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A hole lot of trouble
IF you ever visit Aldershot Snooker Club and wonder why there is a hole in one of the walls, then wonder no more. English Association of Snooker and Billiards director Dave Joyce considers himself lucky to have escaped with his life after an incident
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A hole lot of trouble
IF you ever visit Aldershot Snooker Club and wonder why there is a hole in one of the walls, then wonder no more. English Association of Snooker and Billiards director Dave Joyce considers himself lucky to have escaped with his life after an incident
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Don't write us off - Burley
George Burley says his side haven't given up hope of a return to the Premiership despite their 2-1 play-off semi-final first leg defeat to Derby. Saints took an early lead at a vibrant St Mary's through Andrew Surman and had chances throughout the
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A tough uphill start to the week in Scotland!
THIS was going to be a tough week. Six races in seven days taking in 47.5 miles of some of the toughest terrain in the United Kingdom. As ever, the key aims were to be competitive and to stay fit despite the demanding schedule. My girlfriend Liz and
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Defiant Surman still optimistic
Saints goalscorer Andrew Surman remains confident his side can turn round a 2-1 deficit against Derby at Pride Park on Tuesday. Today's disappointing play-off semi-final first leg result has failed to dampen the spirits of Surman, whose stylish seventh-minute
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Derby's Ram raid at St Mary's
Steve Howard scored twice as Derby took a giant stride towards Wembley with victory in their Coca-Cola Championship play-off semi-final first leg against Southampton. Andrew Surman lit up St Mary's with a stunning goal to give Saints an early lead,
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SAINTS 1 DERBY 2
Steve Howard scored twice as Derby took a giant stride towards Wembley with victory in their Coca-Cola Championship play-off semi-final first leg against Southampton. Andrew Surman lit up St Mary's with a stunning goal to give Saints an early lead,
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Hundreds turn out as Lady Thatcher unveils arch
Baroness Thatcher met Falkland veterans and unveiled a commemorative arch today to mark the 25th anniversary of the conflict. The former Conservative Prime Minister led the country during the 1982 crisis when Argentina invaded the islands. A total
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Police appeal to trace man over distraction burglaries
POLICE investigating a string of distraction burglaries across Hampshire and southern England are appealing for help tracing a man. Officers have taken the unusual step of releasing the name and a photograph of 67-year-old William Cook as someone they
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Warne dismisses Flintoff between the rain
CLOSE: LANCASHIRE ARE 159-6 (SUTTON 28*, CHAPPLE 0*) AFTER 50.3 OVERS After being dismissed by Stuart Clark and Shane Warne six times as England captain during a forgettable Ashes series, Andrew Flintoff's first championship innings against Hampshire
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Clark takes championship-best haul as Hants draw
CLOSE: HAMPSHIRE WERE BOWLED OUT FOR 272 IN REPLY TO LANCASHIRE'S 207 ALL OUT Points: Hampshire (9) Lancashire (8) Hampshire and Lancashire settled for a draw after playing for bonus points at the Rose Bowl today. Stuart Clark finished with 7
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Why we all want to sing for Joseph
THREE Hamsphire schools are competing for a piece of the action in one of of the biggest TV shows on Saturday night. The hunt for the Joseph Choir has begun and three very excited school choirs are among 300 nationally hoping to impress Lord Andrew Lloyd
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Carnival facing a crucial weekend
THE future of one of Hampshire's oldest and most popular carnivals hangs in the balance as organisers hold critical talks this weekend. Rumours are rife that organisers may be forced to end 126 years of tradition and cancel the Titchfield Carnival celebrations
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Saints and Totton playing for cup glory
IT promises to be one of the biggest footballing weekends Hampshire has ever seen. Saints lost 2-1 to Derby County in the home leg of their crucial play-off semi-final as they battle to win promotion back to the Premiership (see full details in sport
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Ban live animal exports
THE RSPCA, Compassion in World Farming, Animal Aid and most of our animal welfare organisations are totally opposed to the export of farm animals. The export of live calves is particularly cruel - at just a few days old these poor little creatures can
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Leaving EU would save billions
THE Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Hodge insists that to leave the EU would result in a massive cost to jobs, prosperity and growth to the economy. The truth of the matter is surely the billions saved by leaving the EU would create jobs, prosperity
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Great Britain and the UK
THE correspondent (Letters, May 2) is mistaken when he believes that Great Britain has changed its name to the UK. They are in fact two separate entities. Great Britain came into existence on May 1, 1707, as a result of the Act of Union and consists
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Non-court fines are not legal
WHEN are people of this country going to wake up to the fact that it is not legal for a private citizen (or company) to impose fines or penalties on a citizen without a court hearing? I refer in this instance to the letter (May 5) by Mrs A Butler. Surely
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Buying cars
WITH regard to the letter from Mrs M W Weatherall (April 14) concerning the dangers of buying a car privately, one will always be taking a certain chance but the advantage is thast one is more than likely to obtain a better price than when buying from
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England needsd an Alex Salmond
I SHOULD like to reply to Derek Marshall's letter, and whole-heartedly agree with him. When and if Scotland becomes a nation in its own right, will all the Scots (hopefully) return to this wonderful homeland they like to brag about but rarely return
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Greens' election success
ONE of the under-reported stories of the recent local elections must be the increased success of the Green Party. In Southampton, 2,743 people voted Green, an increase of 33 per cent on last year. In Winchester, we finised in third place, ahead of Labour
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Pur our Earth first
What a pleasure to read the letter from N. Horter (May 5). Someone else who can clearly see just how very serious and dangerous the global warming phenomenon, which is putting the survival of mankind at such risk, truly is. The importance of addressing
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Two in fight for life after crash
WORKERS at a giant Hamphire shipbuilding company are praying for two colleagues who were left fighting for their lives after a horror crash. The men, both aged 20 and apprentices at the Portsmouth-based VT shipbuilding group, were back seat passengers
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Farewell to stabbing victim Lewis
IT was the most fitting of farewells to a popular Hampshire teenager. There was standing room only as hundreds of family and friends of Lewis Singleton packed into Holy Trinity Church in Weston to say goodbye to the 18-year-old who was fatally stabbed
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Investigations continue after two blazes cause huge damage
INVESTIGATIONS were today continuing into two fires which caused tens of thousands of pounds of damage. Arsonists have been blamed for a blaze which ripped through a Southampton boatyard, destroying eight leisure craft. Police have confirmed that the
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Chemical scare after canister find
A RADIOACTIVE chemical container found outside a Southampton club had been there for at least four days, the Daily Echo can reveal. Parts of Shirley were at the centre of a chemical scare yesterday after the discovery of the small chemical canister in
