After arriving home from the World Championships Sunday evening, Annie, Ally and I have had no time to catch breath, sailing at Cowes week on Monday and Tuesday and arriving in Middelfart, Denmark today for the European Championships. Joining us for
EVEN bigger, even better and even more of a boon to Bournemouth’s economy. That’s the hope for the second More Bus Air Festival, which gets under way only a fortnight from today. Last year’s festival was credited with bringing £24 million
A TEENAGE boy was seriously injured in an incident involving a piece of machinery at the Royalty Fishery in Christchurch. Following the incident where the youngster’s foot was badly injured, Christchurch Borough Council has launched an investigation
THE decision that could finally seal the fate of a Christchurch café will be made by councillors at Dorset County Council’s planning committee on Friday, August 7. A county council application for a change of use to allow the library to expand into the
MEN: If you’re looking to win her heart there’s good news and bad news when it comes to what women want in a man. The good news is that the fairer sex have admitted they prefer more manly men complete with hairy chests and a bit of belly to so-called
AN ARSON attack at a Poole school may have caused “severe structural damage” on a new sports centre that was just months away from completion. The blaze, at Parkstone Grammar School in Sopers Lane, was started in a pile of rubbish and building materials
A LEADING international musician who is at home performing in the world’s top concert halls, has stepped in as organist at Poole’s parish church. David Owen Norris, described as one of the most innovative and brilliant pianists of his generation, has
A FUN packed weekend is in store for residents and visitors in Dorset and the New Forest. Highlights include Saturday’s Daily Echo-backed Ellingham Show at Somerley Park near Ringwood, the inaugural Wareham Country Show which starts on Saturday
ALMOST a third of 16 and 17-year-olds have drunk alcohol out of boredom, new research claims. The charity Drinkaware also found that nearly one in 10 drank alcohol at least once a week for lack of anything else to do, and that 61 per cent would drink
CHERRIES’ threadbare resources have been further depleted following the departure of young striker Steve Hutchings. The teenager, who graduated from the club’s youth ranks last season, has told boss Eddie Howe he has accepted an offer from
ACTRESS and Loose Women panelist Lynda Bellingham joins French Michelin star chef Thierry Laborde in making a victoria sponge to promote Macmillan Cancer's World's Biggest Coffee Morning Friday, September 25.
I WENT out of curiosity, and left as a convert. This was a stunning show, more of a performance than a mere gig. Lean and lithe, looking like a gentler Roy Keane, Byrne was the charismatic front man at the head of a 10-strong troupe of dancers
THE story goes that back in 1966 on a rainy night in Cornwall Michael Chapman found himself outside a folk club without much money. He traded a set for entry, got himself a summer season and has been doing it ever since. Despite critically acclaimed
A DANCER with ambitions to star in West End productions is celebrating being accepted into two prestigious schools. Melissa Jones, 18, from Verwood, has been offered places at Bodywork in Cambridge and Tiffany Theatre College in Southend, and
THE heats are on, as Talentcall, one of the biggest amateur contests on the south coast, searches for a star. The next heats in the Daily Echo-backed event take place from August 9 to 13, at the Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth. Judges
WE are offering you the chance to spend a fortnight in a brand new luxury beach hut at one of the most exciting times of the year. The new surf pods at Boscombe Overstrand will provide the perfect vantage point from which to enjoy all the action
IT was a double celebration at a Burton care home as two residents celebrated their 101st birthdays with friends and family. Dorothy Allard and Tom Dunn, who both moved into Avon Lee Lodge in Preston Lane this year, reached the tremendous milestone within
PROVISIONAL results for the latest National Curriculum tests for 11-year-olds show Dorset schools are falling short of the national average in some areas. Nationally, 80 per cent of children reached the expected level four in Key Stage 2 assessments
CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe has this morning confirmed that skipper Danny Hollands faces between three and four weeks on the sidelines. The star midfielder had surgery on his troublesome knee last night and Howe expects his captain to be ruled
MORE than £1 million government cash earmarked for major projects in Poole has been siphoned off to fund a national affordable housing scheme. The cut equates to a 1.5 per cent increase in council tax, according to council leader Brian Leverett
WALKERS of all ages are being urged to put their best foot forward to help eliminate type one diabetes and the complications it can cause. The serious life-threatening condition affects around 350,000 people in the UK, 23,000 of whom are children under
ACTRESS Gaynor Faye, who found fame in TV’s Coronation Street and recently starred in the stage play Calendar Girls in London, has admitted to being neurotic about her health. “I can’t pass a health food shop without popping in to check out the supplements
B C Moore’s reference to traffic travelling south towards Poole along Gravel Hill through the traffic lights at the junction with Queen Anne Drive (Have Your Say, 28 July) is not as things are intended to be. Traffic in the nearside lane should not
A NEW season of walks and talks has been unveiled by the East Dorset Heritage Trust. Wildlife photographer, Colin Varndell, opens the autumn programme with a talk entitled, Hidden Dorset, on the county’s lesser-known attractions. Patrick Moule of the
A Bournemouth man has caught on camera the moment a doting mother swan gave her baby cygnets a piggy-back ride. Her six newborn swans jumped on her back for the ready-made swan boat ride after getting too tired of playing in their pond.
Destroying the Winter Gardens was one of the most shameful acts ever perpetrated by any Bournemouth council. It tore the heart out of what should have remained the cultural centre of the town. Douglas Eyre (Have Your Say, July 28) does well
With reference to your report in the Daily Echo (July 31), concerning Cllr David Shaw’s appearance before the council’s code of conduct sub committee (which I attended), it should be placed on record that criticism was made of the lack of formal banking
Following Mr Readman’s letter re the culture of blame that presently exists (Have Your Say, August 1), I agree 100 per cent with his comments. Just before Christmas I fell down some stairs in a local Bournemouth establishment. It was a bad fall and
I was intrigued to read Geoffery Lindley’s letter claiming that he can predict events six months in advance by studying the behaviour of his feathered friends on Coy Pond, as I have a similiar gift using humans as a medium. For instance, I have just
YOU may be shocked to learn that the head and shoulders photographs that accompany newspaper columns like this have sometimes been taken a little further in the past than the writer would like you to know. Granted, my own photo’s a couple
At last, common sense is prevailing as Dorset’s local authorities band together to find appropriate sites for travellers (Daily Echo, August 3). This approach has been so obvious for so long, and was provided for in my Travellers Law Reform
I am concerned about the amount of money that is being used to fund this project. In these economic times when councils say they are strapped for cash I cannot believe there is not one member of staff employed by at least one council that can do this
In response to the campaign by Cllrs Sandra Moore & Peter Adams to stop smokers in play areas (Daily Echo, July 31), it is like under age drinkers, drivers who use mobiles, dogs fouling on pavements. Many people are afraid to report any incidents, for
One of the UK’s rarest seabirds has bred on Brownsea Island for the first time ever. This successful nesting of the roseate tern is the first record of the bird breeding anywhere in Poole Harbour and the first in Dorset for more than 20 years
A SMALL girl keeps pushing me in the back. Her mum explains I’m not her dad, and she’s probably right, although the two small people to whom I have almost certainly donated genes are far too engrossed in the stage to care that their father’s quantity
Following two critically acclaimed tours last year, songs from the shows extravaganza Gotta Sing Gotta Dance is back on the road. But judging by its opening performance in Bournemouth last night (Tuesday), it has arrived a tad too soon.
A CHERRIES supporter of 82 years has added his name to more than 500 others as the Echo’s End the Embargo campaign continues to gather pace. Ron Dyer, 89, has been attending Cherries games since the age of seven. He and wife Margaret, who have been
MARVIN Bartley is vowing to pull out all the stops in a bid to win back his place in the Cherries engine room – even though he knows he may have to come through the grid to reclaim pole position. Bartley has endured a frustrating warm-up
AN investigation has been launched into claims that a weapon used in a murder had previously been handed in to Dorset Police during a knife amnesty. Winchester Crown Court heard how a blade, used to inflict fatal wounds on Neil Hampson,
GOOD sportsmanship was ever present on the Bournemouth Open greens yesterday. Graham Matthews, Joe Squires and Mike Squires’s clash against Paul Ritchie, Ron Wright and David Welsh was the highlight of the first round proper of the triples competition
ANGRY motorists face hefty repair bills after a night of catapult madness in Poole. Thirteen parked cars in Oakdale and Parkstone had their side windows and windscreens smashed out by thugs, who police think were firing from a moving car. Victim Michael
