Yacht firm's next step towards city
	8:02am today
	LUXURY boatbuilder Palmer Johnson is steaming ahead with plans to create 800 new jobs in Hampshire by submitting a planning application to build a new manufacturing facility in Southampton.
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Firm set to teach the art of bartering

8:30am today

TOURISTS struggling to bag a bargain by bartering in the souks and markets of North Africa have a helping hand thanks to a Hampshire travel company.

	Banker Pat plots course for Scorpion expansion
	8:35am Thu 8 May 08
	A FORMER City banker and boating enthusiast has bought more than half of luxury Hampshire RIB builder Scorpion.

Fabric Warehouse is latest to be unravelled by crunch

8:34am Thursday 8th May 2008

CURTAINS to cushions retailer Fabric Warehouse, which has three Hampshire stores, has become the latest victim of the credit crunch, collapsing into administration yesterday.

	Legal giant seals deal for city site
	10:24am Wed 7 May 08
	MAJOR south coast law firm Thomas Eggar is to make its debut in Southampton by taking over rival Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons' city centre offices, the Daily Echo can reveal.
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	Tourism rift could hit the Isle of Wight for £50m
	9:28am Tue 6 May 08
	MORE than £50m could be wiped off the value of the Isle of Wight's tourism income this year because of poor marketing and promotion, business leaders are warning.

	City’s cruise importance to grow with size of ships
	9:41am Tue 6 May 08
	SOUTHAMPTON'S success as a major centre for international cruise ships is about to dramatically increase as bigger and bigger vessels head for the city.
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	Summer gives a boost to web sales
	9:27am Tue 6 May 08
	MEET Summer, a lifelike digital assistant dreamed up by a Hampshire company to help web shoppers bag a bargain.
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	Confidence from cruise boss
	9:40am Tue 6 May 08
	BEHIND the razzmatazz of the arrival and naming of Royal Caribbean Line's Independence of the Seas in Southampton last week, lies some pretty heavy investment.

	Care homes group buys up rival firm
	9:39am Tue 6 May 08
	CARE home group Contemplation has bought Hampshire rival Denehurst for an undisclosed sum.

	£250m road contract win for Amey
	12:03pm Fri 2 May 08
	CONSTRUCTION giant Amey yesterday took over the £245m contract to maintain Hampshire highways.
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	Destroyer shoots through sea trials
	2:18pm Fri 2 May 08
	THE world's most advanced warship, which was part-built in Hampshire, is due to finish a key stage of its sea trials ahead of schedule today.
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	Jobs go as music retailer enters administration
	11:47am Thu 1 May 08
	THE country's largest musical instrument retailer, Sound Control, has suddenly closed the doors to its Southampton store after the company went into administration.
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	Port owner hits 20 out of 25 CSR targets
	6:59am Thu 1 May 08
	ASSOCIATED British Ports, the company that owns and operates the Port of Southampton, has published its Corporate Social Responsibility report for 2007.
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