BOURNEMOUTH’S Ed Denham may have written an unwanted chapter in the Southern Premier League record books after becoming the victim of one of cricket’s most unusual dismissals. The 18-year-old, who is nicknamed King by his team-mates, was ‘timed out’
HARRY Patch, the last survivor of World War I to fight in the trenches, has died. Harry Patch passed away this morning in Fletcher House, the care home in Somerset where he was living. He was 111. The care home released a statement which read
OVER 100 past and present young and adult pupils of the Ranger School of Dance formed the cast of this production which was, as always, outstandingly lit, staged and costumed. Three contrasting sections showed the talent and versatility of those taking
Bread and jams for stranded motorists John Aliston (Have Your Say, July 23) makes a valid point when he writes, tongue in cheek, about motorists being forced to camp by the roadside due to traffic jams, but this has limited appeal. What is much more
IN the Echo last week, I read several times about the poor hard- done-by motorists who end up getting wheel-clamped when they park without authority on someone else’s private land. I would suggest that these people are not victims but perpetrators
THE OTHER evening I attended a meeting mainly of residents and shop owners of Roumelia Lane in Boscombe, held in the garden behind Rosie’s café. Police Sergeant Guy Nicholas led the meeting by explaining the Perimeter Partnership Policing initiative,
As portfolio holder for transportation for Poole, I would appreciate the opportunity to comment on a statement by one of your correspondents (What You’re Saying Online, July 23). The improvements to Pottery Junction will not (as suggested by your correspondent
To pick up the points raised in Basil Burton’s letter (Have Your Say, July 18) there are a number of questions I would like to ask him and our local councillors in relation to traveller sites. Why is it necessary for every council to provide sites?
A NEW BBC drama series is celebrating the art and lives of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the influential British painters who rocked the Victorian art establishment. But many viewers will be unaware that one of the most famous Pre-Raphaelite
IT never seems to amaze me at the lack of interest our councillors have in our old town – a town that’s steeped in history. In the months following our new mayor taking over, I, along with many others have attended various official occasions
FIRST the good news. There has been a nine per cent drop in the number of violent incidents recorded in Bournemouth town centre over a three-month period. The bad news? Over a six-month period last year, there were 421 assaults in the town. The obvious
DRIVERS in Bournemouth may face hefty fines from next week if they continue to leave their car all day in the Meyrick Park area. Many workers park along Braidley Road in the coach bay and in Central Drive, where a four-hour limit is sign-posted but has
A BOURNEMOUTH councillor delayed repaying money made from the sale of air festival programmes because he was “financially embarrassed”, an official investigation has revealed. Cllr David Shaw, who was expelled from the Conservative group over
EXTRA time will be given for people to consider the New Forest National Park Authority’s revised draft plan when it is published in the autumn. The publication will now be split into two separate documents – the Management Plan and the Core Strategy
CIVIC leaders have decided to permanently pull the plug on six deteriorating public toilet blocks in Bournemouth. The cost-cutting measure comes after councillors embarked on a coach trip with a difference from the Town Hall. For instead
THOUSANDS of music lovers descended on Lulworth yesterday for the start of the three-day musical extravaganza Camp Bestival. They rocked up to the grounds of Lulworth Castle to see a day one line up which included Florence and The Machine,
SWIMMING protégé Amelia Maughan’s European Youth Olympic Festival campaign ended in heartache as Team GB missed out on a medal in the relay in Finland. The 13-year Bournemouth Dolphins star joined Natasha Hofton, Danielle Lowe and Charlotte Bradbury
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe believes prospect Joe Partington could develop into a quality centre-half to give the team’s defensive resources a timely boost, reports Ian Wadley. Howe demonstrated his faith in the Welsh youth international by handing him
WE are all familiar with the “curse” of Tutankhamun’s tomb. But not many people can say they were present at a scene which could have come from a mummy movie. I admit there were a few butterflies in my stomach when I went along to witness a mummy’s coffin
A FATHER and daughter were saved from drowning by a pair of jet skiers in a dramatic rescue off a Dorset beach. Martin Devereux was on holiday with his family and playing in the sea with six-year-old Anna-Mae at Shell Bay, Studland, on Thursday
WIMBORNE Town assistant manager Darren Powell expects the club to officially seal deals for three new players next week. Boss Alex Browne and Powell are on the verge of completing the signings of Scott Dixon, Ben Kelley and Steve Wardley. Former Dorchester
SOME quality bass have been caught by Poole charter fleet anglers with Steve Tory, a retired farmer, catching a fine specimen that thumped the scales to exactly 11lbs. Tory was fishing a mark off the Purbecks on board Silverspray, skippered by Andy Cummings
SINCE the early days of the Commonwealth, cricket has been the means to bring people together and create friendships between different nations and faiths. It seems this was also the case during a cricket match right here in Poole Park. Chris Strain
WHEN the teacher in the track suit shouted, “Time for the horse”, I hoped it meant putting our hands and feet on the floor and moving like quadrupeds, shouting “clip clop, clip clop”. It didn’t. That was the difference between PE at primary
BEN Wilson insisted Pirates “were robbed” by bad luck after they threw away a seven-point lead with four races to go and cruelly lost 46-43 at Coventry last night. There was only one team in the Elite League clash up until the end of heat 11
SPONSORS William and Christine Shade last night launched their ‘Surge with Spurge’ campaign to celebrate popular Dorset golfer Kevin Spurgeon making the cut in a rain-affected Senior Open Championship. The 54-year-old Ferndown touring professional
IN-FORM Michael Watson warmed up for next week’s West Region order of merit event by winning his own Bournemouth Alliance captain’s day at Weymouth on Tuesday. Watson carded a five-under-par 65 on his ‘home’ course for a runaway victory in wet and windy
ALCOHOL is continuing to fuel violent crime in Bournemouth town centre with 421 assaults and 196 public order offences recorded in six months. The statistics show a clear link between violence and areas with the highest concentration of licensed premises
IT was the Swinging ’60s, and a young American folk singer, Bob Dylan, captured the imagination of Poole teenager Ray Wills. “He got me writing poetry,” says Ray, now 64. “I was inspired by him and since then I’ve written thousands of
