AN overjoyed Bournemouth man has found his long-lost sister on the internet - more than 28 years after they were parted. Jerry Smerdon was just one when his baby sister Julie was adopted in April 1973. "We were living in Northern Ire-land and an American
STORE chain One Stop has matched our £1,000 reward to help police trace Clive Wilcox's killer. The 42-year-old died after being attacked outside the company's Wimborne Road, Winton, branch eight days ago. We are offering £1,000 for information leading
SINGER Billy Bragg has told the Daily Echo why he is organising a tactical voting campaign aimed at ousting Dorset's Tory MPs. The left-wing entertainer, who lives in the Dorset village of Burton Bradstock, wants Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters
Ed Perkins takes a look at this-week's new releases... * Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, Gollancz £6.99pb Highly rated debut novel. Something wiped out Resurgam's birdmen aeons ago. Now Doctor Dan dares to try to find out what happened and is captured
Full time score from the Millennium Stadium... Liverpool 2 - Arsenal 1
TODAY is swanherd Dick Dalley's swansong when he retires on his 65th birthday after 40 years' service at Abbotsbury. Dick began working at the Swannery in 1961 as a swankeeper, living in an old cottage called Clouds Hill on the edge of the Fleet lagoon
SPORT is top of the agenda at two Dorset schools that have won national awards for physical education. All Saints Church of England School, Sunnyside Road, Wyke Regis, and St Osmund's Church of England Middle School, Barnes Way, Dorchester, have been
FIREARMS have been seized at schools in Weymouth as police warn the BB gun craze is spiralling out of control. The realistic replica weapons - or BB guns - have been confiscated from children at schools throughout the area. Police said children as young
BEAUTIFUL coastline, lush countryside and dramatic landscapes... small wonder that Dorset has become a firm favourite with television and film-makers over the years. Boasting some of Britain's most historic and elegant towns to boot, Dorset's status as
SOUTH West Trains say that rail strike leaders are "brewing for a fight" as they continue to turn down the company's peace-making offers. Thousands of commuters stayed at home yesterday as guards walked out for the second time this month. Three more strikes
GUIDES have won a 10-year battle to build a badly-needed new home. Dorset County Council has thrown out a last-ditch bid by history campaigners to designate land known as Tutton's Well, in Christchurch, as an official village green. They believe the site
CHERRIES boss Sean O'Driscoll today admitted he was "optimistic" the deal to permanently secure the services of loan star Warren Feeney will be finalised on Monday. Feeney became an instant fans favourite after netting four crucial goals in 10 appearances
Cherries comment, by Karenza Morton... "LIFE is a rollercoaster, you just gotta ride it," Ronan Keating sang in the not too distant past. Thanks for the advice Mr Keating Sir, but if it's all the same to you, after last Saturday, I think I am going to
A FATHER told today how he thought his eight-year-old son might die after his throat was cut by a fishing line. Jet-skier Paul Eady said son Stuart screamed in horror as blood starting trickling down his neck. The pair had been using a jet-ski at Bowleaze
BUDDING playwright Jodi Gray has swapped her usherette's role for a place in the limelight. Talented teenager Jodi, of Glendinning Avenue, Weymouth is set to be flown out to Australia to meet top theatre directors and producers, after dazzling bosses
MURDER SQUAD detectives investigating the death of Clive Wilcox have urged members of the public to come forward in confidence. They have stressed no one has anything to fear from helping them find the killer of the popular father-of-two. Police believe
POLICE have issued an urgent warning to parents and schools following a series of attempted abductions in Bournemouth. They fear children could be at risk unless they are on their guard, particularly on their way home from school. On Thursday a man attempted
A VEIL of secrecy has descended on the corruption inquiry involving senior Bournemouth Borough Council officer Steve Lelliott. Police and council bosses are remaining tight-lipped about the investigation. Some of the authority's most senior councillors
A MOTHER-of-two was arrested after the death of her partner from a massive cocaine overdose. An inquest heard how Anna Chardonnais was interviewed by detectives investigating the death of chef Michael Stewart. Mr Stewart, 41, of Knyveton Road, Boscombe
AN Army sergeant has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of Charlton Athletic footballer Pierre Bolangi. Dean Kenneth May, 34, who has played in goal for Bashley and is a staff sergeant at Aldershot Army Physical Training Corps, was charged
BROCKENHURST manager Chris Collinge is calling for an end to the bitter war of words which has engulfed his relationship with Wimborne boss Alex Pike recently. Collinge's plea came after Pike revealed he believes the Magpies have already lost several
DORSET artists are set to exhibit their work on an exciting new travelling gallery that aims to bring the world of art to the county town. A host of creative types including Lal Hitchcock from Beaminster, Jenni Cadman from Melbury Osmund, along with Sian
Marilyn Manson? Pah! Alice Cooper was the granddaddy of shock rock. Has anything changed? Jeremy Miles investigates THE last time veteran shock-rocker Alice Cooper headed for Bournemouth the moral campaigners were predicting the end of civilisation as
Upmarket Mallorca is celebrating a century of tourism. Alita Miles reports... PRINCESS Diana had a marvellous time, supermodel Kate Moss said she can't wait for a return visit and actor Michael Douglas, even after his marriage to Catherine Zeta Jones,
ONE of four bouncers accused of attacking a nightclubber and holding him against his will in a club was yesterday accused of having got together with his co-defendant to agree a version of events. Barry Rideout denied the assertion by prosecutor Peter
ANDY Toomer's early goal for BAE Systems SSC proved decisive when they emerged 1-0 winners against Brunswick Hotel in the Actionline Property Maintenance Sponsored M A Hart Lawrence A Brivati Cup Final at Hurn Bridge on Wednesday night. Within two minutes
WELL and and truly HAMMERed - that was fate of the side put together by ex-Dorchester defender Neil Coates for his much-delayed testimonial match at the Avenue Stadium last night. But for Coates, freed by the Magpies exactly a year ago after playing over
WIMBORNE AC star Louise Watton has thrown down the gauntlet to her rivals by smashing the British under-15 javelin record in just her fifth competition of the new season. Watton, representing Lytchett Minster School, launched the javelin 38 metres and
