News, sport and entertainment from the Bournemouth Echo and Dorset Echo.

Stories for 13 January 2005

Bournemouth Cherries

IT COULD BE BIG FRANK, NOT EL MORO FOR SEAN

SEAN O'Driscoll says he "wouldn't be surprised" if Cherries ending up heading to Turf Moor rather than Anfield for their FA Cup fourth round clash.  more...

Bournemouth Jobs

Exhibition just the job for you

HUNDREDS of jobs - many in the public sector - will be on offer at this month's Daily Echo/RIAS Future 2005 recruitment exhibition.  more...

Bournemouth Leisure

This week's gig guide (from January 13)

THURSDAY JANUARY 13 Rubber Soul - Pure + Silent Retriever (OPC) + Adorn + DJ Eek - Destiny, Bournemouth; Ryecatchers + support - Mister Smiths; Slice of Lemon- Twenty, Bournemouth; The Chicago Jazz Aces - The White Buck, Burley; Jinder - Jazz Café Fleur, Canford Cliffs Village;   more...

A Hot date with Errol

FORMER Hot Chocolate frontman Errol Brown has added a Bournemouth date to his forthcoming UK tour and will be playing here on Tuesday March 1.  more...

Bournemouth News

Tower Park development is Rok solid

WORK is progressing on the £5 million project to modernise Tower Park with a series of new family-targeted restaurants.  more...

A is for achievement

EDUCATION bosses, teachers and children across Bournemouth, Poole, Dorset and Hampshire can go to the top of the class again this year, for their outstanding teamwork in achieving GCSEs, A-levels and equivalent exams.  more...

Tsunami pair's stage tribute to Thai rescuers

WHEN tsunami survivors Carole and Ian Bray envisaged a pantomime in aid of the disaster appeal, it was not laughs but sincerest thanks that they had in mind.  more...

Grieving dad asks court to ban driver

THE father of a talented musician killed in an Austrian coach crash has asked the court to show leniency on the elderly minibus driver involved.  more...

MOTHER NOSE BEST?

AN 11-YEAR-old pupil has been warned she faces exclusion from a Bournemouth secondary school after having her nose pierced.  more...

You're the one for me

ELVIS Presley is on course to make history on Sunday (January 16) by landing the 1,000th number one.  more...

My loveable Neil died in his prime

A HEARTBROKEN father has paid touching tributes to his "loveable rogue son" who was electrocuted after climbing a tree to cut a 15ft high hedge and suffering a fatal shock from 11,000-volt power lines.  more...

Little Britons are all taking the Vicky

IT'S SWEPT the board at a host of TV comedy award ceremonies and sold out a national live tour in a matter of hours.  more...

Strategy to curb binge behaviour is unveiled

AMBITIOUS plans to eradicate binge drinking and yobbish behaviour in Bournemouth were unveiled on January 12.  more...

Mean bosses denying staff their holidays

TOURISM bodies in Bournemouth have reacted with shock to a new report which says hundreds of Dorset workers are being cheated out of their holidays.  more...

New home for humour

AFTER more than a decade spreading fun and laughter throughout Bournemouth and Poole, the area's premier comedy club has finally found a permanent home.  more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Cox cheats death again

FORMER Pirates star Marvyn Cox today stressed "how lucky I am to be alive" after escaping death for the second time in just over six years.  more...

Bournemouth Sport

Challenging win for PYC's young sailors

PARKSTONE Yacht Club youth team's extra confidence, particularly in one move, helped them win the 10th anniversary Commodores' Challenge.  more...

Flying Dolphins romp home for trophy glory

BOURNEMOUTH Dolphins fielded two teams comprising more than 60 swimmers in the Abco Trophy inter-club gala in the Rossmore - and were rewarded with victory for their A team by a 27-point margin from host club Ferndown Otters.  more...

Christchurch News

Pupils are learning how to be life savers

LEARNING life-saving resuscitation skills is not just academic for staff and students at a Christchurch secondary school which is piloting a new Heartstart initiative.  more...

East Dorset News

Ambulance HQ expansion plan

MAJOR plans have been announced to extend the control room at the headquarters of Dorset Ambulance Service.  more...

New Forest News

Multi-storey may be answer to town's car park shortage

PLANNERS have held "exploratory" talks with engineers over the possibility of building a major decked car park in Ringwood.  more...

North Dorset News

Cash flowing for volunteer charity

EXPERIENCED trouble-shooters believe they can steer a charity to a brighter future.  more...

Poole News

Mirage soon to be a luxurious reality

SOME of the most stunning views of Poole harbour available are going on sale this week, ranging in price from £445,000 to a cool £1.8million.  more...

Purbeck News

Asylum fears for school site are `unfounded'

CONCERNS over asylum seekers being housed in a former Swanage school are unfounded, it has been claimed.  more...

Weymouth News

Brass in Pocket for appeal

MUSICIANS in Dorset have banded together for a fundraising extravaganza to ease the suffering of flood survivors.  more...

Homes shortfall rapidly worsens

A SHORTFALL in affordable homes is leading to rising numbers of people being housed in temporary accommodation, Weymouth and Portland councillors heard last night.  more...

Dolphin deaths investigated

DEAD dolphins have been washed up on the Chesil Beach at Portland.  more...

Ex-mayor blasts 'outdated set-up'

PORTLAND no longer needs a mayor - that's the message from one former holder of the historic office who spoke out at a town council meeting last night.   more...

OUR TEGAN'S A LITTLE MIRACLE

LITTLE Tegan Barker has beaten a killer disease that robbed her of her sight to be crowned the Dorset Echo Child of the Year.  more...