Stories for 22 October 2003
Bournemouth Cherries
SIX! BUT `WE CAN DO MUCH BETTER'
STEVE Fletcher helped Cherries chalk up their biggest league win for more than 15 years - but then admitted: "Our dressing room was like a morgue". more...
SIX APPEAL
THIS fairytale victory for Cherries was more like a scene from Alice in Wonderland for Luton - the Mad Hatters' tea party, perhaps. more...
Bournemouth Columnist
Grumbling is a free luxury
YOU may, like me, have spent the last couple of Friday nights watching television and nodding a lot. more...
Bournemouth Leisure
Let's entertain you (20.10)
FOLLOWING their success with a fully staged version of Les Miserables, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra join forces with West End and Broadway performers for a special version of the musical Chess. The show written by Tim Rice and Bjorn and Benny from ABBA is at the Bournemouth International Centre for one night only Sunday (October 26). Telephone 01202 456456. more...
This week's gig guide (23.10)
Thursday 23 October: The B'Eagles - Mr Kyps; Icarus - The Woodman, Branksome; Rubber Soul: Lostaura + Maine Street + Hoffman Sloth - Bartonka; The Reptiles - Plough Inn, Tiptoe; Acoustic Roots: Sylvia Fleming + Sea Monkey + Rolando + Flamenco Jam - The Cricketers; Rob Koral Jazz Trio - Longs of Lymington; Lewis sings the sound of the suburbs + Orange Street + The Beat - Jumpin Jaks; more...
Bournemouth News
Magnificent seven attract investment
THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be invested in this area next year as a result of the Contact B2B Cherbourg Exhibition in October. more...
Crime report reveals shocking statistics
LESS than a fifth of crime committed in Dorset is solved, shocking new statistics have revealed. more...
County sea views inspire exhibition
DORSET'S picturesque countryside and staggering sea views proved to be the ideal inspiration for an art exhibition in Poole. more...
Woman faces surgery after daytime mugging
A BOURNEMOUTH pensioner is recovering in hospital after being mugged in broad daylight as she walked home from her local day centre. more...
End of era but new chapter for disabled
DEMOLITION has started at a former residential home for disabled adults. more...
Police move clamps down on boy racers
BOY racers who have been roaring through Bournemouth town centre on a regular basis were stopped firmly in their tracks last night in a high-profile police operation. more...
Sister's tribute to Vicky, 19
TRIBUTES have been paid to the North Dorset woman found dead by the side of an unclassified country road. more...
HE'S NOT MINE
BEING told you have become a father should be a proud and momentous occasion for any man. more...
Bournemouth Pirates
Watt a way to finish the season
INJURED Pirate Davey Watt has admitted his frustration at being forced to sit out the final two weeks of the season. more...
Bournemouth Sport
Conquering Oaks on the Cup march
OAKMEADIANS finally took to the pitch in the Powergen Intermediate Cup and Dorchester were made to suffer as they eased to a 37-16 victory. more...
Christchurch News
CHRISTCHURCH PLANS (OCT 21)
6 (Plot 5) Chewton Mews, off Heather Close, Walkford; 8/03/0661, variation to planning consent ref: 8/02/0586 to allow increase in size of conservatory to Plot 5; Almansa Construction Ltd, 22 Whitefield Road, New Milton. more...
Tale of the unexpected
FAVOURITE children's author and master of the macabre Roald Dahl has produced another classic - 13 years after he died. more...
Duck toddle will help pay a few bills
A GROUP of pre-school youngsters went absolutely quackers on a fun-filled trek to raise money for charity. more...
East Dorset News
Sun sets on artwork after vandals strike
PUPILS at a Corfe Mullen school have been left devastated after vandals torched an outdoor art project just days after they celebrated its completion. more...
New Forest News
Friends pay tribute to jazz musician
SCORES of people are expected to turn out on Thursday to pay their last respects to Lymington musician Tim Colwell. more...
North Dorset News
Dismay as council fails to back cross
BLANDFORD Civic Society leaders say they are "disappointed" after town councillors failed to back their bid to erect a prestigious market cross in the town centre. more...
Sister's tribute to Vicky, 19
TRIBUTES have been paid to the North Dorset woman found dead by the side of an unclassified country road. more...
Purbeck News
Fears of `drive through town' spark action bid
A LIST of ideas is being drawn up to prevent Wareham becoming simply a `drive-through' town. more...
Questions fly in radio debate
POLITICAL heavyweights were in action at Purbeck School in Wareham during a live broadcast of Radio 4's Any Questions. more...
Weymouth News
Hospital 'heading for £1.8m deficit'
HOSPITAL bosses in Dorchester defended an estimated £1.8 million overspend by pointing to the population explosion in Poundbury. more...
Mediation charity's £60,000 boost
A DORCHESTER-BASED mediation charity has been awarded £60,000 by the government to improve its work with young people. more...
Traffic study to get funding
A CONTROVERSIAL move for two councils to pay consultants £100,000 to help ease Dorchester's traffic problems has got over its latest hurdle. more...
Farmers drive home need for milk price rise to MP
WEST Dorset MP Oliver Letwin has been presented with a graphic illustration of how much farmers get paid for milk. more...
Call for GM-free West Dorset
WEST Dorset may be declared a GM-free zone amid fears that the controversial crops could affect the area's organic farmers. more...
Call for GM-free West Dorset
A GROUP fighting for struggling Dorset farmers has opened an office in Dorchester. more...
Devoted staff bid a farewell to Patrick
WEYMOUTH'S oldest engineering works is to close down after 75 years. more...
Coast oil transfer spillage fears
COUNCIL chiefs across Dorset have united to oppose a multi-million pound oil transfer operation off the world heritage coast. more...
Railway eyesore prompts action
LOCALS who are fed up with waiting for rail bosses to cut back overgrown vegetation have taken matters into their own hands. more...
Pub turn back pages of history
STAFF at a Dorset pub were stunned when they found several pages of a Dorset Echo from the 1940s wedged behind some old plasterboard. more...
Student crash victim's funeral
THE funeral of Weymouth student Tom Dowdney who died in a car crash last week will be held tomorrow. more...
Lords' vote on hunting ban backed
HUNT supporters in Dorset today welcomed a House of Lords vote against an outright ban on blood sports. more...
Readers' letters
PLEASE DON'T KEEP KNOCKING TOURISTS more...
Tributes paid to hit and run victim Victoria
TRIBUTES were paid today to teenager Victoria Mae True after her death in a crash in Tarrant Rawston, near Blandford. more...
Fear of crime falling... but detection rate down
FEAR of burglary, car crime, violence and disorder is falling in Dorset, according to a new study today. more...
Call to step up bid to halt racism in police force
EFFORTS to rid the police force of racism should be stepped up following a shock undercover documentary, claims a Dorset police association chief. more...
News in Brief
BIKER BREAKS LEG IN CRASH more...
Beds 'scandal' of crisis teens
YOUNGSTERS with mental health problems are being cared for in Dorset County Hospital because there is nowhere else for them to go. more...
Weymouth Sport
DAN THE MAN'S BACK WITH A BANG
DANNY O'Hagan marked the start of his second spell at Dorchester with an equaliser at Tiverton last night - and then predicted a top eight finish for the Magpies. more...
CLARIDGE GOES BACK TO BASICS
STEVE Claridge wants Weymouth to get back to basics following another home defeat against Havant and Waterlooville in front of a season's low crowd of 803 at the Wessex Stadium last night. more...
CONNING TIPPED FOR BLUES
PETE Conning has emerged as favourite to land the man-ager's job at Portland United. more...
DORSET DOUBLE TAKE FOR SOARING HAWKS
WEYMOUTH 0 HAVANT AND WATERLOOVILLE 1 SIXTEEN years ago yesterday, a bright-eyed 21-year-old called Steve Claridge ran out to do battle for Weymouth against a star-studded Manchester United side at the Wessex Stadium. more...
HERO O'HAGAN RESCUES BATTLING DORCHESTER
TIVERTON TOWN 1 DORCHESTER TOWN 1 THE Magpies returned with a deserved point from Ladysmead after a determined second half fightback last night. more...
CARTER'S LATE DOUBLE CUTS DOWN POPPIES
PORTLAND UNITED 3 BOURNEMOUTH POPPIES 2 MARK Carter scored a last gasp winner to give Portland United victory over Bournemouth Poppies at a rain-swept Grove Corner last night. more...
TRIBUTES PAID TO THE 'GENTLEMAN OF THE GREEN'
JOHN SEARLE - one of the finest and most popular bowlers ever to grace a Dorset green - died this week. He was 71. more...
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