HOPE, the South's leading medical research charity, has appointed the Southampton office of BDO Stoy Hayward as its auditor and professional advisor. Hope, formerly the Wessex Medical Trust, has just had a record breaking year when it raised £2 million
In Port Today's Southampton arrivals: Hual Trinita, vehicle carrier, 0100, 40; Celtic King, container, 0200, Con term; Angela J, container, 0300, 204E; Lotte Sif, container, 0500, 204; Danube, container, 0700, 205; Bujin, vehicle carrier, 0730, 34/35;
A SOUTHAMPTON man killed his younger brother after striking him with such force he suffered fatal brain damage, a court was told today. After he had attacked him, he left him on a sofa before calling an ambulance the next morning, a jury at Winchester
COUNCIL chiefs today promised action to stop the desecration of graves at a Southampton cemetery. The pledge comes after an emotional demonstration by around 35 protesters outside St Mary's Extra cemetery in Sholing yesterday. Residents held up traffic
A BITTER row over the future of a historic Hampshire tourist attraction has heated up, with grass-roots councillors vowing to square up to civic bosses. Parish councillors have thrown their weight behind the campaign to save Bursledon Windmill, the future
WINCHESTER residents support plans for a major new £3 million library in the heart of the city - but they don't want to lose precious parking spaces. This is the message they have sent to city councillors, who are to thrash out the issue at a planning
FURIOUS Cherries manager Mel Machin has opened old wounds by launching a blistering verbal attack on his predecessor Tony Pulis. Machin has accused Portsmouth boss Pulis of making a back-door approach for Eddie Howe after revealing to a local radio station
Matthew Le Tissier won't be rushed back into first-team action as he struggles to overcome a nagging series of injuries. New Saints boss Glenn Hoddle is desperate to have the crowd favourite fully fit and firing but he is also determined to avoid bringing
SAINTS RES 1 SPURS RES 1 Welcome to Southampton! Glenn Hoddle got an early lesson on life at The Dell as he watched the reserves throw away victory with a last-minute equaliser. Saints looked comfortably in control thanks to a 58th-minute goal from Dani
SCHOOLCHILDREN are to benefit from a new road safety scheme, backed by Eastliegh MP David Chidgey. Pupils of Fair Oak Junior School were given free reflective armbands designed to increase their visibility and reduce the risk of accidents. The nationwide
THE name of Turner Southern has been well established in the South's construction industry but the Park Gate-based firm has taken on a new name for the new century. Now known as TSL Construction, the company has enjoyed substantial growth since a mangement
FANCY sailing around the world on a luxury cruise liner and getting paid for it If you do, Southampton-based Princess Cruises, part of the huge P&O shipping empire, would like to hear from you. Cruising is booming, bigger and more exciting ships are
THE Southampton office of Harrison Cowley has been appointed to handle national and trade public relations for Petersfield-based Neural Technologies, an artificial intelligence and advanced technology supplier, providing business solutions to organisations
TO celebrate its centenary, Hampshire estate agent Pearsons has pledged to raise a minimum of £20,000 by the end of the year for Hampshire charity Wessex Heartbeat. Pearsons has 15 offices in the region, and launched its centenary appeal by guaranteeing
THE DUKE of York will visit Southampton on April 6 to officially name the Jubilee Sailing Trust's latest vessel Tenacious. More than 1,000 guests and loyal supporters of the trust, many of whom have built the ship themselves, are expected to turn out
SHE will be following the epic horseback journey taken by one of the most famous soldiers of all time. And daredevil deputy head Jane Horton isn't scared of anything - apart from scorpions. The 50-year-old mum of two is to follow the treacherous desert
POLICE are hunting a weedy robber who snatched a pensioner's purse after politely asking her for change. A computer-generated image of the thief's face was released today as detectives stepped up the hunt to catch the purse snatcher. WPc Rachel Hallam
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines. 50 years ago Members of local Brown-ie packs presented their annual pantomime, Cind-erella, at the Thistle Hall in Testwood. The production involving
A BOYS' football team has been kept on the sidelines after methane gas was discovered on their ground. In fact, the 150 soccer-mad youngsters of Ranvilles Rangers Youth Football Club haven't kicked a single ball on their Warsash pitches for two years
A £250,000 windfall is this week on its way to scores of millennium projects being run by town and village community groups right across Hampshire. The Coca Cola-backed Millennium Festival Awards For All grants range from £500 to £5,000. They are being
THE top three teams in Junior Division 1 all gained maximum points on Saturday despite none of them playing at their best. Leaders Mottisfont won 1-0 at Sarisbury thanks to Ian Bradwell but played most of the match with only ten men. Lordswood had a taste
Hoddlemania swept The Dell last night as more than 5,000 fans turned out to get a first glimpse of the new Saints boss. Glenn Hoddle was given a standing ovation as he took his seat in the director's box ahead of the reserve game against his old club
IWAN Thomas has marked St Valentine's in his diary as the day he will resume his love affair - with the track. Southampton's European and Commonwealth 400 metres champion reckons he will be up and running again by February 14 after a depressing year sidelined
FORD'S Transit factory in Southampton is today gearing up for strike action which could cripple production at the plant. Bosses are today anxiously awaiting the result of a postal ballot which could see white-collar workers stage their first-ever national
AN ageing war memorial in the New Forest needs major repairs to prevent it toppling into a ditch. The 80-year-old memorial at Romsey Road, Copythorne, is mounted on a concrete slab that spans a drainage gully outside St Mary's Church. Some of the earth
