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Saints sign John as Jones goes
Saints have completed the signing of Stern John as part of the deal that sees Kenwyne Jones move to Sunderland. George Burley has managed to persuade Roy Keane to include the 30-year-old as part of the £6m deal that means Jones switches to the Stadium
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Lumb and Ervine hit sublime fifties for rampant Hawks
HAMPSHIRE HAWKS (197-2) BEAT WARWICKSHIRE BEARS(196-8) BY EIGHT WICKETS, WITH 10.4 OVERS TO SPARE * Chairman Rod Bransgrove has revealed that Shane Warne's ECB disciplinary hearing at Lord's is scheduled for Monday. Warne returns from Spain on Friday
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Eastleigh have high hopes for 07/08
EASTLEIGH are up to third in the Blue Square Conference South after yesterday's 1-0 win at Dorchester. But you won't find team boss David Hughes going overboard with optimism just yet, writes WENDY GEE. Summer signing Warren Ryan settled matters with
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Putting a stop to congestion
A MAJOR investigation has been launched to find ways of easing the burden on motorists caught up in Southampton's traffic lights nightmare. Transport bosses are fed up with queues of stationary cars clogging up the city's roads and have earmarked extra
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Season kicks off
This weekend sees the start of the season when hundreds of youngsters will take to the field. With five leagues further split into six divisions there are loads of games about to start
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MP wants an end to petrol power
A HAMPSHIRE Liberal Democrat MP has said his party wants to see petrol powered cars banned from all UK roads by the year 2040. Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne, the Lib Dems Environment spokesman, said the move was needed if the country was to effectively tackle
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128,000 more homes could be on way
A REPORT looking at how many new homes should be built in Hampshire due to be released today is expected to recommend up to 128,300 new homes should be built in the county over the next two decades. The Examination In Public report on the controversial
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Mountaineer Rhys is heading home
HAMPSHIRE mountaineer Rhys Jones has confirmed his reputation as a world class adventurer by scaling four previously unclimbed mountains in the Arctic Circle. The record-breaking climber did though fail in his attempt to climb the three highest peaks
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Montreal Express, container, 0130, 204; Hero, container, 0800, 204; Autoline, roro, 22230, 201 Today's principal Southampton sailings: Anja C, cargo, 1200, 36s; Clara, cargo, 1700, 107; Taipan, roro, 1700
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EU treaty
There appears to be a continuing saga re the rights and wrongs of holding a referendum on the new EU treaty (aka new constitution) and various proposals put forth on how to hold a fair and responsible poll. Most of the recent airings on the subject appear
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Tories' achievements
FRIDAY, August 24 marked the first 100 days of the Conservative administration in Southampton. I am writing to put into perspective some of the achievements that the party and administration has created in this short amount of time. In the last 100
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I was not notified of plan
I was not notified of plan I MUST respond to the two letters that have been published about the article generated by me regarding the mental patients' facility being placed directly next to my home and my business in Terminus Terrace, Southampton. My
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Presley broke the mould of singers
I MUST defend Elvis Presley as he was a very misunderstood personality. To most non-fans, like Jack Walker, all they see is what was on stage. Elvis led the way for music as it is today because he dared to be different. He broke away from the mould
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Next time we'll take our car, not the bus
I HAD a day off work and my daughter said she would like to treat me and my other daughter to a swim at The Quays, in Southampton. "Let's leave the car at home and use the bus, to save the environment,'' she said. Good idea, so off we went to Shirley
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Business park not likely to be sold
COUNCIL chiefs look likely to hold on to a Southampton business park rather than cash in on the premises to the tune of £2. 5m. A decision next week will determine whether Solent Business Centre, based in Millbrook, will operate as usual for the next
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£400,000 footway repairs
SAM Snook (Letters, August 17) says that remedial work on Eastleigh's footways is nothing more than a quick fix. Footway and highway maintenance in Hampshire is the responsibility of Hampshire County Council, not Eastleigh Council. We have carried out
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There will never be another amazing Elvis
HOW can Jack Walker (Letters, August 23) compare Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole to Elvis Presley? They were crooners or ballad singers, all extremely talented I agree, but Elvis was an icon and the first of his kind. He reinvented music
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The roads to be targeted by city traffic wardens
The forty roads to be blitzed by city traffic wardens ZONE 1 - MILLBROOK & SHIRLEY 1ST Avenue 2nd Avenue 3rd Avenue Millbrook Road Service Road Anglesea Road Landguard Road Romsey Road Alexandra Road ZONE 2 - BITTERNE & SHOLING
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Traffic wardens in roads blitz
MOTORISTS will be targeted by traffic wardens in Southampton next week as parking attendants blitz 40 roads across the city. Drivers who stray on to double yellow lines or park in disabled bays will be slapped with a £60 fine as part of council plans
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Could it be the key to Titanic disaster?
A key that could have saved Titanic has unlocked a 95-year-old mystery. The tiny key, which carries a tag - Crows Nest Telephone Titanic - was for a cabin locker that stored the lookout's binoculars. It belonged to David Blair, Titanic's original second
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Saints pair in Euro 2008 qualifying squad
SAINTS strikers Grzegorz Rasiak and Marek Saganoski have been named in the Poland squad for the forthcoming Euro 2008 qualifying matches. The pair are in Dutchman Leo Beenhakker's squad for the trip to Portugal on September 8 and the journey to Finland
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Strachan impressed by ex-Saint he released
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan insists Scott McDonald's new-found maturity encouraged him to give the Australian striker a second chance by bringing him to Parkhead. Strachan freed the 24-year-old when he was boss of Saints but bought him back from
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Keane gets permission to speak to Jones
SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane has been given permission to speak to Kenwyne Jones. He is also looking to sign Jones' former St Mary's colleague Danny Higginbotham prior to the transfer window slamming shut this Friday at midnight. Higginbotham has bene
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Pietersen goes into the unknown
Kevin Pietersen has already experienced more than his share of fluctuating fortunes as an England player but claims his experiences with the current one-day side is taking him into the unknown. The 27-year-old Hampshire batsman has packed plenty of
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Pietersen can be an England legend - Vaughan
Michael Vaughan is backing Kevin Pietersen to finish his career as one of the greats of the game providing he retains the drive and determination which have established him as England's best batsman. Hampshire star Pietersen links up with the rest
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Prisons hit as officers go on strike
POLICE could be drafted into jails to keep prisoners under lock and key after prison officers today went on strike in a dispute over pay. Their day of action at Winchester Prison and Parkhurst, Albany and Camp Hill prisons on the Isle of Wight comes
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Inspectors praise nursery
Youngsters in Hampshire are celebrating after their zest for learning and curious nature won them top marks by Ofsted inspectors. Yellow Dot Nursery in Chandler's Ford has been hailed as outstanding in all areas of nursery education following a recent
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Geoff marks 100 days of sailing challenge
A HAMPSHIRE yachtsman is celebrating after hitting the 100-day mark in his bid to become the first disabled person to sail solo round the Great Britain. Quadriplegic Geoff Holt set off from Hamble in his 15ft specially modified trimaran in May, and has
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Glamour model Lucy Pinder targeted by fake website
Glamour model Lucy Pinder has been the target of a fake Internet website which glamorises drug abuse. A false webpage on social networking site MySpace that purports to have been set up by the 23-year-old model features a song that glorifies cocaine
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Injured Skacel may be lucky
RUDI Skacel is facing a spell on the sidelines after picking up a knee injury - but the blow could be softened by a timely international break. Czech midfielder Skacel, who has filled in at left-back this season, damaged knee ligaments in the first
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Transfer can fund 'next Kenwyne'
KENWYNE Jones's former club hope any money they receive if the wantaway Saints striker is sold on will help them unearth the next big football talent to come out of Trinidad and Tobago. Jones's former club, Trinidadian outfit W Connection, are in line
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Burley looks for consistent strikers
GEORGE Burley says he is looking for "consistency" from his strikers when it comes to picking his frontline. The Saints boss is having to reassess his options in the wake of the impending departure of Kenwyne Jones. Though he is likely to reinvest
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Discipline hearing for Shane
SHANE Warne is due to face an England and Wales Cricket Board discipline commission that may result in him becoming the first county cricketer to receive a one-match ban. But Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove has dismissed the allegation, which relates
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Dawson ready to face Bears
LIAM DAWSON is ready for his home debut - but may have to wait before becoming Hampshire's youngest post-war County Championship debutant. The 17-year-old is expected to keep his place in the Hampshire Hawks' Pro40 side against the Warwickshire Bears
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Cowardly pair hunted
A WARNING has gone out to pensioners living in Hedge End to be on their guard against two distraction burglars described by police as cowardly and unscrupulous. The warning was issued after two linked distraction burglaries in the town in which the victims
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Women only gym is not sexist, insist bosses
A new women-only gym which is thought to be the biggest in the world has opened in Southampton. The Contours Express centre above Sainsbury's at the top of Shirley High Street, is strictly women-only. Clinton and Laureen Pearce, originally from South
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A new and unusual recruit in the fight against crime
He's the latest recruit in the fight against crime and one which police hope will help Hampshire's children stay safe. A book telling stories about an imaginary policeman called PC Fudgecake has been produced by one real Hampshire policeman, who decided
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The Beggining, and my Accent!
So, i have been in Pittsburgh for just over a week. Its been an experience to say the least and its only just begun. As i walk the streets of 5th Avenue and Forbes avenue cars rush past me in this sprawling city, characterised by its former "steel city