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Palmer gets Football League break
OLLIE Palmer has left Havant & Waterlooville to join League Two side Mansfield Town on a two-year deal. Palmer shared the Conference South golden boot award last season with Salisbury City’s ex-Saint Jamie White, capturing the attention of
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Winchester held in Wessex opener
WINCHESTER CITY were unable to break down a streetwise Moneyfields side as they marked their return to the Sydenhams Premier Division with a 0- 0 home draw in front of a 170 crowd. City’s new-look side suffered an early blow when Lloyd Webber –
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Glover's blast puts Hampshire on the back foot
John Glover led some late Glamorgan batting aggression to put his side in a dominant position at the end of the third day of the LV County Championship match with Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl. Glover, who had hit only one previous half-century in
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Police helicopter launched in hunt for bikers
A POLICE helicopter has been launched this afternoon to help trace a group of “nuisance motorcyclists” in Southampton. The helicopter has been flying over the Millbrook and Redbridge areas of the city as back-up for officers on the ground who began
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City scientists in bowel cancer ‘breakthrough’
SOUTHAMPTON scientists may have found a way to predict which bowel cancer patients are at risk of their disease spreading. The team at the University of Southampton have identified a protein that could play a crucial role in indicating which patients
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Takeover bid at sex abuse claims school collapses
A TAKEOVER of a Hampshire special school at the centre of sex abuse claims has collapsed. Stanbridge Earls School near Romsey will close in December and was due to be taken over by More House School in Frensham, Surrey, which would have run the
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Hampshire man denies murder
A HAMPSHIRE man has denied murder – but admitted preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body. Ricardo Pisano, of Methuen Street, Southampton, appeared in court to deny murdering Michael Polding, 62, who was discovered dead in his home in
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Major road closed after motorbike smash
A MOTORCYLIST is being treated for severe leg injuries after crashing on a country road in Hampshire today. The 27-year-old rider lost control of his Suzuki GSX-R bike shortly before 10.20am on the A31 close to the Emery Down turnoff at Stoney
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Fire fighters tackle office blaze
Almost 20 firefighters tackled an office blaze in Southampton early today. The blaze broke out in a small two-storey building in Millbrook Point Road just before 3.30am. Four fire engines were sent to the scene and a total of 17 firefighters
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Ports at war again
A BITTER dispute between port chiefs in Southampton and Liverpool has resurfaced after Hampshire bosses launched a fresh attack on a multi-million-pound grant to their rival. The Port of Liverpool has clinched a £35m Govern-ment grant towards the
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When good cats go bad
THEY are furry, friendly, cuddly animals known to curl up on your lap or stretch out by the fire. But it seems even the most adorable domestic cat hides an inner tiger waiting to be unleashed. As reported this week, Helena Silver witnessed
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Watson loses UFC contest
Tom ‘Kong’ Watson won plaudits for his bravery but not the contest as he lost a unanimous decision to Thales Leites in Brazil. The Southampton MMA star was taking part in UFC 163 in former middleweight title contender Leites’ hometown of Rio, but
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City singer and his band are on PM’s favourite hit list
A FORMER Southampton schoolboy and his award-winning band are the latest musicians to be namechecked by David Cameron. The Prime Minister’s aides have confirmed that he is a fan of the indie band, whose lead singer Joe Newman is from Highfield.
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It's a Beautiful Day in Southampton!
FIRST formed in 1967, It’s A Beautiful Day created a unique blend of rock, jazz, folk, classical and world beat styles. The band was the brainchild of violinist David LaFlamme, a former soloist with the Utah Symphony Orchestra who unusually played
