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FOR years Southampton has been crying out for an attraction to give the city its elusive "Wow" factor. Now that dream looks set to become a reality with city chiefs planning to build a multi-million-pound heritage centre with the tragic tale of Titanic

It seems all liners are made abroad these days. But one dining room in Southampton has become a mini shipyard where an exact replica of the Titanic is being painstakingly constructed by Ron Woodward. Ron, 77, has been working on the model for two

A UNIQUE collection from the Titanic bought for just £102 last month is likely to fetch up to £50,000 at an auction. The archive, which includes a White Star Line staff badge, a steward's leather memo pad case, a pocket watch and a postcard, originally

A LETTER written by a Titanic passenger which was used as a bookmark for years was sold at auction yesterday for £13,000. The A4 page was sold still in its envelope, bearing a penny stamp and postmarked only three days before the liner struck an iceberg

Campaign launched to keep NomadicA PETITION has been started to save the last White Star Line vessel still afloat. The ageing SS Nomadic and its sister tender Traffic were built in 1911 for use as tenders for Olympic and Titanic. The rust-eaten

IT could be the most expensive bookmark in history. A letter from a passenger on board Titanic is expected to raise up to £20,000 when it goes under the hammer next month. The true worth of the folded A4 piece of paper only came to light when Christian

FOR the first time ever, The Anvil's Christmas pantomime will be Peter Pan - the enduring story of the boy who never grew old. Undoubtedly, one of the most famous and best-loved stories for children, Peter Pan is an unforgettable, magical fantasy that

FOR fans of the tango dance, this show is a feast of flying feet, thrilling music, and glamorous costumes. This Argentinian company features four excellent musicians on piano, bass, accordion and violin, ten terrific dancers, and a vocalist. Unfortunately

LAWRIE McMenemy did the honours and cut the ribbon, opening a new and innovative educational centre for autistic sufferers in Hampshire, writes Melanie Adams. Volunteers and supporters of the Hampshire Autistic Society turned out to celebrate the opening

The date is February, 1955 and guests at the annual dinner dance of the Inner Wheel Club of Southampton are resplendent in white tie and tails and the latest style in evening gowns. Music for the evening, held at the former Polygon Hotel in Southampton

MORE than £100,000 in funding has been allocated to New Forest organisations with inspirational ideas linked to the theme of sustainability. An eco-dormitory for school children, a photography scheme for people with mental health issues and a green energy

A CHILD prodigy writer from America paid a visit to pupils in the New Forest to spread her love for creative writing. Seven-year-old author and poet Adora Svitak - who can type 60 words a minute, reads up to three books a day, and has written more than

A HAMPSHIRE school is to offer 24-hour teaching for its pupils in a bid to improve truancy rates. From next September Bridgemary School in Gosport, which has one of the worst truancy rates in the country, will be open from 7am to 10pm and offer on-line

HIGHWAYS agency bosses have admitted they were "disappointed" after just a handful of people turned-up to a public exhibition outlining jam-busting plans for the M27. The five-hour exhibition, staged at Portchester Parish Hall, on Friday, attracted just

ABOUT 40 firefighters battled a huge roof fire which started in a large detached house in Stockbridge early yesterday. Crews from Winchester, Eastleigh, Andover, Stockbridge and Sutton Scotney were called at 12.50am to the fire in Old London Road. It

I notice one of my ex-youth players at The Dell, Chris Wilder, who is managing at Halifax, has been linked with another Conference national club, Cambridge United. This got me thinking. Would you believe, nine of the current 92 league managers once

Last week I had to drive 200 miles 'Up-North' (Well it was north of Winchester and Winchester is in the Midlands!) This, of course meant I had to do some motorway driving. During the course of the trip I passed four accidents, each one with its attendant

WHEN push comes to shove, there is one thing guaranteed to get you out of a hole in football - goalscorers. That's why they cost so much more than any other position, both in terms of transfer fees and wages. Goals are the elusive key to football. Without

A 20-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent following an incident in Campbell Road, Eastleigh. Terence Parnell, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody and will appear at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday. Last Thursday

Shane Warne believes Chris Benham is a future Hampshire captain. Benham struck 158, the highest one-day score by a Hampshire player for a decade, as the Hawks beat the Glamorgan Dragons by 151 runs in the Pro40 play off at the Rose Bowl. Warne said

EVERY day, we hear from people who have been waiting up to three years to get a digital hearing aid free from the NHS. We estimate that up to half a million people in England are in this appalling situation. As the national charity for deaf and hard

HAD the defence secretary taken notice of letters published in the Daily Echo, including mine, we would not now be bogged down in a un-winable war with both our own and Nato soldiers at high risk and casualties mounting. The fact is the population depends

YOU will be aware of the public debate on childhood and 'junk culture' that has been dominating the media and which, as I write, is still reverberating around the world's media. Author of Toxic Childhood Sue Palmer and I together conceived and initiated

Chris Benham has thanked Shane Warne for helping him overcome the fear factor. Benham has come of age as a fixture in the Hampshire top order in the last six weeks and ended a memorable season with his career-best 158 in front of the Sky cameras to lead

Shane Warne has vowed to return to Hampshire for at least one more season - and hopes to end his career at the Rose Bowl. The 37-year-old completed his fourth season with the county and his third as captain by leading the Hawks to the Pro40 first division

Eastleigh plan to report referee Andy Williams to the FA after the Hereford official sensationally dismissed three Spitfires players and manager Paul Doswell in Saturday's stormy 3-1 defeat at Newport County. Ex-Saints trio Francis Benali, David Hughes

HAMPSHIRE will be among the first areas in the country to be switched to a £740m next generation telephone network. Phone giant BT has outlined plans to invest £740m over the next five years to provide the south east with a communications network enabling

A ROW over the impact of the national minimum wage has broken out after an employers' group claimed 78,000 retail jobs were lost last year as a result of an increase in the statutory rate. The British Retail Consortium said there was clear evidence that

Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Maersk Wind, roro, 0700, 34/35; Galicia, vehicle, 1145, 106; CEC Oceanic, roro, 2230, 102; Euphoria, container, pm, 205; Maris, cargo, pm, 204w; Equuleus Leader, vehicle, pm, 34/35. Today's principal Southampton

EIGHT people have appeared in court following a major police crackdown on alleged drug dealers in the New Forest. They all appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court to face charges connected with supplying cocaine. No pleas were entered during the

George Burley praised his "top notch" goalscorers as Saints chalked up a fourth successive league and cup win at the weekend. Two goals from the Championship's leading scorer Grzegorz Rasiak and one from Rudi Skacel enabled Saints to jump above Burnley

THOUSANDS of Hindus across Hampshire have been celebrating one of their most colourful and energetic festivals this week. The festival of Navratri, meaning nine nights, is being celebrated by Gujarati Hindus both at home and at the Vedic Society Hindu

HE was once the West's public enemy number one. Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadaffi was one of the most controversial figures on the world stage during the 1970s, 80s and 90s. While making himself unpopular with the US and the UK, he liked nothing

GRZEGORZ Rasiak was back to inflict more misery on Burnley at the weekend. The in-form Polish striker was booed throughout by the Turf Moor fans who still remember an incident during a match for Derby in August 2005. On that occasion Clarets defender

Organisers of Southampton Boat Show are today toasting one of most successful shows ever. During the week of the event 118,000 visitors flocked to the city to see just about everything to do with boats. The Southampton Boat Show also enjoyed record

A HAMPSHIRE mosque has again been targeted in a racist attack. Racist graffiti was daubed on the wall of the Albirr Masjid mosque in Basingstoke over the weekend. A man attending the Sarum Hill mosque for prayers between 9pm and 10pm on Saturday discovered

Thousands of motorists were caught up in tailbacks last night as they tried to leave a huge motorbike event in Hampshire. More than 40,000 people attended the MotoCross of Nations, described as 'the Olympics of MotoCross', near Winchester. But as they

Organisers from one of the world's most famous carnival procession helped to ensure the Thornhill Carnival Parade in Southampton was every bit as spectacular. During the past few months members of Notting Hill Carnival have been working with local community

THE early Monday morning knock on the door today was the signal for one of the biggest mine clearance operations in peacetime. For the community living around the giant former HMS Daedalus Royal Naval air base at Lee-on-the-Solent were being put on a

POLICE initially thought the death of a man found in his Bursledon home with his throat slashed may have been suspicious. Olayinka Abisogun, 50, a security guard, of Hazel Close, was found in his kitchen on April 21 after friends and neighbours grew

LAWRIE McMenemy did the honours and cut the ribbon, opening a new and innovative educational centre for autistic sufferers in Hampshire. Volunteers and supporters of the Hampshire Autistic Society turned out to celebrate the opening of the new resource