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Stories for 2 June 2005

Bournemouth Cherries

FANTASY LAND

SEAN O'Driscoll believes there is as much chance of signing Swindon's Sam Parkin as there is of bringing England star Frank Lampard to Dean Court.  more...

Bournemouth Columnist

Just thank God it's them instead of you

I'M glad I don't live in Edinburgh. It's bad enough when Wimborne Folk Festival is on.  more...

Bournemouth Leisure

STAGE AND MUSIC (June 2)

Bournemouth Music Competitions Dance Festival: Oakmead College of Technology The dance programme of the annual Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival completes a week of competitions staged at its new venue - the town's Oakmead College of Technology on Friday (June 3) The competitions have featured everything from modern stage to classical and are open to the public. Tickets cost just £2-a-day. (£1 concessions). Telephone 01202 556023.  more...

This week's gig guide (June 2)

THURSDAY JUNE 2 Climax Blues Band + Funhouse - Mr Kyps; Rubber Soul - Hoffman Sloth + Case + Something or Other + Room 101 DJ's - O Neills, Bournemouth; Acoustic Open Mic - The Salisbury Arms, Purewell; Rhythm Addicts - The Rising Sun, Wimborne; Adorn - The Central; Rob Koral & Zoe Schwarz - Longs of Lymington; Davey Jones Locker - The Plough Inn, Tiptoe; Stone Cold Sober - Nelson's Ale House, Blandford; The Chicago Jazz Aces - The White Buck, Burley; Numedian Wish - The Portman Hotel, Boscombe; Jazz - Twenty, Bournemouth; Adorn - The Central, Ashley Cross; Paul Hammond - The Cottonwood Hotel, Bournemouth; Below The Belt - The Rydall, New Milton; Stone Cold Sober - Nelsons Ale House, Blandford;   more...

Bournemouth News

AWARDS RETURN WITH A NEW CATEGORY...

THIS year's Echo-backed Dorset Business Awards will be launched on June 15 - and this time there will be a new category.  more...

Guidelines launched to help protect Forest

NEW guidelines to help protect the New Forest from the feet, paws, hooves, and wheels of its users and visitors are being issued today.   more...

Car `thugs' blasted for late-night noise

GROUPS of car enthusiasts who have been plaguing residents of Bournemouth's East Overcliff with late-night noise have been branded "petty thugs" after an apparent escalation of their behaviour.  more...

PRANK TRAGEDY

A TALENTED young footballer died after a drunken end-of-term students' prank went wrong, an inquest has heard.  more...

Ex-Russian energy boss starts jail term

CONTROVERSIAL Russian billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky, whose empire was allegedly run by Dorset lawyer Stephen Curtis, is behind bars and starting a nine-year prison sentence.  more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Ricky repays boss with cool display

RICKY Ashworth went a long way towards repaying Team GB boss Neil Middleditch's faith in him on June 1 against Oxford.  more...

Ashworth gets Team GB call

RICKY Ashworth celebrated his surprise call-up into the Team Great Britain side by playing a pivotal role in Pirates' 54-41 home win over Oxford.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Top Mirror image

WITH 91 entries, record numbers for recent years, the Poole Yacht Club Mirror Nationals was an extraordinary event.  more...

Fast Alex clocks up four golds

FERNDOWN'S Alex Savage added a touch of class to the Guildford open meet with four gold medals in four world class times.  more...

Jenni's GB call

JENNI Molloy will be on international duty for Great Britain this weekend.  more...

Bridport Bridlyme

BMX

Battling brothers stay in contention  more...

Mountainboarding

Bridport duo sit out UK Championships  more...

Outdoor Bowls

Men slip up at first hurdle  more...

Cricket

Hayter spins Bridport to maximum point haul  more...

Cricket

Insall strikes again  more...

Table Tennis

Sanjurjo the super signing  more...

Christchurch News

Residents at breaking point over teen yobs

RESIDENTS plagued by anti-social behaviour are at breaking point and may be tempted to take the law into their own hands, a Christchurch councillor has warned.  more...

Clergyman refuses to pay home help costs

A RETIRED clergyman is refusing to pay for home help visits to his severely disabled wife after a 25 per cent hike in the charges made by Dorset County Council's social services department.  more...

East Dorset News

Burglars are still getting in

BURGLARS are successfully gaining entry to more than 80 per cent of properties they try in East Dorset.  more...

New Forest News

Rise in infection is impossible to judge

HEALTH chiefs in the New Forest say it is impossible to tell if there has been a sharp rise in a potentially fatal infection carried by ticks, because figures don't exist.  more...

North Dorset News

County battles for a `fairer deal' on tax

DORSET politicians are in the forefront of the battle to end the "injustice" of council tax and to gain a fair share for rural areas.  more...

Poole News

Family devastated at loss of 23ft camper

A FAMILY missed out on a weekend bank holiday away after thieves stole their 23-foot camper van.  more...

Mistaken belief over `fraud' led to tragedy

A DEDICATED nurse and trustee of a Dorset dementia charity killed himself after developing the mistaken belief that he had misappropriated money from its funds.  more...

Residents living in fear of heath flames

ARSON attacks on heathland in Poole are sparking fears that residents' homes may be at risk.  more...

Purbeck News

`Too few police in town' claim

A SPATE of vandalism and thefts has fuelled claims that there are not enough police officers patrolling Swanage.  more...

Weymouth News

'LOSE IT' WARNING FOR BIKER AGED 3

LITTLE Anders Rowe's motorcycling career has hit an early setback: police have warned that they would confiscate his motorbike.  more...

Anti-yob campaign is launched today

AN ACTION group formed to stamp out anti-social behaviour in Weymouth will kick off its campaign today.  more...

Town honours Anzac heroes

A DEDICATION service was held in the rain at the unveiling of the Anzac memorial monolith in Weymouth.  more...

Sex shop protest prompts review of council policy

A POLICY on the licensing of sex shops may be drawn up amid fears for the town's 'moral tone' over the sale of adult wares.  more...

Industry expecting a bumper summer

TOURISM operators in Dorset are anticipating a bumper summer, with bookings flooding in.   more...

71-year-old Echo found in Canada

A COUPLE have uncovered a copy of Dorset's daily paper from 1934 - underneath their house in Canada.  more...

  
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