Today's foreign exchange rates Austria 20.87 schillings Belgium 61.20 francs Canada 2.34 dollars Cyprus 0.86 pounds Denmark 11.37 kroner Euro 1.56 euro France 9.95 francs Germany 2.97 deutschmark Greece 499.50 drachma Holland 3.3 guilders Ireland 1.19
Today's principal arrivals and departures Today's Southampton arrivals: Roro Sarwak, ro-ro, 0530, Marchwood; Anna Meryl, general, 0600, 36S; Oriana, cruise liner, 0630, 106; Manon, ro-ro, 0730, 40; Atlantic Crusader, general, 0800, Marchwood; Colombo
BUSINESSES in Southampton were unsurprised by yesterday's interest rate rise and the chamber of commerce said the quarter point hike had been on the cards. However chamber of commerce director general Mike Heath said that even a small rise was bad news
TWO Southampton youngsters have had their first taste of pop stardom after being selected to sing with Martine McCutcheon. Talented Jonathon Van Dijk, 12, and ten-year-old Joseph Wright were picked from 500 young hopefuls to back the ex-EastEnder in her
A SOUTHAMPTON pensioner celebrated her 70th birthday yesterday and made it clear she was determined to sail on far into the next millennium. The tug tender Calshot was launched on November 4, 1929 at the John I Thornycroft shipyard at Woolston and this
A SCHOOL in Totton has been praised for the efficient way it tackled reports that mobile phones were being used to smuggle in drugs. The incident made front-page news last month when police were called in to check 18 confiscated phones at Testwood School
ALAN BALL is all too aware of the threat from the skies and that vengeance may rain down from the heavens. Ball's concern is that word has got around about his team's apparent weakness against crosses and that teams will try to cash in on it. The Pompey
Marian Pahars is aiming to make it six of the best when Saints travel to Aston Villa tomorrow. The Latvian striker has hit the net in each of the last five Premiership away games and would dearly love to extend that hot streak at Villa Park. He said:
Having moved up into third place in the Transat Jacques Vabre, Mike Golding and Ed Danby have protested against race leaders Whirlpool-Europe 2 for stopping at St Barts to take on a a replacement spinnaker. Although race rules do not prevent boats stopping
THE corporate section of Lester Aldridge is celebrating record-breaking results in the year to September 30 with turnover up nearly 30 per cent. Section head David Ashplant commented: "It has been the busiest year I can recall. We've barely had time to
HAMPSHIRE drivers waiting for the big switch-on of a trail-blazing motorway traffic light experiment shouldn't hold their breath. It's unlikely to get a green light before Easter. The Transport Research Laboratory one-year "ramp metering" trial has seen
CUSTOMS union bosses in Southampton have warned of an influx of cocaine and heroin after it emerged that the number of drugs intelligence officers in the South is set to be cut by half. Staff in the customs south west region, which covers the hundreds
A SOUTHAMPTON man who was kicked within an inch of his life has today spoken of his battle to rebuild his life. James Ede almost died following the attack which yesterday led to three teenagers being locked up. Winchester Crown Court heard that Mr Ede
HAMPSHIRE cricket legend Malcolm Marshall has died after losing his fight against colon cancer aged just 41. The former West Indies and Hampshire fast bowler died last night in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, in his native Barbados. Marshall
A SMALL corner of Eastleigh is helping to highlight a campaign aimed at raising the awareness of breast cancer. Mayor Jane Welsh helped to plant 1,000 crocus bulbs which will bring a splash of colour to flower beds at the borough's civic offices next
THE flagship regeneration scheme to transform the rundown heart of Southampton could be abandoned, the Daily Echo can reveal. If the £11 million revamp project for St Mary Street doesn't get government approval by Christmas then it must be thrown out,
STRESS is affecting more people's lives in the South than ever before according to a new report. Around 52 per cent of Southerners admit to suffering from stress and a range of related health problems. And eight out of ten of us believe that life is becoming
