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Major search of New Forest for missing pensioner
POLICE have launched a major search of the New Forest in a bid to find a missing Fordingbridge woman. Pensioner Georgina Hardy - known to family and friends as Mavis - was reported missing last week but has not been seen by friends since Sunday November
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Rickie can be up there with the spot kick legends
Rickie Lambert has proven good players can play at any level. I don’t think you would say he is the quickest in the world but his brain certainly is. He holds up the ball well, he lays it off, he sees openings for other players and the nearer he
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The search for the perfect penalty kick
RICKIE Lambert last week continued his perfect penalty record for Saints, scoring his 21st and 22nd spot kicks for the club. His deadliness from 12 yards prompted Matt Le Tissier to declare the striker to be as good a penalty taker as he has ever seen
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A capital view in London
Following in the footsteps of past political leaders, I felt like a statesman myself as I surveyed the splendour of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament across the river from our hotel balcony. Not to mention the satisfaction it gave me to tuck
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
Reviewed On: Xbox 360 Available For: PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 Publisher: Bethesda Developer: Bethesda Genre: Role-Playing Game Age: 18 (PEGI) Click here for more screenshots FORGET about
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Seeing the wild side of of Ireland
IT is the dead of night and silent but for the gentle splish-splash of paddles dipping in to water. There's not much help from the moonlight as we make our way in darkness along a wide coastal inlet. The best bet is to follow the glowing
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Pompey owner bailed after court appearance
The Russian owner of Portsmouth Football Club has been bailed after appearing in court in connection with a money laundering probe. Vladimir Antonov, 36, and a Lithuanian partner, Raimondas Baranauskas, 53, were last night detained on an arrest warrant
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Victorian Festival of Christmas at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
VISITORS will be magically transported into a Dickensian-style bygone era of snowy white streets at the 12th Victorian Festival of Christmas from today until Sunday. It features seasonal carols, the ever raucous Fagin’s Tavern, and a Christmas
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Paulton's is a Christmas Cracker
“PEPPA Pig, Peppa Pig!” and “Father Christmas!” cried our three very excited young children as we got out of the car at Paultons Park on a beautiful autumn day. It was the reopening of the park for the festive season with the added attraction of
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Sarah Millican taking new tour to Southampton
AFTER selling out all 120 dates on her debut tour, Sarah Millican is back on the road with a new show. Ever wondered how to make a home-made treadmill? The practicalities of an orgy? Or what to do when you don't like parties but do like party food
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Shappi Khorsandi at the Berry Theatre
STAR of Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, and Have I Got News for You, Shappi Khorsandi is back with a new show – a show about a brother and sister who were best friends but also beat each
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Mark Thomas comes to Fareham
MULTI-award winning comedian and activist Mark Thomas has a lot under his belt. Several successful tours, 25 years of performing, TV shows, documentaries, books, radio programmes, exposes and a ramble along the Israeli Separation Border. See
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Show of the week - Schrödinger
TIME travel forms the backdrop to Reckless Sleepers’ Schrödinger – a spell-binding performance piece coming to The Point on Sunday. It takes its starting point from Erwin Schrödinger who in 1933 won the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum
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The Vaccines to inject excitement at Southampton Guildhall
INDIE-ROCKERS The Vaccines hit Southampton next week in support of their top-five selling debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? Formed in 2010, the London-based four-piece has encountered almost overnight success, rising from obscurity
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Noel heading to the BIC
THE odd acoustic Oasis classic mixed with new material from the expressive voice of Noel Gallagher. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds visit the South Coast on their arena tour next year – and tickets go on sale today. Stomping What a Life and
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Putting her hart and soul into it
AMERICAN singer songwriter Beth Hart possesses a voice which is laced with so much power and passion that it evokes the sprit of iconic legends Janis Joplin and Eta James. As Hart and her band arrive in the UK this week, for a whirlwind four
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Strewth it’s Bruce at IOW
YET another coup from Isle of Wight Festival promoter John Giddings then. He’s booked The Boss for 2012, he announced this week. No doubt music lovers will be snapping up tickets when they go on sale at 9am today. Because Isle of Wight Festival
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Sex attacker caught after 15 years thanks to DNA
IT has taken 15 years but now the victim of a horrifying sex attack has finally seen the man responsible brought to justice. Marvin Garner subjected the woman to a degrading 30-minute ordeal as she walked home from work in Southampton.
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Hawk-Eye out to net football deal
GOAL-LINE technology developed by a Hampshire company could be introduced to football as early as next year – thanks in part to a trial at the home of Saints. FIFA inspectors are this weekend testing the Hampshire - developed Hawk-Eye system
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Deliberate water ‘contamination’
I EXPECT many have come to the same conclusion as M Darnell (Letters, November 17) that fluoridation is a done deal between the Government and industry. One of the most frightening aspects of the whole business is the absence of any organisation within
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Please stay in single file
THERE have been articles recently regarding cyclists using the New Forest. I personally have no problem with bike riders on the road, if only they would stay in single file. Problems do occur when they double, or even ride triple abreast to the extent
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Lack of signs showing the speed limit
I HAVE received a speeding ticket for the West Quay Road out of Southampton towards Totton and would be grateful to hear of anyone else who has. It was on November 11 by a police van parked up on the pavement. I was doing 37mph! I am well aware
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Asking too much?
I AM a very greedy man. Not only would I like to win a lottery jackpot, I would also like to have solvent banks in solvent countries to put it in for ‘safe’ keeping. PETER A SPINDLOE, Southampton.
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To the thief who stole my bike
I HAVE to hand it to you, like me, you have good taste. I guess that you are also well over 6ft 4in otherwise you would not need a silver/black, 22in-sized frame, Giant brand bike, with disc brakes, upgraded adjustable front suspension, new saddle
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Always a charge for bridge
RE “Why do we have to pay to enter our city?” (Letters, November 22), if Ray Routledge is old enough he will know this has always been the case. You had to pay on Southampton’s Floating Bridge unless you were a pedestrian or a pedal cyclist. Until
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That old EU chestnut
COUNCILLOR David Harrison must really stop peddling the old chestnut that the European Union has ensured peace in Europe (“Why we need EU,” Letters, November 21). The threat of a renewal of Franco-German military rivalry effectively came to an end
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We were nearly knocked off our feet at German Market
I AM writing to express my concerns about the German market in the precinct in Southampton. While shopping there last Saturday with my elderly mother we were unlucky enough to find ourselves in a horrible position where so much walking area has
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Proposal to close offices to save cash
TEST Valley Borough Council’s Romsey office faces the axe in a cost-cutting exercise ordered by the authority’s bosses. Civic chiefs are to review its Andover and Romsey set-ups and one of two options is to close the Duttons Road site. The alternative
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Jury see CCTV of man using bank card of Georgina
MURDER trial jurors have watched CCTV footage of a man attempting to steal a Hampshire grandmother’s money hours after he allegedly murdered her. Prosecutors say it was Matthew Hamlen, heavily disguised in a large fluorescent jacket, trying
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Which mystery location is this?
In our weekly heritage puzzle, we want to know if you can identify this street. It has changed immensely since this photo was taken in 1940, but can you pin-point it? You can see a bigger version of this photograph on our Facebook
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Strike Action - Job centres and tax offices
Job centres in Southampton and Winchester could close or will offer limited services under a skeleton staff the PCS union said, while people ringing call centres for job advice may be met by recorded messages. Tax offices in Southampton, Portsmouth
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How the public sector strike will impact you
IT will be the largest day of industrial unrest since the winter of discontent in 1979. More than 20,000 teachers, civil servants, council and health workers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will take part in the national 24-hour strike next
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Strike Action - Driving Test Centres
DRIVING test examiners will be taking part in the walkout, but the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) says candidates should turn up for their tests “regardless of the threat of strike action” as not all its examiners are in the Public and Commercial
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Strike Action - Councils
-AROUND one-in-four staff at councils across Hampshire are set to walk out – causing widespread disruption to services. Rubbish collections in Southampton will be suspended. Collections in New Forest, Eastleigh, Fareham and Test Valley will also
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Strike Action - Community health services
HEALTH bosses in the region have not been made aware of any GP surgeries or dental practices being forced to close on Wednesday. Areas such as podiatry and chiropody will be affected and non-essential appointments may be postponed as staff are relocated
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Strike Action - Hospitals
THE impact on hospital services in Southampton is likely to be minimal as doctors, nurses and midwives will not be striking. It will be business as usual for all urgent and emergency care, but some non-urgent surgery and operations will be
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Strike Action - Police and Fire services
CIVILIAN staff working in custody, the police control room and crime scene workers, will be going out on strike but Unison leaders said it was too early to estimate how many that would be. It will be business as usual for all police officers
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Strike Action - Courts and Prisons
Winchester and Southampton Crown Courts, as well as the city’s magistrates’ courts, are expected to remain open although cases could be disrupted. The National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) said its staff working in the courts
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Strike Action - Coastguard
COASTGUARD bosses said it would be business as usual even if its union staff failed to turn up to work. Dozens of Maritime and Coastguard Agency staff belonging to the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) and Prospect unions will be among those joining
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Strike Action - Airports and ports
THE Government is lining up civil servants, staff from embassies abroad and Hampshire-based services giant Serco to replace immigration officials at ports and airports who will join the national strike. Private engineers are also reportedly being
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Brighton charged with misconduct over Saints clash
THE Football Association have charged Brighton with misconduct, following their 3-0 defeat at St Mary's last weekend. Referee Peter Walton sent off Albion defender and assistant manager Mauricio Taricco for dissent during the match.
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Nigel sticks rather than twists
SAINTS will stick with the squad that has fired them to the top of the Championship at least until January after the emergency loan window slammed shut without any movement. The club had been in the market for a striker with Lukas Jutkiewicz
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PM urged to speed up port development
DAVID Cameron has been challenged to cut through the red tape holding up a multi-million pound upgrade of Southampton’s container port. Former Cabinet Minister John Denham, the MP for Southampton Itchen, told the Prime Minister the investment
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Win a Batman Batcave – 5 to be won!
Open a world of Batman Adventure with the new DC Superfriends Collection from Fisher-Price. Its taken to the sky, space, city and even the land before time to bring boys a world of adventure, but now Imaginext from Fisher-Price opens a whole new
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Anglers give funeral to legendary carp
IT’S the death of a legend – a megastar of the fishing world. Every year hundreds of fishermen would head to Hampshire in their quest to catch one of the most influential and famous fish in carp fishing history – the Nutsey Mirror.
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Speed limit in force for M27 bridge repair work
MOTORISTS face three months of misery on one of the region’s busiest motorways. Work to improve road bridges under the M27, due to begin on Sunday, will see the speed limit reduced to 50mph and lorries restricted to one lane. While the work takes place
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Witness plea after brawl outside pub
WITNESSES are needed to help with an investigation into a brawl outside a pub. Police officers were repeatedly called to The Star pub in the High Street, Ryde, on Saturday after a fight between two people led to a number of disturbances throughout
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NHS merger to be discussed
A PUBLIC meeting is to be held about the prospect of three Hampshire hospitals merging. Cost-cutting plans propose Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, and Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust unite under the banner
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Uni wins midwifery award
MIDWIFERY training in Southampton has won an international award for its success in helping mums to breastfeed. The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative has given the University of Southampton a Certificate of Commitment for the high levels of training
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Deal struck over salt bins for snowy weather
AN agreement has been reached to allow salt bins to be deployed around the New Forest this winter. Verderers reached agreement with Hampshire County Council ahead of what some fear could be another snowy season. The two clashed early in the autumn after
