IT'S murder on the dance floor without a man... Organisers of a weekly tea dance in Moordown have put out a call for more male part- ners to help make up the numbers. In years gone by, afternoon tea dances were hugely popular, offering an ideal opportunity
THEY were decades that saw extraordinary events that changed the face of Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and the surrounding towns and villages. And all the time the Daily Echo photographers were there to record the dramatic moments. Now we are about
TERRAS boss Steve Claridge doesn't want to talk about the possibility of a visit from Nationwide Conference strugglers Forest Green Rovers to the Wessex Stadium until after tonight. "Until tonight's replay is over it's irrelevant and I don't want to discuss
DON'T gamble on large falls in house prices, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has warned. UK house prices are declining at their fastest rate since 1995 after three interest rates rises in six months - negating the need for further hikes, said
TWO corporate training specialists have joined forces to offer a "unique" team-building package - on land and sea. The Colour Works of Bournemouth and Just Results Hospitality of Poole are offering tailor-made team-building over three days for up to six
Neal Butterworth, Editor of the Daily Echo Bournemouth, England October 12, 2004. The telephone interview was held before the final Vote For Change concert in New Jersey after Nils had performed with Neil Young and Bruce at St Paul on the tour. Parts
TRADERS are hoping Christmas comes early when they apply for a cash boost to help brighten up Ringwood's town centre for festive shoppers. The town's chamber of trade and commerce plans to spend £23,000 revamping Ringwood's ten-year-old collection of
A QUICK-thinking hotelier provided the vital lead which ended an extensive search for a missing pregnant woman and her two young sons yesterday afternoon. As fears grew for the safety of 26-year-old Louisa Vowles, seven-year-old Zach and six-year-old
STAND-in skipper Karl Broadhurst is adamant Cherries will guard against complacency as they bid to avoid more Torquay torment. Broadhurst lined up against the Gulls when Cherries were on the receiving end of a 4-0 drubbing on their last visit to the English
PLANS are being drawn up to cover Bournemouth town centre with parking meters, it has been claimed. Senior officers have admitted at least 18 more roads are under consideration. Engineering services manager Geoff Turnbull provided the list in response
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IT'S murder on the dance floor without a man... Organisers of a weekly tea dance in Moordown have put out a call for more male partners to help make up the numbers. In years gone by, afternoon tea dances were hugely popular, offering an ideal opportunity
A GOVERNMENT planning inspector has approved controversial plans for a 26-acre woodland burial ground on farmland at Randalls Hill near Lytchett Minster. Residents fought the plans, fearing the risk of groundwater contamination and possible spread of
A DORSET MP says she's very impressed with the character and achievements of a teenage asylum seeker in Poole and will now take on his case to try and persuade officials to let him stay. Annette Brooke, MP for mid Dorset and north Poole, had her first
A GIRL who goes to a Poole special school has been awarded a £3.3 million compensation deal after being acutely disabled during birth. Elizabeth Blainey, now eight, was born with acute cerebral palsy at Welwyn Garden City's Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
DORCHESTER striker Matt Groves spoke of his relief today after winning an appeal against a 35-day ban. "After several months of worry it is a great weight of my shoulders," said the 24-year-old former Portsmouth attacker after a Dorset FA disciplinary
WEYMOUTH boss Steve Claridge thought things were bad on the injury front before Saturday's FA Cup clash with Thame United at the Wessex Stadium - but now he knows what an injury crisis really is! Steve Tully, Shaun Wilkin-son and the player-boss himself
A SALES adviser who attacked two young men in Ferndown has been given "one last chance" to change his ways. Jay Tonks, 20, from West Moors Road, Ferndown, admitted assault by beating and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, on March 28 this year. Bournemouth
Neal Butterworth, Editor of the Daily Echo Bournemouth, England October 12, 2004. The telephone interview was held before the final Vote For Change concert in New Jersey after Nils had performed with Neil Young and Bruce at St Paul on the tour. Parts
YEARS of hard work seem finally to be paying off for a community which suffered a double whammy when its two main businesses closed. Sturminster Newton has scooped £341,000 from Liveability funding for a new community hall on the site of the redundant
I WAS on a plane recently where the in-flight movie was Day After Tomorrow. It struck me that perhaps this wasn't the best choice of entertainment for those people who get somewhat twitchy about being 35,000 ft up. Described as a "hit disaster movie",
A RESIDENTS group formed to combat anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhood during the summer is calling on Christchurch council to remove a children's playground in the area. Organisers of the Rodney Drive action group claim the council-owned playground
