DRIVERS are facing delays as a key Hampshire road closes for works.

NEW proposals are being put together for the first new railway station in Hampshire for 25 years, the Daily Echo can reveal.

MARKS and Spencer stores across Hampshire could get the chop, according to figures from a leading retail analyst.

PLANNERS last night backed three major waterfront developments that are set to change the face of Southampton’s waterfront.

A record number of bidders have confirmed that they will battle it out for the right to open a super casino in Southampton.

HAMPSHIRE is set to receive a massive £360m boost in a deal that aims to create thousands of jobs and new homes and revitalise the economy.

Vistas from Sydney to South Africa and Copenhagen to Canada could inspire Southampton’s own £450million Royal Pier development.

PLANS for a new £15m ferry terminal in Southampton's flagship Royal Pier development are set to go on display.

THIS is the vision for what a new ferry terminal in Southampton could look like.

RESIDENTS have had their first chance to have their say on major plans for a new ferry terminal on Southampton’s waterfront.

PLANS for a multi-million pound new ferry terminal in Southampton could be given the green light this week.

PLANS for the £450m redevelopment of Southampton's Royal Pier have taken a step forward after plans for a new ferry terminal were approved.

LEISURE bosses are today bracing themselves to make the next step towards the development of a huge, multi-million-pound, Las Vegas-style casino planned for Southampton.

National Park chiefs will be forced to hand back £1.5m after Government ministers rejected part of a plan to make the New Forest more cycle-friendly.

ONLY a small number of mass cycling events would be affected by the proposed cap on cyclists in New Forest events.

A “TOOTHLESS” attempt to curb the number of people taking part in mass cycling events in the New Forest looks set to be ignored.

SOUTHAMPTON students are invited to go along to a bike event hosted by police tomorrow.

PEOPLE from Southampton have been professing their love for cycling by providing quotes for a mural in the city centre.

SOUTHAMPTON will be home to a new cycling hub this weekend.

A CYCLIST has completed an epic journey of more than 11,000 miles from Hampshire to Hong Kong.

HAMPSHIRE and the Isle of Wight are set to benefit from a £700,000 fund that aims to encourage more people to take up cycling.

HAMPSHIRE round the world star Dee Caffari will put five young sailors through their paces next week as part of an innovative project to support Britain's most promising solo yachting talent.

SIR Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team has announced a new partnership with Cowes Week sponsors Aberdeen Asset Management.

A yacht race that takes in sights around the world will this year miss out Southampton.

A Southampton sailing charity has launched an emergency campaign to raise £1m by this Friday or face a bleak future.

A CRISIS appeal to save a Fareham based charity has raised almost £50,000 in less than a

SOUTHAMPTON residents can now access a host of local services to cope with the coronavirus crisis.

A DEDICATED member of Winchester Rugby Club has been honoured with a new lasting legacy.

It all started as a bit of banter over a few pints of not very good ale.

He has worked at some of the country’s top restaurants and is now impressing guests at Lainston House with his culinary talents. Head chef Phil Yeomans talks to Ed Stilliard

The Berry Recruitment Group is a highly respected organisation based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, and continues to expand, operating successfully from 34 locations nationally.

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WITH just under a fortnight to go more companies are signing up to take part in the Echo Jobs fair.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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