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Hants struggle after bold declaration
He may regret not batting after winning the toss, but Nic Pothas should be applauded for a brave declaration that breathed life into Hampshire’s LV= County Championship match against Yorkshire. Yorkshire will begin the final day at the Rose
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Motorway delays after crash
MOTORISTS are facing delays on the M3 motorway this evening after a collision between a car and truck. Police were called to the southbound stretch of the carriageway between junction nine for Winnal and junction 10 for Hockley after the vehicles collided
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Baby's body found at Hampshire railway station
THE body of a baby has been found at a Hampshire railway station. The child - a newborn girl - has suffered injuries and the case is now being treated as a murder investigation. The discovery was made yesterday morning at Fleet train station
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Drunk man crashed into five cars after row with girlfriend
A DRUNKEN builder crashed into five cars after having a row with his girlfriend. Robert Cerqua, 27, who was almost three times the legal drink-drive limit, first ran into the back of a female driver, but failed to stop. The driver, however, reported
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Three facing drugs charges
THREE men charged with smuggling cocaine estimated to be worth more than £1m into Britain appeared at Winchester Crown Court. Babatunde Awomuti, 42, and Robert Obiagazie, 33, both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a class A drug. Awomuti
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Electrical giant ready for Hampshire opening
A PRICE war erupts in Hampshire later this week when the world’s biggest electrical retailer opens its second UK store. Queues of shoppers eager to pick up a bargain are expected when Best Buy opens its doors at Hedge End Retail Park at 10am
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Power cut hits 2,000 homes
AROUND 2,000 Hampshire homes were left without power as fire crews tackled a burning electricity substation. About half a dozen homes were sealed off near to where the fire took hold in Hookpit Farm Lane in Kings Worthy, near Winchester, on Sunday
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Three admit to raid
THREE Southampton men have admitted breaking into a house in Ampfield and stealing televisions, a laptop and cash. Daniel Watkins, 22, of Puffin Close, appeared at the city crown court while accomplices, Steven Scriven, 23, of Kendal Avenue, and
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Truce close in homes row
RESIDENTS and developers are close to a truce over plans to build on the last meadow in a city centre. The two sides have been battling over the scheme for new homes at the Winchester beauty spot for three years. Planners have also thrown out
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SETA snaps up second building
SOUTHAMPTON based engineering training provider SETA has expanded by buying a second building for its Millbrook base. The engineering apprenticeship and training agency has outgrown its First Avenue headquarters and with greater demand for specialist
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The Wagon Works, Southampton Road, Eastleigh
IT’S all change at an Eastleigh pub which has a new hand at the helm and now opens at 7am. The Wagon Works opened almost a year ago on the site of the old Home Tavern, Eastleigh, and has gone from strength-to-strength attracting new customers and forging
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Indian Melody, 25 High Street, Southampton
A RESTAURANT advertising itself as ‘Hampshire’s first and only authentic South Indian vegetarian restaurant’ was always going to get my custom as a vegan. But my meat-eating boyfriend wasn’t sure how he’d get on without a chicken biryani or prawn madras
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From field to fork
National BBQ Week begins on May 31 and the good weather has arrived just in time for you to dust off your barbecue and try a spot of al fresco cooking. And every good BBQ needs good quality meat, and what can be better than locally sourced produce –
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Slow Food Solent returns
SLOW Food Solent’s second event, on Saturday, sees the local produce available on Stockbridge High Street, also known as the “Best Foodie Street” in the UK, brought into the spotlight. Stockbridge High Street was awarded the “Best Foodie Street” in
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Savills backing injured soldiers
PROPERTY agents Savills in Winchester is to make the recently launched Care for Casualties appeal, which supports wounded soldiers, its charity for the year. The 18-strong staff will be staging fundraising activities throughout the year, while director
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Wednesday May 26
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals Orion Leader, roro, 0330, 40; Azura, passenger, 0630, 46; Queen Victoria, passenger, 0630, 106; Freya, container, 0700, 205; Huelin Endeavour, cargo, am, 45; APL France, container, 1300, 206; NYK Adonis, container
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Goshawk chick dies
A GOSHAWK chick which hatched on camera in the New Forest has died after just a week. The mother of the three chicks that hatched was seen on a nestcam carrying one of the birds to the side of the nest following its death. Therasa Paul, project
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Athlete dies in gruelling race
A HAMPSHIRE sports club is in mourning today after a popular triathlete died during a race. Fellow competitors desperately tried to save the life of Tim Wilks after he collapsed close to the end of the gruelling “Swashbuckler” event in the New
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Balcombe makes his chance count
David Balcombe bowled Hampshire back into contention against Yorkshire with his best LV= County Championship figures for three years. The tall seamer claimed 3 for 20 yesterday to finish with 3 for 69, a deserved haul after a luckless return to the side
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Electrical giant ready for Hedge End opening
A PRICE war erupts in Hampshire later this week when the world’s biggest electrical retailer opens its second UK store. Queues of shoppers eager to pick up a bargain are expected when Best Buy opens its doors at Hedge End Retail Park at 10am on Friday
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Tributes flood in to young man killed in crash
FRIENDS have paid touching online tributes to 19-year-old Steven Parsons from New Milton who died in a crash on the A35. A Facebook group set up in his memory by his girlfriend Bethaney Jessop had attracted more than 600 members by yesterday morning
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City kids persistently cutting class
SOUTHAMPTON has more than two and a half times the number of secondary school pupils persistently missing lessons than the national average. Pupil absence figures for last year's autumn term, released by the Government today, show the overall
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Day of shame as footie hooligans face justice
JEERING and threatening rival fans and attacking a car with a woman and her elderly mother inside. Those were the scenes that were played out to a court as two more football thugs who were tracked down after CCTV footage of them was published in
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Accused 'made mistakes' during police murder interview
THE man accused of killing Saints steward Paula Poolton admitted he gave police wrong information about his movements during the crucial hour after she disappeared, a court heard. Roger Kearney told Winchester Crown Court that his story about
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Hundreds protest plan for 1,200 homes
HUNDREDS of protesters blocked a road as part of their fight to stop 1,200 homes being built in their village. They took to the streets of North Baddesley as district councillors who were looking at potential sites for the development. The crowd blocked
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Hero nurse meets football legend during Afghan tour
HE’S the last person she expected to see on the wards of her Afghanistan hospital. For Squadron Leader Sarah Charters, a typical day involves treating horrifically injured soldiers, dealing with casualties from the frontline and living with
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‘Menace’ held knife to scare teen in row
A JUDGE branded a Southampton man a social menace for brandishing a kitchen knife in front of a teenager to frighten him. Drink was said to have ruined the life of Dean Cutler, who had knocked back six cans before rowing with the 17-year-old
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‘Chaos’ worry over jousting tournaments
CONTROVERSIAL plans to stage jousting tournaments in the New Forest will cause traffic chaos, a public meeting was told last night. More than 100 protesters packed a village hall to voice their anger at proposals to hold indoor contests in what
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Blues Guitarist Joe Bonamassa Rocks Bournemouth This Weekend.
Championed by Eric Clapton and praised by B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa is currently being hailed as the hottest blues rock guitarist on the planet, and what’s more, he’s coming to the UK to perform four special concerts in May. Voted Breakthrough
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Row over Rose Bowl parking
A ROW has broken out over plans to use a playing field as a car park when Hampshire begins to host Test match cricket. Bosses at the Rose Bowl need space nearby for spectators to leave their cars once the venue starts staging five-day international
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City residents to vote on mayor
Winchester residents will be asked later this year if they would like the city to have a directly elected mayor. Local authorities across the country have been told by Westminster to look into the system, which already operates in London with
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Lower ticket prices 'would pack out St Mary's' - claim
SAINTS are expected to finally reveal their season ticket details in the next few days. While most clubs announced their prices for the new campaign some time ago, there has been no word out of St Mary’s. But that wait looks set to be
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School girls run for heroes
Eight girls from St Swithun's School in Winchester took part in the run on Brighton seafront to raise more than £3,000 for charity. The girls were taking part in the annual Heroes Run, where entrants dress up as their heroes and run either
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Charity gets new £50k weapon in fight against asthma
A HAMPSHIRE charity is celebrating after receiving a vital piece of equipment worth £50,000 to help them fight asthma. The Alveoscope – pictured with consultant physician Dr Peter Howarth – will be used by the Asthma Allergy and Inflammation
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Council chairman returns
PAT Wyeth has become chairman of New Forest District Council for the second time in ten years. The long-serving Lyndhurst councillor has succeeded Netley Marsh member Les Puttock, whose 12-month term of office came to an end at the council
