SPACEWAY South's storage advisory centre at Romsey, SAC, is helping to shed light on computer system assembly for up-and-coming Hampshire firm, SPD. New benches supplied by the Romsey company have provided purpose-built workstations and extra lighting
FORMER Southampton businessman and a past director of the Chamber of Commerce, with a life-long interest in politics, Ray Rayner has become president of the Romsey Conservative Association. He takes over from Sir David Price who has resigned through family
A CITY street fair could become an annual event, after revellers partied to a free musical extravaganza. Oxford Street, Southampton, was the venue for a spectacular selection of street acts that kept the party-goers enteretained throughout the day. The
RESIDENTS in two Southampton streets were evacuated from their homes after a gas cylinder burst into flames inside a van. A welder at Southern Auctioneers in Regents Park narrowly escaped injury in the fire, which happened as he was about to use a blow
MOTORISTS aren't the only ones affected by roadworks on the M27 in Hampshire. Snakes, which normally lurk on the motorway banks, are being moved on gently lest they find themselves under a worker's boot. Graeme Skinner, 39, a father-of-two, is the freelance
NEWPORT'S long search for a striker finally came to fruition yesterday when they completed the £4,000 signing of former Bashley, Havant and Waterlooville hitman Steve Tate from Weymouth. The move reunites 30-year-old Tate with Island boss Tony Mount who
Hampshire clay pigeon sharp shooter Richard Faulds blew his opposition away to take the Embassy World Sporting Championship as he prepares for the Sydney Olympics. In a field of 600 internationals two days of consistent shooting saw Andover-based Faulds
TEAM Solent were left to reflect on what might have been as their brief stay in the British Men's League Division 1 finally came to an end at Barnet Copthall on Sunday. Stuart Fricker's troops looked anything but relegation candidates as they gave the
SAINTS superfan Arthur Smith got a sneak preview of the club's new ground when he was special guest of chairman Rupert Lowe. Arthur, 84, has been a Saints supporter for 73 years since he first stepped through the gates of The Dell as a young schoolboy
SOUTHAMPTON's popular Over 50s Festival, now in full swing, is a national trailblazer. For the city is unique in staging such an event for its 50-plus population. The seeds for the extravaganza were sown about 25 years ago with a one-day event of stalls
SAINTS stars, Premiership goal action, a virtual reality video and a penalty shoot out were just part of the entertainment laid on at the QEII Terminal in Southampton Docks for more than 750 Hampshire business leaders, to introduce new corporate hospitality
PLANS for Rolls-Royce to base its new headquarters on the South Coast are moving swiftly ahead, with the company set to apply for planning permission within the next few weeks. Building could start on the £60 million project next spring. Architects' drawings
MOTOR finance specialist Carlyle Finance, has appointed Karen Woolgar to be branch manager in Southampton, responsible for managing business development throughout Hampshire. She joins Carlyle Finance from Wagon Finance in Southampton where she was also
NIGHTCLUB bosses will come face to face with angry residents plagued by late-night noise - thanks to the Daily Echo. Residents in the Polygon in Southampton have complained that alcohol-fuelled trouble from clubbers has been making their lives a misery
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago An Alresford man had a painful experience during a visit to the fun fair being staged on Southampton Common. "The man threw a ball at a
IN EARLIER times it was more used to flying into action but one historic aircraft arrived in Southampton docks by ship. Cargo of every shape and size is shipped into Great Britain by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessels that regularly call at Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON docks is big business and business doesn't come much bigger these days than the luxurious, over-the-top world of the American s-t-r-e-t-c-h limo. The port is now a major entry point for the outrageously-ostentatious vehicles which are turning
AN inquiry is under way today after a steam engine struck five packed carriages on the Watercress Line, one of Hampshire's top tourist attractions. Two hundred and fifty passengers were involved in the drama when Gordon the engine crashed into the back
A MISPLACED sign and poor organisation caused hundreds of opera fans to miss an outdoor concert starring legendary singer Lesley Garrett, a court was told. Furious music-lovers queued for up to four hours through eight miles of tailbacks after a direction
THE parents of a Hampshire judo enthusiast who has vanished without trace have today issued a heartfelt plea for their son to get in touch. Devastated Chris and Colin Goble have been baffled by the sudden disappearance of keen sportsman Stephen last month
Saints are today sweating on the results of an X-ray amid fears that Francis Benali may have broken a leg for the second time in less than two months. Benali hobbled off five minutes from the end of last night's 2-1 win for the Reserves in a friendly
ADAM VAUGHAN's courageous battle against the life-threatening cystic fibrosis disease has just taken him to new heights as a golfer. The 15-year-old Weston Park schoolboy from Sholing has carried off the prize for best nett score in the Southampton Golf
