In the Great War of Motion Sensitive Controllers, the battles have been... well... weird. Casualties are heavy on both sides of the Sony-Microsoft divide, with neither the Move nor Kinect offering triumphant software in their respective answers
HOW many times have you heard it said? “Don’t argue with the referee, he isn’t going to change his mind.” For the first time in his 17-year career, Carl Boyeson decided to disprove the quotation in his role as pantomime villain at Bury on Saturday
THE BOURNEMOUTH Christmas light switch-on got the festive season off to a colourful start tonight. Thousands turned out despite gloomy weather to enjoy the Christmas market in The Square and watch the fireworks afterwards. Harry
SUPERSTAR Brad made a Pitt-stop to Dorset to film scenes for his new movie this week. The Hollywood hunk was spotted at Lulworth Cove shooting his new zombie movie World War Z. Dozens of fans battled the bad weather to try and get a glimpse
The Do It for Dorset Campaign, a joint initiative between Daily Echo and the Dorset Community Foundation has helped local charities sports and community groups raise over £16,000 in less than seven weeks. Dorset Community Foundation – a registered
PIRATES run amok on Poole Quay on Sunday, December 2, when Christmas arrives buccaneer-style. The quay will be buzzing with the sights, sounds and smells of a very special Pirate Christmas from 4pm when, as well as traditional carols by the tree
LIFE has dealt Christopher Mackenzie a series of cruel blows, and at the age of 48 he has been unable to work for the last five years. But he is not downhearted and hopes to help other people by setting up a club for people who – like him – suffer
FOOTBALL’S Harry Redknapp celebrated the start of work made possible by the Daily Echo-backed Sparkle Appeal. The former Tottenham manager joined students at the Victoria Education Centre in Poole to celebrate the launch of the building for its new £2.8million
DORSET escaped the worst of this weekend’s bad weather, with Devon and Cornwall suffering the largest areas of flooding. However, fire crews spent the night dealing with a number of incidents, including a man trapped in his vehicle on the A3030
The government wants to scrap rules on street trading and door-to-door selling in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Ministers say scrapping the "archaic" Pedlars Act of 1871 and reforming laws on static street traders will help entrepreneurs
CRAIG Revel Horwood has officially taken up residence at the RSPCA Ashley Heath Animal Centre. No, not the acerbic judge on Strictly Come Dancing but a rather handsome rabbit who was abandoned in a box in the New Forest. Luckily Craig has now been
THOUSANDS of complaints have been made about the way adults are treated in social care. As council budgets are cut and pensioners face paying more to be looked after, social services across Bournemouth, Poole and the rest of Dorset have been dealing
PRIME Minister David Cameron left diners at the Tickled Pig in Wimborne gobsmacked after he popped in for a surprise visit at the weekend. The PM, who is believed to have been on a casual visit to Dorset with wife Samantha, arrived with six children
BOSS Eddie Howe believes referee Carl Boyeson may have set a “dangerous” precedent for himself after changing his mind over a penalty decision during Cherries’ 2-2 draw at Bury yesterday. The experienced official awarded Cherries a second-half
