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CARLING CUP: WATFORD 5 - SAINTS 2
SAINTS have lacked a great many things so far this season but never heart and pride. Last night they did. "We were a disgrace," said Saints midfielder Rory Delap. He was right. Forget the result - how many Saints lost by doesn't matter to the fans
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SAINTS 2 - WEST BROM 2
IT was a day when the burden of victory was to ultimately triumph over hope. After the memorable draw at Highbury and the gradual return from injury of several key players, there had been a buzz around Saints in the build-up to the visit of West Brom
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ARSENAL 2 - SAINTS 2
STEVE WIGLEY has always believed there would be light at the end of the tunnel. But just as it threatened to blaze through in the most emphatic possible fashion, Arsenal's Robin van Persie cruelly flicked the switch. Yet the disappointment of conceding
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SAINTS 3 - COLCHESTER 2
AT TIMES of need, heroes often come from the most unlikeliest of places. So it proved last night when 18-year-old Dexter Blackstock announced his arrival with a 30-minute second-half hat-trick. The youngster from Oxford has hardly had the best time
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SAINTS 0 - BIRMINGHAM 0
WHILE THE statistics surrounding Saints aren't getting much better, the performances certainly are. And surely it's now only a matter of time before the wins start to come for Steve Wigley's men. Kicking-off against Birmingham propping up the Premier
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EVERTON 1 - SAINTS 0
STEVE WIGLEY must have done something very wrong in a previous life. He's such a nice chap it's hard to imagine what that could have been, but there seems to be no logical explanation for the luck Saints are getting right now. Just when you think
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SAINTS 0 - MAN CITY 0
IT WAS billed as a must-win game. Saints didn't win. Promising anyway or a failure? It depends who you listen to. Opinion was certainly divided after the 0-0 St Mary's draw with Manchester City. After a good last 20 minutes some supporters felt
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FULHAM 1 - SAINTS 0
IT WOULD be easy to get carried away by Saints' poor start to the season - but right now what good would that do? Yes, on the pitch Saints are fourth from bottom, have won just one game all season and have now taken one point from 15 under Steve Wigley
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CARLING CUP 2: NORTHAMPTON 0 - SAINTS 3
'YOU CAN only work out if it was a turning point at the end of the season.' Those were the words of Gordon Strachan when Saints defeated Tranmere 6-1 in the second round of the League Cup two seasons ago. Looking back over his most successful season
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SAINTS 1 - NEWCASTLE 2
"ROUTE ONE . . . in your face . . . it wasn't proper football . . . it was very Wimbledon." That was how Graeme Souness described Saints' style of play. Steve Wigley didn't want to be drawn into an argument. Instead, he said it was inevitable in the
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Tuesday 07 February 2006
SOMETIMES you need to take a step back before you can move forward and it seems Steve Wigley has managed it. The signing of Andreas Jakobsson and his performance on his debut - and that of the whole Saints team - was a world away from what we have
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CHELSEA 2 - SAINTS 1
SOUTHAMPTON Football Club stand at a cross-roads in their future. Over the course of the next two fixture-less weeks there is much to be sorted out. And it's of vital importance that the right decisions are made. Forgetting the whys, wherefores
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SAINTS 1 - BOLTON 2
STEVE WIGLEY'S time in charge of Saints could hardly have got off to a worse start. They conceded a goal in seven minutes and were 2-0 down after 26 at home to Bolton. Chants of 'sack the board' ringing around the ground were hardly a huge endorsement
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SAINTS 3 - BLACKBURN 2
WHAT Paul Sturrock needed going into this game was a win - a nice, steady 2-0 where Saints were solid at the back and scored a couple of neat goals would have done very nicely. So, incredibly, with fears already surrounding Sturrock's future, it probably
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ASTON VILLA 2 - SAINTS 0
THE BUILD-UP, the excitement, the hype... it lasted 12 minutes. If there was a danger of Saints' first league game of the season being overshadowed by James Beattie's potential move from St Mary's, then it was just as well. It certainly seemed the
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Seat Leon’s found the fun formula
SEAT UK has revealed that the eagerly-anticipated new Leon FR will be priced from just £16,995 on the road following its world debut at the Madrid Motor Show. Ordering has now opened across the Seat UK dealer network, ahead of the model's arrival during
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Concept Duke now reality
DUCATI previewed three concept bikes at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show that summed up the style, beauty and timeless sporting history of that famous Italian manufacturer by reviving the memorable 70s look. Now the third bike in that range, the GT1000 pictured
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Motorcycle World starts to shape up
BEAULIEU Motor-cycle World (MCW) has become a must- see show for anyone interested in, involved with or completely passionate about bikes. Off-road, on-road, quads, classics, modern and sporting are all to be found during the two-day event held over
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The search is on
WITH the search for Hampshire's top companies well underway in this year's Daily Echo-backed Hampshire Business Awards, the sponsors take a look at three ways you can make your mark on business history. The Bond Pearce Innovation Award According to
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It’s raining, it’s pouring. . .
RECENT downpours have sent shoppers rushing to buy new umbrellas, a retailer said today. Sales at Asda stores nationwide rose by 1,173 per cent last week compared with the same time last year. Demand during the recent wet patch exceeded mid-winter
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Companies set sail for Gunwharf
SOME 26 marine leisure craft have booked berths for the first ever Gunwharf Quays Marina Boat Show in Portsmouth. The event has attracted yachting companies from Portsmouth and Southampton and marinas along the south coast and is expected to attract
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Stab victim returns to festival after treatment at hospital
A MAN was stabbed at a two-day music festival near Winchester. The 22-year-old from London was at first thought to have been seriously injured in the stomach after a quarrel over a ticket at the Hi Fi event. He was taken to the Royal Hampshire County
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Rock bands at the Royal
THE talent of Winchester rock bands will be showcased in a concert at the Theatre Royal on June 10. Performers at the Winnall Rock School are set to play a sell-out gig, called Is This The Way It's S'posed To Be?' to celebrate the school's second year
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FAWLEY: Pensioners angry over delays with post office
PENSIONERS are furious at a three-week delay in the 50-yard relocation of their village post office. Fawley Post Office was supposed to be closed for only three days during the move but is still shut. Many elderly residents are having to catch buses
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Memorial events for war heroes
WAR heroes were remembered at two poignant memorial events in the New Forest over the bank holiday weekend. US airmen killed in action among the 30,000 Americans based at airfields in the New Forest between 1942 and 1944 were honoured yesterday while
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Model aircraft flyers may soon be grounded
MODEL aeroplane enthusiasts could soon have their wings clipped by a flying ban at a Hampshire recreation ground. Villagers have called for large model planes flying over their homes to be grounded because of noise and concerns about the safety of
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Car health checks
MOTORISTS will be given a helping hand with their routine vehicle checks when television's Vicki Butler-Henderson drives in to Hedge End. The popular presenter of Fifth Gear will be joining patrol crews from the AA, who will be performing free essential
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Football crazy at Swan Centre
SHOPPERS at Eastleigh's Swan Centre can catch World Cup fever throughout next month's football tournament. They can pick up a World Cup loyalty card in the centre and for every £5 they spend in participating stores from June 3 until July 10, they will
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Arson probe continues at pub after fire
INVESTIGATIONS were continuing into a suspected arson attack at a popular Hampshire hostelry. The Old Ship in Lower Swanwick was devastated by fire when a rubbish bin outside the pub caught alight and flames spread to the adjoining building. The
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B internationals have plenty of plus points
I was surprised to read a statistic that since the first England B game under Walter Winterbottom there have been just over 50 since. I know in my time with England we had eight of them which I managed and thought at the time they were excellent platforms
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CHARLTON 2 - SAINTS 1
AS the Saints players head off on their summer holidays, it's time to reflect on a season that never really delivered what it promised. Many fans started the campaign with perhaps overly-optimistic dreams of what could be achieved and they will be
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SAINTS 3 - NEWCASTLE 3
END OF SEASON matches - they're soooooooo boring! Perhaps somebody should have mentioned that to Saints and Newcastle last night - I'd like a few more start-of-season and middle-of-season games like that one. It was a cracker, an absolute belter to
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SAINTS 1 - ASTON VILLA 1
IT'S FUNNY how quickly things can change in the world of football. Last summer almost every team outside of the top five were hoping to 'do a Saints'. They had finished an excellent eighth in the league, reached an FA Cup final and got themselves
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CHELSEA 4 - SAINTS 0
FOR MOST PEOPLE chemistry experiments were the best part of school because when they went wrong things dramatically exploded. It seems football management's not that different. Paul Sturrock pushed his Saints class to an experiment of formations
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SAINTS 1 - BOLTON 2
IT'S AMAZING how so much hard work can be undone in such a short space of time. On the back of four wins from six games under Paul Sturrock, it seemed possible that Saints' charge towards the European places was gaining massive momentum. With 14
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MAN CITY 1 - SAINTS 3
THE 'Kevin Phillips for England' bandwagon is picking up pace - maybe Sven will be the next to jump on board. Another two goals against Manchester City took Phillips' impressive recent strike rate to ten goals in 12 games. On the south coast there
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MIDDLESBROUGH 3 - SAINTS 1
NO SOONER had the excited chatter of European qualification re-started then it stalled again. Two months or so ago it seemed there was no chance of Saints making Europe. It was just going to be a drab ending to the season. But three wins from four
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WOLVES 1 - SAINTS 4
IF THIS game was a glimpse into the future of life under Paul Sturrock, then it's going to be a good time to be a Saints fan once again. If you were a Saints supporter then this match had everything you could possibly have wanted. There was goals
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SAINTS 1 - SPURS 0
PAUL STURROCK could write a football manager's cookbook. Take a little bit from someone else, add something totally new, stir in your inimitable style, allow to bake for 90 minutes and, hey presto - another three points. Following last week's bitter
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POMPEY 1 - SAINTS 0
PAUL Sturrock probably learned more about his players in 90 minutes yesterday than he has in three weeks on the training ground - and it's not all good. When you're out on the pitch everything about your character is on show and there's nowhere to
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SAINTS 2 - LIVERPOOL 0
IT'S OFTEN said that the best football managers are the lucky ones. After this game you have to think Paul Sturrock could do very well at Saints. Even the most avid Saints fan would struggle to argue their team deserved to win this game. On another
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BLACKBURN 1 - SAINTS 1
WHETHER Steve Wigley is the Saints manager until the summer or a new man comes in soon, they need to get a few wins to stop a promising season slipping into obscurity. Only last May Saints had reached the FA Cup final, finished eighth in the Premiership
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SAINTS 3 - EVERTON 3
STEVE WIGLEY'S first taste of Premiership management showed just what a fine line there is between success and failure. It also showed there's nowhere to hide as a Premiership manager - whether you're decisions turn out to be great or turn out to be
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ARSENAL 2 - SAINTS 0
WHOEVER takes over, whenever that may be, following in the footsteps of Gordon Strachan will surely be a double-edged sword. On the one hand he leaves in place a great squad of players who last night proved once again they are capable of living with
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SAINTS 0 - FULHAM 0
KEVIN PHILLIPS is starting to produce the kind of displays Saints bought him for - and proving it's all about partnerships. Having been bought for £3.25m in the summer as the man to score the goals that would propel Saints on a step further this season
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MAN UTD 3 - SAINTS 2
WHAT A GAME! At 1-0 United it was all over for Saints, at 2-0 United it was definitely all over, at 2-1 there was a slim chance, at 2-2 what was going on? At 3-2 United it was in the balance and, by full time, the score could have been anything. With
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SAINTS 1 - BAYERN MUNICH 1
AS FAR as Saints legends go, they don't come any bigger than Ted Bates and Francis Benali. So it was fitting that a final farewell was said to both in a match which featured some of the world's greatest players. In the end the inaugural Ted Bates
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SAINTS 2 - LEEDS 1
IF EVER proof was needed that there's not a lot to choose to between the bottom and the top of the Premiership this season, then this game was it. On one hand you had Leeds, bottom in the Premiership and facing an uncertain future off the pitch.
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BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 - SAINTS 1
IN SOME ways, Gordon Strachan's announcement this week could lift a weight off his shoulders. If results continue like this, it could yet hasten his departure. After this game, which saw Saints fail to win for the fifth match in succession, Rupert
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SAINTS 0 - LEICESTER 0
AFTER last night's match, Losing My Religion by REM pumped out on the St Mary's PA. Perhaps it should have been Keep the Faith. There were the first murmurs of discontent among the Saints faithful since Gordon Strachan took charge. It was probably
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FA CUP: SAINTS 0 - NEWCASTLE 3
IT MAY BE time for the January sales but Saints are desperately short of one thing money can't buy - confidence. It's an incredible turnaround. Just 13 days after the euphoria of beating Pompey 3-0 and going fourth in the Premiership, Saints' world
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SAINTS 0 - ARSENAL 1
SOMETIMES it's not whether you lose but the manner in which you do it that can be most disappointing. The manner in which Saints lost to Arsenal last night was exactly that - disappointing. Even the most diehard Saints fan could surely accept losing
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FULHAM 2 - SAINTS 0
CHRISTMAS cheer was rather short on the ground for Saints fans at Fulham yesterday. In fact they had nothing to cheer about. Just a few days ago Saints fans on a high as a 3-0 defeat of Portsmouth left Gordon Strachan's men in fourth. After that
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SAINTS 3 - POMPEY 0
CHRISTMAS is traditionally a time for turkey and stuffing. Yesterday at St Mary's Pompey played the part of the turkey and Saints duly gave them a stuffing. The Christmas dinner and Only Fools and Horses special will rarely have been more savoured
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CARLING CUP: BOLTON 1 - SAINTS 0 (AET)
SAINTS almost pulled off a smash and grab raid at Bolton, but in the end their Cardiff return dream died. In a night of highs and lows, but only one goal at The Reebok, Saints slipped to a 115th-minute loss that dumped them out of the Carling Cup at
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LIVERPOOL 1 - SAINTS 2
THE RACE for the Barclaycard fourth place championship is hotting up - and Saints could win it. At the start of the season not many people would have had Saints above Liverpool in their end of season prediction tables. But, on the evidence of this
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SAINTS 3 - CHARLTON 2
FROM POSSIBLY the least inspiring team in the league to the most entertaining, it's been a funny old week for Saints. After the defeat against Aston Villa last Saturday we were predicting the next eight days would be massive in the context of Saints
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SAINTS 2 - PORTSMOUTH 0
After seven long years without a derby, the south coast was keyed up for a real cracker - but in the end it was no contest. Saints were superior to Portsmouth in every department, and as soon as James Beattie tucked away the first goal in the 33rd
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ASTON VILLA 1 - SAINTS 0
GORDON Strachan may have committed his immediate future to Saints but he has some very serious problems to solve - most critically in midfield. It's now four games without a goal and therefore four games without a win, and on the evidence of this display
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SAINTS 0 - CHELSEA 1
Changes in personnel, three attacking substitutions at once - a new way of playing or a final hurrah? That was the question Saints fans were asking themselves on Saturday. It seems strange on reflection that on paper probably the most exciting St
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Tuesday 07 February 2006
IF only Saints could add a Jay-Jay Okocha to their squad. The Nigerian provided delightful doses of invention, flair, and unpredictability to a match that might otherwise have sent even a watching battery hen into a deep sleep. In short, Okocha's
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SAINTS 0 - MANCHESTER CITY 2
THERE ARE several key things you need to do in order to hope to win a football match. The first is to be able to pass and move the ball. Then there's being able to defend resolutely and not make mistakes. You need to be have the ability to create
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CARLING CUP: BRISTOL CITY 0 - SAINTS 3
THERE WAS a distinct whiff of nostalgia in the air at Saints' Carling Cup win at Ashton Gate last night. It could have been because this was the first domestic cup game since the FA Cup Final. Maybe it was seeing Saints in those yellow and blue
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SAINTS 2 - BLACKBURN 0
THAT OLD footballing adage 'a game of two halves' might well have been coined with this match in mind. The first 45 minutes was mind numbing, depressing, thoroughly unentertaining. The second half by contrast was full of incident, great goals, debut
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EVERTON 0 - SAINTS 0
IT WAS a case of close but no cigar once again as Saints always looked the more likely against Everton but again failed to find that killer touch. So much of Saints' play is good at the moment that it's hard to fault the side too much. But at the
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STEAUA 1 - SAINTS 0
Southampton's first European adventure for 19 years came to an abrupt end last night. Claudiu Raducanu scored the only goal seven minutes from time as Steaua progressed to the second round following their 1-1 draw at St Mary's last month. Saints
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Home rule for Gary, while Saunders takes pro prize
Home professional Gary Stubbington led his team of Zoe Yates, Jo Russell and Peter Hardingham to victory in the Hockley Ladies Mixed Pro-Am. Their 11-under-par winning score was three shots better than Portsmouth's Justin Sandler and his team of Tom Jones
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Lamb keeps Hants hopes alive
Hampshire kept their C & G Trophy hopes alive with a 62-run Duckworth Lewis-caning of Gloucestershire, the one-day side they hope to emulate, at The Rose Bowl. Gloucestershire are one of only three counties to retain the C & G Trophy - they did
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Can Shane break duck?
Shane Warne returns to his bogey ground tomorrow. The Hampshire skipper has yet to score a run in four innings at Headingley. In addition, he has taken just three wickets in three Tests there and his second championship appearance for Hampshire ended
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Pensioners angry over delays with post office
PENSIONERS are furious at a three-week delay in the 50-yard relocation of their village post office. Fawley Post Office was supposed to be closed for only three days during the move but is still shut. Many elderly residents are having to catch buses to
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Kriss helps with name change
FORMER Hampshire sporting hero Kriss Akabusi helped a foster care provider celebrate its name change. The Olympic medallist and athletics world champion, who used to live near Southampton, was at Marwell Zoo for the relaunch of Advance Foster Care, which
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Shared footpath and cycleway
PEDESTRIANS, horse riders and cyclists now have a new route linking Lee-on-the-Solent to Peel Common. The shared cycleway and footpath in Broom Way, the B3385, will come in handy for students at Crofton School in Stubbington, but also a large number of
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Car health check
MOTORISTS will be given a helping hand with their routine vehicle checks when television's Vicki Butler-Henderson drives in to Hedge End. The popular presenter of Fifth Gear will be joining patrol crews from the AA, who will be performing free essential
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Football crazy at Swan Centre
SHOPPERS at Eastleigh's Swan Centre can catch World Cup fever throughout next month's football tournament. They can pick up a World Cup loyalty card in the centre and for every £5 they spend in participating stores from June 3 until July 10, they will
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Arson probe continues at pub after fire
INVESTIGATIONS were continuing into a suspected arson attack at a popular Hampshire hostelry. The Old Ship in Lower Swanwick was devastated by fire when a rubbish bin outside the pub caught alight and flames spread to the adjoining building. The public
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Jack will revel in the spotlight
NINE-YEAR-OLD Jack Singh-Brar will be joining the cream of Europe's professional golfers at the Celtic Manor Wales Open this week - and he can't wait to play to the gallery. While defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie
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Cowle takes advantage
Blacknest's Steve Cowle took full advantage of his early morning start time to claim victory in the Cams Hall Estates Golf Club Pro-Am. In relatively benign conditions former Hampshire Open Champion Cowle, pictured below, posted a three-under-par round
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Davis keen to quit the champions
LAST season should have been the most enjoyable of Craig Davis's non-League career. But the thrill of winning the Southern Premier title with Salisbury City was lost on the 24-year-old who, come the end of Whites' glittering campaign, was not even featuring
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City aim for a top-six spot
WINCHESTER City have tied up the nucleus of their side for the move into Southern League football next season. And manager Steve Tate believes that, with Jamie Musselwhite, Ian Mancey, Christer Warren, Liam Green, Lloyd Webber, goalkeeper Dave Hook and
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Cash boost for Eastleigh
Eastleigh FC have been building for the future by securing Jewson as their new shirt sponsors. The UK's leading suppliers of building materials are already platinum sponsors of the club and have agreed a three-year shirt deal worth £20,000 per year. In
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Vaughan set to face Hants
Michael Vaughan is set to play his first county championship match in more than a year against Hampshire tomorrow. The England captain cracked 67 at a run-a-ball on his comeback for Yorkshire at Headingley yesterday. He dominated a third-wicket partnership
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SNOOKER - Billy the kid too quick for rival Dan
THE quick-fire style of 13-year-old Billy Castle dented the title hopes of Dan Hildyard in the £1,000 under-21 Roll-Up at Chandler's Ford Snooker Club. Castle (Marchwood) rattled in a 36 to take the first frame in the final and beat the reigning champion
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FISHING - Brothers in arms!
SOUTHAMPTON'S Bowditch brothers have certainly been finding some quality fish. Self-employed builder Jay Bowditch beached a huge 47lb 3oz stingray from a Solent Shore mark. He was using peeler crab and, after weighing and photographing it, the fish was
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Stab victim returns to festival after treatment at hospital
A MAN was stabbed at a two-day music festival near Winchester. The 22-year-old from London was at first thought to have been seriously injured in the stomach after a quarrel over a ticket at the Hi Fi event. He was taken to the Royal Hampshire County
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Rock bands at the Royal
THE talent of Winchester rock bands will be showcased in a concert at the Theatre Royal on June 10. Performers at the Winnall Rock School are set to play a sell-out gig, called 'Is This The Way It's S'posed To Be?' to celebrate the school's second year
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Memorial events for war heroes
WAR heroes were remembered at two poignant memorial events in the New Forest over the bank holiday weekend. US airmen killed in action among the 30,000 Americans based at airfields in the New Forest between 1942 and 1944 were honoured yesterday while
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Climber's Everest dream dashed 500ft from summit
A HAMPSHIRE mountaineer was forced to abandon his Mount Everest dream just 500ft from the summit to take part in the dramatic rescue of a fellow climber left for dead. Myles Osborne helped his guide Dan Mazur save Lincoln Hall from the treacherous slopes
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Model aircraft flyers may soon be grounded
MODEL aeroplane enthusiasts could soon have their wings clipped by a flying ban at a Hampshire recreation ground. Villagers have called for large model planes flying over their homes to be grounded because of noise and concerns about the safety of children
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Impose ban on hosepipes now or face crisis
ENVIRONMENT chiefs in Hampshire are warning Southern Water to impose water restrictions or risk putting the county's supplies at even greater risk. So far central and southern Hampshire are the only regions in the south to have escaped water restrictions
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Memorial events for war heroes
WAR heroes were remembered at two poignant memorial events in the New Forest over the bank holiday weekend. US airmen killed in action among the 30,000 Americans based at airfields in the New Forest between 1942 and 1944 were honoured yesterday while
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ONS staff due to vote on a strike
AROUND 1,000 staff from the Office for National Statistics Hampshire headquarters in Titchfield are due to vote today possible strike action in a row over job cuts. They were joining a ballot of thousands of staff nationwide which has been organised by
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Football crazy at Swan Centre
SHOPPERS at Eastleigh's Swan Centre can catch World Cup fever throughout next month's football tournament. They can pick up a World Cup loyalty card in the centre and for every £5 they spend in participating stores from June 3 until July 10, they will
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Model aircraft flyers may soon be grounded
MODEL aeroplane enthusiasts could soon have their wings clipped by a flying ban at a Hampshire recreation ground. Villagers have called for large model planes flying over their homes to be grounded because of noise and concerns about the safety of children
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NEWCASTLE 1 - SAINTS 0
IT was billed as the sorcerer versus the apprentice. And, with his 250th league goal and his sixth already this season, Alan Shearer proved he can still cast a spell over even the meanest of Premiership defences. As for James Beattie and his Saints
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SAINTS 0 - MIDDLESBROUGH 1
KEVIN PHILLIPS' dismissal will naturally attract the spotlight, but it should not deflect from what really ended Saints' unbeaten start to the season. During the superb rise under Gordon Strachan in the past two years, the many strengths of this current
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UEFA CUP: SAINTS 1 - STEAUA 1
AT HALF-TIME last night the Happy Mondays were blaring out of the St Mary's PA system singing "You're twisting my melon, man." It seemed quite apt. Saints had a stiff learning curve as a re-introduction to European football and at half-time they seemed
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TOTTENHAM 1 - SAINTS 3
THIS WAS the day when Saints fans could finally bury their animosity for Glenn Hoddle, because this was the day Saints proved to him they are better off without him. Another fantastic win for Gordon Strachan's side took them to the dizzy heights of
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Davis keen to quit the champions
LAST season should have been the most enjoyable of Craig Davis's non-League career. But the thrill of winning the Southern Premier title with Salisbury City was lost on the 24-year-old who, come the end of Whites' glittering campaign, was not even
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City aim for a top-six spot
WINCHESTER City have tied up the nucleus of their side for the move into Southern League football next season. And manager Steve Tate believes that, with Jamie Musselwhite, Ian Mancey, Christer Warren, Liam Green, Lloyd Webber, goalkeeper Dave Hook
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Cash boost for Eastleigh
Eastleigh FC have been building for the future by securing Jewson as their new shirt sponsors. The UK's leading suppliers of building materials are already platinum sponsors of the club and have agreed a three-year shirt deal worth £20,000 per year
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FISHING - Brothers in arms!
SOUTHAMPTON'S Bowditch brothers have certainly been finding some quality fish. Self-employed builder Jay Bowditch beached a huge 47lb 3oz stingray from a Solent Shore mark. He was using peeler crab and, after weighing and photographing it, the fish
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SNOOKER - Billy the kid too quick for rival Dan
THE quick-fire style of 13-year-old Billy Castle dented the title hopes of Dan Hildyard in the £1,000 under-21 Roll-Up at Chandler's Ford Snooker Club. Castle (Marchwood) rattled in a 36 to take the first frame in the final and beat the reigning champion
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GOLF - Jack will revel in the spotlight
NINE-YEAR-OLD Jack Singh-Brar will be joining the cream of Europe's professional golfers at the Celtic Manor Wales Open this week and he can't wait to play to the gallery. While defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie
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GOLF - Cowle takes advantage
Blacknest's Steve Cowle took full advantage of his early morning start time to claim victory in the Cams Hall Estates Golf Club Pro-Am. In relatively benign conditions former Hampshire Open Champion Cowle, pictured below, posted a three-under-par round
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GOLF - Home rule for Gary, while Saunders takes pro prize
Home professional Gary Stubbington led his team of Zoe Yates, Jo Russell and Peter Hardingham to victory in the Hockley Ladies Mixed Pro-Am. Their 11-under-par winning score was three shots better than Portsmouth's Justin Sandler and his team of Tom
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Lamb keeps Hants hopes alive
Hampshire kept their C & G Trophy hopes alive with a 62-run Duckworth Lewis-caning of Gloucestershire, the one-day side they hope to emulate, at The Rose Bowl. Gloucestershire are one of only three counties to retain the C & G Trophy they did so twice
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Vaughan set to face Hants
Michael Vaughan is set to play his first county championship match in more than a year against Hampshire tomorrow. The England captain cracked 67 at a run-a-ball on his comeback for Yorkshire at Headingley yesterday. He dominated a third-wicket
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Can Shane break duck?
Shane Warne returns to his bogey ground tomorrow. The Hampshire skipper has yet to score a run in four innings at Headingley. In addition, he has taken just three wickets in three Tests there and his second championship appearance for Hampshire