"CERYS is a nymph. She's a fairy. Cerys is luminous - everything about her is angelic." No, not the words of besotted fellow I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Marc Bannerman but of co-jungler, bonkers bint and (usually) queen of the killer
IS there anything more excruciatingly toe-curling to a prudish gent like me than watching some smooth-talking Mr Slick flirt with someone? If that sounds extreme jealousy it is probably down to one of two things. Firstly, when I flirted, no-one ever
SADLY, Rudolph the reindeer seems unlikely to be able to join Santa in Poole Park this year. Last year Rudolph, along with comrade Blitzen, spent a hectic month welcoming 40,000 visitors young and old to the grotto. After a magical railway trip around
MANY children are fussy eaters, but Jayden Lockyer had more reason than most. Almost from the time he was born, the three-year-old suffered from severe constipation. He was a fussy eater and often threw up after food. He also had constant tummy ache
IN A bid to boost the under-performing economy, Poole, Bournemouth and Dorset are being given new powers to work together. The area is already a major centre for financial services, marine and aerospace industries and includes Bournemouth University.
IT WAS the fresh-faced female generation who led the Regal way in Wintery style as they trooped in to Westminster Abbey to celebrate the Queen's 60th Wedding Anniversary. As ever, Zara Phillips, singled out as favourite amongst fashionistas, secured
MY girlfriends and I recently argued the toss about which generation of women had - or has - the best deal in life. It's a hard one to answer. Many people would say that today's lifestyle, with all its choices and opportunities, is what many females
ANXIOUS brides-to-be have been trying to find out will happen after a wedding dress shop went out of business. Minster Bridal House in Wimborne has closed and several brides have not received their dresses. Shelly Brodie, 35, from Weymouth, put down
THEY say it pays to advertise - but a Bournemouth café owner's believes his attempts to let shoppers know his premises are open are being thwarted by bureaucracy. Tony Randall runs Flavour in Albert Road, just off Old Christchurch Road. But while thousands
A RAFT of extensions, alterations and glazing at the Boathouse restaurant on Christchurch Quay has been allowed on appeal by a government planning inspector. Following a two-day public inquiry last month, appeals inspector David Prentis overturned Christchurch
OAKMEADIANS number eight Hayden Hokianga praised their "defence" in the final 10 minutes as they held out for a nail-biting 14-12 home win over Wootton Bassett. The Meyrick Parkers had lost 14-13 at Wootton Bassett in Southern Counties South in their
BOURNEMOUTH coach David Dunn insists they only have eyes on the league despite their crushing 63-5 EDF Intermediate Cup win at Newton Abbot. The Lions lost 27-12 to the South West Division Two outfit on the same ground in the fourth round of the competition
EAST Dorset full back Jack Skirrow kept cool to slot over a last-gasp penalty as they beat Old Freemans 16-13 to move into the EDF Energy Junior Vase fifth round. Fly-half James Dean had dropped a goal to level the score at 13-13 late in the second half
A CENTRE for people with multiple sclerosis needs your help. The Osborne Centre in West Parley, which supports people with MS and their families, has applied for lottery grant of almost £100,000 and whether or not they receive it will be decided by a
JUBILANT Lee James passed his marathon Qualifying School examination with flying colours today to win back his European Tour card at a windswept San Roque. The 1994 British Amateur champion was one of only three players to break 70 as he climbed 18 places
Tales for a Winter's Night, Western Association of Ballet Schools, Bournemouth Pavilion The annual Western Association of Ballet Schools performance returned to its traditional dance roots this year with its theme Tales for a Winter's Night, presenting
DON'T panic if you haven't booked your Christmas party yet - Bromsgrove's Artrix theatre has the solution. The theatre in School Drive, Bromsgrove is offering you the chance to bring your Christmas celebrations to their party, as they get set to host
GORDON Brown is likely to get Echo readers' backing if he goes ahead with plans to make throwaway plastic bag a thing of the past. The PM is suggesting that retailers should get cash incentives to offer green alternatives to shoppers. Campaigners hope
A-LEVEL biology students at Canford School, Wimborne, took time off normal lessons to help save a tiny endangered seahorse found on the deck of a fishing boat in the English Channel. The skipper discovered the seahorse while bringing up lobster pots
PLACARD-waving protesters greeted officials going into a meeting in Blandford to discuss proposed cuts to a day care centre. Wendy Webb and other relatives of the centre's users stressed the point on Thursday that the Blandford day centre should not
Both shore and boat anglers continue to record some nice bass with 10-year-old Marcus Christopher winning a Boscombe and Southbourne SFC shore competition at Sandbanks. The youngster's prize catch was a bass weighing 3lb while bass of 11lb and 8lb have
IT'S not often a qualified archaeologist retrains to become an accountant. But that's what Liz Brierley did, and now she is a partner at the Bournemouth office of Saffery Champness in St. Stephen's Road. The independent top 20 firm of chartered accountants
PURBECK Sports Centre is set for a dramatic £700,000 facelift after plans for wide-ranging improvements were approved. The centrepiece of the popular centre's upgrade will be an enlarged fitness suite featuring the latest weights and cardiovascular equipment
A BOURNEMOUTH woman is celebrating her part in a successful campaign to scrap postal charges for soldiers on active service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lydia Tomlin, 21, of Cornish Gardens, in Bournemouth, is the Dorset campaigner for Parcels43 - a campaign
A CARE home owner has hit out at police for what he says is failing to act upon two thefts at his premises in the last four months. Dennis Thompson, owner of the Engleburn Rest Home in New Milton, has had over £7,000 of building equipment stolen from
A DELIVERY driver had a dramatic escape on Monday evening as he was pulled from his van as it was swept away in a river torrent near Wareham. The driver for the Tesco home delivery service at Tower Park was helped to safety after he attempted to cross
A 31-YEAR-old man has appeared in court charged with grievous bodily harm in connection with an alleged stabbing at Bramshaw Gardens, Muscliff, in the early hours of Saturday. Paul Raymond Humphrey, of Bramshaw Gardens, was remanded into custody to appear
EDWARD Kennett has admitted he is "flattered" his parent club Eastbourne want him back next season. But the British Under-21 champion has stressed he would like to line up on loan for Pirates for a second successive campaign. Stand-in Eagles boss Bob
Meeting Joe Strummer, Lighthouse, Poole Thirty years after the wail of brilliant, beautiful protest that was punk awakened a disaffected generation, the garageland rebels live on. Granted, they're in their forties and fifties now, a little mellower
Heaven & Hell Tour 2007, BIC And they gathered in their masses... in the bar, where I and many of the other metalheads remained while the support bands played. We were there to see Sabbath. Hellish sounds split the air, darkness falls and lighting crackles
Coda: A Musical Variety Evening, Regent Centre, Christchurch A WEALTH of local musical talent was highlighted at this concert, in aid of the Highcliffe-based Coda Music Therapy Unit. The show covered a wide musical spectrum, featuring the Stromenti
The American Dream, P&P Productions, Lighthouse, Poole IN today's fast-moving world it is all too easy to accept what we see and hear without questioning it. So I wonder how many people came away from this latest P&P offering singing its praises - but
UNLIKE their Football League counterparts, Barrow's management trio are spoilt for choice ahead of tonight's FA Cup clash. Having succeeded Phil Wilson, who was sacked following the 1-1 draw in the original tie, Barrow's joint caretaker managers Darren
RETURNING striker Lee Bradbury has predicted Cherries can be a "force to be reckoned with" in League One - once they improve their form on home turf. The former Portsmouth and Manchester City target man is hoping the team's performances at Dean Court
TORRENTIAL rain, thunder and lightning, hail it might seem like the topsy turvy weather of this year has taken another twist, but Bournemouth- based weather forecaster Richard Wild has seen it all before. "We do have hail and lightning in November.
A DRIVER had a lucky escape when his car was washed away by the weight of water at the Moyles Court ford near Ringwood. The incident happened shortly after 6pm on Sunday following torrential rain. Torrents flooding off the New Forest into Dockens Water
A BOURNEMOUTH couple are counting the cost after their home was wrecked when it was struck by lightning. Alan Dennett and Tracy Gillett were forced to leave after the roof caught fire and a water tank split, flooding their home. Neighbours fled in terror
A HEAD teacher is considering asking parents who park dangerously outside his school explain their actions to the children. David Blakeley, head teacher of Malmesbury Park Primary School in Lowther Road, Bournemouth, has tried various means to tackle
RINGWOOD Town boss Jy Taylor admits his side will be staring relegation in the face with another "drubbing" tonight. And with big-scoring Wessex Premier Division leaders Poole Town the guests at Long Lane (7.45pm), nobody would argue with Taylor's sentiments
CHERRIES go into tonight's FA Cup replay against rejuvenated Barrow without the dynamic duo who starred in Sunday's encouraging draw at Hartlepool. Reading loan pair James Henry, who scored a superb solo goal at Victoria Park, and man of the match Alex
A MONEY-saving scheme to staff Dorset's libraries with volunteers will fail without a £1.7 million investment in self-service technology, campaigners have claimed. Dorset's library service is under pressure to find savings of £850,000 to protect the
Civic planners last night reluctantly approved Bournemouth's much-maligned land train garage. But they stressed that efforts should be made to find an alternative site for the seafront building with a view to eventually bulldozing the controversial construction
