ONE man could have the power to save AFC Bournemouth or consign it to receivership this week, the club's chairman has claimed. Stanley Cohen, the club president whose business loaned the club £1.4 million, could hold the Cherries' future in his hands
THEY can mean a matter of life or death on the roads. But police in Dorset say there is a "significant problem" with cyclists who do not use lights at night, especially in busy urban centres. Sergeant Scott Oliphant, a traffic management officer based
THERE will be no winter ice skating at the Bournemouth International Centre this Christmas, it has been revealed. Despite the seasonal attraction's popularity and hundreds of thousands of visitors the promoters have pulled out claiming it is not financially
MOST women would jump at the chance of being taken out for a slap-up meal, but Amanda Peach used to beg her husband to let her dine at home. For 34-year-old Amanda had developed a phobia about eating out in restaurants and would literally be sick at the
TWO bodies believed to be missing teenagers Matthew Myburgh and Charlie Morrell have been discovered washed up close to where they were swept away by the sea at Lulworth Cove. After almost a week of searching by land, sea and air, the first grim discovery
CRAIG O'Connor enjoyed a dream debut as rampant Weymouth crushed Basingstoke Town 3-0 at the Camrose last night. The impressive former Thurrock striker was on target as Garry Hill's men stretched their unbeaten run to 12 games and moved up to seventh
DORCHESTER fans voted with their feet at the Avenue Stadium last night following Saturday's woeful 3-1 defeat at the hands of fellow Conference South strugglers Maidenhead United. Just 345 people turned up to watch an injury-depleted Magpies earn a deserved
LAUNDRY and dry cleaning group Barker has resumed the operation of two of its major divisions - Barker Collars and Barker Workwear - within temporary premises at Basepoint business centre, Hurn. The move signals the complete reinstatement of Barker's
Weymouth, Portland and Bridport are household income blackspots in Dorset, according to a new national report out today. Wealth of the Nation, compiled by CACI Information Solutions, includes everything from investment income to social security to provide
A NEW Weymouth police officer's efforts to catch burglars undercover has led to him being nominated for a national award. PC Peter Okopski is going head-to-head with 30 other nominees to compete for the Probationer of the Year at the 14th annual Jane's
BAD weather has been blamed for a series of phone line faults in the Dorchester area. Dozens of phones have gone down over the last few days because of the weather, a BT spokesman said today. But one man who has been without a phone for more than 10 days
CAR parking charges in Christchurch look likely to increase as councillors hunt for ways of mitigating a £400,000 shortfall in next year's budget. Members of the council's community services committee this week agreed to carry out consultations on the
POPPY sellers were out in force in Bournemouth town centre -thanks to the Daily Echo. The Echo's story about a lack of volunteers to collect for the Poppy Appeal sparked a last-minute rallying call. And a combination of Bournemouth Lions members, councillors
RECOVERY teams looking for two teenagers who were swept into the sea have searched a nearby cave after receiving information from a psychic. Dorset Police say they are acting on all information which they believe could prove useful in their search for
TWO bodies believed to be missing teenagers Matthew Myburgh and Charlie Morrell have been discovered washed up close to where the boys were swept away by the sea at Lulworth Cove. After almost a week of searching by land, sea and air, the first grim discovery
POPPY sellers were out in force in Bournemouth town centre - thanks to the Daily Echo. The Echo's story about a lack of volunteers to collect for the Poppy Appeal sparked a last - minute rallying call. And a combination of Bournemouth Lions members, councillors
PLAYING rugby against East Dorset is the most pointless exercise in England. The Iford Lane outfit are currently the only senior first XV in the country to concede a point in their league campaign. Their three Hampshire Division Three victories have all
A ROCKY Baptiste penalty ten minutes from time robbed battling Dorch-ester of a maiden Confer-ence South home victory of the season over Havant and Waterlooville in the mud at the Avenue Stadium last night. Justin Keeler's spot kick 20 minutes earlier
THE MOTHER of a child who has never eaten or drunk anything has been overwhelmed by the response of Echo readers to her plight. One woman has offered the use of a timeshare in the United States, people have come up with internet links which might be able
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10 Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band + Secret Agency - Mr Kyps; Paul Hammond - The Cottonwood Hotel, Bournemouth; Jazz - Twenty, Bournemouth; The Chicago Jazz Aces - The White Buck, Burley; Si Genaro and friends - The Salisbury
ONE of England's finest folk musicians, Kathryn Tickell, brings her award-winning band to Dorset on Friday, November 11 for the first of two south coast gigs. Northumbrian pipe and fiddle player Tickell - Musician of the Year in the prestigious BBC Radio
MORE than 100 jobs are to be axed at Bovington under a Government shake-up of the armed forces. The site's Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO), which repairs Army vehicles, is to be streamlined with 107 job losses announced by Armed Forces Minister Adam
PRICES for a home in sought after West Dorset areas such as Dorchester heavily outstrip neighbours Weymouth and Portland according to the latest Land Registry figures for November 2005. They show that the average price for a detached home in West Dorset
FRUSTRATED residents are kicking up a stink over rotting rubbish on a Portland Street. Inhabitants of Fortuneswell and Coastguard Road say that despite dozens of complaints Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has not shifted it. Now they claim the 25
LATE night Christmas shopping in Dorchester received a boost as big stores agreed to join in. Department store Goulds, Argos and Marks & Spencer have agreed to late hours and posters urging businesses to join in are going up around the town. Thorntons
A SUCCESSFUL Ringwood importer is fighting for the right to continue trading at his premises at Headlands Business Park. New Forest District Council issued Merlo UK Ltd boss John Iles with an enforcement notice ordering him to stop using his premises
SHAFTESBURY is celebrating after coming top of the poll in ITV programme The People's Millions. Jubilant townspeople now have £50,000 to spend on their swimming pool - formerly a rundown facility which was under threat of closure just a couple of years
