LAWTON Communications Group, the South Coast's leading marketing communications agency, has been appointed by Bournemouth International Airport as its advertising agency, following a competitive pitch. Lawton's won the business with a striking creative
Today's arrivals and sailings Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Anna Meryl, general, 0315, 102/3; Texas, container, 0430, 204; Autofreighter, vehicle carrier, 0600, 201 link; Oriana, cruise ship, 0645, 106; Don Quijote, vehicle carrier, 0830, 34
THE track is ready, the pitches are marked out, the tents are up and a whole 18 months of preparations are in place. By tomorrow, more than 7,200 young people will have arrived in Southampton for the world's biggest youth sports event - the BAA Millennium
POLICE are hunting cruel conmen who tried to trick a Southampton 96-year-old by pretending they had run over a cat. Today Shirley detectives appealed for the public's help in catching the pair, who mysteriously appeared in the pensioner's garden and asked
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago Britain's newest destroyer HMS Dainty was launched at the Isle of Wight shipyard of JS White at East Cowes. Organisers of Battle of Britain
THE HEAD of Hampshire police has pledged to fight the fear of crime. In his first report since becoming chief constable in September last year, Paul Kernaghan stressed that Hampshire and the Isle of Wight were safe places to live. His claims comes despite
A DRIVER and his passenger died instantly when the powerful sports car they were in smashed through a motorway bridge parapet at 123mph and burst into flames. Samuel Warburton, 22, who was over the drink-drive limit, and passenger Callum MacPhearson,
A SELF-made American multi-millionaire has drawn up plans to build a glitzy Las Vegas hotel in the shape of Southampton's lost liner, Titanic. The idea has already been dismissed as "bad taste'' by one leading expert on the ship which went down with huge
PROFESSIONAL golfer Rod Cameron earned the perfect wedding present when he played in the Lee-on-Solent Pro-Am yesterday. Tournament sponsors had put up a prize of £10,000 for anyone achieving a hole-in-one at the 178-yard 13th. And 13 sure proved lucky
UK ATHLETICS are anxious to heal the rift with fuming 400 metres star Iwan Thomas following his stinging attack on Britain's Olympic selectors. The sport's top brass have requested a meeting with Netley's 26-year-old European and Commonwealth champion
AN APARTMENT complex is to be built on the site of Southampton's old head post office in High Street. Planning permission has been granted for Linden Homes to build 75 one and two-bedroom apartments on the site, almost all having their own allocated off-road
Today's foreign exchange rates Australia 2.45 dollars Austria 21.78 sch Belgium 63.80 fr Canada 2.15 dollars Cyprus 0.91 pounds Denmark 11.80 kro France 10.39 fr Germany 3.11 dm Greece 532.69 dra Holland 3.48 guilders Ireland 1.256 punts Italy 3,064 lira
TEENAGERS across the South are today celebrating A-level success. Weeks of suspense came to end as thousands of students from all over the region finally received their results. As students queued to pick up their results today, four out of five schools
LETTERS of complaint to theatre managers are as welcome as bad reviews. But when The Mayflower, Southampton, received an angry letter lambasting it for the use of real animals in Dr Dolittle, there were grins of delight all round. There has certainly
A WELL-KNOWN Southampton landmark will soon be transformed into a trendy waterfront eaterie. City planners have given the go-ahead for Harbour House, the former Harbour Board headquarters, to become a restaurant with bars and function rooms. The Grade
THEY say there is no gain without pain - and Dean Manley certainly took that to heart when he went for a sponsored strip with a difference. Dean, 29, who is registered blind, had his legs and chest waxed after deciding to go for the smooth look as part
A BETTER deal for hundreds of thousands of football match-goers is the object of a new Premiership charter. All 20 top-flight clubs have agreed to adopt minimum standards over issues including ticket pricing and merchandise. It means clubs will no longer
Paul Jones is ready to prove he is still the Number One when Saints kick-off the new Premiership season at Derby on Saturday. Glenn Hoddle's choice of goalkeeper has been one of the most fervently debated topics among the fans this summer. Neil Moss staked
