KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines.

50 Years Ago Mayoress Mrs Blanchard placed the first stitch in a 9ft by 4ft embroidered picture commemorating Southampton's role in D-Day.

Southampton Motor Auction Mart organised a sale of "pre-war well cared-for cars with original coachwork and interiors.''

40 Years Ago The Brook Brothers, stars of BBC's Saturday Club, made a personal appearance at Henry's Record Shop in St Mary Street and were then on stage at Southampton's Royal Pier Pavilion. Also in the show were Johnny Spencer and The Casuals, and Anne Beverley with The Strangers.

30 Years Ago An orange tree, complete with fruit, destined for a London exhibition arriv-ed in Southampton docks on board the ferry Hispania from Bilbao.

The American-based group operating former liner Queen Elizabeth as a tourist attraction in Florida said it was bankrupt.

20 Years Ago A nationwide industrial dispute again meant no copies of the Daily Echo were available on the streets of Southampton.

On the world stage Presi-dent Tito of Yugoslavia died aged 87, and four hostages were released from the Iranian Embassy siege in London.

10 Years Ago Hampshire was facing the prospect of having a new parish which was 80 miles away in the English Channel.

The island of Alderney said it was so financially hard-up a scheme was put forward for Hampshire County Council to take it under its wing.

Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.