A FURIOUS father has called for CS sprays to be banned after his son suffered horrific burns during a weekend clash with police in Wareham. Ray Ford fears his son Dan, who is still receiving treatment for his horrific injuries, could be scarred for life
DETECTIVES are still hopeful they will solve the mystery surrounding the murder of a Poole businessman 15 years ago. John Green, 36, was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack at his office in Branksome in February 1991. His bloodstained body was discovered
A WORRIED mum is calling for action after her dog cut his foot badly on broken glass at her local play area. Seven-month-old Labrador cross Alfie had to undergo an operation following the accident at the facility in Upton Heath. Now owner Clare Bardsley
ON a cold, misty February day they hardly look their best but these wet fields fringing Poole Harbour are of international importance. Wetlands play a vital part in the ecology of an area and Poole's significance is being celebrated as part of today's
BRITAIN'S fastest-growing top 10 building society Portman shrugged off challenging market conditions to boost its assets by 15 per cent to £17.8 billion. Bournemouth-based Portman recorded its ninth consecutive year of profit growth for members. Chief
A MASSIVE £20.4 million investment will transform Queen Elizabeth's School and benefit schools throughout Dorset. Despite heavy competition from Ferndown Upper School and Budmouth College in Weymouth, councillors voted Wimborne's QE as the most deserving
A SCHEME to completely rebuild Weymouth's Budmouth Technology College has lost out to proposals to breathe new life into another school. Members of Dorset County Council's cabinet yesterday backed recommendations from officers to choose Queen Elizabeth
LIFE in Dorchester more than 200 years ago will feature in the fifth Dorchester community play. A cast of more than 100 is expected to come together for the production which focuses on life in the early 19th century. Playwrights Stephanie Dale and David
A CHANGE in speed limit has put the lives of school pupils, cyclists and pedestrians at risk, a retired civil servant has warned. Residents of Southill in Weymouth have said that a decision to replace 30mph signs with 50mph on the B3157 has put the lives
PLANS to demolish four family houses in Barton-on-Sea and replace them with a block of 28 flats have been described as vandalism by a local councillor. Town and district councillor Goff Beck was addressing a planning inquiry into whether Churchill Retirement
VITAL services such as day centres for the elderly and youth clubs look likely to be saved as Dorset County Council makes the most of "dire" funding. Council leader Tim Palmer said departments are being squeezed for savings that will ensure the preservation
FORTY races, 175,000 women, one weekend and one cause. This is the message from Race for Life organisers who are staging a two-day special which will see a record number of people taking part to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. One Big Weekend is a
ALL he wants is to be near his children - but this American Gulf War veteran has the spectre of deportation hanging over him - caused, he claims, by Home Office incompetence. Ed Schneider of Highcliffe has spent two years fighting to get permission to
A CAMPAIGNING councillor has congratulated the Daily Echo for successfully pushing for a crackdown on cars for sale by the side of the road. Cllr Michael Filer, who has complained about the issue for years, said he was delighted when council officers
DETECTIVES are still hopeful they will solve the mystery surrounding the murder of a Poole businessman 15 years ago. John Green, 36, was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack at his office in Branksome in February 1991. His bloodstained body was discovered
MELBOURNE-BOUND Sian Scott says she is back on track for the Commonwealth Games despite fearing her dreams may be over thanks to an infuriating injury jinx. The Parkstone-based hurdler is confident she will take her place in the England squad that heads
DETERMINED Dorchester schoolboy Daniel Underhill is on the verge of rugby stardom. The giant Thomas Hardye year 11 pupil has defied all the odds by being selected to represent England at under-16 level. A year ago, the 6ft 5in second row's career was
A TOP racehorse trainer has offered to buy a former racing yard to stop it being turned into a holiday complex. Businessman Peter Bolton hopes to convert Whitcombe Racing Stables into a 48-unit holiday complex complete with swimming pool, tennis courts
CHURCH staff are praying for divine intervention before yobs end up killing someone. Large blocks of stone have been thrown from the tower of historic St John the Baptist Church in Fortuneswell on Portland and scaffolding around the building has been
LAST year the Sahara, this year the Arctic - all within a few years of breaking his back and being told he might never walk again. Steve Reeves, 39, is a man of extremes. A staff sergeant in the Royal Corps of Signals, Steve is using some of his annual
PLANNING councillors are poised to write the final chapter in a long drawn out saga over the replacement of the former Crow's Nest caf at Highcliffe. The council's planning control committee today is being recommended to approve a revised scheme for a
