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Blackey shoots himself in second place in Brazil

Matt Blackey made a bold move up the leaderboard and into second place in the Sao Paolo Open on the day that his course record was shattered by an unknown South African. Last year Hayling Islander Blackey set a new mark of 63 on the Brazilian course but

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Golf clubs suffering in the New Forest

BRAMSHAW Golf Club has been able to cushion the closure of their Forest Course by keeping their Manor Course open, the difference being that part of the Forest course is on open land. "Our members can normally play both courses, so they haven't been too

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Fears over early rounds of Village KO

SOME early round matches in the National Village Cricket Knockout competiton will have to be decided by the toss of a coin if the foot and mouth crisis stretches on into early summer. Competition manager Sue White said: "If teams are on pastoral or farmland

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Esther's agony

Esther: The Autobiography by Esther Rantzen, published by BBC Worldwide, priced £17.99. Life has not been easy for TV personality Esther Rantzen in recent weeks thanks to an explosive family row over her candid autobiography. The former That's Life presenter

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In Port

Today's Principal Arrivings: P&O Nedlloyd Stuyvesant, container, 0500, 207; Montlhery, vehicle carrier, 0600, 201 link; Nordsee, container, 1030, 205W; Jingu Maru, vehicle carrier, AM, 40; Tanabata, vehicle carrier, AM, 34/35; Celtic Monarch, container

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Jobs go early

PLUNGING stock market prices resulted in Southampton-based investment and financial company Skandia Life shedding 52 temporary staff yesterday, three weeks before their contracts ended. The company took on 197 extra people for the usually busy tax-year-end

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Review: Emotions explode in this intense drama

My Mother Said I Never Should: RAODS, Plaza Theatre, Romsey This powerful play by Charlotte Keatley explores the lives of women in the 20th century - their loves, anguishes, triumphs and changing expectations as the years go by. The range of emotions

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Teachers' offer set to cause clash

THE union representing Hampshire's headteachers has warned the government that the two could be on a collision course following the latest offer to teachers. Rhod Porch, Hampshire spokesman for the National Association of Headteachers, said the offer

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Floods warning plus fishy street goings on

HOMEOWNERS across the south are today bracing themselves for yet more flooding. Soggy England has already endured the wettest 12 months since records began in 1766, the Meteorological Office said. Now more flooding is predicted by the Environment Agency

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Change of heart over axed route

PASSENGER power has forced bus operator First Southampton into a massive U-turn to reinstate vital services axed under a huge shake-up last autumn. Pensioners who lost the route to their weekly club and threatened to bill company bosses for taxi fares

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Echoes down half a century

FOR the first time in more than half a century, a Fryer will not be selling the Daily Echo to people in Hampshire. The family connection will come to an end on Wednesday when Sue Fryer retires. After 39 years in the business she will close the cash register

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Claus opens contract talks

CLAUS LUNDEKVAM is the next on the hit list as Saints look to take a contract out on him. Chairman Rupert Lowe has opened talks with the Norwegian central defender to extend his contract as he continues to work his way through the squad to sign up the

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Make mum's day

Treat your mum to breakfast in bed with these great recipe ideas to make sure she gets the special treatment she deserves. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALAD WITH CINNAMON PISTACHIOS Give mum a healthy start to her special day with this fresh fruit salad Serves 4

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Winchester KS clinch indoor title

The South Hampshire Indoor Cricket League title has returned to Winchester KS, as they pipped holders BAT Sports A to the championship by the narrow margin of just three points. The county capital's club strangehold on local indoor cricket was further

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Leagues due to meet to discuss implications

HAMPSHIRE'S major cricket leagues will meet on Tuesday to discuss what options, if any, they have of playing on through the foot and mouth crisis. The Southern Premier League, the Hampshire League, the Combination and the New Forest League will discuss

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TOP TEN BOOKS: with Waterstone's of Southampton

The best selling books in Southampton this week HARDBACK 1 Death In Holy Orders - P.D James 2 A Painted House - John Grisham 3 The Last Time We Met - Anita Shreve 4 Edge of Danger - Jack Higgins 5 Flint - Paul Eddy 6 Silent Lady - Catherine Cookson 7

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Wolverhampton wait on disease verdict

Wolverhampton's evening meeting tonight is the latest to be threatened by the foot and mouth epidemic. There has been a confirmed case of the disease at a sheep farm at Burnhill Green which is approximately 11 kilometres away from Dunstall Park. Officials

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SPORT STARTING TO FEEL PINCH!

SPORT in Hampshire is at the mercy of the food and mouth crisis. Point-to-point racing in the Wessex region has already been hit with all racing cancelled for the rest of the season. Now officials fear club cricket in the New Forest could collapse if

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Olympic stars provide a fitting finale at the Quays

The biggest-ever Hampshire swimming championships concluded at the Quays with the older age-groups and the junior and open titles. It had Olympic stars, it had a predictably large medal haul for Portsmouth Northsea and a talented crop from Tigers Jersey

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Darts: Entries flood in for Echo Open

The Daily Echo Hampshire Open is right on track for a repeat performance of last year's successful tournament. The Hampshire Darts Organisation, who are staging the one-day event at Southampton's Novotel on Saturday, April 28, have received almost 100

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Review: Sweet FA, Oaklands Community School Youth Theatre

THIS one-act play, performed as part of Totton Drama Festival, tells the true story of football-mad Southampton schoolgirl Sedge Stanbury, who beat opposition from teachers, parents and others to become a professional footballer. But its central message

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CRUELTY OF PARENTS TO STARVING SON

A STARVING boy was forced by his parents to stand for hours on end with his hands on his head, a court was told. The terrified youngster endured the punishment for up to six days in a row - while his brothers and sisters, who turned their back on him,

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CRUELTY OF PARENTS TO STARVING

A STARVING boy was forced by his parents to stand for hours on end with his hands on his head, a court was told. The terrified youngster endured the punishment for up to six days in a row - while his brothers and sisters, who turned their back on him,

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Ashley's leaping to ballet stardom

HE'S just ten years old, is mad about ballet and has won parts in major productions. Sound familiar? Not surprisingly, everyone who knows Hampshire schoolboy Ashley Whittle is calling him the "real-life Billy Elliot", after the hero of the eponymous British

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Our fight to survive as crisis worsens

DESPITE the daily foot-and-mouth outbreaks predicted to spiral by up to 80 a day, the Forest continues to remain free of the disease. But necessary restrictions brought in, have hit its many communities hard. It was when Burley's coach park was closed

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Looks like a suicide without any victim

POLICE and fire crews have been left baffled after a reported suicide attempt in Bitterne, Southampton, yesterday. They were called to Chessell Crescent at about 11.15am, after neighbours smelt gas. When they arrived, police found a car in the garage,

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Arsonist's sentence was 'unduly lenient'

A VINDICTIVE Hampshire arsonist who rammed his girlfriend's car before torching her house in a £20,000 blaze has had his "unduly lenient" three-and-a-half year jail term increased by three top judges. Paul Martin Fielder, 31, first removed the home's

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Learning how other cultural groups live

TEACHERS and careers workers toured religious temples across Southampton as part of a multi-cultural awareness day. The innovative scheme aims to promote better understanding of different communities in the city and to break down cultural barriers. Last

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Band laying on the Abba style

JUST what is it about Abba that made the Swedish foursome such a hit all over the world - they still get even the creakiest old dancing queens out on the disco floor? Many other bands who tried to combine a cheesy image with an ultra-pop sound, have never