BRAESIDE achieved an unusual double by knocking Richmond Park off the top of two divisions. The St Leonards' lasses outgunned the reigning A League champions 4-2 (50-37) on the all-weather surface and also sunk them 6-0 (38-29) in the B League. The
THE last unbeaten record in the league has fallen after Poole Town served up the surprise result of the weekend with a convincing demolition of league leaders Parley. Although Poole Park was deemed unfit for play, the home side switched the venue to
PHIL Graves has pledged to use last season's 71-0 National Trophy mauling at Bridgwater & Albion as a "learning experience" as Swanage & Wareham prepare to face National League big-guns Rosslyn Park in this year's first round. Swans host the Londoners
NICKY Jones confirmed himself as the most consistent Hampshire singles player of modern times by winning the county championship for a fourth time. Boscombe Cliff's former under-25 international took the crown with three emphatic performances at Atherley
EXTRA classrooms at Ringwood School will exacerbate traffic conditions in Parsonage Barn Lane, say local residents. Joy and Chris Must, who live close to the school, also claim the two temporary classrooms in one block have been put in place before they
APRES la deluge - the New Forest Show! Despite everything the weather threw at them on Monday and during this soggy summer so far, organisers and visitors put on a brave face - and their wellies - for yesterday's opening day of the annual showpiece of
AN injured sparrow hawk which vets feared would have to be put down has been saved by one of the few female falconers in the country. Her male friends scoffed when Kerrie Ward, a 29-year-old dental nurse from Wareham, took on the animal, known to be
DORSET coastguards are taking urgent action to avoid what they fear could be a record number of accidents this summer. It follows a new survey which revealed that the majority of people don't know to dial 999 and ask for the coastguard if they see someone
COUNCILS on the Dorset coast are heeding Environment Agency advice and not allowing building on high risk flood plains, says Christchurch borough's planning chief David Jobbins. "They would advise us whether something was unacceptable. If it was we would
SHOULD Wimborne Folk Festival move from the town to a bigger venue? A suggestion has been made that the three-day festival, which attracts thousands of participants and supporters, should be moved to somewhere like Canford Arena, which would also ensure
JUST one person in over 800 inspections has been found smoking in a prohibited area in Purbeck since the ban. A total of 826 premises and vehicles were inspected by Purbeck District Council in the two weeks following the introduction of the Smokefree
AN ELDERLY Christchurch resident has criticised Twynham Housing Association for withdrawing overnight and weekend sheltered housing warden cover. Retired journalist Bob Miles, 78, who lives in Centenary House, Fairfield, describes the change as "disgusting
FORMER painter and decorator Ron Steele spent the last few years of his working life making other people's homes look lovely. Now he often has terrifying hallucinations that convince him something is seriously amiss with his own beautiful home near Poole
FOUR out of 10 teenagers say they never wear sunscreen in the UK and one in three is unaware that prolonged exposure to the sun's rays can cause skin cancer. Those are the kind of attitudes Macmillan skin cancer nurse specialist Jane Freak is up against
IT WAS described as nonsense and a blow against common sense. Our front-page story on Monday revealed how Bournemouth's leisure centres have been banned from lending armbands and rubber rings to swimmers. Professional guidelines dictate it is to protect
THE gloomy British weather is making us fat. When it comes to the weather, we Brits are more hardy than our European neighbours. Come rain or shine, we manage to have a dry bright outlook. But the past few months have worn us down, and now it's impacting
JASON Crump has been ruled out of Poole Pirates' Knockout Cup clash with Coventry tomorrow night after breaking his knee cap. And the world champion spearhead will be replaced at the top of Poole Castle Cover's line-up by Peterborough's Hans Andersen
The fans waiting inside Borders made an effort for the occasion.
Daily Echo competition winners; Sophie & Lucy Green, Nancy Whitlock and Katie Long.
Laura Score, Lexi Gale and Nicola Robertson finally get their hands on a copy of the new book inside Borders.
BENTLEY has returned to its heartland with its limited-edition Brooklands, which is destined to become a collectors' classic. Just 550 examples of the hand-assembled coupe are to be made with customer deliveries due to begin in 2008 - the first year's
VOLVO is revving up its Sport models with a new R-Design specification grade. Available on the all-new Volvo C30, S40 and V50 models, the R-Design package replaces, and enhances, Volvo's current Sport trim levels, offering a range of unique sports-inspired
GOADSBY'S land department has recently received instructions from The Greensleeves Homes Trust to sell by informal tender a former nursing home situated in Swanage, which has a price guide of £1.5 million. The site occupies an area of approximately 0.22
POOLE-BASED Greendale Construction has just completed the total refurbishment and extension of the Waterfront Museum - now re-branded as the Poole Museum. Following the £1.3 million project, the new museum officially reopened its doors to the public
A BRITISH premiere in rural Dorset is always a cause for celebration and few companies know how to do it better than Dorset Opera, which stages professional productions of major works as part of their annual Summer School project. Puccini's powerful
TWO funny fat blokes appear in a play about two fat, self-obsessed fictional characters trying to deal with the fact that the long wait for their leading lady may be in vain? If that sounds leftfield, add ubiquitous radio/TV/stage favourite Phill Jupitus
FROM Buenos Aires via Barcelona to Bournemouth, one of the hottest new acts in world music brought the house down at this excellent Club du Monde evening. It took Aleka, Serge and Co a staggering nine hours to travel down from their previous gig, in
I was transported back to the '70s (yes I was there!) at the fun-filled party that is Dancing Queen, a colourful show celebrating timeless hits from that pop phenomenon ABBA. This Spirit Productions show features a dynamic and energetic cast of singers
A CENTURY ago this August, the hero of the Siege of Mafeking, Major General Robert Baden-Powell, started an experimental camp for boys on Brownsea Island, sparking into life an organisation that spread across the globe. A new 56-page book, Scout Island
MOST of us are finding it more and more difficult to get away from work even on holiday, a new study has found. As many as two-thirds of us have had our holiday interrupted by a call from work - and one-third of us actually admit to taking a laptop on
PUTTING the brakes on the anti-social antics of boy racers in the Saxon Square car park at night is the first priority issue to be taken up by the newly-formed Christchurch town centre Pact - partners and communities together - group. More than 20 town-centre
LIFE'S an endless, wonderful whirl for Klaxons' bassist and singer Jamie Reynolds - but he's got his head in the clouds and his feet on the ground. The boy has got what he wished for and is loving every faster-than-the-speed-of-light minute. The band's
A WOMAN was slapped with a £250 parking ticket for parking in a space she owns. Paula Griffin has now been threatened with court action after refusing to pay the parking ticket she received while her car was parked in the space outside her home. Miss
ELDERLY people in Bournemouth and Poole are among the least likely in the south of England to receive NHS funding when they need continuous nursing, it has been claimed. The Registered Nursing Home Association says the chances of local primary care trusts
HOTELIERS and guesthouse owners are struggling to fill vacant rooms as forecasters continue to predict grey skies and gloomy weather. Debbie Payne, director of the Boscombe Spa Resort Hotels group, said: "Unfortunately July has been a bit of a wash-out
THEY were supposed to be sunning themselves on a Cypriot beach, sipping cocktails and savouring the holiday atmosphere. But instead 170 would-be travellers found themselves wandering the streets of Bournemouth in the pouring rain. More than 24 hours
CHERRIES legend Ted MacDougall says the Dean Court faithful may need to be patient as Kevin Bond continues his search for a first-choice strike partnership. MacDougall cast his expert eye over the current crop of Cherries marksmen during Saturday's pre-season
PIRATES mascot Brendan Johnson admits the lure of regular racing was too tempting to resist, after joining Conference League outfit Oxford. The 15-year-old quickly became one of British speedway's hottest commodities with some high scoring guest appearances
PIRATES fanatic Jon Smallwood believes sitting on Pete Smith's bike topped his experiences of meeting Prince Harry, having lunch at the House of Lords and passing his headteacher's qualification all rolled into one. Smallwood has been following Poole
BOSS Kevin Bond believes Cherries new boy Marvin Bartley has "all the attributes" to make a name for himself at Dean Court. And Bond also says the untried 21-year-old "thoroughly deserves" an opportunity to prove he can step up from the non-league ranks
HAVING had a quick flick through recent columns in the paper it appeared that the best way to go about writing one is to have a good old moan. There is certainly no shortage of material, whether it's the colony of squirrels that, judging by the mess,
HELPING out in Rwanda is drawing attention to the country's problems, a Dorset MP has said. Tobias Ellwood, MP for Bournemouth East, said that a programme of projects currently under way will also mean the MPs will be more able to understand the issues
