OLD boys from Portsmouth Grammar School returned to the area to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of their evacuation. The old Portmuthians who included local travel boss Peter Bath, gathered at St Christopher's Church in Southbourne, for a service
WAITING times for treatment at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital are now among the lowest in the country - thanks to new scanners purchased by the Daily Echo backed Jigsaw appeal. Instead of having to wait six months for a DEXA scan to measure bone loss
YOUNGSTERS at a Dorset school showed improved concentration and performed better in national assessment tests after being given a dietary supplement for several weeks. During the study carried out at King's Park Primary in Boscombe, Bournemouth, 110 children
BRITAIN'S premier light commercial vehicle specialist LDV has launched its long awaited new Maxus range - the first all-new vehicle from the company in more than 30 years. And already it's winning orders after receiving the Van of the Year Award from
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THE most powerful factory-built Ford Mustang in history is preparing to take to the streets next year thanks to the "Mustang Dream Team" of Carroll Shelby and Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT). The result of this collaboration is being billed as a successor
THERE is a sense of pride around the Dorset Emergency Care Service, which provides out-of-hours cover for 500 family doctors throughout Dorset. Pride for a job well done under often difficult circumstances. When it was launched more than seven months
A SERIAL criminal once dubbed Wimborne's most violent man has been jailed for a year for his "utter contempt" for the law. A judge told Darren Riley: "You have a bad record for a man of 25 and your offences are so deliberate. You have utter contempt for
A SACKED police officer jailed for helping to set up a cannabis factory has launched a legal appeal against Dorset Police for cutting his pension. Former detective Michael Newson, 43, of Knightsland Close, Ferndown, was dismissed from the force after
IN recent years, efforts to stage traditional end-of-the-pier farce for Bournemouth's holiday crowds has all too often ended in empty seats and red faces. Not surprising, then, that this year sees a change of tack and on May 10 the town's Pier Theatre
ATTRACTIVE Esmee Nicholls is to represent Weymouth in the new national Dove's real women campaign. The 63-year-old from Bayard Road, who delivers the Advertiser in the Littlemoor area, joined other women from all over the region in Bristol for a special
A NORTH Dorset village could be in line for a new school to cope with an influx of extra pupils. Education chiefs are currently working out detailed costings for a primary school in Pimperne to replace the existing first school. Under school re-organisation
A TEENAGER has been hailed a hero after a lovers' tiff turned into a dramatic sea rescue off Mudeford. Carl Simmons, 19, from New Milton, dived into the water after spotting two people in trouble off Avon Beach on Sunday night. While Carl braved wind
SKIPPER Steve Fletcher is urging chairman Peter Phillips to "pull out all the stops" in a bid to keep the current Cherries squad together. Fletcher is one of 13 players whose existing deal is due to expire at the end of next month and Phillips says the
A FORMER Southbourne schoolgirl says she is shocked after winning the chance to be named the UK's most fanciable girl. Political journalism student Nicky Smith, 21, from Dingle Road, Bournemouth, will find out today if she has been shortlisted for the
A DORSET widow whose determination helped put her husband's killers behind bars has vowed to fight on to keep them in jail. Heather Saunders helped bring down one of Europe's most notorious terrorist organisations after her husband was gunned down at
CORFE Castle parish council is campaigning to keep a public toilet at East Street. Purbeck district councillors are due to take a decision later this month on the fate of the facility which has been closed for the past year because its roof timbers collapsed
LOW cost bike maker KYMCO has launched two brand-new Vitality scooters. The Vitality 50 comes in two liveries; with the 2 stroke Vitality 2 available in a bold metallic blue, and the 4 stroke Vitality 4 in a cool ice blue. Available for £1,399 on the
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YOU'VE heard of 101 Dalmatians - a local charity has seen an influx of Jack Russells. Waggy Tails Rescue in Parkstone has ended up with nine of the feisty terriers in its care, all of whom are looking for new homes. Amazingly, the group are not all from
THE Cynic's Dictionary says a decision is "what a man makes when he cannot get anyone to serve on a committee". A committee, on the other hand, is "a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled". Some may recognise these not as jokes
TRIUMPHANT South Dorset MP Jim Knight today vowed that constituency work will come first despite being appointed a junior minister in Tony Blair's new government. Mr Knight received a call from the Prime Minister asking him to take the role of parliamentary
A SECURITY specialist has been appointed to help stop violent attacks on NHS workers. Dorset Ambulance Service and South West and North Dorset Primary Care Trusts have employed Will Smith to fill the new role. He says anyone who threatens or behaves aggressively
PEOPLE in Weymouth have welcomed the chance to have their say on the future design of the Pavilion site. Developers unveiled their visions to the public after borough councillors asked for consultation with the community. Exhibitions have now been put
HARDY hikers are being invited to take part in a scenic sponsored 25-mile walk and help disabled people sample the delights of life at sea. The Friends of the MV Freedom, a charity specialising in taking disabled people on boating trips from Weymouth,
MIRROR, handbrake, signal, manoeuvre... That's fine if your eyesight is up to the mark. But in the New Forest it seems some elderly drivers are neglecting their vision - and crashes are the result. In a bid to stop the spiralling number of collisions,
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Christchurch councillor Susan Darch who died on the eve of the by-election to fill the Portfield ward seat left vacant by her resignation just a few weeks earlier. Mrs Darch had successfully battled against cancer 12
TONY BLAIR says he has listened to the British electorate and he now knows what people want. Unusually for a weekday morning, I'm feeling magnanimous. So here are a few things to get Tony started. He can begin by doing something about the horrific state
