BOURNEMOUTH badminton star Nicola Cerfontyne will begin her bid to regain the women’s national singles title later this month. The 26-year-old was crowned champion in 2011 after defying the rankings to reach the top. The 2015 tournament is
EVER since he started spreading the news, Eddie Howe has been revered by Cherries followers as king of the hill, while today his team sits top of the Championship heap. As the Frank Sinatra classic bellowed from the PA system at the New York Stadium
BOSS Tom Killick saw Poole Town finally surrender their unbeaten home record and then tasked his players with rediscovering their early-season form. Zac Sirrell’s finely-executed strike after 15 minutes condemned Dolphins to defeat as promotion
BOSS Adie Arnold admitted he had been "massively let down" after Christchurch leaked cheap goals in their second heavy defeat to Verwood Town this season. Arnold, the most successful manager in Verwood’s history, watched Priory crumble to a 4-1
MARK Jermyn is set to exit Poole Town to become the new player-manager of Southern Premier rivals Dorchester Town. The 34-year-old is Magpies’ leading appearance-maker having played more than 600 times for the county town side. He left the
BOURNEMOUTH wiped out a nine-point deficit as they claimed a 22-21 win over National Three South West strugglers Weston-super-Mare. Lions had been cut adrift at the start of the second period at Chapel Gate but a late converted try assured Crispin
EARLY and late efforts condemned Wimborne Town to a 2-0 defeat at home to AFC Totton in Southern South & West. Wimborne were up against it in the fifth minute when from a free-kick on the right flank, the faintest of headers from Rob Flooks
ANOTHER record falls and barely anyone bats an eyelid. It’s been that kind of season for Cherries. Saturday’s 2-0 win at Rotherham was their eighth league victory away from Dean Court this term, beating last season’s seven, then a club record in
A STIRRING second-half comeback saw Hamworthy United bring up a memorable Sydenhams Wessex Premier hat-trick to cap Shane Traynor’s first game as permanent manager. Traynor, who had presided over wins against Whitchurch and Poppies on a caretaker
BOURNEMOUTH bobsleigh rookie Anya Kay was left in buoyant mood after making her FIBT World Cup bow for Great Britain on Friday. The 23-year-old brakewoman and bob partner Victoria Olaoye finished 10th out of 14 crews in Königsee, Germany in a field
THE Ringwood Adult Learning and Skills Centre at Brockenhurst College has handed over cash to the teenage cancer ward at Poole Hospital. The £200 donation was a result of the sale of refreshments during the centre’s coffee breaks. Over the
THE Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra put on a dazzling display of Russian music at the Pavilion on Saturday evening, with a little help from Romanian rising star pianist Alexandra Dariescu. The 'Russian Festival', expertly hosted by Classic FM's
STAFF and pupils of a tiny Wimborne school are celebrating after being named one of the best in the country for the teaching of phonics. St James’ CE First School in Gaunt’s Common was awarded an ‘outstanding’ mark by Ofsted inspectors after a
Tucked away in a quiet corner just outside Ringwood exists a quite remarkable project. Despite its proximity to the A31, The Lantern Community consists of around 50 peaceful acres, including accommodation, a shop, cafe and craft workshops, where
BOVINGTON Tank Training Ground hosted a gruelling mud run event on Saturday - aptly named the Dirty Devil Stampede. Runners tackled three distances - either five, 10 or 15km – over the punishing terrain usually used to put the army’s heavyweight
Have you got what it takes to be crowned Dorset’s fittest man or woman? Well now is your chance to find out. For the Echo has joined forces with three local fitness business owners to find the fittest man and woman in the county. They are:
GUESTS were evacuated from a restaurant and hotel on Saturday night because of a fire. A fire crew from Swanage was sent to The Pig at Studland at 9.14pm after reports of a chimney blaze. They found the chimney well alight and put the flames
CHRISTCHURCH’S Two Riversmeet Centre has dramatically reduced its deficit thanks to ongoing improvements at the leisure facility. Councillors at the scrutiny and policy review committee heard from leisure services manager Paul Rutter about the
FIRE crews were called to a Bournemouth shopping centre early on Sunday morning after alarms were triggered. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 5am and firefighters from Springbourne and Westbourne were sent to Richmond Gardens Shopping
A CONCERNED mother claims her daughter’s health is being put at risk because they have been put into unsuitable temporary accommodation. Chantelle Day’s 14-year-old daughter Shania has coeliac disease and suffers severe reactions if she does not
A Dorset village is to get a new youth venue – thanks to work by a local church. The opening of CJ’s, in Lytchett Minster, next month comes after the Church of Lytchett Minster and St Dunstan’s at Upton raised £135,000 in a bid to create an outstanding
A £1.5MILLION project to improve Bournemouth rail station and give visitors a better first impression of the town will begin tomorrow. The work will include major changes to the layout of the station, more accessible bus, taxi and cycling facilities
