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Congratulations
To Pace Youth for winning the league and to Earls for coming runners up. Thank you all for a great season.
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Police car in smash
A POLICE vehicle on its way to a job was involved in a four-car smash in Hampshire. Two people were injured in the accident that took place shortly after 1pm this afternoon. A 42-year-old man was taken to hospital with injuries that are not thought
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Woeful season ends in defeat for Saints at Forest
RELEGATED Southampton ended their woeful Coca-Cola Championship campaign with defeat against Nottingham Forest this afternoon - despite leading at half-time. Saints were sharper and more determined than their counterparts in the opening 45
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Legend Le Tissier in running to buy Saints?
SAINTS legend Matt Le Tissier has reportedly confirmed he is fronting a consortium, which includes a number of wealthy property developers, that is in the running to buy the club. According to reports this afternoon, Le Tissier has confirmed
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Blaze aboard fishing boat
A BLAZE aboard a fishing boat sparked a call out from emergency services. Hamble Lifeboat and Hampshire Fire and Rescue joined forces to tackle the fire. The derelict vessel was in the process of being scrapped and nobody was aboard.
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The Gurkhas' biggest battle
THEY have battled courageously in some of the fiercest conflicts in living memory. But this week they faced one of their toughest challenges – gaining recognition for their sacrifices to Britain over the last two centuries. The Gurkhas have
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City scientist wins race for swine flu test
A TEAM of scientists in Southampton have won the global race to create the first DNA test for the swine flu virus. Four genetic experts have been working around the clock at the Millbrook Technology Campus to confirm their two-hour detection
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Bungling burglar left finger print at Southampton crime scene
BUNGLING burglar James Elmore left detectives the perfect clue at a Southampton house – a fingerprint. The teenager clambered over a back fence and scaled a conservatory to get into the property through an open bathroom window. He took
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Plans to return Queen Mary to the seas
AMBITIOUS plans have been revealed to return the historic former Southampton liner Queen Mary to the seas. The ex-Cunard cruise ship retired 42 years ago and is currently a floating hotel and leisure complex in Long Beach, California.
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Plastic sword thief jailed
A FORMER soldier has been jailed after brazenly stealing from a shop while carrying a plastic sword. HIGH on either drink or drugs, Luke Farmer stunned a shopkeeper he knew by walking into the private area of his convenience shop and stealing
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Svensson denies retirement stories
MICHAEL SVENSSON has denied a report that he has retired from playing football. Sky Sports aired a story from a Swedish newspaper which stated that Saints’ long-serving defender, who now has a coaching role at the club, had quit playing. But Svensson
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Wordsworth’s poetry lessons sold for £8,000
IT was a lesson from a master penned more than 170 years ago. Now unique poetry-writing advice handed out by William Wordsworth has been sold for more than £8,000 at a Hampshire auction. The bard’s words of wisdom were recorded in a letter to
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Screams of joy as Isobel wins cruise
A 45-year-old disabled grandmother was “screaming with joy” after being told she had won a holiday of a lifetime in a Daily Echobacked competition. After weeks of voting and interviews Isobel Butler, of Weston, Southampton, has won the
