CHRIS Holder survived a nasty horror spill seemingly without injury in tonight’s drama-packed Italian Grand Prix at Terenzano. On a night when Tomasz Gollob scorched to victory and became the first Polish rider to secure the world individual
We did it! 3-1 in Semis against Claire Leroy (FRA) then a very close final against Sally Barkow's team (USA) which went to 3-2. All the detail to follow but some celebrating to be done right now! Huge thanks to everyone for their support, Kate,
TWINS Katie and Annabel Crawford were once so shy about singing that they mimed during carol concerts, while Chris Hankins “couldn’t sing for toffee”. But last Saturday all three sang in front of a crowd of 40,000 people at London’s Proms in
RYAN Garry grabbed his first goal for more than a year as Cherries ended Carlisle United’s unbeaten League One start at Dean Court today. The defender paved the way for a deserved victory when he squeezed home a header from Marc Pugh’s corner three minutes
COFFEE drinkers and cake munchers across Dorset are on track to raise more than £80,000 for the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. This year Macmillan supporters came up with new ideas to raise cash including staff in
SUSAN Rolls, who campaigned to uncover the truth behind the Clapham rail disaster following the death of her husband, has died at the age of 70. Mrs Rolls, the widow of train driver John, spent years battling for action after her husband and 34 others
A BOURNEMOUTH University student ripped off thousands of pounds from unsuspecting music fans on a bogus website offering tickets to festivals. David Martins, along with Dale Frost, raked in £11,000 from the scam, taking inspiration from consumer programme
THE soft, fresh snow is glistening in the early morning sunshine, there’s not a cloud in the sky and we have the whole mountain to ourselves. In skiing terms, this is about as close to nirvana as you can get. We’d taken the first tram with the ski patrol
A BOURNEMOUTH soldier who displayed “fearless leadership and bravery” risking his life to fight the Taliban, is to be awarded the Military Cross. Father of one, Sgt Adam Swift, 31, of the Coldstream Guards, is cited as an inspiration to his
The A35 was closed on Saturday morning at Bloxworth both ways after a van overturned. Police said traffic is being diverted via the A31 and the B3075.
A YOUNG father who lost his life when he fell from the top of a multi-storey car park “had everything to look forward to”, an inquest heard. Dean Paul Sebastian James Castell, from Merley, fell from the third floor of Poole’s Dolphin Shopping
Kerry Keightley has kindly let me tell you about her complications in a bid to educate and help young people come to terms with their diabetes and the implications of bad control. Kerry is 32 she has type 1 diabetes and used to believe that
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THIS week the government’s drug-rationing service, NICE, took time off from denying life-saving cancer treatments to the dying and told us that ante-natal units should be set up in schools to care for pregnant teenagers. NICE reckons teen mums “often
Holdenhurst Road in Bournemouth was closed on Saturday morning after an accident at the junction with Windham Road. A car and a motorcycle were in collision at around 9.38am. The emergency services were at the scene and the road reopened
IT may not have quite reached the hills but the Sound of Music can currently be heard loud and clear at the Bournemouth Pavilion. This family favourite of a musical remains broadly faithful to the much-loved film and so can hardly fail to please. Kirsty
TWO women were arrested as they came off a Ryanair flight from Alicante on Thursday afternoon. Police were called to the airport around 3.10pm after assistance was requested to a flight diverted from Bristol Airport to Bournemouth. The flight from Alicante
SOME commercial companies are resorting to dirty tricks in a battle for the unwanted clothes which people intend to donate to good causes, it is claimed. Local charities that rely on donations from residents fear they are missing out as private
HAVING made the Booker Prize shortlist, this fantastic book is surely destined for great things and a wide audience. It’s a story of life through the eyes of a five-year-old that has only ever known Room, his 11ft by 11ft prison cell that is also his
WHEN Oliver’s fish and chip shop in Branksome recently opened its doors for the first time it welcomed a celebrity clientele. Some of its first customers included team members from AFC Bournemouth who kicked off with the healthier options available on
YOU can’t see the sea from the home of Captain Philip Roberts DSO, just the trees and houses of Charminster. But it’s never far from his thoughts, whether he’s remembering the day in 1982 when his ship was hit in the Falklands’ war. Or when
RESIDENTS on Friday pressed a passionate case for traffic calming to stop drivers using Sandbanks like the “Monaco Grand Prix”. A horrific collision on Banks Road claimed the lives of London couple Alan and Rochelle Bernard a fortnight ago.
THEY’RE the women the fashion industry forgot. But now women of a certain age are the focus of a new campaign which aims to prove that middle-aged doesn’t have to mean elasticated waist-bands and woolly knits. This week Debenhams broke yet another fashion
IT helped keep Britain safe during the Cold War, but now an iconic aircraft is facing a fresh fight. The last airworthy Avro Vulcan, which spent several days in Bournemouth this summer at the weather-hit air festival, carrying out an impromptu
A FORMER Cold War pilot who dedicated 15 years to the probation service says he’s been forced out of his job simply because of his age. Poole resident Colston Nichols, 66, who was recently reunited with the last airworthy Vulcan bomber at Bournemouth
WHY is it in these days of so called non-ageism that people over 60 are put through such red tape? Many have been made redundant at a critical time in their lives, because the country is in such a state that firms have closed down and the building trade
As a parent, I can relate to the challenges faced by parents when their children leave home for the first time. As thousands head off to uni this month, it’s especially important that young people know the risks when it comes to alcohol and sex. That
Regarding the letter from Mr Walter (Bomber memorial opens old wounds Have Your Say, September 22), I do think people who were not around during World War Two should not moralise to us who were. Who does he think terrorised most of Europe from Leningrad
Reading your article about road improvements in Ringwood (Daily Echo, September 17) I was brought up short by the statement that: “vehicle use is expected to grow by 17 per cent by 2015” and: “By 2026 Ringwood is expected to have an additional 420 new
How wrong can you be? Your correspondent writes: “The town is not a leading resort any more” (Have Your Say, September 23). Yesterday evening I was in Birmingham and had the privilege of accepting, on behalf of Bournemouth, the prestigious Group Leisure
REAL heroes do not consider themselves as such and would never talk in such terms about their deeds. This is the distinguishing mark of service personnel who recount the most incredible feats in the most matter of fact manner, talking down
I could not disagree more with Dan Walter. War memorials do not glorify war – they are a stark and necessary reminder of the futility of war. The brave pilots and crews of RAF Bomber Command deserve to be remembered for their sacrifice and courage
Seeing the German plans to invade Christchurch in 1941 (Daily Echo, September 16) I can assure you that the War Office knew exactly what they were thinking. I, as a 16-year-old electrical trainee earning 2 1/3d (under 2p) an hour worked on the electrics
Marie Curie Cancer Care offers a fun learning and fundraising scheme for children aged two to seven called Mini Pots of Care. I would like to offer a final chance to local nursery, pre-schools and primary schools to sign up for this year’s campaign
AMONG the privileged 2,000 to join the Pope inside Westminster Abbey for a historic ecumenical service was Father Denis Blackledge from Corpus Christi, Boscombe. “I felt more proud than ever to be a Catholic as I saw Pope Benedict and Archbishop Rowan
FORMER loan star Rhoys Wiggins has offered his expert guidance to Cherries’ latest temporary addition Adam Smith by advising: “Play your own game.” Wiggins enjoyed highly successful loan spells at Dean Court before making the switch permanently from
DORSET boxer Iain Weaver has revealed he never seriously considered pulling out of next week’s Commonwealth Games in India. England team leaders raised “grave concerns” over the “filthy” state of the athletes’ village in Delhi this week. Top English
DIRECTOR Steve Sly insists Cherries are keen to break down the barriers that put people off attending matches after coming up with a scheme aimed at boost¬ing attendances. Despite a strong start to life back in League One, Cherries have had disappointing
DAVEY Watt has admitted his frustration after learning he will not being able to take part in the Polish Grand Prix at Bydgoszcz next month. Pirates’ skipper lines up in the Italian GP at Terenzano tonight (7pm) as second reserve for the series in place
Another long day for us today but it feels like the week has flown by! It's the final day of the 2010 ISAF Match Race World Championships tomorrow and we are 1-1 in the first to 3 point semi finals against the French team of Claire Leroy. After the
