RESIDENTS at a public meeting have voiced overwhelming opposition to plans for widening a stretch of Castle Lane West. The area forum representing Strouden Park, Throop, Holdenhurst, Townsend and Muscliff, urged people to deliver their views on the future
THE death of a 30-year-old Bournemouth man sparked an investigation involving two police forces and a specialist Home Office pathologist, an inquest heard. But there was no evidence to support carpenter Sean Collins' claims that he had been assaulted
TERRIFIED staff at a Bournemouth jewellery store were robbed shortly after police had warned them there were men acting suspiciously in the town, a court heard. Two members of a gang were seen by shop staff to walk up to the entrance of Charles Fox jewellers
SCHOOL friends of a soldier who lost his legs in a suicide bombing in Iraq are rallying round to help after reading about his plight in the Daily Echo. Clare Hill is the latest person to join our Let's Help Neil campaign, which was set up to buy £30,000
THE parents of a teenager who died in a road accident have paid tribute to their "very special" son. Football-loving Marc Clifford, 17, died from head injuries following the collision which happened in Christchurch Road, Boscombe, just after 8am on Wednesday
PIRATES were edged out in a last-heat thriller at Brandon as the struggling Bees collected their first victory of the season on April 1. The home side went into heat 15 two points up, but when Ryan Sullivan briefly passed Scott Nicholls it looked like
TEENAGER Kate Powell is stepping out on a charity run in Dorchester in memory of her mum. Kate, 14, lost her mother Vanessa on December 30 last year after a 12-month battle with breast cancer. Now Miss Powell, who is in year nine at Thomas Hardye School
NEW workshops are being staged in Weymouth for landlords struggling to handle licensing applications. Staff at Weymouth and Portland Borough Council have organised the sessions after a stuttering response to new licensing laws. The authority has run several
A RUNNING team plans to celebrate in Champagne style after passing the finishing line of a charity event. Eight women from the Martinstown area are training together for this year's Race for Life at Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, on Sunday, June 12. They
LEADING Thomas Hardy scholars today paid tribute to their outgoing chairman Furse Swann. Mr Swann has resigned as the Thomas Hardy Society's chairman due to ill-health. Michael Irwin takes over as the head of the Dorchester-based organisation which boasts
IT is the old-fashioned scene made famous by the Hovis TV adverts of the 1970s. But now the picturesque heart of Shaftesbury has a controversial new attraction - a fetish shop featuring gothic clothing, handcuffs and PVC gear. The shop, within yards of
A DISABLED woman and her asthmatic carer say their health is being damaged because a housing association has done little to repair their flood-damaged flat. Gisla and Derek Griffin's living room in Watermill Road, Christchurch, was immersed in water up
PETER Phillips believes Cherries are in better shape than the same time last season to make their charge for the Coca-Cola League One play-offs. Remarkably, Cherries are currently in exactly the same position as they were last term, ahead of today's visit
BEING diagnosed with cancer is most people's worst nightmare. But at a time when patients are worried about their health, it can be a sudden and huge shock to realise they may no longer be able to pay their bills. Around 4,600 people diagnosed with cancer
MATERIAL girl Madonna has been joined by several Dorset company bosses in the latest list of the wealthiest people in Britain. The Sunday Times rich list, to be published this weekend, will profile the 1,000 richest people and families in the UK. Madonna
DETECTIVES hunting the killer of Millie Mkwananzi are appealing for any men who were with her in the 12 hours before she died to come forward in confidence. The body of the 29-year-old graduate was found in her basement flat in Gordon Road, Boscombe,
WELL DONE to everyone who spotted the Daily Echo's two hilarious April Fool stories, which appeared in the paper on April 1. Ramblers, rest assured - if you go into the woods today you are unlikely to be confronted by bands of carnivorous bears picnicking
A TEENAGER who smashed a bottle over a foreign language student's head, leaving his face scarred for life, has been locked up for three years. Leigh Chamberlain, 19, had been drinking heavily when he launched his attack on a Polish student in a Bournemouth
WHEN he was just 12, Scott McKeon blasted out guitar solos from the stage of legendary blues club Antone's in Austin, Texas (April 2). Treading the same boards as B B King, John Lee Hooker and Buddy Guy, the baby-faced guitarist won a standing ovation
LANDOWNER Charlotte Townshend is now worth £380 million and the 13th wealthiest woman in Britain, according to the latest rich list. The Sunday Times rich lists out tomorrow showed she was the third richest person in the South West for the second year
JOBS at a Portland quarry company were secured for 50 years following an agreement to allow a trailblazing new stone mine. Albion Stone Quarries has been given planning permission to extract stone from Stonehills, between Easton and Southwell, after a
I'VE met a few people in my time. After more than 30 years in the weird and wonderful trade known as journalism, it's inevitable. I could - should I wish to be particularly obnoxious - name-drop from now 'til Christmas. However, the truth is that, with
