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  • Scientists help build software

    SOME of the UK's leading scientists will be joining forces with major industrial companies in a multi-million pound project to develop computer methods and software for the management and manipulation of knowledge in the information age. The University

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  • The toys tipped to be tops this Christmas

    CHRISTMAS toy mania arrived early in Southampton with the release of the new Beanie Kids collection. The 12-inch tall cuddly characters were delivered to Bees in Ocean Village where crowds of shoppers were already waiting to view them. It was the first

  • Looking back at the South...

    KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines. 50 Years Ago The American film actor Van Johnson left for New York from Southampton on board the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth after a two-week holiday

  • POLICE ARREST TOP TORY

    HAMPSHIRE County Council chairman Freddie Emery-Wallis has been arrested by police over an alleged offence that took place more than 30 years ago. The Tory councillor, who has worked in public service for 22 years, has denied the allegations and today

  • Pcs move out as police crisis bites

    UNDERSTAFFING in Hampshire's police force has led to the partial withdrawal of officers from a valued village base. The number of constables at Netley police station has dropped by almost a third, leaving the station four short of its normal requirement

  • WHERE IS MY NEW HUSBAND

    A NEW bride has launched a desperate bid to find her husband after he vanished in the night. The last time Caroline Phillips saw Stuart, her husband of just five months, was when he was tucked up in bed next to her a week ago - but when she woke up he

  • A BEER a day keeps the doctor away!

    At least that's the recipe for longevity for Victor Cummings, from West End, who today celebrates his 100th birthday. The First World War veteran will be raising his daily glass of Whitbread best bitter at his home in West End to toast the occasion. And

  • Bridging the generation gap

    A PROJECT that united different generations of people in Southampton was celebrated yesterday. Schoolchildren and adults in St Denys and St Mary's began work on the exhibition, called My Place and Me, in January. They looked at how the local area had

  • Trust's work taking root

    A SOUTHAMPTON MP has planted a tree to celebrate a city inter-church trust. Itchen MP John Denham launched the community project in Bitterne, which involves four of the area's churches. Participants are raising money to provide trees and benches for the

  • Official line not to Mel's liking

    Cherries 0 Gillingham 1 CHERRIES manager Mel Machin watched his side suffer a second successive Dean Court defeat before pointing the finger of blame at referee Keith Hill. Machin was furious with the Hertfordshire-based official's "general decision making

  • Champion soon has problems

    Hampshire rally star Justin Dale got his defence of the Super 1600 category off to the worst possible start in round 1 of the Mobil 1 British Championship in Wales. Dale and his other strongly fancied Peugeot teammate David Higgins were both out within

  • Things look good for Tibble

    Southampton's youngest motor cycle road-race prospect is looking to start the new season the way he finished the last. Swanwick-based teenager Kenny Tibble gunned his Rheos Honda to a brilliant victory in the closing round of last year's British 125cc

  • Using magic of words

    A STORYTELLER used the power of words to hold spellbound a room full of children. Rahi Baines, of the Hampshire multi-cultural centre in Southampton, was at St Bede's Primary School in Winchester as part of its Book Week. He told two stories from India

  • He brought us such sunshine

    THERE were no tears shed for Malcolm Marshall yesterday. Not even the sky could manage to put on a gloomy face. As the sun flooded in to fill Southampton's mother church, former Hampshire cricket skipper Mark Nicholas captured the mood perfectly. "How

  • Speed-cutting talks pledged

    TRAFFIC-calming measures may be introduced in a New Forest parish plagued by speeding drivers. But Bramshaw Parish Council has vowed to consult residents before forging ahead with any moves to make motorists slow down. Council chairman Jack Sturgess issued

  • Fashion sashay nets ICR £400

    STUDENTS at Fareham College have been busy fundraising - in the most fashionable way possible. As part of their annual charity work, GNVQ Foundation health and social care students held a special fashion show and fundraising day, collecting a total of

  • In Port

    In Port Today's principal Southamp-ton arrivals: Celtic Monarch, general, 0200, 203; Cast Bass, container, 0600, 207E; Pacific Bulker, bulk, 1300, 7 Dry Dock; Shenzhen Bay, container, 1700, 206; Thornburg, general, PM, 106/7. Today's principal Southamp-ton

  • Value is added to dodgy antiques

    FAKE antiques seized from a fraudster who conned a couple into buying them will be used by students learning to be valuation experts. Consumer watchdogs have donated the items, which were sold by Stephen Constantine, to Southamp-ton Institute. The "antiques

  • Tackling juvenile problem

    A SCHEME to tackle the growing problem of young tearaways could be piloted on one of Southampton's most neglected estates. Up to £330,0000 funding has been asked for from the Home Office for a pilot project to tackle juvenile crime on the Flowers Estate

  • Master stroke by fans club that's the best

    Things are going swimmingly for Pure Telecom Young Saints thanks to a new deal which will give members a splashing time. The Quays swimming complex has come on board to give youngsters a free swim when they join up. There are no restrictions on time or

  • TWO DOWN, ONE TO GO!

    SAINTS are homing in on Premiership safety and a final push will carry them over the line with just one relegation spot to worry about. That's the verdict of boss Glenn Hoddle who believes his side are now effectively out of reach of Watford and Sheffield

  • Charley's a cover girl!

    LYMINGTON schoolgirl Charley Larcombe has achieved a goal many catwalk stars only dream of - she's a cover girl on a national magazine. Charley's wide smile and windswept raven locks are splashed across the front page of H+P monthly. But she has to share

  • Mayor's pub call pays off for charities

    GOSPORT'S mayor claimed a trip to a local pub was all in the line of duty. Councillor Ken Searle visited The Fighting Cocks and left with £180 for the Shopmobility scheme and the hearing impaired unit at Woodcot Primary School. Regulars at the pub have