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  • An Impreza for all the family…

    MENTION the word Impreza and the first image most people conjure up is one of a graphics covered, high performance, bright blue saloon kicking up the dust and gravel. And that's just on a Dorset lane, let alone Petter Solberg contesting the World Rally

  • Sharap-rover!

    ORIGINALLY launched in 1997 Land Rover's Freelander immediately set the pace in the compact premium 4x4 sector it was the top-selling 4x4 in Europe for five years and remained the UK's best-selling 4x4 from launch until the end of 2005. So how do you

  • Doctor Who – Series 2 Vol.3 (PG) BBC ****

    IT WAS the reunion all Doctor Who fans were awaiting, and while the return of the Cyber-men didn't send me rushing behind the sofa this time, there are enough scares in this double special to satisfy any critic of the new incarnation. Rise of the Cybermen

  • Syriana (15) Warner Home Video *****

    STEPHEN Gaghan, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Traffic, steps behind the camera to direct this intricate ensemble piece about intelligence and terrorism in the oil industry starring George Clooney, Matt Damon and Alexander Siddig. Syriana is an

  • TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (4AD) ***

    After the fractious, disjointed tones of their 2004 debut that impressed none other than David Bowie, New York's TVOTR return with something approaching full songs complete with verses, choruses and everything! The Thin White Duke crops up on Province

  • Muse - Black Holes and Revelations (Warner Bros) ****

    FOUR letters why The Darkness were always doomed to failure: m.u.s.e. Now, I'm no fan of Queen's histrionics, but even I can see their appeal. Muse take the lunacy of mid-'70s pomp rock and strafe it with the modern world. Matt Bellamy has a voice that

  • Jonas rues heat 14 defeat in Poole loss

    SWINDON 49 PIRATES 44 (Poole won 102-85 on aggregate) PIRATES' Polish star Grzegorz Walasek ran riot at Swindon last night but his sensational gating let him down when it mattered most. The Wimborne Road outfit's search for an away league win

  • Ideas wanted to transform estate

    RESIDENTS on Upton Heath Estate are hoping to turn their "tatty" area into a multi-million pound flagship community. The Upton Heath regenera-tion scheme is entering its public consultation phase this month. Organisers hope to transform the estate by

  • Len loses second leg after freak accident

    A FREAK accident in the garden has led to a "terrible" year for Len Justice... and the loss of a second leg. Almost a year after cutting his foot on a piece of bamboo, the 63-year-old from Merley has had a second leg amputated after contracting blood

  • Second blow for campaigners of Sherborne House

    CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save historic Sherborne House look set to be dealt a second blow in a week after county council chiefs announced the building could now be put up for sale. Trustees of the Grade One listed building were left devastated after their

  • Death of former mayoress at 92

    A FORMER mayoress of Poole, described as "a big spark in a little frame", has died at the age of 92. Peggie Wretham, wife of Poole Town councillor and former mayor Bill Wretham, died peacefully in a residential home. Brother-in-law Dennis Blackler described

  • Birth rate rise blamed for maternity debate

    RISING birth rates have led to the review of New Forest maternity services which could lead to the closure of Lymington birth centre says Southampton University Hospitals Trust. Trust managers are considering closing birth centres at Lymington, Hythe

  • Call to oppose gravel pits plan

    ANXIOUS residents were urged last night to begin an immediate fight against the possibility of two huge gravel pits being developed on the edge of Christchurch. More than 300 people packed a public meeting in Walkford to hear about the controversial

  • Key roles filled by Jobshop

    THANKS to its ability to offer top-rate candidates for senior positions to companies in Dorset and Hampshire, Poole-based recruitment company Jobshop UK has won further business from Locators, Dorset's leading fork-lift truck and storage equipment provider

  • Record duo sprint to tandem triumph

    BARNEY Storey (VC St Raphael/Waite Contracts) successfully defended his British Cycling National Tandem Sprint title at Newcastle. Although it was Storey's second successive title, this year he achieved the win with his fellow world record holder Antony

  • We must not fail troops, warns MP

    BOURNEMOUTH East MP Tobias Ellwood has joined the chorus of criticism over the government's treatment of British troops in Afghanistan. He said more combat troops are desperately needed and that the soldiers need more protection. Mr Ellwood was speaking

  • Don’t miss out over your child tax credits

    PEOPLE who receive child tax credits have until August 31 to update the taxman or lose out. Annual review packs are sent out by HM Revenue & Customs between April and June. Failure to supply the taxman with correct details mean that families could miss

  • CRICKET - TOURING TEAM ‘GOES MISSING’

    DORSET'S Development XI were left kicking their heels on Thursday when their game with India's Young Cricket Academy had to be scrapped due to an inexplicable no-show from the tourists. The Dorset side, along with manager Sean Walbridge, arrived at Dean

  • FOOTBALL - POPPIES' BOSS GETS HIS MEN

    BOURNEMOUTH Poppies have finished their close season business after tying up another three signings. Wingers James Bailey-Pearce and Gary Langrish, who were with Poppies before they set off travelling to Australia, have put pen to paper at Victoria Park

  • FOOTBALL - MORE OF THE SAME

    TOP gun James Hayter is vowing not to rest on his laurels as he chases a fifth consecutive AFC Bournemouth golden boot. Hayter became the first player for more than 70 years to top the club's goalscorer charts for four successive campaigns when he netted

  • Bar-room Cup bores deserve a red card

    SO that's that then. All done for another four years, but don't worry. This won't be another piece moaning about our national team's failure yet again to produce a result in a major tournament. There'll be hardly a mention of the former manager's suspect

  • Beach hut for sale at £100k

    RESIDENTS are battling for the chance to own a beach hut at the wallet-busting price of £100,000. The brick hut, located between Branksome Chine and Sandbanks beaches, is set to become the most expensive ever sold and already has dozens of people trying

  • Cameron’s praise for ‘booming’ resort...

    TORY leader David Cameron praised "booming" Bournemouth when he spoke to the Daily Echo during a flying visit to the town. He said he enjoys the resort as a conference area but admitted some exclusive areas of Dorset are out of reach, even for political

  • ONE YEAR ON...

    NEWSPAPERS around the world carried the image of Bournemouth University graduate Davinia Turrell being led barefoot to safety, her burned and masked face a symbol of the horror of July 7. One year ago today, families across the UK woke to a perfectly

  • Battle is not over on Sunday trading hours

    A BOURNEMOUTH campaigner for deregulation of Sunday trading laws has vowed to keep fighting despite the government's decision not to change the hours of trade. The first official review in more than a decade showed "no substantial demand" for change,

  • Education shake-up over special needs?

    BIG changes could be afoot for special needs children as an efficiency review reveals the county council spends nearly £9 million on just 155 out-of-county school placements. A further £7 million a year is spent sending special needs children to independent

  • Brutal attack

    A LORRY driver suffered a brutal attack with an iron bar in a New Forest layby. The attack beside the A31 near Stoney Cross at lunchtime on Sunday left the man, who is in his 60s, bruised and very shaken. Police say the Dairy Crest lorry driver from

  • He’s got the Pole world in his hands

    IT'S one of Bournemouth's most burgeoning ethnic groups and now the Polish community has its own newspaper. The Polskie Echo is the brainchild of Polish journalist Arek Marciszek, 38, who left his home near Gdansk and his £200-a-month job on the country's

  • Pole dance rival at war with Wiggle

    THE manager of a Bournemouth pole-dancing club has called for Richard Carr's new Wiggle restaurant to be closed down. Adrian Blanke, who runs For Your Eyes Only in nearby Old Christchurch Road, says he was left fuming when the Future 3000 chairman claimed