THE man who was killed in a car accident in Kinson on Thursday has been named as 20-year-old Nicholas Stone. Mr Stone, of Keeble Crescent, Kinson, was the front seat passenger in a Ford Escort. He died from his injuries at Poole Hospital following the
A NEW lifeguard training centre run at the Kinson, Littledown, Stokewood and Bournemouth International Centre swimming pools has achieved approved status from the Institute of Qualified Lifeguards. The multi-site centre, which is training more than 150
Martyn Thompson started the New Year with a victory in the Bournemouth Alliance meeting at Crane Valley - thanks to a book about the golfing techniques and philosophies of David Leadbetter and Ben Hogan. "It was a Christmas present and I read it in two
Shortly after 11.30 on a misty moisty morning in the middle of Salisbury Plain, the 2002 Wessex Area point-to-point season got under way. Some six minutes later, the well-backed favourite Ciara's Prince emerged out of the gloom on the fog-shrouded Larkhill
BRIDPORT'S match at Bishop Sutton tonight is in doubt following heavy overnight rain. A noon inspection of the pitch was being held to see if the Screwfix Direct Premier Division game could go ahead. If it is on the Bees could be without four or five
PORTLAND United's scheduled Jewson Wessex League clash with Gosport Borough at Grove Corner, tonight has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. Heavy overnight rain left the the island venue in an "unplayable" condition, according to Blues boss
WEYMOUTH Sports teenager Tom Steadman is set to join Dr Martens Premier Division strugglers Salisbury City. Whites' boss Taffy Richardson has put in seven days notice of approach for the right-sided midfielder, Echosport can reveal today. Steadman, 19
A CONSORTIUM of Dorset businessmen has put together a package worth £1 million in a bid to buy Weymouth Football Club. The approach could see a new stadium not only large enough to accommodate the return of speedway, but also the introduction of greyhound
A MASSIVE hike in Weymouth harbour charges will force many small boat owners out of the water, it was claimed today. Rocketing mooring fees combined with a move to slash the discount enjoyed by residents of the town will sound the death knell for many
A PUBLIC inquiry over plans for a block of flats on the former Weymouth Sailing Centre site has collapsed after developer Saxon Homes withdrew. The inquiry had been called over Saxon's appeal against Weymouth and Portland Borough Council's refusal to
A COUPLE who were told they could save money on their gas and electricity bills claim they were talked into signing up to a deal which ended up costing them more. Mark Gatter, 45, and his wife Linda, say the salesman who visited them at their home quoted
PLANS have been drawn up that could transform racing stables in Dorset into a new housing and commercial development. Proposals have been submitted by businessman Peter Bolton for permission to build 28 flats and 28 industrial units at Whitcombe Manor
DORCHESTER'S chamber of commerce members are backing a shopkeeper's fight to get the facts on where their business rates are spent. Paul Barwick, who runs Harmony Music in the Forum Centre, has gathered so many signatures on his petition against exorbitant
VETERAN Dorset explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell today dismissed claims that his last expedition to South America was scientifically worthless and environmentally damaging. The former Royal Engineer has come under fire for allegedly making unsubstantiated
A CAMPAIGN is growing to change licensing laws which campaigners in Dorset fear could threaten the future of folk music and live performances. Councillors in Weymouth and Portland are being asked to lobby the Government on behalf of county-based musicians
TALENTED actors at Weymouth College are getting set to take to the stage for their first production as the Next Stage Theatre Company. Students from the second year group of the HND in performance practice are treading the boards with their hard-hitting
TRAVAIL Employment Group and Insight Consultative Solutions are the latest companies to book their places at the Daily-Echo/Barclays Recruitment 2002 jobs fair later this month. Poole-based Travail - which has strengths in the senior construction executive
WATFORD Football Club has appointed Dorset-based Denley King to co-ordinate the building of a new £7.5 million stand at Vicarage Road. A team of consultants has been assembled by Denley King Project Management to design and administer the construction
A TAKEAWAY treat turned sour for Bournemouth schoolgirl Stephanie Barber when she bit through an earwig in a McDonald's chicken burger. Stephanie, 13, was tucking into a meal from McDonald's at Poole's Wessex Gate Retail Park with her mum Kim, 34, and
BASHLEY boss Pete Moore is planning a cheeky bid to hijack Stevenage Borough's attempts to bring reality football to the television screens. The New Forest outfit were paired against the Conference giants in yesterday's draw for the fourth round of the
South-West One WESTON-SUPER-MARE 27 DORCHESTER 3 Dorchester's season of woe continued with Saturday's visit to the league leaders. The team already shorn of regulars Aaron Cooke, Ben Scott, Marcus Foice and Rich Miller then lost Mike Sprules and Ian Woodbridge
WATCHDOGS today praised Dorchester Prison in a glowing new report but warned of budget cuts at the jail. Governor Richard Bateman was commended for his management in the annual report of the prison's board of visitors. But board chairman Margaret Field
IT'S all change for police in Weymouth and West Dorset. Officers have moved into a new multi-million pound headquarters at Chafey's Lake, which will serve as a base for Dorset Police's Western Division. The Western Division had previous been split on
COUNCILLORS have welcomed Dorchester Borough Gardens' new status on a register of historic parks - and say it will boost their chances of Lottery cash. The town council's recreation and allotments committee agreed that the 19th century gardens' new position
A TEN-STONE dog found wandering the streets at night in sub-zero temperatures has been reclaimed by its owner. The gentle giant mongrel which helped to scare off burglars after being taken in by mum Nikki French sparked a lot of interest when its story
CONSUMER rights campaigners and independent financial advisers have responded angrily to the City regulator's planned overhaul of the way advice is given to investors. The Financial Services Authority has condemned the current system of selling savings
EXPANDING Boscombe Plant (Poole) is creating 15 new jobs after investing another £1 million in 30 new diggers. The firm has already ploughed £1.2 million into 55 brand new JCB mach-ines in the last 12 months. They include mini-diggers, 33-tonne tracked
INTREPID Dorset explorer Col John Blashford-Snell has been accused of making fake claims about discovering a lost Inca city and of dynamiting his way through a rain forest, damaging the environment. But Col Blashford-Snell, aged 65, a close friend of
CHERRIES boss Sean O'Driscoll looks set to step up his search for a striker after failing in a bid to sign Ipswich Town's highly-rated teenager Darren Bent. O'Driscoll was keen to bring the 17-year-old marksman to Dean Court on loan, but was knocked back
PIZZA chef Chris Sloper, who defied a leg injury to complete his debut London Marathon last year, is going back for a second helping in April. The father-of-two from Burton near Christchurch is devoting his efforts to the Multiple Sclerosis Society Osborne
CHERRIES' Division Two showdown against Cambridge United, postponed on New Year's Day, has been rearranged to take place at Dean Court on Tuesday, March 19 (7.45pm kick-off).
