SOUTHAMPTON solicitors Paris Smith and Randall figure prominently in the latest Legal 500 listing of top law firms. This year's edition puts the firm's highly-rated commercial property department among the top three in Hampshire; names its family department
HAMPSHIRE Ambassadors were offered a sneak preview of Southampton's WestQuay shopping complex before it opens on Thursday. With an investment of £295 million, WestQuay has been heralded as a flagship development both for Southampton and the South Coast
Today's arrivals and sailings Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Hoo Falcon, general, 0830, 107; Cervantes, ro-ro, 1000, 30; Cottica, refrigerat, 1000, 101W; Egelatiersgracht, general, 1030, 43; Roland Delmas, ro-ro, AM, No 7 Dry Dock; Hyundai Admiral
HORSE-drawn carriage rides and electric pedal bikes put different forms of travel into top gear during Alternative Transport Day. The fuel crisis also prompted shoppers and visitors to take a closer look at display stalls along the High Street in Winchester
EXHIBITORS at Southampton Boat Show reported record sales despite fewer visitors. Around £85 million of orders were taken by the 600 firms during the ten-day event. Organisers have blamed the fuel crisis and poor weather for the fall in the visitor numbers
HAMPSHIRE residents are to have their say on ways of reducing traffic congestion and delays on the M27 between Southampton and Portsmouth. Possible measures include increased road capacity, changes to specific junctions, restricting motorway access, improved
A BABY boy was taken to hospital in a serious condition yesterday after a huge explosion rocked a Fareham house. Four-month-old Robin Metcalfe was treated for burns to his face, airway, and upper body at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Cosham, near Portsmouth
CRIME prevention was the aim of the Chief Constable of Hampshire, Paul Kernaghan, when he toured two farms near Winchester. Mr Kernaghan met Hampshire National Farmers' Union chairman Nigel Bright at his farm at Kings Worthy. The two talked about rural
Saints will have to make do and mend in midfield at Mansfield with three key players likely to sit out tomorrow's Worthington League Cup second round, second leg. In recent weeks manager Glenn Hoddle has used an effective and fluid system with Marian
Bradford City 0 -- Saints 1 This scrambled victory may not have had the same nail-biting urgency and euphoria as Southampton's last win at Valley Parade but it may prove to be just as important. Saints were the last team to beat Bradford on their own
In the end it came down to just one per cent - the difference between Olympic medal glory and fourth-placed anonymity for Southampton diver Peter Waterfield and his synchro partner Leon Taylor. In 10-metre synchronised diving, that's a little extra splash
Scottish superstar Sir Sean Connery has proved he can still cause a stir as British women have voted him their ideal coffee-date, according to research by leading cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Relief. One thousand people across Great Britain were asked
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month beginning on Sunday, RACHEL LAMB talks to one woman who offers a beacon of hope to sufferers everywhere. Mastectomy is an ugly word for an ugly procedure - the surgical removal of a breast. But for many women it is a
HUNDREDS of paddlers turned a Hampshire marina into a temporary racing circuit to raise funds for a children's charity. A total of 19 teams from all over the South went head-to-head in a series of races in twin-hulled canoes at Southampton's Ocean Village
A HAMPSHIRE family has been hounded out of their home by racist hooligans. In the latest attack the thugs ransacked the family's home causing £15,000-worth of damage and daubed racist slurs across the walls. Now the Punia family are too scared to return
JUSTIN Rose produced another fine performance on the European PGA Tour for a top 25 finish in the Belgacom Open at Royal Zoute yesterday. A four-under-par 67 finishing round left the 20-year-old North Hants clubman in a tie for 25th place at six under
THE boss of Associated British Ports has warned that Southampton's booming docks trade will decline if the proposed container terminal at Dibden Bay is not built. ABP has also spelled out the type of jobs, totalling nearly 3,000, that it says would be
Today's foreign exchange rates Australia 2.54 dollars Austria 22.03 schillings Belgium 65.18 francs Canada 2.046 dollars Cyprus 0.92 pounds Denmark 12.12 kroner Euro 1.66 euro Finland 9.63 marks France 10.55 francs Germany 3.18 marks Greece 545. drachma
A SOUTHAMPTON family is recovering today after a birthday celebration ended in horror when they were set upon by a gang of drunken youths. Mike Harbut, 48, had taken his wife Maggie, 46, and son Wayne, 26, out for the evening to celebrate his wife's birthday
KEITH HAMILTON looks through past editions of the Echo and reviews the issues which made the headlines 50 Years Ago Southampton Town Council began a big operation to clear local bomb sites for the Festival of Britain which was to be staged the following
GEMMA Terry was determined to be there for her idol's star turn on his home turf at Southampton Guildhall. The 14-year-old got up at 5.45am to make sure she would be at the front of the queue when tickets for Craig David's November concert were to go
FINAL touches are being made to the three major pieces of art commissioned for WestQuay. Tricky manoeuvres are under way to install a magnificent bronze sculpture in the £295 million shopping centre. The impressive piece, called In The Swim, has been
Jenson Button has been branded "an idiot" and "crazy" by Jarno Trulli following their second on-track showdown in the last three races. Britain's boy wonder whose management team is based in Southampton, came under fire from the Jordan driver following
Vanessa Lawrence is the first woman and youngest person to head Ordnance Survey in its 209-year history. Tracie Beardsley catches up with her during her first week at the Southampton headquarters In just five days, Vanessa Lawrence has moved house from
