Stories for 30 October 2003

Bournemouth Cherries

Cherries star Buxton up for FA Cup duty

CHERRIES have been given permission by Portsmouth to register loan star Lewis Buxton for FA Cup duty.  more...

Cherries star Buxton up for FA Cup duty

CHERRIES have been given permission by Portsmouth to register loan star Lewis Buxton for FA Cup duty.  more...

Bournemouth Leisure

Judy to join Don for 2004 UK tour

AMERICAN country legend Don Williams will be joined by veteran folk singer Judy Collins for a UK tour, including a concert in Bournemouth, next year.  more...

Bournemouth News

Finalists named for Business Awards

JUDGES in the Echo-backed Dorset Business Awards have named the 12 finalists in the four categories (in alphabetical order):  more...

Bowled over by £22m Mega deal

MEGABOWL is being taken over by leisure group Georgica, which already owns a 50 per cent stake in the bowling empire.  more...

Mixed reactions as IDS is dumped

TORY MPs and activists are coming to terms with the decision to dump the first leader ever to be elected by the party's rank and file.  more...

`Dirty money' seizure first for Dorset police

NEW legislation enabling police forces to seize "dirty money" was used for the first time in Dorset on October 29.  more...

Phantoms of the Opera...

EVEN during daylight hours the Opera House is a spooky place. It's a nightclub so, of course, the walls are painted black and it's always pretty dark inside, but there's something about the building in Boscombe precinct which made me feel uncomfortable even when I popped in to talk to staff on a Thursday afternoon.  more...

FURY ABOUT CHARGE ERROR

A FURIOUS driver plans to send Transport for London a bill for wasting his time with a congestion charge he claims is false.  more...

Job-seekers' perfect match a click away

JOB HUNTERS will now find life in the employment jungle a little easier thanks to a new free service being launched by the Daily Echo.  more...

Crackdown on vandals pledge

A COUNCIL has pledged to crackdown on vandals after 30 windows were smashed in one attack on a neighbourhood community centre.  more...

Floodlight fear for residents

RESIDENTS living in an area of green belt land fear their peace will be shattered when floodlighting is put up outside a sports club.  more...

Borough to be GM-free after council ruling

GENETICALLY modified foods will be off the menu at Bournemouth council outlets after the authority decided to make itself "GM-free".  more...

Education funding boost `not enough'

THE burden of months of scrimping and saving by the area's cash-strapped schools could be eased following news of a government funding boost.  more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Bjarne's best of British!

BJARNE Pedersen reeled off a faultless 15-point maximum as Pirates hit Eastbourne hard early and went on to complete a comfortable aggregate triumph.  more...

BOYCE LEADS PIRATES TO GLORY

PIRATES legend Craig Boyce hoisted the British League Cup aloft on Wednesday night and then praised the promoters for leaving him out of the first leg of the final.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Tim is king of the Hill

Bournemouth men's firsts found their form last Saturday with an impressive win over Tulse Hill at Chapel Gate in Premier Division Two.  more...

Six of the best!

SIX Dorset swimmers found themselves as part of a winning squad as they took on England's best schools swimmers at Gloucester - and all six came home with medals.  more...

East Dorset News

`Polite' raider in shotgun robbery

AN ARMED raider who targeted a Wimborne store was so polite his victims have likened the incident to "being robbed by a newsreader".  more...

EAST DORSET PLANS (OCT 30)

Candlewick Cottage, Uddens Drive, Colehill, Wimborne; 3/03/1305/FUL, variation of planning condition to a mixed use of agriculture, the keeping of horses and livery; Mrs Martin, C/o Symonds & Sampson, 5 West Street, Wimborne.  more...

New Forest News

Forest bid to be top for drivers

PROUD local residents are being urged to put the New Forest at the top of the tree for driving destinations in the UK.  more...

NEW FOREST PLANS (OCT 28)

Verge in front of 145 Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst; 79727, widen access; Mr & Mrs Oakley.  more...

North Dorset News

Fire service struggles to fill positions

A SHORTAGE of part-time firefighters in a North Dorset town has led to the service struggling to provide day cover.  more...

Purbeck News

Crackdown is looming over camper vans

TRAFFIC chiefs are drawing up new regulations to crack down on camper vans which use roads in Purbeck for free overnight parking.  more...

Weymouth News

Survey of town's traffic explained

MEMBERS of the public were given the chance to get involved in the latest stage of a plan to ease congestion in Dorchester.  more...

Call to arms for Poppy Appeal

THE ROYAL British Legion is calling for more volunteers to collect much-needed cash in this year's Poppy Appeal.  more...

Chance to see hall's facilities

THE building at the heart of Prince Charles's dream Poundbury estate throws open its doors tomorrow to give people an insight into what it has to offer.  more...

Cash-strapped groups help

CASH-STRAPPED youth groups hit by rent hikes have welcomed a cash handout from the Duchy of Cornwall.  more...

Giant willow man lights up village

A GIANT willow man will go up in flames tomorrow as part of an ancient Celtic ritual to be re-enacted at the Bottle Inn at Marshwood.  more...

Brownies help Lulu celebrate

LULU Cummings has been helping out at the Bothenhamp-ton brownies since she was 14 - and now she is 18 she has become an adult leader.  more...

Hallowe'en yob warning

POLICE and community leaders today threw down the gauntlet to parents and asked: Do You Know Where Your Children Are?  more...

Bonfire night stores warning

RETAILERS are being urged to act responsibly by not selling fireworks to underage youngsters.  more...

Pet lover calls for new laws on firework sales

ANIMAL lover Julie Membury today called for the sale of fireworks to be restricted to just the few days before bonfire night.  more...

Tenders being sought for church built by convicts

THE only church in the country built by convicts is up for sale.  more...

Readers' letters

I DON'T RECALL SUCH A TROUBLED SCENE  more...

Resort's house prices booming

HOUSE prices in Weymouth are rising faster than almost anywhere in the country.  more...

Good gourd almighty! Keith grows a whopper

A HEAVYWEIGHT pumpkin crushed the opposition in a pub's charity growing competition.  more...

Letwin is backing Howard as leader

WEST Dorset MP Oliver Letwin today threw his weight behind Michael Howard in the Tory leadership campaign.  more...

MY BAGHDAD BOMB HORROR

LAYLA Slatter today told how she cheated death in a Baghdad bomb blast.  more...