AN international research team at Southampton University is to investigate the next generation of optical fibres, the superfine fibre used in telecommunications and data transmission. With demand for transmission capacity on optical fibre networks growing
THE Bank of Scotland in Southampton has boosted its finance team with the appointment of John Augur. Set up nine months ago, the structured finance team is headed by Alan Butterfield who said there has been high levels of demand for debt capital to fund
In Port Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Estoril, vehicle carrier, 1000, 201 link; Stavros S Niarchos, yacht, 1030, 38; Cap Triunfo, refrigerat, 1130, 104; Arethusa, yacht, AM, 26/27; Asgard II, yacht, AM, 45; Dasher, yacht, AM, 26/27; Eleanor
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HUNDREDS of people in despair failed to get through to a Southampton help line due to a desperate shortage of volunteers. The city branch of the Samaritans dealt with more than 3,000 calls during one month but could not answer another 1,000. There are
TALL Ships 2000, billed as the most spectacular sailing event in Great Britain this year, is launched today. Organisers expect thousands to flock to see the towering masts and magnificent ships berthed in Southampton's Eastern Docks and enjoy the free
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines. 50 Years Ago The post-war rationing system was about to be changed with the amount of butter going up to five ounces a week per person although there
BIG-TIME snooker rolls into town next month when Steve Davis and John Virgo go head-to-head in the Daily Echo Snooker Classic. Hampshire fans are in for a huge treat at Eastleigh's Fleming Park Leisure Centre on Thursday, May 11, when the stars of the
Basingstoke gave notice of their ambition and intent during last summer by appointing Nigel Redman as their first director of rugby. This was made possible by FIRSTPLUS, Basingstoke's major sponsors, employing Redman, so it was important the arrangement
PUPILS at Sholing Girls School hope to raise thousands of pounds for the Macmillan Cancer Fund with a sponsored fancy dress aerobic session. The whole of Year Nine gave up their free time to take part in the event held in the main hall of the school,
FROM the outside it could be any flat in an anonymous-looking concrete tower block that's a testament to the worst of 1960s architecture. But as soon as you step through the front door you're transported to another world. The lovingly handcrafted
A LIFELINE has been thrown to village banks facing closure after a U-turn by Lloyds TSB. The axe hanging over its branches in Hamble, Netley, Dibden Purlieu and Blackfield in Hampshire and Bembridge, Ventnor and Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, could be
A TRIP to the optician has provided a real eye-opener for Eastleigh insurance worker Sarah Turnbull-Ditlev. She has been handed a chance to see a different part of the world after winning a fantastic holiday worth £2,500 in Specsavers' half-price winter
A NEW Forest father whose daughter's car was trashed by thieves says there are not enough police on local streets to protect innocent citizens. Colin van Geffen, of Blackfield, says he has witnessed a steady increase in crime during the 24 years he has
GOVERNMENT plans to centralise a scheme to combat drink and drug related offences have come under fire from the Eastleigh Drug Reference Group. In Eastleigh police have made over 500 arrests for drink or drug related offences since May 1999 - with over
SOUTHAMPTON residents, concerned at the disruption caused by students, have welcomed proposals for new laws that might help reduce the number of student houses. Many people living in the Polygon area of the city have said that they are living in a "student
ANGRY Winchester residents who have been demanding traffic calming measures for the past ten years are upset by the lack of action from the city council. Robert Hodgkinson, and residents from St John's Street are fed-up with their road being used as a
A WEEK today Shane Warne makes his much-heralded debut for Hampshire amid the biggest glare of publicity the county has ever known. Warne Fever has hit the South Coast already with Shane shirts selling like hot cakes. And to celebrate the arrival of the
Jason Plato handed Derek Warwick the win he had craved in the first Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship race of the season at Brands Hatch. Plato flew the Vauxhall Vectra flag proudly over a drama-packed Feature Race, extended from 28 to 33 laps
SOME of the world's finest ice skaters stepped out on a unique rink in Southamp-ton to promote their latest show. The members of the Russian Ice Stars opened Peter Pan on Ice at the city's Mayflower Theatre last night. Peter Pan (Oleg Tataurov) Hook (
