SOCIAL housing landlord Dave Wells has appealed against a decision made by Christchurch Borough Council to refuse a development of 34 flats in Barrack Road. A planning inspector will now decide whether to allow the outline application for three blocks
MEET Charlie the therapy dog. In his free time, the rough haired terrier is a family pet, enjoying nothing more than a game of football with his owner’s grandchildren. But the former rescue dog puts such pleasures from his mind when donning the colours
TO ME camping means wearing too much bling and flouncing a lot, possibly while wearing chiffon. And if someone suggested that I should like to spend a moment – let alone a precious weekend – in a field in Blighty, under canvas and with no hot
Nicky Souter and her Australian team beat the home hero Marie Bjorling 3-0 today to win the World Championships in a very busy, sunny Lysekil. Hundreds of spectators lined the rocks and bay to watch the racing in somewhat different conditions to yesterday
MORE than half of children taking Tamiflu suffer side-effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, researchers have said. Two studies from experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed a "high proportion" of British schoolchildren reporting
MODEL and reality TV star Katie Price left fans disappointed after she cancelled her appearance at WH Smith at Castlepoint on Saturday morning. Katie, aka Jordan, was due to appear at 11am to sign copies of her new novel Sapphire, but was running
IF you shop in Ringwood, download the Loyalty Discount Voucher for August and take advantage of up to 20 per cent off. The re-useable voucher offers discounts for business and traders including restaurants, shops, leisure centre and lots more
'Arnold finds an ant...’ – so begins this excellent first alphabet. A box turns up and Kipper puts a caterpillar inside. Eventually Kipper ends up with his own little zoo. Very clear and clever A to Z with simple, appealing illustrations and lots
‘I DON'T want a cool cat/A treat-me-like-a-fool cat...’ This little girl’s wish is accompanied by a picture of an arrogant Siamese reclining on a chaise longue. She goes on to define exactly what she does want in a pet cat. Bold, funny and striking
THIS gentle story about life in eastern Oregon during World War I is not just for horse lovers. It’s more about courage and compassion in a tough farming community that’s finding a way to carry on despite hardship, cruelty and occasional prejudice.
I FOUND this book rather upsetting but also an eye opener into what I’m sure does go on in the real world. It also brings to light the stress and problems that have to be addressed by the Social Services. Alex and his two sisters find themselves fostered
LA BAULE is where the highly-fancied England team were based for the 1998 World Cup in France – and if it was good enough for Hoddle,Waddle, Safe Hands and even Goldenballs, then it was certainly all right by me. I wasn’t here to kick a
A DRUG dealer who was brought to justice after police found incriminating messages sent from his mobile phone has been locked up for 32 months. Unemployed Gary Kelly, 22, from Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, admitted conspiracy to supply the class A drug
MOBO award winning hip hop collective N-Dubz have lined up a show at the O2 Academy, Boscombe, on August 10. In one of the last gigs before the venue becomes the O2 Academy Bournemouth, the Camden crew will be bringing their famed live set to town featuring
BOURNEMOUTH'S faith and belief communities are saving local tax payers millions, a recent survey has revealed. The survey, carried out by Bournemouth 2026, gives an insight into the contribution that faith and belief communities make to the town and
LAST week, the Church of England unveiled a two-in-one wedding and baptism liturgy, allowing couples to baptise their children after the wedding ceremony. The aim is to encourage co-habiting parents to marry as the Church tries to become more relevant
WHEN a band of celebrities joined forces to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief, they were praised for their efforts. But the group, including Take That’s Gary Barlow, left, Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole, right and Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles, may have
LORD NELSON, Handel, Henry Fielding and Lilly Langtry. Now you could add your name to the illustrious list of famous names associated with this important Grade II-listed Elizabethan manor house. Malmesbury Hall offers the buyer an outstanding
Back in the Sixties The Animals were huge. Right up there with The Beatles and The Stones. Strange really that 45 years after they first stormed the charts they should still be driving around the provinces knocking out their hits in clubs and small
I HAVE on several occasions used the entrance to Falkland Square coming from the train station, and if I didn’t already know that Poole is a beautiful place I would turn around and go away. The windows are filthy, as are the strip lights, and
“Is it worth the aggravation, to find yourself a job when there’s nothing worth working for? It’s a crazy situation but all I need are cigarettes and alcohol.” It was a line of the times. Back in the early nineties the economy was in
At a time when the NHS comes in for a fair amount of criticism I would like to pay tribute to the Radiotherapy department at Poole Hospital. I have just had a long and intensive daily course of treatment there and I cannot speak too highly of the attention
A MOTHER is appealing for a taxi driver who may have seen a collision which injured her daughter to come forward and help the police investigation. Shannon Dorrington, 13, was wheeling her bicycle across Christchurch Road about five minutes
SWIMMING sessions at a Bournemouth play scheme have been cancelled after a young girl allegedly slipped into a swimming pool. Emergency services were called to the incident during the Boredom Busters sessions at Stourfield Infants School in
I HAVE fed the ducks residing at Coy Pond on a daily basis for the past 20 years. This regime has enabled me to develop an affinity with my feathered friends and I have become sensitive to their moods and general psychology. In common with many folk
THE A31 is currently closed at Cadnam in the New Forest, between junction one and two. Three vehicles were involved in a serious collision earlier. Police say the road will be closed for some time.
The Canford Heath Neighbourhood Watch would like to thank all who recently attended our Car Treasure Hunt and Barbecue at the picturesque Anderwoood Site in the New Forest. It proved to be a successful evening for all who participated. The Mayor and
I RECENTLY attended a barbecue at Michael’s House in Grosvenor Gardens and was delighted to meet and chat with some of the residents. These were homeless men who have been helped to come off the streets where they were sleeping rough. Through the help
TO the yob or yobs who sprayed acid all over my granddaughter’s car, my granddaughter is a young trainee nurse who had saved hard to buy her car for travelling around the different hospitals. If I was your mother I would feel thoroughly ashamed that
In response to the anonymous ‘name and address supplied’ (Have Your Say, July 29) let me say that I would personally be all in favour of a wind turbine in Broadstone, though to be practical it would have to be in a suitably elevated and windy spot – the
I MAY be in my 50s but I have the body of a 25-year-old. I keep it in the freezer. (I haven’t really, Mr Plod. I’m innocent. I just stole the line from Spike Milligan.) But research has revealed the average 50-year-old is healthier than a 25-year-old
Dave McGowan, injured while fossil hunting near Bridport when rocks fell on him from a 100 foot cliff, wants to know “Who’s to blame for my rock fall pain?” (Daily Echo, July 30). Mr McGowan is trying to find out who owns the land so that he can sue
EDDIE Howe has challenged his men to take their first step towards seizing the “huge carrot” of a Wembley final when they set out on the Football League Trophy trail. Howe’s charges will be looking to progress when they host Yeovil Town in
IT’S said you can tell the mark of a man by the shoes he wears. I doubt it, but us blokes tend to know what we like and stick to it. At least I do. My feet have been clad in Clarks Desert Boots for nearly half the iconic shoe’s 60-year history which
A MARK off the Purbeck coastline produced a John Dory that tipped the scales to an impressive 8-1 for Annie Gilbert when fishing from the private boat Happy Hooker II. Annie used a whole mackerel presented on a Portland rig along with a 12lb class rod
DORSET star Georgia Hall led from start to finish to clinch the the English girls’ Under-13 championship by two shots at The Wiltshire on Thursday. The 13-year-old Ferndown player fulfilled the promise she showed at last year’s corresponding
BROADSTONE’S Lee James crashed out of the Scottish Hydro Challenge after a triple bogey seven cost him any chance of a pay day at the Macdonald Spey Valley Golf Club in Aviemore. The former British Amateur champion was one shot off the qualifying mark
EDDIE Howe has thrown his weight behind the Echo’s campaign to help convince the Football League to lift Cherries’ transfer embargo. The Cherries manager yesterday became the first person to officially submit a signed back page petition – in the hope
A KNIFE obsessive who murdered a man in a “furious and ferocious attack” at a party has been jailed for life. Tony Wilkinson, from Poole, stabbed 32-year-old Neil ‘Bones’ Hampson more than 20 times, including blows to the heart and throat.
HANS Andersen is hoping to put an end to his ‘Daugavpils hoodoo’ tonight when he lines up in the Latvian Grand Prix. Pirates’ heat leader has only ridden the giant 373-metres track three times and on three occasions he has fallen off and hit
MATT Ford believes Daniel Davidsson’s “unprofessionalism off the track” was one of the main reasons the struggling Swede had to be axed from his Pirates team place, reports Phil Chard. Poole’s owner, who has replaced Davidsson with Leon Madsen, said:
TODAY we are launching this year’s Daily Echo/Castle Cameras Air Festival Photographic Competition. Budding photographers of all ages are invited to capture the action on camera during the four-day spectacular, between Bournemouth and Boscombe
I WAS very dismayed to hear recently that the outdoor fitness gym equipment that was to go on Branksome Rec has been postponed. Branksome Rec Action Group, who oppose Poole Town FC’s proposals to develop the rec, have put in an application
THE 1930s and 1940s eras are back in vogue. And fitting in very stylishly is the Cumberland Hotel which was built in 1937 at the height of the Art Deco period. Thanks to a recent multi-million pound refurbishment both inside and out, the classic
PICTURE the scene. You’ve just arrived at a hotel for a weekend break in Devon. It is set in a pretty valley fringed by National Trust-protected Dartmoor. There are views of the sea. There is a footpath leading down to a private cove
Griddled Mackerel With Orange Wedges & Garlic Potatoes Serves: 2 Ingredients • 1.5 x 500g pack baby new potatoes • 1 large orange • 2 x 300-400g mackerel, cleaned and fins removed • ½ coarse sea salt • 1 tbsp Waitrose
