Southampton International Airport has scooped one of the aviation industry's top awards for the second year running. The city's rapidly expanding airport collected a gold award at the annual Routes conference held in Amsterdam. This was the second consecutive
In Port Today's principal arrivals: Celtic King, general cargo, 0100, 204; Roland Delmas, ro-ro, 0800, 7 dry dock; Trinidad, ro-ro, 0800, 34/5; Autofreighter, ro-0ro, 1130, 201; Alioth Leader, ro-ro, am, 43; Sea Thames, general cargo, 1400, 47; Sir Tristram
EDUCATION chiefs in Hampshire today welcomed a multi-millionpound boost for nursery education, adult literacy and school buildings from education secretary David Blunkett. All three-year-olds whose parents want it will be guaranteed free nursery places
OFFICE workers in the South are being encouraged to put away that smart suit or posh frock and dress in denim for a day. On Friday, October 6, it is hoped the nation will get the blues in support of Jeans for Genes. The campaign encourages people to wear
HAMPSHIRE police have been moaning about a lack of bobbies for months and this picture by Echo photographer John Luthwaite proves that the situation is gnome laughing matter. But even with the reduction in height restrictions, they won't be able to get
NEW speed restrictions that could be introduced across Eastleigh may help to put the brakes on crime in the borough. Eastleigh's roads are to be put under the microscope by civic chiefs looking for suitable areas to slow motorists down to 20 miles per
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago The Royal Hotel, Southampton, was urging local associations, clubs and organisations to make bookings for social events this winter. "At
Hampshire Cricket Club are advertising for a new chief executive - even though they already have one in place. Current chief executive, the long-serving Tony Baker (pictured left), has had his job advertised in a national Sunday paper by headhunters Price
JO TESSEM has been included in the Norway squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Ukraine. The in-form Saints utility player has never before represented his country - even at Under-21 level - and is the only surprise in manager Nils Johan
FOUR of Hampshire's most promising young tennis players will compete against their neighbouring counties to try to prove themselves the best in the South East on Sunday in the area finals of the Robinsons Aces Challenge - the national under-10 tennis
THE OPENING of WestQuay has been hailed as a major landmark in the history of the city of Southampton. Centre chiefs and council leaders say the huge mall will attract vast numbers of shoppers and other visitors to the city. City council leader June Bridle
STAFF at Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, were today mourning the death of Philip the baby giraffe who captured the hearts of thousands of visitors. The zoo yesterday took the decision to put him to sleep after septic arthritis was found in his left shoulder
FRIENDS and supporters of Oakhaven Hospice met to celebrate the completion of its £350,000 refurbishment project. The eight-bed hospice in Lymington, which serves a population of nearly 100,000 in the south-eastern New Forest, has been redesigned to meet
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ONE is a military dictator who single-handedly took on the might of NATO over Kosovo. The other is a local politician stripped of her position with a Hampshire organisation in a bizarre coup. Worlds apart, you might think, but the chairman of Hampshire
EASTLEIGH Rugby Club's storage container is set to be booted out from the Bishopstoke playing fields within 12 months after civic chiefs labelled it an "eyesore." Members of the borough's Eastleigh local area committee grudgingly renewed temporary planning
AN APPEAL has gone out from police for people to be on their guard against buying designer clothes stolen in a £40,000 raid at Lymington. Detectives investigating the burglary at Sloppy Joe at Terracotta, near Lymington Quay, believe the clothes could
RESIDENTS of a Southampton tower block have been driven to action because their lifts keep breaking down. Furious people living in Canberra Towers, International Way, Weston, have demanded measures are introduced to solve the problem which has, on occasions
HAMPSHIRE'S spokesman for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned if they are ignored in their request for a reduction in fuel prices, the government risks losing at the ballot box. Colin Ward said that the issue of the fuel tax revolt is
FREDDIE Ljungberg became the latest unlikely goal-scoring hero at Highbury as Arsenal continued their increasingly confident transformation into Champions League contenders. Having edged their way past Sparta Prague and then produced a remarkable late
A new playing format for the premier division has enticed leading players from Bournemouth and Portsmouth to seek team places in the Kings Volvo Southampton Table Tennis League. With the season due to kick off next week and, with a small increase in teams
SOUTHAMPTON today took its place among Europe's shopping elite. The £295million WestQuay shopping complex was opened this morning - bringing a massive boost to the local economy. For the first time since the city was bombarded by German air raids in the
WHEN Southampton was left devastated by German bombers during the Second World War, civic leaders knew it would take years to restore its former glory. Today, after a 60-year wait, the opening of WestQuay sees the crowning moment of the city's rise from
