CHRIS Holder bowed out of the Nordic Grand Prix in the semi-final tonight. But Pirates’ star strengthened his hopes of sealing automatic re-qualification for next year’s series by jumping up one place into sixth in the overall standings.
I WRITE in response to your report in the Daily Echo of August 31 (A growing demand for allotments) and wish to make the following observations. Firstly, sub-division of plots has been in existence for at least the past two years. As regards multiple
CLASSICAL star Katherine Jenkins’ voice rang out around the marina as this year’s PSP Southampton Boat Show launched in style. The Welsh mezzo-soprano was among a host of well-known faces to show up, including Dragons’ Den star Theo Pathitis
RHOYS Wiggins was the star of the show as Cherries eased past Dagenham and Redbridge to go third in League One this afternoon. The left-back set up Cherries’ opening two goals before the break and then netted a fine third in the second half to complete
THE construction of a 250 metre Olympic-sized community cycle track in Bournemouth will begin on Monday. The £650,000 track will be built at Slades Farm and is being funded by British Cycling, Bourne-mouth council and housing development contributions
I have been attached to my pump now since January, it goes everywhere with me and is as much a part of me as any bit of my body. Weird really when back in January I was hesitant about having a blue tooth contraption anyway near me. My consultant
VULNERABLE young people who fall prey to the excesses of Bournemouth’s nightlife will receive better protection thanks to a donation to the Nightclub Chaplain service. The Rotary Club of Bournemouth has handed over £5,000 in memory of the late
A DRUG and alcohol-fuelled sex attacker who abused a schoolgirl while she slept next to her friend has been jailed for two years. Lee Bealing, 25, admitted sexually assaulting the 14-year-old in March this year at a property in Poole where she had been
SKIERS will have a blast when they head for the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in spring, when the air has lost its winter chill and skies are clear and blue. As my flight headed into Boston, I was on a “double first
A man in his 20s has been found dead in a private swimming pool in Bournemouth. Police, alerted at around 8am this morning (Saturday, September 11), say they are not treating the death as suspicious. The East Dorset Coroner has been
DETECTIVES have released the image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an assault in a Bournemouth town- centre nightclub. A 22-year-old Poole man was left needing surgery for a fractured jaw following the attack on the dance floor at the
TWO women were rushed to hospital after a car crash in Longham on Saturday morning. The collision, on Ringwood Road, happened at 8.20am. Police closed the road to clear debris from the accident, causing traffic tailbacks as drivers were diverted through
Actor and musician Roger Dean is a man of many talents. He's made his mark as a serious actor, a cruise ship entertainer, a pantomime dame and even Postman Pat. His big passion in life however is the music of Johnny Cash. Given his diverse cv one could
Blackberry, Raspberry and Fennel Salad Serves 4 For the salad: 50g walnuts Quarter of a cucumber Half a fennel, very thinly sliced/ shredded 85g watercress, thick stalks removed 1 round green lettuce, washed and dried 150g blackberries, washed
TRAFFIC chaos snarled up Poole town centre after a series of accidents on the busy George Roundabout. The collisions all occurred around 9.30am - but the roundabout is still partially blocked and police are directing traffic at the scene.
THE Bournemouth branch of Cats Protection is warning that it may be forced to temporarily close its doors after being deluged with “unprecedented numbers of unwanted cats”. The branch is currently looking after 60 cats and kittens with another
TERRY Jones yesterday retracted his call to “burn a Quran” on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York today. But has the harm already been done? The fact that such a thing could have been suggested in the first place had
With his vision of the ‘Big Society’, David Cameron would surely approve. A community centre in Mudeford has moved a step closer to being fully managed by residents after they saved it from closure earlier this year. The recently-formed Friends of Mudeford
“THERE is no hiding place in cyber-space”. Many of us recall with a shudder the torment meted out by bullies during our school days. But teachers and anti-bullying charities are fighting back against the increasing and, arguably, much more devastating
TAKING a look around our town, it is very concerning to see the amount of business premises empty or businesses closing down. The situation is far worse than any experienced in the last 20 years. I attribute the decline to the totally unrealistic rents
THIS is a letter urging the local community of Kinson and the surrounding areas to help us save our local, The Royal Oak. A large chain of supermarkets are planning to build on the land and take away a great place for the locals of Kinson to meet and
THE arrival of Pope Benedict XVI in Britain on Thursday is being heralded as “timely and welcome” by local church leaders. Father Denis Blackledge at Corpus Christie, Boscombe, hopes the visit will “bring a deepening spirit of growing – growing and worshipping
WE watch the X Factor when it gets to people who can sing. Some think the early rounds of the show have turned us into “a nation of bullies”. There is something in that. I would not mind seeing Simon Cowell squirm in a hail of ripe tomatoes. To tempt
PASS the sick bag, matron. No, wait, better make it the bucket. Famous celebrity brand – sorry, footballer – David Beckham is renowned for his ability to shift everything from sunglasses to fizzy drinks, burgers and even pants that were clearly too small
I FEEL I must write to say how shocked I am at the cold-hearted attitude shown to me by one of our largest coach firms, namely National Express. My husband passed away on August 9 this year, and I had a ticket to visit Fareham that same week. The cost
I WAS very disappointed to read the Echo’s headlines on September 8 regarding two senior Bournemouth councillors calling Bournemouth town centre a pigsty! These comments by two central ward members is an absolute disgrace! To generalise and to say that
I REMEMBER once smuggling in a drink for a pal who was confined to a hospital bed after breaking his leg. The plan to bring him a can of beer was like a military operation, albeit one made more testing by the looming presence of a ward matron who made
HERE we go again. A premiership star is accused of playing away from home, knocking off prostitutes, breaking the wife’s heart, yadda yadda yadda. Except this time, it’s different. Because the wife in question is Coleen Rooney. And far from being a
A FREAK accident left him unable to move any part of his body - but against the odds Ben Clark has his sights set firmly on an Olympic medal in 2012. It was feared Ben, a former pupil of Hamworthy First and Middle schools, would live the rest
GIRLS aged between 12 and 13 are to be offered vaccinations against cervical cancer. School nurses will administer the immunisation against human papilloma virus (HPV) – which can lead to cervical cancer – to year eight students in Bournemouth and Poole
DOUBTS have been expressed as to whether Bournemouth’s ambitious Pavilion Gardens casino and leisure scheme will ever go ahead. The council’s contract with developer Trevor Osborne originally required him to meet a series of conditions – including pre-letting
SQUEEZE, who play O2 Academy, Bournemouth, later this year, are set to release Spot The Difference, a greatest hits collection, next month. The album is so named because it features 14 songs that have been re-recorded by the band, sticking as closely
SMOKING shelters for patients, visitors and staff have been reintroduced at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals. Trust managers were forced into the U-turn because of safety issues around the number of people defying the five-year-old smoke-free
GEMMA Arterton is very much a girl’s girl. Undeniably beautiful, here’s also something appealing and approachable about her. Take, for instance, her thoughts on being labelled a sex symbol. Instead of putting on fake humility, she admits
CHRIS Holder has reiterated he doesn’t want to rely on a wild card to line-up in the Grand Prix series again next year. The Aussie ace has been a breath of fresh air during his debut World Championship campaign this season. But the British GP winner
THE “heartbroken and tormented” family of Poole six-year-old Chris Hall came together on Friday, September 10, to remember the bright and loving boy who was stolen from them. Just two days after he should have turned seven, Little Chris’s tiny
PERHAPS understandably, Eddie Mitchell takes umbrage when claims of a lack of ambition are levelled against him. Since taking the reins at Dean Court in June 2009, almost everything Mitchell has touched has turned to gold. Almost. His lot has certainly
MARC Pugh believes Eddie Howe can achieve big things at Dean Court and admits Cherries are fortunate to have the highly-rated manager driving the club forward. Howe hit the headlines this week when chairman Eddie Mitchell revealed the 32-year-old had
DORSET will be hoping to play their way into the record books when they head to Derbyshire for the National County Ladies’ Finals next week. They will be joined by Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Sussex and Yorkshire. Dorset, making
WIMBORNE Town boss Alex Browne insists the loan signing of experienced striker Matt Groves shows his club mean business. Browne sealed an initial one-month deal for the Dorchester Town frontman, a former team-mate of his at the Avenue Stadium. Groves
