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Stories for 1 July 2003

Eastleigh News

Whoops! Vicar's forgotten who is getting married

A PUZZLED parson has been scouring telephone directories and pumping parishioners for information that could get a mystery Hedge End couple to the church on time. more...

Landowners' bid to evict travellers

TRAVELLERS who set up camp near a group of upmarket homes could be served an eviction order in court today. more...

Echowinchester News

Drink-driving TV star banned for 30 months

HAMPSHIRE TV presenter Alistair Stewart was today banned from the roads for 30 months and fined £2,000 for drink-driving. more...

Farehamandgosport News

Shop owner seeks justice after damage

SHE has taken seven years to establish her specialist toy business attracting customers from across the south. more...

I had to save them, says fire hero Dan

AS heroes go, Dan Davenport certainly ranks among the unlikeliest. more...

Forestandwaterside News

Vote for total hunting ban

CENTURIES of tradition in the New Forest look set to end following a vote by MPs for an outright ban on foxhunting. more...

Hampshire Business

The roadshow returns

THE Southern Daily Echo Job Scene Roadshow is back at The Guildhall, Southampton, on October 9 - destined to make it easy for companies and training providers to recruit. more...

SUPERMARKETS have featured in the headlines in recent months, both in the national press and in property journals, due to the widely reported interest in the proposed takeovers of the Safeway and Somerfield chains. more...

PR power behind staging park

AS THE curtain came down on another Power in the Park, a Hampshire public relations agency played an important role in making the event a considerable success once again. more...

Designing and building sustainable `green' houses

AN ENGINEERING and design consultancy with its headquarters in Southampton has scooped a gong for sustainable building principles and a green strategy in this year's national Building Services Awards. more...

Get networking with the Solent Enterprise hub

GET networking is the message from the Solent Enterprise Hub (SEH), which is part of an award-winning network of focal points for innovation and entrepreneurial activity in a growing number of locations across the region. more...

Tips from the top entrepreneurs

MAKING millions of pounds, creating jobs and generating wealth in the south - these are some of the key attributes that have made some of Hampshire's entrepreneurs what they are today. more...

New Bill `poses threat to jobs'

PRIVATE sector jobs and start-up businesses in the south are under threat from new competition posed by local authorities, it emerged today. more...

Hampshire Sailsolent

SOUTH COAST GEARS UP FOR FESTIVAL OF SPEED ON WATER

The South Coast is gearing up for a Festival of Speed on Water in August, as an International field of offshore powerboat racers take to the waters off Poole and the Solent to vie for winner's laurels on the 100th Anniversary of the Daily Mail British International Harmsworth Trophy. more...

Win with Sailsolent

Each month we will be offering the Sailsolent visitor's the chance to win a superb nautical prize. more...

Iow News

Tests under way to identify body in sea

THE search for a missing woman on the Isle of Wight has been called off after a body was found in the sea at Freshwater Bay. more...

Southampton Leisure

Music fit for a future king

YOU can hear music fit for a future king in Chichester next week. more...

Southampton News

Ready, get set, let's go

Up to 10,000 women are expected to take part in this year's 10th anniversary Race for Life event in Southampton on July 20. So far more than 5,000 entrants have signed up but with less than a month to go the clock is ticking . . . more...

A diverse display of balloons and blooms

MORE than 150,000 people are expected to attend a truly diverse Southampton Balloon and Flower Festival this weekend. more...

Let's slamdunk unfair trade, says MP

EVEN the legendary Harlem Globetrotters would have trouble shooting basketballs into a moving hoop while blindfolded. more...

Whoops! Vicar's forgotten who is getting married

A PUZZLED parson has been scouring telephone directories and pumping parishioners for information that could get a mystery Hedge End couple to the church on time. more...

Six schools to get new status

SIX more secondary schools in Hampshire and Southampton have won specialist status, the government has announced. more...

Honour for sailor after ship saved

A HAMPSHIRE sailor, who risked his life to stop HMS Nottingham sinking, is to be honoured for his bravery by the Navy. more...

Police pledge on merger plan

HAMPSHIRE'S chief constable has pledged that no police stations will close as a result of force restructuring due to take place next year. more...

BOY, 10, KNIFED IN KIDNAP

A BOY aged ten was stabbed repeatedly after being abducted at knifepoint as he played with pals in a Hampshire wood. more...

Cultural plans take giant step forward

AMBITIOUS plans to put Southampton on the national cultural map with the creation of a multi-million-pound arts centre in the heart of the city have taken a further step forward. more...

MRSA bug hits four patients

SERIOUSLY ill patients at Southampton General Hospital have been hit by a potentially fatal bug. more...

Drink-driving TV star banned for 30 months

HAMPSHIRE TV presenter Alistair Stewart was today banned from the roads for 30 months and fined £2,000 for drink-driving. more...

Driving into danger

In Saturday's Daily Echo, reporter Claire Moriarty took a look at some of the A36 accident black spots which have claimed the lives of 15 people. Today she highlights three other dangerous sites which have helped the notorious road to earn the nickname "Death Valley"... more...

Southampton Shipping

Size matters for Carnival

Bigger is definitely better in the international cruise industry as now there is a possibility that even Southampton's massive 150,000 ton passenger liner, Queen Mary 2 could be eclipsed in size. more...

Charity starts at sea

WIDESCALE changes are being planned in Southampton for the care of overseas crew members of vessels visiting the port. more...

City cruises into premier position

Southampton docks has revealed the name of its new cruise terminal to be opened later this year. Shipping Editor KEITH HAMILTON gets the lowdown on the port's latest developments... more...

In Port

Today's Principal Arrivals: Autofreighter, ro/ro, 0200, 201 link; P&O Nedlloyd Cook, container, 0630, 207; Queen Elizabeth 2, passenger liner, 0645, 38/9; Autosky, ro/ro, 0730, 46; Mignon, vehicle, 0730, 43; Terrier, vehicle, 0830, 36; Aida, vehicle, 1030, 34/35; Whitchallner, tanker, am, 22; Hyundai Fortune, container, 1530, 205; Boisterous, general, 1600, 102. more...

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