THE general manager of Bournemouth Sports Club who left his job suddenly has been found dead. Mike Morton, 59, of Stour Road, Christchurch, was found hanged on a coastal footpath in Torquay last Monday. His body was discovered by a dog walker in a wooded
HANG on to your hats! The country's about to go cowboy crazy - and the man responsible is the fastest draw in the West(bourne)! For Bournemouth-based songwriter and DJ, Max, 38, is the face, the voice and the body of novelty pop act Fat Cowboy whose debut
DUDSBURY Golf Club's new owners David and Beate Braban have unveiled their dreams for the club - and the main project will be a 45-bedroomed five-star hotel. Plans for the hotel, spa and fitness centre are being drawn up by local architects and should
Don't deny our loved ones drugs that delay the slide to dementia MOST people who have loved someone with Alzheimer's can remember the initial symptoms - getting lost on a familiar route, perhaps, or paying the bills twice. Most would give anything to
SPEAKING OUT: The views expressed by Barbara Pointon (inset) reflect those of Mervyn Richardson, seen here with a photograph of his wife Beryl, who has Alzheimer's Disease MOST people who have loved someone with Alzheimer's can remember the initial symptoms
JUSTICE is "hanging in the balance" for personal injury victims because of calls to raise the small claims court limit, warn solicitors. They are campaigning against moves to raise the limit for personal injury cases in the small claims court from the
GET me to the church on time! That's the plea from people who will have to go miles out of their way to worship their Maker. Station Road in West Moors is closing for major works and members of St Mary the Virgin will have to go all the way to St Leonards
A SCHOOL has apologised for discriminating against a pupil with diabetes. Sunninghill Preparatory School has admitted unintentional unlawful discrimination against Rupert Knell, six, after he was all but asked to leave the school because of the condition
A MOTHER and her three children were counting the cost of a house fire today. Friends of Mandy Reid said she was devastated after a fire swept through her terraced home in Norfolk Road, Westham, Weymouth. Crowds of people witnessed three crews of Weymouth
VANDALS left a trail of damage after a smashing and thieving spree in Weymouth. Police reckon they are responsible for trashing Sandsfoot Castle gardens, wrecking allotment huts and stealing tools, damaging cars and throwing stones at homes. West Weymouth's
THE landlord of oldest pub on Portland has called time for the last time. Gary Nash shut the doors to the historic Royal Portland Arms in Fortuneswell for the final time last night. Mr Nash, who ran the pub with his wife Jayne, said owner Enterprise Inns
FISHERMEN are warning of job losses and a blow to the local economy if new bass fishing measures are brought in. Representatives from Wey-mouth's fishing community have joined with other members of the South West Federation of Sea Anglers to oppose a
THE general manager of Bournemouth Sports Club who left his job suddenly has been found dead. Mike Morton, 59, of Stour Road, Christchurch, was found hanged on a coastal footpath in Torquay last Monday. His body was discovered by a dog walker in a wooded
DUDSBURY Golf Club's new owners David and Beate Braban have unveiled their dreams for the club - and the main project will be a 45-bedroomed five-star hotel. Plans for the hotel, spa and fitness centre are being drawn up by local architects and should
FORMER Dorset amateur Steve Pockneall has been appointed head professional at Dudsbury Golf Club in succession to Kevin Spurgeon. Spurgeon, who spent little time at the club because of his playing commitments on the European Senior Tour, is seeking another
WEYMOUTH is gearing up the biggest volleyball match ever to be held in the resort. The full England women's side are heading to Redlands on Saturday where they take on Dorset club outfit Wessex in a special exhibition contest (7pm). Although the national
GOADSBY has sold the freehold of unit 3, Glenmore Business Park at Holton Heath to Cawdor Construction for £205,000. Goadsby acted on behalf of Glenmore Investments, which has built a development of 20 freehold business/industrial units at the industrial
MILITARY sources have confirmed troops from the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry will be sent to Iraq this summer. Six hundred soldiers from the 1st Battalion will help restore law and order in war-torn Iraq from their base in Basra when the regiment
TEENAGE hoodlums caused havoc on Monday afternoon by tearing through Bournemouth - including school grounds - on scooters at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. Police scrambled their helicopter and sent out foot patrols on receiving several calls about
MOST people who have loved someone with Alzheimer's can remember the initial symptoms - getting lost on a familiar route, perhaps, or paying the bills twice. Most would give anything to return to the days where these symptoms seemed like minor quirks
A BUSINESSMAN is trying to find a solution to the perceived problem of mini-motor bikes by opening a purpose-built track. Ady Solomon is passionate about bikes and believes the only reason mini bikes have had a bad press is because there are no facilities
A PRO-government website in Zimbabwe has been monitoring articles appearing in the Daily Echo about Poole-based asylum seeker Williard Chinhanhu. The Echo has been covering Williard's story since he was released from Harmondsworth Detention Centre last
MARK Jermyn has vowed Bognor Regis's strikers won't find the Magpies in such a charitable mood when they clash in Sussex tonight (7.45pm). The last two meetings have seen Jack Pearce's side hammer a total of 12 goals past Dorchester whose play-off aspirations
GUITARIST and songwriter Steve Adams has told how a friend in need has inspired him and his band, the Christchurch six-piece State Of Undress, to raise badly needed funds to help fight motor neurone disease. The benefit gig, which will be staged at Hoburne
SO MUCH rubbish is being sorted that Weymouth could exceed its 30 per cent target for waste recycling. Public response to the introduction of wheeled bins has been keen and councillors have been told that the new system is "operating smoothly". Waste
WHEN pub landlord Peter Murray looked in the mirror four months ago, he saw a heart attack waiting to happen. So he gave up "food" and took up nutritious milkshakes and in just 17 weeks has lost almost seven stone. He has another three stone to lose before
