RWANDAN genocide survivor Odette Kayirere visited Dorset to thank people here for their support for her work with survivors. She was guest of third world development agency, Msaada, which runs programmes in primary and secondary education, honey production
CARNIVAL floats will continue to travel at night under police escort in Dorset “for the foreseeable future”. The news has been given a cautious welcome by carnival clubs and organisers in North Dorset – home to some of the country’s oldest
A DILAPIDATED former private school in Winkton is set to be transformed after councillors at Christchurch Borough Council gave the go-ahead to extensive development plans. Homefield School, which closed in 2005, nearly £1 million in debt
THE Olympics are coming, and we’re invited to the party. With 1,000 days, give or take, to go until 2012, Team Dorset officials are celebrating the fact that the sailing events will be held here by calling on contributors to come up with 1,000
A 62-YEAR-OLD Poole man who died in a tragic paragliding accident may have “frozen” when his glider spiralled out of control, an inquest heard. Martin Hume’s paraglider plummeted around 200 metres at a speed of approximately 50mph during a holiday in
A long-lost dewpond at Langton Matravers has been brought back to life after lying hidden for years. The pond was discovered when the Langton area came under the spotlight during investigations for the Purbeck Important Ponds Project. Purbeck ponds
RAIL fares are set to rise by an average of 1.1 per cent in January, the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc)has announced. Regulated fares, which include season tickets, will fall by 0.4 per cent. However unregulated fares, including cheap
AROUND 500 people of all ages took to the floor at the second annual Dance Day, held at Bournemouth Pavilion. The free event was organised by Cllr Pat Lewis, Bournemouth Council’s champion for older people. Dance school teachers gave up their time
AN exhibition of works by artists with disabilities has opened at Holton Heath. The show of ceramics, paintings and prints at Faith House, Holton Lee, was opened by the Mayor of Poole Cllr Charles Meachin. Artwork, by members of the 15 Day in Clay and
WEARING a hardy pair of leather breeches, his job was to test the ale by sitting in it. He was known as the Christchurch Ale Taster and his job was to test the ale on market days and fairs by carrying out the leather breeches test. “If the ale was impure
As the south coast recovers from the tornadoes and torrential rain that battered the country all weekend, news that more of the same can be excepted towards the end of this week will not make good reading for Dorset residents. Winds at 100mph
FOR their fifth annual visit to Christchurch, the southern counties-based Big Band offered a real nostalgic treat – a brass powered, panache-filled compilation of favourite TV themes and film scores, from Westerns and cop shows to cartoons. Affable Patrick
IF it hadn’t been for just one thing, we might have been in some dimly-lit Parisian bar circa 1960, listening to Piaf herself. Unfortunately though, that one thing, clearly out of the performers’ control, was extremely loud music of the “thump
COBHAM Sports manager Tim Balch is determined to at least finish top of the strugglers in the Dorset Premier League this term. The Merley outfit triumphed 3-1 over Blandford United at Park Road on Saturday to claim their second win in eight DPL matches
TREVOR Fisher banked a hat-trick as Branksome Celtic thumped Bar 314 4-1 in their Dorset Intermediate Cup second-round replay. Jordan Harris was the other Celtic marksman. Bluewood Athletic gave Strouden Sports eight of the best in the MA Hart Robbins
WALLISDOWN Liberal stayed within touching distance of the Sunday Premier Division leaders with an easy 4-1 win over basement boys Foresters Arms. Luke McArdle, John Bastable and Terry Foote (2) scored for the visitors, who only had Alex Davies’s strike
ADAM Croker helped himself to a hat-trick as JP Morgan fought out an entertaining 4-4 draw with fellow strugglers Westover Bournemouth Reserves in Division Two. Chris Samuel was also on target for the home side, while Ananda Nair, Alfie Andrew, Hamed
Young Enterprise company directors have been experiencing Network meetings, learning from the experts and understanding more about their roles. On November 19, finance directors from 10 Dorset-based Young Enterprise companies learnt how to
AN ARMED robber held up a bookmakers shop, threatened staff and made off with cash at just before 10am on Monday morning. The incident happened at BetFred in The Triangle, Bournemouth. Police said the man was armed with a knife but nobody
Try warming the cockles in the run-up to the festive season with this smooth mulled cider created by the guys at Maker’s Mark. Serves four Kentucky Mulled Cider 60ml bourbon whiskey 1 litre apple cider 1 lemon 6
Louisiana Jam 35ml Southern Comfort 20ml lemon juice 20ml apple juice 2 teaspoons of apricot jam 8 mint leaves 15ml sugar syrup Place mint leaves into a clean, empty jam jar and gently muddle. Place remaining ingredients in the jar. Half
FAMILIES risked their lives to get a closer look at the monster waves hitting Portland during hurricane winds, coastguards said. The Portland Bill Coastguard Rescue Team found hundreds of people had clambered over flood defences designed to
COCKTAIL aficionados will not only recognise Scarlett O’Hara as the southern belle from Gone With The Wind – but also as the Southern Comfort-based cocktail launched back in 1939 to toast that romantic, epic movie. Southern Comfort’s roots
HAVE you ever wondered what it would be like to take your two favourite meals and put them together to make one ‘super-meal’? It’s a wonderful thought, but could it actually work? Lasagne and curry? Maybe even fish and chip ice cream?
This recipe is perfect for using left-over roast chicken – or even turkey at Christmas. Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Gratin Serves 4 350g dried pasta shapes 350g head broccoli, cut into florets 50g butter or unsaturated
This is my version of pain perdu, French toast or eggy bread, call it what you will. Change the fruit as the seasons change – fried apples for the autumn, buttery bananas for winter and fresh raspberries for summer. Brioche Pain Perdu with Berry Yoghurt
THEY’VE served up their popular brand of Indian fare in Bournemouth for 18 years, and now the owners of the Eye Of The Tiger have opened a new restaurant in Christchurch, Masala Bay. Situated a few doors down from Gary Rhodes’ gastro pub, King’s Rhodes
Once you’ve tasted these you’ll agree that this is one of the best ideas yet. I like to serve them with sweet chilli sauce, which can be made at home by mixing four tablespoons of tomato ketchup, one tablespoon clear honey, quarter teaspoon of chilli
WITH the recession still lingering on and with Christmas around the corner, Ainsley Harriot knows that money is tight in most households. So to help cash-strapped Brits weather the storm and save some extra pennies for Christmas, the celebrity chef
THERE were huge tailbacks at Picket Post on the A31 this morning. One motorist told the Echo he had spent 45 minutes more than normal in the queue and tempers of those in the queue had flared. Work continues on the A338 Spur Road into
THE winding-up petition issued by HM Revenue and Customs against Cherries has this morning been dismissed at Liverpool Combined Court. Dean Court chairman Eddie Mitchell confirmed to the Daily Echo on Saturday that the club's legacy debt to the tax man
Last week at Elephant Words, Andrew Cheverton posted the photo that you see up there on the right, of the evocatively named Baskerville Hall. Over the following six days, six writers took turns to write pieces inspired by it. On Monday
MUSICIANS with a passion for cycling make their debut at The Winchester pub in Bournemouth on Monday, November 16. Lanterne Rouge – the French term of endearment for the cyclist lying last in the overall standings for the Tour de France – will perform
Most people would think that the biggest threat to cyclists on the road is collision with a car but that seems to be changing and a new, more worrying danger seems to be appearing. The newest danger to cyclists is pedestrians! Before I get
Wimborne’S tradition of the town’s Militia firing muskets over the Christmas tree during the switch-on ceremony has been reinstated, after being banned last year. Town mayor John Burden said he has come up with a compromise. Last
I can’t believe I’m going to say this but… I really enjoyed Jedward’s performance on Saturday night. They’re still talentless. They can’t sing. They dance like Thunderbird puppets, one always a split second behind the other. But there was a
I WISH to take this opportunity to congratulate Bournemouth council and its employees for its actions on Remembrance Day (Driver ticketed after stopping to pay his respects, Daily Echo, November 12). Their colours were well and truly nailed to the mast
We were sorry to read the letter (Have Your Say, November 11) by the grandparents of Aneurin Barker Snook who graduated from Bournemouth University on Friday, November 6. The letter described how proud they were to see their profoundly deaf grandson
IF you are a taxpayer, you should take another look in your wallet or purse this week and check if you’ve been mugged again. It hasn’t take long for Speaker John Bercow to embroil himself in controversy after taking over in the summer from the
I read with interest the letters from Denis Dean and John Dewdney (Have Your Say, November 12) about the concession-ary fares scheme for bus travel. The front page story (Daily Echo, November 9) was entitled, ‘Free’ Bus Cost Shock, and that is what
TRAFFIC is this morning queuing back to Picket Post, Hampshire. One motorist told the Echo he had spent 45 minutes more than normal in the queue and tempers of those in the queue had flared. Work continues on the A338 Spur Road into
I read with interest your article on November 11 about a police dog handler who was fined for causing unnecessary suffering to a German shepherd dog. As a retired police dog handler, I too was upset with PC Edgar’s actions. Dogs should be treated
Poole council’s attempt to blackmail residents over town green applications has dramatically backfired. All the council has done is present residents with the perfect defence in their fight to protect their recreation grounds, parks and open spaces
I read with interest the article Campaigners fighting a Waitrose Supermarket (Daily Echo, November 11) and understand the criterion for a village or town green is “an area where people in the community have enjoyed legitimate sport or pastimes
CAN it really be 16 years since Julian Clary joked on live TV about indulging in strange sexual practices with the Chancellor of the Exchequer? The media were convinced that he’d overstepped the mark and that he’d never work again. But
THE owners of a haulage company have been left stunned following a £1 million arson attack on their premises which saw six lorries and five trailers destroyed. The alarm was raised by a woman who rang 999 after hearing several explosions at
A FOREIGN student who plied a 13-year-old girl with alcohol before having sex with her has been sent to a young offenders’ institution for 20 months. Louis Campion, 19, from Jefferson Avenue, Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to a single charge of
I THOUGHT it appropriate to write to clarify the MOD’s position on public support for deployed personnel. I should make it clear from the outset that extremely grateful for the levels of support from all walks of society, which provide a telling testimony
It was some birthday present. A schoolboy from Ringwood who is yet to take his GCSEs could have become the youngest person in the world to make a solo flight. James Coyne-Downhill, of Ringwood, successfully completed the flight in a Piper A28 light
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has vowed to help implement change after being elected to the top table of British Speedway. The Wimborne Road supremo has been voted as vice-chairman of the British Speedway Promoters’ Association following last week’s AGM in
RIVAL boss Stuart McCall saw Bradford topple Cherries from the League Two summit and then tipped Eddie Howe’s troops for promotion due to their work ethic. McCall’s men claimed a share of the spoils from a 1-1 draw at Valley Parade after Gareth Evans
THIS coming together of the City Gent and the Town Hero ended in an honourable draw. It really could not have happened to two nicer blokes. Bradford manager Stuart McCall is one of Cherries boss Eddie Howe’s idols. An Everton supporter as
AUSSIE ace Chris Holder pledged his future to Pirates and then fired a warning to the club’s rivals by insisting: “We’ll be back bigger and better.” The talented Sydneysider revealed his hopes for next season’s Elite League campaign after it was confirmed
