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Stories for 12 February 2004

Bournemouth Cherries

'We'll listen to Saints fans on new boss'

SAINTS are promising to listen to fans in choosing their successor to Gordon Strachan - but are STILL refusing to rule out Glenn Hoddle.  more...

Sean supports 'common sense' decision on Gray

CHERRIES boss Sean O'Driscoll believes "common sense has prevailed" regarding the Premier League's controversial decision to allow Eddie Gray to stay on as manager of Leeds United.  more...

'WE'LL LISTEN TO SAINTS FANS ON NEW BOSS'

SAINTS are promising to listen to fans in choosing their successor to Gordon Strachan - but are STILL refusing to rule out Glenn Hoddle.  more...

Bournemouth Columnist

So what did you expect?

IT was a normal afternoon at the office.   more...

Bournemouth Health

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Bournemouth Leisure

The return of big Eddie

EDDIE Martin is well known to the local blues cognoscenti from his many shows in the area and they'll doubtless make the trip to Somerset to catch the big fella's set at The Bell in Ash.  more...

Scissors kick in for Homelands

HOMELANDS, the traditional curtain-raiser to the UK's summer festival season, has announced early details of this year's gathering on May 29.  more...

Bournemouth News

Sex in the city is out

INCREASING numbers of firms are bringing in contracts which either ban - or order workers to disclose - office relationships and "flings between the filing cabinets," warn solicitors.   more...

FREE TRANSFER

MOST couples are used to sharing but Trish Baker went one step further - and gave up a kidney for her husband.  more...

MEP calls for action over dolphin deaths

LAWS to prevent dolphin deaths from fishing are welcome but action urgently needs to be taken now, said Euro MP Neil Parish.  more...

Your £££s help quake victims to rebuild lives

DAILY ECHO readers have raised an amazing £6,823 in the joint appeal with children's charity Unicef for the victims of the Iran earthquake.  more...

Police to cost you 23p more a week

POLICING in Dorset is likely to cost an extra 23p a week for every household in the county next year.  more...

More hold-ups on Wessex Way

HOLD-UPS on Bournemouth's Wessex Way are set to get worse from Monday when two busy sliproads are closed and the contraflow is extended.  more...

Three men charged with GBH

THREE men have been charged following an incident which left a man fighting for his life.  more...

Bournemouth Pirates

'Kick racism out of sport'

PIRATES chief Matt Ford is calling on speedway fans across the country to unite and kick racism out of the sport.  more...

'Kick racism out of sport'

PIRATES chief Matt Ford is calling on speedway fans across the country to unite and kick racism out of the sport.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Young swimmers go to top of the class

TEAMS from two Dorset schools stormed to the top of the class to come home with medals from the English schools relay championships in Crawley, Sussex.  more...

The Puffin still goinbg strong 118 years on

IN 1886, one of the most remarkable yacht histories began at a small yard in Bideford, North Devon.  more...

Christchurch News

Pensioner's death probed by police

POLICE are investigating the suspicious death of an elderly man whose body was discovered in the garden of his home at Christchurch yesterday (Feb 11).  more...

County Hall to hear voice of the reader

TODAY the Daily Echo is handing over more than a thousand coupons signed by readers in support of saving Leeson House and the Juniper Centre to Dorset County Council.  more...

East Dorset News

Obelisk inspires new spacecraft

AN Egyptian obelisk in the grounds of Kingston Lacy near Wimborne is the inspiration for the name of a spacecraft set to land on the surface of a comet.  more...

New Forest News

Firefighters' awards are good moos

FIREFIGHTERS from New Milton and Lyndhurst are the cream of the crop.  more...

Police plea for witnesses to attack

THREE men were punched and kicked to the ground in an attack by a gang of youths in the centre of New Milton.  more...

North Dorset News

Council to spend cash to fill car park holes

NORTH Dorset council has drawn up proposals to refurbish the busiest car park in the district.  more...

Poole News

Level-headed heroes who rescued boy

THESE are the heroes who rescued a small boy left hanging 15ft in the air when a level-crossing barrier lifted up.  more...

Littler Ollie is a big hit with the ladies

A HEAVYWEIGHT car salesman is fighting off propositions from women after starring on GMTV's Inch Loss Island.  more...

Award winners are honoured for service

TWELVE outstanding recipients have been honoured in the Poole Achievement Awards 2004.  more...

Purbeck News

Vehicle owners count the cost of vandalism

POLICE in Swanage are hunting a night-time vandal who is bringing misery to dozens of motorists.  more...

Search for missing man continues

THE search is continuing for a missing Wareham man who may be suffering from depression.  more...

Weymouth Leisure

Arts events for the week starting Thursday, february 12

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Jesus Christ Superstar is on stage

TONIGHT sees students from Wey Valley School take to the stage at the town's Pavilion with their production of Jesus Christ Superstar.  more...

Dante Quartet date

THE Dante Quartet will perform pieces by Mozart, Symanowski and Dvorak when they appear at Dorset County Museum in Dorchester next Wednesday.  more...

Don Quixote treat

BAREBONES Theatre descend on Dorset's county town next Thursday to perform their adaptation of Cervantes' Don Quixote and hold an afternoon workshop for youngsters aged between nine and 18.  more...

Snow Queen's magic

NEW theatre comes to Dorset next week when Storybox present their adaptation of Hans Andersen's The Snow Queen to help while away those half-term hours.  more...

Curtain up on Kiss Me Kate

MORE than two decades since he first took to the stage at Weymouth Pavilion, Jamie Pearce has returned to the town to guide its operatic society through its next large-scale production, Kiss Me Kate.  more...

Sir John Tavener at 60

ONE OF Britain's foremost contemporary composers is celebrating his 60th birthday with a gala concert at the Lighthouse in Poole tomorrow night.  more...

Gig listings for the week starting Thursday, February 12

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Lurve will soon be all around us

IT'S nearly Valentine's Day, and the excitement is palpable.  more...

Cinema listings for week starting Thursday, February 12

THE HAUNTED MANSION (PG)  more...

Why Katie isn't up the Creek

FOR years, the teen drama Dawson's Creek was must-see TV, catapulting sweet-faced actress Katie Holmes into the spotlight.  more...

Looney toons have a real-life adventure

LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION (PG)  more...

Baker's dozen kiddies in comedy caper

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (PG)  more...

Lifeless ghost busting

THE HAUNTED MANSION   more...

Weymouth News

School's delight at website award

ALL Saints' School has scooped an award for creating the best school website in Dorset.  more...

Disabled trio's fury at buggy trailer thieves

THREE disabled men have been left stranded after thieves stole the trailers used to transport their electric buggies.  more...

Absolute joy from start to finish - Review

NEVER work with children or animals, they say - wrong!  more...

Tourists urged to savour their visit

VISITORS to Dorset are being urged to tuck into all the county has to offer following the launch of a booklet promoting food and drink.  more...

Leading the battle to cut rate of teen pregnancies

A SEXUAL health worker has been appointed to work with Weymouth and Portland schools in the battle to beat teen pregnancies.  more...

Lots of treats at charity auction

A SPORTS car for a long weekend, a holiday in Spain, and beauty treatments are just a few of the lots going under the hammer at an auction of promises held in aid of Dorchester Town Football Club and CancerCare Dorset.  more...

Readers' letters

NO-ONE WILL BENEFIT IN STADIUM WRANGLE   more...

PENSIONER DIES AFTER BILL SHOCK

A RETIRED coastguard died just hours after receiving a council tax demand for bills he had already paid.  more...

Weymouth Sport

Robinson rejects Dorchester move

TERRAS star Mark Robinson has rejected a loan move to Dorchester.  more...

Mr Portland ends Blues reign

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Woeful Weymouth hit by Eastleigh blitz

EASTLEIGH 5 WEYMOUTH 2  more...

Surviving in Milan

The Ayotollah and I seem to have survived the first leg of our winter tour of Milan and Copenhagen relatively unscathed at the moment, as things seem to be going roughly to plan.   more...

Grass is greener for Leon

WEYMOUTH RESERVES 1 CHRISTCHURCH RES 0 LEON Green again staked his claim for a first team place with an 85th minute winner for Weymouth Reserves against Christ-church at the Wessex Stadium last night.  more...

CUP SHAMBLES

STEVE Claridge branded Weymouth's 5-2 defeat at Eastleigh in the quarter-final of the Dr Martens Cup as `embarrassing'.  more...

Belt refutes cup threat exit

DORCHESTER are NOT considering quitting the new Two Counties Cup competition, club chairman Eddie Belt said today.  more...

  
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