THE world's largest exhibition of rigid inflatable boats (RIBS), arrives in Southampton this week together with thousands of visitors to the city's waterfront. Ribex 2000 is a three day showcase for all the latest examples of the high speed, lightweight
HUNDREDS of Hampshire motorists could have been the victims of a hi-tech service station credit card swindle. Police have today launched a hunt for a former garage attendant who they believe may have been behind the scam. Officers say the conman used
THEY stood in dignified silence for a service that has happened for 50 years but may not happen next year. Veterans from the Royal Hampshire Regiment attended their memorial service on Saturday in the garden of their regimental headquarters amid a cloud
HAMPSHIRE hospital chiefs have apologised after vital cancer tests were lost as a batch of tissue samples was being transferred to a laboratory for analysis. The blunder has left nine patients facing uncertainty and they may have to undergo a series of
A CAMPAIGN is being launched to restore public access to a historic railway viaduct near Winchester. Friends of Hockley Viaduct has set itself the goal of transforming the old structure into a tourist attraction. The viaduct is probably the largest brick
Cherries 2 Wigan 2 NEW Dean Court player-coach Peter Grant is convinced Cherries must learn to shut up shop if they hope to become genuine Division 2 title contenders. Grant received a rapturous welcome from the Cherries faithful when he was officially
LIFE just isn't fair sometimes - as Eastleigh Social Club know to their cost. Trevor Parker's side rose to the big Wembley occasion by dominating their Carlsberg Pub Cup final only to be cruelly ploughed down 2-1 by the Suffolk Tractorboys' of Earl Soham
ALAN Cunningham, Panji Grainger and Colin Irish deserved so much better. Wembley Arena was the perfect stage for three of the true giants of English basketball to play out their swan-songs, yet they went with a whimper instead of a roar on an ill-fated
In Port Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Hual Tricorn, ro-ro, 0430, 40; Ludwigshafen Express, container, 0715, 206; Goodwood, vehicle carrier, 0730, 105; Pelander, vehicle carrier, 0730, 201; Kinterbury, military, 0800, Marchwood; Asian King, vehicle
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SOUTHAMPTON was confirmed as a centre for hi-tech naval expertise when a revolutionary warship was launched. On Saturday the £13-million experimental test-bed RV Triton slid down the slipway at the Woolston shipyard of Vosper Thorny-croft, heralding a
HAMPSHIRE Police have admitted they were wrong to issue a driver with a £20 ticket for eating a KitKat at the wheel. Kevin Storey, 33, was pulled over on the M3 near Winchester after an officer spotted him nibbling at the chocolate bar. He was issued
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago The local Auxiliary Fire Service had started a recruiting campaign in Southampton with a free film show at brigade headquarters in St Mary's
VIOLENT thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the South this weekend. Householders and businesses are today counting the cost after lightning and flashfloods took their toll. At one point, motorists on the A31 between Ringwood and Southamp-ton had to pull
CARNIVAL fun came to Southampton when a group of disabled adults began work on their costumes for this year's festivities. The people, who attend Semble House resource centre, in Handel Terrace, worked with professional carnival costume experts Renegade
WORKERS from Pearson the estate agency got a rousing send off from Southampton Mayor Derek Burke when they went on a zany charity trolley push at the weekend. Staff from the London Road branch joined fundraisers from the Wessex Heartbeat appeal as they
Saints turned the jeers to cheers with an heroic display packed with power and passion to regain their lost self-respect and leave Liverpool struggling to qualify for the Champions League. Just eight days after booing their side from the pitch, the Southampton
Saints are now ready to challenge for promotion - to the middle of the Premiership. That's the verdict of delighted boss Glenn Hoddle after his side's gutsy 0-0 draw at Liverpool yesterday. Before the game Hoddle pointed to the three divisions within
GOVERNORS at a Southampton school have sought to reassure parents after the shock resignation of its headteacher. Brian Pain is leaving Millbrook Community School after guiding it out of the nightmare of a damning Ofsted report. As reported in the Daily
