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Burley's former Tractor Boy must do better!
Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor demanded more goals from James Scowcroft after his hat-trick helped Crystal Palace to a 4-1 opening-day win at Saints. Scowcroft's treble, and Clinton Morrison's strike for the fourth, condemned Saints to a dreadful
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Lumb ton in vain for Hampshire
Sussex pair Andy Hodd and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan saw the Sharks home by two wickets with seven balls to spare in their Pro40 Division One match against neighbours Hampshire at Hove today. In an entertaining encounter, Michael Lumb's fine century - his
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Rams preparing a third Jones bid
DERBY could be weighing up a bid for Kenwyne Jones and Jhon Viafara. Rams boss Billy Davies has confirmed he is still very interested in signing Jones after having two bids turned down. The last bid was believed to be of £4m with a further £1m in
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Saints fans haven't been valued enough
SAINTS fan Chris Newman has sent the Daily Echo this letter in the aftermath of yesterday's opening day shambles. I never ever expected to see the day when Saints would lose 4-1 at home to a team such as Crystal Palace a club of similar size to our
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Utterley unacceptable
SAINTS fan Ben Rochey-Adams has sent the following letter to the Daily Echo in the wake of yesterday's opening-day nightmare at St Mary's. Unprofessional. Everybody involved in Southampton's shambolic opening match of the 2007/08 season must stand
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New academies could double council's transport costs
A ROW over the religious status of Southampton's planned new academy schools has escalated after it was revealed they could be "faith schools" for free bus travel. Education chiefs admitted a wider catchment of parents could claim free transport to one
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See inside the lives of Vicars' Wives
FIRST there was the titillation of Footballers' Wives. Now a Hampshire TV company has gone one step further with a new series called Vicars' Wives. The six-programme series is produced by an Eastleigh-based film company and follows the lives of the
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What now for Cowes Week?
NEXT year, Skandia Cowes Week will cease to be. Don't panic, the regatta will still go ahead, but after what will have been 14 years of sponsorship, investments and savings company Skandia is hanging up its sponsorship boots. From its humble beginnings
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Glider crashes to earth at Hampshire airfield
A PILOT suffered serious injuries when a glider crashed at a Hampshire airfield. The man from Norwich had to be cut from the wreckage at Lasham Airfield, near Basingstoke. He was taken by air ambulance to the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke
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Doctor's certificate forged to avoid court appearance
A DEFENDANT forged a medical certificate to make it appear he was unwell and could not go to court. John Barber, 30, had been due to appear before Southampton magistrates for possessing cannabis and a warrant was issued for his arrest when he failed
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Two dead after car smashes into petrol pumps
TWO men died and two others were injured when a car crashed into two petrol pumps at a Hampshire garage. A Citroen Saxo was travelling on the A340 Aldermaston Road at Sherborne St John, north of Basingstoke, when the incident occurred at about 1.50am
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Hampshire psychic locks horns with scientist on TV
MILLIONS of TV viewers will see a prominent Hampshire-based psychic locking horns with a best-selling author and evolutionary biologist who believes superstition is damaging society. In a Channel 4 show to be screened tomorrow, Craig Hamilton-Parker,