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Troubled woman had a knife
A TROUBLED woman cowered on a bridge with a kitchen knife after phoning the police to say she wanted to harm herself, a court heard. Jayne Ellyss, 40, had only just been released from prison after completing a four-month sentence for the latest
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City's bid for Olympic glory
SOUTHAMPTON has launched a campaign to host the Olympic Torch Relay for the London 2012 games. Civic leaders are in talks with games organisers to host a leg of the 70-day relay in the run-up to the games. The Olympic flame will be carried around
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Roo must have been joking
First published in The Pink, Saturday October 23, 2010 "FOOTBALL fans are stupid and believe whatever is fed to them." That is what Wayne Rooney’s advisers must have been saying earlier this week with all the bull about Manchester United not
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Ban for biker filmed riding at double the speed limit
A HAMPSHIRE motorcyclist who was caught doing double the speed limit has been banned from the roads. Samuel Stokes, from Fareham, was captured on camera racing to work at more than 60mph in a 30mph zone on his red and blue Honda CBR 600c earlier
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Win tickets to see Saints v Dagenham & Redbridge
This competition has now closed. Are you a Saints fanatic and bursting for an opportunity to support your team? Well here’s your chance! To celebrate their sponsorship of the Football League, npower are giving away five pairs of tickets
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Saints star linked with Premier League side
SAINTS star Adam Lallana has been linked with a move to a second Premier League side. A report in a national newspaper says Stoke City - where a number of ex-Saints already play - are keeping tabs on the 22-year-old. It comes after
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Father's battle to save wife and unborn child
A DAD made a desperate bid to save the life of his unborn child after his eight-months pregnant wife collapsed and died at home. Sian Wilson was just weeks away from giving birth to her fifth child Harvey when she suddenly collapsed, having
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Shock and awe at military port sell off
SHOCK and sadness. These are the emotions of local residents to the bombshell that a historic Hampshire military port has been put up for sale. About 150 civilians and 600 military personnel work on the 300- acre Marchwood site on Southampton
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Continuity is key for league leaders Sholing
DAVE Diaper cites continuity as a major factor in Sholing’s sensational surge to the Zamaretto South & West summit. The Boatmen maintained their table- topping form with a tidy 2-0 home win over Yate Town on Saturday thanks to Dave Marden
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Baird: We only have ourselves to blame
THE last time Eastleigh encountered referee Ashvin Degnarain, manager Ian Baird blamed his “Jeremy Beadle” type performance for heavily contributing to a 3-0 league defeat at Chelmsford. But aside from turning down a penalty appeal for a foul on Richard
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Efit released in hunt for restaurant staff robber
POLICE investigating a robbery that left a Hampshire restaurant worker in hospital after being kicked in the head have released an e-fit picture of a man they want to talk to. The robber got away with more than £1,000 in cash after launching
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A Night To Remember!
John Barrowman at Portsmouth Guildhall. While on stage, it is often difficult to maintain a personal connection with an audience. John Barrowman has no such problem. By 7pm he already had a gargantuan queue of diehard fans queuing out
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Dad’s miracle escape from a mini tornado
A FATHER of three is lucky to be alive after a 150ft oak tree smashed down on to his van as he sat inside. Adrian Hunneyball was waiting for nine-year-old daughter Lucy to finish her riding lesson when a mini tornado swept through, uprooting
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Animal rights activists jailed for intimidation
Five animal rights activists who intimidated companies linked to Huntingdon Life Sciences in an attempt to close down the animal testing lab were sentenced to between six years and 15 months in prison today. Sarah Whitehead, 53, Nicole Vosper
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Drug user stole his brother’s DVDs
A JUDGE slammed a drug abuser for his “gall” in stealing his brother’s DVD collection at his mother’s house from where he had been banned because of his dishonest past. Only a few days earlier, John Maunder had stolen the back door key at a friend
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Food festival scoops gold tourism award
A £3.5m contribution to the county’s coffers helped make the Hampshire Food Festival one of the big tourism winners in the south of England at a major regional awards. The festival, which attracted 215,700 people to 92 different events was
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Accident shuts motorways
Two stretches of Hampshire motorway were shut this morning, causing major travel disruption. An overturned vehicle caused the closure of the M27 at junction four westbound. The southbound carriageway of the M3, where it joins
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Man jailed after shop knife attack
A FRUSTRATED shoplifter relentlessly pursued a terrified shop manager with a knife, repeatedly lunging and trying to stab him in front of shocked staff. David Phillips was forced to wield a metal price stand as he was pushed up against a display
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Pipe bomb accused 'was on his way home'
A HAMPSHIRE teenager claims he was walking home with a bag of beers at the time he is accused of blowing up a car with a home-made bomb, a court heard. Robert White, 19, is alleged to have used an improvised explosive devise (IED), fashioned
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Saints star handed £1,500 fine
SAINTS star Jose Fonte has been fined and had points put on his driving licence for letting his dad drive his car without insurance. The 26-year-old central defender, who scored Saints' first goal on Saturday, pleaded guilty to permitting
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The Wombats - Review.
The Wombats, a marsupial loving band from Liverpool ventured down south on Tuesday the 19th of October to kick off the UK warm up tour by playing at The Joiners. The gig was an intimate blend of new and old material, with old favourites such
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Hampshire Darts Open secures a new sponsor
THE Hampshire Darts Open has stepped up another gear after securing an exciting partnership with an ambitious local business. Southampton Renault dealer AutoPlanet has decided to add its weight to the popular darts tournament – the biggest one-day
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Firefighters tackle blaze at flats
RESIDENTS of a Southampton block of flats had a lucky escape after bins stored underneath their homes caught alight. Some of those living inside the Park Road building weren’t aware of the blaze, at 12.30am today, until firefighters from St
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Police investigate arson attack
A FIRE that gutted a car is being investigated by police. The Audi A3 was found alight in Quayside Road, Southampton, at 2.45am today. Fire crews from St Mary’s were called to deal with the blaze, but were unable to prevent it being
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Nigel praises fans' patience
Nigel Adkins heaped praise on the Saints fans after seeing his players end an unwanted record. Going into the game, Saints had lost every single match this season in which they had fallen behind. Even worse, they had never scored in
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Work on tree-top course to start
WORK on a controversial tree-top assault course at a Hampshire beauty spot is set to begin within days. Civic chiefs say high-wire specialists Go Ape will start their installation at the Itchen Valley Country Park in November – and it could
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Animal rights activists to be sentenced
Six animals rights activists who intimidated companies linked to Huntingdon Life Sciences in an attempt to close down the animal testing lab will hear their sentences today. Sarah Whitehead, 53, Nicole Vosper, 22, Thomas Harris, 27, Jason Mullan
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Adkins: Subs must be impact players
Nigel Adkins has revealed he doesn’t name a list of substitutes when he announces his team – instead he names ‘impact players’. The Saints boss, a great believer in the power of positive thinking, feels that players are on the bench to try and have an
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Safety fear at calming measures
A BROCKENHURST resident is trying to get traffic calming removed from a New Forest road on safety grounds. Allan Hendry claims the pinch points at South Weirs may save animals’ lives but could kill a driver. Nine pinch points were put in place along
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Faulty light fitting caused fire scare
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire at a Southampton hospital at the weekend. Five appliances from Redbridge and St Mary’s fire stations were called out at 12.55am on Sunday to the Western Community Hospital, in Walnut Grove, Shirley, where the alarm was sounding
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Blue Chip delivers a £16m record
TECHNOLOGY services firm Blue Chip has revealed turnover touched a record £16m for 2009/2010. Headquartered in Poole, Dorset, but with a major office in Southampton, Blue Chip has profited not only from public and private contract wins but from
