CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell is hoping Cherries can clear their debts in the next three months. Mitchell faced a mountain of debt after taking the Dean Court reins just over 12 months ago. He revealed in March that the club's outstanding liabilities stood
DEPRESSION was not to blame for the brutal attacks by killer nurse Susan Toop on her parents, a psychiatrist told Winchester Crown Court yesterday. Dr Caroline Bradley told the jury she found no symptoms of depression or any other mental illness that
YOUNGSTERS got into the carnival spirit in Burton. Around 100 children from Scouts to Beavers and Guides to Rainbows took part in the Burton Scout Carnival, each choosing their own themes, ranging from Alice in Wonderland to the World Cup. The procession
DORSET Police hope to turn Boscombe Crescent into a community garden, as they expand a “cleaned up” zone into new territory. Their work began last summer at Boscombe fountain and is now ready to move onto land often associated with the area
THE tri-nations 15-man team challenge held along the Milford Shingle Bank and Pennington Sea Wall proved to be very successful, with competitors landing a surprising number of wrasse, garfish and black bream. Among the other species caught were undulate
SIXTY years ago Dubai was nothing more than a small town, scraping a living from picking dates, diving for pearls and trading with nearby neighbours Iran and India. Krane’s well researched, detailed account shows how Dubai’s rapid growth has turned
NEXT time I need party food, I’m off to Coldland after seeing their amazing advertisement on Shooting Stars (Tuesday, BBC2, 9.30pm). I was expecting a good laugh from the first episode of the brand new series from the mayhem factories that are the minds
BOURNEMOUTH Tourism has teamed up with interior designers at the Ikea store in Southampton, to create Britain's first beach hut that has been decked out with children in mind. Don't miss Saturday's Echo for your chance to win a week in the
WHAT will YOU be doing on July 24? The Dorset-based Butterfly Conservation charity hopes very much that you’ll be out in your garden or your local park, counting butterflies for them. The first Big Butterfly Count starts on July 24 and lasts
ILLEGAL immigrants face deportation following UK Border Agency raids on five businesses across Dorset. A total of 11 offenders were found, nine of them working illegally, when officers from the agency targeted businesses in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch
HAVING wowed judges at Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival, teenager Tiffany Hannam-Daniels will be packing her bag to fly to Los Angeles next year where she has been offered a part in a pilot for a new TV series. Tiffany, 15, walked
REVEREND Claud Burder endured unimaginable horrors during the First World War. He wrote them all down but hid away the manuscript and never told his family what he went through. His papers were tucked away in a trunk and stacked inside a Bournemouth
EVERY time I visit my dentist in Wimborne I pass the Asiana, and each time I think I really must give it a try. It always looks clean, bright and inviting, with none of those lingering curry smells that can sometimes hover around an Indian
THE toys are back in town as the computer animation wizards at Pixar bid a fond farewell to Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their other beloved creations. Third time’s most certainly a charm – Toy Story 3 surpasses the 1995 original and
EVERY night, the dream world provides a temporary and blissful escape from reality. As we slip into an unconscious haze of fractured memories and fantastical imaginings, the brain downloads all of the useless information we’ve absorbed during
THE summer season is wedding season, so make sure you enjoy your special day with the perfect selection of sparklers, wine and cocktails. If you’re getting hitched this summer then the planning is likely to be well under way, but it’s not too
PURBECK Film Festival, in association with the Asian Women’s Association, presents this Bollywood afternoon. A 16th century love story about a marriage of convenience that lead to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess
WINNER of this year’s SXSW Audience Award, When You’re Strange: A Film about The Doors is the first feature documentary on The Doors telling the story of one of America’s most dark and dangerous bands. Using only original footage shot between
WE go to the cinema to forget: the bills that need paying, the romance that has suddenly hit the buffers or the everyday stresses of our seemingly insignificant lives. For an hour, maybe even two, we sit motionless in the dark and lose ourselves
Frankfurter Goulash Serves 4 100g packet of unsmoked bacon lardons 3 large onions, peeled, halved and sliced 8 medium waxy potatoes, scrubbed or peeled 12 frankfurter sausages A couple of bay leaves
FACED with a blunt knife, some old mushrooms, and a dubious-looking tomato, it can be tempting to give up on the idea of cooking outside your tent. It’s one thing to whip up a barbecue feast in the privacy of your own garden, when the kitchen
FOR anyone who wants to watch Bournemouth’s Air Festival from the best seats of all, the John Thornton hospitality marquee is the only place to be. On Saturday August 21, from 11am to 6pm, visitors to the marquee will have uninterrupted views
BOURNEMOUTH should become a twin town with Liverpool, says a councillor. Michael Griffiths believes they more in common that you might think and a link could boost tourism for both. He has been in contact with the Local Government Association
WOW! If you’re in need of a lively, fun-filled and dynamic night out, then Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre is the place to be on Friday and Saturday night. From the moment the talented and artistic young performers started strutting their
THEY’RE the spectacle everyone wants to see and the Red Arrows have now confirmed the all-important timings for their displays. The seafront will be the only place to be at 5pm on Friday, August 20, 12.30pm the next day and 4.30pm on Sunday
ON a derelict street corner in Liverpool city centre, the graffiti artist Banksy painted a giant rat scrawling red crayon across the walls. That’s Liverpool - decaying, inspiring, energetic and irreverent. There are problems but so much more to be proud
POLICE are hunting two hooded teenagers after an 81-year-old woman was injured during an attempted robbery. The elderly victim was taken to hospital with a broken elbow and a suspected broken collarbone after the teenagers tried to snatch her
A NEW home for the elderly received the Royal seal of approval yesterday when the Countess of Wessex paid a flying visit to Bournemouth. Despite her helicopter being buffeted by strong south-westerly winds before landing at Meyrick Park, Her
A NEW FOREST couple have been banned from keeping cattle and pigs for five years after they were convicted of a catalogue of cruelty to animals on their farm. Anthony Ward and Sarah Moore were charged with a total of 22 offences relating to
POLICE in Dorset are bracing themselves for cuts after a study revealed up to 60,000 jobs could be lost across England and Wales. The respected Jane’s Police Review magazine studied budget requirements in all 43 force areas and came up with
FOUR people were injured after a horrific head-on crash on Thursday morning (july 15). The collision, involving a silver Vauxhall Vectra and a red Suzuki Grand Vitara estate, happened near the New Queen Inn on the B3347 Ringwood Road at Avon at 9.45am
And so the cycles on the seafront have, thankfully, been banished for a couple of months. However, a more insidious yet static obstacle replaces them: encroachment by beach hut users! A stroll along Southbourne Prom the other day found tables, chairs
The future of energy supply and conservation in the UK is one that appears regularly in heavyweight daily newspapers and such publications as the Economist. In the Echo however, all we really see is letters and articles castigating wind turbines as safety
A young person is not allowed to obtain a car licence before their 17th birthday yet there appears to be no restriction at the other end of the spectrum. From the time the DVLA requires renewal of a driving licence (currently age 70), a doctor’s certificate
When it comes to prostate cancer men are confused. I certainly was. There’s so much uncertainty surrounding the diagnosis and treatment it’s enough to scare most men. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. More than 35,000 men are
I MAY look like accident-prone Frank Spencer on the occasions when I get on my bike but that doesn’t mean I want to end up prone in the road. There are, of course, a number of biscuit-for-brains buffoons on bikes who do other cyclists no favours by riding
Rural businesses are resilient to the downturn and will boost the UK’s economic recovery says the Commission for Rural Communities, which has found unemployment lower in the country than in towns. It believes enterprises like farm shops will play a major
In the week thieves nicked the Cheltenham Gold Cup and a cable TV network paid $266,000 for a stuffed horse named Trigger (yes, that Trigger, of Roy Rogers fame) Faith Eckersall asks: what is it we would most like to own? And why? FOR ARTHUR
I have no children, just a niece and three nephews. Will I just be “mad auntie Christine” who gave inappropriate presents and was always guaranteed to have one sherry too many? It’s very sad when you don’t have children, believe me it wasn’
I REGULARLY visit the country market on Wareham Quay on a Saturday morning. There are a variety of stalls including a fresh fruit and vegetable stall, a bakery, a local farmer selling pork sausages, while another specialises in jams, conserves and chutneys
Local authorities are now seriously reviewing their spending, priorities and resources, to establish what is really important for their customers. At a time when Bournemouth council is budgeting for large losses, my personal plea is that the council
Could I please ask, through Have Your Say, if anyone out there knows how to complain to the Royal Mail about a missing letter? It seems you have to have a degree to figure out how to contact them. I have tried to phone, only to be told to contact
On Saturday July 10 The Royal Naval Association, Christchurch Branch, held a collection in Christchurch High Street. The RNA members wish to thank the mayor, Cllr Nick Geary, for allowing the Mayor’s Parlour to be used as our base for the day, and thank
BUDGET airline Ryanair will cease operations from Bournemouth Airport for three months this winter. The carrier is to temporarily suspend Bournemouth flights during November, December and January, blaming the government’s air passenger duty
DAVEY Watt believes Pirates teenager Darcy Ward is fully equipped to make a big impression on his senior World Team Cup debut for Australia. Ward, 18, was a shock winner of the world under-21 individual championship last year. But he has found it tough
BOSS Eddie Howe revealed his delight at Mark Molesley’s injury boost and insisted Cherries would take their time with the midfielder’s comeback bid. Molesley received good news on Monday when his surgeon gave him the green light to step up
LYMINGTON skipper Morgan Rushbrook insists his struggling side have the belief to pull away from the foot of the table. Rushbrook’s men have won just once in the Southern League top flight all season and they continue their battle to avoid
CRUEL luck cost table-topping Pirates dear as they returned home from Arlington without any Elite League points last night. Poole Castle Cover were on the verge of grabbing a crucial 5-1 in race 12 that would have tied the score at 36-36. Roaring into
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell wants to mark this year’s Dean Court centenary by bringing ownership of the famous stadium into the hands of supporters. Mitchell and the Cherries board have investigated the possibility of forming a trust in an attempt to raise
SIDELINED Steve Fletcher has vowed to pull out all the stops in a bid to continue his proud fitness record next season. The veteran targetman, who proved his worth by appearing in 45 of Cherries’ 46 league matches last term, has had his pre-season preparations
ART Robert Golden – Lighthouse café, Poole (until December 31) Imogen Welch: Funny Business – Lighthouse, Poole (until September 4) Sea Fever – Southampton City Art Gallery (until September 5) Cruising with the Queens –
