In Port Today's principal arrivals: Inka Dede, container, 0145, Con Term; Hyundai Highness, container, 0330, 207; Atlantic Breeze, vehicle carrier, 0700, 40; Discovery, oceanography, 1000, 26; Spes, vehicle carrier, 1100, 201; Hoo Kestrel, general, 1200
A prestigious national award has been presented to Southampton maritime expert Peter Boyd-Smith who owns Cobwebs, the ocean liner memorabilia shop in the city's Northam Road. Peter carried off the award for the number one collectable shop in the UK and
POLICE say drivers are dicing with death by flouting a ban on right turns at a notorious New Forest junction. Motorists are cutting across the path of petrol tankers and other vehicles travelling at speeds of up to 60mph. The potentially lethal manoeuvres
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago Opening hours of Southampton shops were causing anger. "The majority of shops close at lunchtime and on one half-day a week, which is extremely
IT was the moment that Southampton scientists had been waiting for with bated breath for five years. Just before 12.15pm yesterday, an unmanned rocket carrying a payload of two identical satellites successfully blasted away in a plume of fire from a Russian
ELDERLY bus passeners living in Nursling, near Southampton, fear they will be left high and dry when their vital local service is scrapped. The group of residents, who rely on the number nine First Bus service from Hillyfields off Redbridge Lane to Lordshill
Hampshire Young Cricketers need to beat Middlesex in their final two-day group match, starting at Bournemouth Sports Club today, to stand any chance of progressing to the ECB Under-19 County Championship quarter-finals. Although they swept to handsome
There will be a new look to the Saints side when they run out for Saturday's final pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad at The Dell. The club will be launching a new third kit which they will wear for the first time against the Spanish side. It is
SOUTHAMPTON speedway ace Shaun Woodhouse justified his favourite tag in the Under-19 British League South West Individual Championship at Southampton by claiming victory. He recorded a 20-point maximum to lead home Horspath's Dave Beesley and Poole's
IWAN Thomas believes he is unlikely to fall victim of a Roger Black-style snub following the weekend's Olympic Trials. Although Southampton's European and Commonwealth 400 metres champion has pulled out of the Birmingham showdown to allow himself more
IT worked for British record holder Kriss Akabusi. Now aspiring 400 metres hurdler Robert Lewis is discovering the magic of Thornhill coaching wizard Mike Smith. The lean, mean, 6ft 4in running machine has not looked back since moving south from his home
Police and motoring groups today called for new measures to protect business motorists after a study showed they face a higher risk of accidents than other drivers. Managers who drive between appointments typically travel 2.8 per cent faster than the
A NEW broom has swept through a Southampton estate - literally - as residents pulled together to clean up the reputation of their area. Families on the Mandela Way estate in Shirley gathered to clear litter and rubbish from around their homes - and managed
RESIDENTS in a "neglected'' area of Fareham are celebrating a European cash boost. Fareham Community Action will use the £5,900 grant to assess needs in north-west Fareham, which it describes as one of the most neglected areas of the town. The eight-week
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HUNDREDS of Hampshire opera lovers caught up in a traffic nightmare on their way to a concert by singing star Lesley Garrett could at last be in line for a mass ticket refund. A landmark legal victory yesterday may now open the floodgates for hundreds
A SHOPKEEPER who has had more than £100,000 worth of clothing stolen in less than two years is calling for a speeding up of closed circuit television cameras to catch the crooks. More than £25,000 of men's designer suits vanished from Elliotts's High
THE FAMILY of dead millionaire motorcycle dealer John Potter is standing by him over child sex allegations involving teenage boys. Mr Potter - the man behind Southampton Harley Davidson dealer Dockgate 20 - was found dead in the garage of his home by
CHILDREN of all ages will be flying in Netley's Royal Victoria Country Park next weekend, at its annual hobbies extravaganza. Having a go with a model plane will be just one of the activities visitors to the park will be able to try on August 19 and 20
TRAIN bosses have admitted that an accident on Hampshire's Watercress Line that injured six passengers was caused by an engine being on the wrong track. Paramedics were called to the scene of the incident in Alresford after a steam engine crashed into
EASTLEIGH anglers are being urged to take more care following the death of a duckling which swallowed a discarded fishing hook. RSPCA officials were called to Lakeside Countryside Park after a member of the public came across the stricken bird which had
Warm, sunny conditions and hard pitches helped produce a Hampshire League run glut, with 15 batsmen tucking into centuries. Simon Buckingham's unbeaten 160 in Hook & Newnham's towering 304-1 against County Division 3 whipping boys Fordingbridge was
THERE'S a real buzz in the air as the "festival village" for the world's biggest youth sporting event starts to take shape in Southampton. In eight days' time, the outdoor Sports Centre at Bassett will be filled with 7,200 young people from across Britain
