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Port companies are latest to sign up for Daily Echo Jobs Fair

WITH just a few days to go more companies are signing up to take part in the Daily Echo Jobs Fair.




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PHOTOS: Visitors turn out in numbers for Daily Echo Jobs Fair

Employment rates may be close to at an all time high but there has been steady stream of visitors to today's Echo Jobs Fair at Southampton's O2 Guildhall.




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Teacher visit for Olympic legend ben Ainslie brings memories of prediction flooding back

EVEN from a young age he wanted to conquer the world of sailing.




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Duke of Edinburgh visits Hampshire to back Sir Ben Ainslie's America's Cup bid

THE Duke of Edinburgh has taken to the waters to watch Sir Ben Ainslie prepare in his bid to bring back the America's Cup to Britain for the first time in 165 years.




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Sir Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team win America's Cup World Series in Japan

Sir Ben Ainslie has taken a major step towards winning the America's Cup.




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Donald Trump's Peace Deal Part 2




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Titanic Memorial, Dock Gate Four, Southampton Docks

ALTHOUGH it is not possible to go to the berth Titanic sailed from, ABP do allow members of the public to visit the Titanic memorial.




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Admiralty House, Platform Road, Southampton

Admiralty House was converted into flats in the early 21st century, but it's origins are rather different.




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College Street, Southampton

Although the house itself is no longer present, 51 College Street played a key role in something that intrigued many Titanic enthusiasts.




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Alliance Hotel, Oxford Street, Southampton

The Alliance Hotel is now known as The White Star Tavern, a bar and restaurant.




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Sailors' Home, Oxford Street, Southampton

Sailors' Home is now a hostel run by the Salvation Army, however in 1912 it was home to many seafarers, some of whom had been raised from childhood with the intention of going to sea.




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The Grapes, Southampton

The Grapes is one the nearest pubs to the Eastern Docks in Southampton, and as such was always popular with dock workers and seamen alike.




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Southampton Terminus, Terminus Terrace

Now a casino, Southampton Terminus was originally built as the main station for the town of Southampton.




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South Western House, Southampton

The South Western Hotel is where most of the first class passengers stayed before embarking Titanic.




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White Star Offices, Canute Chambers, Canute Road, Southampton

In 1912, Canute Chambers was the location of the White Star Line's Southampton Office.




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Albert Road, Southampton

Albert Road was where many of the steerage passengers stayed before leaving Southampton.




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An ice treat for Rika on Southampton's Go! Rhino trail

Generous Harvey White knew exactly how to tame the wild beasts that have charged into Southampton this summer - with an ice lolly.




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Get ready to kiss the Southampton’s Go! Rhinos goodbye

PROVING that you are never too young to fall in love, this Hampshire toddler goes in for a kiss with his favourite rhino.




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Southampton's Go! Rhino trail ends this weekend

THEY HAVE been entertaining thousands of people on the streets throughout the summer.




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End of Southampton's Go! Rhino trail

IT was the monumental summer when thousands of animallovers took to the streets of Southampton in pursuit of a crash of rhinos.




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Vote for your favourite Rhino photo!

THEY have wowed us throughout the summer, but now the rhinos have trotted off.




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Go! Rhinos sculptures to go up for auction in Southampton

THEY may have charged out of the city, but now is your chance to keep the rhino legacy alive.




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Marwell's Go! Rhino choir hoping to encourage bidders

IT IS all about the money, money, money that can be raised by Southampton’s rhinos.




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Hearty the rhino stampedes into Southampton General Hospital

THEY may be preparing to be auctioned for charity.




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Go! Rhinos auction raises mammoth £124,700 bonanza

SOUTHAMPTON’S iconic Go! Rhinos sculptures bowed out in style tonight.




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Southampton City Council criticised for paying £2,000 towards Rhino

SHE was one of the most eye-catching of the iconic beasts that captured the imagination of animallovers and tourists alike in Southampton this summer.




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Never-seen-before telegram claims to reveal truth behind sinking of Titanic

A NEVER-seen-before SOS telegram sent from the Titanic as it sank has come to light proving the doomed liner’s owners knew of the disaster unfolding - something they denied at the time.




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Rare portrait of Titanic survivor unearthed

A RARE portrait of an early suffragette and Titanic survivor has been discovered by an auctioneer whose own ancestor shared a lifeboat with her after the liner sank.




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First letter written on the Titanic found

THE first letter written on the Titanic by an excited visitor before the doomed liner left Southampton has surfaced 104 years later.




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PHOTOS: 104 years since the Titanic set sail

TODAY marks the 104th anniversary of the Titanic leaving Southampton on its ill-fated maiden voyage.




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A small, corroded key for a locker on the Titanic has sold for £85,000 at auction

A small, corroded key for a locker on the Titanic has sold for £85,000 at auction.




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Winning design for Titanic memorial revealed at Titanic Society convention

THE WINNING design for a stained glass window to the Titanic crew who perish in the disaster has been revealed this weekend.




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New memorial to Titanic helmsman buried in unmarked grave

The family of the helmsman of the Titanic, whose final resting place was a mystery for decades, have now marked his grave with a headstone in Aberdeen.




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Lorry park on A31 near Winchester to open in preparation for no-deal Brexit on October 31

HAMPSHIRE civic chiefs are swinging their no-deal Brexit plans into action next week in case the UK crashes out of the EU on October 31.




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Plan is postponed for lorry park on A31 near Winchester to cope with no-deal Brexit congestion

HAMPSHIRE civic chiefs have postponed their no-deal Brexit traffic plan after the UK was granted an extension.




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City bosses reverse 'ridiculous' decision to ban doormats

CITY bosses have reversed their decision to ban doormats from all council-owned properties in Southampton.




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Bargate Quarter developers plan to add new hotel to former shopping centre site

A NEW hotel has been included in revamped plans for a major city centre development, the Echo can reveal.




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Eastleigh Borough Council plans increase in burial fees

THE cost of dying in Eastleigh is about to shoot up.




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Winchester General Election: Tories and Lib Dems in tight race

THIS election in Winchester is widely seen as the closest since 1997.




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Plans for new school on site of St Mark's School move step closer

PLANS for Southampton’s first all-through school have moved a step further.




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The Conservatives' Steve Brine holds Winchester but with majority slashed by Lib Dems Paul Ferguson

THE Liberal Democrats came close today to snatching Winchester and Chandler's Ford in what would have been a stunning victory.




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Southampton City Council to discuss plans for littering fines

CITY bosses are to crack down on lazy litterbugs by hitting them in the pocket.




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'Do not travel to the airport' - MPs react to Flybe collapse

MPs have called for urgent clarity and a plan to safeguard Hampshire jobs following the collapse of Southampton Airport's largest airline operator.




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Thought Wickham Festival was good? Organisers promise to make next year's even better

WICKHAM Festival chiefs have promised to top their best ever event next year.




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Boom - and we're off! Boomtown Fair, Hampshire's biggest festival, is under way.

THE biggest music festival in Hampshire is now under way.




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Two major events to bring 'music to the city' this weekend

TWO major festivals will bring tens of thousands of music lovers to Southampton on one day this weekend.




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It's Music in the City 2019 in Southampton today: Here's your guide to what's happening

SOUTHAMPTON'S biggest and best free music festival is back.




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BREAKING: Let's Rock Southampton 2020 line up revealed

SYNTH pop legends OMD will headline Let's Rock Southampton 2020, it has been announced.




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Lionel Richie, Lewis Capaldi and Duran Duran among Isle of Wight Festival 2020 headliners

AN all star line up of music greats has been unveiled for 2020 by Isle of Wight Festival bosses.




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Grab your Isle of Wight Festival 2020 tickets today

TICKETS go on sale this morning for an all star Isle of Wight Festival 2020.