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Stories for 5 July 2000

Alresford Sport

A bad break for high-flying Burgess

Motorcycle road racing has a nasty habit of kicking you up the backside.  more...

Eastleigh News

Family treasure every moment

WHEN Emma's parents took her for a routine check-up, doctors found the toddler had slow repsonses but told them there was no real cause for concern.  more...

Fareham News

Fancy footwork from Pompey players at fair

FANCY footwork, face painting and maypole dancing were just some of the attractions on offer at a Fareham school summer fair.  more...

Hampshire Business

TRAVEL POUND

Today's foreign exchange rates  more...

Heath site wins approval

PLANNING consent has been obtained for development of 26 acres of land once owned by German pharmaceutical company Merck at the northern end of Mannings Heath, Poole.  more...

Hampshire Features

Website of the week

Fronted by glamorous, age-defying actress Joanna Lumley clickmango.com is visually exciting, easy to navigate, informative and entertaining.  more...

Hampshire News

Ambulances not meeting targets

HAMPSHIRE ambulance bosses have promised to reach the sick and dying more quickly, after failing to meet national targets.  more...

Lymington,Southampton,Hamble News

It's party time!

IT IS going to be one of the biggest parties ever staged in the South as up to 20,000 people, afloat and ashore, celebrate the role of the Solent as a place of work and play.  more...

Lymington,Southampton,New Forest News

Suspect escapes death sentence

THE MAN accused of killing a New Forest DNA expert will not be sentenced to death if he is found guilty.  more...

New Forest News

Satisfaction high but morale is low

A REPORT on the performance of New Forest District Council suggests that customer satisfaction is high but staff morale is low.  more...

New Forest,Romsey News

Why our Esther costs less than Saddam and Maggie Thatcher

WE all like to feel valued - but poor old Sir David Frost has just found out he's worth even less than infamous dictator Saddam Hussein and much less than Margaret Thatcher.  more...

Southampton Business

On prosperity think clusters

SCIENCE and technology-based businesses in the South are to be given a boost by the government, according to minister for trade and industry Richard Caborn.  more...

Southampton Features

Facing the future

Health reporter JULIAN VACCARI meets a courageous woman who has undergone pioneering treatment for Alzheimer's disease, and who is determined that the debilitating condition won't stop her enjoying her life to the full.  more...

Reflexology revealed. . .

CATHERINE Humphrys decided to become a reflexologist and massage therapist after her mum was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in 1997.  more...

Southampton News

Girls help young Filipinos

SOUTHAMPTON schoolgirls have raised hundreds of pounds for disadvantaged children on the other of the world.  more...

Shoreside city guide

SOUTHAMPTON is now welcoming so many cruise liners that the city council has produced a special visitor's guide aimed purely at ships' passengers.  more...

Summer squeeze crippling hospital

A SUMMER bed crisis is crippling hospital services in Southampton, as hundreds of extra patients continue to pour through the doors.  more...

SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD. . .

IT'S BEEN a year since a tragic mistake led to her death - but still the family of six-year-old Megan Watts are waiting for someone to say sorry.  more...

HMS Blyth lifts spirits at launch

IT was a big splash that went right round the world when Southampton shipbuilder, Vosper Thornycroft launched its latest Royal Navy warship yesterday.  more...

Southampton Sport

Thomas accepts Baulch selection

IWAN Thomas blames no-one but himself for missing out on individual 400 metres selection for the Spar European Cup.  more...

Hoddle signs young French starlet Tano

Saints have snapped up rising star Patrice Tano on a free transfer from Monaco.  more...

SAINTS LINK WITH JORDI

Saints are poised to move for Manchester United midfielder Jordi Cruyff if their attempt to sign Mark Draper falls through.  more...

Southampton,Fareham,Hamble News

Looking back at the South

KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues that made the headlines  more...

Southampton,Hamble Business

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

Todays arrivals and departures  more...

Totton Sport

Crockford rides through pain barrier

John Crockford didn't win either of the privateer battles in Sunday's British Superbike Championship meeting at Silverstone but he deserves a medal for even riding.  more...

Winchester,Andover News

Big brother really is watching you!

SUPPOSE you take a shopping trip to Winchester. You decide to park the car in the cattle market car park and take a leisurely stroll down the Andover Road.  more...