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Stories for 25 January 2001
Bournemouth Leisure
Different type of source
Ben Osborne presents Common Source, an audio-visual journey in photographs, words and music down the River Severn and up the River Wye. more...
Jester a great evening
THE Jester Laugh Comedy Club is back in action again tonight at the Portman Hotel in Boscombe. more...
By George, he's completely mad
A ROYAL treasure will be on show at Wimborne's Tivoli Theatre in February, but a more fitting venue might really be the Chamber of Horrors. more...
It's a dead cert
AN impressive array of well-known TV names take to the stage at Poole Arts Centre next week as Agatha Christie's favourite female sleuth Jane Marple investigates. more...
The right stuff
On the face of it it's a crazy piece casting. Like signing up Arnie Schwarzenegger for a remake of Are You Being Served? more...
Opera International returns
OPERA International is back at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth tomorrow (Saturday January 27) with a new traditionally staged production of Puccini's La Boheme. more...
Voulez-Vous
ABBA tribute band Voulez Vous celebrate Sweden's most famous export after Volvo when they bring the magic of the seventies back to Salisbury City Hall this weekend. more...
Song from the heart
ALMOST exactly 23 years after he became an overnight success with his first hit single Heartsong, Gordon Giltrap is still one of Britain's finest musicians. more...
Tribute band is fab, yeah, yeah, yeah
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? The Fab Beatles will be in Ferndown this month more...
What's on the Big Screen
All the films on general release across Dorset this week, listed and rated... more...
Bournemouth News
Verwood hall fight hots up
BATTLE lines are being drawn in the countdown to the parish poll in Verwood on the siting of the proposed community centre. more...
Ex-bouncer not to blame for injuries
A FORMER bouncer has walked free from court after being cleared of causing life-threatening brain injuries to a man he ejected from a night club. more...
'Mandy has let Labour down'
EX-cabinet minister Peter Mandelson has "let the party down and let politics down", the leader of Bournemouth's Labour councillors has said. more...
Hellish fury of women scorned
HELL hath no fury like a woman scorned. more...
Pensioners targeted in fraud probe
A BLACK economy is cheating New Forest taxpayers out of millions of pounds - and much of it is said to be down to tight-fisted pensioners. more...
OAPs take Yellow Buses chief to task
ANGRY pensioners confronted the boss of Yellow Buses over the axing of services to their part of Boscombe. more...
New dance star who owes a lot to ex-babysitter
BOURNEMOUTH's bright new ballroom dancing hope, Warren Boyce, is celebrating after sweeping to victory in the UK Dance Championships at the BIC. more...
Mother died after setting herself alight
A BRANKSOME mother doused herself in white spirit and set fire to her clothes in a bid to end a four-year court battle with an ex-husband. more...
Honours for blaze heroes
THE HEROES who plucked a three-year-old boy from a burning house have had their actions officially recognised by the fire service. more...
Lend a hand with count
COUNT me in! People with a bit of time to spare are being urged to lend a hand in the biggest population census ever seen in Britain. more...
SCHOOLS IN FLU CRISIS
TEACHERS off sick due to the winter flu bug are causing a severe staffing crisis in some secondary schools - threatening to disrupt the education of hundreds of children. more...
Bournemouth Sport
Havvy set for Poole
PIRATES appear to be on the verge of naming former World champion Gary Havelock as the final rider in their 2001 line up. more...
Promotion bid on line
CHARLIE Hayward and Ali Paul both bagged two goals apiece as Bournemouth maintained their drive for promotion with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over third-placed Woking in the Hants/Surrey League. more...
Sean takes protector role
CHERRIES boss Sean O'Driscoll wants man-of-the-moment Jermain Defoe to let his feet do the talking, reports Neil Perrett. more...
Sasha shines in Court bow
TRIALLIST Sasha Opinel staked his claim for a permanent contract with Cherries after turning in an eye-catching display in the 2-1 defeat by Luton in the Avon Insurance Combi-nation yesterday. more...
Wins for Chloe in double-quick time
CHLOE EVANS was one of four double winners as Bournemouth Dolphins strode to a convincing victory in the Cyanamid Invitational Trophy gala at Gosport. more...
Brockenhurst resigned to lose star player Thomson
BROCKENHURST assistant manager Chris Collinge has admitted Ben Thomson may have played his last game for the Badgers, reports Karenza Morton. more...
De-faux pas!
JERMAIN Defoe has been forced to put his celebrations on ice after it was discovered he had only equalled a post-war Football League goalscoring record. more...
Emotional time
SAILING in the stormy Southern Ocean, thousands of miles from land, is perhaps as likely a place as any to bare the soul. more...
Bridport News
Help sought after floods
A PLAN to ask the Government to pay compensation to flood-hit homeowners in West Dorset was backed despite strong opposition. more...
Towed van caused fatal A35 accident
A MAN was killed when an overloaded van he was towing forced his vehicle off the road at a notorious corner of the A35 near Winterbourne Abbas, an inquest heard. more...
£490,000 flood works agreed
ANTI-FLOODING projects costing almost half a million pounds have been given the go-ahead. more...
Tony Blair targets south Dorset
The constituency heads a shortlist of winnable seats drawn up by the Prime Minister as part of his battle plan for the election - which many observers think will happen in May. more...
RSC VISIT GOES DOWN A STORM
EAGER theatregoers are beating a path to Dorchester Arts Centre to buy tickets for the RSC's visit later this year. more...
Christchurch News
Chef Chris runs to help MS charity
A CARING chef is hoping serve up £5,000 in aid of multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferers when he pounds the streets of London later this year. more...
Planning appeal launch
AN appeal has been launched against Christchurch Council's failure to determine an outline planning application. more...
Lottery will help guides rebuild hut
A LONG-running campaign to create a new home for around 100 Guides is on the brink of success after a £40,000 grant from the National Lottery. more...
'Pressure' put on over garage plan
A SENIOR council officer was put under "pressure and duress" by bosses to ditch changes to her historic town centre home, a public hearing has been told. more...
Dorset Business
Seeboard puts energy into Echo jobs fair
SEEBOARD Energy has teamed up with the Daily Echo to sponsor our Recruitment 2001 jobs fair next week. more...
A major success needs more staff
DORSET-BASED Systems Communications and Networks (SCN) has begun another recruitment campaign to meet international demand for its training and installations. more...
East Dorset News
Stay of execution for daffodils
A TOWN is to ask for a stay of execution of notice to quit to save a show of spring bulbs. more...
Ex-Mayor is county chairman of Legion
FORMER Ferndown Mayor Mick Arnold has become the new county chairman of the Royal British Legion. more...
New Forset News
Pensioners targeted in fraud probe
A BLACK economy is cheating New Forest taxpayers out of millions of pounds - and much of it is said to be down to tight-fisted pensioners. more...
North Dorset News
Postman's quest for sponsors
BLANDFORD postman Chris Cheeseman takes on the challenge of a lifetime in November when he takes part in a 460km bike ride through Vietnam to raise money for mental health charity Mind. more...
Poole News
Funding bid to improve school facilities
The Borough of Poole is bidding for a government grant totalling £520,000 to upgrade facilities at Hillbourne First School, Creekmoor. more...
New-style cabinet 'up to the task'
A NEW cabinet-style council leadership in Poole has survived its first big test as it prepares to carve-up the £111m budget for next year. more...
Pledge by crash car driver, 88
An 88-year-old woman whose best friend died after an accident in which she was driving has vowed never to get behind a wheel again. more...
Poole Sport
Havvy set for Poole
PIRATES appear to be on the verge of naming former World champion Gary Havelock as the final rider in their 2001 line up. more...
Weymouth Leisure
Arts listings for week starting January 25
THURSDAY (25) more...
Play double at college theatre
A FANTASTIC theatrical double bill is on offer at Weymouth College on Thursday next week when Conar McPherson's Rum and Vodka and The Good Thief are staged there. more...
Role call for actors
ACTORS aged 20 and over are invited to join the professional cast of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge at Poole Arts Centre from February 27 to March 3 as non-speaking members of New York's Italian community. more...
The Corrz do Corrs
THERE'S something to tempt the young at heart as well as the young coming to Weymouth Pavilion. more...
Guys and Dolls dates
TICKETS are now on sale for Guys and Dolls, the latest production by Weymouth Operatic Society. The show, about a Salvation Army Sergeant who falls for a mobster and is whisked off to Havana, was made into a film starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and Jean Simmonds and features such evergreens as Luck Be a Lady Tonight. more...
You could win in your own write
THIS year's prestigious Bridport Prize literary contest has been launched with laurels worth more than £9,000 to be won. more...
Reaching the villages
DORSET'S favourite singing sons, The Yetties, continue to take their show to the villages this week, with appearances at Melbury Osmund village hall tomorrow night at 7.30 (tickets £5 plus concessions, call 01935 83593) and Portesham village hall on Saturday at 8pm (£6 plus concessions, call 01305 871780). more...
Starry cast for Christie murder mystery
THOSE of you who enjoy a bit of super-sleuthery can get clued in at Poole Arts Centre where the mistress of the genre will be holding court. more...
Pajama Game on in resort
SOME 80 schoolchildren will be at Weymouth Pavilion next week for an all-singing, all-dancing staging of the classic hit musical The Pajama Game. more...
Gig listings for week starting January 25
TONIGHT (25) more...
DIY CD is today's way to be seen
Publicity success of the 21st century is a matter of record more...
DIY CD is today's way to be seen
IN publicity terms, the CD is the sandwich-board of the 21st century. Whereas in previous years one was forced to wander the town centre ringing a handbell and consequently inviting the derision of stone-toting, bottom-producing street urchins if one wished to advertise one's wares, now one simply runs up a CD in the comfort of one's own antechamber, et voila. more...
What's on at your local cinema from January 25
PAY IT FORWARD (12) Mimi Leder's tearjerker. more...
Wringing emotion out of kindness
Mimi Leder's tearjerker centres on high school student Trevor McKinney (Joel Osment) and his system for changing the world, which is known as `pay it forward'. more...
Enjoying drive of Cruz control
Sultry Spanish senorita Penelope Cruz stars in her first English language role in Fina Torres's spicy comedy, Woman On Top. more...
Heavy Traffic in drugs war
FROM the man who directed the controversial Sex, Lies and Videotape - Steven Soderbergh - comes this thriller tackling the murky world of drugs and class A trafficking in them. more...
Weymouth News
Action call to improve town
TRADERS in Dorchester are calling for action to make the town more attractive for visitors and the people who live there. more...
Jazz festival threat
THE future of Weymouth's popular open-air jazz festival is under threat. more...
Help sought after floods
A PLAN to ask the Government to pay compensation to flood-hit homeowners in West Dorset was backed despite strong opposition. more...
Relief as school gets cash for new toilets
SCHOOL campaigners are flushed with success today after being granted £400,000 to build a new toilet block. more...
Engineering firm forced to make 13 redundant
A WEYMOUTH engineering firm has been forced to make 13 staff redundant because of a sudden down- turn in orders. more...
Royal Manor students discover it's a fair cop
YOUNGSTERS from Royal Manor School are set to be model citizens of the 21st century after having a brush with the law. more...
Trekking pair are babes in the wood
JOANNE and James Mills are South Dorset Ramblers' very own babes in the wood - as the group's youngest-ever hiking leaders. more...
Couple wed after bombing of London
WILLIAM and May Humphrey will celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary at a special party surrounded by close family. more...
Youngsters tune up for top concert
DORCHESTER schoolchildren warmed up for a forthcoming concert with a prestigious London orchestra. more...
Towed van caused fatal A35 accident
A MAN was killed when an overloaded van he was towing forced his vehicle off the road at a notorious corner of the A35 near Winterbourne Abbas, an inquest heard. more...
Oh, yes we do!
PANTOMIME fans Marina Crane and Ben Jones said 'I do' in style when they got married dressed as Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter. more...
£490,000 flood works agreed
ANTI-FLOODING projects costing almost half a million pounds have been given the go-ahead. more...
Tony Blair targets south Dorset
The constituency heads a shortlist of winnable seats drawn up by the Prime Minister as part of his battle plan for the election - which many observers think will happen in May. more...
RSC visit goes down a storm
EAGER theatregoers are beating a path to Dorchester Arts Centre to buy tickets for the RSC's visit later this year. more...
Weymouth Sport
Jason set to join the Terras
JASON Rowbotham is set to link-up with brother Darran at the Wessex Stadium. more...
Point-to-point: Why not try it?
I always look forward to this time of year as it heralds the start of the point-to-point season. There is nothing like standing on a hill somewhere in the middle of Dorset or Devon watching horses run round a field in the pouring rain or gale force wind, with their amateur riders desperately clinging on for dear life. more...
Chickerell looking to the future
YOUTH POLICY: Chickerell United are taking the lead and developing a youth policy. At present they have enough players to enter two teams in the Mini Soccer League for under-8s and under-10s. The villagers want to produce players for the future under the experienced directorship of Dave Drage. His aim is for the children to understand the basics of football, with the emphasis on enjoyment and team spirit. The youngsters are pictured with their kit sponsors, Blacknoll Ltd, Building Contractors. If you would like to join them at Chickerell football ground every Saturday morning at 10, telephone Maurice Welch on 784024 for the under-8s or Graham Welch on 781283 for the under-10s. more...
Leaders Centaur are the Saints
LINE-UP: Centaur Saints, top of the under-13s Division One line-up, back row, left to right: sponsors Steve Dixon and Graham Johnson from Brydian, Chris Symes, James Ridd, Darren Lock, Austin Fairley, Chris Good, Paul Tweddle, Best Carpet sponsor Colin Clarke and coach Phil Morris. Front row: Jamie Brooks, Jamie Fry, Peter Dixon, Luke Taylor, Toby Skellern, Ash Clarke Picture: FINNBARR WEBSTER more...
DURKIN VOTED TOP REF BY THE FANS
FOOTBALL fanzine readers have named Paul Durkin the Premiership's top referee. more...
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