LAW firm Trethowan Woodford has appointed James Humphery as head of the employment division in Southampton. Mr Humphrey has been with the company for 18 years and moves to Southampton from the firm's Salisbury office as Trethowan Woodford continues its
SOUTH Coast-based regional law firm Lester Aldridge has appointed Robert Camping, pictured right, as its new director of personnel and administration. He has joined the firm from the Defence Communication Services Agency in Wiltshire where he was director
THE South East England Development Agency today set out as its top priority to reverse "chronic under-investment" in people, transport links and cutting edge business communications. It unveiled plans to encourage a new culture of life-long training among
MAPPING from Southampton-based Ordnance Survey is set to take on an increasingly important role in the future. Pam Warhurst, chair of the National Access Forum said the mapping will be crucial if the government's wish to encourage greater public access
EVERYONE from Madonna to walking milkshake bottles and disco divas took part in one of the South's longest-running carnivals last night. Spectators turned out in force to the 120th Titchfield Carnival, with numbers close to 20,000 as the village near
SOUTHAMPTON youngsters are celebrating an £18,000 National Lottery grant to upgrade their favourite play area. Weston Adventure Playground, a charity based at the Kingsclere Avenue site, will use the money to design a two-storey building on stilts over
WINCHESTER'S Guildhall hosted the 90th birthday celebrations of the Hampshire branch of the British Red Cross. In 1909, the inaugural meeting of the branch took place at the same location, and current members used the anniversary to reflect on the dedication
As the beef row with France intensifies, Daily Echo reporter Martin Halfpenny gauges reaction in Hampshire. He finds that customers are buying British farm produce to make a stand. HAMPSHIRE'S 1,200 full-time farmers have been having a lean time in the
SOME of Southampton's most exclusive homes could be demolished to make way for eight-storey blocks of flats, the Daily Echo can reveal. Three houses off Bassett Avenue, Bassett, estimated to be worth £500,000 each, and situated in four acres of gardens
GRIMSBY manager Alan Buckley would welcome back his trio of key injured men with open arms - not that his squad has done badly without them. It's acknowledged that the Mariners have one of the smallest squads in the division, the archetypal shoestring
NINE-man Wellow staged what must rate the comeback of the season in the Fanstone Southampton League Junior 1. Wellow had two sent off AND trailed to two Mill Hill goals from Martin Sinclair and new signing Dean Cassells (ex BTC). But Mill Hill then made
Hassan Kachloul fears a knee injury may deny him the chance to relive one of the most emotional games of his life. When Saints made the short trip to Wimbledon for the final away fixture of last season, they took more than 10,000 fans to Selhurst Park
In port Today's principal Southampton arrivals: African Highway, vehicle carrier, 0200, 201; Estoril, vehicle carrier, 0530, 201; Porgy, vehicle carrier, 0630, 0630, 40; Feeder Captain, vehicle carrier, 0730, 30; Figaro, ro-ro, 0730, 43/44; Hockenheim
Former England cricket captain and TV celebrity David Gower is to perform the opening ceremony at Chartered Accountants BKL Weeks Green's prestigious new offices in Chandler's Ford next Tuesday. BKL Weeks Green has moved from its offices in Winchester
WRONG lubricating oil in a winch was to blame for an accident on board the Southampton superliner Arcadia in which an officer was hit on the head by a spinning handle. The accident happened when a routine lifeboat recovery exercise went wrong, says the
SINGER Cliff Richard has helped make sure it's everyone for tennis at schools all round the New Forest. More than 1,500 primary pupils in the district were able to take part in the Cliff Richard Tennis Trail - a free scheme aiming to encourage the sport
HAMPSHIRE'S poppy appeal got off to a flying start when a Beaver plane flew over the grounds of Winchester Cathedral and dropped poppy petals. Among those covered in the flowers - famous for growing in Flanders fields where the horrific trench battles
A FIRST-year student at Southampton University has fallen victim to the potentially lethal brain bug meningitis. A university spokesman confirmed the woman, who is not being named at the request of her parents, fell ill at the weekend while away from
THEY turned back the clock at Eastleigh over the weekend to remember that golden day when Olympic medal star Mary Peters launched the town's new sporting life. Then hailed as "Britain's Golden Girl" of athletics she was still fresh from her triumph of
STEVE CLARIDGE travels to Grimsby tonight in the mood to show why he should be the man to partner Lee Bradbury on a long-term basis. The veteran striker is bristling at being written off by many after suffering a knee injury which put his season on hold
