Today's foreign exchange rates Australia 2.44 dollars Austria 21.76 sch Belgium 63.74 fr Canada 2.13 dollars Cyprus 0.90 pounds Denmark 11.78 kro France 10.38 fr Germany 3.10 dm Greece 532.09 dra Holland 3.48 guilders Ireland 1.25 punts Italy 3,061 lira
Today's arrivals and sailings Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Queen Elizabeth 2, passenger liner, 0515, 38/9; Arabian Breeze, vehicle carrier, 0730, 43; Panorama, yacht, 0730, 106; Alianca Bahia, container, 2359, 204; Leander, motor yacht, TBA
SOUTHAMPTON International continues to be one of the fastest-growing airports in the country, with overseas routes seeing a huge increase in bookings. Figures just released by the airport's owners and operators, BAA show the number of passengers using
MORE than £20,000 has been raised for the John Merricks Sailing Trust through a major fundraising campaign during Skandia Life Cowes Week. Organisers of the sailing fiesta picked the trust as the official charity of the regatta. Founded two years ago
THE former chief executive of a top Hampshire aviation firm has been convicted of stealing more than £37,000 from the company. Adrian Barralet was found guilty of fraudulently diverting the cash from Osprey Aviation Ltd, based at Southampton International
A YOUNG deaf man was slashed and robbed after being confronted by a gang of thugs at a Southampton bus stop. The 21-year-old suffered a deep knife-wound to his hand as he struggled to fend off a gang of seven young people, including a girl, who stole
MORE than 100 items of vital equipment have been returned to Southampton General Hospital, following a campaign by the Daily Echo. Nearly 40 walking frames, 50 pairs of crutches, together with an assortment of walking sticks have been collected after
LAVA LAMP inventor Craven Walker has died - just two weeks after he was reunited with his childhood sweetheart. Mr Walker's emotional meeting with former girlfriend Pearl Corney took place at his home in Hurn Road, Ringwood. It was the first time they
Saints have been rocked by an injury scare to ace striker Marian Pahars on the eve of the new Premiership campaign. Last season's leading scorer returned from international duty with Latvia nursing a thigh injury making him doubtful for tomorrow's opener
SOUTHAMPTON yachting duo Emma Richards and Miranda Merron are back on the water on Sunday in a bid to win the 75th Anniversary Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race starting in The Solent. The pair, who won their Open 50 class in last year's Transat Jacques
SAINTS fans will literally be able to buy a piece of their favourite football club as part of a major sell-off bonanza. The club plans to let fans buy pieces of the hallowed turf and season ticket holders look set to be able to bid for their own treasured
THEY ARE a soldier's emotive thoughts of home penned by one of the country's greatest wartime poets. And the letters written by Wilfred Owen reveal an insight into the lives of thousands of First World War evacuees treated at Hampshire's former Royal
A DUSTCART was at the centre of a crash which brought rush-hour chaos to the M27 at Southampton today. Emergency services raced to the westbound carriageway at Chilworth after the green and black recycling truck collided with a bridge support before coming
TEAM Solent's high-rise hero Ashley Swain has scaled new heights in the pole vault ahead of tomorrow's British Athletics League Gold Cup final at Bedford. After months of trying, the 20-year-old former Mountbatten schoolboy finally cleared the elusive
FROM inner city colleges to top private schools, the region's class of 2000 put up a formidable performance in their A-level exams. There were spectacular increases in top grades at many high-achieving schools and colleges, while others made gains across
IT'S here at last! More than 7,200 youngsters received their starters' orders this morning in the final of the BAA Millennium Youth Games. Coaches carrying the 52 teams of 11-15-year-olds poured into the city yesterday from all over the United Kingdom
SOUTH Coast-based Dalmeny Leisure is expanding with the opening this week of its latest venture, a new restaurant at Romsey with a Spanish flavour. It has invested around £600,000 on a complete refurbishment and extension of the old Horse & Jockey
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago Charlie Wayman, Southampton Football Club's centre-forward and leading goal scorer asked for a transfer. A Dell spokesman said the club
A HARD-HITTING campaign to help the fishing industry improve safety at sea was announced by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott during a visit to Southampton today. The campaign will use graphic examples of bad practice from wrecked trawlers surveyed
A TOP-LEVEL investigation is today underway into the accident which claimed the life of a worker at Southampton's Ford car plant. Police and health and safety officials have launched a probe into the death of Christopher Shute, 30, who died after falling
Portsmouth manager Tony Pulis is hoping to unveil new record signing Lee Mills to the home crowd against Grimsby at Fratton Park tomorrow. Mills replaced former England Under-21 international Rory Allen in Pompey's record books a week ago when he completed
SALISBURY golfers Gary Emerson and Andy Beal were locked in a tie for third place after the first round of the North West of Ireland Open yesterday. Both men powered around the County Calan course in 67 - five under par - and for Beal it was a glorious
