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Stories for 17 January 2005

Bournemouth Cherries

TIME BOMB

REFEREE Mark Warren declined an invitation to justify his controversial decision to add three minutes of injury time during Cherries' dramatic 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. more...

Owls get out of jail thanks to late break

SHEFFIELD Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock likened his side's Dean Court smash-and-grab to the family board game Monopoly (Jan 15). more...

Bournemouth Columnist

From trash team to crash team

REFUSE disposal operatives - oh for heaven's sake, let's call them binmen - are a very special breed. more...

The bare facts

UP TO now, I had thought it was only rugby players who suffer from the curious compulsion to take their trousers off as soon as they've had a few pints. more...

Bournemouth Health

Mum's constant battle to keep her son alive

PERHAPS Lewis Welton's parents sensed the battles that lay ahead when they named their baby after world champion boxer Lennox Lewis. But seven years on, his survival is as much a tribute to their dedication as the youngster's own fighting spirit. more...

Bournemouth News

TAXPAYERS FACE LONG DELAYS FOR REBATES

TAXPAYERS due rebates in Dorset and Hampshire are likely to be waiting eight weeks to get their money back because of long-running delays in the system. more...

NEW FOREST PLANS (Dec 7)

87 Burley Road, Bransgore; 83361, roof alterations to create additional accommodation within roof; S Denley, C/o Shelley Mews, Shelley Lane, Muscliffe (for C Denley). more...

EAST DORSET PLANS (January 14)

Ruddlemoor, Horton Road, Woodlands, Wimborne; 3/04/1369, caravans for use on site whilst accommodation is being built; Mr Upton more...

Music man

I ARRANGE to meet Gareth Malone in a coffee shop near London Bridge Station. I've never met the former Bournemouth Schoolboy before, but I have a description of him and he knows roughly how I look too. more...

Mum gets rapist's letter in jail mix-up

A TEENAGE mum has been left terrified after she received a sexually explicit letter from a convicted rapist after a mix-up at Dorchester Prison. more...

Gunman hunted by police after robbery

POLICE are hunting an armed robber who held-up a terrified shop worker at gunpoint on Saturday night. more...

REUNITED AFTER 28 YEARS

A CHRISTCHURCH man grieving the tragic death of a son had some comfort brought back into his life when his first-born son and daughter made contact after 28 years. more...

Making a show of saving dialect

PEOPLE who are `torrididdled' by the Dorset dialect may still be saddened that the oral tradition is clearly getting the `flittershitters.' more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Pirates have high hopes for Aussie

PIRATES chief Matt Ford has admitted he will be looking for Ryan Sullivan to add at least one point to his 8.20 starting average next season. more...

Bournemouth Sport

Bash hit back from 4-1 down to triumph in nine-goal fest

DEBUTANT James Stokoe crowned his first game on loan for Bashley with a remarkable winner eight minutes from time to crown an astounding comeback from Geoff Butler's never-say-die heroes. more...

Scott pops up with winner

SCOTT Joyce opened his Bournemouth Poppies account with a debut day winner against Moneyfields after receiving a dramatic late call-up to the starting line-up. more...

Linnets turn on style for spies

LYMINGTON and New Milton fired another warning shot to their Wessex One title rivals as they hit Fareham Town for six at Fawcett's Field, writes James Morton. more...

Alex angry with United

HAMWORTHY United manager Alex Pike lambasted his players for "letting themselves and the club down" after their tame 2-1 defeat at Alton Town. more...

Cannie's double strike gives Mapgies verdict

STUART Cannie struck twice for Wimborne Town as the Magpies came from a goal down to beat Christchurch at Cuthbury in a fiercely competitive local derby. more...

Funnell blows hot for Poole

GARY Funnell was on target once again as Poole Town sealed a routine 4-0 victory over Hythe and Dibden at Tatnam Farm. more...

Bridport Bridlyme

Table Tennis

Mosterton looking good at half term more...

Golf

Clarke in the singles more...

2005 Deaflympics Games

Lulu wins swimming silver more...

Rugby Union - Dorset and Wilts Division One South

Depleted Blues still on track more...

Football - Screwfix Direct Western League Premier Division

Champions too good for Bees more...

Christchurch News

REUNITED AFTER 28 YEARS

A CHRISTCHURCH man grieving the tragic death of a son had some comfort brought back into his life when his first-born son and daughter made contact after 28 years. more...

East Dorset News

People power saves vital hospital service

PEOPLE power has saved a vital service for East Dorset patients. more...

New Forest News

Marion takes the wheel at car museum

BEAULIEU'S world-famous National Motor Museum in the heart of the New Forest has appointed its first female director. more...

North Dorset News

`Let us into secret of site for gypsies'

RESIDENTS whose village provided the venue for an authorised travellers' encampment during last year's Great Dorset Steam Fair are calling for less secrecy this year as to where the site will be. more...

Poole News

In the name of love

IT will certainly be a Beautiful Day in Poole for U2 fans when writer and broadcaster Steve Stockman visits the town. more...

Steer we go again

A SECOND motorist in a week has had the steering wheel stolen from his car. more...

Purbeck News

Marathon run in aid of house

FOR most people doing just one marathon would be an achievement of a lifetime. more...

Weymouth News

Anger as cheap fares derailed by computer

RAIL passengers are furious that computer failures and line maintenance are preventing access to cheap fares. more...

New Dorset History Centre opens doors

A NEW one-stop shop for Dorset history buffs has opened its doors for the first time. more...

Dealer supplied gum not cocaine

A DRUG dealer who supplied a customer chewing gum and claimed it was cocaine has been ordered to seek help for his addiction. more...

Festival will bring a taste of the Orient

A TASTE of the Orient will be flowing through Weymouth later this month. more...

Affair led to man damaging cars

A MAN who learned his wife was having an affair with his best friend just before Christmas crashed into three cars after he'd been drinking. more...

Boys on rescue mission saved from cliff

THREE teenage boys who tried to help a girl in distress had to be rescued after getting stuck on a cliff. more...

Families plead for tougher sentences

THREE Dorset families of road death victims who claim that killer drivers are not being brought to justice are to plead their case with a Home Office minister. more...

Help us to help them

THE Dorset Echo is today throwing its weight behind a campaign to help rebuild a community stricken by the tsunami. more...

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