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  • Pair out to woo in hi-tech valley

    HAMPSHIRE businessman Roy Haywood and fellow entrepreneur Ray Bulpit are out to woo high-flying hi-tech businesses away from the affluent M4 corridor. The pair, directors of the Southwell Business Park at Portland, have mounted a hard-hitting campaign

  • New chief executive heads Crescent

    JOHN BEST has been appointed chief executive of Eastleigh-based computer, administration and customer care training company Crescent Personnel and Training Services. He was formerly the personnel manager of Haydon, Wimborne-based subsidiary of Johnson

  • TRAVEL POUND

    Australia 2.5966 dollars Austria 22.25 schillings Belgium 65.39 francs Cyprus 0.9224 pounds Euro 1.67165 euro Finland 9.6469 marks France 10.59 francs Germany 3.1823 marks Greece 550.85 drachma Holland 3.5648 guilders Hong Kong 11.07 dollars Ireland 1.2728

  • In Port

    Today's principal Southampton arrivals: P&O Nedlloyd Hudson, container, 0600, 206; Christa Kerstin, general, 0700, 107; Kish, general, AM, 47; Autoprogress, vehicle carrier, 1400, 201 link; Hual Transit, ro-ro, 1830, 40; Atlantic Bay, ro-ro, PM, 106

  • Pregnant mum's 151 road crimes

    A PREGNANT mother whose unborn daughter has serious kidney problems could give birth behind bars - after clocking up 151 motoring offences. Rachelle Turner has been jailed for six months by Southampton magistrates, who heard how she had been stopped driving

  • Lights signal better road flow

    A GOVERNMENT initiative to improve traffic flow on Hampshire motorways is set to be extended tomorrow when lights are activated on a slip road at junction seven of the M27 at Hedge End. Highways Agency experts are assessing the effectiveness of sets already

  • Humphrey attack triggers training

    THE OWNER of the Hampshire village cattle beaten in a sickening baseball attack by young thugs has launched a new animal welfare course for teenagers. Carol Boulton hopes to teach youngsters the importance of caring for animals as a tribute to Humphrey

  • Hague's man to contest Colvin's old seat

    ROMSEY Conservatives have chosen a senior adviser of William Hague as the man to contest the constituency once held by Michael Colvin. At the next general election Paul Raynes will contest the seat the party held until the deaths of Michael and Nichola

  • Sale nearing for Hursley Estate

    A BUYER for the £18.5 million Hurs-ley Estate is set to be agreed in the next three weeks - ahead of schedule. Estate agents Smiths Gore say the 5,000 acres of rolling Hampshire hills have attracted interest from five parties - one of which is an overseas

  • Donington day of destiny for Tibble

    Kenny Tibble from Swanwick is one good race away from being crowned British 125cc motor cycle road race champion. The 20-year-old Yorkshireman's day of destiny comes at Donington Park on Sunday where, in the last round of the 2000 series, he must defend

  • Switch to bigger site

    ELECTRICAL contractor Solent Power Systems has been on the expansion trail with the acquisition of new premises in Southampton. The company has moved to a larger site in Chapel Road after its former premises in Alma Road were sold by Humberts. The company

  • IS THE BATTLE LOST

    AS NEWS of 650 possible job losses at shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft sinks in, the battle to keep the company in Southampton may be already lost. Vosper's was today set to be given the all-clear to quit Southampton and move to Portsmouth. Pompey planners

  • Single punch had a fatal outcome

    A SINGLE punch led to the death a Hampshire man, a court heard. Brynley Edwards, 39, of Pond Road, Sarisbury Green, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court for the manslaughter of Paul Whiteside - a 37-year-old lorry driver from Marchwood. Prosecutor Nigel

  • Widow, 82, robbed of precious gem

    A JEWELLER swindled a trusting elderly widow out of two treasured gemstones. Neil Elliott, 39, took a ring from a woman in her 80s for repair and gave her back a botched copy with fake stones, a court heard. The theft, to which he eventually pleaded guilty

  • 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 Tony Desmond Club-men, billed as Southamp-ton's brightest dance band, appeared at the Royal Pier where tickets cost 10p for women

  • Rare chance to join in fun for would-be footballers

    For many years the Redstone Young Saints fun sessions have been almost as hard to get into as The Dell. Virtually every venue has been fully booked, with rare vacancies snapped up almost from the moment they are advertised. But, with members getting older

  • UWE FACING A HERNIA OP

    Uwe Rosler today flies home to Germany to discover if he will need a hernia operation which would keep him out of action for around a month. The Saints striker (pictured right) has been hampered by the problem since the game at Charlton early last month

  • HAMPSHIRE'S OLYMPIC SAILORS ARE WALKING ON WATER

    Hampshire's golden medallion men arrived back at Heathrow this morning after becoming one of the most successful Olympic sailing squads in the history of the Games. With the exception of gold medallist Shirley Robertson who stayed on in Sydney for a holiday

  • Pompey trio in demand

    POMPEY manager Tony Pulis faces further pressure as he tries to beat off bids for his key players. The Pompey boss claims to have received seven figures bids from three different Premier Division clubs for young star Gary O'Neill, midfielder Nigel Quashie