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

Stories for 29 April 2005

Bournemouth Cherries

DEAN MACHINE

CHERRIES' star defender Eddie Howe believes Bradford City striker Dean Windass is likely to be "one of our toughest opponents of the season".  more...

Area cleared as blaze guts empty factory

NEARLY 50 firefighters and a dozen appliances including an aerial platform ladder were called in to tackle a fire which raged through an empty factory building at Pokesdown on April 28.  more...

Bournemouth Columnist

They did their bit, now it's up to you

I KNOW, I know. I do this every time. But every time I hope that maybe, just maybe, more people will listen.  more...

Bournemouth Jobs

Job emergency? Just send an SoS

SOUTH Coast recruitment consultancy, SOS, has stormed onto the scene in Poole by opening their stylish third branch at a prime location on Barclays roundabout at High Street North.   more...

Bournemouth Leisure

STAGE AND MUSIC (April 29)

Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Lighthouse, Poole A mixture of a Jeffrey Archer story and Leslie "Dirty Den" Grantham playing a High Court Judge. Just for the sheer "car crash" fascination of the thing, this latest tour of Archer's first play Beyond Reasonable Doubt has to be worth checking out. Having been killed off for a second time from his famous TV role in EastEnders Grantham has clearly decided to show the hitherto unimagined breadth of his acting skills by playing distinguished QC Sir David Metcalf in this courtroom drama, which also stars Simon Ward and Alexandra Bastedo, Opens on Tuesday (May 3) and runs until Saturday May 7. Telephone: 01202 685222.  more...

STAGE AND MUSIC (April 29)

Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Lighthouse, Poole A mixture of a Jeffrey Archer story and Leslie "Dirty Den" Grantham playing a High Court Judge. Just for the sheer "car crash" fascination of the thing, this latest tour of Archer's first play Beyond Reasonable Doubt has to be worth checking out. Having been killed off for a second time from his famous TV role in EastEnders Grantham has clearly decided to show the hitherto unimagined breadth of his acting skills by playing distinguished QC Sir David Metcalf in this courtroom drama, which also stars Simon Ward and Alexandra Bastedo, Opens on Tuesday (May 3) and runs until Saturday May 7. Telephone: 01202 685222.  more...

To Cut A Long Story Short

TONY Hadley's revealing autobiography takes the reader through from his comfortable, happy childhood in Islington, North London, his rebellious teenage years when he formed bands with schoolfriends playing wherever they could find a venue, to the present day.   more...

Journey To The Sea

THIS anthology of brand new fiction and travel writing, compiled in aid of PiggyBank-Kids which supports Special Olympics Great Britain, is a great holiday read.   more...

The Outlaw Sea

THREE-quarters of the world is made up of ocean; vast, untamed expanses of water, impossible to police.   more...

The Outlaw Sea

THREE-quarters of the world is made up of ocean; vast, untamed expanses of water, impossible to police.   more...

A Khan-do attitude

IT was the leadership battle that spoiled it.  more...

Silence is golden as classics come to town

THE Sons of the Desert, the international Laurel and Hardy appreciation society, hosts a festival of film comedy at Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre on Saturday from 2.30pm.  more...

xXx 2 : The Next Level (12A)

THE leading man and director in this sequel to the 2002 action-adventure may have changed, but the reckless pursuit of high-octane, adrenaline-pumping thrills is unequivocally the same.  more...

The Assassination of Richard Nixon (15)

BASED on a little known footnote in modern America history - the attempted assassination of the 37th President of the United States by an emotionally disturbed salesman - Niels Mueller's feature debut also runs the risk of disappearing without a trace.  more...

Now showing (April 29)

30s Silent Film Night. Wareham Rex (Sun only) See preview.  more...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (PG)

THE trouble with glossy modern screen versions of much-loved pop cultural icons of yesteryear is that The Fans are never going to be happy. Just ask George Lucas.  more...

Cup of Tea

IMAGINE you woke up this morning to find bulldozers at your gate about to flatten your house to make way for a bypass.  more...

Cup of Tea

IMAGINE you woke up this morning to find bulldozers at your gate about to flatten your house to make way for a bypass.  more...

Bournemouth News

MIXED FORECASTS FOR TOURISM PROSPECTS

HOTELIERS in the Bournemouth area are gearing up for the bank holiday weekend amid mixed forecasts for the South West's tourism prospects.  more...

Deputy uses her head to fund trip

THAT'S shorn it. Parkstone Grammar School deputy head girl Georgina Codd's blonde tresses were going, going, gone when she had her head shaved in front of hundreds of pupils.  more...

Area cleared as blaze guts empty factory

NEARLY 50 firefighters and a dozen appliances including an aerial platform ladder were called in to tackle a fire which raged through an empty factory building at Pokesdown on April 28.  more...

Public baths celebrate long history

FOR three quarters of a century, it has served the local community in both Winton and further afield, surviving fire, storm damage and repeated bids to shut it down.  more...

`People always said I was OTT so I ought to go out in an OTT way'

SHOPPERS in Westbourne stopped in their tracks as the flamboyant funeral procession for '60s singing star Tony Weston passed by.  more...

Dad's anger after school `escape'

A FURIOUS father has hit out at school staff after his five-year-old son wandered unseen from the playground during his lunch break.  more...

Artificial intelligence

EUROPE'S first artificial surf reef is to be built at Boscombe after councillors gave the controversial scheme the green light.  more...

Victim fears more attacks

An 83-year-old widow who was robbed in broad daylight for just £10 has spoken of her terrifying ordeal.  more...

VIOLENCE ON THE WARDS

STAFF at Poole Hospital suffer one of the worst rates of violence, harassment and bullying in the country, a report has revealed.  more...

Killer loses appeal over knifing of former wife

A KILLER who claimed the effects of a brain injury had driven him to stab his ex-wife at her Southbourne home has lost his appeal against his conviction.  more...

Artificial intelligence

EUROPE'S first artificial surf reef is to be built at Boscombe after councillors gave the controversial scheme the green light.  more...

Dad's anger after school `escape'

A FURIOUS father has hit out at school staff after his five-year-old son wandered unseen from the playground during his lunch break.  more...

`People always said I was OTT so I ought to go out in an OTT way'

SHOPPERS in Westbourne stopped in their tracks as the flamboyant funeral procession for '60s singing star Tony Weston passed by.  more...

Public baths celebrate long history

FOR three quarters of a century, it has served the local community in both Winton and further afield, surviving fire, storm damage and repeated bids to shut it down.  more...

Bournemouth Pirates

Ant's delight at form boost

ANTONIO Lindback has stressed his delight at producing his best Pirates performance of the season in his last meeting before the European Grand Prix at Wroclaw tomorrow.  more...

Bournemouth Wheels

MAIN AVANT

YOU'RE a 45-year-old married businessman running your own modestly successful company and taking home close on £100,00 a year - what car do your drive?  more...

EQUIPMENT PACKED GS LAUNCHED

THE all-new, third generation Lexus GS saloon has just gone on sale in the UK with prices starting at £30,400.  more...

MINI'S A BIG IMPROVER

BRITISH motorists rated MINI the most-improved brand over the last 12 months while Japanese brand Lexus is still the tops overall for customer satisfaction and Honda builds the most satisfying car.  more...

Bridport Bridlyme

Football

One point closer to survival  more...

Football

Bees back on track with a point  more...

Cricket

Promotion or bust  more...

Football

Lyme cup triumph  more...

Football

One point closer to survival for Bees  more...

Football

Bees slip deeper into trouble  more...

Christchurch News

Neighbours fight housing scheme

NEIGHBOURS in adjoining roads have rallied round to form a new residents' group to fight plans for a controversial affordable housing scheme in the centre of Christchurch.  more...

East Dorset News

Car park barrier bid to beat `boy racers'

A GOOD night's sleep is on the way for Verwood residents as officials put a stop to the incessant thump, thump, thump of boy racers' car stereos.  more...

New Forest News

Community centre back on agenda after survey

MILFORD-on-Sea's long-awaited community centre is back on track after a village-wide questionnaire showed 91 per cent of residents were unhappy with current facilities.  more...

North Dorset News

Fury at plans to knock down homes for elderly

A HUGE row has broken out over the proposed demolition of sheltered housing in a Dorset village.  more...

Poole News

VIOLENCE ON THE WARDS

STAFF at Poole Hospital suffer one of the worst rates of violence, harassment and bullying in the country, a report has revealed.  more...

Teenage Lib Dem romps home as pupils cast vote

THEY may be too young to vote in the real thing, but pupils in Poole have been getting political and lobbying their classmates during school mock elections.  more...

Battle of the beaches

POOLE is catching up with Bournemouth in an annual battle of the beaches.  more...

Purbeck News

Sculptor's tribute to spy who saved Jews

A WARTIME bureaucrat who saved thousands of Jews is being immortalised in stone by Corfe Castle sculptor Jonathan Sells.  more...

Weymouth News

Fast-tracked to success

PIONEERING pupils are rushing towards success after sitting their exams one year early.  more...

Let's clean up our act, says campaigning OAP

A SENIOR citizen is taking litter matters into his own hands.  more...

Council to review all property holdings

PLANS are being put forward for a £20,000 comprehensive property review in Weymouth and Portland.  more...

Resort's golden sands scoop top beach award

WEYMOUTH was today flying the flag as one of Britain's best beaches after scooping a top seaside award.  more...

Dorset start for intergalactic guide

FILM fans of all ages gave the thumbs up to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at its Dorchester premiere.  more...

School head pays tribute to Chloe

THE teenage girl who was found dead in Dorchester has been named as Chloe Ellen Jukes.  more...

'TIMEBOMB KILLER' WARNING

A WIDOW today warned of the `timebomb' killer cancer which suddenly took the life of her husband.  more...

Weymouth Sport

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN

DORCHESTER'S chance of making the Nationwide Conference South play-offs was taken out of their hands last night - but manager Mark Morris says anything can still happen.  more...

HILL AIMS FOR GRAND FINALE AT WESSEX

BOSS Garry Hill wants Weymouth to finish the season with a flourish - before he tells his players their Wessex Stadium futures.  more...

  
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