WIMBORNE suffered another setback in the race for Dorset bragging rights after being held to a 0-0 draw by Wessex League rivals Fareham at Cams Alders tonight. The Mapgies, beaten 1-0 by Poole and Poppies in their past two games, slipped to fifth after
POPPIES registered an emphatic 8-0 victory over hapless Downton to round off their Victoria Park campaign in style tonight. James Wood's charges notched four goals either side of the break to end the season unbeaten at home in the Wessex League. Relegated
BOSS Steve Riley is hoping Gary Middleton will be fit to resume Bashley's play-off push after the defensive linchpin sustained a knee injury during their 0-0 draw at Bromsgrove Rovers tonight. Middleton was substituted at the interval after twisting
GEORGE Webb faces an anxious wait to discover whether his season may have come to a premature end after sustaining a foot injury during Cherries' 2-0 defeat by Pontin's Holidays Combination rivals Yeovil yesterday. The teenage midfielder was stretchered
SWANAGE and Wareham captain Robert Elford has issued a defiant message to their Twin Counties Cup conquerors Bournemouth - "enjoy your success while you can." Lions toppled the Bestwall boys 20-10 in this season's final at Dorchester on Sunday to end
OAKMEADIANS were left kicking themselves after relinquishing a 17-10 lead before losing 29-17 in the Dorset and Wiltshire Vase final at Salisbury. Jeandre Tait, Hayden Hokianga and Tim Flower scored tries and Jamie Tryska slotted over one conversion
A major regional conference to promote environmentally friendly working practices among Dorset businesses will take place next Thursday. Issues to be tackled will range from assessing a company's carbon footprint, current legislation on environmental
A Gulf War veteran died on a notorious Dorset road when his motorbike collided head-on with a car, an inquest heard. Darren Clarke's Yamaha XJ600 was on the wrong side of the road when it struck a Mini Cooper on the A35 at Morden Park Corner on December
YOU may not have seen Chris and Roger as you move around Bournemouth. You may not even have seen the effect of what they do. But if they didn't do it, you'd soon be complaining. Because Chris and Roger's job is to clean off graffiti. How much do they
Reggae giant Jimmy Cliff arrives in Bournemouth next week for what promises to be one of THE gigs of the year. His date at the Opera House on Wednesday is his only 2008 appearance in the UK. It will offer the chance to witness, up close and live, one
ONCE upon a time, not so long ago, there was a little girl and her name was Emily. And she had a shop. It was a rather unusual shop because it didn't sell anything. You see, everything in that shop was a thing that somebody had once lost, and Emily
The world of magic is mourning the death of one of its local leading lights - Ron Gilbert or Mr Magic' - entertainer, creator of magic and founder of The Bournemouth Society of Magicians. The popular and highly respected entertainer had been working
FANCY a trip to the moon but realise you've no hope of ever becoming an astronaut? Fear not, all you need is a is a few thousand quid. Admittedly there is one minor drawback. You're going to have to be dead before you can make the journey. An American
SUCCESSFUL Cherries bidder Marc Jackson has told the Daily Echo in the past few minutes that his consortium's plans for the club are "visionary, strategic and sustainable". Jackson's bid for the club was accepted by administrator Gerald Krasner, Begbies
WORK is nearing completion on the latest phase of restoring grandiose Highcliffe Castle to its former glory. The £1.25 million project begun last summer has re-opened the state dining room which had lain derelict for 40 years since the historic clifftop
IT has been more than 13 years since entertainer Roy Castle lost his life to lung cancer. He spent his last few months raising money for the world's first dedicated lung cancer research centre, completing his 1,200 mile Tour of Hope just weeks before
TWELVE hundred young performers from Dorset filled the Royal Albert Hall for Dorset Rocks, a fusion of music, drama and dance presented by the Dorset Music Service. From the fanfare by the Royal Signals musicians from Blandford, resplendent in scarlet
HAVE British speedway chiefs shot themselves in the foot after their swift abolishment of the tried and tested aggregate bonus point? That is the question on many shale-shifting fans' lips this week after Pirates' two starkly contrasting matches against
STAFF at the 17th century Woolpack Inn at Sopley want to contact four good Samaritans who helped them try and quench the flames when the thatch caught fire to give them a proper "thank you". Bar supervisor Vicky Hilling and head chef Dee Liberty were
A decision by Bournemouth planners to refuse permission for a flat block in the Charminster area of the town has been overturned on appeal. Lomvale Limited lodged an appeal after the council's planning board voted against the 14 flat develop-ment in
A GENEROUS donation from a family trust will pay for a motorised wheelchair for a Corfe Mullen toddler with muscular dystrophy. Kaitlin Moors, aged three, suffers from Central Core Disease (CCD) and has difficulty moving around. But the bubbly tot's
Witchampton in the snow at 08.00hrson the 6th April 2008. Email from Graham and Heather.
These photos of the Park Land on Somerley Estate in the New Forest were taken on Sunday morning, (most probably along with hundreds of others) anyway thought I would send them in. I hope you like them & show your readers. Regards Lynn Bascombe From Verwood
Check latest traffic news in Ringwood A VAN driver was taken to hospital after a five-vehicle shunt blocked an eastbound carriageway of the A31 near Ringwood during this morning's rush hour. Three vans and two cars were caught up in the crash on the
SAVILLS and Goadsby have announced the sale of the final units of Phase 2 Glenmore Business Park at Holton Heath. Phase 1 comprised 20 freehold units while Phase 2 saw the construction of an additional 15 units, of which only five remain. The units have
WESTOVER Nissan at Wallisdown has been appointed as one of just 10 dealerships nation-wide to become a Nissan High Performance Centre. Highlight of the appointment is that Westover Nissan are official retailers of the brand new Nissan GT-R which went
IBIZA is an island with a sunny disposition, so SEAT is planning to bring some Latin heat to the next generation model that bears the name. The forthcoming SEAT Ibiza - a new upper-medium family saloon, due to make its public debut in 2009 - will share
HURRYING drivers who rant about speed cameras being there simply to persecute motorists and deprive them of their hard-earned cash should take heart that speeding fines are not a new thing. The long arm of the law was penalising motorists for travelling
ANIMATOR Nick Uff has been quietly beavering away on his short films for years, but now he could be poised for much bigger things. Portishead, the Bristol-based band credited with kickstarting the trip-hop sound of the mid-1990s, are about to release
A VICTORIAN patent self-adjusting corkscrew by Edwin Cotterill recently sold through auction for £6,210 including premium. This was found by Neil Davey of Poole- based Davey & Davey Auctioneers. Neil, who is chairman of the National Association of Valuers
A RESIDENTS' leader has called for a review of Bournemouth's parking policies, claiming that the lack of spaces and high charges are driving visitors away. David Clutterbuck, chairman of East Cliff Residents' Association, spoke out after hearing that
NEIL Middleditch revealed Fast' Freddie Eriksson is down to only one engine after the super Swede had almost single-handedly beaten Belle Vue last night. The Stockholm-born racer scorched to an impressive 17 paid 18 from seven rides as Pirates were left
THERE was bittersweet news for Cherries' long-suffering supporters at the club's creditors' meeting yesterday. Unlike Saturday's last-gasp victory over Swansea City, the moment of euphoria came early on, with administrator Gerald Krasner revealing that
THE beautiful game could be sacrificed tonight when Bashley aim to get their play-off push back on track. Steve Riley's side travel to face Bromsgrove Rovers (7.45pm) on the back of a disappointing draw against Rugby Town on Saturday. Bash are strongly
I WAS a Bengo boy. Bengo the Boxer Pup graced our TVs in the days when children would crowd round black-and-white screens to watch the likes of Spotty Dog, Lenny the Lion, Muffin and Rag, Tag and Bobtail. They were early triumphs of television and, I'd
NEIL Middleditch revealed Fast' Freddie Eriksson is down to only one engine after the super Swede had almost single-handedly beaten Belle Vue last night. The Stockholm-born racer scorched to an impressive 17 paid 18 from seven rides as Pirates were left
SANDBANKS property magnate Eddie Mitchell has emerged as a potential member of Jeff Mostyn's latest consortium, the Echo understands. The Cherries chairman is believed to be fronting one of two new bids for the ailing Dean Court club, with former ally
DESPITE an attempt by the New Forest National Park Authority to thwart major plans for the expansion of Bournemouth Airport, work is progressing as planned. In December last year bosses at the National Park Authority applied to the High Court for a judicial
Where there's Cole there's class. That's Cole Porter, of course, whose catchy melodies and brilliantly clever lyrics made him one of the finest American songwriters of the last century. This concert from the BSO - with vocalists Janet Mooney, Annie Skates
JUDGING by the enormous amount of fun, energy, and infectious chemistry that bounced between these two icons of British comedy I cannot believe we really witnessed the impending end of this riotously funny double act last night. The partnership is 30
NEARLY £1million of taxpayers' money has effectively been wiped out after the AFC Bournemouth Corporate Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) was rejected on Monday. It was feared the Cherries, with debts of £5.8 million, could have folded after 109 years. But
AFC BOURNEMOUTH looks to have been saved from extinction after two last-minute bids were put forward to buy the troubled football club on Monday. With the two new written bids for the Cherries on the table of the administrator Gerald Krasner last night
