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Boat crew rescued from Solent
SIX people were rescued in the Solent today after their outrigger canoe capsized this afternoon. The outrigger capsized in one of the main shipping channels, with the crew clinging on to the upturned boat. Two of the crewmembers attempted to repair
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Bus driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving
PASSENGERS have spoken of their shock after the driver of their bus was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. More than 25 stunned travellers including children and elderly people were on board when police pulled over the double-decker before
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Swimmers’ sinking feeling at delay in lido opening
RED-faced council bosses have been forced to delay the long awaited reopening of a Hampshire lido. Just 48 hours after announcing that the Lymington Sea Water Baths would open today, officials last night admitted that the much-heralded event will
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Bank holiday jams on Hampshire motorways
A HUGE traffic jam is causing misery for Hampshire motorists. The M3 is congested from Southampton to London with those hoping to get away for the Bank Holiday. The Highways Agency is warning of delays and heavy traffic. Calls
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Care home took in residents who couldn’t pay fee
A SOUTHAMPTON care home at the centre of neglect allegations took on new residents even when their families couldn’t afford the fees, a court heard. The owner of the Briars Retirement Home in Bitterne admitted that elderly residents were sometimes
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Pardew looking for midfield general
ALAN Pardew has targeted a new central midfielder as one of his summer transfer window priorities. The Saints manager is woefully short of cover in that area after releasing both Lloyd James and Simon Gillett recently. Morgan Schneiderlin
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Hundreds queue at opening of retail giant 's new store
FEVERISH excitement, snaking queues, slashed prices and a giant blue and yellow box. No, not another opening of Ikea, but the unveiling of another retail sensation – electronics giant Best Buy. In the biggest store opening Hampshire has seen
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iPad generates huge demand
IT is the latest must-have gadget. More than 150 technology fanatics queued up for hours outside the Apple store in Southampton’s WestQuay Shopping Centre to be the first to get their hands on the computer firm’s newest toy – the iPad.
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Laws 'breached rules' says city MP
ONE of the stars of the new coalition Government appears to have breached expenses rules, Southampton MP Alan Whitehead has said. Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws was last night forced to apologise for claiming parliamentary expenses
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Caped flasher strikes again
POLICE are hunting a serial flasher who is exposing himself to university students wearing nothing but a mask, pointy hat and cape. He is approaching female students in the grounds of their halls of residence in Archers Road, Southampton. Officers
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Woman who was ‘treated like an animal’ by partner
A JUDGE told a drug and drink abuser he had treated his partner like “an animal”. Marcus Babey, 24, pulled Deborah Murrell out of bed by her hair and pushed her downstairs where he kicked her. On another occasion, he put his hand around her throat
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Man sentenced after jealous attack
A JEALOUS boyfriend punched another man in the face after hearing he had kissed his partner while he was in prison. Joseph Dowdall, 27, saw Sam Bougard buying cigarettes in a shop and when he came out, thumped him in the face before running off. The
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Theft of charity box
DO you recognise this man who might hold vital information about the theft of a charity box from a Hampshire pub? Police are investigating after a Marie Curie Charity Box was stolen from the bar of the King Rufus pub in Winchester Road,
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The day Chris Holland took Frank Freemantle for ten bob
TWO of Southampton’s greatest snooker players fought out a one-off behind-closed-doors money match in the 1960s. The result remained a secret - until now. Up-and-coming youngster Chris Holland took on - and beat - the legendary Frank Freemantle
