BASHLEY boss Steve Riley praised defender Pete Castle for his battling "fight for the cause" as the New Foresters kept their unbeaten home run intact this season. Castle went off for treatment after receiving a nasty knock on the head in an aerial challenge
ROYAL Bournemouth Hospital bosses have decided to build a brand new cancer and blood disorders unit instead of trying to do up the existing one. As a result, the Daily Echo-backed Jigsaw Cancer and Blood Disorders Appeal, set up to raise £1 million by
A WOMAN who set up a support group for widows, widowers and divorcees following the tragic death of her husband last year is appealing for more members. Following an amazing response at the launch party of the social group Second Time Around, Pauline
YOUR favourite band is coming to town, tickets go on sale at 9am the next day, but you've got to be at work. You can't get through on the box office phone line and the internet's down. Tickets sell out in a few hours and you don't have one. What are
THE congregation of a Ferndown church has adopted its town cops and is now hoping the link will help the community. Before Christmas, members of St Mary's Church sent Ferndown police station a huge card naming each of the police officers who worked at
NINE out of 10 parents and teachers think personal finance should be taught in schools, a survey has showed. Half of people think lessons on the subject should be mandatory, although 45 per cent of parents felt they had a joint responsibility with teachers
A CAMPAIGNER for a North Dorset day centre has spoken of her anger at plans for its future. Wendy Webb is fighting for the future of the Blandford Day Centre for people with learning disabilities. Her condemnation comes after plans from County Hall
It's a fair cop and a very embarrassing one at that. Barely 12 hours after chairing a meeting about the Daily Echo supporting a road safety campaign aiming to cut the number of young drivers speeding recklessly on the roads of Dorset, I proceeded to
A GERMAN tank used during the World War Two occupation of Jersey is heading back to the island after six decades in Dorset. The Channel Islands was the only part of Britain to be occupied during the war, and in the months following the 1945 Allied victory
ABOUT a year ago my parents bought a DVD recorder and while I was home over Christmas it became apparent that nobody really knew how to use it. I was no exception and when it came to recording a TV programme I didn't want to miss, it was a case of prodding
PRAGMATIC boss Tom Killick admitted Poole Town were "fortunate" to earn an FA Vase fourth round replay against Northern League Consett AFC. The away side dominated much of the tie, but Karl Yelland's goal six minutes into the second half cancelled out
CHRISTCHURCH manager Graham Kemp has voiced his displeasure after claiming Romsey counterpart Trevor Holmes labelled his side "the worst team we have played all season" in a text message. Kemp felt his side had dominated Romsey for 80 minutes at Hurn
HAMMERS boss Phil Simkin labelled it "a minor miracle" after his side leapfrogged Alton and moved up to seventh in the Wessex Premier with this victory. Teenage duo Matt Grimason, with a corner, and Joe Byrne, with a resultant volley that hit the bar
CARL Foster blasted a second half penalty over the bar as Ringwood wasted a golden opportunity to boost their hopes of avoiding the drop. With games rapidly running out, Jy Taylor's side would have gone 2-1 in front if Foster had netted after Luke Gogan
NEW Milton assistant-manager Richie Phippard rued their bad luck after they slumped to heavy defeat at Premier pacesetters Totton. The struggling Fawcett's Field outfit looked as though they were going to hold last season's FA Vase finalists to 0-0 at
LAMIN Dibba fluffed a late chance as Poppies had to be content with a point on the island. To be fair to Dibba, he had to stretch a long way to get on the end of Leigh Phillips' headed cross back across Cowes' six-yard box. "But it was a chance Lamin
BEN Truan and Russell Dyer grabbed early goals as Verwood broke into the Division One top three for the first time this season. Truan scored a cracker from 25 yards and Dyer tapped home from close range after being set up by Charlie Elysee. Dean Savage
CHERRIES fans hoping to forget about off-field difficulties were reminded in no uncertain terms about their team's perilous plight on the pitch as Southend ran riot at Dean Court. With the club's financial problems heavily publicised in the build-up
WE'RE backing a casino on Bournemouth's ice rink site. That's the stance of traders near the Westover Road location earmarked for an £8.5 million gambling venue named The Majestic. And the businesses have accused Bournemouth council - which opposes
COUNCILLORS vowed to form a "battlebus" to fight back against recommendations to build more than 16,000 homes in Bournemouth. The Local Development Framework Steering Group meeting agreed that a meeting should be arranged with environmental bodies such
I'M NOT boasting in any way, but I am the proud owner of one of the most lucrative pieces of real estate in the area. Granted, the view's not great, my neighbour's plot is far too close for comfort and the floorspace is a meagre ten square metres. But
