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Apartment block residents evacuated after reports of fire
RESIDENTS were evacuated this evening from a block of flats amid fears a fire had broken out. People living in the top floor of the building in Maycroft Court in Hulse Road, Southampton, were told to leave their homes after reports of a kitchen fire
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J-Rod's World Cup dream shattered
Saints striker Jay Rodriguez’s World Cup dream is over after a scan today revealed the full extent of the knee injury he sustained against Manchester City on Saturday. The 24-year-old, who is the club’s top scorer this season, will require surgery
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Peaches Geldof found dead at home
Peaches Geldof, the daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates, has died at the age of 25. There were reports that police were called to her home in Wrotham, Kent, today where her body was discovered. Ms Geldof, a mother of two, was a
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Missing man found safe and well
A MAN at the centre of a police search has been found safe and well. Stuart Vince was last seen this afternoon at the railway bridge in The Grove in Weston, Southampton. Police put out an appeal to the public this afternoon, only to announce
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Day two abandoned at The Ageas Bowl
The second day of Hampshire's LV County Championship match against Worcestershire has been abandoned, without a ball bowled. It means Hampshire will resume the penultimate day on 37-3, following the 53 balls that were possible on day one. Captain
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Concern grows for missing man
POLICE are growing concerned for the welfare of a missing man in Southampton. Stuart Vince, 38, was last seen just before 2pm on the railway bridge at The Grove in Weston. He was wearing a grey tracksuit top and bottoms, has a shaved head,
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Dad jailed for stabbing man he lived with after death of their children's mother
A SOUTHAMPTON dad has been jailed after stabbing a man he once lived with after the mother of their children died. Mark Motteram and Steve Cook had vowed to bring up their children together under one roof after the children's mother suffered a
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New provider for wheelchair service
NHS wheelchair services for patients in Southampton and other parts of Hampshire will now have a new provider. Millbrook Healthcare Ltd has taken over the service from the Solent NHS Trust. The service will continue to operate from two main
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Long delays on major road after lorry smash
A LORRY crash on a major Hampshire road has lead to long delays this lunch time. A spokesman from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said a heavy goods vehicle collided with a Transit van pushing it against the central reservation on the A31 near
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Merrington, Primus and Bradbury in charity fundraiser
Former Saints boss Dave Merrington will be involved in a charity fundraiser with ex-Pompey star Linvoy Primus and former AFC Bournemouth manager Lee Bradbury this week. Totton Family Fun Day will welcome the trio to Testwood Baptist Church, Salisbury
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REVIEW: This is My Song, Musical Theatre Salisbury, The Salberg Studio, Salisbury Playhouse
DIRECTORS Ben Occhipinti and Mark Powell used anecdotes from 140 pages of interviews with past and present cast-members to create a rich tapestry of what makes amateur dramatics companies tick. Skilfully knitting dialogue together with wellselected
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Festival to screen classic movies
CULT classics are coming to a cinema near you as part of the annual Winchester Film Festival which runs until Sunday. Cinema-lovers will have the chance to watch both recent box office hits and some of their favourite oldies in unusual venues across
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Golden anniversary for Martha's greatest hit
IT is not only the signature tune of a legendary Motown girl band but it is one of the world’s most iconic pop songs. Dancing In The Street was first recorded by Martha and The Vandellas in 1964 and 20 years later David Bowie and Mick Jagger joined
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Show with bunny ears and big bottoms!
WHAT do you get when you mix the Easter Bunny, Elizabethan fashion and huge artificial derrieres? Answer: The latest collaboration from Eastleigh’s burgeoning creative hubs The Point and The Sorting Office, who have come together to work on a new
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Festibelly to return for its sixth year
FESTIBELLY returns to its home in the heart of the New Forest this July. Now in its sixth year, the festival has established itself as one of the UK’s most charming, intimate and grassroots festivals. A handful of lovingly crafted venues will
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Charley to open her own music school
SOUTHAMPTON singer-songwriter Charley Macaulay is to run her own music school in the city. Charley, who won the Under-18 Live and Unsigned national competition in 2009, has gone on to record her first album, perform at some of Britain’s biggest
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Miranda writer's snow classic
NUFFIELD will produce a new version of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Snow Queen as its Christmas production this December. The popular Danish tale tells the story about the wicked Snow Queen’s attempt to kidnap a young boy,
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Pupils stage a War Horse epic
PUPILS at Oak Lodge School Specialist Arts College have taken to the stage with their own version of the epic play War Horse. The extraordinary production from autistic youngsters is the culmination of a project with the Mayflower Theatre and based
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The rise and rise of Sholing
Sholing winger Marvin McLean has admitted his pride at the Boatmen’s rise through the ranks of south coast football that has culminated them in booking a FA Vase final date against West Auckland. The wide-man, who was in excellent form as he helped
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Plans for shared house withdrawn
PLANS to change a family home in Southampton into a shared house have been withdrawn. Robert Eato had applied to the city council to change the use of the home in Newlands Avenue.
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MEP visits Southampton cancer centre
A SOUTH coast MEP met scientists at Southampton’s Cancer Research UK centre. Conservative Marta Andreasen also met cancer patients at the centre at Southampton General Hospital. She said: “Every year around 73,800 people are diagnosed with
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Former Red Arrows pilot is guest speaker
A FORMER Red Arrows pilot will be speaking at the next meeting of a Hampshire aviation group on Friday. John Myers will share his experiences as part of the elite aerobatic team, with the New Forest Aviation Group at Lyndhurst Community Centre
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Long-serving councillor Ray Pearce to stand down
A LONG-SERVING and much-liked councillor is standing down after 28 years. Former mayor Ray Pearce, 76, has announced that he will not stand again after serving the St Paul ward in Winchester for 28 years. Cllr Pearce, a former shop manager,
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Great-grandmother Doris Adams celebrates her 100th birthday
SHE has survived two world wars and seen her home blitzed but has lived to tell the tale. Now Southampton great-grandmother of 12 Doris Adams has enjoyed celebrating her 100th birthday in style at a party at St James’ Church in West End. Dot
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See your favourite animals at sunset at Marwell Zoo
A HAMPSHIRE zoo is giving people the chance to see some of the world’s most exotic animals in the dark. Marwell Zoo is set to host Party in the Park, where children and their parents can see their favourite animals at sunset, meet the keepers and
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Car wash plan opposed
CIVIC chiefs are fighting plans for a car wash opposite a busy junction in Totton town centre. Members of the town council’s planning and transport advisory committee said the scheme would create extra traffic problems as well as adding to air
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Easter egg hunts taking place at some of the county's most beautiful locations
THE National Trust has teamed up with Cadbury to invite families across Hampshire to unleash their inner “eggsplorer” this Easter. The theme of the events is discovery, with a variety of egg hunt trails in some of the most beautiful locations across
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Work at junction aims to reduce congestion
WORK to improve a Winchester junction was due to start today. Hampshire County Council’s £150,000 project will see the layout changed at Stanmore Lane and Romsey Road. A second lane will be added to the approach and the pedestrian crossing
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Circus fun for school fundraiser
CHILDREN, parents and teachers alike are in for a special treat when the circus comes to town. Clowns, jugglers, acrobats and stilt walkers from Cirque Normandie are putting on a special performance at Four Marks School on Saturday, April 26.
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Assault victim may suffer hearing loss
AN assault victim may permanently lose the hearing in one ear after being floored by a punch in Southampton city centre. Christian Bradbury was sitting on a wall chatting to friends when Ian Howell approached and punched him in the face. The
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Eastbourne v Sholing - The Pictures
Follow @EchoPics Pictures from the second leg of the semi-final of the FA Vase between Eastbourne and Sholing.
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Mayor launches new range of products to celebrate 50 years of city status
THE celebrations of Southampton’s 50 years of city status have now extended to a range of souvenirs. City mayor Cllr Ivan White has officially launched a new range of products created by local artists and designers to mark 50 years of city status
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Le Tiss backs record bid with toy cars
SAINTS legend Matt Le Tissier is backing a Hampshire-based attempt to set a new world record for the longest line of toy cars. The former Southampton and England player voiced his support for the project during a charity day at Romsey Golf Club
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New jobs thanks to law firm's growth
NEW JOBS are heading to Southampton after a law firm moved to prestigious new offices in the heart of the city. Coffin Mew plans to take on new staff with the relocation to its new offices in Cumberland House, at Cumberland Place, having gone from
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Mum pleads for life of family dog
THE fate of a Southampton family’s dog will be decided today. Southampton magistrates heard how Keizer, a three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier owned by Michaela Ryves, was responsible for a number of attacks on other dogs. As previously
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£63m bill for floods clean-up
THE final bill for the dealing with the worst winter storms in Hampshire for centuries is more than £63m, according to an official report. The figure has been revealed as the true scale of damage to the county’s infrastructure and the expense of
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Offices to be converted into flats
OFFICES in Southampton are set to be converted into flats. Ellis and Partners had applied to the city council to change the use of vacant first and second floor offices in Shirley Road. And the city council has not objected, meaning that the firm
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Chance to meet children's author Jacqueline
A HAMPSHIRE children’s author will be talking about her next book at a Southampton library on Tuesday, April 15. Jacqueline Pye will be selling copies of her novel Millie the Detective and the Diamond Ring at 2pm at Portswood Road library.
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Hop along on the egg trail
THE free Winchester Bunny Hop is inviting children right across the district to take part in a city-wide Easter egg hunt. Egg-shaped clue cards displaying a letter will be hidden in shops in the High Street. Once all the cards have been collected
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Free coping course for parents
PARENTS in Southampton can learn about coping with the emotional strain of having a family. A free seven-session course will begin at The Community Room in St James’ Park, Shirley on Tuesday, April 22. The first session will run from 10am to
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Tributes paid to much-loved family man and social care worker Pete Collins
HE will be remembered for touching the lives of many in Southampton. The family and friends of Pete Collins have led tributes to the father-of-two who died suddenly after a heart attack, aged 47. The founder and ghost walker for Haunted Southampton
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Party leaders face a grilling from pensioners
THEY are the leaders of the four parties with differing visions for the future of Southampton. And now the chiefs of every political group at the council are preparing to be grilled by the city’s pensioners. Labour council leader Simon Letts
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Powerboat champ Shelley to launch new pontoons
A POWERBOAT champion will be on hand to open a Southampton group’s new facility. The Southampton Sea Cadets will officially open their new pontoons on the River Itchen on Saturday. They will be joined by British powerboat champion Shelley Jory
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Quitters offer free help to cut smoke toll
IN response to Mike Spragg’s comments (Letters, April 3) about the March 25 article on the costs of smoking in Southampton city, much of the data quoted actually comes from research done and paid for by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). So I
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Book now for psychic day
CHERYL’S Closet in Hythe High Street is hosting a Psychic Day on Friday from 10am to 4pm with a 20-minute session for £10. To book contact 023 8084 7292.
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Marie Curie Daffodil success
MORE than 85 hours of nursing care can be funded thanks to the generosity of people in the Southern Test Valley. Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal, which ran throughout March, raised £1,376.55 in the Romsey area and £329.22 in Stockbridge.
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Bus service subsidy cuts hit young and old
THE prospect of losing yet more bus services due to further cuts in subsidy from Hampshire County Council is very worrying, especially for the young and elderly. Young people don’t seem to be a priority for the council or Government. If there is
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Funeral for little Jack
THE funeral of a young boy who died after losing a battle with an inoperable brain tumour will be held this week. Four-year-old Jack Robinson, who got to meet Take That star Gary Barlow at Southampton General Hospital, passed away in the early
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New hope to save the city’s language classes
LANGUAGE classes for children across Southampton could be saved after a last-ditch deal. The city council had axed its £60,000 annual grant for the Community Language Service, which teaches minority languages to 750 city youngsters. That put
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Easter egg appeal for children's unit at hospital
AH Rogers & Sons Funeral Services, in Eastleigh, is holding an Easter egg appeal for the children’s unit at Southampton General Hospital. Eggs can be taken to the funeral directors, in Market Street, Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm.
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Plan to convert city centre home into flats
A HOUSE in Southampton city centre could become flats. Richard Bullen wants to carry out a series of alterations to the property in Cranbury Place. He has applied to add a rear extension in order to convert it into four flats. A decision
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I enjoyed Nigel Farage being on top
I WAS happy to note that Nigel Farage appeared to have the slight edge over Nick Clegg (In or Out debate BBC 2, Wednesday, April 2). Nick Clegg looked decidedly weary by the end of the one hour programme, and the out and out lies he dreamed up
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Gallery to host workshop for young artists
BUDDING Picassos and Dalis can learn about art at Southampton’s City Art Gallery. The next Young Ones workshop for seven- to 13-year-olds will take place on Saturday, April 26. From 10.30am to 12.30pm, artist Jo Bressloff will help youngsters
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Toothbrush rather than fluoride
RE Soapbox Fluoridation of drinking water ‘Ten questions’ from Cllr Dave Shields We do not want any fluoridation with the drinking water so his ten reasons are not needed. For children? What about education (brush, toothpaste) for the parents as
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Stop meddling with our babies’ brains
ACCORDING to media reports, Public Health England, directed by Professor John Newton, are now aggressively pushing for the implementation of nationwide water fluoridation, following their newly published, deeply flawed “health monitoring” review declaring
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Giant crane brought in for £20m Southampton rail improvements
IT was a big crane for a big job. The 500-tonne, 80-metre crane was brought into Southampton Central railway station as part of the track replacement work which left it closed throughout the weekend. The crane was drafted in to put a scissor
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Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe to star at student ball
A RADIO 1 DJ will be entertaining Southampton students as they celebrate graduation. DJ Zane Lowe has been confirmed as another act for the Southampton University Students’ Union Grad Ball 2014, this summer. Ticket sales have now closed for
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Water additive will affect whole body not just teeth
COUNCILLOR Dave Shields has raised ten questions on water fluoridation. Here are some answers: 1. Southampton has some of the best dental health statistics for any major city in Britain. Most of fluoride’s effects are negative, even for teeth
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Teenagers off on the trip of a lifetime to help children in Fiji
A PAIR of Hampshire teenagers are preparing for a trip of a lifetime to help deprived youngsters thousands of miles across the world. Jaspreet Puaar and Tessa Cowan will be flying out to Fiji this summer to improve education for 300 children.
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Police stations are a symbol of protection
IT IS a matter of confidence. At the heart of the debate over how many buildings Hampshire police decide to maintain lies the simple truth that residents feel safer when they know there is a police station nearby. They are a symbol of protection
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‘No action’ for five arrested in cocaine-drink death case
NO further action will be taken against five people arrested in connection with the death of a man who drank a cocaine-laced pear drink. Joromie Lewis became ill immediately after unwittingly swigging a Cole Cold Pear-D juice bottle contaminated
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Threat of police station closure prompts protest
THE future of a busy town centre police station today hangs in the balance. Eastleigh’s police station has been put under threat after Hampshire Constabulary revealed it was once again reviewing the number of buildings it owns as part of an ongoing
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Council’s road development bid
THE weight of England’s biggest county authority has been thrown behind delivering a key part of a multi-million pound plans for a new business hub. Hampshire County Council has announced it will be leading the development of a spine road to a
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Arrests after mugging
TWO men have been arrested following a mugging. The victim was walking along Northam Road, in Southampton near the Esso petrol station between 10.30pm and 10.40pm when a pair of robbers jumped out and mugged him. They ran off with his cash
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Wort: Team spirit is the key to Sholing's success
Lee Wort hailed Sholing’s team spirit after they reached the FA Vase final for the first time in their history. Wort scored vital goals in earlier rounds against Larkhall and Wisbech to help the Boatmen to a date at Wembley next month, where
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Theatre Royal supporters celebrate centenary
IT is a stage that has been graced by some of the world’s most famous theatre productions and stars. For decades audiences have been wowed by Shakespeare productions and cutting edge stage shows featuring famous faces including Stephen Fry, Miriam
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Southampton clubs 'discriminate against northerners'
A GROUP of us from Newcastle visited Southampton over the weekend of March 29 mainly for the football but also to spend some time in your city. It is a lovely place and the people were nice and friendly, but our visit was ruined by the nightclub
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Defeat means nothing to Cork after J-Rod injury
Saints midfielder Jack Cork was left devastated for Jay Rodriguez and fearing that his teammate could be out for months after seeing him suffer a horrible-looking knee injury at Manchester City. A clear indication of how long the forward will be
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Castle over the moon at semi-final win
Pete Castle admits he is “the happiest man on the planet” after Sholing’s semi-final second leg FA Vase win against Eastbourne United 6-4. The centre back was a vital cog in an authoritative first-half display in East Sussex, which saw the
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Suspected arson attack at school
POLICE are investigating after a suspected arson attack at a Hampshire school. Firefighters were called to Brookfield Community School at Sarisbury Green at about 4.30am. Teams from Fareham and Hightown arrived to find that someone had broken
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Ben's marathon step on recovery trail
HIS injuries were so severe they feared he would never walk again. Ben Wagon was left fighting for life after a horrific car crash which killed his girlfriend Justine Emblin-Butler. Doctors feared the Royal Navy aviation engineer from Southampton
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Stags old boys taught a lesson by class of 2014
AFC TOTTON’S bright, new class of 2014 taught some of their pedigree predecessors a painful lesson at the Testwood Stadium on Saturday. Against all the odds, Steve Riley’s young guns punctured a large a hole in Poole Town’s play-off prospects with
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Schneiderlin: J-Rod was a certainty for World Cup
Morgan Schneiderlin believes Jay Rodriguez was assured of a ticket to the World Cup before injury threatened to wreck his dreams of Brazil. The forward’s hopes of making it into Roy Hodgson’s squad this summer were cast into significant doubt when
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Mason: Sholing are a band of brothers
They are the band of brothers that are marching on Wembley. Sholing attacker Barry Mason gave a nod to his teammates that reached the final of the FA Vase following a 6-4 aggregate win over Eastbourne United by labelling them brothers. “I couldn
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D-Day for death row dog
THE FATE of a Southampton family's dog will be decided today. Southampton magistrates heard how Keizer, a three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier owned by Michaela Ryves, was responsible for a number of attacks on other dogs. As previously
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Broadcaster Chris Evans strikes deal in Lymington
ONE of Britain’s best-known broadcasters has spoken of his excitement after revealing that he is going to help run a Hampshire eatery. Award-winning DJ Chris Evans is set to become the new face of The Haven, which is about to reopen after a major
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New hope for city's language classes
LANGUAGE classes for children across Southampton could be saved after a last-ditch deal. The city council had axed its £60,000 annual grant for the Community Language Service, which teaches minority languages to 750 city youngsters. That put
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Poore takes over Verwood hot seat
FORMER Poole skipper Carl Poore has been named as the new permanent manager of Sydenhams Premier outfit Verwood. Managerial rookie Poore makes the two-tier jump from Dorset Premier League club Cranborne who he managed for the last time on Saturday
