The Daily Echo website is changing. Today sees the launch of a brand-new Internet service.

The hugely successful Daily Echo online site has now been integrated into the newly-launched This is Hampshire network - available online now at www.thisishampshire.net.

This is Hampshire is a network of websites covering all the major towns, districts and villages in the area, bringing you constantly-updated news and sport for the region as well as information on local business, weather, leisure pursuits and much more.

The main Daily Echo site, now at www.thisissouthampton.co.uk, is subdivided into the regions covered by the paper - allowing you to access news and information directly relevant to your location, be it Eastleigh, Chandler's Ford, Fareham, Romsey, Hamble or any of the other many districts covered by the Southern Daily Echo.

NEWS: As with our old site, news stories from our high-quality team of journalists will be updated regularly throughout the day, keeping you informed and up-to-date with all the issues across the region, around the clock.

SPORT: We have a dedicated Saints site, which will keep you informed with all the news from the South's only Premiership club, including match reports, team news and player interviews, as well as regularly-updated regional and local sports news.

The sports pages will also feature regular reports and results from local and community sporting events around Hampshire.

BUSINESS: Regularly updated with vital information from the local commerce and finance world, brought to you by our expert business editors and journalists, This is Hampshire Business provides a unique service for companies across the South and all those who demand to be kept in the know about our flourishing local business economy.

MONEY: Takes an in-depth look at money and business matters nationwide, with useful information on personal and business finance issues and news from the city.

LEISURE: All the information you require on the local arts and entertainment scene, with cinema, music, books and theatre news and reviews from around Hampshire.

JOBS: The Daily Echo provides the most comprehensive recruitment service in the South with our weekly jobs pages every Thursday. This is Hampshire, as part of the Fish4 network, adds to this by providing access to a vast online database of vacancies, so you can search for your next job both locally and nationally.

HOMES & CARS: By teaming up with Fish4.com, This is Hampshire brings you the UK's biggest online directory of houses on the market across the country, as well as a huge range of used cars for sale.

SHOPPING: Shoppers' World is an online shopping mall, enabling you to browse a wide range of retail websites from around the UK.

Choose from an ever-increasing range of products from a variety of stores and buy easily and safely from the comfort of your own home.

COMMUNITY: Pages of regularly-updated information and facts on the local area, including contact details for MPs, council tax bands, useful addresses and many other services for the residents of Hampshire.

TOURISM: Information and guides for visitors and residents of Hampshire on all the major tourist attractions and events in the area.

FEATURES: Constantly updated articles on a wide range of subjects, from health issues to motoring.

SEARCHLINE: A valuable service for expatriates of the UK and Hampshire, Searchline allows you to post a message that can be seen worldwide.

This is a useful feature for anyone searching for long-lost relatives or anyone wanting to utilise This is Hampshire's huge audience to make contact with someone from the area. The new site is being continuously updated and improved, with many more exciting developments and additions in the pipeline. Visitors to the old Daily Echo site will be automatically redirected to the new site, but don't forget to bookmark the new site address on your Internet browser: www.thisishampshire.net