EMPLOYEE relations adviser Quinox has signed an agreement with personality profiling experts Thomas International to offer profiling to southern companies and organisations. Romsey-based human relations adviser Helen Clarke said: "Personality profiling
In Port Today's principal arrivals: Arcadia, cruise liner, 0645, 106; Areti, general cargo, 0700, Marchwood; P&O Nedlloyd Hudson, 0700, 206; Goodwood, car carrier, 0730, 201; Grande Brasile, ro-ro, 1000, 202; Sea Centurion, ro-ro, 1130, Marchwood;
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago Hampshire coach and ferry companies said they had experienced the busiest weekend since the end of the war. "On the Totton by-pass vehicles
A SOUTHAMPTON sign company has launched a campaign to back Southampton General Hospital's Wessex Heartbeat charity. Fastsigns, based in London Road, is asking customers and passers-by to sign a giant banner cheque, which is on display, and make a donation
AN EVENING stroll beside a Hampshire river turned into a scene from a horror movie when a group of walkers were attacked by a 1,000-strong swarm of wasps. The seven walkers, including a two-year-old and two ten-year-olds, had to flee in terror as the
THE SWITCH has been flicked on a new motorway traffic light system - but time will tell as to what impact it will have on easing congestion. Junction 3 of the M27 is the first to have traffic lights in operation as part of a trial to see if they hold
LYMINGTON & New Milton have been dealt a crushing blow just two weeks before the start of the new Jewson Wessex League season. Midfielder Darren Reeks broke his leg in two places following a block tackle in Saturday's highly physical 1-1 friendly
Saints today breathed a sigh of relief with the news that Uwe Rosler's foot injury is not as bad as they feared. Rosler limped off after 47 minutes of Saturday's 2-1 win at Wolves after taking a kick from Oxford trialist Mark Watson in front of goal.
A COUPLE who battered the opposition have decided to call it a day after more than a decade of serving some of the best fish and chips in Southampton. Peter and Barbara Luke once scooped a best value award from the Daily Echo for their Tasty Plaice shop
HAMPSHIRE company Uni-Poly has sold its specialist manufacturing company Dunlop Oil and Marine to a German company for an undisclosed sum. The deal was arranged through Winchester-based UniPoly's Luxem-bourg and Dutch companies, and the UK-based supplier
A MURDER inquiry was under way today after a four-year-old boy was found stabbed to death at his Hampshire home. The child was rushed to hospital after emergency services were called to a townhouse at The Shrub-bery, in the Brockhurst area of Gosport,
A BRAVE postmaster scared off three men who tried to rob a Southampton post office. The man stopped one of the raiders as he tried to climb the security screen and then chased the trio through the streets as they fled empty-handed from the scene. Police
LIKE most milkmen, Barry Fielder has grown used to the odd nip from protective pooches as he carries out his daily round. But nothing could have prepared him for his latest early-morning encounter. As he bent down to pop a pint on a doorstep, a metre-long
Sparsholt's bowlers took a fearful pounding twice over as their bid for National Village Championship glory and their unbeaten Southern Premier League record were shattered in the space of 24 hours. They lost by seven wickets to Old Basing on Saturday
HURRICANE ALBERTO made his appearance over the Atlantic as the first tropical storm of the season, but no forecaster would have predicted the tornado that blew Derbyshire away. Hurricane Will flattened Derbyshire Scorpions in a vortex of swirling bat
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RIVERDANCE legend Michael Flatley has sent a good luck message to youngsters in a Southampton dance troupe who are following in his footsteps at the Over-50s Festival. Mavis Daniels School of Dance in Woolston received an internet message from the Irish
MOST marriages begin on a high. But one Hampshire couple could be on cloud nine quite literally when they spend their honeymoon hiking thousands of feet up Britain's highest mountains. Forget relaxing in the sun, Mike Sharpe and Maria Baker are both keen
DRINKERS in three Hampshire pubs had the shock of their lives when the Queen Mother popped in for a pint on her 100th birthday. But their disbelief was justified when they discovered that Her Majesty was in fact 87-year-old Queen Mum lookalike Gladys
After struggling to find the net in pre-season, Saints finally took their chances with Wolves. It all began to click into place as the promising pattern was at last matched by an end product as Glenn Hoddle's men chalked up their first warm-up win over
AN APPEAL was launch-ed today to raise funds for a £960,000 gymnastics complex that will support thousands of young sports enthusiasts. Backers from the Dynamo School of Gymnastics are desperate to raise £240,000 to get the state-of-the-art centre up
