With local elections still fresh in minds and business people starting to wonder what consequences the results might have on their businesses, one can wonder what the Chamber does to develop sound relationships between the business community and local
Meridian Tonight's popular front-woman Debbie Thrower is to host the prestigious gala ceremony of the Daily Echo's 2000 Hampshire Business Awards in June. Award-winning television journalist and broadcaster, Debbie, who recently retur-ned to Meridian
A RISING tide of takeover speculation swirls around the owners and operators of Southampton docks, Associated British Ports, and shipping giant P&O is now thought to be considering a bid. Japanese bank Nomura sparked takeover rumours when it made
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago Members of the local firm, W. Dibben and Sons flew from Southampton Airport in a specially chartered aircraft to visit the British Industries
A CRUCIAL transport plan has sparked calls for a cut in the number of heavy goods vehicles rumbling through the centre of Totton. Hampshire County Council is planning to spend millions of pounds on a five-year attempt to reduce the amount of traffic in
ROMSEY by-election winner Sandra Gidley will fight off nerves using a tip given to women in labour when she takes her seat today in the House of Commons. She will imagine the politicians around her in their pyjamas. Mrs Gidley explained: "It is very exciting
VOSPER Thornycroft's Southampton-born Rio de Janeiro agent has spoken of his great love for the city. Barry Guard says television documentaries focus only on the bad aspects of the city, not the good. Barry, 57, has been with Vospers for 43 years. He
HMS Southampton has sailed from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil's 500th anniversary celebrations. With her crew on deck standing to attention, the destroyer saluted ships from the Brazilian navy as she left, following a week taking part in the Brazilian Fleet
CHARITY bosses at Leukaemia Busters would like to thank all those that shook a collection bucket at lorry drivers down at Southampton's docks. The rainy day did not dampen the drivers generosity and £1,200 was raised for the Southampton-based research
ELSON Junior School, Gosport, celebrate their success during the Fun-day held at The Dell after beating Lee-on-Solent in the final of the six-a-side football tournament. Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may
Paul Hughes is hoping he has done enough to earn a new contract at The Dell after starring for the reserves in last night's 2-0 win over Coventry at waterlogged Staplewood. Latvian winger Imants Bleidelis capped an equally impressive display with two
MARWELL Zoo had never seen anything like it. The lure of the hot, spring weather and the unique setting brought runners and spectators flooding out for the Norwich Union Heathcare-sponsored Marwell 10K. "We were overwhelmed by the heat and the sheer number
Kerry Smith, current England international and third reserve for the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team in June, has one piece of unfinished business closer to home which she means to address on Friday afternoon. Surprisingly the young lady from
A TEAM of students who produce a newspaper for their school have been given a boost. The enthusiastic journalists and sub-editors at Priestlands School in Lymington have been given a brand new PC to help them produce their newspaper called In the News
A MAJOR high street holiday company sailed into Southampton on Saturday to take on the long-established city-based shipping lines in a multi-million pound battle for cruise passengers. Airtours, one of the operators that has radically shaken up the cruise
DETERMINING how people will live with the technology of the future is the aim of a new six-year collaborative project involving researchers from the University of Southampton and seven other institutions in the UK. The £10 million project, known as Equator
A STUDENT was attacked with a metal bar after a car full of thugs pounced as he walked through Southampton with friends. The 24-year-old needed nine stitches for a serious head gash following the attack in Bevois Valley. Police were today hunting a group
COMPLAINTS by train users in southern England have shown a drop - for the first time since privatisation. A report by the Rail Users Consultative Committee for Southern England has revealed that 1,810 complaints about the service of train companies were
A 15-YEAR-OLD schoolboy has plunged to his death from the top of a block of flats. The boy was found lying on the ground outside the block in Townhill Park, Southampton. Residents spotted the youngster, who lived nearby, and spent ten minutes trying to
THIS IS the wedding that bride Carole Reader thought would never happen. Nine months ago her fiance Peter Kirby was fighting for his life after falling 35ft down the tank hold of an American ship in Southampton docks. Doctors told Carole that the fabricator
Alresford are eying up a possible one-two in the Hampshire PGA Young Professional Championship at Lee-on-the-Solent on Thursday. Left-hander James Ablett looks favourite to win after an impressive first place in the Southwick Park Trainees event last
IT was right on time for the train with total soul as it rolled into Southampton with a legendary passenger. Former Three Degrees lead singer Sheila Ferguson stepped off at platform one in the city at the start of a new run of the show that is on track
SOUTHAMPTON has jumped back to the top of the queue for ice rink operators wanting to build a new complex in the South. Midlands-based leisure operators Planet Ice has announced today it wants to have talks with Southampton City Council about building
A PENSIONER whom doctors said would need full-time nursing care after suffering a stroke has returned to the community to look after herself - after five-and-a-half years in a Hampshire nursing home. In a move which has amazed health officials, Margaret
