In Port Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Tepozteco II, vehicle carrier, 0130, 43; Arroyofrio Dos, ro-ro, 0200, 30; Arcadia, cruise liner, 0645, 106; Autoline, vehicle carrier, 0700, 105; Hoo Creek, general, 0700, 102/3; City of Paris, ro-ro, 1000
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines. 50 Years Ago Southampton Edwardian Old Time Dancing Club was holding a ball at the Guildhall featuring Lena Cook and her full stage orchestra. The
AN OIL spill caused by a hotel could spell disaster for a Hamp-shire beauty spot. The serious spill saw huge amounts of diesel oil leaking into the upper reaches of the River Hamble, near Wickham. Environmental officers are unable to say how much oil
EX-BOXING champ Barry McGuigan helped give a Southampton care home for young cancer sufferers a punchy new look. Barry dropped by at the home, run by national charity Challenging Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia (CLIC), to lend a hand in giving it a more
A COUPLE who blocked a public footpath near their New Forest home have avoided jail by backing down at the eleventh hour. Ann and Keith Gillingham had been given two weeks to remove a 5ft-high gate and concrete post at the centre of a bitter 15-year neighbour
A HAMPSHIRE butcher who refused to go metric is celebrating his victory over bureaucracy after a red tape revolt. Russell Duke was backed by hundreds of supporters in his stand against switching to metric measurements. Mr Duke had just 28 days to switch
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to allow a furniture company to take over a disused warehouse has raised fears that nearby residents could be hit by noise. Following pressure from people who live nearby, council officials are to monitor background noise levels after
WINCHESTER MP Mark Oaten has been appointed joint chairman of a new parliamentary group on adoption. Mr Oaten has campaigned to improve adoption services. Last year he received a death threat after he put forward a private member's bill to protect foreign
SAINTS striker Kevin Davies has crept into the Carling Opta attackers chart after his opening goal at The Dell in Saturday's 2-0 victory over relegation favourites Watford. The former Chesterfield ace, who failed to impress after his big-money move to
Lordshill teenager David Porter began his defence of McEvoy Trophy in magnificent style at Copt Heath yesterday. The Stoneham Club golfer, hoping to become the first player to retain the national under-18 trophy for the first time in 20 years, shot rounds
THESE are the delightful expressions of children who benefit from a lifeline in the New Forest. The New Forest Opportunity Group provides an environment of fun and challenging activities for youngsters with disabilities. But the dedicated team of volunteers
ONE of the last survivors of the Titanic tragedy is calling for a museum in Southampton dedicated to the disaster. Millvina Dean was just nine weeks old when she and her family boarded the ill-fated liner on her maiden voyage for a new life in "the land
DETECTIVES are hunting a man-and-boy team who distracted a pensioner in a Southampton supermarket before stealing her purse. Police said a dark-haired man engaged the 79-year-old woman in conversation by the fruit-and -veg department of Sainsbury in Park
HAMBLE Internet company Shops Direct Inter-national has secured £500,000 capital finance injection to make it the biggest on-line shopping site in Europe. The deal is the first step in a multi-stage plan to raise several million pounds to fund growth
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HUNDREDS of thousands of people have used a helpline to find out about Saturday's phone number change, which will affect almost every resident in Southampton and Portsmouth. Since the beginning of the month, 30,000 people nationwide have rung the hotline
A TWO-YEAR battle to open the last link of a key distributor road in the Hythe area should soon be over. The final northern stretch of Challenger Way at Dibden was initially blocked when a developer put a fence across it and demanded a £50,000 fee from
THE millennium visions of Winchester residents will be revealed in a new series of community discussions to be launched by the city council. Local pubs, clubs, village halls and schools will be the venue of the events, which follow five successful high-profile
SHANE WARNE wants to make Hampshire "one big happy family" - and his spell at the club got off to a smiley start at Essex yesterday. Warne only touched down in the early hours of Tuesday morning but already he's had a big effect at the cricket club. The
THE DAWN of Hampshire's brave new era needed just a little bit of help from some experienced old hands to push the sun up over the horizon. According to the script Shane Warne and Alan Mullally were supposed to illuminate and bedazzle. It turned out not
HOW MUCH would Pompey like to spoil Charlton's promotion party Quite a bit, actually. Tony Pulis's side would love to turn Good Friday into a Black Friday and delay the Charlton celebrations a bit more while being able to hold a little party of their
FAREHAM Borough Council has recognised two of its community stalwarts by naming them as Citizens of Honour 2000. Modest winners George Loftus and Nell Wycherley said they were thrilled after being selected from 17 nominees - but both expressed surprised
IT WAS Southampton's glamorous night of nights, a magical evening of music and memories in the midst of the splendour of the world's newest superliner. Sold out within hours, tickets for the dazzling event were the hottest in town and for the audience
POLICE investigating a frightening hold-up at a Hampshire petrol station have released closed circuit television footage of the thieves who tied up a female cashier and threatened her with a knife. It has been revealed that the 47-year-old cashier, who
