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Stories for 4 October 2004

Bournemouth Cherries

GREAT TO BE BACK!

STEVE Fletcher completed his shock Cherries comeback by turning out for 10 minutes but insisted he will not be happy to become a bit-part player this season.  more...

Cherries live the life of a rollercoaster

FOLLOWING Cherries has become something of a white-knuckle ride in recent times so it was fitting that this 3-3 thriller should take place in the shadow of Europe's tallest and fastest rollercoaster. (Oct 2)  more...

Bournemouth Columnist

Where are you safer?

SITTING with friends in a restaurant on New York's Upper West Side recently our conversation was suddenly shattered by a police car screeching past, siren wailing.  more...

Where are you safer?

SITTING with friends in a restaurant on New York's Upper West Side a couple of weeks back our conversation was suddenly shattered by a police car screeching past, siren wailing.  more...

Bournemouth Leisure

Marti on Chicago and all that jazz

JUST five years ago nineties pop idol Marti Pellow's career seemed all washed up. His chart-topping band Wet,Wet,Wet had fallen apart and he was descending into a personal nightmare of drug addiction.  more...

Bournemouth News

LOWER LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR `FAILED' PENSIONS

INCREASING numbers of providers are expected to follow Norwich Union in giving stakeholder pension investors just limited advice.  more...

Mass protest blows out wind farm plans

A CONTROVERSIAL application to build nine 105 metre wind turbines in a North Dorset village looks set to be refused amid "overwhelming opposition".  more...

Blood donors could hold leukaemia key

BLOOD donors could hold the key to saving medical student Michelle Olver's life.  more...

Police welcome for new rules on Asbo reporting

A DORSET police officer who has campaigned with the Daily Echo to get youths named when they breach antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos) has welcomed the Home Secretary's decision to make identifying the yobs easier.  more...

Nightspot drug deal bid lands dad in jail

A FATHER-of-five who tried dealing drugs at Bournemouth's Opera House nightclub for "a little extra cash" has been jailed for two years.  more...

Spartan army takes first dip of season

MEMBERS of Bournemouth Spartans took the plunge on Sunday to mark the start of their 54th season of winter sea bathing.  more...

Police seeking missing woman

POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing 37-year-old Ferndown woman who disappeared after setting off on her bicycle to Boscombe.  more...

BOOZE BAN ON STREETS

POOLE'S first alcohol-free zone could be in place by November - and police will have the power to issue on-the-spot fines to people drinking there.  more...

Stars and strides

WALKING Across America, which took maths teacher Roger Frear 111 days to complete in 1980, has since taken him almost 10 years to write and his publishers a further 12 years to get into print.  more...

Tory leader gets a very wet welcome

IT WASN'T the most auspicious of starts.   more...

Twitchers flock in to spot rare bird

HUNDREDS of twitchers have been making their way to Brownsea Island to catch a glimpse of a bird hardly seen in Britain.  more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Ryan ruled out for Poole

PIRATES spearhead Ryan Sullivan has been ruled out of their Elite League title play-off final, first leg, tie at Wolves tonight (7.30pm) through injury.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Bluebirds are put to flight by the Linnets

AS FAR as drama in the FA Cup is concerned, you won't find a more dramatic cup-tie this season than Lymington and New Milton's magnificent 3-2 win over Chippenham Town at Fawcett's Field.  more...

Brock mop up at The Dripping Pan

BROCKENHURST produced arguably the greatest result in the club's history as they knocked out Conference South side Lewes on their own patch to continue their fairytale FA Cup run.   more...

Christchurch News

Education chiefs give new status to school

GRANGE School and its neighbouring Somerford primary school have been chosen by Dorset education chiefs to be the first full service extended school in the county.  more...

Another step forward for development

GIANT cranes have moved onto the Parley Lane campus to begin the next building phase in the development of the Wessex Autistic Society's pioneering Portfield School.  more...

East Dorset News

Tributes paid to schoolboy

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for the 14-year-old Dorset schoolboy who died in tragic circumstances.  more...

Police seeking missing woman

POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing 37-year-old Ferndown woman who disappeared after setting off on her bicycle to Boscombe.  more...

Medical service first in country

DORSET Ambulance is the first in the country to launch a new out-of-hours service for patients taken ill at home.  more...

New Forest News

Town to brand itself as National Park gateway

RINGWOOD is to re-brand itself as the western gateway to the New Forest National Park.  more...

Plough perfect

PLOUGHERS used heavy horses and tractors from past and present in the attempt to create the perfect furrow in Sopley at the weekend.   more...

Plans to beat `park and ride' commuters are scrapped

RINGWOOD councillors have scrapped plans to stop commuters using the town as a park and ride base for getting to work in Bournemouth.  more...

North Dorset News

Mass protest blows out wind farm plans

A CONTROVERSIAL application to build nine 105 metre wind turbines in a North Dorset village looks set to be refused amid "overwhelming opposition".  more...

Concern over youths hanging about in town

THE sight of young people hanging about in groups on the streets of Blandford has triggered debate as to whether their presence is causing a nuisance.  more...

Poole News

BOOZE BAN ON STREETS

POOLE'S first alcohol-free zone could be in place by November - and police will have the power to issue on-the-spot fines to people drinking there.  more...

Closing rat-run road `would set precedent'

CLOSING a Poole road used as a rat run would be a "Draconian" measure, it has been claimed.  more...

Purbeck News

Housing shortage to be eased with new estate

A FORMER coal yard is to be turned into a housing estate with 29 homes close to the Moreton railway station.  more...

Weymouth News

The language barrier eases for prisoners

A NATIONAL charity dedicated to helping foreign prisoners in UK jails has been established in Weymouth.  more...

Club player beat cabbie after drinking

A WEYMOUTH Football Club player has admitted assaulting a taxi driver after a drinking session.  more...

Road protesters are facing legal action

ROAD protesters face legal action to force them off land being lined up for Weymouth's relief road.  more...

Fundraisers step in with offer of cash

COMMUNITY fundraisers have stepped in to help a playgroup targeted by vandals.  more...

Engineer realises a Global dream

YACHTSMAN Mike Morgan has embarked on an adventure of a lifetime to sail round the world.  more...

Go upmarket or you'll die

SEASIDE resorts such as Weymouth need to go upmarket or die.  more...

Weymouth Sport

RAMOS GAMBLE PAYS DIVIDENDS

STEVE Claridge took an FA Cup gamble - and pulled an ace out of his sleeve in Portuguese goalkeeper Francisco Ramos.  more...

MORRIS HAILS HIS TROOPS

MARK Morris's disappointment at cup defeat was tempered by a pride in the way his side had acquitted themselves.  more...

  
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