MOTORISTS may soon have to pay to park on some of Bournemouth's streets if a council move to introduce parking meters is approved. Councillors have voted for proposals for on-street parking charges at East Overcliff Drive to be re-advertised with some
A LEADING cancer expert based in Dorset has warned that the development of new treatments is under threat because of European red tape. Professor Terry Hamblin, who has made a series of world-beating discoveries from research carried out at the Royal
A SWANAGE couple are trying to pinpoint the cause of a low-level noise that has been disturbing their sleep over the last two years. Robert and Janet Owen, from Peveril Point, called in noise experts from Purbeck district council but the source was never
BUTTERFLIES are set to benefit from people taking holidays. The East Lulworth Butterfly Conservation group has just been given £2,466 from the wildlifetrekking tour company Naturetrek. And the holiday firm is pledging to give 10 per cent of holiday costs
Lyme Regis Golf Club MATT SEARLE, after a dull season, strengthened his challenge to club champion Roger Seed, his playing partner, with a clear-cut medal win on Sunday. Usually Matt plays Gordon Brown to Roger's Tony Blair but on this day Matt went storming
Blues lose forward battle Martock 15 Bridport 10 BRIDPORT suffered their first defeat at league leaders Martock. The home side had a rugged pack which they used to great effect and although the Blues were technical masters of the scrummages, heavy and
REMARKABLE 11-year-old Woodroffe school student Harry Pestelle has won the national Taekwondo championships for the third time at under 17 middleweight level. Harry, who lives in Chideock, fought off competition from 12 other competitors in his group
AN ambitious new arts project is being planned for Poole which could transform the winter skyline into a dazzling display of light. The Gateway project, which will be funded by a £50,0000 grant from the South West Arts Council, will mark three gateway
WATER, water everywhere and not a drop to drink - is no longer the case on Brownsea Island. The tap has been turned and the island now has a gushing mainland water supply for the first time in its history. Owners of the Poole Harbour island, the National
EVERYBODY, as the corny theme tune goes, needs good neighbours. So right now, the Strachan clan are about as popular around Dean Court as the Mangel family used to be in Erinsborough. "We always prepare for away games in the right manner and we're grateful
BRITISH dressage rider Matt Hicks put on a stirring display to finish 13th in the National Summer Championships on promising charge Solent Spice. Hicks had reached the finals against all odds as he and Solent Spice came up against the best in the South
THERMO Electron Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Siemens' Electronic Personal Dosimetry (EPD) business for approximately £2.7 million. Siemens EPD is a global supplier of radiation-monitoring products and systems used mainly by workers at
PIRATES captain Craig Boyce admitted his riders had been unaffected by their promoters' controversial 'refund' offer after they'd crushed Workington 57-33 at home last night. Poole chiefs Matt Ford and Mike Golding had stressed they would give the paying
THE future of an East Dorset garden centre remains up in the air after it was forced to cease trading. The Canford Park Garden Centre Ltd in Magna Road, Canford Magna, near Wimborne closed its doors to customers at the end of September after dismal sales
PUPILS and teachers in Dorchester are celebrating after a glowing report from school inspectors. An Ofsted assessment has hailed pupils at Dorchester Middle School as top-class for attainment, attitudes, behaviour and personal development, saying relationships
VILLAGERS today urged music lovers to attend a concert to help them hit an £80,000 appeal to revamp the church hall in Broadmayne. Parishioners at St Martin's in Main Street launched the campaign to refurbish the building with a kitchen, better toilets
MORE than 30 new homes could be built at Bottomcoombe Masonry Works on Portland. Details of the homes are included in a scheme submitted to Weymouth and Portland planners. They involve a wide mix of accommodation from one-bedroom flats to two and three-bedroom
A DESPERATELY needed service is closing its office in Blandford to save money but the service will improve, it is claimed. The town's Citizens Advice Bureau will deliver its service via outreach workers and under the umbrella of other organisations. But
AT THE recent home game we were delighted to welcome the children from Chernobyl who were on a month long holiday in Swanage. The Purbeck Chernobyl Link who organised the trip are an independent local group whose main purpose is to bring young children
I got told off yesterday for packing my wife's car and forgetting to put her handbag in it. She set of for work with our daughter and five minutes later she was back, moaning "oh thank you" as she picked up the missing handbag which was sitting innocently
FORMER Cherries manager Harry Redknapp said talk of an England players' strike over the Rio Ferdinand row had been "ludicrous". But Harry, who loaned Rio Ferdinand out to AFC Bournemouth when he was boss of West Ham, does believe Rio has been dealt with
GHOSTS, ghouls and things that go bump in the night have fascinated Mankind since the dawn of history. Have you seen a spook or felt a phantom presence? We are looking to include your best ghost stories in our Ghost Week later this month in the run-up
THIS week your Daily Echo Saturday Magazine and TV guide is bigger and better than ever! The 64-page magazine now contains a great 32-page seven-day TV guide. On top of that it is packed with fascinating features. Kevin Nash, for example, checks out a
THE Daily Echo Film Club in conjunction with UCI offers Echo readers the chance to enjoy top movies at a cut price every week at UCI. Membership is free to every Echo reader who applies and includes: Two tickets for the price of one on a selected film
Bees draw blank Barnstaple Town 2 Bridport 0 BRIDPORT'S lack of firepower was in evidence as they suffered their third straight defeat at Mill Road. Manager Peter Conning labelled his team's failure to threaten the best defence in the division - no goals
Bournemouth II 1 Beaminster I 4 IT ONLY took Beaminster three minutes to force a penalty stroke which Emma Gardiner put away with space to spare. Shaken Bournemouth were clearly rattled and although some individual play was good, far too many passes were
ALMOST 150 motorcyclists riding vintage, veteran and classic machines descended on the Freshwater Holiday Park, Burton Bradstock for the Bob Foster Memorial Run. Bob was a talented road racer from the Poole area, scoring many successes in national and
Division One Autobitz 43 First 28 AUTOBITZ read and played their game against First with dominance and confidence. Trish Warwick, strong at wing defence, made some crucial interceptions to enable the Bridport team to take the lead. Julie Tribe was also
Seasiders pay penalty Crewkerne Res 2 Lyme Regis 1 LYME deserved better than this. The home team edged the first half, but were on the rack for most of the second and were hanging on when they broke away to clinch the points with eight minutes to go.
Dorset League Division Three Bridport I 18 West Hants III 7 THE scoreline suggests an easy victory but Bridport had to fight for every point. Number one Mark Trafford had a ding dong battle with Peter Higginson, both players executing stylish shots. Trafford
ROBERT Condliffe is the first champion of the mini tennis Orange Tournament, combining young players from local clubs. Hosted by Bridport Tennis Club, the singles event for 10 and under featured competitors from Bridport, Loders young players, Broadwindsor
Poole Yacht Club's fast expanding 420 fleet were last weekend joined by competitors from all over the country for their annual open meeting. The 30-boat fleet was greeted by strong and shifty north westerly which generally favoured the more experienced
When people hear about my poor unfortunate accident with the hole in Barcelona, their first reaction, when they stop laughing, is to insist that I should sue the city council. In America, apparently, I would become a millionaire overnight as they sue
ANDY Mason has told Portland United that he's not interested in managing the club. The former Terras boss had been many people's favourite to succeed Nick Preston who resigned from the Blues hotseat on Tuesday. But Mason has already ruled himself out
SEAN Walbridge is the new captain of Dorset's Minor Counties cricket team. The 28-year-old former Dorchester skipper succeeds Stuart Rintoul who stood down at the end of last season. Left-arm spinner Walbridge, who plays his club cricket for Bournemouth
DANNY O'Hagan will return to the scene of his 70-second, Millennium Year FA Cup KO goal at the Wessex Stadium on Saturday. The big striker is set to line up for Dorchester against the Terras again when the local rivals clash in the Two Counties Cup -
PIRATES heat leader David Ruud produced a superb piece of second bend riding to halt Workington's mid-meeting mini-revival from gathering further pace as his side scorched into the semi-final. The Swede, dropped from Poole's Elite League team to make
A MEMORIAL service is being held in memory of Dorchester teacher Philip Mesney after he died from injuries in a late-night attack. More than 350 friends and family attended the 31-year-old's funeral at St Mary's Church in Edward Road, Dorchester, after
COMEDY circuit favourite Steve Gribbin arrives in Bournemouth tomorrow (Oct 10) armed with a wickedly hilarious collection of songs that combine razor-sharp lyrics with tunes that put their foot in the door of your mind and refuse to leave. Firmly based
A BBC journalist has launched a website campaign against Weymouth and Portland car parking charges, which he claims are "a disgrace". Jonathan Hayles, who works in the BBC's news department, said he was appalled at what he found when he came down to the
HUNDREDS of mourners packed St Mary's Church in Dorchester for the funeral of footballer and builder Ian Critchell. There was standing room only as nearly 500 friends and relatives lined the sides and back of the Edward Road Church in tribute to the amateur
BIRDMAN Mike White has told of his shock at coming home to find burglars had smashed their way into his house in broad daylight. Mike, 56, who earns his living releasing doves at weddings, said he has been left with no idea how to protect his home after
VILLAGERS in Dottery are risking their lives every time they walk along the road, says their vicar, the Rev Canon Nerissa Jones. She wants to see speed limits to control the motor-ists. Writing in the parish magazine, The Eggardon View, she says: "I found
A BIG change is looming for one of the busiest medical surgeries in the south of the New Forest, in a bid to cope with soaring patient numbers and modern needs. GPs at Sway are pushing ahead with proposals to relocate from their long-time home in Station
A BOOZE ban has been declared by Christchurch council in the town centre and Mudeford Wood trouble spots. Under new by-laws imposed by the council, police now have powers to seize any alcohol found in the designated areas where antisocial drinking occurs
HE HAS notched up 128 criminal convictions in 20 years but Mark Bown vowed to change after a court ordered him to cease his antisocial behaviour. Police, who are to distribute leaflets bearing Bown's picture, want people to report problems with the Christ-church
A POLITICIAN on the Isle of Wight must surely carry off the award for Stupid Comment of the Week. The mayor of Brading, Cllr Marianne Sullivan, was quoted as saying this about tourists on the island: "Particularly in August I want them all dead, actually
