NATIONAL Lottery players - check your tickets! Someone who bought a winning ticket in Dorset is sitting on an unclaimed fortune of £131,202. The winning ticket was bought for the draw which took place on July 1. The lucky numbers were 11, 16, 22, 39,
LABOUR has quashed Bournemouth's hopes of being the first town to welcome both the main party conferences in the same year. The party's National Executive Committee has decided to hold its 2002 conference in Blackpool. Its decision has disappointed Labour's
An 18-year-old youth was killed and a 12-year-old seriously injured when two cars crashed on a road at Matchams. The pair were travelling in a gold Ford Granada with five others when the accident happened on Matchams Lane, at 6.30pm yesterday. As they
RED-FACED police officers were left with egg on their faces when they reversed their van - right into a parked car. The unattended BMW was damaged as the officers took part in a charity event in Bournemouth. Their van was full of prominent business people
It might be an empty piece of land now, but fund-raisers from the Julia Perks Foundation know with energy and enthusiasm this site could quickly become a landmark in care for terminally ill children. Soon youngsters from across the area will be looking
Blandford Rugby Club maintained their unbeaten challenge for the Dorset and Wiltshire Two South title with an impressive 42-19 triumph at Warminster. The Roman town club swept into a 42-0 lead by half time with tries from Phil Meaden, Mark Beckett, Mark
A motorcyclist who died when he was involved in an accident with a car on the main road between Poole and Bere Regis has been identified. Roy Keith Smith, of Alder Crescent, Poole, died in the crash which happened before 5pm on Monday, one third of a
CORFE Hills School's production of Fiddler on the Roof opens tonight at Poole Arts Centre. The moving yet humorous story of the failed attempts of milkman, Tevye, to keep his family together in a time of change in his small Russian village, Anatevka,
A CONCERT of Wessex music, stories, songs and dances is being presented by The Mellstock Band in the Pamela Hambro Hall, Winterbourne Stickland, tomorrow night. Using authentic instruments, the band will re-create the atmosphere of a traditional Dorset
AN INQUIRY is underway today after a man was killed in an accident at a Dorchester sewerage works. The 38-year-old worker, who has not been named, died after being hit by a lorry at the St George's Road site at 5.30pm last night. The man, who is believed
HUGH Wolf conducts and Philippe Graffin is guest violin as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays its latest concert at Poole Arts Centre tonight. The programme includes Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, Sarasate's Gypsy Airs, Ravel's Tzigane and Dvorak's
A WEYMOUTH woman who was seriously injured in a head-on road crash after her boyfriend fell asleep at the wheel of his car has won nearly £1 million in damages. Lawyers for both sides agreed to a £984,000 settlement outside court yesterday on what was
LANDLORD Trevor Vacher-Dean is demanding a council decision over a crimebusting security camera at his award-winning Weymouth pub. The Boot Inn boss spent £2,000 on the video camera to cover the area around his pub - including the exit to the neighbouring
Review: The Canterbury Tales, Castle Players, Lytchett Matravers Village Hall MULLED wine and mince pies served by lusty - sorry, busty - wenches, a miller telling naughty jokes, horses galloping round the room and unmentionable goings-on on stage. Yes
AN INQUIRY is underway today after a man was killed in an accident at a Dorchester sewerage works. The 38-year-old worker, who has not been named, died after being hit by a lorry at the St George's Road site at 5.30pm last night. The man, who is believed
LANDLORD Trevor Vacher-Dean is demanding a council decision over a crimebusting security camera at his award-winning Weymouth pub. The Boot Inn boss spent £2,000 on the video camera to cover the area around his pub - including the exit to the neighbouring
DISABLED motorists may have to pay to park in west Dorset as part of a shake-up of parking charges. West Dorset District Council is currently reviewing its parking charges and council chiefs are recommending restricting the areas where disabled people
PIRATES chiefs have admitted they are in favour of introducing a squad system into the British Elite League, maybe even as soon as 2002. It was agreed at the British Speedway Promoters' Association conference in Coventry that the body's management committee
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset Captain Michael Fulford-Dobson has presented Poole-based lava-lamp manufacturer Mathmos with its Queens Award for International Trade. The accolade, in recognition of the firm's export success, is the second Queens Award for
Digital media consultancy M-Corp has been ranked in the top 100 web agencies and top 10 technical agencies by industry magazine New Media Age. The Ringwood firm has worked with clients including Sony, Xerox, Sunseeker and HSBC.
POOLE AC's Lloyd Palmer won the Boscombe 10K road race by finishing 11 seconds clear of runner-up Mark Hargreaves, of Bournemouth AC. Palmer, a regular in Poole AC's Dorset League-winning team this season, was inspired to the first outright victory of
ANOTHER South West Trains driver has said the railways are not safe. Meanwhile Bournemouth-based driver Alan Riggs has been suspended by the company for telling the Daily Echo staff were under pressure to work while ill. The second driver, who does not
There were tears as the second 'Little Sister' contestant Vanessa Dew was evicted from the 2CR FM glasshouse this morning. Emotions were obviously running high as the shocked 31-year-old, from Bournemouth, was narrowly voted out by station listeners.
BUSINESSMAN Richard Carr is closer than ever to taking control of Bournemouth's Winter Gardens. The Daily Echo has learned Mr Carr's company Future 3000 is the only organisation still in talks with Bournemouth Borough Council over the future of the threatened
LAST MONTH Ringwood girl Katie Molloy was a redcoat entertainer. Tonight she will take centre stage with her new band supporting pop stars Steps at Wembley Arena. For Katie, who attended Ringwood Comprehensive, is the newest member of promising girl band
The Christchurch game section were in action at Cranebrook for the latest match in the Davis Tackle Trophy series where Ray Froud came out on top with 20-3 which included a fine rainbow trout which nudged the scales down to 11-3. Others: 2 Graham Peppler
A LATE-NIGHT reveller heard raised voices in Poole Park hours before a drowned man was found floating in the lake, an inquest heard yesterday. The body of 30-year-old Craig Mitchell, who had learning difficulties, was discovered by Jonathan Williams,
IF THE moon is made of blue cheese, there is plenty here to suggest that Mars is made of Red Leicester. In the year 2025 Earth is dying. Man has spent the last few years flooding Mars with algae in an attempt to create oxygen with a view to colonisation
CHERRIES physio John Cooper today admitted: "I've never had it so good". Cooper has spent the past few weeks catching up on paperwork after giving Sean O'Driscoll's squad a clean bill of health. The no-nonsense Scotsman has cleared the Dean Court treatment
Dorset Senior Cup Weymuth 7 Weymouth Sports 2 WEYMOUTH erased any hope of a shock Dorset Senior Cup giantkilling by sweeping past plucky Combination League outfit Weymouth Sports 7-2 in this third round goalfeast at the Wessex Stadium last night. The
THE St Edmund's Players are staging their seasonal panto, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, from next Thursday until Sunday, December 10. The show is at St Edmund's Hall, Lanehouse Rocks Road, Weymouth, at 7.30pm with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at
Figures released today reveal house prices in Dorset are booming, soaring above the £130,000 mark for the first time. Figures for the July-September 2000 period show the average cost of a property rocketing by more than 25 per cent compared with the same
Bournemouth Concert Brass are celebrating their greatest award - winning the Annual Reading Band Festival after competing with 16 other bands last week. One of only a few in central southern England classified in the premier division for brass band competitions
THE Dorset Echo's Christmas Toy Appeal has got off to a brilliant start - thanks to you, our readers. We have received dozens of toys and games just days into our campaign, to ensure every needy child has a special present this Christmas. But there is
DISABLED motorists may have to pay to park in west Dorset as part of a shake-up of parking charges. West Dorset District Council is currently reviewing its parking charges and council chiefs are recommending restricting the areas where disabled people
Figures released today reveal house prices in Dorset are booming, soaring above the £130,000 mark for the first time. Figures for the July-September 2000 period show the average cost of a property rocketing by more than 25 per cent compared with the same
THE man accused of attacking a Dorchester cancer sufferer in his bed wrote pleading letters to his ex-girlfriend to save him from prison, a court heard. Simon Barry Edward Hooper, 22, denies robbing Frederick Leonard Butcher, 59, in his flat at Poundbury
DIRTY drug needles have been found near at a children's play area in Weymouth for the second time in six months. Grandmother Margaret Highfield, 55, discovered them strewn on the ground close to the play area, which is opposite her home in Cassiobury
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build two chicken houses at a West Dorset beauty spot have been put on hold. After visiting the site at Long Barrow Lane, Stoke Abbot, western area planners agreed to seek an agricultural appraisal to determine whether the need
EFFORTS are still being made to keep cheese production going in a North Dorset town. Farmers met on Wednesday night to discuss Dairy Crest's shock closure of the creamery in Sturminster Newton last week with the loss of 38 jobs. Backed by the district
A MOBILE IT and communications training initiative has been extended to help Dorset farmers and rural land-based businesses use the internet to diversify. AgriNet aims to help farmers to develop ICT skills to enable them to sell produce over the internet
The fourth round of the Wessex Junior Flounder League held at Baiter provided some excellent sport for the 22 youngsters with nine-year-old Darren Berry setting a high standard with three flounders together totalling 4-11. Young Darren, who attends Talbot
Charter Boats by Steve Porter There is a rumour that this report may move to the weather section in the future, since recent reports have told you more about the bad weather than what is being caught by the Poole charter fleet. Sadly, this week is no
THE family of murdered Poole pensioner Beatrice Wilson have urged anyone who recognises the clothing worn by her killer to contact the police immediately. A white Ben Sherman polo shirt and a Berghaus jacket were found in a rusty metal box on wasteland
THERE is a certain grinding inevitability to films like Urban Legends, sequel to a not particularly inspired horror original. The world as we know it is slightly skewed in these films, purposefully, as characters behave in a particular, unrealistic way
Police officers became temporary fire-fighters when they tackled a blaze on a barge moored in Poole harbour. The two-man team from Poole's marine section stepped in with their own equipment to bring the fire under control before fire-fighters arrived.
LIAM Horder hammered home a hat-trick but it was Danny Bushaway who pulled the strings in Bournemouth Youth under-11s' 8-1 Division 15 annihilation of Bournemouth Harriers. Luke Brooker also notched a brace and Aaron Bailey, Nick Way and Bushaway completed
BOURNEMOUTH are in big relegation trouble again following their 10-3 home defeat against Southern Counties South leaders Salisbury. The Chapel Gate-based side have now lost six of their seven league matches this season and only Sherborne, who have a game
CHERRIES director of football Mel Machin has poured cold water over speculation linking him with the vacant manager's job at Brentford, reports Neil Perrett. Suggestions claiming Machin was the number one choice to replace Ron Noades appeared on an unofficial
CHERRIES crashed out of the FA Youth Cup following a 4-0 defeat by Luton Town at Kenilworth Road last night, reports Dave Flett. Luton, who reached the semi-finals in 1997, proved too strong for Cherries and booked their place in the fourth round thanks
POOLE Canine Society's annual November Open Dog Show at Ferndown Leisure Centre was a huge success. Exhibitors travelled from Kent, Gloucestershire, Sussex and Devon to compete in the second of the club's 50th Anniversary shows, but top honour went to
THE panto season arrives at Bryanston Arts Centre tomorrow with the first night of Wind in the Willows. Performed by Jakes Ladder Theatre Company, Dorset's only resident professional drama group, the play follows the adventures of the silly Toad, Badger
PORTLAND stone was the star of the show at a top awards ceremony to celebrate the best stone projects in the UK. The island industry was given a welcome boost after three Portland-based companies dominated the Millennium Natural Stone Awards, held at
Review: Out of Order, West Moors Memorial Hall THE curtain rose to familiar tune: "This is a lovely way to spend an evening," and it was. To an appreciative and nearly full house, West Moors Drama Society presented Ray Cooney's comedy "Out of Order" with
A WEYMOUTH woman who was seriously injured in a head-on road crash after her boyfriend fell asleep at the wheel of his car has won nearly £1 million in damages. Lawyers for both sides agreed to a £984,000 settlement outside court yesterday on what was
THE Dorset Echo's Christmas Toy Appeal has got off to a brilliant start - thanks to you, our readers. We have received dozens of toys and games just days into our campaign, to ensure every needy child has a special present this Christmas. But there is
HOLOCAUST survivor Janina Fischler-Martinho escaped a Jewish ghetto and a terrible fate in the Nazi death camps, but she lost most of her family. Today she will relive her incredible story with students at Wey Valley School and tell them: "It must never
Wimborne Athletics Club chairman Peter Impett identified four particular highs for the year when they staged their annual presentation at Holt Village Hall. Two of those were the club's promotion back to South West League Division One and Louise Watton's
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build two chicken houses at a West Dorset beauty spot have been put on hold. After visiting the site at Long Barrow Lane, Stoke Abbot, western area planners agreed to seek an agricultural appraisal to determine whether the need
Swanage and Wareham Rugby Club fell to a 40-5 defeat at Old Patesians in South West One. The Bestwall boys are finding it hard on their travels in the top regional division and they could only muster a Phil Graves consolation try. Swans, whose solid home
BOSSES at Lloyds TSB have snubbed the efforts of two MPs to save the last bank in a Bournemouth high street. The Charminster branch will close next week despite protests from hundreds of customers. And Bournemouth's MPs believe a branch in Winton will
A MULTI-MILLION pound package of measures to assist the countryside has been unveiled in the Government's Rural White Paper. Rural transport and social housing - both big issues in Dorset - are set to benefit from millions of extra spending. Promises
CHRISTMAS films have a lot to live up to. So over-hyped and heavily anticipated are they that it is almost impossible for them to meet expectations. Like this year's big festive serving, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, which, despite astonishing first-week
HAMWORTHY Recreation hot-shot Jamie Moores plundered a hat-trick as Dorset coasted to a 7-1 victory in their opening South West Counties Under-21 Championship clash against the Army at Cuthbury last night. Moores was joined on the scoresheet by Swanage
NETBALL coach Liz Dench from Portland has scooped a top trophy at the annual presentations to recognise Dorset's leading sports achievers. The New Look team coach, who also helped the West Dorset County Senior squad achieve their best-ever results at
CHERRIES physio John Cooper today admitted: "I've never had it so good". Cooper has spent the past few weeks catching up on paperwork after giving Sean O'Driscoll's squad a clean bill of health. The no-nonsense Scotsman has cleared the Dean Court treatment
THERE'S nothing the general public likes more than to see - or hear - celebrities getting a good going over from someone clever enough to do it. It raises a chuckle, makes us feel good - and there are few people better at dealing out a dollop of good
THE children of Chernobyl are set to benefit from a high-calibre jazz and blues concert in Swanage on Saturday night. Something Blues, in aid of Chernobyl Children Lifeline Purbeck Link, will showcase a strong performance of well-known and more obscure
A MOTORIST who killed a holidaymaker in an accident on a busy New Forest road has started a three-year prison sentence. Olutomi Aseru, 32, of Ferryman's Quay, Netley Abbey, near Southampton, was jailed at Winchester Crown Court for causing death by dangerous
A NATIONALLY-popular haven for naturists has been shut down following the death of its founder and leading light. Extensive renovation is planned for ageing facilities at the Bournemouth and District Outdoor Club (BDOC) established by pioneering naturist
Natalie Clein in concert at Dorchester DORSET Chamber Orchestra has as soloist in its concert on Saturday the 1994 BBC Young Musician of the Year, Natalie Clein, who will perform Haydn's Cello Concerto in D. Natalie, who made her debut with the orchestra
CHRISTMAS will be a little brighter in Lymington this year, when a special extra lighting display is switched on this week. Lymington Precision Engineers and department store Elliotts have put up £2,000 for a new, eye-catching line-up of multi-coloured
TODAY (30) Country Life, Digby Hall, Sherborne Wolf, West Lulworth village hall Jazz Jamaica Allstars, Poole Arts Centre FRIDAY (1) Wind In The Willows, Bryanston Arts Centre, Blandford The Bacchae, Bridport Arts Centre Mellstock Band, Pamela Hambro Hall
GET ready to howl with laughter as Kneehigh Theatre brings Wolf to the villages. Cornwall's international company adds a touch of gothic melodrama to the tale of the three little piggies and the big, bad wolf, with Little Red Riding Hood - and her granny
THE man accused of attacking a Dorchester cancer sufferer in his bed wrote pleading letters to his ex-girlfriend to save him from prison, a court heard. Simon Barry Edward Hooper, 22, denies robbing Frederick Leonard Butcher, 59, in his flat at Poundbury
FAMILIES in Dorchester are being urged to fight on to stop a green lung near their homes being developed. Campaigners had feared that opponents of the development at Maen might have thought it was too late to voice their concerns after notices put on
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build two chicken houses at a West Dorset beauty spot have been put on hold. After visiting the site at Long Barrow Lane, Stoke Abbot, western area planners agreed to seek an agricultural appraisal to determine whether the need
PORTLAND stone was the star of the show at a top awards ceremony to celebrate the best stone projects in the UK. The island industry was given a welcome boost after three Portland-based companies dominated the Millennium Natural Stone Awards, held at
FAMILIES in Dorchester are being urged to fight on to stop a green lung near their homes being developed. Campaigners had feared that opponents of the development at Maen might have thought it was too late to voice their concerns after notices put on
DISABLED motorists may have to pay to park in west Dorset as part of a shake-up of parking charges. West Dorset District Council is currently reviewing its parking charges and council chiefs are recommending restricting the areas where disabled people
