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Politicians sign up to save ferry
PARTY political support for the Daily Echo's campaign to save the Hythe Ferry is buoyant. President of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes joined New Forest East candidate Brian Dash to sign our petition to keep the vital route afloat after it was threatened
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Our sausages are best in all the land
WITH memorable names like Italian Stallion and Hair of the Hog, the Hampshire sausage has come a long way from its humble banger-and-mash roots. Sausages are now held in such esteem that an Oscars-like ceremony is held every year to honour both butchers
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Russell Coates Cup Final: Eastleigh have too much for Wessex outfit
ALTHOUGH league specialists Eastleigh are pressing hard for a third straight promotion under Paul Doswell's glittering managerial reign, their record in cup competitions hasn't been too hot. But that all changed at the Sparshatts Stadium last night where
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Crunch time for Brockenhurst
SYDENHAMS Wessex League outfit Brockenhurst have called a special general meeting tonight to thrash out the club's future. A recent SWL ground inspection left the Foresters with an extensive list of work to do to get their run-down Grigg Lane home up
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Classy Kat lifts gloom
FRESH faces and a new season, but there was a somewhat familiar feel to Hampshire's batting performance at The Rose Bowl yesterday. Simon Katich looked a class apart from anyone else on display and played beautifully for an unbeaten 72. The Australian
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Sidelined Kev is in demand
IT takes quite a bit to overshadow Test cricket's leading wicket-taker and most flamboyant character. But yesterday, at Hampshire's Rose Bowl, English cricket's newest idol briefly managed to upstage Shane Warne - and he wasn't even playing! Kevin Pietersen's
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WOLVES YOUTH 3 - SAINTS YOUTH 2 - (Agg 3-3, Saints win 5-4 on pens)
LEON BEST will struggle to score a more important goal at youth level than his late, late equaliser at Molineux last night. Saints were 3-1 behind on the night and trailing by one goal on aggregate when Best pounced in the six-yard box for his fifth goal
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Autoprestige, ro/ro, 1730, 30; Autofreighter, ro/ro, 2130, 201; Morning Melody, vehicle carrier, TBA, 34/35; Asian Breeze, ro/ro, TBA, 201. Today's Principal Sailings: OOCL Malaysia, container, 1200, 206; Arcadia, passenger
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Historic Bugle aims for big May reopening
ONE of the most historic pubs in Hampshire aims to reopen by the May Day Bank Holiday following a £250,000 refit. The Bugle, which has been an alehouse since the 1500s, is being sensitively restored into a gastro-pub by a Southampton-based business. Ideal
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Hollingbery ends controversial hijacking of opponent's name
WINCHESTER Tory candidate George Hollingbery has ended his controversial hijacking of his opponent's name on the Internet. Mr Hollingbery sparked anger when he registered a fake address for Liberal Democrat rival Mark Oaten. Anyone keying in www.markoaten.co.uk
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Yeo says no to M27 corridor homes
PLANS to build thousands of new homes in Hampshire came under the election spotlight yesterday, when Conservative shadow environment minister Tim Yeo dropped in to Romsey. He joined prospective parliamentary candidate Caroline Nokes to meet protesters
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Our New Forest Park becomes a lo-go area
VISITORS could soon be seeing new signs welcoming them to the New Forest as they drive into the UK's latest National Park. Four logos have been drawn up by consultants Blue Water Design and people were asked to nominate their favourite at the packed inaugural
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Young stage stars find their calling
FOUR budding actors from Southampton have been gracing the stage at the city's Mayflower theatre this week, starring in a professional touring company production of An Inspector Calls. The young stars made their debut performance in front of a packed
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Tourism chiefs support luxury hotel scheme
TOURISM bosses have welcomed news that Southampton could get a new luxury hotel. The influential Tourism South East said that plans to build the up-market hotel in Lower High Street would help boost jobs in the city - and help to give a welcome cash injection
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Grand send-off for Arcadia
SOUTHAMPTON'S newest luxury cruiseliner, the 83,000-ton Arcadia, named by Dame Kelly Holmes on Tuesday, is set to leave on her maiden voyage today. The 16-night cruise to the Mediterranean was sold out months ago, with some passengers paying more than
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£750m for best H20
WATER bosses have given the green light to a programme of improvements to water quality costing about £750m across the region. The programme, which is due to take place over the next five years, will upgrade bathing water and river water quality, as well
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Young footballers put faith in Saints
THEY are the Saints football stars of the future. But this group of young footballers believe the current crop of Southampton players can avoid the unthinkable - relegation out of the Premiership. Yesterday the youngsters gave their heroes their full
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Princes of chav set to rock the Island
WELSH rappers Goldie Lookin' Chain have been confirmed as the latest headline act at this June's Nokia Isle of Wight Festival. Described as the comic, shambolic future of all music by the NME, the crazy Newport rappers have been a huge hit in the UK with
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FOOTBALL: Common are torpedoed by admirable Nelson
Sydenhams Wessex League - Division 3. Micheldever 1, Colden Common 0 COLDEN Common's hopes of lifting the first ever Wessex Division 3 championship were dealt a body-blow by Micheldever's Paul Nelson at the Lord Rank Field on Tuesday night. A thrilling
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NEW BATTLE OVER HOMES
RESIDENTS who won a reprieve for their street from development plans are now preparing for a fresh battle. Just three weeks ago campaigners in the Cranleigh Road area of Portchester were celebrating after Fareham planning officers threw out an application
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Exodus on track as first workers leave
THE GREAT exodus of workers from Eastleigh's doomed giant railway plant has begun. Last Christmas Alstom dropped the bombshell news that it was closing its train renovation business by the end of this year. The engineering giant said falling orders and
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Nightclub facing axe to make way for flats
AN Eastleigh nightclub is set to be demolished and replaced with 33 flats, aimed at providing affordable housing close to the town centre. Breezers, which occupies a prominent site on the corner of Southampton Road and Blenheim Road, will be bulldozed
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Clean bill of health in relegation area
SAINTS' relegation rivals are looking in good health going into the tense run-in. Harry Redknapp's men are without David Prutton until the last game of the season due to his suspension and long-term injury victims Michael Svensson and Jelle van Damme.
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Family's ferry captain link to vital service
BETWEEN them they have notched up half a century of loyal service to the Hythe ferry. Father and son John and Patrick Malkinson have both worked as skippers on the boat, which is now under threat. Patrick, 43, has followed so firmly in his father's footsteps
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Russell Coates Cup Final: Eastleigh 3 - Gosport Boro 1
ALTHOUGH league specialists Eastleigh are pressing hard for a third straight promotion under Paul Doswell's glittering managerial reign, their record in cup competitions hasn't been too hot. But that all changed at the Sparshatts Stadium last night where
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Aussie happy with his form
SIMON KATICH admits Hampshire finished short of runs - but believes it remains possible to get back into the game. The Australian, who top-scored with 72 not-out, said: "You need a bit of luck on that wicket. "I played reasonably patiently so I was pretty
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Insurance broker announces job cuts
SCORES of jobs are under threat at the Southampton office of Britain's biggest insurance broker, it emerged today. Marsh confirmed that up to 50 staff on the administrative and back office side of the business will be affected by restructuring. The company
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Bargate is a great new space
OVER the centuries it has been deployed as a guildhall, prison, court room, police station and museum. Now the ancient Bargate - Southampton's oldest usable building - has a new lease of commercial life in the 21st century. It is poised to be the most
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Black tie ball to boost cancer centre appeal
A ST George's Day ball is set to boost funds for Southampton's new cancer information and support centre. The huge fundraiser to celebrate England's national day will take place at the Botleigh Grange Hotel, near Hedge End, on Friday, April 22. A joint
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Russell Coates Cup Final: Eastleigh 3 - Gosport Boro 1
ALTHOUGH league specialists Eastleigh are pressing hard for a third straight promotion under Paul Doswell's glittering managerial reign, their record in cup competitions hasn't been too hot. But that all changed at the Sparshatts Stadium last night where
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Crunch time for Brockenhurst
SYDENHAMS Wessex League outfit Brockenhurst have called a special general meeting tonight to thrash out the club's future. A recent SWL ground inspection left the Foresters with an extensive list of work to do to get their run-down Grigg Lane home up
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Bowls: Sekjer's shock exit stuns county boss
MARTYN Sekjer has quit bowls. The man who won the 2002 national outdoor singles title as a Southampton Sports Centre member and only last month skipped for England indoors said: "I've lost my appetite for the game - I've had enough, I'm going fishing!
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Freshwater Fishing: Tough to beat Pete
POINGDESTRES Pete Newman is in fine form at the moment storming home with two victories over the weekend. Newman fished the Saturday Open on Greenridge Farm with the weights lower than of late due to Friday night's frost. He finished well clear of the
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PROBE INTO TEEN'S HOSPITAL HANGING
HEALTH bosses have called for a series of improvements after a mentally-ill teenager was found hanged in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. Damion Price, 19, was found in toilets at the hospital last October. Despite being initially assessed
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Church revamp set to enter next phase
THE biggest Winchester parish church restoration project in years has reached a significant milestone. Builders are removing scaffolding and protective sheeting that has enswathed St John's Church for nearly a year after the medieval building received
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Our New Forest Park becomes a lo-go area
VISITORS could soon be seeing new signs welcoming them to the New Forest as they drive into the UK's latest National Park. Four logos have been drawn up by consultants Blue Water Design and people were asked to nominate their favourite at the packed inaugural
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WATER BOMB SINKS TOWN CARNIVAL
ONE of Hampshire's biggest carnivals has been axed after an incident last summer in which a woman was allegedly injured by a water bomb. The woman, who claims she was hit during last year's Totton and Eling carnival, is seeking damages in a move that
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Lib Dem president pays frontline visit
ONE of the Liberal Democrats' best-known faces visited one of his party's key battlefields yesterday. Simon Hughes, president of the Liberal Democrats, stopped off in the New Forest East constituency to lend his support to the fight for the hotly contested
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Clean up your act!
MORE than three months after taking on the tenancy of a council flat in Southampton Toni Martin has not moved in because she says the block is too filthy. Toni has been trying to get the council to clean up the communal areas of the block of flats in
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WATER BOMB SINKS TOWN CARNIVAL
CARNIVAL CAPERS: A happy scene that will not be repeated in Totton this year. ONE of Hampshire's biggest carnivals has been axed after an incident last summer in which a woman was allegedly injured by a water bomb. The woman, who claims she was hit during
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Ruffling feathers
WORKERS enjoying lunch close to ornamental lakes at a Hampshire business park do so at their own peril. And residents pushing their children around the beauty spot are in even more grave danger. For a nesting swan - nicknamed Sylvester or Charlie by locals
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Minister's £4.5m childcare pledge
LABOUR'S minister for children and young people, Margaret Hodge, pledged an extra £4.5m for Southampton to build an additional eight children's centres when she visited the city yesterday. Mrs Hodge made the announcement at the Children's Centre based
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University has the best transport
SOUTHAMPTON University's Uni-link bus service has been named the best university transport service in the country. Its fleet of 14 buses has been awarded the Green Gown Transport Award for 2005. An estimated 2.3million passengers will travel on Uni-link
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Our sausages are best in all the land
WITH memorable names like Italian Stallion and Hair of the Hog, the Hampshire sausage has come a long way from its humble banger-and-mash roots. Sausages are now held in such esteem that an Oscars-like ceremony is held every year to honour both butchers
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Discover one of music's secret gems
WHAT do Billy Connolly, Kiki Dee, Barbara Dickson, Hue & Cry and Leo Sayer all have in common? They've all covered songs written by the hugely talented singer/songwriter Michael Marra, who is performing tomorrow night, at 8pm, at the Forest Arts Centre
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CROSS COUNTRY: Double relay win for Winchester
THE COUNTY relay Championships were held last weekend at Portsmouth where Winchester & District AC came away with a double first as both Men's and Women's teams won. The Senior Women ran the first event of the day when new member 16-year-old India
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RUGBY UNION: Party mood prevails in closing Winchester win
Winchester 27, London Irish Amateurs 12 Two touches of real class from James Bingham and one from the effervescent Rob West underlined Winchester's superiority, at Nuns Road last Saturday, over a London Irish side of very modest pretensions. And with
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Princes of chav set to rock the Island
WELSH rappers Goldie Lookin' Chain have been confirmed as the latest headline act at this June's Nokia Isle of Wight Festival. Described as the comic, shambolic future of all music by the NME, the crazy Newport rappers have been a huge hit in the UK with
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Winchester have the edge in relay race
IT was a case of almost there in every team event for Southampton Running Club in the second Hampshire Road Relay Championships at Portsmouth. The ladies' team of Christine Robertson, Kaye Harwood, Karen Rushton and Rachel Byers did the business over
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That's handy, Andy!
SAINTS penalty shoot-out hero Andrew McNeil helped book the club's place in the FA Youth Cup final, and roared: "Now we have to win it." The Scotland under-18 international stopped Wolves' second penalty, from Jordan Fitzpatrick, before celebrating David
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Grand send-off for Arcadia
SOUTHAMPTON'S newest luxury cruiseliner, the 83,000-ton Arcadia, named by Dame Kelly Holmes on Tuesday, is set to leave on her maiden voyage today. The 16-night cruise to the Mediterranean was sold out months ago, with some passengers paying more than
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YOUTH GO WILD!
SAINTS will play Ipswich Town in the club's first-ever FA Youth Cup final next week after dramatically beating Wolves on penalties at Molineux last night. The club's under-18s held their nerve in front of a partisan 8,803 crowd to beat Wolves 5-4 in the
