BOURNEMOUTH scored an emphatic maximum to guarantee Section One survival and virtually doom opponents West Moors to relegation. The Meyrick Park side romped in 93-52 led by Colin Haynes, Kevin Saunders, Alan Wilson and Gerry Potts (26-12) with support
NICK Park fired an unbeaten century to put Kingston Lacy within one victory of their maiden Division One title. With just one match of the season remaining, Lacy need 12 points in their final fixture against Henstridge to be sure of the silverware.
THE race to the B&D's elite division is reaching boiling point with only six points separating the top five in the B League. After their mid-season blip, Pelhams are back on song and reclaimed pole position with 4-2 wins against West Moors in a re-arranged
A Bournemouth marine sales company is riding the crest of a wave after a weekend double celebration. 1st4Boats, run from a shop in Westbourne, is the sole UK distributor of the world's leading sports, cruising and fishing boat, the American manufactured
COASTGUARDS are urging parents to keep a watchful eye on their children on the beach following three seafront search operations on Bank Holiday Monday alone. A missing six-year-old girl sparked a 2.30pm search involving Southbourne coastguard rescue
PROTESTERS gathered in Worth Matravers to voice their opposition to plans to bulldoze "the heart of the community". Developers have applied for planning permission to convert the Worth Café and Craft Centre into three residential homes, and also build
A £5 million security operation is now in full swing as Bournemouth braces itself for next month's Labour Party conference, being held at the Bournemouth International Centre. This year the Daily Echo will be allowed unprecedented access to those with
FACED with the devastating news that he had just weeks if not days to live father-of-three Keith Turner decided to hold his wake' before his death and throw a party for all his friends. Around 250 people packed into Charminster restaurant Lorenzo's last
FIFTEEN years ago he was fighting for his life suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia, with only a one in four chance of survival unless he had a bone marrow transplant. Fast forward to next month and a transformed super healthy Ben Wiggins will be grabbing
SHARON Sutcliffe looks like one of those impossibly healthy women in those glossy pregnancy manuals. She has a nice, neat bump, her skin literally glows and she looks calm and serene. You would never know that she has less than two months to go until
REGULAR New Forest walker Kay Ellis was incensed when she came across a huge heap of rubbish fly-tipped across a peaceful path at Holmsley. "I was disgusted because these days there are so many tips, and you can pay to get things taken away," said Mrs
A BOURNEMOUTH woman, who suffered a near-identical attack as the toddler mauled by a dog in Bournemouth recently, says she is proof a full recovery is possible. Elaine Perrin, 27, required more than 50 stitches to her face after she was bitten by her
"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book." Charlie Chaplin may have said words are cheap but according to recent research this old Irish proverb shouldn't be laughed at. Sleep specialists are warning that teenagers who
WIND the clock back 40 odd years and a scene unfolds. I can see it to this day with astonishing clarity. My younger brother and I are doing our homework. Only we're not. We're listening to the dying days of Pirate Radio and swapping pop trivia. Catching
LIFE, Dr Alison Cronin insists more than once, marches on. She means it of course, but it's obvious from her eloquent words that it is likely be a long, slow and painful process. Something else is clear. While the 160 primates whose home is Monkey World
PEOPLE who work tirelessly behind the scenes on behalf of their community have been recognised at an awards ceremony. Shaftesbury Town Council mayor Derek Beer hosted the inaugural Hidden Heroes Awards at the town hall. The community had been asked
Footballers might be the ones sporting the shorts on the pitch but are their women wearing the trousers? Sunderland manager Roy Keane has waged a war against Wags (wives and girlfriends) and it looks like it could be a bitter battle fought with Jimmy
THE Purbeck Film Festival has launched a new academy to allow Swanage children to try their hand at film-making. The Purbeck Film Academy, the first of its kind in the area, has helped 24 11-13-year-olds shoot their own mini movies. The youngsters have
A heavily-pregnant woman suddenly goes into labour. Her pain is excruciating. She is rushed to hospital, where she limps up to reception before being whisked away in a flurry of medical staff. Does this scene sound familiar? Vivien Clere Green smiles
A charitable trust set up in memory of an outstanding young sportsman whose life was tragically cut short, is looking for good causes to back. An incredible £35,000 has been raised so far by the Steve Bernard Foundation, which aims to provide financial
TWENTY three years ago a club franchise trading under the name of Bolts brought London-style clubbing for the gay community to Bournemouth at the previously named Academy in Boscombe. Last Sunday, celebrating in style and living up to all expectations
A BOSCOMBE man who became the first qualified paramedic in the country has died at the age of 64. John Alfred Clark, who was born in Boscombe Hospital in 1943, trained to be a butcher before joining Bournemouth Ambulance Service in 1966 as a driver/attendant
Wimborne Drama's autumn season at the Tivoli Theatre gets off to a farcical start later this month with one of Alan Ayckbourn's first and finest hit comedies Relatively Speaking. Relatively Speaking is a marvellous mishmash of misunderstandings and mistaken
Bournemouth band Fearne launch their debut album on Saturday with three live sets at the town's Borders bookstore . The acoustic pop outfit will be playing a selection from Colour (In A World of Grey) to mark its release on Selection Records. Fearne
THE world's most powerful production six-cylinder diesel has been added to the revised BMW 6 Series line-up, which goes on sale here in October. Available in both coupe and convertible forms, the new BMW 635d opens up a new sector of the market for BMW
MAZDA is putting on a happy face for the world launch of its all-new D segment model which breaks cover next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Mazda6 is the second Mazda new generation product to appear this year following in the wheel tracks
COMMERCIAL property agents Sibbett Gregory has completed the letting of Gervis Hall in Bournemouth's Gervis Place. It is anticipated the new tenant, Steamer Trading Cookshop, will open its doors in September. The Grade II listed building, opposite Bournemouth
GIVE me an evening of musical theatre and I'm usually one very happy bunny. But the problem with this genre is that the audience probably knows the songs as well as the performers - sometimes better! It follows that a compilation show such as this should
In my 17-year association with Star Trail this was the toughest one yet to judge. Outstanding acts kept us enthralled, with just one going on to represent the town in the British Resorts and Destinations National Final in November. The winner was charismatic
LEAVE our community centre alone. That was the message from residents of Strouden Park in Bournemouth who met with ward councillors outside Strouden Library on Saturday to debate plans to sell the existing community centre and build a new one in Craigmoor
WHILE most folk were happy to embrace the belated warm weather this weekend, the conditions also brought some more unwelcome visitors to the beaches. Nasty stings from jellyfish and weaver fish were reported by coastguards in Dorset. At Kimmeridge Bay
A ONE-WAY system between Poole and Bournemouth is the only way to save the towns from gridlock. That is the contentious view of a leading Poole councillor, who has drawn up detailed plans to make existing roads throughout the conurbation one way. In
CHERRIES boss Kevin Bond wants his players to be firm but fair as they look to maintain their new-found mean streak. Bond admits he has actively tried to "toughen up" his squad as Cherries finally bid to shake off their reputation as southern softies
PIRATES team manager Neil Middleditch believes Bjarne Pedersen's controversial exclusion from heat one at Wolves last night cost them victory in a 47-45 defeat. Middleditch also felt that referee Chris Durno should not have excluded Poole Castle Cover
REFEREE Chris Durno has defended his decisions to exclude luckless Pirates pair Bjarne Pedersen and Ritchie Hawkins from crucial races at Monmore Green last night. Poole team manager Neil Middleditch felt some of the match officials decisions "were a
IN the day's other Wessex League clashes, Ringwood Town notched their first three points of the campaign with a 3-2 win against Lymington Town. New Milton Town went down 3-0 at Brockenhurst, while Christchurch won 4-2 at Downton. In Division One, Verwood
STEVE Riley confessed he'd "rather have the points than the compliments" after Bashley's latest BGB Premier Division draw. Riley's charges took a share of the spoils 2-2 at Chippenham Town yesterday - their third single pointer in four games. And Riley
TOM Killick believes Poole Town's new-found "aggression" was behind their 2-0 derby win against Wimborne Town at Tatnam yesterday. Killick's Dolphins charges ended Magpies' unbeaten Wessex Premier Division run thanks to a Karim Benssaouda double. And
DAVE Robjohns chalked up his third century of the season to help Poole Town keep the heat on Premier Division leaders Broadstone. Robjohns was the mainstay of Poole's 198 as their 40-run victory over Weymouth ended the west Dorset club's faint title
