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Shoppers sign up to Daily Echo campaign
KEITH and Catherine Gosney, who run Cards for all Occasions in The Marsh, Hythe, are backing the Daily Echo's campaign to save the Hythe ferry. Catherine said: "When people use the ferry they walk through the village and often pop into the shops. "If
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Wicket flurry swings it back Warne's way
The build-up to Hampshire's new season has been all about the arrival of Kevin Pietersen but last night Shane Warne was thankful for the heart of local boy Billy Taylor. Three wickets in four overs from the Winchester-born seamer was the latest twist
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Pietersen ready for his Hampshire debut
Kevin Pietersen is set to make his Hampshire debut against Essex at the Rose Bowl tomorrow - where he will face his England one-day teammate Darren Gough. Pietersen and Gough hit it off during the one-day series in South Africa but tomorrow they are likely
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Sparsholt bring in three new faces
Sparsholt plan to put pre-season practice into on-field action this weekend when they travel to the Channel Islands to play Guernsey, Elizabeth College and Cobo cricket clubs. Coach Jerry Frith heads a 21-man squad, bolstered by new three new arrivals
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How the Solent has changed over the years
THE Solent is one of the most famous stretches of water in the world - a magnet for yachtsmen and the place to see giant container ships, cruise ships, transatlantic liners, car carriers and tankers. Just along the coast the Royal Navy's Portsmouth based
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SPEEDWAY - Pirate dream under threat
POOLE PIRATES' dreams of a third successive top-flight double have been dealt a major blow when Krzysztof Kasprzak was ruled out of their Knockout Cup first round visit to Swindon. Poole RIAS, who beat Ipswich 99-87 on aggregate in last year's final,
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BASKETBALL - Youngsters blaze REALLY early trail
WHILE most teenagers are still in bed tomorrow morning, Southampton Trailblazers will be stepping on court at Manchester's Amaechi Basketball Centre to take on City of Birmingham in the RAF National League under-13 semi-finals. The team and a coach-load
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World's two most famous liners to pass in port
Southampton will witness a rare maritime meeting today when the world's two most famous liners greet each other. Queen Mary 2, the biggest passenger vessel ever built, will sail past her older Cunarder Queen Elizabeth 2, signalling the start of the 2005
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Centre promises safe haven for seafarers
The traditional seafaring signal of eight bells was sounded to mark the inauguration of the brand new Southampton Seafarers' Centre in Queen's Terrace yesterday. At noon exactly the ship's bell which was once carried on the old P&O liner Arcadia during
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Postal voting top of electoral agenda
SOUTHAMPTON'S senior electoral officers are due to hold a meeting with party agents and the police next week, with postal voting likely to be top of the agenda. Malcolm Dumper, the city's deputy returning officer and executive director of the Association
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Tourism site with Premiership status
TOURISM chiefs in Southampton have thrown their weight behind the Daily Echo's campaign to keep Saints in top-flight football. Staff at the city's tourist office in Civic Centre Road waved a Saints scarf as they backed Harry and Jim's fight to prevent
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Experts are a dab hand with primates
TWO FINGERPRINT exp-erts have gone ape over their new hobby. Heather Foster and crime scene examiner DC Whendie Backwell from Fareham have branched out from dusting down human impressions. Now they are putting the funger on our jungle relatives. The have
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500 homes left without power
FIVE hundred homes were left without power yesterday after lightning struck an electricity transformer in the New Forest. Lights and clocks blanked out at exactly 1.21pm at hundreds of houses in Fordingbridge, Godshill, Woodgreen and North Charford, during
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It's time to spring into action for local club runners
Local club runners have had an extra spring in their step since the clocks were put forward in March. They are ready for the off in the hugely popular Road Runners Ten Series, which gets under way next Wednesday, giving athletes from 12 clubs in south-west
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The great giveawy
THREE Aston Villa goals in the space of 17 minutes saw Saints throw away a 2-0 lead and suffer a painful defeat at St Mary's this afternoon. Everything had gone to plan during an end-to-end first half as goals from Kevin Phillips and Peter Crouch appeared
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Wigley: I've no regrets
STEVE WIGLEY returns to the spotlight on Monday when he leads Saints' starlets in the FA Youth Cup final - and says he has no regrets about his spell in the St Mary's hotseat. The former head coach, who was at the helm for 17 games earlier in the season
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Redknapp desperate to get Pahars in action
Marian Pahars could be set for a shock first team comeback to boost Saints' Premiership survival bid. The Latvian striker, who hasn't played a single first team game this season due to a persistent ankle problem, has been back in full training for a month
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Threatened attraction proves a hit with pupils
WHEN it comes to school trips, Hythe Pier comes top of the class for pupils at a New Forest infant school. Children at Foxhills Infant School, in Colbury, had a wonderful time when they visited the pier as part of their geography topic work. Staff and
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Spirit of Hampshire puts win on cards
Paul Terry hailed the spirit of his side after Hampshire took five Gloucestershire wickets in seven overs to set up a tense final day at the Rose Bowl today. The Hampshire manager saw Billy Taylor (3 for 36) and Shane Warne (2 for 37) put Hampshire in
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In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: Asian Vision, ro/ro, 1130, 43; NYK Antares, container, 1330, 205; Emden, ro/ro, 1730, 40; Gran Bretagna, vehicle carrier, 1730, 202; Universal Spirit, vehicle carrier, PM, 43 Today's Principal Sailings: Autofreighter, ro/ro
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SWIMMING - Swimmers say big 'thank you'
COMMONWEALTH Games medal winner Steve Harrison, who since spent more than 30 years coaching, has found out how much his efforts have been appreciated. Romsey and Totton Swimming Club thanked him for 20 years service by organising a surprise celebration
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DARTS - County men get second chance
Hampshire darts selectors have given the men's teams who lost so badly in Yorkshire the chance to redeem themselves for next weekend's home clash with Staffordshire. They have named an unchanged side where only team manager Rick Lowther, Roy Brown, Sam
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Harry lines up special treat for brave Matt
IT was the last football match he would ever see. As brave Matt Arding travelled to see his beloved Saints at Blackburn, he knew he was facing life-saving surgery that would take away his sight forever. Today the teenager was recovering from a 19-hour
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Lucky escape for drivers in M3 transporter crash
DRIVERS on a Hampshire motorway had a lucky escape when a car transporter overturned and crashed down on to the central reservation before sending five vehicles it had been carrying into the road. Traffic on the M3 between Chandler's Ford and Winchester
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Hair-raising!
A NEW haircut for a new term is a regular part of life for many youngsters. But when Thomas Dolan returned from his Easter break sporting a new Mohican-style haircut, the eight-year-old received more than just a few raised eyebrows. Teachers found the
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Disruption to rail services
RAIL services between Southamp-ton and Fareham are being disrupted this weekend for engineering works. All lines are closed between St Denys and Fareham until 8am tomorrow. Buses replace early morning train services between Southamp-ton Central and Fareham
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Foreign flavour to our Euro successes
What a week in Europe. Chelsea might have endured a few nail-biting moments towards the end in Munich, but were undoubtedly superior to Bayern over the two legs. And Liverpool surprised even their most ardent supporters, who feared a one-goal advantage
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I was glad that 'Alan who?' proved me wrong...
Alan Knill made a valiant attempt to keep Rotherham in the Championship but lost the battle recently with a gallant 4-3 defeat at promotion-chasing Ipswich. But I'm pleased to see his efforts have been rewarded with a contract to be assistant manager
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World's two most famous liners to pass in port
Southampton will witness a rare maritime meeting today when the world's two most famous liners greet each other. Queen Mary 2, the biggest passenger vessel ever built, will sail past her older Cunarder Queen Elizabeth 2, signalling the start of the 2005
