M A Hart Page Croft Cup holders Twynham Rangers are safely through to the third round after Gareth Brickhill (2), Chris Forbes and Lee Clark ensured a 4-0 victory over St Andrews. Ben Mowlem rattled in four in Harrington United's 12-2 thrashing
THERE is a familiar name at the top of Division One with reigning champions Suttoners Civil leading the way on goal difference after their 5-2 victory over Trinidad. An unfortunate own goal was the undoing of early pacesetters Westover Bournemouth when
MARTIN Kelly celebrated the birth of a daughter on Saturday by scoring a last minute equaliser for West Moors SC in their 2-2 draw with New Star in the Premier League. Known as Bonus' to his team-mates, Kelly also scored their other goal while Callum
JOE Roach singled out Joe Partington for special praise following Cherries' 1-1 draw with Puma Youth Alliance Cup rivals Brentford at Canford School. The Wales under-19 skipper responded to being "relieved" of the Cherries captaincy by turning in an
COBHAM Sports manager Graham Trevett was ecstatic to see his side's luck take a positive swing, after they triumphed 4-3 at Sturminster Marshall on Saturday. Stuart Morrell headed Cobham in front after 24 minutes, before Sam Bridgeman's 20-yard drive
A DEAL looks set to be struck which could save thousands of jobs for disabled workers following intense talks between ministers and union leaders. Peter Hain, the work and pensions secretary, was due to make a major announcement today regarding the 42
COME on, be honest, were you aware of the existence of the Royal Statistical Society? No? Well, don't worry, because you're not alone. Far from it. In fact, 68 per cent of people don't know about the RSS, compared with the 17 per cent that do. Twelve
FLAMES that had spread from a barn on a Wimborne farm on Monday morning destroyed a rare ex-military lorry parked nearby. Some 40 firefighters from across the area rushed to Chilbridge Farm, near Kingston Lacy, from 8am onwards to try and quell the ferocious
TEENAGE gangs are turning a town centre alleyway into a no-go zone, angry residents have revealed. The walkway, off Institution Road in Swanage, has more in common with an inner city slum than a pleasant seaside resort, says pensioner Wendy Wharam.
CHRISTCHURCH Borough Council is above average. And that's official. Latest figures published by the Audit Commission have scored the council "above average" in all but one of the indicators showing satisfaction with performance when compared with the
SINCE the terrible events of September 11 and the terrorist attacks on London, Islam has become associated in many people's minds with suicide bombers and fanaticism. Others have accused Muslim leaders of not doing enough to tackle radical elements that
IT STARTED off bright and full of energy, but became grey and almost leaden yesterday, as the weather echoed Bournemouth's political event of the year. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech pleased supporters but failed to quite ignite the BIC. Education
CANDLES were lit and flowers laid yesterday afternoon (Monday) in a poignant tribute to tragic Christchurch schoolgirl Jade Stoner on the exact anniversary of her death in a road accident outside her home. The symbolic ceremony in the road outside her
A MEMBER of pop group The Dave Clark Five - which sold 100 million records and once rivalled the Beatles - left just £46,000 in his will. Musician Denis Payton moved to Bournemouth and became an estate agent after his chart success. He died aged 63
A SCHOOL in East Dorset has fallen victim to the recent craze for stripping valuable metal from roofs. Senior staff at Michael's Middle School in Colehill have confirmed that all of the lead flashing from the school's roof and window edges was stripped
THE future of a North Dorset swimming pool looks sunk after county bosses rejected a plea to provide financial help to keep it afloat from April next year. As reported in the Daily Echo, government capping of council tax has left the district council
SHOPKEEPERS in Ringwood are being urged to sign up to a Shopwatch scheme to keep thieves at bay. More than 50 businesses have told the town council and police they are interested in becoming involved in the project, which involves traders keeping in
After penning and performing some of the most enduring songs of a generation, Supertramp leader Roger Hodgson stunned his fans when in 1983 he quit the band at the height of their fame. With a catalogue that included solid gold favourites like Give A
THE B3082 by National Trust property Kingston Lacy was closed on Monday afternoon following a head-on collision. One person was taken by air ambulance to hospital. Dorset Police received a number of calls following the crash, which happened just after
AN INQUEST was opened in Bournemouth on Monday morning into the deaths of the teenage couple killed in an horrific road crash near Wool on Thursday. Aimee Louise Mead, 18, from Melksham, and Simon James Harley, 19, of Chippenham, died as a result of
TO kiss or not to kiss: that was the question. To coincide with our feature about kissing etiquette - which you can read by clicking here - we wanted to know if the Echo readers were faced with a dilemma when it came to greeting people. Almost sixty-eight
IT'S not every week we have the Prime Minister in town. So with Gordon Brown spending the week in Bournemouth we invite you to send him an election message. Should he name the day and put the country on election footing for an October poll. Cast your
IT'S hard to believe that it's been around six years since Branksome Beach restaurant opened its doors and wowed locals and visitors alike. Last time round, we were enthusing about the location and food at Vesuvio along the prom, but there can be few
MY old man was in town this week. Rather than subject him to some crazy concoction created from the rather meagre remnants of my fridge I thought I'd take him out for a treat. I must admit, my motives might have been the slightest bit ulterior, since
CELEBRITY chef James Tanner has teamed up with Comet to inspire you to create a British Dish with a Twist to celebrate British Food Fortnight, which runs until October 7. Whether you choose to experiment with gastronomic science, or prefer the simple
HAVING soundtracked countless weddings in the last two years, mainstream pop's favourite singer-songwriter James Blunt is returning to Bournemouth to play the BIC early next year. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday for the show in the Solent Hall on January
TOTS at a Poole pre-school helped to raise more than £200 for a cancer charity by coming to class in their pyjamas. Two-to five-year-olds at Lytchett Matravers Pre-School brought a whole new meaning to the phrase "pyjama party" on Friday, as did their
New Young Pony Club, Old Fire Station, Bournemouth HAVING spent the early part of the year opening the NME nu rave tour for The Klaxons et al, New Young Pony Club brought their own brand of the indie dance crossover to The Old Firestation. The set maintains
Holloways + Wombats, Portsmouth Pyramids THE gig circuit swings into life again and these two bands can feel pretty satisfied with their summer's work at the festivals. Scouse trio The Wombats are casting their greedy eye on the pop Premier League,
THE parents of missing teenager Rosemary Edwards have been informed after a body was found in the New Forest, police said. Two walkers discovered the body of a young woman or girl near Bartley, Hampshire, yesterday afternoon. Hampshire Police said the
ASPIRATION now there's a word you don't hear much. Yet we all aspire to better things don't we? Be it a better job or a better car. Even schools are trying to drum this into their pupils. And it seems that this word is slowly gripping the nation
WE'VE all heard the one about the woman who can't park her car or how many blondes are needed to change a lightbulb. But here's a new one - there's a woman who reckons you can't rely on men to do anything important. And if you're waiting for the punchline
A TEENAGER thought to have been enjoying a night out in Poole suffered multiple skull fractures after a collision with a car in the town centre. The 19-year-old was hit on the pedestrian crossing at the New Orchard/High Street junction, close to the
GREAT Britain manager Peter Oakes hopes that Edward Kennett's star performance in yesterday's World Under-21 Team Cup final "convinces" the Pirate he can reach the top. The Poole Castle Cover rider bowed out of junior competition by top scoring with
OUTGOING champion Jason Crump has admitted Nicki Pedersen "fully deserved" his runaway world title victory this year. But at the same time the Pirates star has stressed he is "hungry" to regain the crown he relinquished to the Dane during the Slovenian
CRIME-busting CCTV cameras have been installed at Ringwood's popular Greyfriars Community Centre in a bid to stop youthful vandalism and petty thieving. The decision was made to install the cameras by members of Ringwood and District Community Association
ELDERLY residents have been moved out of a care home, three months after a report rated healthcare there as "poor". Eight people have left the new nursing extension built at Windsor Court Care Home in Bodorgan Road, Bournemouth. Bournemouth council
THE increasing numbers of foreign migrants in Dorset could be fuelling the number of drink-driving cases and road accidents, it is feared. Cultural differences and difficulty in understanding road signs could be a key factor in the number of serious
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown enjoyed an hour's respite from constant election speculation at the conference's official church service. A barrage of questions as to whether he intended to call a snap poll marked Mr Brown's entry and exit from the Punshon
MIFFED boss Kevin Bond emerged from the wreckage of Cherries' calamitous defeat at Swindon and admitted: "We beat ourselves." Billy Paynter's second-half hat-trick condemned Cherries to a 4-1 reverse at the County Ground - as Bond's charges hit the self-destruct
YOU'RE blooming marvellous! Around a hundred prizewinners and supporters gathered to celebrate the achievements of this year's Wimborne in Bloom. The prizegiving was held at Allenbourn Middle School and was preceded by a minute's silence in tribute to
A PURBECK community has cleared another vital hurdle as it inches closer to realising its dream of a new village hall. Harman's Cross has secured planning permission to rebuild its hall, which is integral to the village as it has no pub, church or library
THEY say doctors make the worst patients, so when Bournemouth GP Debbie Miles found herself in a hospital bed on the same ward she was due to work on hours later, it seemed the old adage would be put to the test. Little did she know that in the hours
EVER wondered what drives us to shop til we drop? If you have, you're not alone. Christchurch council has joined forces with authorities from across Dorset to prepare a "retail strategy" for the next two decades. Councillors have called in town planning
BOURNEMOUTH town centre is to be hit by disruption as a 100-year-old water main is replaced this autumn. The disruption, which begins on Monday, October 8, will leave part of Old Christchurch Road to St Peter's Road in Beales Place closed for three weeks
