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Saints stars launch major county awards
SAINTS duo Dexter Blackstock and Matt Oakley helped officially launch the 2005 Friends Provident Hampshire Fair Play youth football awards at St Mary's. The awards have become one of the county's leading accolades in promoting sportsmanship and goodwill
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It's alright on the Night
THE inaugural five-a-side league for ethnic communities in Southampton has been voted a huge success. The Daily Echo reported back in the autumn how the Hampshire FA-organised initiative had won praise from FA headquarters in Soho Square. It was believed
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John takes charge at Newsquest
John is the new man at the helm of regional newspaper giant Newsquest (Hampshire), publisher of the Southern Daily Echo. John Banks, the previous regional managing director of the company's south-west region, took up his new role, based at Southampton
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BOXING - Barney's left reeling by late call-off
MATTHEW BARNEY'S dream of fighting for the European title has been shattered for a heart-breaking FOURTH time. The Southampton man had agreed separate dates to box Germany's Thomas Ulrich for the European light-heavyweight title in October, November and
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BOWLS - Palmerston lose grip on the title
PALMERSTON'S prospects of retaining the Bramley Bowl as Hampshire League champions all but vanished in a 7-1 (88-75) defeat by East Dorset. It all went wrong for the Fareham club in the closing stages at Christchurch, where Andy McKain dropped ten shots
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BOWLS - Tidby cashes in on tour
ADAM Tidby bowed out of the World Bowls Tour Indoor Singles Championship £1,500 richer and with his reputation enhanced. Playing in such exalted company for the first time, the Hampshire skip caused a first-round upset by outgunning world number 21 Neil
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Whitchurch denied by injury time strike
Alresford Town 2 Whitchurch United 2 The early return of former Alresford coach Howard Goddard, now Whitchurch manager, added an extra edge to the game and it may have been the home team's desire to ensure a victory against his side that contributed to
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Ten man Andover U11 in title chase thanks to Henry's winner
Chineham U11 2 Andover U11 3 Andover U11 travelled to Chineham with just ten players but came away with three valuable points to maintain their PHYL Premier League title charge. All the boys put in heroic performances to overcome a very strong Chineham
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Modern Tri Club shake off the colds to take medals
IT was the last competition of 2004, and as usual the annual relay biathlon at Aldershot was one of the best and most enjoyable. A number of the Andover Modern Triathlon Club squad were under the weather with the usual colds which are prevalent at this
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Old Dons wombled by aggressive All Blacks
Andover 18 Old Wimbledonians 5 With CFL UK sponsored Andover 1st XV entertaining Old Wimbledonians, it seemed they were having the same bad luck travelling down to Hampshire, as Andover had in corresponding away fixture earlier in the season. A bad crash
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Good new year for town hockey club
Aldershot / Farnham 2 Andover 3 Andover's first fixture after the Christmas break was a visit to struggling Aldershot and Farnham, but it was Andover who struggled to play hockey as they continually squandered possession. Against a team they comfortably
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Netball club acknowledged by national organisations
Andover based netball club, FM Eclipse, have just been awarded club of the month and have collected the clubmark and bronze accreditation from Sport England and England Netball. England Netball runs a Club Action Planning (CAPS) scheme and in order to
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Hanson Z next for Philip and Tacey
After a couple of weeks to relax, it was back to the action for many of the league sides, this week being another Advertiser Cup round. Four matches were played at the new Portway Depot, two of which were very closely fought. John Hanson C v Philip and
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College proposes £3.75m upgrade
BROCKENHURST College is planning a £3.75m package of building improvements after celebrating its best ever year in 2004. The sixth form college in the heart of the New Forest was named as one of the top ten in the country following a superb report by
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We aren't sailing
PASSENGERS aboard troubled cruise ship Aurora were last night told the ship would not sail until next Tuesday. A P&O Cruises spokesman said experts could not fix the ship's motor immediately and said that passengers were welcome to stay on board.
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Pupils record CD to aid tsunami appeal
YOUNGSTERS from a Hampshire school are hoping to clock up cash for the tsunami appeal using their voices. Pupils from Hook-with-Warsash Primary School have created an innovative charity CD featuring a song from their Christmas musical The White Feather
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BIATHLON: Penguins girl wins national title
Louisa grabs glory Winchester City Penguins ended 2004 with a national champion in their midst. At the British National Biathlon Championships held recently in Enfield, Louisa Warwick triumphed as the 12-year-old national winner. A team of 17 competitors
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CROSS COUNTRY: Success for Winchester in Hampshire Championships
WINCHESTER and District A.C. came away with a good haul of medals in the Hampshire Championships, held in the New Forest last weekend. Their haul included two team wins and an individual first place. The Under 13 girls, who've had a good winter's training
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Campaigners 'frustrated' at turbines planning delay
CAMPAIGNERS battling to prevent six giant wind turbines being built at an Isle of Wight beauty spot say they are "frustrated" that a planning application still has not been submitted by developers. The controversial scheme will see six wind turbines built
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We aren't sailing
PASSENGERS aboard troubled cruise ship Aurora were last night told the ship would not sail until next Tuesday. A P&O Cruises spokesman said experts could not fix the ship's motor immediately and said that passengers were welcome to stay on board.
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USA holds the key for Justin's fresh season
Justin Rose swings into a new golf season in Hawaii today with the single-minded intention of regaining his world top-50 status. Last year the 24-year-old Hampshire golfing star was flying back and forth across the Atlantic playing both the European and
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Romsey unable to provide shock
AFC Newbury powered their way into the last eight of the Wessex League Cup with a convincing 5-2 victory at Division 2 promotion hopefuls Romsey Town last night. The Berkshire side got off to the perfect start when Lance Spencer cut in from the left to
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Lembitu, ro/ro, container, 0530, 30; Lady Lisa, cargo, 0530, 102; Emden, ro/ro, 0700, 40; Autoprestige, ro/ro, 1300, 203; Grande Europa, vehicle carrier, 1630, 202; Nedlloyd Europa, container, 1630, 204; Autofreighter, ro/ro
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How love set hearts pumping
NEARLY 45 staff at a firm near Southampton have a wedding to look forward to this May - two of their colleagues are tying the knot. Carol Kirton and Stephen Mason fell head over heels in love after meeting at a deaf club disco two years ago. The pair
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BOXING - Kenna promising some big-fight fireworks
COLIN KENNA is promising Southampton fight fans something special when he returns to the ring after a nine-month lay-off. The Lordshill heavyweight is in the shape of his life after putting himself through a gruelling fitness schedule following surgery
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BOWLS - Marsh's last-32 bid fails
KEN Marsh's hopes of reaching the national stages of the English Indoor BA over-60 singles' championship were dashed in the area final. Playing at Victory, the Banister Park skip lost 21-11 after trailing 17-4 to Dennis Shipp of Five Rivers, who now plays
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Callum curler sets up Lions late win
IT IS often said that 'what comes around goes around' and that football has a way of evening itself out over the season. It is also true that some clubs end up more even than others but on Saturday Andover called in a couple of favours from Lady Luck
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Street boss upbeat despite loss
ANDOVER New Street went down to a predictable defeat at league leaders Lymington Town on Saturday but manager Glen Butterfield was delighted with his side's commitment and spirit. The 5-0 scoreline was not a true reflection of the match which the home
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Body found in city flat
AN investigation has been launched after the discovery of a man's body at a flat in Winchester. The death, which police are treating as suspicious, is thought to be drug-related and would be the second such death to have happened at the flats in two years
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Look out, housemates - it's Lucy Pinder!
WINCHESTER glamour girl Lucy Pinder is hot favourite to raise temperatures in the Celebrity Big Brother house. The model, who launched her career after being spotted on Bournemouth beach, is favourite to be the next celeb in the house along with fellow
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Late penalty denies Overton in the gales
Overton 10 Paxton Pumas 10 With a gale force wind blowing the length of the pitch this was always going to be a game of two halves. Having lost the toss, Overton kicked off against the Hampshire 3 league leaders with the wind at their backs. The visitors
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New homes under fire
ANGRY parents have slammed a decision to build more than 200 new homes in Whiteley, claiming the move will put further pressure on overstretched local services. Last night Fareham Council planning chiefs gave the green light to the controversial new housing
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Stay of execution for planning threat pub
A FAREHAM landlady has been given an 11th hour reprieve for the pub she describes as the "heart of the community" after council planning chiefs unexpectedly turned down an application to build flats on the site. Val Harty, 52, who has run the popular
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Tony's up for marathon effort
A NOVICE New Forest runner is preparing to take part in his first race - the London Marathon. Tony Noon is starting at the top after reading about the Royal Blind Society (RBS) in the Daily Echo and its sister paper, the New Forest Post. RBS members are
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Fundraisers' leap of faith
A FUNDRAISER is preparing to tackle a life-long fear in a bid to raise thousands of pounds to help the desperate survivors of the tsunami disaster rebuild their lives. Dean Etheridge, 24, has pledged to do a parachute jump from 13,000 feet, despite his
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Amazing generosity
A COLLECTION centre near Basingstoke was swamped with hundreds of carrier bags and boxes packed full of much-needed aid for the survivors of the south east Asia tsunami disaster. Volunteers collecting on behalf of the Friends of the Maldives - a Salisbury-based
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Hopes of saving balloon festival are punctured
SOUTHAMPTON'S popular balloon and flower festival has been scrapped for good. Civic chiefs are to axe the prestigious event - renamed the Southampton Festival last year in an 11th-hour bid to secure its future - because of a huge drop in attendances.
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D-Day for allotment campaigners
APRIL 26 is D-Day for campaigners who have fought a long-running battle to save Hampshire allotments from being sold off for housing. That is the date set for the start of a public inquiry ordered by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, which could cost
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Who are you going to call? Graffiti Busters
AN ANTI-GRAFFITI squad will be at work in Winchester to rid walls of unwanted paintwork. Graffiti Busters will be in action this Friday in the lane between The Square and Little Minster Street. In a new move to tackle the problem, the squad will use specialist
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Defeat in battle for post office
RESIDENTS of a Southampton neighbourhood have failed to save their post office, despite gaining the support of local councillors and collecting a petition of almost 700 signatures. The sub-post office, which forms part of the One Stop shop in Butts Road
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£31m council homes upgrade to be continued
THE LATEST stage of a £31m programme to upgrade Southampton's 18,000 council homes to "decent standard" has been rubber stamped by city housing bosses. Gas pipes will be replaced, electrical systems will be upgraded and lifts will be refurbished in the
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Shopkeeper must remove 'steep' ramp
HE HAS done everything he can to help disabled customers access his shop - but it's not good enough for city bureaucrats. Mukesh Patel installed a ramp to make it easier for wheelchair users to get into his shop in Southampton. But now the ramp will have
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Hospital workers' anger as parking fees double
ANGRY Southampton hospital staff have been hit with a sharp increase in parking charges. Doctors, nurses and other staff at Southampton General, the Royal South Hants and Princess Anne hospitals are being charged more than double the previous fee for
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Relief effort toget royal visit
THE EARL and Countess of Wessex will give the Daily Echo-backed Southampton Council of Faiths Tsunami appeal the royal seal of approval with a special visit tomorrow. The couple are expected to join religious leaders from the community at the Medina Mosque
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Holders pip Dever in close encounter
Colden Common kept their grasp on the Hants Intermediate Cup with a narrow 2-1 4th Round win over their Wessex Division 3 rivals at a cold, windy Lord Rank Field last Saturday. The fierce local rivals served up a good, hard battle for a sizeable crowd
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Coma victim dies
AN Isle of Wight hit and run victim has died in hospital after spending 15 years in a coma. David Price was knocked down on a road near his Yarmouth home in 1990, and despite having his life support machine switched off he fought on to stay alive. Mr
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Hampshire AA Championships
WINCHESTER & District are emerging as one of the major forces of the county's cross-country scene. They proved as much last Saturday in the Hampshire AA Championships at Apple-more's Dibden Inclosure, where their impressive medal haul included one
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Traffic calming just isn't working
A WEST End resident has slammed traffic calming schemes in the village by saying the measures have only made things worse. A number of new additions have appeared along the main road through the village including the placing of mini roundabouts at junctions
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Doorstoppers is weapon against rogue traders
SLAM the door on rogue traders! That is the message which is being sent out across the Eastleigh area as a campaign is stepped up to prevent tricksters preying on the elderly. Eastleigh is the third area to be involved as Hampshire County Council's Trading
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Euell have to pay £3M
SAINTS have been told they will have to stump up serious money if they want Jason Euell or Andy Reid. It is understood that Saints has made enquiries about the two attacking midfielders, but that the asking prices could prove to be a problem. Euell's
