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Daily Echo Bournemouth
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Stony response on beach poll
The Daily Echo, Bournemouth, has received an overwhelming response to a phone poll on the future of one of the town’s beaches. Ninety-five per cent of callers voted against a council proposal to cover a threatened stretch of beach with
Echo reflects shock of jobloss blow
The Daily Echo was today reflecting the mood of Poole – “a town in mourning” after the loss of almost 600 jobs. Marconi has confirmed its plan to close the Poole plant, which employs 570. The move severs a 100-year
Echo launches new A – Z supplement
The Bournemouth Daily Echo has launched a new weekly supplement offering readers an A to Z of its circulation area. Down Your Way, an eight-page supplement which will be free with the Echo every Tuesday, will offer an insight into
Island life in special edition
Residents on the Isle of Wight now have their own special edition of the Southern Daily Echo. The move came after calls from residents on the island asking for increased coverage of their own events in the paper. Readers on
Papers come to readers' rescue
Two local newspapers have come to the rescue and recovered valuable items after appeals by their readers. Following Southampton Football Club’s last game at their ground, The Dell, a valuable oil painting was stolen from the supporters’ club. The picture,
Daily Echo beats gagging deal
A happy holiday story that started life in the classified column of the Daily Echo has resulted in the local paper being frozen out of covering the tale. Terry Holt had advertised for a partner to join him and his
Mike's a dab hand
A journalist sparked a consumer scare when a can of paint exploded in his home, covering him and the room with green paint. Mike Goodey, sailing correspondent for the Daily Echo in Bournemouth, was shaking the aerosol can in his
Echo's coded messages help trap blackmailer
Page 1 of 2 Coded messages were left by police in a south coast newspaper to help trap a blackmailer who was threatening supermarket customers. The Daily Echo, Bournemouth, played a vital role in one of Dorset’s biggest criminal inquiries,
Sporting prize up for grabs
A three-day children’s festival of sport in Bournemouth is taking place this weekend, backed by the Daily Echo. The school with the most pupils taking part will win £1,000 to buy new sports equipment. Thousands of pupils from the town’s
Danny's new zest for life
Kind-hearted readers of a Hampshire newspaper brought a sick man back from the brink and raised £8,000 to send him to America for life-saving surgery. Danny Bond, (20), suffers from an incurable bowel problem, and after hours on the operating
Sabre rattling for the Arsenal
It could be the bravest – or most foolhardy – decision of his career: aneditor urging his readers to oppose a football team supported by his ownmanaging director… The Southern Daily Echo is trying to convert Southampton FC’s loyal following
Birthday celebrations boost local charities
Charities in Bournemouth are to receive more than £50,000 thanks to a local paper’s centenary celebrations. The Bournemouth Daily Echo launched the Pot of Gold Appeal a year ago to mark its 100th birthday. The launch took place at Bournemouth
Animal Magic in Southampton
A south coast zoo has been handed more than £8,000 in only five days since the Southern Daily Echo launched its Animal Magic appeal. The fund was launched to help the zoo survive during its closure to stem the spread
Wish you were here…?
A Dorset travel agency couldn’t fill a “dream job”… until the Daily Echo came to the rescue. The hard work included lounging on beaches, trekking with tigers and soaking up Latin culture. Worldwide Holidays Direct spent 12 months trying to
Dorset reporters in head-to-head battle
Page 1 of 2 A date with a Dalek, a 130ft abseil and a modelling debut – it’s clear that the girls from the Poole district office of the Daily Echo, Bournemouth, will do anything to get in the paper.