CHERRIES goalkeeper Gareth Stewart faces an anxious wait to discover whether his season may have come to a premature end. Stewart was stretchered off after sustaining an ankle injury during the first half of Cherries' 2-0 victory over Hartlepool. He
A FORMER director and chairman of Blandford brewers Hall and Woodhouse, who was responsible for the launch and production of the nationally successful Panda Pops drink, has died aged 85. John "Jock" Woodhouse was born in Kensington in 1922, went to school
LIGHT-fingered thieves will think twice about targeting shoppers in Christchurch, thanks to a new scheme set to safeguard residents and visitors. Due to a national increase in the theft of purses from handbags, the Christchurch Safer Neighbourhood Team
CLOSED circuit television cameras are proving an indispensible tool in the fight against crime and antisocial behaviour in New Forest towns. Three towns - Lymington, Ringwood and Totton - plus the Forest's capital, the busy village of Lyndhurst, have
I'm genuinely perplexed as to who decided to name this place Little Thatch. Maybe it was someone who's lived in Blenheim Palace, or perhaps it was the Queen because unless you're accustom to living somewhere with its own postcode, there's nothing little
GLASGOW is really not as far away as you might think - and, if you're lucky with the weather, it's the perfect place for a weekend away. I flew there (with Ryanair, from Bournemouth - very convenient) for a taste of what's going to be on offer during
I'VE eaten at The Print Room many times, yet I still stop in awe whenever I first enter this vast, opulent restaurant in the centre of Bournemouth. The huge room is where the Daily Echo's printing presses once used to roll, and while the place is now
EAT healthily and take exercise if you want to lose weight and get yourself fit. As lifestyle mantras go, it doesn't come much simpler than that, but if you're someone who can feel the burn down at the gym but goes all cold when it comes to getting rid
DRIVING along the precarious winding roads and through tunnels cut into the jagged mountains reminded me of a scene from The Italian Job. But it wasn't a Mini we were travelling in, the location wasn't Turin and Michael Caine was nowhere to be seen.
FORMER Cherries chief executive Laurence Jones has moved quickly to distance himself from Jeff Mostyn and Steve Sly's controversial takeover of the club. Jones, who left Dean Court last month, was acting chairman when Mostyn and Sly's acquisition was
CASTLE Cover Pirates team manager Neil Middleditch has quit his role as speedway's national team boss after eight years in the job. Middleditch has cited excessive work demands in the family business as the reason for standing down. The 51-year old
FORMER Cherries president Stanley Cohen claims he has had a £3million offer for the ailing club turned down, the Echo can exclusively reveal. Cohen, along with ex-chairman Abdul Jaffer, held talks with the club's administrator Gerald Krasner at Dean
FIRE-fighters investigating a "shocking" spate of deaths in domestic blazes say cigarettes were a factor in the majority of them. In the past two months, five people have died in fire-related incidents in Dorset - the same number as in the previous three
TRIALISTS Matt Halliday and Adam Smith will both be given a second chance to shine when Cherries host Pontin's Holidays Combination rivals Plymouth Argyle today. The defensive duo have been invited back after turning in impressive displays during Cherries
ON cold wet days when Spring seems a long way off there is supposedly nothing nicer than a bit of pampering. However, I have to admit, I am a rather nervous salon-goer. I have just about got over the fear of the hairdresser (it was too long sitting in
NEIL Moss believes his future lies in goalkeeping coaching once he hangs up his gloves, although he admits it makes a "poor substitute" compared to playing. The homegrown Cherries star, who has been plagued by injury this season, has taken on some coaching
BOURNEMOUTH may have been the sunniest place in the country during a record-breaking February, say weather experts. The region enjoyed a staggering 128 hours of sunshine, making it 64 per cent sunnier than usual for the time of year. The UK as a whole
