We are always looking for good success stories from our Job Scene The Roadshow events. If you get a job, a good training course or educational placement which furthers your career, or a good start on the career ladder, as a direct result of your visit
There is no excuse to miss out on coming down to the Guildhall and saying hello to Job Scene as the event is open from 10.30am to 7pm on Thursday, May 19. This gives those who are working during the day the chance to come along and talk to employers,
Often the weakest link in recruitment is 'people', but at Personnel Selection we aim to make people our greatest asset. As a recruitment consultancy we are committed to providing a knowledgeable, individual service to our clients - those who are looking
ALTON based full service marketing communications company Binsted Group plc has appointed Gary Cowley as Business Development Manager. His responsibilities include promoting and overseeing the Group's forthcoming Food Packer and Bottle and Packer Road
IT'S all smiles again down at Lymington & New Milton with news that they will almost certainly be playing in the Ryman Division 1 next season. Having won Monday's ground-grading appeal, the jubilant Sydenhams Wessex League champions were celebrating
SHANE WARNE has praised the "sensational" impact Kevin Pietersen has had at the club - on the day he again failed with the bat. The captain's maiden century overshadowed the fact that Pietersen again fell cheaply as Hampshire's top order again failed.
PENSIONER Bill Coker is about to take a trip back to the place he served as a Royal Marine Commando six decades ago. He was just 19 and stationed in an old hospital in Singapore when he heard of the Japanese surrender in 1945. He had suffered from bouts
In days gone by most of them were probably just dumped over the sides of ships to sink below the waves forever, but now the menus that were once so thoughtlessly discarded are lovingly collected as works of art. The menus, or rather the covers, recall
Northam Street in Southampton was very narrow, in fact it was just over 100 yards long and just 12 feet wide from kerb to kerb. It stretched from Dorset Street opposite the one time St Andrews Church to St Mary's Road, opposite St Mary's Drill Hall. I
ONE of the south's most famous ferry and holiday firms may, after all, be on course for a multi-million- pound sell off. Four months ago Wightlink poured cold water over informed speculation, reported in the Daily Echo, that it had appointed City investment
IT'S not your average business meeting. The trio pictured here have got together to discuss the impact of reptiles on civil engineering projects. It's all in a day's work for environmental consultants Naturally Wild, which is the latest firm to benefit
EASTLEIGH and District's Stoneham Lakes produced superb sport for the first of the club-sponsored open matches. Eastleigh Mosella's Steve Hunt took 12 carp for 129lb 8oz to shatter the match record, fishing waggler and pellet up in the water from peg
THE extent of peoples' fears about new housing in a village near Alresford has been revealed. More than 100 residents crammed into the meeting in Cheriton to hear the developer unveil its proposal for 24 homes at Freeman's Yard. Residents say the homes
CHURCH leaders are campaigning for a cycleway to be built beside a notoriously busy Waterside road where a parishioner was killed. Michael Teague, 53, was riding along the B3053 at Fawley last month when he was in collision with a van travelling in the
TODAY is D-Day for four Southampton schools whose fates will be sealed by a panel of governors, councillors and church representatives. The 13-member School Organisation Committee will decide whether to close Harefield Infant School and amalgamate it
THE CREAM of Southampton's musical talent have been rehearsing vigorously for their milestone performance this weekend - as they celebrate 40 years of the Southampton Youth Orchestra. The 85-piece orchestra has developed a reputation as England's finest
TAX has always been a dirty word. However, the government's latest attempt to separate the public from its hard-earned cash is set to cause an even bigger stink than usual. A controversial new tax has been heaped on the horse industry and the huge amount
POLICE and naval chiefs will today launch a campaign urging residents to help in the fight against terrorism in the run-up to the Trafalgar 200 celebrations this summer. Hampshire Assistant Chief Constable Steve Watts and the commander of the UK maritime
TRANSPORT bosses at Southampton City Council are going green this summer. They are introducing solar-powered lights into five bus shelters across the city in a pilot scheme which if successful could see all of Southampton's bus shelters lit by the power
HAMPSHIRE Food Festival, the largest of its kind in the UK, was launched yesterday. The launch event, backed by the Daily Echo, was held at Laverstoke Park near Overton, an organic farm owned by former Formula One racing driver Jody Scheckter. Invited
BURSLEDON householders are being put on alert after burglars ransacked four homes in the area before making off with jewellery. Residents in neighbouring Hedge End are also being advised by police to tighten home security. The break-ins - one in Church
Winchester City's lingering hopes of winning promotion to the Ryman League by way of a play-off were dashed this week. An FA hearing upheld the appeal by Wessex League champions Lymington & New Milton against the decision to withhold accreditation
Hampshire have signed Craig McMillan, the experienced 28-year-old New Zealand all-rounder, on a short-term contract. McMillan, who has played in 55 Test matches and 162 limited-overs internationals, will make his Hampshire debut on May 30 in the totesport
Jack West Trophy final Grantham Arms 5 Eastleigh Blazers 1 Grantham Arms took this trophy final by the horns, smashing Eastleigh for five in a truly open match, writes John Priest. A highly entertaining game saw Luke Bell give the Blazers the lead on
Colden Common commmenced their North East Division 2 campaign with a win - for the first time in three seasons! But Common's rusty start dampened their initial hopes. Skipper Simon Kelly, perhaps in shock at winning the toss, opted to invite Old Basing
NEXT month's Isle of Wight Festival is a sell out. More than 30,000 tickets for the three-day music marathon, which runs from June 10 to 12, have been sold. This year's festival is headlined by REM and also includes Faithless, Morrissey, Snow Patrol and
A SOUTHAMPTON charity that sends disabled and able-bodied people to sea together has celebrated a milestone. The Jubilee Sailing Trust welcomed its 25,000th crew member back to shore as occupational therapist Ryan Stamper returned from his first trip
ONE hundred feet doesn't sound like a very long way, and 30 metres sounds even less. However, when that 100ft is a vertical climb up the mast of a ship which is bobbing up and down in the water, it suddenly seems a lot further. The mast in question belonged
THE founder of a Hampshire charity which has changed the lives of nearly 500 children with cerebral palsy has dedicated an award in honour of her devotion to staff and volunteers. Helen Somerset-How, pictured above, who set up The Rainbow Centre from
THE widow of the most senior submariner in history performed a ceremony to mark the completion of work on a futuristic building that will bear his name. Lady Midge Fieldhouse took part in the topping-out ceremony for the Lord John Fieldhouse building,
EASTLEIGH firefighters were called out twice in less than 24 hours after piles of rubbish left by travellers at the town's Lakeside Country Park were torched. Now, a furious Eastleigh councillor is calling for immediate action to clear the eyesore left
FORMER Saints midfield star Jim McCalliog reckons his old club dug a big hole for themselves when they dithered over appointing Glenn Hoddle. The Scottish international believes Saints can scrape out a result against another of his old clubs, Manchester
FEW jobs in golf could tempt a professional away from such an historically great and illustrious club as Wentworth - home to three of the best courses in Great Britain, the European Tour and two of its finest annual tournaments. But the appeal of Basingstoke
MOLE End was designed and built for its owners nine years ago on an acre of grounds in the north Hampshire village of Winchfield. Its specification includes under-floor heating, a special sound system and a purification system that changes the air in
With unemployment so low it's an employees' market out there. Job Scene The Roadshow at The Guildhall will showcase a host of key employers in the region offering hundreds of jobs. The free entry event will feature exhibitors such as Atlantic Housing
SOUTHAMPTON golfer Richard Bland is battling a crisis of confidence as the European Tour starts its British loop at the Marriott Forest of Arden today. Bland steps out for the Daily Telegraph/Dunlop British Masters with his sights set on ending a bleak
SHANE WARNE'S maiden first-class hundred was the perfect captain's innings - and the fastest ton in English cricket this season. Warne had never scored a hundred for Hampshire, Victoria or Australia before in 760 first class and one-day innings - reaching
For the princely sum of £1, a group of maritime enthusiasts were handed a unique vessel by Southampton City Council yesterday. For the past eight years negotiations between the Civic Centre and the Tug Tender Calshot Trust have been under way to ensure
Former Daily Echo journalist Alan Cairns looks back to the time he and his fellow classmates at the former Taunton's School in Southampton were evacuated to Bournemouth during the Second World War... T HIS year brings the 60th anniversaries of VE Day
ONCE trains trundled along the tracks by the side of the road at Town Quay, passing by the Royal Pier as they made their way to the Western Docks in Southampton. A sign telling pedestrians to 'Beware of the Trains' can be seen in this early photograph
BASINGSTOKE'S new Conservative MP Maria Miller was due to be sworn in at the House of Commons today, after a rapid period of learning about the way Westminster works. Parliamentary business resumes today in advance of the official opening of the chamber
SEVEN protesters were arrested after a demonstration outside a nuclear weapons plant in north Hampshire. The anti-nuclear weapons campaigners were part of a large group that blockaded an entrance at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, in Aldermaston, on
Today's Principal Arrivals: CFF Seine, roro, 0545, 30; Sea princess, passenger, 0700, 106; Emden, roro, 1330, 43; Clonomre, container, 1400, 206; Autoprestige, roro, 1430, 203; Nedlloyd Oceania, container, 2200, 204 Today's Principal Sailings: CFF Seine
BBC VIEWERS could soon be confronted by "black screens and dead air" for a 12 or 24 hour period after journalists voted to strike over plans to axe 3,780 jobs. About 28 posts are under threat in the corporation's Southampton offices, where 165 people
IT'S all smiles again down at Lymington & New Milton with news that they will almost certainly be playing in the Ryman Division 1 next season. Having won Monday's ground-grading appeal, the jubilant Sydenhams Wessex League champions were celebrating
BANISTER Park caused an upset in the English BA double rink championship with a 43-42 victory against Sports Centre at Stoneham Lane. The match was close for 14 ends but Banister Park eased clear thanks to the rink of Cliff Higgins, Steve Whitehead, John
THE threat of closure to a major military base near Winchester has been lifted - but the future of another is still unclear. Army bosses were considering the future of the Sir John Moore Barracks training base at Littleton and Worthy Down. The Sir John
WINCHESTER students are celebrating their college coming top of the class in the Good Schools Guide. The prestigious publication has named Peter Symonds College one of the winners of its A-level awards based on 2004 exam results. An impressive 11 separate
THE examination season is with us again. Now that students have returned from the Easter break we can look forward to GCSEs, A-levels and university examinations until the end of June. It is a tough three months for students and parents. And finding the
ROMSEY'S biggest amateur arts festival is back after a three-year break - and it looks set to be better than ever. More than 60 acts have already signed up to perform at this summer's Romsey Arts Festival, a unique celebration of local talent. The two-week
THE Duchess of Cornwall's postponed visit to Southampton General Hospital has been rescheduled for this month. Officials at Clarence House confirmed today that the visit - which will be the duchess's first solo engagement since her marriage to the Prince
THE countdown has begun to a year-long programme of sea-themed events at venues in Hampshire. Sea Britain 2005, a celebration of maritime heritage and the ways in which the sea affects our lives, begins in the county next month. The national initiative
IT'S a Southampton cruise liner sell-out! But for youngesters at one lucky local school they have tickets that are wizard! Every ticket has been snapped up for the naming ceremony of the city's latest luxury cruise ship, Sea Princess later this month.
Thornden School are celebrating the success of two boys teams in the Badminton Association of England's Top Schools Championship. Both teams qualified despite tough competition in the regional rounds against schools from Hampshire, Dorset, Surrey and
NEXT month's Isle of Wight Festival is a sell out. More than 30,000 tickets for the three-day music marathon, which runs from June 10 to 12, have been sold. This year's festival is headlined by REM and also includes Faithless, Morrissey, Snow Patrol and
NEXT month's Isle of Wight Festival is a sell out. More than 30,000 tickets for the three-day music marathon, which runs from June 10 to 12, have been sold. This year's festival is headlined by REM, whose singer Michael Stipe is pictured above, and also
THE ISLE of Wight Council is backing at UK wide campaign in a bid to boost the number of people prepared to foster youngsters. Foster-Care Fortnight runs until May 22 and is co-ordinated by the charity, The Fostering Network. The Island's own arm of the
A MULTI-storey car park in Fareham has become the first of its kind in the town to introduce a "pay on foot" system. Throughout the first morning, borough council staff were explaining the new system to motorists using Osborn Road car park. The pay on
THEY turned back the clock at Hampshire County Council's Manor Farm Museum complex to greet the arrival of spring in traditional fashion with music, dancing and clowning. In Victorian times every village would have had its May Day celebrations and for
IT'S a Southampton cruise liner sell-out! But for youngesters at one lucky local school they have tickets that are wizard! Every ticket has been snapped up for the naming ceremony of the city's latest luxury cruise ship, Sea Princess later this month.
ONE of the south's most famous ferry and holiday firms may, after all, be on course for a multi-million- pound sell off. Four months ago Wightlink poured cold water over informed speculation, reported in the Daily Echo, that it had appointed City investment
ONE of the biggest ironies of all regarding the situation at Saints is that Paul Sturrock, sacked last August, could end up returning to St Mary's next season. If Saints go down and Sturrock's Sheffield Wednesday go up from League One via the play-offs
SAINTS duo Peter Crouch and Paul Smith were today being tipped to make Sven-Goran Eriksson's England squad for this summer's mini-tour of the United States. Eriksson, right, was at Selhurst Park last weekend to watch Crouch bag his 16th goal of the season
YES, it's got sliding doors. But let's remember that, whatever the merits of jettisoning traditional hinges, the Peugeot 1007 (pictured) needs to offer more than a novel way of getting in and out if it is to compete against top-class rivals like the Renault
