BROWSING yesterday through the books which are sent into the Echo for review by publishers and stacked on a filing cabinet in the editor’s office, I noticed one called Wartime Courage - stories of incredible courage by ordinary men and women in World
DRIVERS are being warned to expect delays as a new bus lane is created on Bournemouth’s busiest public transport corridor. Roadworks will last for approximately two weeks while a new eastbound bus lane is created on Christchurch Road, between
THE people’s Maria, Connie Fisher, will return next year to star in the National UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian’s smash hit production Rodgers and Hammerstein’s hit musical The Sound of Music. The show will play The Mayflower, Southampton
POLICE are hunting vandals who threw missiles at a moving bus and smashed two windows. Luckily neither the three passengers on board nor the bus driver were injured in the incident, which happened on the number 24 Transdev Yellow Bus on the
SHAFTESBURY people have been given more time to have their say on plans to expand a local quarry. The town council has extended its deadline until Tuesday December 9 for public views on proposals to expand the Manor Farm quarry at Melbury Abbas
LIKE thousands of others, I’d spent several weeks looking forward – admittedly with a fair degree of trepidation – to seeing Steve Coogan at the Bournemouth International Centre. We’d read the reviews of earlier shows on the tour, and the verdict
THE Federation of Small Business has thrown their weight behind Kelly’s Kitchen just as Dorset County Council confirms its intentions to submit a new application to extend Christchurch library into the popular family restaurant. After hearing of the
“IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas” trills one of the many TV advertisements from supermarkets selling their festive wares. But one place where it’s certainly not looking like Christmas – much to the shock and disgust of hundreds upon hundreds
PLANS to transform an empty and dilapidated former private school in Winkton into a care home look likely to be rejected following concerns over the ambitious application. The proposal is the latest in a long line of applications for the Homefield School
BY popular demand, mult-award-winning Al Murray has added an extra date at the Bournemouth International Centre when his much anticipated UK tour hits the road in March. The man whose character, the Pub landlord, has become a household name
IT has been billed as a way of livening up part of a Hampshire town. But this three-metre-high stone statue, earmarked for the centre of New Milton, has already sparked controversy – even before being built. The proposed landmark, which doubles up as
CALLS to save a Colehill beauty spot from being turned into a quarry have been echoed by councillors. They have raised objections to all five proposed quarry sites in East Dorset, including Cannon Hill at Colehill, where furious residents have launched
HOLT United boss Wayne Jerome admitted he just wanted his side to come through their battle at Blandford United unscathed last Saturday. The Bulls were already 5-1 up from the first leg of this Dorset Premier League Cup first round game and only a miracle
DAVE Midgely and Mark Owen gave Berrans Park Avenue a two-goal lead in the top-of-the-table Premier Division clash but Branksome Conservative remain four points clear after they came back with goals from James Pinder and Anthony Winders to force
THERE were shocks galore in Sunday’s BFA competitions, especially in the M A Hart Robbins Cup where two Hayward Sunday Premier League sides went out to lower league opposition. Pride of place went to Verwood SSC from Division Eight of the Hayward Sunday
HAMWORTHY Recreation lead the Premier Division on goal difference following their 6-1 triumph over Verwood Town. Sam Griffin (2), Andy Barham, Gary Vincent, David Dick and Nick Johnson were the Hammers marksmen with Josh Goncalves replying for Verwood
AT LAST someone has silenced the firing of the muskets, at the switching on of the lights on the Christmas tree in Wimborne. Many children and elderly have been frightened by this and are reluctant to come again. This is a time for the children to enjoy
DETECTIVES investigating the brutal murder of an elderly couple in their home are appealing for information from the public. The bodies of Arthur Toop, known as Bob and in his 80s, and his wife Joan, believed to be in her 70s, were discovered
I am writing on behalf of the Friends of Christchurch Libraries. We are pleased to see that a number of the letters you have published recently have expressed support for the proposed development of Christchurch Library. The case for the extension
WHEN the likes of Zoom, XL Airways and Silverjet went bust in the summer, aviation analysts predicted that a large number of other carriers would follow suit as the economic downturn and rising oil prices began to bite even harder. The predicted
YOU could be forgiven for thinking that he’d disappeared without trace but Rhydian Roberts, the charismatic runner-up in last year’s X Factor, is back with a blast of publicity. In a flurry of TV, magazine and newspaper coverage the 25-year-old, classically-trained
A LORRY toppled over leaving it precariously perched on a steep embankment close to Bere Regis this lunchtime (December 1). The vehicle was travelling from Bloxworth towards Bere Regis on the A35 when it tilted on to the bank just before midday
SHOCKED neighbours of the Toop family are today trying to come to terms with the fact that the elderly couple have been killed and their daughter is under arrest. The tragic incident, which occurred at around 9pm on Friday, sent shockwaves
FOR the past three weeks’ the Daily Echo has been asking Dorset’s rock ‘n’ roll stars to send in their best track in our first-ever online battle of the bands. The lucky winner will get the chance to record a track at with chart-topping producer
CHERRIES have confirmed that the club’s FA Cup second round replay at Blyth Spartans will take place on Tuesday, December 16 (7.45pm). The teams drew 0-0 at Dean Court on Saturday and the re-run, which will also be screened on Setanta, is set for December
“DISGUSTED” customers of a Christmas theme park have jammed the Daily Echo’s phone line with complaints. Families contacted us in desperation after queuing for several hours on Saturday to see Santa Claus at Lapland New Forest. Jane
BROWSING through the books which are sent into the Echo for review by publishers and stacked on a filing cabinet in the editor’s office, I noticed one called Wartime Courage - stories of incredible courage by ordinary men and women in World War Two.
FORMER Rolling Stone Mick Taylor – a man who has wandered through the lobbies of five star hotels all over the world with barely a second glance – was clearly fascinated by his relatively humble lodgings in Bournemouth on Sunday night. Standing
PART of a busy New Milton road was closed off for several hours as police investigated a serious assault. It’s understood a man was injured with a bottle during an argument in the early hours of Sunday morning. (NOV 30) His injuries were originally
BEN Elton makes you think hard about the morals of violent films and of the people who watch them. Film director Bruce Delamitri (Simon Meredith) – who specialises in violent and depraved films – has won an Oscar for his latest feature. When he returns
DON'T miss the Daily Echo on Monday, December 1, for 28 pages of Eddie Echo's First Class pictures. We also have a great offer where you can buy one picture and get another one the same size half-price! Click here to order photos and
RADIO 1 DJ Zane Lowe enhanced his reputation as the nation's number one alternative jock with a rip-roaring two-hour set to a sell out crowd. Lowe was headlining the new monthly residency, Propaganda, the biggest indie club night in the country
Here's a selection of the furious emails Daily Echo readers have sent to us and the Lapland Forest management... "I am writing this email as I have just returned from Lapland New Forest at Matchams Ringwood with my family, having paid £150.
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Getting rid of Mallett certainly changed the dynamic in camp. No sooner had the cackling one been despatched (laughing like a ninny of course) than all was suddenlly strangely calm. As though a spell had been lifted, Van Day became (almost)
The jungle camp is gradually emptying as one by one the so-called celebrities discover that their adoring public actually regard them as pointless non-entities. Carly, whose sole contribution to the programme was to prove that human life can
Celeb spotting in Bournemouth's restaurants, the best mince pies, tried and tested, low fat eating over Christmas and the best supermarket bargains. Plus great meal offers - all for free in today's Daily Echo.
During a recent one week stay in Poole I was unfortunate enough to have passed speed cameras on two separate occasions whilst travelling in excess of the 30mph limit – the first time at 36mph and the second at 38mph. As a motorist with 30 years’ experience
Thank goodness the Daily Echo knows what’s going on! I was unaware David Wells had applied to Bournemouth council to build 52 one bedroom flats, eight retail units and an underground car park between 752-778 Christchurch Road. I found the planning
I would like to add my voice to the objections being raised by the proposed development on the Kings Park site. I have lived in other seaside resorts such as Blackpool, and seen first hand how shortsighted councillors can ruin a town.
ON Monday November 24, the lead story in the Echo was a demand by Cllr Ben Grower for heads to roll over the surf reef fiasco. The council has ‘form’ with contracts and the latest failure to ensure compliance comes as no surprise. The failure to draw
I write to give a bit of explanation in response to the letter you published on November 17 about the experimental closure of Kinson Park Road at the junction with New Road. This closure was only introduced following a long-standing request from the
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TALK about being quick off the starting blocks. Only eight weeks after launching its new restaurant concept, the Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel has been awarded an AA Rosette. In October its new Highcliff Grill was recognised as an excellent
BOURNEMOUTH Holdings could take control of AFC Bournemouth within the next 48 hours after holding takeover talks with Sport-6, the Echo can exclusively reveal. Three of the men behind the company, Alan Pither and Mike Kinsella of Christchurch-based
DORSET’S Christmas and New Year drink drive campaign got under way this morning (December 1), with roadside checkpoints and increased police patrols. Officers have warned offenders they face tough penalties if caught behind the wheel while
INTERNATIONAL aerospace and defence group Cobham is cutting almost 100 jobs at Flight Refuelling Limited (FRL) in Wimborne. Earlier this year FRL bosses announced a future move to a smaller site next to their existing Brook Road headquarters
BOSSES at Bournemouth tour operator Palmair said it would be business as usual this week, despite the problems at European. Palmair leases a Boeing 737 from the company and yesterday Managing Director, David Skillicorn, was organising alternative
BOSS Jimmy Quinn has urged his under-fire Cherries charges to take a leaf out of the book of non-league giant-killers Histon. Quinn watched the Blue Square Premier side down Leeds United 1-0 at the Glass World Stadium yesterday – before looking on as
THE Bournemouth Air Festival will be back. The announcement was made at the close of the phenomenal four-day event on Sunday. The festival attracted more than three quarters of a million people, with an estimated crowd of 380,000 on the seafront and
