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Prince Edward to visit Island
THE Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, will be visiting the Isle of Wight on Monday to support a church's charity appeal. His Royal Highness, pictured, will arrive in Newport, where he will have lunch with the St Thomas's Church appeal members before visiting
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Told to get out, after 40 years
THREE wildfowl breeders, whose clients include Regent's Park in London, have been told to quit their picturesque Hampshire homes and remove more than 1,000 birds within months. The Forestry Commission has decided to evict them after 40 years and put
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Don’t destroy our town
PLANNING chiefs have been accused of allowing developers to destroy the character of a picturesque Hampshire town. More than 200 people attended a meeting in Lymington last night to voice their anger at decisions taken by New Forest Council. Many of
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Carnival week
A NEW Forest village is preparing to stage a week of carnival celebrations. One of the highlights of the event at Sway will be the carnival procession, which will showcase the residents' favourite films. The floats will assemble at the Jubilee Field
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Post office counter finally open
A MONTH of trips to nearby villages for elderly Waterside residents is over after a relocated village post office finally opened. The counter reopened at the Fawley Express store in the Square after moving 50 yards from the old post office, which shut
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Ambitious plans to mark burial site of Alfred
MORE than 50 people attended a meeting to launch the ambitious grassroots festival to celebrate the founding of a Winchester monastery where Alfred the Great was buried. Hyde900 is scheduled for 2010 to mark the 900th anniversary of the foundation of
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Crawley fends off Durham – for time being
If it wasn't for John Crawley, Hampshire would be on the verge of a first-ever Rose Bowl defeat against Durham. Crawley missed out on a third hundred of the season when he lost his off stump to Durham's man of the moment Callum Thorp, but his third half-century
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BAT again in last four of Electric Cup
Cup holders BAT Sports are within one victory of a third successive Rose Bowl appearance in the Southern Electric Cup final. They crushed Alton by 64 runs at Southern Gardens last night to join South Wilts in next Tuesday's semi-final draw. BAT, who
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Havant set up Reading clash
Havant will be at home to Reading in the Cockspur Cup south region final on Sunday, July 2. They caned Bournemouth by 103 runs after Andy Perry (116) and Ben Walker (57) led the way towards a massive 256-5 in 45 overs. Academy off-spinner Stuart Ransley
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Neave puts Easton into the last 32
Kevin Neave hit an unbeaten 99 as Easton beat Bramshaw by six wickets to qualify for the national stage of the npower Village Cup. Bramshaw recovered from 9-2 through Adam Ridgeway (28) and Mark Brearey (34) to reach 184-9 with John Wall hitting 26
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Bowls - Victory over Sussex will salvage season
WITH their Middleton Cup hopes shattered for another year Hampshire have one last chance to salvage something from the wreckage of this season. Although they face Oxfordshire in their Middleton swansong at Atherley on Saturday (2pm) the top priority
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BOWLS - Hampshire get back on Trophy trail
HAMPSHIRE - beaten finalists last summer made an excellent start in their quest to go one better in this year's John Trophy. Playing at neutral Three Mile Cross, Reading, they overcame Wiltshire 123-105 to book a second-round date with Devon the county
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FISHING - Newman is first past the 200lb mark
THE Greenridge Farm match record was shattered by more than 70lb in the TVAC Club match when Poingdestres' Pete Newman became the first angler to beat the 200lb mark. Newman, pictured below, landed a huge 258lb 13oz of carp to 12lb. Drawn on peg 15
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Race is on to find a winner
MUMS and dads need to get their skates on to make sure their youngsters have a chance of winning the Daily Echo Child of the Year 2006 competition. Proud parents who took their children to have their pictures taken have until Saturday to go back and
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Highway patrol
A NEW team was launched yesterday to keep a watchful eye on Hampshire's motorways. Highways Agency patrol officers, pictured, will be responsible for the M3 and M27 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They will cone off the road when there is an accident
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A change is in the air for popular TV weather girl
BBC WEATHER presenter Alina Jenkins is forecasting a future out of the TV spotlight after deciding to leave the role she has made her own. Alina has been a firm favourite on the regional news programme and Radio Solent, drawing a legion of fans who plan
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Saddling up for week of healthy travel
ON your bike! That's the message from Southampton health workers who are gearing up to swap cars for bicycles to mark Bike 2 Work Week. Staff at the city's primary care trust, including these from the public health team based at Oatlands House, Winchester
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Pene’s from heaven
IT WAS a disaster that swept away homes and livelihoods. But a charity spearheaded by a Hampshire grandmother has helped many Sri Lankans whose lives were torn apart by the tsunami look towards a brighter future. Pene Gordon, aged 69, who now lives
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Supporting the team
REGULARS, right, at a popular Southampton pub are making no secret of their support for England. The Hare and Hounds in Harefield is festooned with flags and the garden has been transformed into a shrine celebrating Sven's men's quest for glory. Hundreds
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Money scam at store ATM is scuppered
AN attempt by conmen to steal financial details from hundreds of customers of a Winchester superstore appears to have been thwarted by a sharp-eyed customer. Cloning devices had been attached to two cash machines at the Tesco superstore on Easton Lane
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Poland in the classroom
AS the only Polish child in a 264-strong Southampton school, Victoria Kedziora's classmates knew the perfect way to make her feel welcome. The nine-year-old's year group, at Fairisle Junior in Lordshill, have spent the past three terms learning Polish
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Soldier shot in face in Iraq is flown back to UK
A SOLDIER serving with the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment has been flown back to the UK after being shot in the face. The man, who was based with 1PWRR in Shaibah Logistics Corps in the desert south of Basra, has been flown back by British medics.
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New dawn rises on city and port
A NEW era in relations between Southampton's port and city is being heralded. Some of the biggest players in the local economy pledged to pull together to promote the capital of the south coast as an international port city, putting behind them tensions
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City hotel hosts taxation seminar
SMITH & Williamson, the Southampton-based accountants and financial advisory group, today hosts a seminar on the impact of taxation on commercial property deals. The seminar, aimed at companies and individuals investing in commercial property, either
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Autoline, roro, 0001, 46; NYK Leo, container, 0030, 206; St Elmo, roro, 0200, 105; Grand Mark, roro, 0530, 202; Universal Spirit, vehicle, 0600, 43; Montlhery, roro, 0630, 201; Sea Ruby, cargo, 0730, 107; Werder
