CITREON is planning to provide visitors to this month's Paris Motor Show with an out-of-this-world experience by unveiling its new C-Metisse concept. Crammed with hi-tech innovations, the C-Metisse explores new paths in car design, combining coup-styling
THE policeman who dumped fly-tippers' rubbish back on their doorstep has received overwhelming support from Echo's online readers. Ninety two per cent of voters to our online poll gave PC Dave England, beat officer for the east Southbourne and Tuckton
HELEN Mirren delivers a tour-de-force portrayal of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' compelling portrait of the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana in August 1997. Screenwriter Peter Morgan and his team of researchers have sifted
Leading recruiters SOS Recruitment has successfully launched a new division, "Senior Appointments", headed up by Paul Barter following a very successful six years with SOS. He will be specialising in the recruitment of all higher level positions in excess
SPY chips will not be fitted to wheelie bins being rolled out across Christchurch over the next two years - unless demanded by a Big Brother government. That was the pledge made by council leader Cllr Alan Griffiths when questioned whether Christchurch
WITH a fine pedigree in brutal, uncompromising crime dramas - Scarface, The Untouchables and Carlito's Way - director Brian De Palma would seem a perfect ringmaster for this handsome adaptation of James Ellroy's best-selling novel. Unfortunately, Josh
PURBECK councillors look set to appeal against a government decision not to award a coastal protection grant to Durlston Bay. A report put together by the Durlston Bay Coastal Strategy Study concluded that the recession of the cliffs was being driven
THE high stakes, high-speed world of NASCAR racing provides at unlikely comedy pit stop for Saturday Night Live alumni Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, co-creators of the newsroom spoof Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy. Against a backdrop of tyre
YOU might be forgiven for thinking the marriage of a bride who walked down the aisle just half half-an-hour after her mother had collapsed and died was jinxed. It was meant to be the happiest day of her life, but Dilys Rainbow nee Tibbey, had to fight
NEVER let the truth get in the way of a good story. Confessional memoirs of broken childhoods and valiant struggles against injustice and addiction have become a publishing phenomenon, netting authors vast royalties. But as the brouhaha currently
A VILLAGE is "licking its wounds" as its hopes of receiving around £100,000 towards a new hall were dashed by planners. And a Milton Abbas spokesperson has called North Dorset's attitude towards the Diocese of Salisbury "outrageous". But planners say
BUTTOCKS play a large yet perfectly formed role in the frenetic martial arts adventure DOA: Dead Or Alive. Most characters get their gluteus maximus kicked, and in the case of the four leading ladies, lingered over in slow-motion close-up. The chests
FILMED in stunning black and white, Luc Besson's valentine to the French capital imagines a most unusual romance Crippled with debt and with most of the Parisian underworld on his trail, hopelessly inept scam merchant Andre (Jamel Debbouze, who played
BASED on Mitch Cullin's acclaimed novel of the same name, Monty Python mainstay Terry Gilliam has stirred his creative juices to deliver another outlandishly dark fantasy adventure. After her mother dies from a heroin overdose, Jeliza-Rose (Jodelle
JEREMY Brock, the screenwriter of Mrs Brown, makes his directorial debut with this comedy-drama inspired by his personal experiences as a confidant to Dame Peggy Ashcroft. Shy, teenage vicar's son Ben (Rupert Grint) has led a sheltered life with his
A MAN who was left reeling after the driver who killed his son escaped with just a £300 fine has welcomed plans to crack down on lenient sentences for dangerous drivers. Father-of-three Michael Tugwell, 25, suffered fatal head injuries when the car
WORK on the UK's first interactive dive cage simulator - destined to open in October at the Oceanarium Bournemouth - has begun off-site. The £115,000 development is being funded by the Oceanarium's parent company Real Live Leisure. The 2.5 metre by
AN RAF hero killed in the Afghanistan Nimrod crash discussed with his wife such a tragedy happening - pledging she and their two children would be financially secure. Flt Lt Leigh Mitchelmore's last words to his heartbroken wife Claire before leaving
DISABLED people in the New Forest still have time to tell district bosses what changes they want to make their lives better. A draft scheme containing more than 121 proposals is to be considered by cabinet on October 4, but the advisory group that helped
A COMPANY from Bournemouth had a taste of the choc-and-roll lifestyle after being selected to cater for Robbie Williams. Chocolate Delight is due to provide chocolate fountains for VIP guests at this weekend's Robbie Williams concerts in Milton Keynes
THE head of Dorset's road policing unit is calling on motorists to take more care following Monday's fatal car crash. The accident on the A338 Spur Road claimed the life of 25-year-old Polish man Thomasz Ryszard, who was a passenger in the vehicle
PIRATES 47 READING 43 JASON Doyle put pen to paper on a Pirates deal for next year during the interval of this match, then admitted he's still not sure whether he will be full time or part time with them in the Elite League come March. The 20-year-old
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has revealed he is already on the verge of signing a top rider for next year. The rules and regulations for the 2007 season won't be decided until the British Speedway Promoters' Association conference in Rugby from November 20
WARREN Cummings is keen for a delegation of senior players to be canvassed for their opinions on the club's new manager. Cummings is hoping the Dean Court board may consider consulting members of the squad before appointing Sean O'Driscoll's successor
RESIDENTS of a Poole avenue are split after a development company proposed buying up their entire road - and offering up to £100,000 over market value for the homes. Berkeley Avenue in Alderney has been targeted by Lifestyle Homes Ltd, which proposed
THREE men have appeared in court charged with attending a terrorist training camp in the New Forest. They are Muhammad Al-Figari, 42, of Tottenham, north London, Kadar Ahmed, 19, of Plaistow, east London, and a 17-year-old youth, who cannot be named
WOMEN are continuing to come forward to help detectives hoping to solve a bizarre and horrific murder in Bournemouth. Victim Heather Barnett had strands of hair cut from another person placed in her hands by her killer. A dramatic appeal on Crimewatch
