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Stories for 3 May 2001

Bournemouth Leisure

Wit from the West Country

THAT self-styled angry young man of comedy Ian Cognito arrives in town tomorrow to headline an evening of West Country wit at Bournemouth's Jester Laugh Comedy Club.  more...

Popular rock show is back

AFTER 13 years on the road, the award-winning That'll Be The Day has become Britain's favourite rock `n' roll nostalgia show.  more...

Hazel takes a `break' and hits back

THERE was a time when actress and singer Hazel O'Connor seemed to have it all.   more...

Reviving the magic of Sinatra

WHEN it comes to interpreting the songs of Frank Sinatra, big band singer Gary Williams is the business.  more...

Bournemouth News

They're kings of the castle

A Bournemouth primary school's gambit has resulted in 13 pupils winning a county-wide chess competition.  more...

Victorian artistic values

Art lovers from across the region will soon be able to enjoy the best of Victorian art in the fully-renovated Russell-Cotes art gallery and museum.  more...

Guest rescued from hotel fire

Fire investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding a fire at a Boscombe hotel.  more...

Trapped fox cubs saved by builders

ABANDONED two-week old fox cubs were spared certain death when builders working at a caravan park found them trapped in wire fencing.  more...

Police in car-chase crash

A police car was involved in a head-on crash with another vehicle following a high-speed chase in Boscombe last night.  more...

Attack on students mars town's image

A SCHOOL head from Switzerland is under pressure to stop bringing students to Bournemouth after two 14-year-olds were attacked by thugs.  more...

Commuters stranded by rail guards' strike

HUNDREDS of Dorset commuters stayed at home today after South West Train services from the county to London came to a standstill.  more...

LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND SAY YOU'RE SORRY

A MOTHER whose teenage son died following an operation three years ago says she is "totally devastated" after finding out that Southampton General Hospital still has his brain.  more...

Foot-and-mouth alters view

ARTIST Peter Joyce has been suffering from foot-and-mouth. The disease and the restrictions it has imposed have temporarily driven him away from the countryside that he loves.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Havvy holds all the Aces

POOLE PIRATES 60 - BELLE VUE ACES 30  more...

Young guns triumph

A GOAL midway through the second half gave Bournemouth victory over Castle Court and confirmed the Chapel Gate-based side as Dorset Under-13 Mini-Hockey champions.  more...

Victory lost in dying seconds

A CONTROVERSIAL late goal deprived Bournemouth victory as they had to be content with a 3-3 home draw against Old Mid Whitgiftians in the Hants/Surrey Regional League.  more...

Bourne sign off with win

Bournemouth concluded their league campaign with a comprehensive 6-1 win at lowly Andover.   more...

No stopping the ladies challenge

BOURNEMOUTH Ladies could be playing National League hockey next season after clinching this year's West Premier One championship.  more...

Keeper Claire puts club first

GOALKEEPER Claire Gover admits she is totally focused on helping Bournemouth secure their National League status after being left out of the England under-21 World Cup squad.  more...

Ladies face uphill struggle in national promotion bid

BOURNEMOUTH Ladies have left themselves with an uphill struggle to gain promotion to the National League after drawing one and losing another of their first two play-off matches.  more...

Jason award caps season

CHERRIES defender Jason Tindall admits winning the Exiles player-of-the-year award has been the "icing on the cake" to a superb season for both himself and the club.  more...

Feeney: I'd love to stay

CHERRIES boss Sean O'Driscoll has revealed he is "very optimistic" he can persuade loan star Warren Feeney to make his Dean Court move permanent in the summer.  more...

County swimmers rise to the occasion

DORSET'S swimmers produced one of their finest ever results to beat four of their five district rivals in the two-day Western Counties Centenary gala.  more...

Ricko's in GP battle

THREE-times World champion Tony Rickardsson faces a race against time to be fit for the opening round of the Grand Prix in Berlin on Saturday.  more...

Bashley fall to the Angels

BASHLEY manager Trevor Senior believes that Tonbridge Angels' 5-2 Dr Martens League Eastern Division victory over his side at Bashley Road last night flattered their Kent visitors.   more...

New venues due to crisis

THE foot-and-mouth crisis has led to several New Forest teams having to find new grounds for their home matches until the Forestry Commission gives them the go ahead to play on their own pitches.  more...

Rain wrecks big occasion

CHAIRMAN Rod Bransgrove summed up the disappointment at Hampshire's big day being washed out when he said: "It's a sad way to start a whole new future."  more...

Win lifts Olympian Nick

VICTORY for Lymington's 470 multihull sailor Nick Rogers at the big Hyeres Olympic Classes Regatta in France has given a great boost to his new Olympic campaign, reports Mike Goodey.  more...

Bridport News

Speeders heed the new limit

IT didn't take Anne Marie Bishop a lifetime of living in Melplash to realise the dangers of speeding traffic which rushes between Beaminster and Bridport.  more...

Christchurch News

Strong support for RNLI plans

AN OVERWHELMING majority of Echo and Advertiser readers want the RNLI to stay put at Mudeford Quay.  more...

Cliff-top flats plan turned down again

FRESH attempts to build flats on a hugely controversial cliff-top site have again been flattened - by councillors who don't want Christchurch looking like Bournemouth.  more...

Teens playing with fire ended in court

TWO youths set fire to a derelict house in Christchurch while in search of somewhere to play.  more...

Golfing star tees off at new centre

GOLF star Colin Montgomerie dropped into Christchurch yesterday in between fixtures on a busy golfing schedule to open the first of his new "top-hole" centres.  more...

Dorset Business

Friends Provident windfall payouts

MEMBERS of mutual life insurer Friends Provident are expected to receive windfalls of around £500 after it confirmed plans to float on the stock market.  more...

Saab unites with Vauxhall in £2m deal

DORSET and Hampshire automotive group Seward has purchased New Trident Vauxhall in an expansion programme costing more than £2 million.  more...

New Forset News

More bobbies on the beat needed

JUVENILE nuisance, vandalism and petty crime have become an all-too-familiar feature in one New Forest town.  more...

Empty homes scheme on the net

FOR five years New Forest District Council has been resurrecting empty properties for people with housing needs.  more...

Carnival saved as town rallies round

CARING townsfolk have pulled together to rescue a popular summertime tradition from collapse, with a little help from the Echo.  more...

New Forset Sport

Linnets tamed in Lions' den

LYMINGTON & New Milton boss Graham Kemp refused to concede defeat in the race for the Wessex League title despite seeing his side held to a 1-1 draw at Andover last night.  more...

New Forest rivals are ready to unite

BASHLEY acting chairman Fred Pingram has admitted talks with Lymington and New Milton are progressing to the extent that a new club may be in existence by next season.  more...

James a star between posts

DEFENDER Simon James produced a star-turn in goal as he kept a clean sheet in Bashley's 0-0 Dr Martens League Eastern Division draw at Spalding.  more...

Hero Hussey's solo sensation

LYMINGTON & NM 1 - POPPIES 0  more...

New venues due to crisis

THE foot-and-mouth crisis has led to several New Forest teams having to find new grounds for their home matches until the Forestry Commission gives them the go ahead to play on their own pitches.  more...

Bashley fall to the Angels

BASHLEY manager Trevor Senior believes that Tonbridge Angels' 5-2 Dr Martens League Eastern Division victory over his side at Bashley Road last night flattered their Kent visitors.   more...

North Dorset News

School's cabaret is a sell-out success

MUSIC, drama, food and fashion were the ingredients for a colourful cabaret evening celebrating the talent and achievements of a North Dorset school.  more...

Sita extension appeal opposed

TOWNSPEOPLE are fighting a rearguard action to limit the operation of a waste transfer station.  more...

Appeal after two-car smash

THREE people were taken to hospital after their car collided with another vehicle and hit a tree.  more...

Poole News

THE best in the country - officially.

Poole's innovative Jules Jolliffe consultation campaign caught the public imagination and residents responded with the highest vote in the country so far.  more...

Yes Sir, we do have bananas, say pupils

PUPILS at Baden-Powell and St Peters Middle School in Poole have gone tutti frutti.  more...

Parents' fears over school bus's future

Fears for their children's safety if a "vital" school bus is withdrawn have led Poole old town residents to campaign for its survival.  more...

Purbeck News

Sty's the limit for farm park

AT three weeks old these little piglets are so cute you want to give them a cuddle - and from this weekend you can.  more...

Weymouth News

There's a deer in my front room

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There's a deer in my front room

A WEYMOUTH man got an unusual wake-up call when a deer crashed through his window and careered frantically around his house.  more...

Bath fall pensioner gets grab-rail vow

AN elderly man was taken to hospital with a cracked rib after his housing association failed to install the correct equipment in his bathroom.  more...

The Big Red Ones are coming back

AMERICAN GIs who were welcomed into the homes of Dorset families during the Second World War want to say thank you - more than half-a-century on.  more...

Island to keep town council

PORTLAND Town Council survived a vote calling for its abolition at a packed meeting last night.  more...

Veteran, 101, aims to swell RBL ranks

MILITARY veteran Conrad Bristow has 101 reasons to be guest of honour at a Royal British Legion open day.  more...

Return trip for a candlestick

CHURCHGOERS are celebrating after a precious candlestick was returned to them - thanks to the Dorset Echo and First National.  more...

Pupils do the business in survey on estate

SCHOOL pupils questioned managing directors in a fact-finding mission to research business needs on a Weymouth industrial estate.  more...

Kitchen-made jam has the taste of success

A WOMAN who started making her own food to feed her family has scooped two prestigious produce awards.  more...

Rail travellers are left stranded at the station

ANGRY passengers were left stranded at stations across Dorset this morning, as rail services were hit by union strike action.  more...

Boy on school arson charge

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with arson following a fire at the Wey Valley School in Weymouth which caused more than £60,000 worth of damage.  more...

Police in bag snatch alert

A LONE thief is targeting elderly and vulnerable victims in a one-woman crimewave.  more...

SUFFERING TO END FOR CATTLE

CATTLE suffering and dying in muddy fields look set to go back on to the New Forest today - four days after they were allowed to return.  more...

Weymouth Sport

DURKIN TO REF IN MEMORY OF MIKE

REFEREE Paul Durkin has been appointed to the game that no one in football wanted to take place.  more...

Star Havelock storms to a magnificent maximum

Elite League  more...

Braund the hero for Cougars in cup victory

Dorset Youth League Under-11s cup final  more...

Clubs face double-headers to clear fixture back-log

WHEN two Dorset League soccer teams finish their game on Saturday, they'll take a 15 minute break before turning straight round and doing it all over again!  more...

The sounds of summer

For most local cricketers, the sounds of summer return this weekend.   more...

Blues set their sights on cup

WITH their sights now set firmly on a fourth successive Dorset Combination Cup success, Portland are planning to rest several players when they play their third league game in six games at home to bottom-club Witchampton tonight.  more...

  
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