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Ritchie turns up heat on Oxford

AFC Totton manager Stuart Ritchie believes all the pressure will be on Oxford City in tomorrow's (Monday's) Evo-Stik Southern Premier play-off final. The Stags will meet Oxford for the right to play in Blue Square Bet South following their

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Biker dies in New Forest crash

A MOTORCYCLIST has died in an accident in the New Forest. The rider, understood to be a man from Southampton, was riding west along the A35 from Dorset to Lyndhurst when he was in a collision with a white Mercedes Vito van travelling in

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Woman rescued from mud

A woman had to be rescued by the Coastguard today after she got stuck in the mud while taking her dog for a walk. At 9.30am, Solent Coastguard was alerted to the woman who got into trouble close to Nash Farm Holiday Park at Barton On Sea.

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Police cordon off woodland

POLICE have cordoned off an area of woodland on the outskirts of Southampton. Several police officers are guarding a scene off Botley Road, Sholing. A track opposite Delius Avenue, which is popular with dog walkers, has been taped off

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Falklands heroes remembered

Hundreds of veterans and members of the public attended a memorial service held in Hampshire today to mark 30 years since the war in the Falkland Islands. The service, held at Portsmouth's Anglican Cathedral, was led by the Very Rev David Brindley

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Katich: "We're not doing the basics well."

SIMON Katich has challenged his Hampshire teammates to improve in all areas of the game. Hampshire’s 117-run defeat at Northants leaves them in the bottom half of the LV County Championship’s second division, with a quarter of the season

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Enigma parts found in Hampshire cupboard

A SET of cogs from the Second World War Enigma code-breaking machine has been discovered after languishing in a Hampshire cupboard for up to 30 years. The three rotors were found at the Royal Navy training establishment HMS Collingwood in Fareham,

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Burglars betrayed pensioner's trust

A TRUSTING pensioner was burgled by two men he befriended and helped. Alan Grantham, 65, had welcomed Ryan Whitmarsh-Ward and David Artiss into his home, found them work and had always helped them whenever he could. But despite his kindness

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Man dies in cliff fall

A HAMPSHIRE man plunged 50 metres to his death in a horrific cliff fall in front of his wife and two children, it emerged today. The holidaymaker, 52, from Basingstoke, was airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, but pronounced dead

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Ed Miliband egging was 'dad's protest'

THE man who egged Labour leader Ed Miliband in Southampton was protesting at the party’s lack of support for dads, it has been claimed. Campaign group New Fathers 4 Justice, which campaigns for fairer treatment for dads over access to their children,

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Harry's call to join Hampshire charity's fundraiser

FORMER Saints boss Harry Redknapp and his wife Sandra have urged people to pull on their trainers and help a Hampshire charity take vital steps towards finding a cure for leukaemia. The football manager, now in charge of Tottenham Hotspur,

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TV’s Alan chooses charity for show funds

WINCHESTER Cathedral Trust will be boosted by Alan Titchmarsh’s presidency of the New Forest Agricultural Show. The TV presenter has chosen the trust to benefit from the funds raised at the annual show held every summer near Brockenhurst. This year it

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Southampton dance duo through to Britain's Got Talent semi-finals

A SOUTHAMPTON dance duo has made it through to the live semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent. Millions of viewers watched last night as Kai Widdrington and Natalia Jeved were told by Simon Cowell that they had been chosen to go through to the

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Special beer launched as tribute to music legend

A SPECIAL ale is being launched at the Winchester Beer Festival as a tribute to former Shadows bass guitarist Jet Harris. Ironically, the 71 year-old musician was teetotal after winning his battle with alcoholism. But the special brew – Golden Jet –

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Sailors' Society to benefit from annual service

MARITIME charity the Sailors’ Society has been named as the beneficiary of the Annual Service to Seafarers held in Hampshire. The service remembers all those who have lost their lives at sea and to commemorate the life of Lord Nelson. To celebrate