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Appointment just the job for Todd
TODD Bennett's new UK Athletics post means Southampton can keep churning out quality ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. The 43-year-old has given up his day job with Super Schools', an organisation which takes sporting celebrities into schools to promote
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Duo get benefit of sport grant
Two young divers have benefited from a new support fund administered by Southampton City Council. Chloe Pook (8) and Yazzy Freemantle (10) have both been awarded grants under the new Children's Sport Support Fund 2005, financed by the Children's Fund
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Bowled over by success
Five young Southampton ten-pin bowlers battled through a field of 180 to take a creditable third place in a top competition. And there was a triple reason for one member, Mark Robins, to enjoy his weekend he travelled back from Nottingham with three
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England miss fourth place
SOUTHAMPTON'S Anthony Allen was left shell-shocked at the final whistle after England's Under-21 World Championship hopes went up in smoke against auld enemy Scotland. Needing to finish in the tournament's top-four to progress into Wednesday's semi-finals
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Single wicket defeat costs BAT top place
BAT Sports' five-match unbeaten reign as ECB SEPL leaders is over. They lost an absorbing contest by one wicket to South Wilts at Lower Bemerton and conceded top spot to Bashley. A five-wicket morning spell by Alex Senneck, left, had BAT In disarray
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St Cross take their turn on top after defeating Rowledge
Top spot in Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 is like the proverbial hot potato no one wants to hold on to it too long ! St Cross Symondians became the third club in as many weeks to go top after overnight leaders Trojans lost by six wickets
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Triumphant Tichborne claim another win
There's no halting Tichborne Park's six-win march at the top of Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3. The Alresford club are effectively 15 points clear at the top after beating lowly Andover II by six wickets. Only Nick Dancer (58) put up much
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Lion hearted kids on the ball
Energetic infant and junior school pupils have been taking part in a popular Three Lions Festival' at Redbridge School on the outskirts of Southampton. The scheme came together during the World Cup after close work between the Hampshire FA and the Southampton
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Stoke boost their squad
BASINGSTOKE Town manager Francis Vines has added two more new faces to his Conference South squad. Pacy pair Joe Bruce and Ade Olayinka have penned one-year deals ollowing their release from FA Trophy holders Grays Athletic. Bruce, 22, can operate in
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Eastleigh are missing half their strikers
EASTLEIGH will be kicking off the pre-season campaign with only two fit strikers. After revealing last week that new signing Justin Bennett from Andover requires a minor knee operation, the Spitfires have since discovered that Stuart Douglas, pictured
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Chance to experience tall ship challenge
YOUNG people in Hampshire are being offered a last-minute chance to experience the adventure of tall ship sailing. Southampton charity Jubilee Sailing Trust has up to ten places available for people aged 16 to 25 for their next voyage from Liverpool
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Kylie all steamed up on her wedding day!
HAMPSHIRE bride Kylie Whelan would have been forgiven for getting all steamed up about her wedding. Kylie was reluctant to use a conventional form of transport to get to the church, so her family arranged for her to use a 1930 steam lorry based at HMS
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Netley Marsh Carnival
NETLEY Marsh went carnival crazy as the New Forest village celebrated some of Hollywood's best musicals. Grease was the word as Netley Marsh Infant School saluted the T-Birds, the Pink Ladies and all the other pupils from Rydell High. The 1st Netley
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Parents battle on to save birthing centre
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a birthing centre in Lymington faced with closure have had face to face talks with hospital chiefs. About 30 mums and two dads took part in the informal "focus group" the first of a series to be held across the New Forest
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Fire breaks out in hotel annexe
A FIRE broke out in a luxury Hampshire hotel. Firefighters tackled the blaze, at Botley Park Hotel near Boorley Green, after it started in a storage annexe. The blaze was put out within 30 minutes but damage was caused to the building, where towels
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Dirty nappies being dumped around Forest
DIRTY nappies are being strewn around the New Forest by irresponsible families. The nappies could pose a risk to animals at the time when the Forest is full of foals, calves, lambs and baby birds. New Forest District Council is urging families to bag
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A Big Ask for environment
FRIENDS of the Earth in Fareham and Gosport are asking people to back their latest campaign about climate change. As part of the Big Ask project, organisation members will be at both Fareham and Gosport markets today from 10am to 12pm. The group is
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Mike Richards Statement 7th June 2006
I am sitting in a hotel room in Guernsey doing something I never in my worst nightmare expected to have to do. I am writing a public statement about my involvement in Southampton Football Club because I fear for its future, and my fears have largely
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Michael Wilde’s Statement 16th May 2006
In previous public statements I have declared my desire to achieve change at the highest level within Southampton Leisure Holdings Plc and have indicated a number of areas where significant improvement is required. To assist this end I have acquired
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Brian Hunt, Ian Gordon, Keith Wiseman Statement 5th May 2006
WE have watched with sadness and dismay the steep decline in the standing and status of the club that we all love during the past few years. We hope and pray that the position will be significantly reversed from the first day of next season. We
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Baby Emily moved to Pompey to ease plight of her parents
A HAMPSHIRE baby separated from her parents because of a shortage of incubators is now nearer home. Three-week-old Emily Dunn has been transferred from St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, to St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth. It's making life a little easier
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Kite festival takes off . . .
THE high-fliers were back in town, pulling their strings. In its fledgling days, Southampton Kite Festival was very much a one-day event at the Lordshill Outdoor Sports Centre but it has now got a prime space in the city's weekend summer calendar.
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Bridge jumps putting lives at risk
POLICE have issued a warning to thrill-seeking youths who risk their lives by jumping off bridges into dangerously shallow water. As the weather warms up, police have already been responding to several calls from worried members of the public who have
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More towns will rely on responders
A BLUE LIGHT emergency response service tested in the New Forest has proved such a success it is being rolled out in three north Hampshire towns. The Co-responders scheme, which brings together Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and Hampshire Ambulance
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Man assaulted two mothers
POLICE are appealing for help in identifying a man who assaulted two mothers in Colden Common. The attacker assaulted the mothers within the space of a few minutes. At around 12.45pm on Tuesday, June 13, a woman was pushing her child in a buggy in St
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Victory for parish over Sea Road
PLANNERS have rejected a controversial housing scheme after parish leaders described it as the worst application they had ever seen. Proposals to bulldoze two homes at Sea Road, Milford on Sea, and replace them with seven new properties resulted in more
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Warning as ‘SatNav’ thefts rise
HAMPSHIRE drivers are being targeted by thieves determined to get their hands on hi-tech satellite navigation systems. New figures show more than 120 vehicles fitted with SatNav equipment have been broken into in the Eastleigh, New Forest and Test Valley
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Lawrie’s return
SAINTS legend Lawrie McMenemy will rejoin the club for a second time if Michael Wilde wins the EGM. One of the most popular and well-respected names in the club's entire history will sit on the club's football board if Rupert Lowe loses the shareholders
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‘I have listened’ vows schools boss ahead of consultation proposals
"I HAVE listened." That is the message from Southampton's education boss Councillor Ann Milton who will today announce her final proposals for a public consultation on the future of the city's secondary education system. The Cabinet member for children's
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Grand Prix is a roaring hit
Britain's 17-year-old Tommy Searle raced hard in the MX2 class to secure third place at the British round of the Motocross World Championships, held in Matterley Basin, Winchester, over the weekend. After a hair-raising race, Tommy, whose Grand Prix
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New lollipop for crossing patrolman . . . but he’s still not allowed to use it
AN elderly Hampshire school-crossing warden has been given a brand-new lollipop even though he has been banned from using it. John Crabtree, 81, was forbidden from standing in the road and using his lollipop by council chiefs last month, as reported
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Contest hots up in recruitment market
A NEW player has arrived to take on the fiercely contested financial recruitment industry market in Southampton. News that Hudson Cooper is expanding here will be of particular interest to local rivals as competition hots up. Hudson Cooper is one of
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Presidential role for car park man Lee
LEE Blunden, finance director of Britannia Parking, a national car park operator with its head office in Bournemouth, is the new president of the Southern Society of Chartered Accountants (SOSCA). Lee, 38, pictured, who lives with his wife Lisa and two
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I’m going to give you a battering, Dad!
ONE Hampshire man is out to prove he is a chip off the old block by taking on his dad in a competition to find the best fish and chips in Britain. Cod wars have broken out between Shane and John Henry Lee after the father and son decided to go head
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Esther among those honoured by Queen
HAMPSHIRE television personality Esther Rantzen was today celebrating royal recognition for her charity work. Miss Rantzen, 65, who lives in Bramshaw in the New Forest, is made a CBE for services to young people in the Queen's birthday honours list.
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: City of Lutece, roro, 0930, 201; APL Ireland, container, 0945, 205; Isolde, vehicle carrier, 1115, 40 Today's principal Southampton sailings: Auto Atlas, roro, 0630, 40; Elektra, roro, 0730, 34/35 Tomorrow's
