SOUTHAMPTON City College is forg-ing ahead with closer links in the business community with the launch of a new training initiative. Business Solutions is the brainchild of the college's enterprises department. Enterprise manager Fay Deakin said the initiative
WHEN pensioner Bill Harvey heard he would be celebrating his birthday on the same day as the wedding of the year he could not resist inviting himself along. The widower from Southampton will be having a right royal knees up when he attends the wedding
RAJ MARU was in no doubt where Hampshire Cricket Board's amazing last-ball win over Shropshire in yesterday's NatWest Trophy tie, stood in his career. "That was better than winning the NatWest Trophy itself with Hampshire in 1991," said a breathless Maru
MEET the luckiest man in Southampton, Frank Hooton, who is celebrating a double dose of good fortune within 24 hours. Cheering the Saints on to Premiership survival on Sunday afternoon was one thing. Then on Monday morning he won a £30,000 house in France
IT WAS like a scene from Ground Force with all the clock beating drama of that famous TV garden makeover show. And the green-fingered pupils of Eastleigh's Crestwood School only had to look round the cor-ner for a taskforce of DIY experts. Directors at
A HAMPSHIRE village boys' foot-ball team is following in the foot-steps of soccer greats like Manchester United and heading for Europe. Southampton Tyro League side Hamble Boys FC will be getting a big slice of the international soccer action in a weekend
HUNDREDS of workers are set to paralyse operations at Southampton shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft with a mass walkout in a row over pay. About 700 employees will form picket lines during a series of one-day strikes after voting overwhelmingly in favour
A NEW pub opening in Southampton today has created 30 new jobs in the city centre. The Australian theme Walkabout Inn has opened for business in the former home of the Bank of England in High Street and is part of a national chain owned by Regent Inns
"SAY, cheese,'' - that was the message to all the residents of the village of Titchfield when they gathered together for a huge photograph which will help mark the new millennium. Titchfield History Society was delighted with the turnout after urging
A FAMILY'S heartbreak has ended after they had almost given up hope of seeing their beloved dog again. Boisterous Bodie high-tailed it from his Netley home and disappeared into the night without a trace. When he failed to return Sheila Baker searched
A YOUNG Hampshire boy has been hailed a hero for saving his epileptic mum's life on no less than ten occasions. Eight-year-old Michael Tagg, from Gosport, keeps his cool whenever mum Julie has a fit, which causes her to lose control of her body. What's
A CHEEKY smile and a cute face were the crucial ingredients that helped Jordan Houghton Smith win our readers' hearts - and the Daily Echo's Baby of the Year 1998 competition. The Southampton youngster was 19 months old when he put a smile on the face
WITH less than two weeks to go before their mammoth hike for Kosovo, a team of walkers from across the South is hard in training. The 27 walkers, bashed into shape by the Allen family from Totton, will be walking 50 miles through the New Forest over the
IT'S OFFICIAL! The Southern Daily Echo is the brightest and best newspaper in the South - and we've got the gongs to prove it. The Daily Echo swept the boards at an industry awards ceremony - walking away with ten trophies. Rachel Lamb was awarded News
THE government has thrown a lifeline to dozens of anxious parents battling to stop the controversial merger of two Southampton schools. Education secretary David Blunkett has called in a council application which would lead to the closure of Surrey House
RESIDENTS of a Hampshire town say they live in fear of a torrent of water breaking through an ageing dam. The Great Weir has held back Old Alresford Pond since the Middle Ages but in recent years there has been slight movements within the dam, raising
MAYOR-making is traditionally the one day of the year when party politics takes a backseat at Southampton city council. And this year the tragic early death of mayor Mike Andrews in a sea-plane crash gave the formal occasion an even more sombre dignity
FIVE HAMPSHIRE tennis juniors have been given a day they will always remember. Tom Rowberry (10) from Basingstoke, Peter Burjan (10) of Tadley, Michael Privett (9) from Gosport, Alistair Byron (9) of Alresford and Peter Francis (9) from Eastleigh were
CLAUS Lundekvam is celebrating a dream double - Saints have won their Premiership survival battle and he has become a proud father. His girlfriend Nina gave birth to an 8lb baby girl Tia and then went through agony again listening to radio commentary
CONFIRMATION that the outdoor bowls season is warming up comes with the news that the Hampshire County teams are well under way with their preparations for the forthcoming county games. In the case of the men, this is in the Middleton Cup, while the women
