YELLOW Buses staff have made an impassioned plea to a local coach company: "leave us alone." Union representative James Wall said he feared Excelsior's bid for the Bournemouth bus company was nothing more than a "spoiling tactic" designed to benefit Wilts
A BOURNEMOUTH MP whose brother was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings says governments around the world must work together more closely to beat terrorism. Tobias Ellwood, Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, spoke out following the Bali bombings over the
RESORTS like Bournemouth are set to become "no-go areas" for families and older visitors unless they clamp down on drunken behaviour, tourist chiefs will be told today. Delegates at a national conference to debate the future of British beaches and seaside
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MATT Groves chalked up his 113th goal on his 300th appearance for Dorchester and then predicted that things will get better for the Magpies. "I definitely think we have turned the corner now," said the 25-year-old former Portsmouth apprentice after the
GARRY Hill warned his Terras players they need to improve after labouring to a goalless draw at struggling Maidenhead United. He said: "For some reason, we looked a little flat and I'm disappointed we have only come away with a draw. "No disrespect to
POOLE's ambassadors of tourism excellence are celebrating after triumphing at the annual Sibbett Gregory 'Palms' Awards. Quality and commitment won the day at this year's annual Poole Tourism Awards which were presented at the Harbour Heights. "These
DOZENS of pensioners in Wimborne have been left devastated at news that their senior citizens club could fold. George and Pat Chown announced this week they were giving up running the club after more than 20 years in charge. And unless somebody comes
NATALIE Imbruglia has added a South Coast date to her forthcoming tour after tickets for her shows sold out in record time. The new date at the Southampton Guildhall has been added for Tuesday, November 22, and comes immediately after a sold-out show
COUNCILLORS are being asked to restrict the opening hours of a Weymouth town centre pub to 11.30pm - days after granting it a licence to serve alcohol until 3am. Borough council officers are recommending that a planning condition stating the Swan in St
SEASONED snowboarders and skiers competed to get into casualty at a national competition held in Dorset. The athletes were taking part in the final of the Orange AIM National Snowboard and Ski Series, which was held at the Dorset Snowsport Centre in Warmwell
CHARITY fundraisers are taking to the streets broad and narrow for the Dublin Marathon this month. Carole Stanley, 54, from Radipole, Weymouth, is no stranger to the race and on October 31 will be taking part in her seventh marathon. Mother and daughter
WORK to create a new refreshment kiosk in Dorchester's historic Borough Gardens should start before the end of the year. Dorchester Town Council secured nearly £1m from the Heritage Lottery Fund last year to help pay for a major revamp of the park. The
MAYOR of Christchurch Cllr Josephine Spencer broke new ground when she ceremoniously cut the first sod for a ground-breaking riverside hotel and penthouse complex on the former Pontins holiday camp site. The plush Captains Club Hotel project, first mooted
AN INQUIRY was under way this morning into a plane crash in which two people were killed. The man and woman were found dead next to the wreckage of a light aircraft in a field near Lymington on Sunday. Police and locals have described the crash as a mystery
WE'RE still here and we're not under water! That's the message from business at Bournemouth's Waterfront building, who are fed up with being lumped together with the controversial IMAX cinema. Dave Norton, manager of the Harbour Lights pub, said: "There's
CHILDREN will be able to cheer on the Cherries for the bargain price of a pound in another Daily Echo-backed initiative. Following the success of the Kids for a Quid scheme against Swindon, AFC Bournemouth is repeating the initiative for this Friday's
MUM, please let us know you are okay. This is the desperate plea from the teenage children of missing woman Emma Palmer, who was last seen more than three weeks ago. Since her disappearance, her son Alex, 18, and daughter Josephine, 15, have been waiting
THE sudden resignation of Poole's livewire tourism boss has shocked his colleagues. Graham Shaw returned from holiday and two days later announced to stunned colleagues that he was leaving the council immediately. Head of the Borough of Poole's communications
PLANS for an £8 million scheme to transform a Weymouth site into the biggest primary school in Dorset go on show today. The blueprint will combine Holy Trinity infant and junior schools into a 630-pupil primary school with a nursery facility. Work includes
FRESH proposals to ease congestion in Dorchester have been delayed for another three months. The latest proposals for the town were due to be presented to a meeting of Dorset County Council's cabinet on October 12. But that meeting has been cancelled,
MORE than 150 women got behind the wheel of powerful machines at Bovington Camp. They steered fire engines, double decker buses, tractors and vehicles used in the Second World War at the annual Marie Curie Cancer Care Ladies' Driving Challenge. Some women
THE white van man is the main offender causing a staggering 80 per cent increase in illegal fly- tipping across the New Forest, say refuse collection chiefs. Bosses say the massive rise in commercial dumping is one of the reasons they're asking for an
PIRATES, American Indians, and creepy Hallowe'en figures descended on Shaftesbury town centre for the town's carnival on Saturday evening. They were among 64 floats in the main carnival procession watched by an enthusiastic crowd 10-deep in places. The
