Contributed by Suzi Rose on 22/07/09 We met in Chicago by the stainless steel bean You pointed out a cloud that resembled James Dean We sat under the shiny legume shaped sculpture Said that we were making time for culture Beneath the omphalos
Contributed by Rivka Jacobs on 21/07/09 He marched with amazing briskness and agility for a ninety-four-year-old man. His shoes clicked along the walkway, beside the freshly mowed grass and the white stone balustrade that bordered AT & T Plaza. In
A MAN died after he stepped into the path of a car on the A31 on a road unsafe for pedestrians, an inquest heard yesterday. Richard Jackson, known as Jacko to his friends, was walking back to his Penn Hill bedsit after drinking all afternoon
WHEN all the right ingredients come together in the right order the result can be sheer perfection, and to my mind that is just what audiences are getting at this deliciously amusing revue, compered by David Gillard, with a production team of Georgina
THOUSANDS of ancient and veteran trees are being surveyed by the National Trust in an effort to protect these “cathedrals of the natural world”. The locations and condition of centuries-old trees will be recorded in a three-year study by the
PUBS, car parks and a town centre supermarket are among the potential sites listed for possible housing development in the next 15 years. Bournemouth planners have drawn up a list of the potential development sites that could help them provide the
NATIONAL Park chiefs have done a U-turn and ruled out controversial plans to introduce road tolls in the New Forest. Barrie Foley, new chief executive of National Park Authority (NPA), conceded that the idea had resulted in massive opposition
LIFE in Bournemouth can be one big headache. That’s according to a survey which says the resort is the third most “painful” town in the UK to live in. The research claims Bournemouth has some of the highest factors that can potentially lead
FASHION shows, street fairs and live music are among a host of events planned for this weekend. Around 10,000 visitors are expected to descend on Lulworth for Camp Bestival. The family-friendly festival in the picturesque setting of
RICHARD O’Brien’s outrageously camp classic The Rocky Horror Show is to thrust its way across the UK once again and opens a week’s run at Southampton Mayflower on January 18 next year. Best known for creating the roles of Satan/Warm Up Man in Jerry Springer
COMEDIAN Rob Brydon and chart topping dance act Basement Jaxx are both heading for Bournemouth later this year – the Welsh funnyman returns to the Pavilion Theatre on November 10, and the Jaxx boys are at the BIC on December 16.
OPERA director William Relton spent last summer flying back and forth between Dorset and India as he juggled filming his part – the German tourist in the multi-Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire – and helming Dorset Opera’s production of Bizet’s
A 15-year-old boy was found unconscious on a Ferndown playing field on the first night of a new police crackdown on underage drinkers and anti-social behaviour. The boy, who is believed to have been drinking, was taken to hospital by ambulance. The
A memorial plaque honouring those who lost their lives at the D-Day Landings has now been in storage for six years – despite calls for its reinstallation. The plaque, made by Poole Pottery, was once displayed on the quay. It was taken down prior to the
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DORSET youngster Andrew Elkins today booked his spot in the European Youth Olympic Festival hammer final – despite missing the automatic qualification mark by almost three metres. The 16-year-old managed just one valid throw of 64.09m on his Team GB
A COMMUNITY group bidding to take over the Hengistbury Head Centre has been boosted by messages of support from schools, health bosses and residents’ groups. More than 40 local schools have written letters of support to the Hengistbury Centre
PARIS was the glamorous destination for a party of nearly 50 pupils and staff from a Wimborne school eager to discover French culture. The 45 students and four teachers from Queen Elizabeth’s School stayed in the heart of the French capital for three
CHILDREN at an East Dorset school have impressed judges with ideas to “make a difference”. Proposals from two teams at West Moors Middle School were voted the first and second placed entries in a competition organised by Ferndown Upper School. Year
A MAN was taken to hospital suffering from suspected concussion after the car he was driving collided with a tree on Tuesday evening. Police were called to the B3081 between Verwood and Cranborne at around 5.10pm after the blue Ford Escort hit a tree
FITNESS is part of the job description for a sports teacher. But Tracy Cook, 34, the head of girls’ games at Clayesmore School near Blandford, has exceeded that requirement. Tracy has dominated the ladies’ triathlon circuit this year, taking victories
THE death of a “passionate Shastonian” at the centre of public life in Shaftesbury has drawn a moving tribute from his family. Stephen Rutter, 82, a fifth-generation partner in the town’s 170-year-old law firm, Rutters, died last Thursday after a long
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WESSEX Division One outfit Ringwood Town are preparing for tomorrow’s pre-season visit of Cherries (7pm). Ambitious Ringwood have ploughed ahead with changes to their home ground during the close-season, while on the field new manager Wayne
EXPERIENCED Fulham manager Roy Hodgson admitted he had “only got praise” for Eddie Howe and his team after Cherries held the top-flight side to a goalless draw. Hodgson was generous in his assessment of Cherries following last night’s pre-season friendly
Cowes Week 1st-8th Since 1826 Cowes Week has played a key part in the British sporting summer calendar and is one of the UK’s longest running and most successful sporting events. It now stages up to 40 daily races for over 1,000 boats and is
WHEN it comes to researching your family tree, most of us would like to be related to royalty or may be unearth some skeletons in the closet. But as is often the case, the results can be less than exciting. This week Sir Michael Parkinson
POLICE in the New Forest are using shock tactics to force drivers to cut their speed following a sharp rise in animal accidents. Motorists flouting the 40mph speed limit are being shown horrific photographs of mutilated animals and damaged cars. The
JIM has fixed it for Swanage. It seems as if it pays to have friends in high places after the famous Red Arrows performed a spectacular U-turn and will now be at Swanage Carnival on Saturday after all. The Daily Echo reported at the weekend
THE Daily Echo is offering readers the chance to pass their verdict on the man who could well be the next Prime Minister, David Cameron, via a live blog. The Conservative leader is coming to Canford Heath on Thursday in the latest of his “Cameron
TWO men who completed a gruelling Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle marathon in just their pants are looking forward to a good night’s sleep and a well-deserved shower. Astonishingly, 19-year-old Adam Dunn, from Upton, and Gavin Topley, from Wareham,
Nicknames! Great aren’t they? Don’t like your real name, no problem. Get a cool nickname. Everyone knows a “Smudger”, “Jonno”, “Jonesy” or “Pikey”. Sometimes nicknames become so popular that you even forget (or sometimes never knew in the first place
I’m Not Being Funny, But…, Highcliffe Charity Players, St Mark’s Hall, Highcliffe WHEN all the right ingredients come together in the right order the result can be sheer perfection, and to my mind that is just what audiences are getting at this
A FAMILY has been pulled from the waters of Poole Harbour by RNLI lifeboat crews after their dinghy capsized. Volunteer crew from the lifeboat station on Poole Quay found two members of the family clinging to the hull of their upturned craft near Bull
BOSS Eddie Howe will have taken plenty of positives as Cherries held their illustrious Premier League opponents to an entertaining stalemate at Dean Court last night. Cherries were neither outclassed nor overawed by the big-spending London
BOURNEMOUTH Dolphin Amelia Maughan admitted her dominance at the European Youth Olympic Festival has only just begun after topping the podium for the first time in Finland. The 13-year-old again proved to be wise beyond her years in Tampere
KEVIN Spurgeon will not be intimidated by the occasion when he goes head-to-head with some of golf’s greatest names in the prestigious Senior Open Championship tomorrow. The Ferndown touring professional takes his place among a star-studded field, including
A TOWN could be cut in half because safety concerns are set to force the closure of a pedestrian railway crossing, residents claim. Officials say there has been “widespread misuse” of the crossing in Wareham, where there are warning lights
ALMOST 1,000 people have applied for 100 jobs to be created at a new John Lewis store in Poole. And around 700 of those applications were received in just the past week. The retailer plans to open a £6 million store this autumn at Poole
IF Pirates are the Manchester United of speedway, then Sir Alex Ferguson’s men could find themselves embroiled in a Premier League relegation battle next season. The dramatic demise of Matt Ford’s reigning Elite League champions, who have gone from the
BJARNE Pedersen has revealed there is no animosity between him and national team manager Jan Staechmann after the Pirates star was controversially dropped from Denmark’s World Cup team. Poole Castle Cover’s skipper, who lines up at home against
THE best thing to eat before you go up is a banana because they taste the same when they're coming back out." Unsurprisingly this piece of belated advice from pilot Jez Hopkinson wasn’t what I wanted to hear while I prepared for the flight
