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McKenzie hits form against Hants teammate Tahir
Neil McKenzie hit his biggest hundred for nearly three years against an attack including his future Hampshire teammate Imran Tahir. McKenzie’s unbeaten 141 for the Highveld Lions against the Natal Dolphins helped his side amass 391-5 after
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County council to be hit hardest by cuts
THE leader of Hampshire County Council fears his authority will among the hardest hit by the Chancellor’s spending cuts. Councillor Ken Thornber said he was bracing himself for funding cuts of up to 32 per cent over the next four years – far
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Princess Royal visits Fareham
Fareham welcomed a royal visitor this afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal had the honour of opening a new hospital and a sixth form college centre in the town. Princess Anne first arrived at Fareham Community Hospital in
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Bransgrove: Robin's tears, my sadness at Terry exit and the lost Hants generation
ROD Bransgrove today reveals his toughest moments as Hampshire chairman – including the day Robin Smith was reduced to tears on his doorstep. In the second of a three-part interview celebrating Bransgrove’s decade in charge of Hampshire Cricket,
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Council bracing itself for job cuts
THOUSANDS of council, police and fire service jobs in south Hampshire are to be slashed after the Government unveiled savage spending cuts for local authorities. The Chancellor ordered tens of millions of pounds in savings with preparations
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Animal rights activists' campaign to shut down lab
Six animals rights activists intimidated companies linked to Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) in a well-planned and relentless attempt to close down the animal testing lab, a court heard today. Sarah Whitehead, 53, Nicole Vosper, 22, Thomas Harris
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Britain's 'oldest hospital' discovered in Hampshire
IT is a field that could rewrite the history books and place Hampshire on the map. Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that could make Winchester home to the earliest known hospital in Britain. A dig of the site known today as Hospital Field
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Green future could bring multi-million pound opportunity
SOUTHAMPTON Port stands a chance of benefiting from a multimillion pound fund aimed at helping docks adapt to building and maintaining giant wind turbines, Energy Secretary and Hampshire MP Chris Huhne said yesterday. Mr Huhne, Liberal Democrat
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Wife predicted her own killing
A MUM who was bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer and had her throat cut had predicted her husband would kill her, a court heard. Margaret Kibuuka had gone to police reporting historic domestic abuse because she was “scared of what might happen”
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M&S launch festive jobs drive
HIGH Street favourite M&S is to recruit 363 extra staff in the south for its key Christmas push this year. The push is part of the retailer’s nationwide recruitment drive to employ approximately 20,000 seasonal employees across its UK and Republic of
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Professor Layton and the Lost Future (DS)
Genre: Puzzle Platform: Nintendo DS Publisher: Nintendo Classification: 7 (PEGI) Professor Layton and his Sancho Panzar-esque apprentice, Luke are on another dangerous adventure that will take them on a roller coaster ride
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Adams signs new Hants contract
Hampshire star Jimmy Adams has agreed a new three-year contract. Adams, Hampshire's Player of the Year for the last two seasons, is now contracted to his home county until the end of 2013. Manager Giles White said: “Jimmy has been such
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Businesses welcome cuts but urge tax breaks
HAMPSHIRE firms broadly welcomed the deep cuts, but urged the Government to extend National Insurance tax breaks to local firms. Although the axe is likely to be felt on the balance sheets of companies across the region, most said they understood
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Residents get say on development plan
RESIDENTS will be consulted over any plans to develop the former RAF Sopley site in the New Forest, a meeting heard. Kim Slowe, managing director of ZeroC, said that it hopes to develop the site working with the community and the local authority. At
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Sacked manager is jailed for 12 weeks
THE manager of a Hampshire street market stole more than £7,000 in stallholders’ rent over a two-year period. Gary Simmonds was jailed for 12 weeks for taking the payments from stallholders at the market in Winchester. Simmonds, of The
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Houseboat sinks to riverbed
A HOUSEBOAT owner’s life on a Hampshire river has been wrecked after his vessel sank. Water cascaded in to the 100ft barge Corrie while David Hickling was watching television. The Dutch boat was left grounded on the riverbed at Salterns Boat Yard in
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Ruthless Russians set the benchmark
First published in The Pink on Saturday, October 16, 2010 THE international break may not stretch as far as League One, but the Euro 2012 qualifiers still took centre stage last weekend. You may not think multimillionaire footballers in the glittering
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Dog rescued after being stuck underground
A terrier dog was rescued after being trapped in a rabbit warren for two hours. Daisy, a seven year old Pattendale, had been trapped below ground when her collar got caught on something in the earth. Dog walkers heard the animal barking and whimpering
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Saints have score to settle with Oldham
SAINTS will be looking for revenge on Saturday against an Oldham side that effectively killed off their play-off hopes last season. The Latics produced a tenacious display at St Mary’s in April to earn a 0-0 draw that all but ended Saints’ dreams of
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World champion joins Bupa Great South Run field
Reigning World Cross Country champion Joseph Ebuya has joined the already highly competitive field for the Bupa Great South Run this weekend. Ebuya will lead the Kenyan challenge in the ten-mile race over a fast and flat course in Portsmouth on Sunday
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Power plant plan generates public consultation
A MAJOR public consultation is set to be launched into plans for a giant £300m wood-fired power plant at Southampton docks that could light up the city. UK-based Helius Energy wants to build the 100 megawatt (MW) biomass plant on a 20-acre
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Adkins' recovery mission
NIGEL Adkins will be hoping Saints can soon break an unwanted record as he prepares to face League One’s recovery experts at St Mary’s. Remarkably, Saints have failed to pick up any points this season after conceding the first goal in a match
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Ex-rugby captain tells court of his of innocence
THE former captain of a Hampshire rugby team, who is accused of rape and indecent assault, says he is innocent. David Ewen, 49, who once served in the police in Manchester, yesterday refuted allegations that he had violated a woman when he spent the
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Animal rights activists to be sentenced
Six animals rights activists who targeted companies linked to Huntingdon Life Sciences in an attempt to close down the animal testing lab will appear in court today at the start of their sentencing hearing. Sarah Whitehead, 53, Nicole Vosper
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Serial fraudster avoids jail
A JUDGE spared a serial fraudster who tried to buy a Southampton pub an immediate jail sentence when he appeared before the city crown court. John Swanborough, 56, of Canberra Towers, Weston, Southampton, admitted five counts of fraud after writing cheques
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Sex assault outside pub
A WOMAN was indecently assaulted as she walked back to her car after a night out in Southampton. The victim had been at The Hobbit pub, but as she walked past some shop doorways between the So Bar and the Dungeon Club a man hiding in the doorway
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Fatal wheelchair fall
A HAMPSHIRE stroke victim died after losing control of his wheelchair outside his New Forest nursing home, an inquest heard. Roy Wheeler-Osman, 79, was being cared for at Forest Court Nursing Home after suffering a stroke which left him partially paralysed
