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New meeting called over parking plans
COUNCILLORS fighting plans to increase charges on car parks owned by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council have managed to get the proposals looked at again at a specially-convened committee meeting. Five Conservative borough councillors - Phil Heath,
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City status bid is not ruled out for future
A BID for city status could be on the cards for Basingstoke if the town continues to go from strength to strength. The interesting prospect was raised during a presentation at The ARK, at Basingstoke hospital. Glyn Williams, head of policy and partnerships
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Housing success recognised
WORK by Basingstoke council to meet housing needs in the borough has earned it a nomination to become an elite "Beacon Council". Inclusion on the shortlist, drawn up by a Government agency, indicates that the borough council's approach to delivering affordable
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Wally's ticket to ride
THE BASINGSTOKE Centre Shuttle bus service celebrated its second anniversary this month - and a loyal passenger received a free travel pass to commemorate the event. Wally Negus was on the bus when Basingstoke and Deane borough councillor Stuart Parker
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Thebeland, ro/ro, 0100, 34/35; Morning Calm, vehicle carrier, 0130, 43; Silver Pearl, cargo, 0200, 107; Clonmore, container, 0500, 204; Dresden, ro/ro, 0500, 202; Dart 2, ro/ro, container, 0530, 30; Sea Ruby, cargo, 0730, 107
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Magazine gives it to you straight
FIND out what's what in January's complimentary issue of Hampshire Business, the monthly spin-off publication from the Daily Echo's business team. There is a four-page focus on the pensions scandal at APW Electronics near Southampton, in which more than
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Top Mark as director
MARK Rothery, the 43-year-old chief executive of the Southampton-based Foresters Friendly Society, has picked up a national award for the way he has managed change to generate an extra £31m of assets. It was Mark's job to shake a 170-year-old financial
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BOWLS - Tidby guaranteed a prosperous New Year
HAMPSHIRE Liberty Trophy skip Adam Tidby goes into the new year guaranteed the biggest pay-day of his bowls career. The 40-year-old England international will pocket at least £750 for his first appearance in the Potters Holidays World Indoor Singles next
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On song Alex gives 'Church fans the perfect gift
Whitchurch United 4 AFC Aldermaston 1 WHITCHURCH signed off from what has been a depressing year for the club with a morale boosting victory against a hard-working AFC Aldermaston at Longmeadow on Tuesday night. 'Church benefitted from having the only
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Fifty entrants at Hanson means Christmas final left over
Such was the number of entries for the annual Christmas Tournament, it could not be finished at the John Hanson, the final being carried over to the following week and played as the opening event in the new premises known as the Portway 'Depot'. Fifty
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Unpredictable weather puts paid to Christmas derbies
THE sudden cold snap followed by rain which thawed out most of the grounds meant that it was purely pot luck if clubs managed to play any football over the Christmas holidays. With Christmas Day falling on a Saturday the period was extended with the Premiership
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Victory is sweet in Vet's derby
Newbury Vets 2 Andover Vets 6 The local derby against Newbury is always enjoyed by the players of both sides as old acquaintances are renewed with each meeting. This encounter was especially sweet for the Andover Vets as they came away with a convincing
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Thrashers fall at final hurdle
The Andover Thrashers almost finished their first year together in style with a tournament win, but unfortunately fell at the last hurdle. Last week they hosted the annual 'Beach Bowl', a five-a-side flag tournament held at the end of each year. Andover
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Race is on to salvage Skandia
CAPSIZED yacht Skandia was being rescued today more than 24 hours after a dramatic sea rescue involving a Hampshire sailor. Southampton-based Will Oxley was among crew saved from the £1.5m 98ft superyacht during one of the world's toughest sailing challenges
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Who did all this to our street?
VANDALS have damaged a Bishop's Waltham street dubbed one of the prettiest in Hampshire during a midnight attack. They've wreaked havoc in picturesque St Peter's Street, tipping up large flowerpots, smashing car windows and urinating in the road. Residents
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Couple yomp Pennine Way for a vital cause
A HAMPSHIRE couple trekked 270 miles in the wind and rain to help local cancer sufferers. David and Rene Pilbeam, from Totton, spent three weeks walking the Pennine Way, stopping off at bed and breakfasts en route. Walking at least 15 miles a day, the
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New kit for Terriers
MEMBERS of a youth football team in Southampton are sporting a smart new kit thanks to a Romsey business. Bitterne Terriers under-8 teams were given the new kit by building contractors Jorgensen Ltd, and now hope to be inspired by the company's tag line
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Still saving lives all year round
HAMBLE Lifeboat's high-speed rescue craft carried out more than 70 mercy missions in the Solent area over the last year. Figures just released show the 24-hour all-year service, which is manned by unpaid volunteers, responded to 74 calls from HM Coastguard
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Frost is the real winner
Heavy overnight frost wiped out most of the scheduled Bank Holiday Monday non-league matches in this area. Among the victims were Eastleigh, who admitted several hundred people to the Sparshatts Stadium for the 12 noon kick off against Salisbury - and
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Festive frolics for New Forest cyclists
Festivity was high on the agenda in New Forest Cycling Club's annual Boxing Day 10-mile time trial with a high standard of competition on the Ringwood to Sopley road. But there was no lack of effort in the speed stakes with Primera Bournemouth's Bryce
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Hampshire Premier Squash: Winchester on the losing end
Linden Homes Winchester suffered their second defeat of the season recently in the home game against Portsmouth. They had two players unavailable, so second team members Alex Crouch and Michael Bull stepped into the breach. In front of a packed auditorium
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The "1" to be seen in
IF YOU want to practise supermini one-upmanship, then the choice has got to be one of the new baby Beamers, the 1 Series. This is more than just the priciest small hatch range available - it's a whole lot more. It teems with state-of-the art technology
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Interviewing... Doug Sheppard
SHARP-SHOOTER Doug Sheppard is one third of the Basingstoke Bison's big scoring line along with fellow Canadians Shawn Maltby and Mike Ford. Between them, the trio have scored 36 goals so far in this season's Elite League campaign, with Sheppard leading
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A tasty talk
AFTER recent speculation about Sir Trevor McDonald's relationship, his An Audience With... at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Saturday, January 15, should prove to be very interesting. Britain's favourite newscaster (pictured) will discuss his life
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Cottage at village's heart
ONE of the terrace of Parsonage Cottages in the heart of a Hampshire village is for sale with a price guide of £425,000. The end-of-terrace period home is selling through the Odiham office of Lane Fox and its location is Bentworth - a small village set
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Training under way for academy squad
Hampshire have announced their largest-yet cricket academy intake - 12 promising youngsters with aspirations of a long-term career in the game. The squad, most of whom will get an opportunity to show their skills in the Southern Electric Premier League
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Middlesex give Chris a contract
Former Hampshire Young Cricketers all-rounder Chris Wright haslanded a two-year summer contract with Middlesex, which will keep him atLord's until 2006. The 19-year old, who is in the second year of a Sports Science degree course at Anglia PU, Cambridge
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Frosty reception for ice prize
I APOLOGISE in advance to anyone who has bought their loved one the item that features below as a Christmas present. I quite often win a raffle prize. This is a function of the number of raffle tickets I buy - large - and the odds of each one winning
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Chief executive set to remain
THE chief executive at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is in line to be reappointed next year as borough bosses look to abandon plans for a shake-up in the management structure. On Monday, the council's personnel committee is likely to recommend
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'No appetite' for assembly
The resounding public thumbs down to a proposal for a regional assembly in the North East has been greeted with delight by Cllr Ken Thornber, leader of Hampshire County Council. Cllr Thornber has long been a staunch opponent of the idea of a similar assembly
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The cost of council sick days
SICK days at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council have cost taxpayers an estimated £115,908 over a three-month period. Almost 1,500 days were lost to sickness between April and June of this year. The figures show that 216 days were lost to depression
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BOWLS - Marchant to captain his country
IT is a great honour to play for your country - and an even greater one to captain the national team. That is why Hampshire Liberty Trophy regular Matthew Marchant has extra reason to look forward to 2006, let alone 2005. The 23-year-old Victory lead
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CYCLING - Legg has a battle on his hands in cyclo-cross
Southampton has always had a strong tradition in cyclo-cross, which is enjoying something of a renaissance around the world. In Belgium, crowds of 10,000-plus pack the woodland courses to watch even the smallest events. On Boxing Day, when most people
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BOWLS - Allan back in office
PATRICK Allan, the Mayor of Southampton in 1980, is wearing a new chain of office - as the 2005 president of Pirrie Park. Allan spent 25 years in local government, retiring in 1997 after a distinguished career in which he served for eight years on the
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Kathryn sent to Coventry but comes back champion
Charles Gellard's Andover Tae Kwon-Do Club took more than 60 students and supporters to the Skydome in Coventry for the British Championships. The venue was soon throbbing with over 2,000 competitors and nearly 400 officials and the day was full of incredible
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Swallow lead in One and Two
Week eight of the winter season of the Andover Pool Association, and with the sudden closure of the Railway Tavern cancelling the match between leaders Blaize 'N' Saddles and Tavern A, Swallow A regained top spot in the Premier after a hard fought 5-4
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James takes hamper and carp
IN this day and age it is indeed unusual for Foxcotte Lake at Charlton to have a full complement of anglers for a match, but it happened last Sunday for the 'Christmas Open', which was contested by 35 enthusiastic competitors for the five-hour match organised
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High risks of window cleaning
IT'S official - window cleaning is the riskiest profession in the UK. Daredevil window wipers have been ranked ahead of lifeguards, ambulance drivers and even circus performers in a new league table of dangerous jobs. The League of Professions was created
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Hampshire dad dies in tsunami disaster
A HAMPSHIRE holidaymaker was among the victims of the south Asian tsunami disaster, the Daily Echo can reveal. Peter Weston was killed when the tidal wave hit the Maldives where he was staying with his wife and two daughters. The 47-year-old businessman
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Car plunges 20m down embankment
A HAMPSHIRE couple had to be cut free from the wreckage of their car after it came off the road and rolled 20m down an embankment. The couple, a husband and wife who have not been named, were trapped inside their Honda S2000. It came off the A36 at the
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Bacardi team up with Nightlink for free New Year's Eve travel
Bacardi-Martini, which has a factory in Southampton, is helping city party-goers get home safely by sponsoring the city council's Nightlink buses during the busiest evening of the year. Revellers will be able to get a free ride home on all three of the
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Our messages of goodwill to future
A Hampshire Scout group, which is looking to the future with a major makeover of its headquarters, will not be forgetting its proud past. For 3rd Itchen North (Bitterne) Scout Group in Southampton has buried a time capsule at its Gordon Hall home where
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Sydenhams Wessex Division 2: Alresford 5, Bishop's Waltham 0
An emphatic win for Alresford in their local derby against Bishops Waltham on Tuesday moved them further up the table with games in hand on most teams above them. Alresford were below their best for the first 30 minutes, but gradually began to exert more
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Mersey Beatts
Everton want to make James Beattie their record signing - and hand the Saints striker a move back to his native north-west. Lancaster-born Beattie is believed to be keen on a return to the north more than six years after his £1m move from Blackburn to
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Opportunity knocks for eager Brett
BRETT Ormerod will be keen to fill the big void that now looks certain to be left by James Beattie. The duo have formed Saints' most prolific strike partnership of recent years, yet the arrivals of Kevin Phillips during the summer of 2003 and Peter Crouch
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Test-driving the Ford Fiesta ST
WAITING for a fast Ford has recently been like waiting for a bus - you stand around for ages and then one comes along... followed by another... and then another. After the infamous Escort Cosworth, it felt like an age before the Focus RS appeared. Although
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Have a ball at The Point
THE magical pantomime Cinderella comes to The Point in Eastleigh from January 12 to 15. This will be the most spectacular pantomime ever produced by Mountbatten Players, the acclaimed Eastleigh Theatre Group. The company has been producing spectacular
