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Chandlers Fords ladies prove they can compete with the men
IF anyone doubted that the Chandler’s Ford D team containing four women would struggle in the Winchester Premier league next season, then doubt no more. Last Friday at the Winchester City and District Snooker League presentation evening at Churchills
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Chandlers Fords ladies prove they can compete with the men
IF anyone doubted that the Chandler’s Ford D team containing four women would struggle in the Winchester Premier league next season, then doubt no more. Last Friday at the Winchester City and District Snooker League presentation evening at Churchills
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Hands off Baird warns Burley
GEORGE Burley has dismissed a derisory' bid for Chris Baird from Fulham - and insisted he has no intention of selling Saints'player of the year. In fact, so serious is Burley about keeping hold of his star defender that he is willing to open negotiations
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Reward for return of two stolen terriers
A HAMPSHIRE river keeper is offering a reward for the safe return of two terriers that fell victim to a dognapper. Jon Hall, 23, said Brock and Midge disappeared from kennels behind his home at West End and might have been stolen to order. Mr Hall,
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Pothas hundred frustrates Warwickshire
HAMPSHIRE 312-7 & 169 DREW WITH WARWICKSHIRE 262 Points: Hampshire (7), Warwickshire (9) Nic Pothas scored an unbeaten 126, his first century of the season, as Hampshire drew their fourth successive championship match. Pothas's innings came from
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Woman stabbed 27 times by killer who torched her home
A KILLER admitted the brutal stabbing of a woman and the torching of their home in Southampton. Jose Pedro, 25, changed his plea at Winchester Crown Court yesterday from not guilty to murder to guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility
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Show goes on for The Who
A CONCERT by rock legends The Who at the Rose Bowl, West End, tonight will go ahead as planned despite reports that lead singer Roger Daltry had been suffering from a sore throat. Last night Daltry and Pete Townsend had been due to star on Jools Holland's
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Unfair to cricket fans
CRICKET is our truly English game - popular for years and the favourite game of thousands worldwide I am told. So why could we only watch an hour of highights of the world championships and only then at midnight? The Tests here are even more poorly covered
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Alternate bin collections can work well
THERE has been a lot of weeping and wailing about alternate weekly green and normal collections. I am not sure exactly how long Eastleigh has been doing this but it is a long time and I certainly have no complaints. All households get a calendar of
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Not recognised for our efforts
PLEASE could someone inform me why it is only service personnel who served in Malaya during the years 1957-1966 who are receiving the Pengat Jasa commemorative medals from the Malaysian government? I consider that most of the terrorists had been killed
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There are better ways of spending £50m than on QE2
PEOPLE rave on about the selling of the QE2 to Dubai but fail to look at it in its right perspective. Cunard, now an American owned company, are the ones who are doing the selling so if we were to purchase this relic it would be like a small extension
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We could have a Tory Government forever
I WOULD like to take issue with Derek Marshall (Letters, May 25) concerning the independence of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I hope that it never happens. He claims that England would be better off if the union were to come to an end. Financially
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Environmental groups are not in competition
IN response to my letter about the Sholing Village Green, Chris Fry of the Sholing Valleys Study Centre quite rightly pointed out that the Sholing Environment Group is not the only environmental group in Sholing. We acknowledge this and have not and
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Watering down our justice system
IT is an absolute disgrace that drunks and shoplifters may escape paying their £80 fixed penalty fines if they enter into an acceptable behaviour contract which they only have to abide by for three months. This is watering down the criminal justice system
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Hospital parking should be free at night
MY five-month-old grandson was admitted as an emergency to Southampton General Hospital and my son parked his car there in the early evening. The baby's admission necessitated my son and his wife waiting until after midnight for consultations and treatment
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Police hunt driver who fled scene of accident
A HUNT is on for a motorist who crashed into a motorcyclist on a Hampshire motorway and then sped off without stopping, leaving the rider lying seriously injured in the carriageway. Detectives hunting the driver say he had already been spotted driving
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Common sense policing
IT has been brought to my attention that police officers who passed the time of day with me by saying such things as "Nice day innit?'' may have been exceeding their powers, as the government is only now thinking about giving them the necessary powers
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Motorbikes are lethal
I AM a little surprised at some of the adverse comment my previous letter caused in which I highlighted how lethal a powerful motorbike can be. As an example I briefly outlined a case in which an Andover woman motorist was killed by such a motorbike.
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MP makes bid to ban "student ghettos" in city
A CITY MP has launched a controversial bid to prevent areas of Southampton from becoming student ghettos. Alan Whitehead is attempting to stop more family homes from being turned into multiple occupancy properties that house students and migrant workers
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Car overturned with woman and child inside
A WOMAN and child had a lucky escape when their car collided with a motorway crash barrier near Hedge End and flipped on to its roof. The drama happened at about 12.30pm yesterday on the westbound lane of the M27 between Eastleigh and Hedge End. Emergency
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Marwell Zoo ticket offer
GENEROUS bosses at Marwell Zoo have extended a cut-price entry offer to mark its 35th birthday following an overwhelming response. And staff have urged as many people as possible wanting to visit the popular attraction to avoid tomorrow. The promotion
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Young mother punched in the face
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted and had her handbag stolen in Southampton. The young mother was punched in the face during the attack which happened along Mount Pleasant Road towards Northam Bridge. The 20-year-old was
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Kyle's on a summer jungle trek
FIVE weeks of jungle living is in store for one Hampshire teenager who is setting off on the voluntary trip of a lifetime. Kyle Pim, 19, is jetting off to Costa Rica at the end of July to dedicate his summer to local community and environmental projects
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Man and car reunited thanks to the Daily Echo
A WINCHESTER classic car enthusiast has been reunited with his cherished Jaguar - thanks to the Daily Echo. Roger Lloyd, pictured below, was beginning to lose hope that his white Jaguar XK120 roadster would ever be recovered. The 1951 model, valued
