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Stories for 11 September 2003
Andover News
Plea for volunteers
ANDOVER mental health charity Mind is looking for volunteers to work in their Westbrook Close charity shop. more...
Roadshow ready to roll
A TESTWAY Housing roadshow for tenants living in isolated areas will be hitting the road for two weeks starting Monday. more...
Stocking up for Christmas in September
IT'S only September and Christmas Cards, crackers and next year's diaries are already on the shelves in Andover shops. more...
Residents' cultural backwater fears
RESIDENTS in Test Valley fear the area will become a `cultural backwater' if new facilities aren't provided. more...
Learning bus
CRICKLADE College's Learning Bus, with 11 computers offering full internet access, will be at a number of locations next week. more...
Ply plague probe too late
KENNET District Council has admitted investigations into the cause of the fly infestation at Collinbourne Valley were two weeks too late. more...
Charity staff boost refuge funds
SOME 100 staff at Help the Aged's London head office faced tough questioning when they took on the challenge of raising funds for a women's refuge in Andover. more...
That's the ticket
WILTSHIRE County Coun-cil will be putting a bus through every resident's door during this month and next. more...
Player of the round
ANDOVER and Whitchurch fans can enhance the magic of this year's FA Cup by giving local clubs and schools the chance to net thousands of pounds worth of football equipment. more...
Never forgotten
MORE than 200 people gathered at Chilbolton Airfield in Stonefield Park in remembrance of those in the airborne forces who gave their lives during the Second World War. more...
Vintage day on the farm
HUNDREDS gathered on Hazeldown Farm in Longstock at the weekend to watch farmers ploughing the field with equipment from days gone by. more...
Shop celebrates first year
ABBOTTS Ann Village shop celebrated its first year of trading with a party to thank volunteers and members of the community for their support. more...
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Farehamandgosport News
TWO JAGS TOO SCARED
DEPUTY Prime Minister Two Jags Prescott was today accused of running scared after cancelling an appointment at which Daedalus Action Group members were due to demonstrate. more...
Forestandwaterside News
Hit-and-runs leave animals for dead
FOUR animals, including a recently-born calf and foal, have been left dead or dying on the roads of the New Forest by hit-and-run drivers. more...
Southampton Leisure
In for a Pukaar time
THE Pukaar Project hold their third Pukaar Curry Party at Southampton's Maple Leaff Club at The Polygon on September 25. more...
Pantomime cast-le
THE stars of one of this season's Hampshire pantos left the stage for the day to tread the boards of some real-life locations where their characters would feel right at home. more...
Southampton News
It's time to set sail again for the boat show. . .
SOME of the latest luxury boats money can buy will be on display at Southampton's Boat Show when it launches this weekend. more...
Heave-Ho Chi Minh!
WHAT he lacks in lines he more than makes up for in stage presence. more...
Grey power call for pension rise
FED-UP Hampshire pensioners descended on Westminster yesterday to lobby MPs for an increase in the basic state pension. more...
£7k poll? Read Echo for 35p
OPPOSITION parties at Southampton Council have branded a poll by the city's environment bosses a waste of money after it was revealed they had commissioned a survey costing more than £7,000 to canvass residents' views on rubbish collection in the city. more...
Truants take a lead from SAM
YOUNGSTERS skipping school in Southampton could find the city council has set SAM the dog on them. more...
Fun, fun, fun as people speak on city's future
SOUTHAMPTON residents flocked to a community event to have their say on how the city should evolve. more...
TV ex-boss tells of breakdown of trust
THE managing director of the company running Southampton TV quit just days after its launch after being warned staff may not be given their monthly pay and they would have to "feel the pressure", an employment tribunal heard. more...
SHIRLEY CREEPER STRIKES AGAIN
POLICE are on the trail of a burglar dubbed the Shirley Creeper who has been plaguing homes in a Southampton suburb. more...
Baseball bat attack on man
A MAN was attacked with a baseball bat after confronting youths he saw damaging his BMW on a Southampton housing estate. more...
Trudy sails high with own company
A SOUTHAMPTON-based company that specialises in yacht sail branding was crowned one of the UK's top ten female-run enterprises in T-Mobile's Women Mean Business Awards. more...
VT clinches £100m deal
DEFENCE shipbuilder VT Group, which has its headquarters in Hedge End and two yards at Southampton and Portsmouth, has signed a £100m contract to supply the Greek navy with two ships. more...
Woolies emerges from the cold
HIGH Street retailer Woolworths has seen its revival strategy pay off - with extra jobs up for grabs as well in the run-up to Christmas. more...
Southampton Shipping
In Port
Today's Principal Arrivals: CMA CGM Pasteur, carrier, 0400, 204; Turandot, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Prince William, yacht, 0800, 104W; Grande Napoli, vehicle, 0830, 105; CMA CGM Baudelaire, carrier, 0900, 206; P&O Nedlloyd Barentsz, 1430, 207; P&O Nedlloyd Jakarta, carrier, 1500, 205; Vedette, cargo, 2130, 36S. more...
Southampton Sport
Battle of the Saints keepers ends equal as Jones shines
PAUL JONES produced a man-of-the-match display to outshine Saints goalkeeping rival Antti Niemi at the Millennium Stadium last night. more...
Blackpool fail in Brett bid
Blackpool have failed in a cheeky bid to re-sign Saints striker Brett Ormerod on loan. more...
Game plan goes against Beattie
James Beattie finally got his big England chance at Old Trafford last night and made steady progress, but not spectacular enough to expect to start against Turkey next month. more...
BEATTIE'S TURKEY AIM
JAMES BEATTIE insists he must keep on plundering the goals for Saints in a bid to hang on to his England place. more...
Clare has big scare
Team Solent signed off their Southern Women's League Division 1 campaign with second place behind Hampshire rivals Aldershot, Farnham & District at Southampton Sports Centre. more...
Cycle Speedway: Woodhouse bounces
IAN WOODHOUSE returned from a three-year exile to help Southampton Saints defeat Poole Comets 93-86 in the British Premier League. more...
Bowls: Atherley clinch a play-off place
IT'S Leamington here we come for Atherley after they qualified in style for the English Women's BA Top Club Championship national finals. more...
Gymnastics: Kerri is Dynamo's new shining light
DYNAMO School of Gymnastics were jumping for joy this week when the Hedge End club found out that 13-year-old Kerri Upton from Gosport had earned a place in the national squad. more...
HANTS FIGHT FOR FRANCIS
Hampshire are trying to persuade batting prodigy John Francis that his future is at the Rose Bowl. more...
Dimi passed over for an England spot
Dimitri Mascarenhas has missed out on a place in England's one-day squad despite his prolific season in the ECB National League. more...
Big decision for Kendall
Will Kendall will discuss his future with Paul Terry and Tim Tremlett before deciding whether to stay at Hampshire for an eighth season. more...
Teddy lands award
Teddy Sheringham has won the Barclaycard Premiership player of the month for August. more...
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 - ARMENIA 1
SAINTS defender Chris Baird has become a part of an unwanted international football record. more...
GERMANY 2 - SCOTLAND 1
SAINTS winger Neil McCann grabbed his second Scotland goal of the week in Dortmund - but his country's Euro 2004 qualifying chances are still reliant on Germany doing them a favour. more...
WALES 1 - FINLAND 1
IN the Welsh red corner stood Paul Jones. About 110 yards opposite in the Finnish blue (and white) corner he was faced by Antti Niemi. more...
ENGLAND 2 - LIECHTENSTEIN 0
There seems to be a checklist that applies to 90 per cent of England games at the moment and last night all the criteria were once again met. more...
Winchester Sport
Depleted City stay top despite losing long unbeaten record
FOOTBALL: Sydenhams Wessex League more...
Will Kendall's Hampshire Diary
Success for the 2nd XI... now it's time for seniors to clinch promotion more...
RUGBY UNION: Buoyant Winchester make a winning start
London League - Division 2 South more...
GOLF: Success for former Chilworth pro in Hampshire PGA Strokeplay Championship
JON BARNES won the Waltham Contractors Hampshire PGA Strokeplay Championship for the second time at South Winchester on Tuesday - and clinched his fourth HPGA Order of Merit title in the process. more...
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