Bolstered by a high-flying performance last year, which saw a record 753,698 passengers pass through the terminal, and with a £3 million investment in resurfacing the runway successfully completed, BAA-owned Southampton International is one of the fastest
THERE will be a definite European atmosphere about the world's latest cruise liner when it arrives in Southampton later this month. The 48,000 ton Mistral is at present undergoing sea-trials after leaving the French shipyard Chantiers de l'Antique in
THOUSANDS of Hampshire businesses will have to pick up a massive bill when millions of telephone numbers change today. Southampton and Portsmouth area codes - currently 01703 and 01705 respectively - will both change to 023. And local telephone numbers
HORSE breeders on the Isle of Wight are celebrating after the birth of one of the world's rarest ponies. Numbers of the striking chestnut Caspian Pony, once exclusive to the Royal Stud of the Shah of Iran, were decimated during the Iranian Revolution
BRITAIN'S future in Europe was the main talking point when Tory leader William Hague made a visit to Southampton yesterday. He said the June 10 European elections would provide people with the opportunity to show where they stood on Europe and on keeping
ENVIRONMENTAL health chiefs are to investigate complaints about the level of noise from the weekend's Homelands dance festival near Winchester. Exact details of the numbers complaining about being kept awake will not be released for a few weeks, however
HISTORIC Winchester is set for a 21st century revamp costing up to £20 million. A blueprint for the major redevelopment of a key area in the heart of the city centre is due to be unveiled by planning chiefs this summer. The scheme, which is expected to
HAMPSHIRE captain Robin Smith spoke of the "devastating news" that his former team-mate and club coach Malcolm Marshall had undergone cancer surgery. Marshall underwent surgery in Birmingham's Priory Hospital at the weekend after tests confirmed a tumour
THE seven-strong judging panel for the 1999 Daily Echo Hampshire Business Awards has spent an afternoon deciding the six finalists in this year's competition. Among the criteria for the KPMG Company of the Year was good financial performance, excellence
He must be in the running for the title Britain's most spoiled pet. Herman the pampered porker lives the life of Riley at his Hampshire home with owner Jo Hutchison and the rest of her family looking after his every whim. The eight-month-old half Vietnamese
GMTV sofa queen and Daily Echo columnist Fiona Phillips spoke of her overwhelming joy this morning following the birth of her new baby boy. Speaking exclusively to The Daily Echo from her London home after leaving the Chelsea and London Hospital over
BOB SHEARER gave himself a belated 51st birthday present at Meon Valley Golf and Country Club yesterday when he notched up his second win on the European Seniors Tour. It was Shearer's birthday on Friday and he celebrated in style last night after adding
