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Hedge End Rangers U11A team have made it through to the Semi-Finals of the Hampshire Cup after a nail biting victory over Portsmouth based Moneyfields. More remarkable was that the team has only 11 players who have stuck together and battled on despite injury and illness. Despite taking an early lead, they fell behind...
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Robbers have busted into the drink vending machines at ‘The Hub’ Sports Hall and Pavilion on Bishopstoke Road and emptied it of money. The incident happened last Thursday January 12 between 6.55 and 7.26 pm. Two men entered The Hub. One man has gained access to the inside of the two drinks machines within...
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Chandler’s Ford Parish Council is calling on all green fingered residents to help transform the parish into a floral feast for the eyes. The Council has announced it intends to enter Chandler’s Ford for “Britain in Bloom in 2012” The Parish Council is seeking identify all interested parties who would like to assist in...
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There was an incident at Southampton Airport earlier today when a Flybe aircraft being manoeuvred on the apron made contact with another parked aircraft. An Airport spokesperson described the incident as ‘very minor’ but the damage resulted in delays to flights. Flybe released the following statement: “Flybe can confirm that, during the pushback process,...
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Two groups of students from Eastleigh College have been fighting fires and rescuing passengers from smoke filled aeroplanes at Southampton Airport, as part of a training exercise with the airport’s resident fire crew last week. Many of the Level 3 BTEC Travel & Tourism students will go on the train as Cabin Crew, and this...
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Untrained bystanders should give the kiss a miss during CPR and concentrate on giving just chest compressions to the tune of Stayin’ Alive, according to one of the UK’s largest medical charities. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has become the first organisation in the UK to actively promote Hands-only CPR. Backed by the Resuscitation...
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CRY (Care and Relief for the Young) is a local Christian charity, based in Hedge End. Working with partnership projects in 16 different countries around the world we are able to rescue & restore young lives broken by poverty, oppression, exclusion & abuse. The CRYWalk 2011 participants raised a staggering £13,079.76, which we were...
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Ian Baird’s Spitfires will take on Romsey Town tomorrow night in the Hampshire Senior Cup quarter final at The Silverlake Stadium (7:45 pm kick off). The Spitfires did not have a game on Saturday as Salisbury City was playing in the FA Trophy against York City however the previous Saturday, Eastleigh travelled away to...
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Eastleigh Council have been accused of ‘steamrollering through’ their decision to purchase the Rose Bowl cricket stadium for £6.5 million. John Martin, a West End resident and Ukip activist challenged a poorly attended meeting of the performance and policy panel last Wednesday over the haste the council had shown in pursuing the proposed deal. Mr Martin...
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