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Netley look forward to big day in May
NETLEY Royals under-14s won through to the Tyro League Invitation Cup final at the weekend when they upset hot favourites TC Tornadoes. The Tornadoes, who have only lost one league match all season, were surprisingly beaten 3-1. They were 2-0 down at
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No keeping VT from five-goal cup glory
VT FC claimed the Senior Cup with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Hants 2004 leaders Mottisfont in front of nearly 1,000 supporters at St Mary's last night. They led in the last minute of a fairly even first half that if anything Mottisfont had begun the
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Amazing Ervine makes instant impression
He might have had his entire left knee reconstructed but Sean Ervine still began his second Hants season with an inspirational all-round show. A career threatening cartilage injury to the Zimbabwean overshadowed Hampshire's last championship match, against
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BOWLS - Theresa's pairs win
THERESA Darnell-Langton rounded off her magnificent indoor season with a double on the international stage at South Shields. The Loddon Vale bowler teamed up with Patricia Smith to carry off the British Isles pairs title and helped England retain the
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All revved up for tonight
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new motocross track in an area of outstanding natural beauty close to the site of the Homelands Dance festival site near Winchester will be decided tonight. The plans have drawn strong opposition from those living near the proposed
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Hotel toasts unveiling of new extension
A HAMPSHIRE hotel has created a dozen more jobs to staff a new 250-seater conferencing and wedding venue. The £1.1m extension to the Beaulieu Hotel was officially opened with a champagne and forest fruits breakfast for potential clients. The six-month
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Concern grows over missing schoolgirl, 14
FEARS were growing this week for the welfare of a Winchester schoolgirl who has been missing for more than a fortnight. Valerie Custance, 14, has not been seen since she left her Winton Close home at about 2.30pm on Monday, April 3. Police said she had
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Competitions
Win a mid-week break at Sandy Balls - see this week's Hampshire Chronicle.
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Runner on course to support human rights
A WINCHESTER mother-of-two is running the London Marathon this weekend to raise money for Amnesty International. Mary Gawne-Cain, of Chesil Street, hopes to raise £3,000 for the movement, and is already over halfway there. She has been training for several
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Cathedral cashes in on Code
PLANS for the controversial Da Vinci Code exhibition at Winchester Cathedral have been unveiled. The cathedral was hired by filmmakers to shoot sections of the blockbuster movie based on Dan Brown's best-selling book. Winchester Cathedral came in for
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83-year-old mugged in city
AN 83-year-old woman was left shaken, distressed and bruised after her handbag was snatched in broad daylight on Monday. The pensioner was walking along Parchment Street just before midday with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, when a red Metro car
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First hurdle scaled in running track bid
AN ambitious plan to build a £1.5 million running track in Winchester is off the starting blocks, says campaigners. The purpose-built athletics track would cater for track and field competitors who currently have nowhere to train in the city. The Winchester
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SHE'S all things bright and beautiful.
Fresh from her victory as Miss Southampton 2006, Joanne Jones is the first to confirm you need more than just good looks to fulfil your ambitions in life. The glamorous 18-year-old is not just looking to take on the rest of the country's most beautiful
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A Royal birthday lunch
THEY share her birthday - and feel pride for the job she has done. Hampshire residents born on the same day as the Queen gathered for a lunch to mark the event. A total of 13 of the county's citizens share the Queen's exact birthday tomorrow and while
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Eagle-eyed Martin sees rare owl in the garden
A BIRD of prey rarely seen in the wild in Britain for thousands of years has been spotted on the banks of the River Hamble. Martin Lush was in the garden of his Warsash home when he came across the huge eagle owl sitting on top of his greenhouse, less
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Dr Fox has finger on the city's pulse
RADIO DJ and TV presenter Dr Fox became a real-life doctor for the day when he visited Southampton's Bargate with a travelling roadshow. The popular presenter was on-hand with Flora's heart health roadshow testing the cholesterol and blood pressure of
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Beautiful evening is great help to trust
A BEAUTY and therapy evening raised £208 for the Wayne Howard Trust, a charity helping people with brain injuries and their families. Volunteers at the trust's charity shop in Church Street, Shirley, Southampton, organised the pampering evening that featured
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Charity roles
A HAMPSHIRE older person's charity is looking for volunteers to fill a number of different roles. Age Concern Chandler's Ford is looking for a vice-chairman and a funding organiser to oversee the running of the annual collection in June and to complete
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Veteran appeal
VETERANS across Hampshire who were members of the Grenadier Guards are being invited to take part in the regiment's 350th anniversary this year. Celebrations will include a garden party in June hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Euan Houstoun,
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TENNIS & SQUASH: Centenary at Bereweeke
Winchester Tennis and Squash club celebrates 100 years of existence this Sunday (April 23). As part of the celebration the club is holding an open afternoon this Sunday from 2-5pm. The club will showcase its top players in tennis and squash exhibition
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Sydenhams Wessex League Division 2 - Alresford recover from Curtis's shock departure
Alresford Town 3, Bishop's Waltham Tn 0 IT'S been a hectic week for Alresford Town, who parted company with manager Keith Curtis in midweek and promptly strung together back to back wins in their league matches against East Cowes and Waltham. With Alresford
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FOOTBALL: Champions City to step up - at last!
Winchester City have are looking ahead with confidence after winning promotion from the Wessex League at the third attempt. Last Saturday's win at VT FC clinched the Wessex League title after disappointment at the end of each of the previous two campaigns
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Children invited to spend cash
YOUNGSTERS in a Hampshire village are being invited to help decide how to spend thousands of pounds. Wickham Parish Council plans to spend £80,000 improving community play facilities - revamping the village recreation ground, building a play area at The
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Emergency training
MORE than 600 youngsters are due to attend the annual Junior Citizen Event at Fareham's Fort Nelson from Monday. The event has been organised to give the children the opportunity to develop life skills so they can cope with emergencies and other situations
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Charity post
A TREASURER for the Eastleigh branch of Age Concern is needed to join its management committee. The suitable candidate needs to be computer literate and be able to commit two to three hours per week and attend seven meetings per year. The treasurer will
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Ted target almost reached
SAINTS fans raised over £5,000 for the Ted Bates statue at the home match with Millwall. As a result, the Ted Bates Trust are now just a few hundred pounds short of their £45,000 target. When they reach it, Saints chairman Rupert Lowe has pledged to donate
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Euro win for Watersiders
A Hythe and Dibden Football Club under-18 team conquered Europe when they entered the Holland Easter Open football tournament. Boasting a 100 per cent record in the qualifying competition, they moved through the top-six play-offs to a final which saw
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Zimbabwean star on way to Lymington
Lymington are lining up Zimbabwe all-rounder Keith Dabengwa to play for them in the Southern Electric Premier Cricket League this summer. But, even if the 25-year old left-hander, gets a visa, he will miss Lymington's early Division 2 games. "Keith is
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A new stpry
GRENACHE is the world's second most widely-planted black grape. The first is the relatively unknown Airen, which is only planted in La Mancha, Spain. In Spain, the Grenache grape is known as Garnacha Tinta, which is blended with Tempranillo in Rioja.
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Atherley on tour
ATHERLEY kicked off their centenary year in unconventional but enterprising style with a two-week tour to California, led by president elect Roger Stonham. Stonham is pictured, kneeling in blazer, with his sun-drenched colleagues in Uncle Samland. The
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BOWLS - Christine shines in club finals
CHRISTINE Hall starred in the finals of the Banister Park club championships. The Hampshire Atherley Trophy bowler collected four trophies, including the ladies' singles which she retained with a 21-14 victory against Yvonne Bott. Hall also captured the
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FISHING - Kenny tops three figures
Mick Kenny (Greenridge Farm) was in fine form taking second place in the Stoneham Evening Series - then winning the Greenridge Open on Saturday. In the Open he took a massive 100lb 6oz of carp to 10lb from peg 12 on canal two, using corn over pellet to
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Showing patients how to bag savings for NHS
WHAT is green, plastic and is saving the NHS time and money? The answer? Green bags! They are sent to patients before they go into Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital to help them remember to take their regular drugs. It is a simple idea, but
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Tributes to Forest man
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former deputy surveyor of the New Forest who has died. Dallas Mithen was appointed in 1968 and remained in the post until 1971. Official Verderer Oliver Crosthwaite Eyre said: "His term coincided with a particularly troubled
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£m quest to restore crumbling town hall
THE ailing town hall in Stockbrdge could be in line for a facelift - thanks to the dedication and hard work of two men. Parish council chairman, David Baseley, and village historian, Hugh Saxton, believe that £600,000 is needed to enhance and preserve
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Path is an 'accident waiting to happen'
RESIDENTS are calling for action to be taken on a fenced-off path before an accident happens. The footpath, on a sharp bend in Church Lane, Bursledon, is the subject of a legal wrangle between Hampshire County Council and the owner of the land on which
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'Responsible' council drops hanging basket displays
WINCHESTER will be a less colourful place to visit this summer after civic chiefs pulled the plug on the traditional hanging baskets which have decorated the streets for the past 15 years. The decision has left Winchester In Bloom members disappointed
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Cue QM2 party people
CELEBRITIES will flock to climb on board Southampton's Queen Mary 2 to help raise £1m for good causes tomorrow. The world's largest passenger ship will host a massive charity ball to generate funds for children's hospices across the country. Star guests
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The day former mayor met the Queen
A FORMER Southampton mayor has recalled the day he met the Queen as part of his duties. Patrick Allan met Queen Elizabeth more than a quarter of a century ago as she left the city's docks to board the Royal Yacht Britannia. As the Queen prepares to celebrate
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RUGBY UNION: Juniors through to National Finals
The newly crowned U13 county champions, Winchester, travelled to Nottingham last week to represent Hampshire in the national junior rugby tournament. Many of their opponents were county champions in their local competitions. Teams from across England
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PRECIOUS MEMENTO
We are looking for readers who still have The Pink from Saints' most memorable day in history - the FA Cup Final win over Manchester United 30 years ago. If you possess a copy, please contact deputy editor Dave King on (023) 80424878 or drop into the
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Volunteer needed
A SUNDAY luncheon club for the elderly in Chandler's Ford needs a volunteer to help in the kitchens. The club at the Age Concern Centre in Brownhill Road needs someone to help with cooking and general kitchen duties from 11am to 2pm once a month. Typical
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Saints have it all to do if history's anything to go by
SAINTS must confound the history books if they are to achieve Rupert Lowe's aim of 're-promotion' next season, writes Simon Carter. Writing in Monday's programme, the under-pressure Saints chairman said it was "usually the second season after relegation
