LETHAL Lee Bradbury downed one of his former clubs with a lightning double strike to fire Cherries into the second round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. The 34-year-old striker, who served the Saddlers on loan in 2004, netted twice inside the opening
A SERIOUS road traffic collision in North Dorset at the weekend has brought renewed calls from locals for a speed camera to be erected on the stretch of road they describe as "lethal". Fire crews had to use cutting equipment to free one of the seven
ANNETTE Brooke MP has said she will fight to protect jobs and secure the future of decommissioning at UKAEA Winfrith following a meeting with staff. The MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North visited the former nuclear research site yesterday with district
A Bournemouth tourism chief has pledged that the Friday night fireworks displays will continue, despite this summer's events being spoiled by antisocial behaviour. Mounted police, dog handlers and uniformed reinforcements were drafted in after violence
A TRANSPLANT patient from Ringwood is organising a charity fund-raiser this weekend - after coming face to face with her own heart. Just months after receiving a successful transplant at the famous Papworth hospital in Cambridge, Jennifer Sutton caught
AS Migraine Awareness Week approaches, CHLOE CULPAN looks at the worst possible head pain. THE Migraine Action Association (MAA) are holding their annual Migraine Awareness Week from September 2. During this time The MAA wants to promote the fact that
TERRORISTS, foot-and-mouth, rain, floods and violent crime. Yes, summer 2007 has been truly awful. But don't bank on a peaceful autumn, because just when you thought it was safe to go back to whatever you were going back to, it looks like we could be
LET'S have a look at today's timetable, then. This morning it's double maths, biology and Spanish, then after lunch it's English and double hugging. Huh? Education secretary Ed Balls has announced that lessons on happiness, wellbeing and good manners
A DORSET adventurer is believed to have fallen to his death while on an overland adventure holiday in South America Dave Dieppe, 22, whose parents live in Ludwell in Shaftesbury, was taking part in a tour with Oasis Overland, exploring the west coast
A ONE-OFF event in Church Street on Thursday, September 6, will not be paving the way for future pedestrianisation of the Priory quarter of Christchurch. Christchurch Community Partnership, through its increased prosperity action group, is joining forces
Its launch, a year ago yesterday, was clouded in controversy following revelations that Bournemouth's new smaller wheelie bins had been secretly tagged. Amid fears that the passive electronic chips could pave the way for another stealth tax, many residents
A NEW exhibition of outfits worn by a Kingston Lacy family will be unveiled at the Priest's House Museum and Garden in Wimborne next year, thanks to a £12,600 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The award will allow for some of the costumes, worn by
STATELY Breamore House near Fordingbridge doubled for Churchill's Chequers retreat when cameras rolled to film a forthcoming drama about the Word War Two Prime Minister's finest hours. The Elizabethan mansion, home of the Hulse family for the past 250
LIFETIME, a bright new monthly magazine, is being launched at the first Fabulous at 50 Show in Bournemouth. ( Click here for a video report on the magazine launch.) Incorporating the ever-popular Primetime, the free publication is aimed at showing
THERE are those for whom the cup is always half-full, and those for whom it is always half-empty. But if you were dealt the devastating news that you had a matter of weeks, if days, to live any drop of optimism and positive attitude would quickly evaporate
CHILDREN starting school this week aren't just going to make new friends - they're also going to encounter new germs and a variety of ailments. Parents need to get ready to try to repel a barrage of nasties, from worms to head lice, as well as coping
COLLEAGUES and governors at Hillside First School have praised the inspiration and dedication of head teacher Sally Phillips, who has died after a battle with cancer. Sally was head at the Verwood school in Hillside Road for six years, but died at home
A SENIOR policeman has denied that the marine community is at risk because of the police's lack of boats. The Daily Echo has already reported that the police launch Alarm has been out of action all summer and will not be repaired in time for the Labour
CHERRIES boss Kevin Bond is leaving no stone unturned as he prepares his side for their Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round tie against Walsall tonight (7.45pm). Knowing that a number of his new-look squad have never play-ed competitively under the
CHERRIES goalkeeper Neil Moss is determined to win back his place after agreeing a contract extension with the club. His current one-year deal will now run until the summer of 2009 after an appearance-related clause was replaced by an additional 12 months
NEIL Middleditch has said injured heat leader Jason Crump is "doubtful" for Pirates' crucial home Elite League clash against Coventry tomorrow. Crump aggravated a kneecap injury despite winning his only two races during Poole Castle Cover's 54-38 defeat
PIRATES' slender chances of attaining a coveted top-two Elite League place finally slipped away as they fell to a powerful Peterborough outfit on Monday night. Poole Castle Cover put up a great fight, but they couldn't get over the loss of world champion
STEVE Riley thinks his side will end their search for a first BGB Southern Premier victory against Banbury United at Bashley Road tonight (7.45pm). Riley's Bashley have yet to register a win this term, with four draws and a defeat from their opening
