A NEW book showing businesses how to win and keep customers has just been published by Hampshire marketing specialist Pauline Rowson. The Easy Step By Step Guide To Marketing is the second in a series of practical guides and includes tips on how to understand
THE success of Andover's major manufacturer in carving out a world-class business has been demonstrated to Hampshire Ambassadors during their latest best practice event. Furniture maker, Ducal, established in East London 50 years ago, employs more than
THE new Red Funnel Cowes keel-boat sailing championship series set off in style with races marked by special inflatable yacht-racing buoys provided by Associated British Ports in Southampton. The port has invested in a new set of eight buoys and supported
ENDANGERED bats have been given much-needed help by Sparsholt College and the Environment Agency on the River Test. A college student, Ken Monro, has designed six bat roosts, which have been put up along the river north of Stockbridge. Ken, who is studying
POLICE are hailing a major victo-ry in the fight against car crime in the South - after a family who carried out dozens of breakins at beau-ty spots were jailed for three years. Brothers David, Lenny and Wilfred Wells and their sister Carol Greenough,
SOMETHING has to give at Lower Bemerton tomorrow as Winchester and South Wilts put their unbeaten records on the line (1pm). Winchester, who had fellow high-flyers Bashley rocking at 52-4 when rain intervened last weekend, travel to Salisbury minus opening
CAMPER & Nicholsons of Gosport has launched a stunning new aluminium ketch, built for a French business-man to sail round the world. Sea Tenareze has already left the C&N yard under the command of her French skipper to carry her owner and his
JUSTIN ROSE's golfing nightmare ended in sensational style in Austria last night. The talented Hampshire teenager emerged from a season of trouble and strife on the European PGA Tour by shooting a sizzling 64 in the first round of the Diners Club Austrian
SAINTS fan Paul Dathan was so convinced that his favourite soccer team was going to stay in the Premiership that he was prepared to put his shirt on it. The relegation doors were threatening to open as the Saints stumbled against Middlesbrough. While
A NEW programme to support business development through higher education is under way this week. Southampton Institute's Business School is leading the higher education regional development project under contract for the Government Office for the South
CO-OPERATION and diversification - these are the key messages for the future if Hampshire's defence and aero-space industries are to remain competitive on the world stage. More than 100 businesses and organisa-tions heard that partnership will be at the
DREDGING work is under way at Cowes that will enable cross-Solent ferry company Red Funnel to operate its roll-on/roll-off vessels free from any tidal constraints. The work is being carried out by the trailing suction hopper dredger Dolphin, which is
FERRY bosses have warned Hampshire could lose a historic service boasting the oldest pier train in Britain following the introduction of a rival commuter route. It is feared a new bus service between Hythe pier and Southampton Central station run by South-West
LORD Romsey has been fined £500 after a milkman was caught speeding in his Broadlands Farms Dairy milk van at almost 50mph. A number of dangerous defects on the van came to light after police stopped milkman Peter Stanley Francis travelling at 48mph at
COME rain or shine, the BBC's weather presenter Dorcas Henry always has a sunny smile for the public. And yesterday she was beaming even if the sun wasn't when she visited the Aviation and Hovercraft Exhibition at Stokes Bay, Gosport. The display features
THE popular vicar of Twyford, Owslebury and Morestead is leaving for pastures new. The Rev Peter Lippiet, 52, has been vicar since 1991 and is leaving in September to become warden of Rydall Hall and vicar of St Mary, Rydall, in the Lake District. He
A SOUTHAMPTON company is today on the verge of securing a multi-million pound deal to help build a futuristic anti-tank weapon. GEC Marconi Infrared has cleared a major hur-dle in its bid to land the deal, worth tens of millions of pounds and create new
WINCHESTER'S council boss has attempted to dampen controversy over the future of the city library. The Daily Echo has revealed that the county council is looking into uniting the lending and reference library on the Jewry Street site. It would mean taking
TAXI drivers in Fareham may face the prospect of paying for their own licensing service as the council tries to shave £300,000 off its budget. It is one aspect of the council's services which will come under the miscroscope at a meeting next week. Councillors
EASTLEIGH mayor June Welsh says she's delighted with the Daily Echo's new edition serving the railway town and Chandler's Ford. The presses are rolling to bring you all your local news from the twin towns plus coverage of issues from Fair Oak and Bishopstoke
PETER HARTLEY knocked over eight of his former Yorkshire teammates at Basingstoke - and then cheekily told England's chairman of selectors not to pick him! The veteran seamer pro-duced his best performance for Hampshire, taking 8-65 as Yorkshire were
CARDIGAN Connor finally hung up his boots yesterday and in announcing his retirement from cricket, paid a warm tribute to his old friend and teammate Malcolm Marshall. Connor has visited Marshall who is recovering from cancer surgery and said: "For 13
IT WOULD be all to easy to join the firing squad lining up to snipe at England this week. I was going to start by posing the simple question: "Why are we so awful at everything" But I didn't want you to think it was a competition and start sending in
DESPITE weather warnings in the aftermath of the Weymouth storms, a record 32 competitors competed in the 1999 Gloag's Gin Hunter 707 Southern Area Championship held at Cowes last week. Though the gales never materialised in the Solent, a brief Force
MARTINE McCutcheon, former EastEnder-turned-pop-singer, has pulled out of Southampton's free Power in the Park concert this weekend. Martine, who played Tiffany in the top soap, was due to join former Take That star Gary Barlow at the top of the bill
THEY were scaling new heights in Southampton to help highlight the city's millennium celebrations. A 25ft high climbing tower was erected outside the Bargate by the Southampton Millennium Trust, which is planning to help local communities celebrate the
