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Blake's seven repeat run
For Eastleigh's new signing Mark Blake, the 7-1 hammering of Hendon felt just like old times at Winchester City. What surprised him was that the landslide scoreline was achieved two levels up from the Wessex League in the Ryman Premier Division. "I thought
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West-ender! Paul show KOs the Boatmen
WEST is best - not that VT FC boss Dave Diaper needed reminding again on Saturday as BAT wideman Paul West scored twice for the Tobaccomen in their 4-1 victory over the Boatmen at Southern Gardens. Ironically, West was the man that Diaper, pictured below
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NORTHAMPTON 1 - SAINTS 3
A successful side needs a strong spine - and it seems boss Harry Redknapp may have hit upon just that. During their FA Cup final season, Saints' success was primarily built on a stiff core through the middle of the pitch - Antti Niemi, Michael Svensson
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CMA CGM Verlaine, container, 1100, 207; APL India, container, 1115, 206; OOCL Faith, container, 1800, 204; Philipp, container, PM, 205W Today's Principal Sailings: NYK Sirius, container, 1300, 205; Aurora, passenger, 1800,
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Macmillian needs marathon runners
THE hunt is on for London Marathon runners to help fund Southampton's new cancer support and information centre. Macmillan Cancer Relief has issued an appeal for runners from south Hampshire who already have a place in the 2005 Flora London Marathon but
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Holiday of hope
A HAMPSHIRE couple have launched a new travel company to allow UK tourists to help the tsunami relief effort. Many of the areas worst affected by the disaster have economies reliant on tourism and will be hard hit by a drop-off in bookings by travellers
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Sick-note Britain is just a myth
CLAIMS that the country has become sick-note Britain because of the number of workers taking days off when they are not really ill were attacked as an "urban myth" by the Trade Union Congress. The TUC said British workers were less likely to take short-term
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Burt: title will be Sandown's
The race for promotion from Hampshire Division 1 remains in the melting pot after Sandown & Shanklin narrowed Trojans' lead at the top to just two points with a comprehensive victory over US Portsmouth. Surprise package Sandown remain the sole threat
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Gosport worth a win
There were distinctly mixed emotions for Gosport & Fareham, who claimed an excellent away-day point at Lewes but were disappointed not to have taken both in their battle against relegation from London Division Two South. Having finally been able to
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Pressure grows on council over charity dealing
PRESSURE is growing on Winchester City Council to reveal more about its dealings with a bankrupt charity. The Winchester Alliance for Mental Health went bust, owing the authority £350,000, as revealed by the Daily Echo last month. At a meeting of full
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State-of-art health centre taking shape
WORK has started on a multi-million-pound plan to improve health care for thousands of New Forest residents. Ringwood Health Centre will be bulldozed and replaced by a new state-of-the-art complex comprising 12 consulting rooms and a small pharmacy. The
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Plea for more community responders
A call is going out for more people to become community responders. The idea is that volunteers receive medical training and then answer emergency calls in their neighbourhood. While responders are not expected to deal with a situation all by themselves
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Phone mast battle may be decided in Lords
An epic struggle over the construction of a phone mast could go before the highest court in the land. Campaigners want to stop mobile phone company, Orange, building at Byron Avenue in Fulflood, Winchester. Having exhausted all other legal channels in
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Charity tips top up till
A row over a charity fund for victims of the Asian tsunami has caused a cafeteria supervisor to quit her job. Jade Williams resigned from the Little Chef on the northbound A34, at Sutton Scotney, on Tuesday. During the previous week, she and her colleagues
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Tsunami fears over barman
Regulars at The Victory pub in Hamble are expecting to find out today whether their jet-setting barman has survived the tsunami. Father-of-two, Bill Fleming (52), who has worked at The Victory for six months, flew to Thailand on Christmas Day. He arrived
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Who was the tot Tony saved from Itchen?
TONY Cardigan is probably the last person who would let himself be called a hero - even though he has twice saved people from drowning. For on the two occasions the 66-year-old, from Hill Coppice near Whiteley, has found himself near someone in trouble
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Raiders rifle through charity shop bins
HEARTLESS raiders are scavenging through the bins in a bid to steal valuable goods from an Eastleigh charity shop. Val Thomas, volunteer manager of Save the Children in Eastleigh High Street, said scavengers empty the bin at least twice a week in the
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A colourful launch for new city guide
SOUTHAMPTON City Council is hoping its new visitor guide will boost tourism in the city by ten per cent this year to £220m. The latest visitor guide was officially launched on board P&O's cruise ship Oriana. Southampton mayor Councillor Dennis Harryman
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Brockenhurst balloon launch
UP AND AWAY!: A cloud of balloons was launched in Brockenhurst yesterday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of one of the village's churches. More than 250 people descended on St Saviour's Church to help celebrate the occasion, while 100 of the community's
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'Hotspot' estate is an exclusion zone
A NEW EXCLUSION zone for troublemakers in Southampton is being introduced after the scheme was successfully piloted in other parts of the city. The Northam estate will become the fourth area to have the zone introduced. Police identified the estate as
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Lorry overturns and spills load on to carriageway
A TRUCK load of supermarket goods were left strewn over a Southampton road after a lorry overturned. The Sainsbury's lorry was on its way to deliver its load at the Lordshill district shopping centre store when it toppled over on Lordshill Way. The accident
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Transplant specialist blazes a donor trail
A TRANSPLANT specialist has fulfilled her dream of getting behind the wheel of a fire engine as part of a drive to promote the organ donor register. Transplant co-ordinator Alison Hansford, who works at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, took to the
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Echo reader donates wig
A TEENAGER who paid out all her savings for a wig that never arrived has been offered a new one, with the help of the Daily Echo. A kind-hearted reader saw Roxanne Hallett's story - and has phoned up to offer a wig she bought several years ago. Sixteen-year-old
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Haslar campaign will go to 'the top'
SAVE Haslar campaigners have pledged to take their fight to overturn a decision to close the historic Hampshire hospital to the top. Haslar Task Force chairman Peter Viggers MP is leading the fight for the secretary of state for health Dr John Reid to
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Brookvale
HAPPY New Year to you all. The fireworks we saw over Brookvale were almost as spectacular as those seen in London. Parent and Toddlers: Re-opens at the village hall on Wednesday, at 1.15pm. Regulars and newcomers are always welcome. For more information
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Old Basing
VILLAGE hall: This was built by the people of Old Basing, for the people of Old Basing. It was put to good use by the Basingerites on New Year's Eve, when more than 130 people saw in the year of 2005 with great gusto. The crowd were so well behaved, without
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Hatch Warren
PHONE mast news: Simon Preedy reports that the planning applications for two new masts in the Hatch Warren area were expected to be submitted this week. Orange is likely to apply for a mast in Woodbury Road, close to the chicane and the bottom of the
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Borough's tourism service faces axe
EASTLEIGH'S successful tourism unit could be disbanded by the end of the year - despite figures reinforcing claims that the place once labelled "beastly Eastleigh" has become a visitor destination. In 2003 Hamble Valley Tourism - the Strawberry Coast
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Villagers relieved as a cap is kept on council tax rise
VILLAGERS in Fair Oak and Horton Heath, hit by one of the biggest council tax rises anywhere in the country earlier this year, face a more moderate increase next April. Parish councillors have agreed to set a precept demand for 2005/06 of £223,759, which
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Pamber Heath
VILLAGE carol concert: The hall was packed on December 21, with more than 190 people enjoying Pamber Heath's annual carol concert. Tadley Concert Brass did us proud again, with not only musical accompaniment, but also by playing two very good Christmas
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Silchester
TSUNAMI crisis: Silchester villagers came together last Monday, to make their donations to this fund, and raised more than £3,000 in one-and-a-half hours. Collections ranged from pocket money coppers to large cheques. The affected countries are much in
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Concern that growth would
Concern that growth would lead to loss of town's appeal Sir.-Basingstoke is a great place. It is a prosperous town with a thriving mix of businesses and vibrant residential communities. The town offers great leisure and shopping facilities and we have
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Public's pleas are ignored
Sir.-I recently read the Liberal Democrats' Brighton Hill Focus and feel I must write one last letter on the subject of the Brighton Hill Roundabout. It would seem that the county council has ignored the public's pleas for a long-term solution to the
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Trying to find lost teddy bear
Sir.-I am appealing to anyone in the Kings Furlong area of Basingstoke who may have found an old, but much-loved, teddy bear on the afternoon of December 27. The teddy has a cloth body and towelling face and paws. It belongs to my son and is his most
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Disregard for injured animal
Sir.-On Friday, December 17, I was driving home from work at about 8.45pm to 9pm, and approached the roundabout near Basingstoke Leisure Park. Just before the crossing, by the fire station, I saw something on the opposite side of the road. As I got nearer
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Did you know the Bennetts?
Sir.-I am looking for anyone who may have known my parents, Olive and Charles Bennett. I believe they lived in the areas of Nether Wallop, Middle Wallop, Over Wallop, Hurstbourne Tarrant or Overton from 1945 to 1948, when they lived in Micheldever. They
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Saints fourth round tie with Pompey
Harry Redknapp faces a visit from his old club Portsmouth after they were drawn together in the FA Cup fourth round. The game will be on 29th or 30th January . Read what the managers, pundits and fans have to say in tomorrow's Daily Echo
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A weight off our shoulders
Jamie Redknapp feels a weight has been lifted off the shoulders of the Saints squad after they secured his father's first win against Northampton. Redknapp junior scored his first goal for the club in only his second start as Saints defeated League Two
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Niemi: I'm sorry
Antti Niemi has dismissed Sunday newspaper reports that he is looking to swap St Mary's for Old Trafford. A Sunday newspaper claimed said the Saints keeper had told Manchester United he is ready to replace Roy Carroll, whose high-profile fumble against
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It's a Grays day for beaten Town
Basingstoke Town 0, Grays Athletic 3 CLINICAL Grays continued their march towards the Nationwide South title, after a ruthless display of finishing separated them from a Basingstoke Town side who more than matched their visitors but failed to take their
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Bison new boy on the score sheet
Nottingham Panthers 3, Basingstoke Bison 5 NEW signing Jason Norrie played a starring role in the first Bison win of 2005, as they came from behind to beat Nottingham Panthers and gain much-needed Elite League points. Canadian Norrie signed only on Thursday
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NORTHAMPTON 1 - SAINTS 3
A successful side needs a strong spine - and it seems boss Harry Redknapp may have hit upon just that. During their FA Cup final season, Saints' success was primarily built on a stiff core through the middle of the pitch - Antti Niemi, Michael Svensson
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Butler: Team not listening
Bashley boss Geoff Butler blamed bad defending and poor decision-making after the Foresters had a let a two-goal lead slip in Saturday's 3-2 home defeat by Walton & Hersham. Having worked themselves into a position of strength through a second-minute
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Disallowed tries cost Winchester
WINCHESTER'S Jekyll and Hyde season continues. Their latest defeat, a 13-12 reverse to mid-table Farnham, further dents their play-off ambitions and pushes them down below a climbing Tottonians, who bounced back from their pre-Christmas run with a tense
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Presenting a genie-us of a show
WITH just under a week to go before the curtain is raised, the young cast of Aladdin have been doing some last minute polishing of their routines. The show, being performed by the Claire Goodwin Theatre Arts School, hits the boards of Winchester's Theatre
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Appeal to keep marquee at pub goes to Prescott
A LEISURE firm has lodged an appeal to keep a marquee outside a New Forest pub. The Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley company has applied to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott for permission to keep the structure outside the High Corner Inn in Linwood.
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Veil of secrecy over council's dealings with bankrupt charity
Winchester City Council is under increasing pressure to reveal more about its dealings with a bankrupt charity. The Winchester Alliance for Mental Health went bust last month, owing the council £350,000. At Wednesday's full council meeting, Labour group
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'Ladies' in red take the old bus
Winchester is traditionally a mecca for transport buffs on January 1st but there was an extra splash of colour among the restored vehicles taking part in this year's King Alfred Buses Running Day. Over 70 members of the Worthy Winchester Hash House Harriers
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Court hears how teenagers were plied with vodka before sexual assault
A teenage boy wept as he told a court how a Winchester man sexually assaulted him and a friend after plying the youngsters with alcohol. Alan Green faces three charges in connection with the incident last summer, in which it is claimed he attacked the
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Rebirth of Southampton?
WHEN construction eventually begins, it will even dwarf the work currently being undertaken at the former Vosper Thornycroft site. In many ways, the ambitious plans to reconnect the city with its waterfront at Mayflower Park and the Royal Pier is the
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Conservatives climb down
A High Court battle has left Winchester Conservatives with a lot of apologising to do. Members of the Independent group on Winchester City Council objected to a leaflet published by the Tories and distributed to residents in Shedfield, near Wickham, before
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Ex-boyfriend 'threatened to kill' woman who spurned him
A man dumped by his girlfriend, later threatened to kill her, Winchester Crown Court was told this week. Shane White (20), from Fox Lane, Stanmore, who denies possessing an offensive weapon and causing actual bodily harm, had had difficulty accepting
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Here comes the bride, 91, and groom, 87!
IT'S never too late to find that special someone. And that's all too true for 87-year-old Ron Rothery and his 91-years-young wife Dorothy after they tied the knot at the weekend. The happy couple walked down the aisle before five generations of their
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Vets and Nippers clash
HUNDREDS of Hampshire schoolchildren touched by the devastation caused by the Asian tsunami watch their teachers battle it out on the football field to raise vital appeal funds. Every student at Henry Cort Community College in Fareham, which has a role
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Dot, 84, gives cash gift to fund after theft
IT IS a story that will restore the faith of even the most cynical of us. After thieves stole money from a pensioner, kind-hearted business partners stepped in and paid her the lost money from their own pockets. However, instead of keeping the gift Dot
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Hooker's challenge
BASINGSTOKE'S new hooker Pete Maxwell is a signing, his good friend Jim Dixon believes, who will make a huge impact on the pack and team. The 26-year-old Australian front row arrived in town last week after relocating from Newport, Wales, where he was
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'Stoke complete a seasonal double
ON A blustery day on the Kent coast, struggling Basingstoke played their get-out-of-jail card to complete a crucial seasonal win double in London one. A spirited and courageous performance in the last 10 minutes enabled them to move another place up the
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Have your say on future of open space
YOUNGSTERS from Locks Heath are being given their say on future facilities to fill open space in the area. Councillors and council officers from Fareham Borough Council are inviting young people from the area to an informal meeting to share ideas on how
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Bramley
PARISH council: Residents will have noticed that repair work has been going on at the granary, which stands on the green on the corner of Minchens Lane. This unique building belongs to the village and is in the care of the parish council. A grant of £250
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Brighton Hill
CAROL singing outside ASDA: Was most enjoyable on December 22. The Salvation Army Band began playing at 7.30pm, and people from Gershwin Road Baptist Church were joined by members of the Church of Christ the King and other guests. The minister of the
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Kempshott
HAPPY New Year to everyone! NOTICE: To all my regular contacts and any new ones who would like to send me details of your events for the year, I need at least one week's notice. You can contact me on the above number, or e-mail debbielawson@134coniston.freeserve.co.uk
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Hook
BLESSING: The turn of the year is the time our ancestors used to dread. Although the days are starting to get longer once more, there is no guarantee that the sun will become strong enough to grow the crops for the next year. The only way to ensure this
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Kingsclere
VILLAGE Club: Josie Norton has broken her foot and will be out of action for a while. She is now convalescing, but will be on crutches for six weeks. If you have any enquiries about the club, call me on 297144, or Molly Pearce on 298685. CLASSES: We have
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Chineham
DESPITE some of the horrors occurring on the other side of the globe, I do hope all readers had a splendid festive season and that 2005 will turn out to be a rather better year for Chineham and the world. So, happy New Year to all readers of this column
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Popley
HAPPY New Year to all readers and I hope it brings peace to your life. WALK: If anyone would like more information about the "Walking for Health" initiative, or is interested in helping to plan and lead these popular walks in the Popley, Chineham and
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Rotherwick
UNTO us a son is given... A warm Rotherwick welcome to young Morgan Owen, a bouncing baby boy for Matthew and Helen Sheppard of The Old Shop. He was due in January, but decided to arrive just in time for Christmas. Mum and baby are doing fine at home
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Sherfield-on-Loddon
TURKEY pie: Has anyone any recipes for turkey pie (or any other) that they would like to pass on to others? This year, to celebrate our success last year in the Calor Village of the Year, the Sherfield Cook Book is being updated. The editors are looking
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Honour more unsung heroes
Sir.-While I agree the UK should have an honours system, the last New Year Honours must give ammunition for those who wish to scrap it. This year, only one third of the awards were given to people in the community doing good work over a very long period
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Company must repair road
Sir.-I wish to reply to Cllr Keith Estlin's response regarding the roadworks in Basingstoke. His response was an excellent political reply and the strenuous efforts appreciated. However, in contacting my local councillor Ron Hussey, the following response
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Airing tax concerns
Sir.-A recent edition of The Gazette featured a letter from Cllr Adam Carew, advocating the replacement of the council tax by a local income tax. His argument was based on the proposition that the former is an unfair tax because many electors will have
