THE Church of England is to require all new candidates for ordination to demonstrate a commitment to evangelism and mission, and lay people will soon be involved in annual appraisals of their clergy, making sure they are up to the mark. In an interview
IT was just before teatime when we had our first sighting. The smooth yellow underbelly of a juvenile common dolphin, jumping towards the starboard bow. Within minutes there were around forty of them, adults and calves, criss-crossing playfully in front
PLANS to charge foreign students up to £500 for entering the UK could drain at least £100m from Bournemouth's economy, language school bosses have warned. Traders and tourism chiefs are concerned at the news because they'd also have to manage 1,000 local
BOURNEMOUTH pop sensation Amy Studt is about to start preparing work for her second album. The 17-year-old, from Queen's Park, is currently taking a break before she begins working on new material and has not been dropped by her record label, as a national
POLICE say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the man who was found slumped in a hotel corridor. The man was found at the Midland Hotel in Norwich Avenue, Bournemouth, early on Monday morning. He was a resident at the hotel
A TEENAGE girl who has repeatedly breached her Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) has - by a whisker - escaped being locked up. But the 16-year-old has been warned if she does not fully comply with an action-plan order aimed at putting her life back on
A CONTROVERSIAL pub landlady who recently admitted a catalogue of fraud offences has vowed defiantly: "I love Bere Regis and I'm staying here." Elizabeth Lewis has created controversy since taking over the Royal Oak with husband Len, 65 - first submitting
COT death, pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma and ear infections are all among the conditions brought on in children through passive smoking. With nearly 42 per cent of youngsters living in a house where at least one person smokes and thousands of children
FOR a while back in the 1950s and '60s Tom Lehrer was the doyen of American humorists. A Harvard mathematician with a wicked sense of fun, he used his talents to campaign against injustice and ignorance. But his message was always delivered with a twinkle
YOUTH jail officers on Portland have launched a stinging attack on the head of the Prison Service. In a letter to Prison Service director general Martin Wheatley, the island's Young Offender Institution's Prison Officer Association says it is 'disgusted
A BRIDPORT man was jailed after threatening a pub landlord with an axe, four knives and a pair of scissors. Christopher Spry, 36, of North Allington, was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison for committing affray and criminal damage at The Tanners
A COMMUNITY worker who took a back seat because of to illness has been nominated for a national award. Ken Whatley, who as head of the Waterside Weymouth Community Forum, helped to turn around the fortunes of the Park District, is a local hero, according
THIEVES broke into a Weymouth skatepark and snatched hundreds of pounds worth of equipment. They took a computer, a hi-fi system, cash, computer disks containing vital information and damaged a pool table. Manager of The Front, Henry Johnson, said the
SHOCKED staff at the Hurn-based helicopter firm Red Aviation, whose boss died in the horrific air crash on Wednesday night, have paid tribute to the man who was "one of the best." Chief instructor and co-owner Max Radford, 34, was piloting the Agusta
THE ever-increasing cost of council tax has long been hitting the headlines, but pensioners struggling to meet bill payments are now turning their attention to the state pension. New research published today by the National Consumer Council reveals that
SOUTHERN Electricity has been warned to stop its sales people using "dirty tricks". The warning comes from the industry watchdog Energywatch after complaints from customers who had been mis-sold energy by rogue sales agents. Paula Rowe, regional director
HUNDREDS of drivers will have to re-think travel plans next week when new slip road closures come into force on Bournemouth's Wessex Way. The two slip roads on the south side of the Richmond Hill junction are expected to re-open - but those on the opposite
A STAR-STRUCK pensioner exposed by the Daily Echo for posing as Wolves legend Bobby Mason duped his own partner into believing he was the footballer for almost 30 years. Bob Mason, 76, hit the headlines last month when he finally came clean after being
A CONTROVERSIAL pub landlady who recently admitted a catalogue of fraud offences has vowed defiantly: "I love Bere Regis and I'm staying here." Elizabeth Lewis has created controversy since taking over the Royal Oak with husband Len, 65 - first submitting
BROWNIES, Scouts, Cubs or Women's Institute groups looking for a new home are being offered free use of a sturdy clubhouse. The building, which used to house Lytchett Minster Rugby Club, is now standing empty after the club moved to £600,000 new premises
THREE young boys who broke into more than 30 beach huts caused thousands of pounds of damage. The trio, aged 15, 14 and 11, trashed the contents of the huts and two of the youngsters ran off with a bottle of wine and binoculars stolen from one hut after
THE memory of a little girl who died from a rare form of cancer is to live on at Poole Hospital after three special cots were donated in her name. Alexandra Parry, from Poole, was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma - one of the rarest, but most aggressive,
CONCERN is growing for performing chimp Naree, who appears to have gone missing in Thailand. Dorset animal campaigners Jim and Alison Cronin believed they were making good progress in their bid to free Naree from the Bangkok zoo they discovered she was
COT death, pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma and ear infections are all among the conditions brought on in children through passive smoking. With nearly 42 per cent of youngsters living in a house where at least one person smokes and thousands of children
COT death, pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma and ear infections are all among the conditions brought on in children through passive smoking. With nearly 42 per cent of youngsters living in a house where at least one person smokes and thousands of children
BOVINGTON residents are set to benefit from a £400,000 windfall to improve their quality of life. The Ministry of Defence and the Salvation Army have joined forces to invest in buildings outside the camp, which house the youth club, community hall, tank
COPIES of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T E Lawrence's famous account of guerrilla fighting in the Middle East, have been flying off the shelves since the Iraq war. Lawrence, who lived at Clouds Hill Cottage in Moreton, near Dorchester, wrote the book as a
A GROUP of builders are swapping their tools for bi-cycles as they prepare to cycle the length of Britain in memory of a friend who died of cancer. The seven Weymouth roofers will cover 972 miles in their eight-day marathon cycle from John O' Groats to
AFC Bournemouth bolstered their play-off hopes and at the same time heightened Wycombe Wanderers' relegation fears with a hard-earned win at the Fitness First Stadium today. Warren Cummings scored the all-important goal nearly 20 minutes into a game which
AFC Bournemouth bolstered their play-off hopes and at the same time heightened Wycombe Wanderers' relegation fears with a hard-earned win at the Fitness First Stadium today. Warren Cummings scored the all-important goal nearly 20 minutes into a game which
