POOLE Town ladies have announced a double boost ahead of the new womens' football season which begins later this month. In the close-season the ladies landed themselves a major new sponsorship deal with sportswear manufactures Zebra Sports and have also
A KNIFEMAN threatened to stab a terrified elderly woman before holding the blade to the throat of a taxi driver. He smashed windows at the woman's home in a vain attempt to get in and steal cash. But when his attempt failed he robbed a taxi driver who
BOURNEMOUTH is not becoming a more violent place just because it plays host to crowds of "tanked up" clubbers every weekend, a councillor has said. And less trouble would erupt from some of those drunken youngsters if Bournemouth were brave enough to
ENVIRONMENT bosses are considering advertising their own recycling initiatives on council vehicles in Bournemouth, after attempts to find private companies to buy space failed. Members of the environment committee heard how only two local companies approached
An inquest will be held next month into the death of a mystery man found washed up in Poole harbour 20 months ago. Despite painstaking investigations, including the unveiling of a clay reconstruction of the dead man's features, detectives have been unable
BROCKENHURST chairman Richard Kingham has laughed off suggestions that some non-league clubs agreed to share Saturday's FA Cup prize pot - before a ball was kicked. Sunday's Non-League Paper carried an article suggesting sides had agreed to split the
If you had to write a list of requirements for the perfect holiday for a sports-minded male, how many of these points would you have on your list? A place where the temperature is in the eighties, even though it is mid-September. Days spent lounging on
BUDDING young gardeners at a Verwood school are blooming with success after their displays scooped first prize in a prestigious competition. Members of the gardening club at the town's first school turned a pair of Wellington boots and a brightly decorated
CONTROVERSIAL plans to turn a newsagents into a take-away in an East Dorset village could be the "thin end of the wedge", fear residents. Scores of people are fighting proposals for a change of use at the shop in Middlehill Road, Colehill. Locals say
SADLY the days when British boatbuilders could turn out sailing yachts like the big-production foreign yards of today have gone. You have to hand it to the French for the way they are increasingly winning over the hearts and minds of British sailors,
WITH seaside resorts around Britain preparing to record their worst summer seasons ever, Bournemouth has emerged triumphant. A money-spinning entertainments package crammed holidaymakers and residents alike into theatres throughout the holidays, bringing
SCORES of shoppers at the Asda supermarket in Bournemouth took part in an initiative designed to track down Britain's silent killer. One-fifth of the adult population in the United Kingdom is estimated to have high blood pressure and, as a result, suffer
PURBECK businesses can bid for a slice of £1.2 million worth of training advice to help boost their profits. Purbeck District Council is backing a Dorset-wide "workforce development programme". Last year a successful pilot project helped more than 200
THE Hurn Bridge Sports Club Midweek Indoor Cricket League opened its new season at the Dorset Cricket Centre with a match between last season's champions Ellingham and Esso who were Division Two runners-up. Ellingham, who are hoping to revive their fortunes
A NURSE who neglected and abused patients at a Poole nursing home has been removed from the professional register. The Professional Conduct Committee of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting found Pamela Jane Gibson
Twelve people with disabilities were the toast of Poole at the official opening of the Peacock Tea Rooms at Upton Country Park. The former Heritage Caf has been taken over and re-opened with the aim of training people with learning and physical disabilities
HAYLEY Morris celebrated her return to international selection with two fine swims for the Dorset Schools team in the Division 12 regional championships at Southampton. The latest Dorset recruit to Britain's World Class Potential (WCP) squad was able
A DORSET family are furious after a teenager who assaulted their 13-month-old daughter escaped court action. Little Abbie Stroud was hit twice around the face leaving her with bruising to the top and front of her head. Her cousins Carly Holland and Janice
Oliver, Ferndown Phoenix Musical Society, Barrington Theatre, Ferndown A SHOW packed full of well-known songs and characters, plus the presence of small boys and a dog to give it extra appeal, is a sure-fire winner even before the first notes are sung
PROFESSIONAL theatre company Forest Forge has kicked off its new season on Youth Theatre with an offer of places for budding young actors. The Ringwood-based company says that due to youngsters moving up to the next age group, there are currently vacancies
CRAIG Watson today admitted he did not know why his 2001 season had gone so horribly wrong. But after being dropped by Pirates, he insisted: "I will find the problem and sort it out in time for next season." The 25-year-old Australian, whose move to Poole
RISING property prices are driving up wage bills as firms have to pay more to keep their best staff. Skills shortages show no sign of easing and firms which do not keep pace will lose key personnel, warned consultants at the Daily Echo/Barclays Recruitment
EVERY year the Southampton Boat Show seems to embrace a more bewildering line-up of powered craft of all shapes and sizes. And no wonder, when one manufacturer alone turns out enough boats to mount its own show. No one can accuse Sunseeker, of Poole,
A SILVER medal for Royal Lymington YC sailor Nick Rogers at the 470 World Championships this week puts him and his crew, Joe Glanfield, on course for more medal winning success in the next Olympics. Their brilliant performance at Koper, in Slovenia, helps
THEY say that after Tuesday, September 11 2001 the world will never be the same again and the ramifications of last week's terror attack are certainly being felt thousands of miles across the Atlantic in Bournemouth. Last Saturday two passengers waiting
Bournemouth is facing a care beds crisis as more residential homes for the elderly close down, the town's two MPs have warned. David Atkinson and John Butterfill are so concerned they have sought a "crisis" meeting with local councillors, social services
Ringwood have been awarded the New Forest Cricket League Division Two title and Lymington 4ths have been demoted from first to third place after it was found that ineligible players had formed part of the Lymington team in the last match of the season
NO SOONER had Sunseeker, of Poole, unveiled its latest £3 million superyacht at this week's Southampton Boat show - a stunning 94 footer - than plans emerged for the world-leading company to build a giant 135ft yacht, almost a third larger, selling for
PEOPLE hiring beach huts from Poole council are facing a rent hike of five per cent above inflation. The council believes such a hefty increase, around eight per cent in total, is necessary in order to restore the beach huts to an acceptable condition
POOLE Town ladies have announced a double boost ahead of the new womens' football season which begins later this month. In the close-season the ladies landed themselves a major new sponsorship deal with sportswear manufactures Zebra Sports and have also
JAMIE Dolbear got his Weymouth career off to a flying start at the Wessex Stadium last night. The former Portland United striker marked his Terras debut with a goal during a pulsating Wessex Combination League clash with Salisbury City Reserves. Dolbear's
NEARLY a decade after she arrived on the scene, English soul sensation Dina Carroll is back and heading for Bournemouth. Despite a spectacular early career which saw her become the first-ever UK female artist to sell a million copies of her debut album
THE nomadic thespians of the Forest Forge Theatre Company set off from their Ringwood base again today with their new touring production Silks, Spices and Spirits. A tale of smuggling set in The Queen's Tavern in the heart of the New Forest at the end
ACTOR, musician and sometime special needs teacher Mike Maran brings his astonishingly successful stage version of Captain Corelli's Mandolin to the Forest Arts Centre in New Milton on Saturday. The small but perfectly formed work was originally a huge
A SILVER medal for Royal Lymington YC sailor Nick Rogers at the 470 World Championships puts him and his crew, Joe Glanfield, on course for more medal winning success in the next Olympics. Their brilliant performance at Koper, in Slovenia, helps make
PIRATES have been forced to call off their planned meeting against a Polish Select on Wednesday, October 3 following last night's postponement of the clash against Eastbourne. The Eagles are expected to return to Wimborne Road for the Craven Shield tie
CHERRIES' chairman Tony Swaisland today revealed he was "hopeful" that the club's new stadium would be completed on time. He was reacting to reports on the club's unofficial website, Boscombe on the Web, that it would open for the game at home to Wrexham
CHERRIES' manager Sean O'Driscoll put on a brave face after they lost 6-0 at Peterborough last night - the club's worst league defeat for almost 20 years. The Posh took the lead through Marc Joseph in the second minute and added a second soon after from
A DORSET family are furious after a teenager who assaulted their 13-month-old daughter escaped court action. Little Abbie Stroud was hit twice around the face leaving her with bruising to the top and front of her head. Her cousins Carly Holland and Janice
WITH man's inhumanity to man uppermost in everyone's minds at the moment Badac Theatre Company's powerful touring play Ashes to Ashes is likely to prove particularly thought provoking. The drama, which plays the Layard Theatre at Canford School tonight
Ringwood have been awarded the New Forest Cricket League Division Two title and Lymington 4ths have been demoted from first to third place after it was found that ineligible players had formed part of the Lymington team in the last match of the season
STORM Media has opened a new office in Hinton Road, Bournemouth, to expand the company throughout the South and South West. Essex-based Storm recently beat off competition from major UK agencies to win the public relations, print and publishing contracts
