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

Stories for 22 August 2006

Bournemouth Echo Business

Low paid workers lag further behind top wage earners

THE EARNINGS gap between top flight executives and low-paid workers is widening, a new study suggests.   more...

Bournemouth Echo News

Nightclub drug dealer jailed for three years

A DRUG dealer who was caught plying his trade in a Bournemouth nightclub has been jailed for three years and three months.   more...

Art of Picasso

CITROEN is applying its Picasso treatment to the latest C4 range to create a new, compact, seven-seat MPV.   more...

New deal for rescue teams

POOLE headquartered RNLI has extended its association with Britain's leading pick-up truck supplier by signing a new deal with Mitsubishi Motors UK to supply L200 4Work double-cab pick-ups for the charity's front-line beach rescue teams.   more...

Updated GCSEs will incorporate three Rs

GCSE exams could become harder under a shake-up being pioneered by schools minister and Dorset South MP Jim Knight.   more...

Size matters

HOW much does it cost to post a letter? A simple enough question, you might think - or is it?   more...

Developers go back to the drawing board

DEVELOPERS of a £50 million restaurant and cinema complex overlooking Bournemouth Gardens have been asked to go back to the drawing board by civic planners.   more...

Top event rider dies of injuries

A LOG jump where a top horse rider was killed is likely to be removed from a cross country course.   more...

Jesus Christ superstore!

GOOD heavens! A derelict DIY store has been given a new lease of life - as a temporary church to hundreds of worshippers.   more...

I’M SO SORRY!

SHE was one of the biggest challenges faced by Boscombe police.   more...

Bournemouth Echo Sport

FOOTBALL - MOSS OFF THE BENCH

NEIL Moss has been tasked with keeping Cherries in the Carling Cup while loan striker Leon Best has been given the green light to face Southend in tonight's first round clash.   more...

CRICKET - ENGLAND DUO’S EYES ON PARLEY

ENGLAND duo Alastair Cook and Monty Panesar will be thankful for some respite from the fall-out of the Test match chaos when they arrive in Bournemouth on Wednesday.   more...

GOLF - SERGIO IS PRIME FOR CHURCHILL

NEW Dorset strokeplay champion Ben Churchill believes Ryder Cup star Sergio Garcia is having an influence on his game.   more...

Dorset Echo Business

Have your say on Olympic ideas

BUSINESSES in the tourism sector are being urged to have their say on the Olympics under a new Government consultation exercise.   more...

Dorset Echo News

TEST FROM THE EAST

DORCHESTER boss Mick Jenkins believes tonight's visit of ambitious Eastleigh to the Avenue Stadium (7.45pm) will give him an idea of how far his own side can go this season.   more...

21 jobs go as seafront business closes down

A SEAFRONT business is shutting after 60 years in Weymouth - leading to the loss of 21 jobs.   more...

Fireworks, as Abi asks and Adam says... yes!

STUDENT Abi Rendell popped the question as fireworks exploded over Weymouth Beach.   more...

Eye-in-the-sky to beat arson

POLICE and firefighters are launching a new weapon in the fight against arsonists - an eye-in-the-sky' remote-controlled aeroplane with a video camera.   more...