REMEMBER the first time you saw the cover of The Beatles' Abbey Road album? Or the sleeves of The Clash's London Calling, or Nirvana's 1994 classic Nevermind? Rock 'n' roll images are as important as any note ever played and there are few as mind-blowing
A BRAVE police officer who risked his life to rescue two sisters from rough seas off Bournemouth has earned a top award. PC John Tansey's Royal Humane Society award was personally signed and approved by its president, Princess Alexandra, and will be presented
A POLICE officer has spoken of his relief after jurors took just 46 minutes to clear him of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl. PC Paul McKenna, who had denied indecently assaulting the teenager during a work-related visit to her Christchurch home last
HE WAS only 23 years old when he joined up to serve his country as the nation went to war in 1914. Just two months later, the young soldier became one of the first casualties of the Great War, dying from his wounds in Boscombe Military Hospital in October
BOURNEMOUTH Airport newcomer Thomsonfly.com ended months of speculation when it finally revealed its flight destinations. The new airline was unveiled at the airport in October, where it revealed plans to start flights out of Bournemouth in the spring
Firebrands too hot for Beaminster Beaminster 1 Firebrands 6 UNBEATEN Firebrands had the superior organisation - but they were certainly by the scoreline. Beaminster stayed in the contest for an hour of high tempo and good quality hockey, only falling
Bees take heart despite thrashing Frome Town 5 Bridport 0 BOTTOM placed Bridport showed some improvement despite a heavy defeat at Badgers Hill. While conceding that promotion-chasing Frome were the superior outfit, the Bees can take heart from a competitive
Player honour George PLAYERS came together at Bridport Leisure Centre to honour squash enthusiast George Warren, who died earlier this year. The George Warren Memorial Tournament is set to become an annual event, and with only wooden rackets permitted
Easy for unbeaten Blues Swanage 3rd 0 Bridport 44 LEADERS Bridport were steadfast in maintaining their 100 per cent league record against a Swanage side who never clicked as a team. Within the first 10 minutes, the Blues were awarded a penalty in line
A LEADING firefighter from Poole is to be rewarded for bringing a man back from the brink of death. Ian Crabb, 33, of Mallow Close, Broadstone, will be awarded a Resuscitation Certificate by the Royal Humane Society. In July, he was on his lunch break
DOG walkers in Wimborne are gearing up for battle against a landowner after he fenced off his fields to stop them accessing their favourite walks. Around 100 people have signed forms urging Dorset County Council to designate the route, across fields between
THURSDAY DECEMBER 9 Hi-On Maiden - Mr Kyps; Mendeed + support - Mister Smiths; NV - The Plough Inn, Tiptoe; Suicidal Pussycat - The Gander; Slice of Lemon - Twenty, Bournemouth; Rubber Soul - The Marlins + Farther + Roaming Heights + Dry Eye Scenario
A LANDMARK development with flats, cafs and a marina is outlined today in a planning brief for Bincleaves in Weymouth. Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has drawn up the blueprint in case current occupant QinetiQ moves from the 1.9-hectare site near
HOSPITALS in Dorset have been given a clean bill of health following cleanliness and food inspections. Cleanliness standards at Dorset County Hospital were considered to be good in this year's spot checks by the Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT).
A WISH list has been drawn up for roads in North Dorset in need of improvement and councillors are being asked to prioritise which are most important. Among the roads North Dorset District Council would like to see tackled are the junction of the A357
IS this the shape of things to come on the clifftop at Highcliffe? Certainly, expert assessors and local folk were agreed that the spectacular building drawn up by Highcliffe architect David Underhill should be the winner of a design competition to replace
PETER Phillips has hinted his reign as Cherries chairman may be coming to an end. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Echo in light of Harry Redknapp's recent interest in Cherries, Phillips indicated he may be ready to vacate the position in the near future
CHERRIES are hoping their "excellent" relationship with Southampton will continue following the arrival of Harry Redknapp as manager at St Mary's. The Dean Court outfit benefited from a number of important loan signings under Redknapp's stewardship at
Final quarter costs Steps Division Three Step Ahead 27 Hair Moda 40 STEP Ahead flew into a 5-2 lead within two minutes, but Hair Moda hit back to lead 12-5 by the end of the first quarter. The second quarter started with excellent shooting from Jane Walker
JACKSONS Mercedes is helping two 14-year-old Dorset students who are among the first in Britain to take technical apprenticeships while still at school. Corrina Peters and Robert Stokes of Ashdown School, Canford Heath are training as apprentice technicians
ECO-WARRIORS have been summoned to court in a bid to remove them from their protest camp. People opposed to the building of Weymouth's planned relief road were yesterday served with an eviction order by Dorset County Council which is seeking to remove
COUNCIL leader Mel Kendal will not fight government plans to create a new authority for the New Forest National Park, despite claiming the scheme will leave the district council under-represented. In June this year, the minister for rural affairs and
IT'S the news that was foreseen as the "nail in the coffin" for Boscombe's seafront. The government has confirmed it will grant listed status to a row of four run-down kiosks at the front of the pier. Leisure bosses will go back to the drawing board in
A SWANAGE teenager who died suddenly is being remembered with a memorial bench placed at the spot where he caught the school bus every day. Purbeck School pupil Sam Oxland was 16 when he died during a family holiday to Canada in July 1999. His family
Stringer battles on Division One Westland Whites 25 Mosterton Marauders 13 MARAUDERS' Phil Stringer scored a good six points, winning one game and making his other opponents go the distance. He got together win John Crawford in a closely fought doubles
ILLEGAL bait-digging teams are targeting the mudflats of Poole harbour, causing "environmental vandalism" to the area's eco-system. And as in the cocklepickers tragedy in Morecombe Bay earlier this year, the commercial diggers could be putting themselves
SARAH Thomas' solitary strike ensured Wimborne Wayfarers ladies completed the first half of their Channel One league season with a win over Salisbury at Ashdown. The first half was a scrappy affair with Wimborne doing most of the defending. But the winning
THE Spinnaker All-Stars shined in an all-Ringwood final at the Firefly Class team racing championships recently. Fourteen teams had taken the challenge, at West Kirby Sailing Club, including four from Ireland and the two from the Ringwood-based Spinnaker
CARE worker Fiona Wisher came face to face with a gameshow host dubbed the rudest woman on television. The Puddletown mother giggled her way through Anne Robinson's put-downs during filming for The Weakest Link, due to be aired on BBC2 this evening. Mrs
IT'S (nearly) Christmastime. And there's no need to be afraid. Unless you're a music lover. And then there's every need to be afraid. Not because of Band Aid 20, because in all fairness their version of Geldof and Ure's bit of pop fluff is not as bad
