiefs fear lorry ban
EASTLEIGH council has backed a move to ban lorries from the town centre - sparking fears that haulage firms could be forced to close in the area. Civic chiefs have narrowly voted in favour of the lorry ban in a bid to clean up air pollution on the town's
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C4 yourself how good it is
THERE'S no doubt that the last few years have seen Citron change its approach to selling cars. Out went bold design and technological statements in favour of conservative styling and a focus on being a value for money champion. While the latter is a commendable
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XC90 gets a new engine option
VOLVO is introducing a 2.5-litre petrol engine to its XC90 range. The new engine is designed for customers who prefer more performance than the 163bhp D5 turbodiesel, but don't need the 272bhp of the range-topping, 2.9-litre petrol T6. The 2.5T engine
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Cross-country hits
OVERTON Harriers hosted the latest fixture in the Hampshire Cross-Country League at Ashe Meadows on Saturday. A fast start in the women's race, over a two lap-course of 6k, suited the host club's 1,500m specialist, Wales international Cath Wheeler. She
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Christmas With The Kranks (Pg)
Might I suggest - or rather beg - that we declare a ban on films with Christmas in the title? If Surviving Christmas wasn't bad enough, we also have to endure this shamelessly sentimental, lacklustre comedy that squanders the talents of its two lead stars
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Cinema Listings
AFTER THE SUNSET (12A): Pierce Brosnan stars in this generic heist movie about a master criminal who comes out of retirement to pull off one last job. BAD SANTA (15): Every year a couple of criminals dress up as Santa and his little helper to get work
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Grooming marvellous!
JUDGES at the annual Basingstoke Business Awards made a top choice when they named a hairdresser as Young Business Person of the Year in 2000. Just four years on, 26-year-old Clair Shell is about to open her own business, Studio Fifty-Five, in Basingstoke's
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FOOTBALL: Romsey brace themselves for cup clash with City
Romsey Town are bracing themselves for a David and Goliath Hampshire Senior Cup third round duel against FA Vase holders Winchester City at the Denplan Stadium tomorrow, 3pm. "It's probably our biggest game in 15 years," says manager Trevor Holmes, who
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Bland is on the march in Hong Kong
Richard Bland produced a storming second round 66 to reach the final stages of the Omega Hog Kong Open earlier today. The Stoneham professional needed to dig out something special after going into the second day one shot short of the projected cut mark
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Bowers has his heart in the job
HAMBLE ASSC's new boss Danny Bowers has a lot of good reasons for wanting to keep the struggling Planemakers in the Wessex Division 1. Over the years the Folland Park club has held a special place in his heart, with several friends and family involved
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Potter bombshell has Butler 'gobsmacked'
DANNY Potter has dropped a bombshell on Bashley by quitting the Ryman Division 1 club. Much to the astonishment of manager Geoff Butler, the central defender who moved to the New Forest area from Eastern Counties outfit Soham Town Rangers in October,
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Andover duo are quickly shown door
ADIE Burford has begun his reign as Andover caretaker boss by transfer-listing two players he believes contributed to the resignation of predecessor Brian Le Boutillier. Defender Darren Harding and midfielder Carl Jones have failed to live up to expectations
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Burns injury is a big blow to Gosport
After a traumatic last weekend, Gosport & Fareham get back on the league trail by visiting Tunbridge Wells - but they go without influential skipper Simon Burns. Burns injured his shoulder during their 32-0 cup reverse to Camborne and is likely to
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BOXING - Girl Power!
IT is seen as the epitome of macho-culture. Yet boxing is increasingly becoming the sport of choice for pupils at Swaythling's Wildern School. What's more, it is the girls who are taking the lead. Spurred on by the inspirational silver medal performance
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Lord Mountbatten's limo up for auction
A ROLLS Royce, which was owned by Lord Mountbatten, and used for his countless journeys from Romsey to London, is up for auction on Tuesday. The 1929/30 Rolls Royce 40-50 hp Phantom II Sedanbca de Ville still carries Lord Mountbatten's personalised number
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Leaflet row sours bye-election win
A BITTER war of words has tarnished Romsey Lib Dems narrow victory in last week's Abbey ward bye-election. Sally Lamb won the seat for the Lib Demsby a margin of 19 votes but election literature produced by the party has upset a life-long Labour supporter
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Benefits of apprenticeships
APPRENTICESHIPS are established qualifications that you can trust. Unlike many other training courses, apprenticeships ensure that young people have the practical skills to do the job. And because training is carried out on the job, employers can also
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Don't make us part of National Park
PUTTING Fawley Power Station in the New Forest National Park would damage its ability to supply the National Grid, a public inquiry was told. Power station bosses said the move would hamper operations at the site and reduce the speed with which it could
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Charity auction
AN AUCTION is being held at Totton on Sunday to raise funds for new equipment that will help disabled children take part in sport. Toys, games and cinema tickets will be among the items to be bid for at Totton Recreation Centre at 3pm. Proceeds will be
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The Nutcracker - Mayflower
The English National Ballet just can't keep away from The Mayflower theatre. They graced the Southampton theatre's stage with their production of Swan Lake in March this year and are returning this month with their dazzling production of The Nutcracker
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Wizard of Oz - Performing Arts Company
Behind the gingham and those ruby slippers, there's some serious girl power waiting to be clicked into action. Seventeen-year-old Tina Kerton from Lordshill is playing the lead role of Dorothy in the Performing Arts Company's (PAC) version of Wizard of
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Bring back Queen Mary
DAILY Echo paperboy Colin Thompson was not even a glint in his father's eye when Queen Mary last sailed from Southampton in 1967. Come to think of it, his father Mark, 44, had only just started primary school. But together, the father and son team believe
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Ace Gower strikes a hearty blow
FORMER England cricket captain David Gower has struck a blow for health charity Wessex Heartbeat. The ex-Hampshire star put his weight behind a project to demolish two houses near the charity's Wessex Cardiac Centre in Southampton. The site is to be redeveloped
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Winston tours new hospital facility
FERTILITY expert and television presenter Lord Robert Winston has opened Southampton General Hospital's redeveloped cellular pathology department. During his visit Lord Winston gave a lunchtime lecture to hospital staff before touring the laboratories
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Huge rise in parking voted through
THOUSANDS of Winchester households will be hit with an increase of up to 100 per cent in the cost of parking outside their home. Despite a last-minute proposal to postpone raising the cost of residents' parking permits until a full parking review was
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Samuel back home after fight for life
A ROUTINE pregnancy turned into a race against time when doctors told Fiona Lennon she and her baby could die. With eight weeks to go until the expected birth, mother-to-be Fiona, 28, and her partner Alan Morris, 39, were told during a routine check-up
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A bright Christmas!
GET those entries rolling in. Hampshire residents have wasted no time dusting off the Christmas lights in a bid to win the title of Haskins Festive Home of the Year. Since the competition was launched in the Daily Echo on Wednesday, entries have been
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Curtain throtte danger
AN Andover mum is warning others to be on their guard using beaded door curtains after her four-year-old daughter nearly han-ged herself when she became entangled in them. Andover youngster Georgia Robins is recovering from the frightening incident when
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Rec Cross Centre target for thieves
THE Red Cross Centre in Andover has been the target for thieves and vandals this autumn - causing damage running into four figures, says volunteer Dot Hibberd. Mrs Hibberd, who has been at the centre in Suffolk Road for the past nine years, says the trouble
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Ringing the changes
THE time is nearly here at last as Andover prepares for the Time Ring celebration tonight. Earlier this week the Time Ring was formally unveiled by Test Valley Mayor, Cllr Neville Whiteley. And at 6.30pm tonight the Time Ring parade starts from Andover
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Rethink on travel token admin fee
COUNCILLORS are to rethink doubling the charge levied on those claiming travel tokens from Test Valley Borough Council. The charge was introduced in 1999 to deter those people who obtained the tokens because they were free but never used them. Older people
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Celebrating 100th birthday
Nora White has led an eventful life during the past century. Miss White, who was born in County Water-ford, Ireland, in 1904 celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday at Andover Nursing Home surrounded by relatives who had travelled from as far away as
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MRSA bu-busting company wins praise
TECHNOLOGY produced by an Andover company could be at the forefront of the fight against MRSA, according to Government Health Secretary John Reid. Bioquell, based on Walworth Road, has been placed in the second highest category for battling the hospital
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Running costs force village pub closure
HIGH running costs are thought to be behind the closure of a popular public house at Upper Chute, on the Wiltshire-Hamp-shire border. The pub, the Cross Keys closed its doors on Friday. But it was already being stripped of its pub furniture on Monday.
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Poachers warned
THE new rural police team has warned poachers to beware as officers step up patrols in Test Valley. But they have also asked the public to contact them on 0845 045 4545 as soon as they see poachers - and tell them exactly where the offenders are. Witnessses
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Fundraising shopping event
A WOMAN from Andover is staging a special Christmas shopping evening in the Guildhall in Andover on Thursday, 9 December to raise funds for the Andover birthing centre at the War Memorial Hospital. Mother of two Donna Bell had her two children, Jessica
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Door not closed on school plea
PARENTS will have their say on whether another school will be built in Whiteley to help ease the shortage of places for children. Hampshire County Council leader Ken Thornber has reassured Whiteley parents that he has not "closed the door" on the possibility
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So who'll be number one?
STEVE WIGLEY admits he faces a "massive decision" between keepers Antti Niemi and Kasey Keller for tomorrow's Old Trafford clash. Niemi is seen by many as the Premiership's best goalkeeper but has not played for a month after undergoing min-or surgery
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Griffit's edging ever closer to first team
Leandre Griffit has had a steep learning curve since coming to Saints. The 20-year-old French winger, tipped by many to become a Premiership star sooner rather than later, has found out first hand just how tough and unforgiving the league can be on it's
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Surviving Christmas (12A)
THERE are few certainties in life, except for Ben Affleck's propensity for making bad movies. Since the Oscar-winning glory days of Good Will Hunting and Shakespeare In Love, it's been one overstuffed turkey after another for the former Mr J-Lo and Surviving
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The Polar Express (U)
State-of-the-art computer animated feature based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. One snowy Christmas Eve, an eight-year-old boy lies awake in his bed waiting nervously for the sound of the bells on Santa's sleigh. Having gathered
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Napoleon Dynamite (PG)
High school misfit Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) lives at home with his Internet-obsessed older Kip (Aaron Ruell) and injured grandmother. The status quo is disturbed by the arrival of Uncle Rico (John Gries), a womanizing door-to-door salesman who takes
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Computer expert creates program to help retailers
A COMPUTER expert is to launch a new software program for gift shop retailers after trialling it through the Basingstoke business he owns with his wife. The husband-and-wife team of Claire and Neil Mackley have invested £350,000 to £450,000 in Country
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Get into the spirit
TREVOR Allan Davies is the man who will be scaring your socks off in the Haymarket's spooky Christmas treat this year - and writing the music to boot! In The Canterville Ghost, he plays, well, the Canterville Ghost - and is absolutely rubbing his hands
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Is chapel your spiritual home?
THERE have been no Christmas carols sung in this old chapel for several years - but the sound of music could be heard in it again. The turn-of-the-20th-century red brick Methodist Chapel was last used as a place of worship in September 1999, since when
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Timber temptation
A TIMBER-framed cottage has distinctive eyebrow windows to its elevations and plenty of period features inside. Treloyhane Cottage (pictured) stands in Newbury Street in the country town of Whitchurch, which is famous for its setting on the edge of the
