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

Stories for 29 January 2005

Bournemouth Cherries

WINDOW PAIN FOR CHERRIES

EDDIE Howe and John Spicer may not have been in the Cherries squad for Saturday's FA Cup fourth round clash at Burnley - if new FIFA laws had applied from the start of the season.  more...

Bournemouth News

Police hunt sender of Nazi threat letter

A THREATENING letter which originated from Dorset and defends the use of the Nazi swastika symbol has been sent to a European politician .  more...

University celebrates £3.5m media grant

SENIOR academics at Bournemouth University are celebrating after the campus was given £3.5million to create the UK's first Centre for Excellence in Media Practice.  more...

Save lions from sick new `sport'

A BUSINESSMAN is hoping to save a pride of South African lions, which are destined to fall prey to a sickening new type of hunting.   more...

`Missing' schoolgirl found in maths class

A MOTHER launched a frantic search after being told her daughter had gone missing from school - only to discover that the youngster never left the premises.  more...

Save lions from sick new `sport'

A BUSINESSMAN is hoping to save a pride of South African lions, which are destined to fall prey to a sickening new type of hunting.   more...

Cross-purposes

PEDESTRIANS using mobile phones and portable music players are putting their own lives and those of motorists at risk, local road safety chiefs have warned.  more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Attendance figures fuel hopes for Poole GP

POOLE'S chances of staging a future round of the World Championship Grand Prix series appear to have been enhanced by official attendance figures released for last year's meetings.  more...

Weymouth News

CCTV in place by summer

CRIMEBUSTING CCTV cameras could be up and running in Dorchester by the summer.  more...

Tsunami boxes reach victims

GENEROUS people have donated £31,000 and 25,000 vital welfare and survival items to Portland Rotary Club's Asian Tsunami Disaster Appeal.  more...

Education centre is planned for former site

A NEW community and special educational centre may go ahead on a former school site in Weymouth.  more...

Twinkle-toed teenager dances into top school

STUDENT Lucie Pugh from Weymouth is reaching for the stars after winning a place at dance school.  more...

Church refit for the future

A POPULAR county town church has started to rebuild its future.  more...

DIVE FIRMS FIGHT BACK

PLANS are under way for an underwater attraction aimed at bringing back the lucrative living trade to South Dorset.  more...