IT’S seaside living – with bucket loads of style. The new “surf pods” (aka trendy beach huts) at Boscombe Overstrand have been heralded as a bold new move that could help revitalise the British seaside holiday. And they certainly help bring
YOUNG film makers are being invited to enter an inspiring music video competition that will see the winning entry shown on MTV. The Soldier’s Eyes competition is looking for a socially-aware music video to accompany singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti’s
MEMORY Lane will be very busy on Tuesday when the Olde Tyme Players Theatre Company stages its Olde Tyme Music Hall show at the Regent Centre, Christchurch on Tuesday afternoon. Relive the golden age of entertainment and remember stars like Max Miller
THEY came, they queued, but they didn’t see a lot. Hundreds of disappointed fans – mostly young girls with mums– were left down in the mouth when Katie Price withdrew from a book signing. The star had been due at WH Smith at Bournemouth’s Castlepoint
THERE was a revolution in Wiltshire over the weekend. Motorists in Swindon can now drive without fear of fixed-point cameras after a controversial plan to switch them off came into force. The five remaining permanent cameras in the town itself
I BELIEVE I am a law-abiding British citizen who will probably remain that way for the rest of his life. A few speeding offences hardly make me public enemy number one and I’m comfortable with the notion that I carry little threat to the security
AS scenesters go, Ronnie Joice is better connected than most. Mates with Pete Doherty and Carl Barat, he’s modelled for Dior, Hilfiger and K-Swiss among many others, played Glastonbury’s VIP bar and, as a member of briefly-notorious indie scamps Little
CHAMPIONED as a new breed of musical theatre compilation, Gotta Sing Gotta Dance features more than two hours of song and dance numbers from stage and screen. Opening a five-night run at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth on Tuesday, a cast of West End
FOLLOWING the successful regional premiere of cult surf movie The Present at Lighthouse, The Surf Screen is returning to Poole on Friday with hit surf scene feature, Searching for Michael Peterson. Jolyn Hoff’s documentary tells the moving story of one
DORSET'S Glyn Treagus played a pivotal role as Lymington recorded a 47-run win over Portsmouth to book their place in the SPL Twenty/20 Cup final today. But the Larks' triumph - which set up a Rose Bowl date with Ventnor on August 19 - was overshadowed
PIRATES star Hans Andersen revealed he may need a hand operation during the winter, after battling through the pain to reach the Latvian Grand Prix semi-finals on Saturday. The Dane was eliminated after finishing fourth behind Greg Hancock,
BOSS Eddie Howe is hoping Cherries' lacklustre display in their final friendly against Charlton yesterday will act as a "little wake-up call". Brett Pitman's first-half penalty was sandwiched between goals from Thierry Racon and Lloyd Sam
BURTON Parish Council has raised concerns about a planning application that could transform a rundown and dilapidated school in Winkton. The parish council met with Christchurch Borough Council’s planning officers to discuss the newly revised plans for
IF AND when the summer sunshine ever arrives, so could a wave of potential dangers in Dorset. There is a multitude of beasties itching to take a bite out of you, from man-eating sharks and big cats to angry squirrels. Here is our wildlife
Undeterred by a broken D-string and heckling from the audience, Ed Tudor-Pole pressed on with the organised chaos that was his set at Mr Kyps. The former Crystal Maze host ambled through blues, punk and folk infused songs, written about anything from
STUDENTS hoping to make a difference have put their heads together to promote the Daily Echo’s Parking Mad campaign. In March, the paper’s editor, Neal Butterworth, challenged year eight pupils at Ferndown Middle School and West Moors Middle School to
AN outline planning application has been submitted to demolish a Colehill bungalow and build an elderly people’s nursing home with 60 beds with 15 parking spaces. Two architectural designs have been submitted for the most recent application for the site
A KINDERGARTEN could open in Gilling-ham. Civic planners on the town council unanimously supported a planning application for a nursery at Coachman’s Corner in the Square. District planners at North Dorset District Council will make the final decision
THE beach is coming to North Dorset Children’s Centre in Shaftesbury on Wednesday. Staff at the centre on Wincombe Lane are recreating a beach and all the attractions in the middle of the countryside so that young families can have a day of fun. There
“KEEF sends his regards to the Echo and Dorset. He says he’d come an’ ’ave a word, only ’ee’s watching the Ashes, now you can’t say fairer than that, can ya?” Alan Clayton isn’t a household name, but he should be a legend. As we speak
