KEVIN Bond has cast his net among the local non-league ranks by inviting a trio of young stars to try their luck with Cherries. Bashley pair Richard Gillespie and Pete Castle, together with AFC Totton's Mike Gosney, could head to Dean Court for a trial
POOLE'S entrepreneurial co-promoter Matt Ford is hunting down a super fan to become the new Pirates of the Carib-bean star Captain Jack Sparrow on race nights. Ford is placing an advert in the club's Good Friday programme asking for eccentric supporters
POLICE in Poole are appealing for witnesses after four teenage boys were victimised by a group of 20-30 youths who tried to rob them of their bikes. In a separate incident, the group did manage to steal a bike from another boy, who was made to give them
EASTER is one of the most important events on the Christian calendar, but according to new research, the majority of people in the UK won't be setting foot in church this weekend. Even though 53 per cent identified themselves as Christian only one in
JUST days after causing young hearts to flutter at a Bournemouth nightclub, Prince William has won over a great-grandmother - almost four times his age. The heir to the throne had been described as "a perfect gentleman" by 19-year-old student Lisa Agar
FINANCIAL analyst Moneyfacts has attacked the 60 per cent bonuses being promised to bosses at Portman Building Society, which is facing a takeover by Nationwide. But Bournemouth- based Portman - Britain's third largest building society - is strongly
A GREAT-grandmother believed to be Poole's oldest resident has just turned 109. Louisa Tyrrell, who was born in 1898 in the reign of Queen Victoria, celebrated her birthday on Sunday at Wessex Lodge Retirement Home, in Munster Road, Parkstone. Assistant
A SICK man told to hurry home from hospital to await a telephone call from a doctor found himself up in court - after being caught speeding at 4 o'clock on a Sunday morning. Surveyor John Lewis, of Bransgore, had got up in the middle of the night and
This Easter holiday, the Bournemouth Oceanarium will be showing off the world's first interactive Dive Cage. The new attraction is being touted as a "breathtaking new experience that allows you to come face to face with great white sharks, dolphins and
Sugababes mania is in the air as Britain's most successful girl group heads for Bournemouth and a sell-out concert at the BIC tonight. The band is, of course, a masterpiece of music biz and media manipulation - a carefully constructed combination of
ROWDY behaviour and vandalism in Brockenhurst have been slashed following a successful police operation in the New Forest village. Groups of up to 50 youths from places as far apart as Barton-on-Sea, New Milton, Lymington and Hythe had been gathering
A MAYOR seeking £3,840 from her allowance says she is "disgusted" at the way she feels she has been treated by fellow councillors. Ferndown mayor Liz Stevens spoke out after the letter sent from her solicitor Harold G Walker Solicitors of Bournemouth
A SCHOOLGIRL who looks after her disabled mother, a long-serving rowing coach and the licensees of a town centre pub were among some of the Christchurch citizens of all ages honoured for their contribution to the community at the third annual Good Citizen
A FRENCH high-speed train (TGV) has smashed the world record for a train on rails by a huge margin, reaching 574.8km/h (356mph). The previous TGV record was 515km/h (320mph), set in 1990.
KIA and its sister brand Hyundai are the latest car makers to take a serious look at manufacturing large scale production hybrid domestic cars. The Kia Rio Hybrid saloon features a 90bhp 1.4-litre petrol engine, mated to a 12kW, synchronised electric
VAUXHALL bounces back into the sports utility category this summer with the all-new Antara. Standard kit included on all versions includes; Intelligent Four-Wheel Drive, a Descent Control System, air conditioning, remote control ultrasonic alarm, front
"YOU'RE fired!" - Sir Alan Sugar's familiar catchphrase might make entertaining TV on The Apprentice. But Dorset and Hampshire employers tempted to emulate his no-nonsense style could end up paying dearly, solicitors warn. "If employers behave like
A SHOCKED family and their 15-month-old baby narrowly escaped death when they were poisoned by a killer gas while on holiday. Mother-of-two Jemma Traves, 33, told how her family decided to go for a week-long break for the first time in years at Waterside
LOCAL educationalists have reacted with scepticism to new research being made public in Bournemouth this week, that teachers blame TV catchphrases for the increase in aggressive behaviour among their pupils. The poll of primary and secondary school teachers
A RUN-down bungalow which sold for £2.7 million 14 months ago has been put back on the market at £4m - in exactly the same condition. While some property developers can spend thousands on a project, all the owners of this Sandbanks home house did was
TO most railway travellers, stations are noisy, smelly and draughty places which have to be endured until the train arrives to whisk them on their way. But if you look at stations through Paul Atterbury's eyes, you will soon become aware of a different
Mum's The Word, Lighthouse, Poole IT was a bit like group therapy only more enlightening! Mum's The Word is the perfect antidote to the current obsession with yummy mummies and their perfect offspring. The play is a series of witty well-written monologues
"We'd love to be the biggest band on the planet." Yes, despite being surprisngly short, it is clear that Fall Out Boy bassist, Pete Wentz, has high hopes for his band's future. Sitting in the conference room backstage at the BIC on Saturday, we met
THEY easily burnt off all their chocolate egg munching by running around trying to find them. Children visiting Adventure Wonderland in Hurn were enjoying an Easter egg hunt organised by the Daily Echo's cuddly mascot Eddie Echo. The youngsters had
THEY cause more damage than the flames, cost way too much and other tactics work much better, say Dorset school governors after revealing none of their schools targeted by arsonists now have sprinkler systems installed. Their revelation follows the national
A ROOFER who starved his two dogs has been banned from keeping all animals for 15 years. Andrew Neil Puzey, 39, of St Clement's Gardens, Boscombe, allowed seven-year-old Staffordshire bull terriers Stella and Murphy to become so emaciated that their
