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Tremlett passes his test of character
Chris Tremlett emerged intact from his test of character after playing a major role in helping England secure their second win of the NatWest Series against India at Edgbaston. The 25-year-old Hampshire seamer won his place in England's squad for the
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Sales the hero as Hampshire defeated
The Hampshire Hawks crashed to a third successive one-day defeat in their first match of the season without the injured Shane Warne. Liam Dawson, aged 17yrs and 179 days, became Hampshire's youngest debutant for 50 years and hit a classy 32 as the Hawks
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Saints 3 Stoke 2
IS there life without Kenwyne Jones? You better believe it! After the trials and tribulations leading into this match, things were going to go one of two ways for Saints. Either they would go out and be rolled over by Stoke, it would be doom and gloom
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Ordnance Survey inmate
WHAT an excellent idea of Pat Martin to turn the Ordnance Survey offices into a prison (Letters, August 22). I did my time there for 28 years but I escaped! B WRIGHT, Eastleigh.
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Improved after Labour
IN reply to Councillor Don Thomas (In My View, August 21), Labour ran this city for 19 years and the Audit Commision said we were poorly performing. Liberal Democrats ran the authority for four years and in that time we became improving', judged by the
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Blunt message to shops
COUNCILLOR Don Thomas has rapidly become Southampton's answer to Totton councillor David Harrison. I am sure a spell in a letter writing-free monastery would do them both some good. However, Cllr Thomas's recent campaign to help local shopping areas
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My son's encounter with Hurricane Dean
I WAS interested in the graphic reports on the prospects for Hurricane Dean (Daily Echo, August 20). My son telephoned from a safe haven and commented that hurricane imminent flags on Government poles had blown off and suggested a local firm might be
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Stung by £721 drain bill
THE lettter about the cost of a clearing a blocked drain (August 18) reminded me of my experience. when the soil pipe from the toilet became blocked. After brief success with rods I found it blocked again. I asked my wife to phone someone in Yellow Pages
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Non-surgical cosmetic treatments
EARLIER this year Which? launched a new health campaign looking at non-surgical cosmetic treatments like Botox, collagen fillers and chemical peels. We believe that the regulations currently covering these procedures are inadequate and not fully enforced
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Nickname certainly is not racist
I WAS very disappointed with the intolerance of Jayanti Shah's letter about Saints kit man, Malcolm Woggy' Taylor (August 20). To describe a middle-aged man's long-term nickname as racist is wrong and to link this to the Racism Just Isn't Saintly campaign
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Wonderful memories of Woolies
I WAS very surprised when I heard about the closure of Woolies in Above Bar, Southampton. I worked there from 1961 to 2002 when I retired. I have some very good memories of the time I was there. I went to see the girls last week and they are all devastated
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Flood risk makes area unsuitable for housing
THE warning given recently by Councillor Caroline Nokes about the serious flood risk in the Romsey area is very timely. As a representative of Nursling and Rownhams on Test Valley Borough Council as well as being the occupant of house that is close to
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Ordeal of our PoWs
On August 15, VJ Day, I attended a memorial ceremony in London for 300 RAF FEPOW who died at the hands of the Japanese in North Borneo in the Second World War. These men died as a result of medical neglect, starvation, brutality or from an executioner's
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Woman dies as car crashes into trees
A 41-year old woman has died and a young girl has been airlifted to hospital by Hampshire's air ambulance service after their car crashed into trees. The ten year old girl was taken to the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford along with a 37 year
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International tug-of-war for Surman?
Andrew Surman could find himself at the centre of an international tug of war after his impressive display against Stoke. The young midfielder scored Saints' first goal and created the second in his best performance of the season. Surman is eligible
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Chelsea stars' Harley Davidson charity trek
England and Chelsea star Shaun Wright-Philips was at the head of a convoy of Harley Davidson's that roared into Southampton yesterday , as part of a whistle-stop charity tour. Shaun arrived at the city's Dock Gate 20 alongside team-mate and former Saints
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Burley delighted with youth triangle
George Burley was a happy man after seeing his Saints side win their first game of the season. Saints came back from a goal down to defeat Stoke 3-2 at St Mary's and put their losing start to the campaign behind them. The performance was littered
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Death crash driver was over the limit
A DRIVER was over the drink-drive limit when he killed his partner's father in a road accident in the New Forest. Alan Haywood was a passenger in a VW Golf when it crashed and overturned near Fordingbridge in January. Father of one Mr Haywood, 48, of