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Hants centurions stun Warwickshire
Centuries by Hampshire left-handers Jimmy Adams and Michael Carberry turned the Clydesdale Bank 40 formbook upside down at Edgbaston. After five straight wins, Warwickshire surrendered their 100% record in a crushing 130-run defeat by a side
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Fire at block of flats
FIRE crews have been called to a blaze on a balcony at a Hampshire block of flats. Fire broke out on the first floor of Barkshire Court in Hulse Road, Southampton, at around 5.10pm. Teams from Hightown, Redbridge and Romsey have been
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Rose blossoms late on at Wentworth
JUSTIN Rose produced a brilliant finish in his third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth today. The Hampshire ace came home with eagle, birdie on the last two holes of the newly-renovated West Course to move back to level par for the tournament
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Admin jobs under threat at Southampton hospitals
HEALTH bosses have unveiled the first wave of the 400 job cuts planned for hospitals in Southampton this year. They have launched a 30-day consultation to axe up to 99 management, clerical and administrative jobs as part of a massive shake-up across
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Grieving family appeals for help finding puppies
THEY helped a devastated family struggling to come to terms with the tragic loss of a six-year-old boy. For the past six weeks two puppies played a small part in filling the huge hole left after the death of young Alfie Norwood-Perkins from suspected
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Paula Poolton’s car might have been moved
THE CAR of dead Saints steward Paula Poolton was moved during the days she was missing, a court heard. Jurors at Winchester Crown Court were told by defence witness Julia Moffat that she saw no cars parked in Duncan Road, Park Gate, on one of the days
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A splash of summer...
SUMMER has come to the south at last – and this weekend is predicted to be the hottest of the year so far. Hampshire will be drenched in sunshine pushing temperatures up to 27C (81F) in places tomorrow. Yesterday people were making the most of what
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Ellie-May's gesture of shear generosity
WHEN it comes to helping others, Ellie-May Murphy is a cut above the rest. Not only has she had her thigh-length strawberry blonde hair chopped off but she has also helped young cancer patients too. The ten-year-old, who attends Millbrook’s Holy Family
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Saturday - May 22
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals OOCL London, container, 0430, 205; Grand Princess, passenger, 0530, 106; Ventura, passenger, 0700, 46; Auto Bay, roro, 0800, 31; Houston Express, container, 0930, 207; Grande Europa, vehicle, 1100, 102; Huelin
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£33K wages thief jailed
A WAGES clerk who fleeced £33,000 from her employers wept as she was jailed for two years. Gaynor Davis, 45, used her knowledge of the system to transfer cash due to former employees into four different accounts. Southampton Crown Court
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Isle of Wight gets its own Monopoly game
THE Isle of Wight is to get its very own version of property tycoon game Monopoly. Residents on the Island will get the chance to nominate which local landmarks and institutions are used to replace the celebrated London streets over the next four weeks
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Club welcomes new stewards
ROMSEY Comrades Club has new stewards. Malcolm and Carol Moss took over running the Cressey Road-based club and intend to make it more attractive for young members. Before their appointment, the couple ran West Beckenham Conservative Club in Kent
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We’ll mow down the old record!
A HAMPSHIRE team will today attempt to set a new record for the world’s fastest lawnmower. The enthusiasts are currently in Pendine Sands in Wales, where they hope their special sit-on mower will hurtle along the beach at more than 100mph. They are
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Recipe for The Perfect Martini
The arrival of our new range of Dartington crystal glasses set me thinking about my favourite drink for winding down at the end of a busy day. The selection of glasses includes Highballs, Old Fashioned tumblers and various ones for different wines
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Probe into arson attack
INVESTIGATORS are treating as suspicious a blaze that destroyed a garden shed in Chartwell Green near Southampton early today. Two appliances from Hightown Station tackled the four metre by three metre wooden building at the rear of a garden in Atlantic
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Driver rolls car into ditch
Check the latest local traffic reports A driver was taken to hospital early today after he lost control of his vehicle near a Hampshire village. The victim crashed his Nissan car which rolled and ended up in a ditch in Poles Lane, Otterbourne
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Double murder accused in court
A MAN accused of killing his partner and their baby daughter in Totton appeared before Winchester Crown Court yesterday. Anthony Marsh, 21, was arrested after Stephanie Bellinger, 24, and 10-month-old daughter Lili, were found dead at their
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Daylight stabbing in city
DETECTIVES are investigating after a man was stabbed in a daylight attack in Southampton. The 20-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being knifed several times following an incident in Cheviot Road, off Wimpson Lane in Millbrook. Police
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Fans hope for good news on tickets
SAINTS fans are hoping their wait for news on ticket details for next season will soon be over. And they are keeping their fingers crossed that when the eagerly-anticipated ticket-price announcement is made it will be good news. Saints
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Shane Castle v Adam Bobat
AT 4pm this afternoon south-coast wonderkids Shane Castle and Adam Bobat will shake hands in the World Snooker Academy in the English Institute of Sport Sheffield. The good friends will then do battle for the title of EASB Under-14 Champion
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Injured striker battles on regardless
LUCKLESS striker Jamie White has vowed to “give it one last push” to carve out a career in football after he suffered yet another devastating injury blow. Cruelly, White’s latest setback happened as he was bidding to get his career back on track having
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Protest for voting reform
MORE than 150 demonstrators are today set to stage a rally in Southampton demanding a change in the voting system. Demonstrators will be wearing purple – the colour of the suffragettes – as part of a campaign for fairer representation.
