MARK Winzar remains upbeat about New Milton Town’s survival hopes but is warning his players: “We are in the mire.” Linnets slumped to a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Alton Town as their poor run of form continued. The Fawcett’s Field outfit are without
BOSS Alex Browne has revealed that Cuthbury goalscoring legend Scott Joyce is closing in on an eagerly-awaited return. Injury-plagued frontman Joyce has yet to feature this season due to persistent heel problems. The Southampton-born striker was a prolific
CAPTAIN David Elm saved a stoppage-time penalty to earn Bashley a point – but it was his opposite number that stole the show at the Recreation Ground. Bash boss Steve Riley claimed his side created enough chances to win three matches – only
SIMON Browne has expressed his desire to earn promotion with Hamworthy and has identified areas to improve in order to achieve his ambition. The Hammers manager has overseen a much-improved campaign for the County Ground outfit. His side lost 1-0 against
BOSS Tom Killick watched as Poole Town took a giant leap towards possible promotion and then admitted he felt under pressure not to waste the costly upgrading of Tatnam. Dolphins are pulling out all the stops in a £20,000 bid to bring their home up to
MENTAL health staff in Dorset are seeing a number of cases involving people who have experienced damaging side-effects from taking the “legal high” Ivory Wave. The drug, often sold as bath salts, appears to be replacing mephedrone, or miaow miaow, which
A CAMPAIGN to help people identify official Big Issue sellers – and encourage reporting of any “rogue” ones – has been launched in Bournemouth. Posters are being put on display around the town and the vendors are being issued with highly visible
HE has a personal fortune of at least £150m and a host of celebrity neighbours who share his glitzy lifestyle. But business tycoon Jim Ratcliffe is today at the centre of a storm after unveiling plans for a luxury mansion on an unspoilt stretch of Hampshire
THE fundraising effort to pay for a life-changing wheelchair for an Upton teenager has passed through the £3,000 barrier. The Daily Echo launched an appeal in February to drum up the £17,000 needed to pay for the new powered chair for disabled
ROCK legend Roger Daltrey showed he’s not ready for retirement with an energetic two-and-a-half hour show. Earlier this month, The Who frontman chose the O2 Academy as a last- minute warm-up gig for his sold-out performance of The Who’s rock
HE might have hobbled onto the stage on crutches, but there was nothing lame about this marathon show by one of the nation’s newest comedy superstars. Fans were told the show was strictly scheduled, but Manford’s wonderfully loose grasp of time – but
THERE is a pleasing symmetry about the visit of Princess Anne to officially open Gillingham’s transformed leisure centre on Monday. She last visited the centre in 1988 to open a new fitness suite. More than 20 years later, the Princess Royal
IF you think dressing for an evening out is a chore, spare a thought for Victorian women who wore rigid steel petticoats called crinolines under their dresses most days. Or the Regency ladies whose corsets had a stiff piece of wood down the
THE long-standing legend that Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi was once a student in Bournemouth may be a step closer to being verified. Stories that Muammar Gaddafi studied English at Kings School of English have persisted for decades but never
Star of British comedy Chalet Girl and former Archers actress Felicity Jones is on the cusp of fame. Kate Whiting finds out why she lied about snowboarding and misses the anonymity of radio. Despite working in an industry where everyone prides themselves
