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Stories for 16 November 2006

Andover Advertiser Sport

Exiles eye Christmas top spot

Red Rice Exiles sponsored by Stitch-a-logo, travelled to Portsmouth to play Cannons. more...

Manish treble thanks to new bat

League newcomer, Manish, playing for Wolversdene B, recorded an impressive first hat-trick over the Depot Underdogs. more...

Good showing at Goodwood

Twenty CK Buildings sponsored Andover AC athletes went to Goodwood at the weekend to compete in the second Hampshire League Cross Country of the season. more...

Basingstoke Gazette News

Legal eagle soars to new heights

A BARRISTER who grew up in Basingstoke has fulfilled his boyhood ambition by becoming one of the top lawyers in the country. more...

Bring Christmas joy to children

YOU still have a few days to make their Christmas special - that's the message to people across Basingstoke who want to bring some festive cheer to deprived youngsters. more...

Hospice’s display of art from adversity

ST MICHAEL'S Hospice has opened its doors to the public for its first art exhibition. more...

Get behind the fun and support appeal

MAKE it the best yet! That's the message from the organisers behind the BBC Children in Need appeal to people in the Basingstoke area. more...

Protesters call for calming measures

ANGRY residents took to the streets again to protest about drivers speeding through their village. more...

Daily Echo Business

VT Group profits surge

HAMPSHIRE shipbuilding and support services specialist VT Group posted a profit rise of 22.9 per cent to £36m on a turnover of £466.7m. more...

Blyth’s spirit lives as buyers circle

ADMINSTRATORS of Sir Chay Blyth's Challenge Business have received five serious offers for the business and are today optimistic it will be sold as a going concern. more...

Daily Echo News

No room for rapid response police

RAPID response police teams are to be moved out of Fareham because there is not enough room at their station. more...

We’re animal pals at Pall

WORKERS at Hampshire firm Pall (Europe) Ltd have donated more than 300 tins of pet food to the RSPCA's Stubbington Ark animal rescue centre. more...

We’re all properly dressed for Pudsey

A FUNDRAISING frenzy will hit the south tomorrow as thousands of people dig deep for this year's Children in Need appeal. more...

Car crash dad had taken drink and drugs

A HAMPSHIRE journalist who died in a car crash had taken Ecstasy and was three times the legal alcohol driving limit, an inquest heard. more...

Could wheelie bins be rolled out in Forest?

WHEELIE bins are due to be among the options discussed by environment bosses in the New Forest at a meeting today. more...

A tale of two stadiums

It will become the super-stadium and leisure complex for the south that was denied when Southampton FC's plans for a new home at Stoneham fell through in the late 1990s. more...

First round of job cuts at hospital

A TOTAL of 40 posts are to be lost at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester in the first round of job cuts. more...

Hampshire man handed nationwide ASBO man

A HAMPSHIRE man has been handed an ASBO covering the whole of England and Wales after he was caught drunk and disorderly within hours of being released from prison. more...

Police to carry out drug tests outside pubs

A MAJOR new drive to catch people on illegal drugs is being launched in Winchester tonight and is targeting young people visiting the city's pubs. more...

Market saved as road plan is axed

COUNCIL chiefs have scrapped plans to build a major new link road that would have reduced the size of a busy market. more...

Taharqa has a tall order to match dad

HE may be Marwell Zoo's newest arrival but this baby giraffe already has friends in high places. more...

Sally to prove she’s a morning person

UNDER-fire Radio Solent bosses are pinning their hopes on presenter Sally Taylor turning around flagging audience figures. more...

The Queen announces £250m cash injection for free travel

PENSIONERS have been saying it, charities for the elderly have been saying it, Hampshire politicians have been saying it, and more than 6,500 Daily Echo readers have been saying it. more...

Daily Echo Sport

Olympic heroes back together

PETER Waterfield will be reunited with his Olympic silver medal partner Leon Taylor next month. more...

Hampshire Chronicle Business

Experts in marketing, training and environmentally-friendly policies which boost business performance will offer advice at a Tourism South East Hampshire Members' Day at Winchester Guildhall on Wednesday, November 22. more...

Hampshire has worst record for injuries at work

MORE than 5.5 million working days have been lost in the South-East in the last year as the result of work-related injuries and illness, according to statistics from the Health and Safety Executive. more...

Hampshire Chronicle News

Chef Andy weighs in for marathon effort

A TOP chef is hungry to raise money for victims of an illness that killed a relative just three months ago. more...

Dog walkers’ frustration as meeting is called off

DOG walkers in Winchester say they have been "fobbed off" by the body that banned them from letting their dogs off leads on St Catherine's Hill. more...

Pub is second to none

A WINCHESTER watering hole has scooped a national award from London-based brewers, Fuller's. more...

Inspector throws out plan for 24 homes

A NEIGHBOUR has hailed a "victory for commonsense" after a planning inspector threw out a scheme to build two dozen new homes in a Kings Worthy cul-de-sac. more...

O2 withdraws mast application

AN application to build a mobile phone mast in Winchester was withdrawn this week. more...

New plan for homes

PLANNERS have been handed another application to construct homes in Westley Close, Winchester. more...

Care trust axes 80 top jobs

HAMPSHIRE'S new primary care trust is cutting about 80 management jobs. more...

Prizes all round for good growers

GREEN-fingered gardeners from Winchester put down their trowels and picked up some trophies last week at their AGM. more...

Do you know this man?

POLICE in Winchester would like to speak to a man they have linked to two charity box thefts in the district. more...

We will remember them

PEOPLE of all classes, faiths and ages, were united by the simple act of remembrance as around 1,000 people gathered for a wreath-laying ceremony at the Hampshire Memorial, outside the West Door of Winchester Cathedral. more...

Itchen Farm site chosen for park & ride

HAMPSHIRE council chiefs have bowed to public opinion by their choice of a new £5m park-and-ride site, south of Winchester. more...

Mayor opens city’s drugs advice centre

MAYOR of Winchester, Sue Nelmes, officially opened a new drugs advice and information service in the city last week. more...

Ops shake-up bid

MORE than 600 operations were cancelled at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital and Andover War Memorial Hospital last year, it has emerged. more...

George to fight Meon seat

THE deputy leader of Winchester City Council has been selected to fight for the new parliamentary Meon Valley constituency by the Conservatives. more...

Pupils help keep the water flowing

HUNDREDS of villagers in India will reap the rewards of a special collection by a Winchester primary school. more...

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