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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Crystal Ray, vehicle carrier, 1230, 40; CMA CGM Bizet, container, 1300, 207; Le Castellet, ro/ro, 1330, 201; Bujin, vehicle carrier, 2130, 34/35; MOL Integrity, container, 2300, 206 Today's Principal Sailings: Wachau, cargo
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Liner memorabilia is taken from village hall
IRREPLACEABLE plates from the White Star Line believed to have been used on Titanic's sister ship Olympic were stolen from a village hall. The two plates, each worth about £300 and identical to those seen in the blockbusting film Titanic, were stolen
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New centres help legend to live on
OLYMPIC'S sister ship Titanic, pictured left, is to be commemorated at a new heritage centre in the city where she was built. The project in the former shipyard area of Belfast, known as Titanic Quarter, will be the biggest development in Northern Ireland's
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DARTS - Hampshire draw on their strength
Hampshire were held to a draw by travelling Essex in last week's Kaliber Inter Counties Premier fixture at Hill Park Memorial WMC, Fareham. But the weekend produced some super darts from both sides. Pennie Lewis hit a third successive win to join Sarah
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SNOOKER - Nick makes a mark on national scene
AT A TIME when most boys of his age are safely tucked up in bed, 13-year-old Nick Jennings produced an awesome display of potting and safety to notch up his best result in a national tournament. The week-long junior festival played at the World Snooker
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BASKETBALL - Stars only have a chance on paper
There is a mathematical chance of Solent squeezing into the play-offs this season - but only the most optimistic fans will expect them to win their last three games and Essex and Herts Leopards to lose their three. Solent's first scalp will have to be
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SWIMMING - Star Sophie steals show
FAREHAM Nomads swimmers accumulated over 100 personal best times in two days of competition at the age group BAGCAT championships at Waterlooville. The youngest was Jonathon Sheppard, who was third in the nine years category, while the eldest were 14-
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Shark alert in the Solent
ITS LARGE black eyes glare angrily out of its bullet- shaped head and its teeth are like a tangled piece of barbed wire. The 12ft predator could be coming to reside in the waters of the Solent. Closely related to the great white shark, they have attacked
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New centres help legend to live on
OLYMPIC'S sister ship Titanic is to be commemorated at a new heritage centre in the city where she was built. The project in the former shipyard area of Belfast, known as Titanic Quarter, will be the biggest development in Northern Ireland's history and
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MP gives some hints
PUPILS picked up tips on creating their own House of Commons from Lib Dem MP Sandra Gidley this week. The Romsey politician dropped into Cantell School, in Bassett, to help teams of 11 to 18-year-olds with their National Youth Parliament Competition entry
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THE FA CUP - Saints bow out
Southampton 0 - 4 Manchester United Don't forget your copy of the Daily Echo on Monday for match report, analysis and pictures from the big game.
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Judge mucks in for evening league cause
THE Southampton Evening Cricket League have recruited one of the biggest names in Hampshire sporting history in a bid to avoid the very real threat of extinction. Former England batsman Robin Smith has pledged to do all he can to help the league, which
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Glory-hunting BAT given the perfect draw!
BAT Sports have managed to steer clear of meeting either of the competition favourites in the ECB Indoor Cricket Championship semi-finals at Lord's tomorrow. They have been paired against Surrey club Worcester Park in the opening 12 noon semi-final, after
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DIVING - Youngsters' Armada Cup successes
Twenty-one divers from the Southampton Diving Academy travelled to Plymouth to compete in the Armada Cup and came back with a haul of 11 medals between them. The team took two gold, six silver and three bronze medals in a competition which saw some excellent
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Shop claims headgear is security risk
FOR the past 13 years Steve Crimble has faithfully shopped at his local Co-op. Every night on his way home the 46-year-old, pictured right, has called in to pick up his Daily Echo and other goods. But now he has been told his custom won't be welcome -
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Stolen plates with link to sister of Titanic
IRREPLACEABLE plates from the White Star Line believed to have been used on Titanic's sister ship Olympic were stolen from a village hall. The two plates, each worth about £300 and identical to those seen in the blockbusting film Titanic, were stolen
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Huge response to big hair theme
IT was a case of 'anything goes' for fundraisers across Hampshire who went Comic Relief crazy during yesterday's Red Nose Day. Among those who took the 'Big Hair and Beyond' theme to heart were pupils at Harefield Infant School in Southampton, who held
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Little Explorers fun
SIXTY tots didn't even have to get dressed in the morning to raise money for Comic Relief. The members of Ordnance Survey's Little Explorers nursery, in Romsey Road, stayed in their pyjamas all day for the national fundraising event. Even the 20 nursery
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Pupils see red over low-key approach
A GROUP of students staged a protest in the playground during lesson time over a Southampton school's refusal to organise any major events as part of Comic Relief. Cantell School's head teacher Ruth Johnson allowed pupils to wear their red noses but no
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Your jobs are safe, council tells wardens
TEST Valley's popular neighbourhood warden scheme is to carry on, despite the withdrawal of government funding at the end of the month. Ten warden jobs in Romsey, North Baddesley, Nursling and Andover will continue as council bosses pledge to find the
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Everything shipshape but name is still needed
THE £1m revamped Shirley library is set to be launched today - but bosses still need help naming the special children's library ocean liner. Youngsters were invited to see the ship, which doubles as a nautical bookshelf, in the children's library, when
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Asian mission for flying vet
A trainee vet is flying abroad for the first time in a bid to rescue animals in Sri Lanka. Yozanne Norris, shown on the right of the picture with fellow trainee vet Vicky Crichton and pet Truly, will spend more than two weeks in Negombo helping to care
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Fire service looks to boost numbers
THE fire service is looking for new retained firefighters to man a New Forest station. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is running a recruitment campaign from Monday to attract people in the Lyndhurst area. Steve Pegler, who is responsible for
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The man in the street has never forgotten...
Southampton FC is nearly 120 years old and in the many games played over that period, the one that stands out more than any other was at Wembley on May 1, 1976. It was the day Saints went marching out with the FA Cup and apart from the odd promotion over
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Here we throw!
RORY DELAP has revealed his school athletics career has prepared the set-peice weapons which could end Manchester United's silverware search this season. The Republic of Ireland international has one of the longest throw-ins in professional football -
