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BRITT Allcroft, the Southampton-based media group behind children's favourite Thomas the Tank Engine, has pulled out of talks on a possible takeover. It said yesterday it had terminated the talks with children's TV show producer HIT Entertainment. Shares
In Port Today's principal Southampton arrivals: NYK Castor, container, 0600, 205; Asian King, vehicle carrier, 0730, 43/44; Grande America, vehicle carrier, 1100, 202; Estoril, vehicle carrier, 1200, 201 link; Dintelborg, general, 1245, 107. Today's principal
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines. 50 YEARS AGOAfter being out of commission for five weeks for her annual overhaul, the Queen Elizabeth retur-ned to North Atlantic service when she
WHEN Rachel Mullett started having pains in her stomach, little did she know she was about to give birth to her first child. The 25-year-old had no idea she was pregnant, but baby Sean came into the world just four hours after she was taken to hospital
A PEARTREE pensioner has called on Southampton City Council chiefs to look again at plans to improve safety on a road. Richard Spake, 75, has welcomed proposals to slow traffic along Peartree Avenue, where cars have been clocked speeding at up to 80mph
A FORMER Southampton Catholic priest is Cardinal Basil Hume's successor as the new Archbishop of Westminster. The Most Reverend Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, who was once parish priest of the Immaculate Conception parish in Portswood, will take up the influential
TREES on Eastleigh's town centre recreation ground, pictured, are to receive greater protection following the uproar when five healthy trees were chopped down. They were felled to make way for a proposed dance garden that will be an outdoor extension
Bex Sharr gave Southampton a flying start against Horsham but two lapses in concentration during the second half saw them beaten 2-1. Sue Crowley's cross set up Sharr for that breakthrough and good midfield play by Nicky Tarry, Crowley and Debbie Walker
EASTLEIGH householders have done their bit to help to make the borough one of the country's most successful authorities for recycling rubbish. The twin bin system - one grey for general waste and a green bin for recyclables - collects about 33,000 tonnes
EASTERN Art Gallery owner Gary Shepherd is flabbergasted that thieves have managed to swipe a valuable Persian carpet from right under his nose. The opportunists enter-ed the shop on Broad Street in Alresford on Friday afternoon, and while Mr Shepherd
BRAVE young amateur actress Elizabeth Slattery was determined the show should go on even after she was involved in a head-on car crash. Ten-year-old Elizabeth - who is starring in Babes in the Wood this weekend - sustained a broken collar bone in the
HAMPSHIRE planning chiefs have vowed that proposed improvements to Totton town centre will enhance the area for the next 100 years. The county council has started to look at how Totton's busiest streets can be upgraded under the authority's urban regeneration
A FATHER-OF-FOUR died after he became a human fireball in his own front garden today. The man's children watched in horror from their Southampton home as he staggered from his burning car in the driveway. One of the children rushed to try to save his
WINCHESTER civic chiefs have unveiled their biggest overhaul of local government in nearly 30 years. A radical new structure for the city council has been proposed to make it more modern, accountable and adapted to the needs of the 21st century. Out will
POMPEY manager Tony Pulis has offered one of his former young pros-pects a chance to resurrect his career. Pulis is giving a trial to midfielder James Corbett, who was considered something of a prodigy when Gillingham sold him as a teenager to Blackburn
SAINTS were today being linked with former Scotland Braveheart captain Colin Hendry. Reports from north of the border say that Hendry will quit Rangers next week and join an English Premier Division club, possibly on an initial three-month loan. Glenn
Saints reached the semi-finals of the Times FA Youth Cup last night for only the second time in their history - and landed themselves a new goalkeeper into the bargain. Hot prospect Alan Blayney quit at the start of his second year at the club's Academy
Saints' promising youngsters came of age as they ended the club's 21-year wait to reach the semi-finals of The Times FA Youth Cup. A battling display of character and courage saw Southampton overcome a highy talented Crewe side and the treacherous conditions
The date: Saturday February 12. The place: Hillsborough. The day the music died. Sheffield Wednesday, infamous for their 'barmy army' and loud pumping supporters band went totally quiet. Premiership football is the place to be on a Saturday afternoon
A HAMPSHIRE supermarket has launched an investigation after a shocked customer discovered his lunch-time snack was full of nails. Southampton office worker David Beckett raised the alarm after almost swallowing one of the nails contained in his spaghetti
A PARK Gate electrical store is to close after more than 50 years because of competition from national retail giants. Hobson and Kelsey, which has had a shop in Bridge Road since 1946, will reluctantly shut its doors to customers for the last time at
