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Council withdraws funds for stroke support groups
STROKE victims face losing a vital support service after council chiefs withdrew its funding. Hampshire Stroke Association, which runs six centres across the county, has been told it will lose its £60,000 grant from April next year.
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Police inquiry into death of pensioner
POLICE launched an inquiry into the death of a Hampshire pensioner after her family claimed she had received sub-standard care, an inquest heard. Hilda Andrews had been transferred from Southampton General Hospital to Romsey Hospital as part
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Could Pardew interest Boro?
FORMER Saints boss Alan Pardew can be backed as short as 6/1 to become the new manager of Middlesbrough. With Gordon Strachan tearing up his contract and walking out of the Championship club, there is a vacancy at the Riverside Stadium.
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Southampton to adopt new nuclear sub
IT is more complex than the US Space Shuttle and quieter than a baby dolphin. HMS Artful will be one of the largest and deadliest hunter-killer submarines ever built by the Royal Navy. The 7,400-tonne craft, as long as a football pitch, has sonar technology
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Tree fall blocks road
A FALLEN tree has blocked a major Southampton road. The large oak tree has crashed down, blocking the junction of Bassett Avenue with Winchester Road. Police are currently at the scene while council workers attempt to clear the debris, which is understood
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QE2's anchor to find new home in city
CIVIC chiefs have finally decided on a new home for the QE2’s anchor almost two years since it was given to the city by former owners Cunard. Subject to councillors’ approval the 13-tonne anchor will be appropriately placed on the pavement
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Saints development squad beats Fulham
FRAZER Richardson continued his comeback from injury and a number of other first-team players were involved as Saints Under-21s beat a Fulham side 2-0 in a friendly match this afternoon. Right-back Richardson, who signed from Charlton in the
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Man charged after mass brawl outside pub
A MAN has been charged after a mass brawl outside a Hampshire pub following an attack that left a man in hospital. As reported, around 15 people were involved in the fight outside the Hare and Hounds in Southampton last month. Self-employed labourer
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Sleeping wife killed by husband using sledgehammer
A MAN used a sledgehammer to reign blows on his sleeping wife's head before slitting her throat with a kitchen knife, a court has heard. George Kibuuka struck Margaret, his wife of 22 years, as she slept next to their young daughter, just yards
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (360)
Genre: Action Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: Konami Classification: 16 (PEGI) Trying to find something constructively critical to say about Castlevania is like trying to find the end of eternity – impossible.
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Richardson recovery continues
FRAZER Richardson continues his recovery from a long-term injury when Saints 'Under-21' side takes on Fulham in a friendly this afternoon. The right-back dislocated his shoulder in pre-season training and is yet to make a first-team appearance for
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Just Announced! Levellers Present Levelling The Land Live.
The extraordinary success story of The Levellers was one that not even we could ignore” NME, 1992. LEVELLERS. present. Levelling The Land Live. The 20th Anniversary Tour – March 2011 Featuring special guests THE WONDER
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Teacher left pupils' GCSE coursework in car boot
A HAMPSHIRE teacher left pupils’ GCSE coursework in the boot of his car and forgot about it. Course head Jonathan Downes also lost work by a “significant number” of youngsters, missed others off a vital marking sheet – meaning it wasn’t credited
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Teacher swore and hit pupil around head with book
A HAMPSHIRE teacher who hit a pupil around the head with an exercise book and swore about another has been officially reprimanded for her “wholly unacceptable” behaviour. A disciplinary hearing ruled Xanthe Hackett deliberately struck the Year 9
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Sports schools could lose specialist status
HAMPSHIRE’S specialist sports schools face losing tens of thousands of pounds of funding in the Government’s spending cuts, it was claimed last night. Labour’s shadow sports minister said a leaked document revealed plans to end the specialist
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Lambert suffering from the talisman syndrome
NIGEL Adkins has recently said that one of the hardest things in football is winning after winning – and that goes not only for teams but for individual players as well. The pressure and expectation on a star performer to always be able to
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Freezing weather coming in after recent heatwave
IT’S time to dig out the gloves, scarves and bobble hats – the big freeze is returning to Hampshire. Icy polar winds are blowing in from the north bringing overnight frosts and putting the gritting lorries back onto the roads. Tonight
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Malaria man found in Holland
THE missing Southampton nurse infected with malaria has been found in Holland. Matthew Lloyd made contact with Dutch police last night. He has been taken to hospital so he can be medically assessed and given any treatment he needs, after
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Train and bus fares set to soar by 40%
RAIL and bus passengers in the South could see hikes of up to 40 per cent in next four years. This is because operator subsidies could be slashed in the Government’s spending review, which will be announced tomorrow. Fares could rocket
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Man attacked parked cars
A DRUNKEN man with mental health problems rained blows on vehicles outside a Southampton block of flats with a wooden cosh. Shocked onlookers saw John Russell target cars and a motorcycle in Wavell Road, bringing down a foot long piece of wood
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Hunt for gang after sex attack
A WOMAN was pushed to the ground and subjected to a terrifying sexual assault by a gang of youths as she walked along a Hampshire street. Four men attacked the 20- year-old victim as she made her way home from nearby shops. Police said
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Footballers lose free lunch
FOOTBALLERS will no longer get a free lunch at their Hampshire training ground. Pompey players can currently eat for free at the club’s facility in Eastleigh and even treat agents while staff at headquarters have to pay for their own food. Now
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Court told of alleged rape by ex-rugby captain
A WOMAN told jurors a former Hampshire rugby club captain raped her while pinning her face-down on her bed. She described how things went too far with former police officer David Ewen after they had enjoyed passionate kissing and cuddling.
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Bransgrove calls for Twenty20 limit
HAMPSHIRE chairman Rod Bransgrove has called for a reduction in Twenty20 cricket next year. The England and Wales Cricket Board will announce a new-look schedule for 2011 next month following a recent meeting of county chairmen, including Bransgrove,
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Lallana exit fear
The countdown is on for Saints to tie star midfielder Adam Lallana to a new contract. Lallana, who broke the 20 goal barrier from midfield last season and has returned to fine form following knee surgery in this campaign, is out of contract
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Addict said paracetamol was cocaine
A HEROIN addict tried to pass off crushed paracetamol tablets as cocaine, a court heard. Wesley Robinson, 37, pleaded guilty to attempting to supply Class A drugs on New Year’s Eve 2009. Robinson, of MacArthur Crescent, Bitterne, Southampton, approached
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Ark Royal to be scrapped in defence cuts
The Hampshire-based Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier and its fleet of Harrier jets is to be scrapped ''with immediate effect'', Government sources said. The move is among wide-ranging measures to be unveiled by Prime Minister David
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Man robbed and punched in the face
A MAN was punched in the face twice when he was robbed by thugs outside his Southampton home. The victim was going back to his flat at Withewood Mansions in Shirley Road at about midnight when he was confronted by two men at the bottom of the stairs
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Bikes stolen from outside school
TWO bicycles have been stolen from outside a Hampshire school. The BMXs – a gold and black GT and a blue and purple Ruption – have combined value of £200 and were take from Toynbee School, on Saturday. Anyone with information should call Eastleigh police
