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Ed visits city in jobs boost campaign

8:30am Friday 10th February 2012

LABOUR leader Ed Miliband was due to visit Southampton today to campaign for more jobs and growth in the south.

British Gas call centre goes face-to-face

7:58am Friday 10th February 2012

BRITISH Gas call centre staff in Southampton will be talking face-to-face with customers through a new video service.

Flybe sales lifted by Finnish joint venture

9:18am Friday 10th February 2012

SOUTHAMPTON airport’s largest carrier Flybe announces quarterly revenues rose 19 per cent to £165m, boosted by its joint venture with Finnair.

Taxi trade survey 'flawed'

1:30pm Thursday 9th February 2012

Taxi trade leaders have called a survey that could flood Southampton with more cabs “flawed”.

Prince backs jobs bid

3:30pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

THE Daily Echo’s drive to help get Hampshire’s young jobseekers a vital first step on the employment ladder has been given royal backing.

Ice cream firm moves into new £2.4m home

1:30pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

NEW Forest Ice Cream has moved into new offices in a £2.4m new factory development set to “significantly increase” its manufacturing operation when it opens later this year.

Dickensian fundraiser

3:30pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

HUNDREDS of pounds were raised for two news trade charities at a special dinner to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens in Hampshire.

New head chef at Botley Park Hotel

2:30pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

THE four-star Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, Golf & Spa near Southampton, has a new head chef.

Virgin Media to create 620 jobs

10:51am Wednesday 8th February 2012

HAMPSHIRE based cable operator Virgin Media is to create 620 new jobs as it looks to meet demand for its broadband and television on-demand service.

Budget hotel group unveils city vision

10:04am Tuesday 7th February 2012

BUDGET hotel group Travelodge has unveiled plans for a multi-million-pound 84-bedroom hotel in the centre of Southampton, bringing 20 jobs.

£10,000 tax on each new home

7:00am Tuesday 7th February 2012

COUNCIL chiefs are planning a tax on new homes in Southampton to raise £70m to pay for better public transport, including a £21m park-and-ride scheme and a 16m bus station.

Liverpool 'rocking the boat'

4:00pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Liverpool's shock cruise deal claim sparks an angry backlash from Hampshire politicians.

Firm appeals for go ahead to rid countryside of old tyre dump

5:30pm Friday 3rd February 2012

COMPANY bosses appeal for a licence to establish a recycling centre for a mountain of 1.4 million tyres at an inherited dump near Romsey.