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Ex-Saint recalls England's first meeting with Israel
Former England striker Kerry Dixon has warned against the perils of playing too soon after injury as Steven Gerrard prepares to face Israel in the vital Euro 2008 qualifier tomorrow despite a broken toe. Chelsea star Dixon - who also had a short spell
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Pearce delighted with England romp
England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce hailed the cutting edge of Gabriel Agbonlahor after his striker led the way in a 3-0 win against Montenegro tonight. Pearce's youngsters got their Euro 2009 campaign off to the perfect start by winning in Podgorica
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Surman celebrates England debut with a goal
ANDREW Surman celebrated his England under-21 debut with a goal in the last minute tonight. The Saints midfielder, a second half sub, completed England's 3-0 Euro 2009 qualifying win in Montenegro after being set up by his former St Mary's colleague
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Hants' title rivals escape pitch punishment
Lancashire tonight escaped punishment over the state of the pitch at Blackpool for the LV County Championship Division One match against Durham. The home side claimed their fourth LV Division One County Championship win of 2007 earlier today as a result
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Rugby Cup draws
TOTTONIANS have been drawn away to Hampshire rivals Gosport & Fareham in the EDF Energy Senior Vase second round. Draw: London section: Aylesford Bulls v Charlton Park, Basildon v Colchester, Beccehamian v Gravesend, Billericay v Rochford Hundred,
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Dimi to be axed to accommodate Flintoff?
Andrew Flintoff has had a steroid injection as England bid to field their strongest side for the NatWest Series decider against India at Lord's tomorrow. While the debate has raged in football circles about whether England midfielder Steven Gerrard
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Luggy: I'm not going to Leicester
Paul Sturrock claims he wants to manage Swindon for "much longer" after reports linking him with Leicester. Foxes chairman Milan Mandaric dismissed rumours that ex-Saints boss Sturrock was to take over at the Championship club as "pure speculation"
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Baird not motivated by £1m bonus
Chris Baird maintains that patriotism not pounds is driving Northern Ireland on. The players and staff stand to share a £1million bonus from the Irish Football Association should the province qualify for the finals of a European Championship for the
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Mascarenhas misses out on Twenty20 call-up
Dimitri Mascarenhas has missed out on a place in the Twenty20 World Cup squad - after James Anderson was called up to replace the injured Ravi Bopara. Mascarenhas was in contention to replace Bopara for the tournament in South Africa after belting
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Bale ready to face Germans
WELSH boss John Toshack is utterly convinced ex-Saints star Gareth Bale can cope with tomorrow's Euro 2008 test against Germany. "He may still be a baby in football terms but he has exploded on to the scene," said Toshack. "He is not only one for
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Ex-Saint wins top boss award
Salisbury City boss Nick Holmes has won the Blue Square "Manager of the Month" award for August. The ex-Saints starguided his newly promoted team to three wins and two draws in their debut Conference Premier season after two successive promotions
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Delays warning after lorry crash
POLICE were today asking motorists to avoid a main route to the A34 in Hampshire after a fatal accident. A woman died in a head-on collision with a lorry on the B4640 at Newtown, near the Tot Hill junction. Emergency services are still at the scene
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Photographer in court over foot-and-mouth breach
A HAMPSHIRE photographer appeared in court today accused of entering a no-go zone around farmland hit by the foot-and-mouth outbreak. James Purkiss, 32, also known as Jay Kaycappa, of The Hurdles, Titchfield Common, is charged with contravening a restriction
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Harbour commissioner fined £50,000 for breaching fishing laws
THE chairman of the Lymington Harbour Commissioners has been fined more than £50,000 for not complying with fishing laws. Graham Butler, 61, pleaded guilty to 16 offences of failing to complete and submit records of the shellfish he had caught off the
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Schoolboy threatens woman with gun
A SCHOOLBOY threatened a woman with a gun as she walked through a Hampshire alleyway. The 31-year-old was on the path off Norset Road, Fareham, when the youngster, who was with two pals, held a handgun up to her face at close range. The terrified victim
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Claus sidelined for six months
Saints defender Claus Lundekvam will be out of action for at least six months after undergoing ankle surgery. Lundekvam went under the knife on Wednesday in a bid to cure him of the persistent pain he has had to endure since suffering the ankle injury
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Community debates how to combat yobs
COMMUNITY leaders on a Southamp-ton estate are holding a public meeting next week to discuss a spate of youth vandalism that has led to a bus company cutting its services. As reported in the Daily Echo, Solent Blue Line cut two of its services through
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Massive jam after A31 shunt
A HUGE traffic jam was building up today on one of the major roads through Hampshire after a shunt. Several cars were involved in the accident on the westbound A31 approaching the Picket Post junction between Cadnam and Ringwood. Vehicles were already
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Warne leads Hants to victory with five wickets
HAMPSHIRE (444 & 376-2dec) BEAT WORCESTERSHIRE (289 & 237-9) BY 294 RUNS Points - Hampshire (22), Worcestershire (5) Shane Warne bowled through the pain barrier before setting up a tense end to Hampshire's season. Warne took four of the last
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Overweight mums have fat children
CHILDREN whose mothers are overweight are more likely to be fat themselves at the age of nine, according to a Southampton University study. Research carried out by the university's Epidemiology Resource Centre found such children are more likely to have
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We live under a kind of dictatorship
PHILIP Pearce-Smith (In My View, August 27) told the whole sorry story our ministers have put this country in. I feel this is no longer a democracy but a dictatorship in kind. We are told we are a rich nation - although I am amazed because all our publicly
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Fight to preserve our countryside
SO the government are forcing the county to build 80,000 new homes. What arrogance! This country is one of the most densely populated countrys in the world. If they knew this country had not the infrastructure to meet the demands for mass immigration
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Immigration to Britain is out of control
THE Rev Ian Johnson is very privileged to have his every word put into print and I am certain there are many writers who envy his situation! There may also be some who savour his every word and agree with his political comments. Many, however, must
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Treaty will seal the pound's fate
A DAY to remember - September 3, 2007. The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, speaking on BBC Radio, has promised a referendum so that the UK can decide on whether or not to accept the euro. However, Mr Brown also confirmed that the people of the UK will not
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Help our battle against meningitis
I WAS really interested to read in the Daily Echo of August 14 about Aaron Phipps, who is designing T-shirts for disabled people to wear with pride, after he suffered from meningitis C at the age of 15 and lost his legs. I think it is a fantastic idea
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Why close wonderful care home?
I COULDN'T believe my eyes reading about the closure of Linden House care home. On behalf of my sister, a resident, I would endorse the high praise given to the staff, conditions and provision of meals and things to do for the residents. In spite of
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Put tram back on city's streets
FOLLOWING the report (Daily Echo, August 30) regarding the restoration of former Southampton tram No11, and the Hampshire Heritage item on September1, how nice it would be to run the tram rather than just displaying it. The tram could be based at the
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How can a referendum still be denied by the Premier?
SO now we know. It's official. In spite of the fact that Gordon Brown has denied it the reform treaty is actually the old, rejected EU constitution back in all its glory. Confirmation that the constitution is back was revealed by no less an august body
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Enoch Powell was no Hitlerite
THERE continues to be a legitimate debate about Enoch Powell's so-called "rivers of blood" speech delivered in Birmingham nearly 40 years ago on April 20, 1968. The Rev Ian Johnson (From the Heart, August 31) is, of course, entitled to caricature and
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Burley: I'm going nowhere!
Saints manager George Burley has rubbished reports he is set to quit the club. Reports in one national newspaper today said Burley was on the verge of leaving St Mary's after growing tired of internal politics splitting the club. The report
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Staying silent on 30 stone woman
SOCIAL services chiefs in Southampton will not explain why it took them more than 24 hours to help a seriously overweight woman who spent three days stuck on her living room floor. The authority said it would not discuss the issue in public because it
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Shop until you drop!
SOUTHAMPTON'S reputation as a retailer's paradise has been confirmed by the news that dozens more stores are clamouring to open a shop in the city. More than 70 shops, restaurants, hotels and even a casino operator are desperately looking for premises
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It's a dolphin, by George!
Play video SOME people splash out thousands of pounds on trips to exotic locations for the chance to swim with dolphins. But one lucky group of people got to experience the magic on their own doorstep when one swam up a New Forest river. More than
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Bestival goers hit by major ferry delays
THOUSANDS of festival goers were this morning facing more delays following a fault on one of three services running from Southampton to the Isle of Wight. The problems began yesterday when one of the services had to be cancelled due to an engine fault
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Nine held after immigration raids
Nine people have been arrested after raids by immigration officers on the Isle of Wight. The group, made up of Chinese, Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals, were held after the operation yesterday. Immigration officers swooped on two restaurants on
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Activists may have put horses lives at risk
MISGUIDED animal welfare activists could be responsible for threatening the lives of horses grazing in fields near a Hampshire stable. In what is believed to be random attacks the straps of five muzzles have been slashed while horses have been grazing
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Bestival gets under way
ONE of the last, but arguably the most fun, festivals of the summer gets under way at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight today. Bestival, attended by 30,000 revellers, is a festival with a difference. It features the brilliant line-up you'd
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No crisis here - Tommy
SALISBURY City go into tomorrow's home game against Rushden & Diamonds (3pm) determined to arrest a slump' of two straight defeats. But, as player-coach Tommy Widdrington pointed out, losing at Histon and Torquay United hardly constitutes a crisis
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Saints legend Alan Ball's will is revealed
SAINTS and England football legend Alan Ball has left an estate worth £358,000 to his children. The 1966 World Cup winner, died in April this year after collapsing at his home in Warsash when he tried to tackle a bonfire. The estate has been left to
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Eastleigh target Hann
EASTLEIGH are facing competition from league leaders Lewes for the signature of St Albans City's highly talented winger Matt Hann. With Darren Wheeler sold to Mangotsfield United and summer signing Ellis Green growing demoralised with his lack of first-team
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Surman strength is key factor to England call
ANDREW Surman's former Saints academy director has revealed how the youngster was earmarked for glory aged just 10. Surman could make his England debut at under-21 level tonight when Stuart Pearce's side take on Montenegro in their opening Euro 2009
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Solid Start for Hythe & Dibden
This game saw the start of the season for U11A's in the 2nd Division of the Tyro. Hythe made a good start scoring in the early stages of the first half. Testwood to their credit gave a good performance and often threatened with pace against a Hythe
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Muggers kicked youth just to steal his mobile phone
A YOUTH was beaten up by a gang and robbed of his mobile phone. The victim, 14, was kicked and punched as he crouched against a fence. The onslaught only ended when a neighbour shouted out and they rode off on their bikes. Three youths were arrested
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Battle over Lunar the Labrador reaches court
A BITTER battle over ownership of a golden Labrador has reached the courtroom. The dog, called Lunar, was repossessed by the Labrador Lifeline Trust last October. The trust claimed she was extremely overweight and was being left in a car for long periods
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Marathon man warms up for 100th race
FOR many runners, completing one marathon is a lifetime's ambition. However, when Hugh Pritchard laces up his running shoes before the start of the New Forest Marathon on September 16, it will be the hundredth time he's tackled the distance. What's
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Carberry and Brown star for Hants
DAY THREE - WORCESTERSHIRE ARE 158-4 (ALI 73*, RAZZAQ 14*) FROM 41 OVERS, NEEDING 532 TO WIN A record stand between Michael Carberry and Michael Brown evoked memories of Gordon Greenidge and Barry Richards as Hampshire maintained their Championship